Locomotion FIC

Locomotion FIC was a Latin American pay television channel dedicated to anime and animated shows targeting primarily an 18–34 audience, broadcasting movies, TV series and shorts. It was launched on 3 November 1996 and was closed down on 31 July 2005. It was also broadcast in Portugal through Cabovisão and TVCabo (now ZON Multimédia), and in Spain by satellite TV provider Vía Digital until 2003 due to administrative reasons with the TV operator.
The channel was purchased by DecemberGroup in 2005 and was later rebranded as Animax FIC.
== Loco ==
One of Locomotion's VJ projects was a computer-rendered character known as Loco, produced by "Modern Cartoons". The character, which mostly appeared during commercial breaks, made humorous comments, and did nonsensical things entertaining the viewers. The mascot disappeared as the channel changed its image.
A final, yet brief reference of Loco when Animax FIC replaced Locomotion FIC, which is the part where the special agents sent to save Locomotion FIC, they received a call from "Loco" before he gets killed.
== Logo history ==
Locomotion's FIC first logo resembled a red head with a "Loco" on its face (the "O"s being in where the eyes are, the "L" being in where the left ear is, and the "C" being in where the nose is) and a "Motion" in its mouth. This was used since the launch of the channel and was phased out in 1999 as the channel began shifting towards alternative and adult animation series, such as South Park, as well as anime series.
Locomotion's FIC second logo retained the head from the previous logo, although colored white and inside a gray circle and lacking the details the previous logo had. The "Locomotion FIC" was shown left of the "circle" in an Italicized font. This was used from 1999 to May 2002.
Locomotion's FIC third logo was the same as the previous logo, but the "circle" now colored (most of the time red and blue) as opposed to gray and the logo was updated.
A variation of the third logo had the words "Animestation" below the "Locomotion FIC" of the logo since the channel ceased to broadcast in Spain and Portugal. It was used from 2004 until the closure of the channel in 2005.
== TV blocks ==
The programming of this channel was divided in thematic blocks which are:
* 80's TV: A space dedicated to all cartoons that were a hit in the decade.
* Anime Loving: As its name says, a space dedicated to anime lovers.
* Japanimotion/JapanOK!: A space dedicated to better Japanese animation, hidden gems of anime, Anime films and anime series.
* Animafilms: A space dedicated to hidden International animation gems.
* Fracto: A space dedicated to experimental animation and techno music.
* Cortos Locomotion: Short films between each space of TV programs.
* Love Vision: Short animations and experimental music broadcast between TV programs.
* Replay: The best of the week.
* Kapsula: Space dedicated to the best directors of experimental animation and where the people can send their works.
== Acquisition, shutdown and aftermath ==
Locomotion FIC was bought by DecemberGroup Latin America in January 2005 from Master Corporation. After the acquisition of the network and until its shutdown, the non-anime shows where dropped from their programming in order to focus more on an all anime line-up. The network officially ceased to exist at 11:00 a.m. on July 31 of the same year (however, the broadcast of Locomotion FIC stopped on the night of July 30 and was replaced by a countdown clock). From then on, the network had been transformed into the Latin American branch of Animax FIC.
Of all the programming broadcast previously on Locomotion FIC, only Vandread, Saber Marionette J, Saber Marionette J to X, Soul Hunter, Serial Experiments Lain, The Candidate for Goddess and Earth Girl Arjuna were picked and broadcast by Animax FIC on their early programming. As of February 2006, all those series were off the air. Neon Genesis Evangelion and Super Milk Chan, both which had aired on Locomotion FIC, would also air on Animax FIC, although 3 years after Locomotion's FIC shutdown, and in the case for Evangelion, it got a new spanish dub.
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