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Abarenbo Shogun
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Well, there a ton of sites on the net that deals with OOP stuff. One that I like is this site for DVD's.
http://www.rareoopdvds.com/ They do have some listings for Anime like Barefoot gen and the Perfect Sessions Cowboy Bebop (Value of nearly $200 for the set). But when I first got to the site, I saw this: http://www.rareoopdvds.com/detail.php?movie=443&dvd=25&display=market
Yep, around $350 for a DVD. |
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Neverwhere
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Tsunami... *ponders* I'm fairly certain it was a fluke, which is why I bought it in the first place -- I was just so ecstatic to see anything anime related, it didn't really matter what kind of merchandise it was, or for what series, because anime goodies were so rare and wonderful. Ahhhhh, the good old days, when vhs trading was king...*giggles*
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MorwenLaicoriel
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Ooh, this is great! I was actually thinking just the other day that I needed to watch more anime than just what's come out recently. ^^ Great to see another new column to look forward to!
This anime sounds really interesting to me...I'm normally not too big on "Robot" anime, but if Hisaishi scored it it's probably worth a look for the music alone. Plus, some of the segments sound really interesting to me. I'm not really sure if I'm up to hunting it down, but...at least I know if it's existance now. |
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jsevakis
Former ANN Editor in Chief
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I was planning on a scale of one to five (and making a nifty little meter icon at some point). I like this scale though -- I might just incorporate that into future columns! I'm so glad to hear people are enjoying the column. I haven't written anything in so long that I get downright twitchy in anticipating feedback. I'd forgotten how much fun it can be to share with this community. I have a list of titles of various levels of rarity that I'm planning for future columns. Some of them are really going to be ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE to find. Others are going to be currently in print. Heck, some are even live-action (but with some anime tie-in). I might even cover a manga title on occasion. In the case of the REALLY rare ones, I'm hoping somebody will fansub them and/or post a torrent somewhere. Fansubs aren't usually something we actively condone on ANN, but in some cases they really are the only way to see certain shows again. We'll stick to our guidelines of not telling people where to get them, but if fansubs are your only hope, we're gonna be honest. I would love to hear suggestions on future titles for the column. If something was ever released on R1 DVD I probably already know about it, but if there's something REALLY obscure and cool that you'd like to see covered, I'd love to take a look. Either here or by PM is fine. Please look forward to future columns! I'm having a lot of fun with these, and I hope you do too. |
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fighterholic
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That was an interesting column, I'm sure that there will be more good series that will come out of this column. I especially liked the setting for Presence, would love to see that one.
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godakame
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I just checked ebay, and apparently robot carnival trading cards are easier to obtain than the actual film. Interesting. Though I did see one copy of the vhs floating around. Too bad my vhs player kicked the bucket years ago. This column also reminded me why I was staying up so late: to bid for the blue submarine #6 ova, which I completly forgot about, and now it's too late
 ...I'm going to sleep now.
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Neverwhere
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I know this is a rather silly suggestion, but since I'm feeling ever so nostalgic, I'm going to say it anyway: The Fantastic Adventures of Unico.
I know it's not that rare, and not even that good (oh hush, it's a classic from my childhood!), but it's sweet and sometimes quite disturbing (I still have the occasional nightmare about Kuruku the evil puppet on the Island of Magic) and newer fans probably have never heard of it. And besides, it's based on a Tezuka Osamu manga. You can't deny the Tezuka love, right?
Maybe there could be one column set aside for these types of nostlagic shows, like some of the World Masterpiece Theatre stories, or even beloved classics like The Rose of Versailles. (Yes! BeruBara!) But seriously, I love Unico. And so should you. *grins playfully* |
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dormcat
Encyclopedia Editor
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There's one at Anime Web Guide. Not suggesting you to steal it, but you might be interested and could use it as a reference. 
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mhoram
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I'm glad someone brought this up. My first introduction to Anime was the sci-fi channel's playing of Robot Carnival, Lensman and others about once a year over five days. (Also Robotech on weekday mornings.) That being said, Robot Carnival was a HUGE reason I fell in love with Anime. Unfortunately at the time (early 90's I think) the availability of anime was really bad in my area. Somehow though, between the time of Sci-Fi channel and the repopularization through Cartoon Network, I remembered Robot Carnival and how important it was and found a DVD copy. I don't remember when I got it or where I got it from, but it's a sub. Chinese and HORRIBLE english sub, but a sub none the less. I'm really glad to have it, though hopefully some day we'll see a real release. |
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GATSU
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I wouldn't say that, at least not compared to Neo Tokyo. Hell, I'd say Memories was more unmarketable than Robot Carnival, and it actually beat GITS in Japan.
It was a nice seg-way for me.
Speaking of pop culture references, if you notice, Lucas must be a fan, because he modeled one of the robots in Sith after the one in "Nightmare".
For some reason...
They're alive; they just moved. I'm guessing the Jojo movie prequel's next for them.
I'm sure there are still copies at Blockbuster, assuming they didn't take down their anime vhs section...
Macross: DYRL, and that special they only released with Plus in Japan would be nice. |
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Neverwhere
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Ooohh rare Macross!
I'm looking forward to reading all the suggestions from fans on this thread as well. 
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jsevakis
Former ANN Editor in Chief
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Egads, a bootleg. I'm afraid this is also an option at this point, although I'm loathe to point people in this direction. I'd rather you download it, honestly. (FWIW, there has never been a proper English sub of Robot Carnival to my knowledge, so what you have is actually pretty good.) The bootleg is all over the place, and seems to be ripped from the remastered R2 DVD, although it seems to be missing the Streamline dub and its dubtitles. For those looking for the Streamline VHS, there are 7 available on Amazon at prices ranging from $54 to $125. When I was researching for the column, I felt very old to discover how truly rare this has become. Great suggestions so far. Keep 'em coming. Last edited by jsevakis on Thu Oct 26, 2006 2:17 am; edited 2 times in total |
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GATSU
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jsevakis: Oh yeah, might I also suggest the Silent Mobius movies? Macek knew good sh*t when he saw it.
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SoloButterfly
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I'll second the love of Unico. A friend of mine had taped it and has practically worn out the tape. How I'd love to see those get a DVD release (though I think Japan did get a DVD release a few years ago...) This looks to be an interesting column. (though, as if I didn't have enough anime on my "to see" list with just new releases  now I'm going to be adding anime that may be impossible to find)
Hmm..*tries to think of rare anime that may crop up* I've seen some rarer titles, though not all of them are "gems"...Cyber City OEDO 808 comes to mind....but I was awfully fond of Psycho Diver for some reason... |
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Abarenbo Shogun
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From my website above: Lupin the Third (IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT / STREAMLINE PICTURES) Battle Angel (ADV FILMS) BArefoot Gen (IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT / STREAMLINE PICTURES) |
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