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Primus
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| I guess it's more fodder for the video portal, and the Funimation channel. |
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Generic #757858
Joined: 03 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:41 pm |
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Good going Funi!
Next up, Paranoia Agent and the Yoshitoshi ABe series! |
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walw6pK4Alo
Joined: 12 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:11 pm |
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| Was Heat Guy J ever that big of a series? I've never seen any discussion on it anywhere. |
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MeggieMay
Joined: 08 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:37 pm |
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| walw6pK4Alo wrote: | | Was Heat Guy J ever that big of a series? I've never seen any discussion on it anywhere. |
I'm not sure if Heat Guy J was ever that big of a series in online Anime fandom. However, it did air on MTV 2 (a digital tier channel where I caught a few episodes) and I actually saw disks for sale at Wal Mart at one point (around the Xmas time that ADV got Platinum Evangeleon Thinpak's into Wal Mart IIRC). So it may have a audience that still might be wishing to pick up copies, plus I don't think it ever came out in a thin pack collection so that might be a bonus for those wanting to pick it up. |
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hikaru004
Joined: 15 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:39 pm |
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| walw6pK4Alo wrote: | | Was Heat Guy J ever that big of a series? I've never seen any discussion on it anywhere. |
Not really but ANN thought nicely of vol. 1.
When are we going to get more One Piece movies and xxxHOLic, FUNi?  |
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The_Libertarian_Otaku
Joined: 11 Sep 2008
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:58 pm |
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About time Heat Guy J got rescued!
FUNI, if you also rescue Fushigi Yuugi, I will love you guys forever! |
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here-and-faraway
Joined: 21 Jun 2007
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Location: Sunny California
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:13 pm |
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| While I wouldn't go as far as to call it a masterpiece, I did enjoy this series. |
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Generic #757858
Joined: 03 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:14 pm |
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| MeggieMay wrote: | | So it may have a audience that still might be wishing to pick up copies, plus I don't think it ever came out in a thin pack collection so that might be a bonus for those wanting to pick it up. |
No, but there was a huge ass collection (eight DVD-cases in two artboxes) which might still be available in some places. Got it pretty cheap last year. |
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JohnathanEnder
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:48 pm |
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This is definitely good. Heat Guy J was definitely an underrated series, and I do hope more people get the chance to watch it.
Here's an old review of it for those interested: http://www.animeacademy.com/finalrevdisplay.php?id=472 |
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fetchie
Joined: 17 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:15 pm |
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Wow, I can't believe they found this and re-licensed it; that's great news! This is really a fun little series and I'm glad it'll be back on the shelves.
One thing about the announcement, though: I'm pretty sure Satelight did HGJ, and not Bones... |
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Dorcas_Aurelia
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Joined: 23 Jul 2006
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Location: Philly
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:31 pm |
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| walw6pK4Alo wrote: | | Was Heat Guy J ever that big of a series? I've never seen any discussion on it anywhere. |
Popular, no, which surprises me that Funi would grab it. I'm glad they did, though, because it is a good series, and the number of copies available was dwindling. I've seen a couple people share the sentiment that this show is under appreciated, and I agree. |
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Kyjin
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:50 pm |
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I really enjoy this show, so it's nice to know this might get more people to see it. 
Anyone know if Funi is putting extras on these re-releases? I already own this series, but just curious. |
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Weazul-chan
Joined: 10 May 2005
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:03 pm |
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| HURRAY~ Heat Guy J needed to be rescued as it is a totally AWESOME series. I'd seriously put it someone where up with the likes of Cowboy Bebop and OutLaw Star in terms of how awesome it is. |
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Dorcas_Aurelia
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Joined: 23 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:11 pm |
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| Kyjin wrote: | | Anyone know if Funi is putting extras on these re-releases? I already own this series, but just curious. |
As far as I've heard, Funimation just re-releases shows exactly as they were (One Piece excepted). |
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Raikuro
Joined: 22 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:13 pm |
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| I wish Funi would rescue something hard to find, like JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, instead of all these shows that can still be found very cheaply at Rightstuf.com... |
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