Forum - View topicOtaku Holy Grails.
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Animeking1108
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Was there ever something Anime, manga, or anything Japanese related that you searched the ends of the earth for, but couldn't find? Whether it'd be an actual series or a piece of merchandise, it doesn't matter. What are your Holy Grails?
The Harmony Gold Dubs of Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump- I remember finding the first episode of Dr. Slump dubbed by HG way back in 2006, but could never find it again. Then there's the legendary dub of Dragon Ball. The most anyone has found was either the opening scene or sound clips. Come to think of it, Dr. Slump subtitled for that matter is another grail. The Phulz dub of Crayon Shin-chan- The dub that I believe only aired in the UK, and it had Kath Soucie as Shin. I remember finding one episode on Youtube back in 2007, and like "Dr. Slump," never found it again. The Original Speed Racer subtitled- I guess it mainly has to do with the fact that Mach Go Go Go wasn't popular in Japan in comparison to it's American counterpart. Himitsu Sentai Go-Ranger subbed- Not necessarily anime, but close. I did find the first episode on Youtube, but it wasn't subtitled. I was curious as to how Power Rangers all started, but I couldn't find that many Sentai series subbed, but the one I wanted to watch was the first. The Gundam Movie Trilogy- A minor one, but I can't seem to find it anywhere on the internet, and both Netflix and Blockbuster were useless. They had it on Crunchyroll, but then they took it down. Hokuto no Ken Pilot Manga- It must exist somewhere, considering the descriptions I've heard. Dragon Boy- The prototype for Dragon Ball, which like HNK, must exist because I saw a few translated pics. Maybe I'm just going to the wrong manga sites. Bandai Yu-Gi-Oh! cards- Back when Season 0 was airing, Bandai made the cards for a short while. When the show was revived, Konami has been doing them ever since. They seem like really cool things to own if you're a die-hard Yu-Gi-Oh! fan. There were several cards I would have loved to own, but that would take forever to list. The banned Pokemon episodes- Team Rocket using guns, James making us question his heterosexuality even more, Ash getting his Tauros, and let's not forget Polygon. The most I was able to find were clips. The Guyver Manga- The Viz translations are out of print, and every manga site I've checked were missing several chapters. Being a long-runner, I guess that should be anticipated. The Korean Dragon Ball Movie subbed- The full movie is on Youtube, but much to my knowledge, there aren't any subtitles that I know for it. Last edited by Animeking1108 on Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:16 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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A copy of the Project A-Ko movie with the voice cast that includes Cathy Weseluck as C-Ko. Not the sequels the first movie. I have a feeling that pretty much any VHS copy that I can find will likely be the correct voice cast, but I'd hate to waste my money if it isn't. The encyclopedia indicates this doesn't exist, but I think that's because DVD title has priority over conflicting VHS title information.
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Vaisaga
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I picked all three up at Anime North one year. Anyways, I don't really have any 'holy grails' for actual anime, however there are plenty of doujinshi that I've never found scans for. |
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EricJ
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Speaking as one who owns a copy of the finale boxset of Viz's Maison ikkoku...
There's an AMV I've been searching for, since it was from the prototypal VHS days that predated AMV's on the Internet: From about '91-'92, it was the opening-ceremony film to one of the early US otaku conventions (Norwescon, maybe?) that showed the greatest-iconic-moments History of Anime in Eleven Minutes, set to Dvorak's New World Symphony. (Beginning with Gundam and Patlabor, and ending with the blastoff from Wings of Honneamise.) If there was ever an anime equivalent of TCM's "100 Years of Movies" short, this was it. It may not be everybody's holy grail, but I've been searching for it for twenty years, ever since I lost my old VHS tape in a move-- It's as definitive a fan statement as the Daicon IV video ever was--lbut seems like most pre-Internet fan history has been lost to the ether. If anyone knows either the con or the video in question, let me know if there was ever a second person who saw this? |
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P€|\||§_|\/|ast@
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If you can track down anyone who was staff at Animeast (I have a list of their names), they'd probably be able to uncover a copy for you. |
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Tenbyakugon
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Go to [posting illegal fansub sites is not allowed] -- the episode, in Japanese obviously but WITH subs, was just posted today for viewing actually. This is the episode that features the original premieres of Dratini and Dragonair in the anime as well as showing us where in the heck Satoshi got all of his Tauros.
EDIT: For all it may count for, my apologies on that... Last edited by Tenbyakugon on Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:06 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Ggultra2764
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Escaflowne's lost scenes- Several of the earlier episodes to the TV series contained additional animated content that had to be cut for time in the title's original TV airing in Japan which was later restored in video releases. Notable moments include Allen teasing a flustered Hitomi, Hitomi receiving a bath from Millerna's servants and an extended dream sequence with Hitomi. Bandai Entertainment only acquired rights to the TV version of the anime, so you don't get to see the extra content here in the states. The only mention of the lost scenes I've come across online was from a fan site that offers great detail on said scenes, along with pictures. I can't seem to find a site, legal or not-so-legal, that has the lost scenes included in its video.
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Animeking1108
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Well, that's convenient. There were a few more things I forgot: Shonen Jump Issues- For WSJ, the issues where the classics such as Dragon Ball, Fist of the North Star, One Piece, and Naruto made their debut. Kinda like a Japanese 'Amazing Fantasy 15' or 'Detective Comics 27.' For the American one, Volume 1, Issue 1 in mint condition. The Rockman X manga- The first three volumes were released on a fansite, but nothing for the rest of the series. |
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Kruszer
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Moonlight Mile's Second Season-When this aired no subbing groups at all picked it up, and it was never licensed either. There were nothing but raws to tempt me, which was really frustrating. Then like years later when I'd almost forgotten about it, it finally ended up being subbed completely by someone.
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EricJ
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Fourth Movement, btw. (It's literally become one of those Fantasia moments for me, where you can't hear the music anywhere else without remembering the specific scenes to each part.)
AnimeEast?...(thump!) Of course! That does sound familiar. I'd seen it on a tape of Norwescon AMV's (including one hilarious one synching A-ko vs. B-ko to a Popeye cartoon), so I assumed it was the better known con at the time. If you know of a website, that'll save a bit of looking. (The usual YouTube search of "Dvorak New World" and "Anime" brings up a crapload of One Piece AMV's...Ain't what we're talking 'bout, junior, this was before your time!  )
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