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GATSU
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jsc: If they get red jacket, DT just needs to release it the way Geneon should have, in 35-40-episode chunks(i.e. box-sets) like Fist.
E-Master:
I'd like to watch all episodes without a rumoured/removed censored version of the superhero parodies myself. That might be one of the few perks of DC losing the rights.
Actually, ironically that's not the episode which seemed to be the most "controversial" to me. But I don't wanna ruin the moment by bringing it up. Emi: I think, at this point, it makes more sense for Aniplex to bring over Angel Heart. Geo:
Well, actually it has been officially subbed. You forgot they just aired the show in L.A. a few months ago. Though if the script for it is as amateur as the ones I saw for the latter half of red jacket [Apparently, Obama is the President in 1980 .] , I doubt they'll be the definitive subs.
True, but they could've put out Dirty Pair in a mega-set, and they no doubt split it up to defer the costs of licensing. The extras were just an incentive, which is fine, because they worked for me.
Actually, I'm hoping we'll get the pilot, too. |
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Supermutant
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Someone pinch me because I must be dreaming. This just made my day really. I am a big Lupin fan and this is great news.
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E-Master
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Thanks Reed for the info. I liked listening to your audio commentaries for the last two releases from Discotek. I'll be looking forward to whatever will be included for this upcoming DVD. |
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Lupin the Third
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You're welcome to it. I'm looking forward to working on it! |
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Raz_G
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This is GREAT news. Goodbye crappy fansubs, hello DVDs! I'm so buying this. I agree, by the way, that the season has its share of problems in the visuals department (let's keep in mind the budgets anime TV shows worked with at the time) and that both Miyazaki and Takahata were still honing their directing and storytelling skills back then (and it's important to note that they were working with scripts written by other people on the show!) but having said all that, the show does have a fun late '60s/early '70s vibe to it, and you can actually trace quite a few elements that you see there to Miyazaki's later works. Kudos to Discotek.
If this release succeeds maybe it will open the door for future releases and re-releases of Miyazaki-related classics - people here mentioned Miyazaki's work on the second season of Lupin (Geneon didn't get to release these two episode before it closed down - I think they were released by Streamline on VHS as "Lupin's Greatest Capers"), And I'd certainly like to see "Sherlock Hound" released again on DVD. And dare I dream of a "Future Boy Conan" release? And maybe even early TOEI films like "Hakujaden" (the film that inspired Miyazaki to choose an animation career - and one of the most important films in the history of anime in general)? So many possiblities... |
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GATSU
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Raz: Future Boy Conan probably depends on whether or not there are estate issues with the original author.
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E-Master
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FinfoxAelia
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This is amazing news.
The first series is actually my favorite of the three Lupin III television series, so this'll be a definite buy for me once an official release date is revealed. |
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Turkishproverb
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MORBO: FILM/ANIMATION QUALITY DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY! A 16 MM print extrapolates to equal definition, An animation cel, or even a typical master, is scores better than that, and would scale accordingly. To say nothing of your rather...odd interpretations of Widescreen being a necessity of Hi def (If that's what your saying, it's hard to tell with that gibberish) |
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NJ_
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Source!
According to Reed Nelson, Discotek has both versions of the original pilot film and will be in the set. |
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PurpleWarrior13
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This is great news! I haven't been into Lupin for very long, but this is a good series, I look forward to watching more of it. I hope Discoteck releases the whole franchise! It's a shame this isn't going to be dubbed into English though. I don't normally watch anime in Japanese, nor have I heard the original Japanese voice actors (only the English actors from the Red Jacket series, and the 1979 English dub of Mamo), but I guess I'll give it a try here. I wonder if this could be dubbed down the line if it sells well enough for Discotek, but I guess I'll just be thankful for what I've got.
And wow! The original pilot? That is good news! This looks to be an exiting release! I really Discotek licenses any of the Cyborg 009 shows or movies. The new one was on Toonami, but is unlicensed today (at least I think so), but the two older series have never seen the light of day in the states. I don't care if they're sub only, I would just love to see those shows on R1 DVD in some form. |
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Lapin noir
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