Forum - View topicNEWS: New DVD Company to Release 8 of the Earliest Anime
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Zipper
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Wow, this is really cool. I like this kind of stuff.
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Ramune
Posts: 34 Location: CT. of Neo England |
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I never thought we would actually get something like this, but thanks Zakka Films for making this even remotely possible!
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DuelLadyS
Posts: 1705 Location: WA state |
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Awesome- I'll need to bookmark filmbaby.com so I can pick this up come payday.
Wasn't there a boxset of classic black-and-white anime released a few years ago? I remember having a link to one, something in the 100-200 dollar range. I didn't save it though, and I haven't been able to find it again. |
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Unit 03.5-ish
Posts: 1540 Location: This space for rent |
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I usually only go for stuff with a dub, but I might have to break my rule because this seems like a really good history lesson for someone like me who's never given a thought to very old-school anime beyond things like Astro Boy, Cyborg 009, and the like. I'm really quite intrigued, and this feels like a lost treasure that's been dusted off for people with an interest in this stuff to enjoy.
Looking at those films, I doubt most modern fanboys/girls realize how much early anime owed to Disney and Warner Bros. |
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GeorgeC
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Yes, a lot of the 80's series were better than tripe like Trigun... It was also nice when people used their real names instead of hiding behind FICTIONAL character names. |
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Unit 03.5-ish
Posts: 1540 Location: This space for rent |
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But Hokuto no Ken really was tripe. It embodied everything that was poor, laughable, cheesy, badly-executed, excessively violent and mindless, and just plain horrid about the majority of '80s series. I've only seen the FotNS movie, and that was enough to convince me that it was a forgettable, excessive piece of trash that should have been buried long ago.
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Mad_Scientist
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Umn... you're free to disagree with him about what the best era of anime is, but your comment on his username seemed a bit pointless. So what if he didn't use his real name? Will you ignore this post, or imply that I am a coward, because *gasp* I have a username that obviously isn't my real name? |
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vashfanatic
Posts: 3490 Location: Back stateside |
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Oh, I won't deny Trigun has its flaws. You notice I don't offer it as my counter to 80s anime. It just happens to be one of the earliest series I watched, and I loved the character of Vash (my first crush on an anime character... ), and ever since Vashfanatic has been my online persona. I don't go by my real name because 1) I don't like my real name, 2) on the internet I don't have to, it's not like you'll ever meet me in real life, and 3) I avoid the different treatment that women receive on forums if people don't immediately know I'm female. Seriously, I understand that there's a whole lot of crap on the market nowadays, but there was a LOT of crap back in the 80s, too. It's just that the passage of time can make us forget, and the glaring present can seem overwhelming. |
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hikaru004
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Here you go. |
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penguintruth
Posts: 8461 Location: Penguinopolis |
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It's very historical and all, but I wouldn't think it would have much value to me. I mean, I wouldn't purchase the very first Mickey or Bugs Bunny cartoons, because to be honest, I've seen them, and they're awful. I'd watch these once, then forget about them. It seems to me that it took until the late sixties until Japanese animation was even tolerable, but not being Japanese, or from that era, I can only go by what I've seen.
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StudioToledo
Posts: 847 Location: Toledo, U.S.A. |
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Sad really.
Nope, not at all. The stuff people watch today is s__t in my book!
I feel that way too.
This is seriously important. |
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StudioToledo
Posts: 847 Location: Toledo, U.S.A. |
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Again, this is not nearly for everyone, but some of us 'historians' may want it or that purpose. |
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enurtsol
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Now, if we can just get the banned cartoons (e.g. Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips, etc.) on DVD, we'll be all set!
Some would consider the early Bugs Bunny tunes to be the best. |
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Raz_G
Posts: 72 Location: Israel |
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Having checked the list of titles on the disc... it's a little disappointing, mostly because most of them were already included on the "Anime Classic Collection" issued by Digital Meme two years ago. It's a shame no animated films from the mid-1920s are included - some are available, I have seen them on a DVD anthology in Japan (which is sadly no longer in print - with used copies selling for around 3000$!).
Still, "Momotaro Eagle of the Sea" is worth the disc price alone. A real masterpiece. Here's hoping the the following Momotaro feature by the same director, "Momotaro Umi no Shinpei" will also get an English-subtitled release (in terms of script, it's actually weaker than "Eagle of the Sea"... but still delivers a very interesting viewing experience). |
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KabaKabaFruit
Posts: 1873 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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Hmmm...Japanese war propaganda anime for sale in the U.S.?
This may be worth looking into.
I know it would've been impossible but I would've loved it if Osamu Tezuka had made a cartoon showing Astro Boy beating up Hitler. |
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