even Warner's been reluctant to venture far back into animation, despite Batman's success

But Disney's had no problem milking the Marvel franchise for TV cartoons, with some success. Anyway, I assume from the "Star Trek Anime" subject line, that Jeriendhal might be thinking of marketing a new TAS toward the anime fanbase (both here and abroad). Again, there are anime adaptations of Marvel properties; and the anime-esque "Avatar: The Last Airbender" has caught on with a lot of anime fans despite its domestic production.