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Post by junktea1 on Feb 24, 2007 3:50:17 GMT -5
I've noticed that Toei has released alot of classic Super Robot anime in complete, re-mastered DVD box sets.
Many of which, I have never seen. I looked online and the prices are outrageous! $400+ for a box set.
Anyone know where to get a comparable one on VCD? I just want to watch them.
Mazinger Z, Godmarz, Voltes V, Grendizer, etc...
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Post by magengar on Feb 24, 2007 4:49:31 GMT -5
I respect Toei for their contributions to anime...
But rather than shell out $400 for a box-set of anime in any one lone series, I'd rather compile my own personal collection anime sets of choice for much less.
I don't include animes posted by ebay scalpers. There are some good dvd dealers who actually own and operate legit businesses selling anime on ebay. But the scalpers are the ones who snatch-n-grab animes from the fansub communities and pass off the bootlegs as their "own" fansub-works, selling VCDs at rape-high prices.
zozo-Magengar
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Post by Actarus on Feb 24, 2007 10:52:44 GMT -5
When you want ot buy japanese DVD, look for their Honk Kong counterpart. They are well done, while not perfect, and are a lot cheaper. Also most of the time they are subtitled. Poorly done, but at least you can understand.
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Post by Kidchuckle on Feb 24, 2007 13:10:00 GMT -5
i still don't understand how toei can charge $400 for a typical set. I mean yes some of the dvd's are a couple of seasons long. but $400? ?
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Post by dme3o on Feb 24, 2007 13:14:32 GMT -5
That's Japan for ya. I remember LD sets starting at $650.
It's all good for me though. Worth every penny.
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Post by junktea1 on Feb 24, 2007 16:57:10 GMT -5
That's Japan for ya. I remember LD sets starting at $650. It's all good for me though. Worth every penny. That's true. I remember in high school, my friend was bragging how he spent $500+ for the Macross LD box set. Anyways, maybe I can find some licensed VCD versions in Thailand. I got the Mazkinkaiser series that way. I would like to finish watching the Saint Seiya series as well. What about the Chinese versions? I saw alot offered online from various retailers. However, the common response, is that the subtitles are poorly translated. I wish I had these box sets:
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Post by stonesunshine on Feb 24, 2007 19:57:49 GMT -5
maybe lets wait for torrents here in the net to be seeded!
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Post by junktea1 on Feb 24, 2007 21:47:27 GMT -5
I just went to amazon.com.jp & placed all the above in my shopping cart, including two gundam tv series box sets, the total came out to $4,000 US approx.! wow! what a deal!
I wish I knew a group of people who could buy each set, then we would each make burned DVD-Rs for the other
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Post by Kidchuckle on Feb 24, 2007 23:14:39 GMT -5
I have a chinese boxset of getter robo (still havn't found one for getter robo G) the subs are a bit akward ... like clearly they say Getter Beam.. but in the subs they called something totally different (gets a bit annoying cause you see it a lot!)
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Post by stonesunshine on Feb 25, 2007 10:03:25 GMT -5
I just went to amazon.com.jp & placed all the above in my shopping cart, including two gundam tv series box sets, the total came out to $4,000 US approx.! wow! what a deal! I wish I knew a group of people who could buy each set, then we would each make burned DVD-Rs for the other I cant seem to find great mazinger in the link.
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Post by junktea1 on Feb 25, 2007 20:35:03 GMT -5
I just went to amazon.com.jp & placed all the above in my shopping cart, including two gundam tv series box sets, the total came out to $4,000 US approx.! wow! what a deal! I wish I knew a group of people who could buy each set, then we would each make burned DVD-Rs for the other I cant seem to find great mazinger in the link. I can't locate the item on the amazon.co.jp site because I can't read Japanese, however on the Toei site its: shop.toei-video.co.jp/shop/ProductDetail.do?pid=DSTD02225There appears to be releases of everything Zambot 3, Daitarn, Getter Robo G, Fist of the North Star, Gunbuster, Cutey Honey, UFO Grendizer, and Godmarz!
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Post by stonesunshine on Feb 26, 2007 7:38:55 GMT -5
if thats the case, there will surely be torrents ahead! I'll wait for it...
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Post by 00silvergt on Feb 28, 2007 15:05:49 GMT -5
Wow...I would do like someone has suggested and wait for the HK release.
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Post by paladin on Mar 2, 2007 0:59:48 GMT -5
There were cheap legit VCD boxed sets of Voltes V and Daimos released in the Philippines. Audio is an english dub produced and recorded in the Philippines. I still see these in video stores.
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Post by thebigr on Mar 2, 2007 18:53:26 GMT -5
I respect Toei for their contributions to anime... But rather than shell out $400 for a box-set of anime in any one lone series, I'd rather compile my own personal collection anime sets of choice for much less. I don't include animes posted by ebay scalpers. There are some good dvd dealers who actually own and operate legit businesses selling anime on ebay. But the scalpers are the ones who snatch-n-grab animes from the fansub communities and pass off the bootlegs as their "own" fansub-works, selling VCDs at rape-high prices. zozo-Magengar people wouldn't buy fansub VCDs if the license holders did the right thing with the copyrights they hold in their big portfolios: sell them to a company who will release the shows! this is the biggest issue... some of these guys spend 10s of thousands of $$ on lawyers to fight the bootleggers- either through lawsuits or ebay trawlers- money they could use to release the product legit R1 US NTSC. working for a DVD company, i can also state that fansubbing DOES signifigantly affect companies putting out legit releases in the US. Companies are hesitant to license stuff that fansubbers are putting out in the ether for free. I personally watched an OVA show we were going to put out R1 tank within 4hrs of the torrent for the DVD going up.
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Post by junktea1 on Mar 3, 2007 3:00:16 GMT -5
I respect Toei for their contributions to anime... But rather than shell out $400 for a box-set of anime in any one lone series, I'd rather compile my own personal collection anime sets of choice for much less. I don't include animes posted by ebay scalpers. There are some good dvd dealers who actually own and operate legit businesses selling anime on ebay. But the scalpers are the ones who snatch-n-grab animes from the fansub communities and pass off the bootlegs as their "own" fansub-works, selling VCDs at rape-high prices. zozo-Magengar people wouldn't buy fansub VCDs if the license holders did the right thing with the copyrights they hold in their big portfolios: sell them to a company who will release the shows! this is the biggest issue... some of these guys spend 10s of thousands of $$ on lawyers to fight the bootleggers- either through lawsuits or ebay trawlers- money they could use to release the product legit R1 US NTSC. working for a DVD company, i can also state that fansubbing DOES signifigantly affect companies putting out legit releases in the US. Companies are hesitant to license stuff that fansubbers are putting out in the ether for free. I personally watched an OVA show we were going to put out R1 tank within 4hrs of the torrent for the DVD going up. got your point. but anime is priced outrageously by american distributors. you only get 1 or 2 episodes for $20-30 per disc. the series may have 10 in total. rather pricey.
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