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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 9356090" data-attributes="member: 50987">Man, what a day.  I'm finally getting unburied from a mountain of work, and finally able to relax and think about this.You know, a lot of recent Kickstarters have really embraced the wuxia/anime influence, and they turned out to be runaway success stories.  Three of them together have banked fifteen and a half million dollars (Avatar Legends, Ryoko's Guide to Yokai Realms, and Obojima Tales from the Tall Grass.)  It was only a matter of time until this genre made a blip on Hasbro's radar.  I'm surprised it took this long, actually.Such a project could really stand out, especially if it is presented as a more gritty, classic alternative to the cartoony cozy Ghibli stuff (no shade here; I have huge respect for that whole category).   And Wizards of the Coast already has two sets of IP that they could use: Kara-Tur or Kamigawa (from M:tG).  Between the two, Kara-Tur has the best chance of success IMO because it has such a long history in the hobby.  It already has that "classic" feel.Of course they'll make changes; they have to align with modern consumer sensibilities.  And of course the fans will be upset about any changes; we always are:  we all have different ideas of what should change, and why, and by how much.  But there's clearly a demand for this category, and it sounds like WotC has noticed.</blockquote>