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Stuart Smith
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Seto Kaiba literally threatened to commit suicide if he lost to Yugi during their rematch, so Yugi was forced to forfeit. Sure, it was because if he lost the duel his brother would be killed and he'd rather be dead than live without his brother, but it's still a bit sore-losery.
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MarshalBanana
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I think the Saber Marionette franchise could do with a rescue, as it is an interesting timepiece of how Anime was when I was a child,
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Animegomaniac
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Wow, which show would I want to see license rescued the most. There's the Law of Ueki... again, maybe this time it'll stick... one of Funimation's earliest shows Spiral just for the sake of my curiosity and then there's Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure which really should have been part of Funimation's Tenchi block.
Battle Athletes Victory! Wait, no... Actually, it could use it as it was only ever released on VHS and DVD singles Why hasn't Sola/Sora been license rescued? Steel Angel Kurumi, now that would be sweet. Street Fighter II V. Far better than it had any need to be. But which one would I most want to see? I don't know. As for sore losers, Cell is tops in DBZ. His game, his rules, his loss, his overreaction. Kill everyone, destroy the Earth and a rarity among DBZ villains, himself as well. "You can't beat me, I quit... from life!" Blowing up a planet... wait, didn't Cell blow up Kai's planet too? Does DB ever have new ideas anymore or do they just repaint the old ones? |
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zawa113
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Ok, someone needs to seriously clean up that poll because a good number of those choices, like Scrapped Princess, Higurashi, and Wolf's Rain, have not only been rescued, but are out on bluray now! And I believe Section23 has the rights for things like classic Kino's Journey and Azumanga Daioh and they're easy to get right now. And Discotek already has Marmalade Boy (and has released at least the first set as of this time), Boys Over Flowers, and Crusher Joe, both movie and OVA. Nozomi has all of the Gundam (if it's not out yet, give it time). And I forget who, but someone has at least part of Slam Dunk too.
As for me, how can you ask me to pick one? I picked Paranoia Agent (I'd love to have that on bluray), but Maison Ikkoku (I asked Viz at a convention, point blank, if they'd consider doing something for MI like they did for Ranma, but it sounds like "no" at this time), Zoids (dying for that slice of nostalgia!), my old school scifi/mecha homies like Dunbine, Giant Robo, GaoGaiGar, and VOTOMs, other lost classics like Hikaru no Go, Master Keaton, Monster. I just hope Discotek pays attention to the results of this survey and maybes tries to grab a few! |
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leafy sea dragon
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This flu is a real tough one. I looked up the history of H2N3, and it is pretty brutal, more so than the WHO had expected (which is why this year's flu shots have little effect). But hold on though, because you'll pull through because modern medicine and knowledge has advanced very much since the time it ravaged east Asia and North America in 1969-1970 as the Hong Kong Flu.
As for the list, I'd say Frieza is still the bigger sore loser thasn Beerus. Beerus getting angry is essentially a tantrum, and he calms down and/or falls asleep shortly after. When Goku defeated Frieza and showed him mercy by giving him the energy needed to get up and leave, Frieza took that energy and attempted to kill Goku one more time. And he didn't learn his lesson when he was rebuilt using robotic parts and took the battle to Goku's home while bringing his dad along. (And then tried again.) Beerus gives me the impression of someone who had to work his way to being the God of Destruction, as he takes his job seriously and gets nervous, rather than jealous, when someone like Goku appears to be a real threat to his position. Frieza never had to work for anything in his life. He was born with the power he had as an emperor. He is the worst at taking a loss in the Dragon Ball series because he grew up to adulthood without having lost at anything.
It is an unfortunate consequence when you're in an industry with so much new things to see coming out all the time. It's going to result in a ruthless move-forward mentality where anything from the past that didn't make an incredible cultural mark will be left behind.
Heh, that just puts into perspective how long these Law of Ueki DVDs have been sitting on my desk. Indeed, Cell blew up King Kai's planet, but not intentionally. Cell was going to self-destruct on Earth (but he knew he could regenerate from that), so Goku used his Instant Transmission technique and warped himself and Cell over to King Kai's planet, causing that planet to be blown up instead and killing him and his assistants. Goku chose to go to King Kai because he was the first person Goku could think of who lived in a location remote enough to have as few casualties as possible. Beerus ravaging Kai's planet is different, as it was intentional, and it was not destroyed outright, but reduced from Earth-size to the size we see it as in the series. That is a good example of sore losing though. I guess the Dragon Ball series is full of good examples. |
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crazieanimefan1
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You forgot one of the biggest sore losers of all! Light Yagami, Death Note! lol He fits the troupe to a T in my book.
I think Reiner too from Attack on Titan...considering the manga nowadays. |
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Angel M Cazares
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For the new poll I voted for Monster. It is not really a rescue because Viz criminally only released the first 15 episodes. I could import the Australian release, but rather have a R1 release.
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Raikuro
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Not exactly "lost" since Viz has it up on hulu fully subbed and dubbed, but it is dumb they have no interest in a physical release. |
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Mr.Shonen
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Law of Ueki for a rescue because imo it's a pretty enjoyable 50 episode series that does something different with the typical tournament cliches. Also, would like to hear a dub that has some emotion.
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WingKing
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I had to add The Cockpit to the list. That's one of my favorite 90s OVAs, and it's never been re-released in NA since Urban Vision put it out on VHS way back when. Also thought about They Were Eleven - it's been in the back of my head for a while that I'd like to see that again.
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leafy sea dragon
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Oh yes, There Were Eleven would be great. Also one of the anime/manga I feel would actually work very well in live action, or at least better than Fullmetal Alchemist. |
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Zalis116
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Unfortunately, we're unlikely to ever see shows like Kamichu, Spiral, Paradise Kiss, or the more recent Angel Beats on home video over here again, due to Aniplex's involvement. I'm surprised they even let Sentai scoop up Petite Cossette from the Geneon scrap heap, but I guess their "take my ball and go home" approach hadn't quite set in back in 2010.
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wilsonwilson
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I want the rest of yawara
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CatSword
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Some of the choices that have been added to the poll appear to be by people who are a bit out of the loop.
Azumanga Daioh was rereleased by Sentai in 2016, and is in-print on DVD/streaming on HIDIVE. Funimation released Gosick and Nichijou in 2017, even dubbing Gosick. However, I would be ecstatic for a good way to own Paranoia Agent, which is currently out-of-print/unlicensed. Not only that, but the seemingly cheap/good option UK box set is censored. |
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crazieanimefan1
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I forgot one thing...I wish they'd get Strawberry Panic back on a license...the DVD is hard to find.
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