If I had to name my two favourite anime series, they would have to be Fullmetal Alchemitst and Dragonball Z. I absolutely love both these series, so it's funny to think how little I felt when I heard that both studios were releasing a new version that would follow the manga more closely. When they were first announced I really didn't care for either series. My thoughts on the matter were these; Dragonball Kai (or Dragonball Z Kai in the states) was announced as part of the series' 20th anniversary, so enough time has passed to justify a remake. To be honest though, the premise just seems kinda lazy; cut out the filler, redraw (badly) a few frames, and you've got yourself a 'true to the manga' version. It also dosen't help that I'm not a fan of the new score for the most part, and the Japanese actors just don't have the same energy they had back then. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is a completely reanimated version that follows the story of the original manga (the first anime actually went in its own direction). This sounds good, but in my opinion, Fullmetal Alchemist is still too recent a show to justify a remake. It just seems disrespectful to the original series to make a new one after only five or so years.
But not everyone feels the same way; both remakes seem to be very popular, so the companies are doing something right. It's not like I hate them or anything, I just have no desire to buy either series right now. I've seen a few trailers for Brotherhood, and I think I would like to check it out at some point, but not for a while. I also think I would like to watch Dragonball Kai, mostly because it would be nice to have a way of watching the series in English that dosen't make me cringe, and I really like what I've heard of the dubbing so far.
So I guess you can just slap a famous title on something and expect it to sell, but until the price of the DVDs drops, I can't justify buying the same series twice
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