Forum - View topicThe Mike Toole Show - Rise of Super Robot Island
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zawa113
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Question for anyone who knows, is this the live action movie that he disowned? The one you can get on TRSI for $4? If it is, I might be adding it to my next order.
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shukero
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ooohh man! That youtube video... I haven't laughed that hard probably SINCE THE 80's xD
oohhhh man! THANK YOU for that video! you made my day! |
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belvadeer
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Speaking of Gear Fighter Dendoh, I'm nearly finished watching the boxset of that show (found it at a Tokyo Life store). It's a fun little anime, and I know the cast appeared in one of the SRW games.
Frankly speaking, my list of giant robot shows is pretty small considering I haven't seen that many throughout my life. |
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Lord Geo
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No, I'm sure that Mike was referring to the anime movie, Hakuchu no Zangetsu/The Lingering Moon of Midday. It was made after the 2004 TV series and is an alternate-storyline that doesn't seem to follow the same timeline as the TV series. |
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JuicyB
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Shin Mazinger was amazing. I loved that series and hope it gets a sequel. New Getter Robo was also really cool. I would love to see Japan produce more anime series like this. |
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Lynx Amali
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Last summer I believe. And they're including the Gekiganger 3 OVA. I'm wondering if they'll get the cast back together to dub it. Because damn it, if Gekiganger's dub wasn't awesome.
Damn commercials and false advertising. I thought it was a real series.
Actually, the drama CD (it was actually a radio drama) came out after Armageddon/ The Final Day of Earth. Chronologically, it takes place prior though. AND THEY FINALLY USED IT. SRW Z2 Part 1 uses Armageddon (which only it's second appearance since D) features the Moon Wars and goes up to the third episode.
Here I thought I was the only who watched Dendoh (the 9th Brave in spirit) and DaiGunder. Webdiver tossed me back awhile. Dat OP. As for Aquarion, yes. YES. If only for the FUDO! (needs to be capped. He's THAT awesome.) Lagrange is fun. And that Mazinger "show" from 2009 is Shin Mazinger Shougeki Z-Hen. Oh god, how I'd kill for an R1 release and/or sequel (Great-hen?! Kaiser-hen?! DIZER-HEN?!) |
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Kidnicky
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For 4 bucks you should totally get it. The robots are "realistic"C GI,but the designs aren't changed very much at all. I can't say it's "good" per se,but if you like mecha,you'll like it 4 bucks worth at least. |
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enurtsol
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Why do they all look like She-Ra? 
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DaisakuKusama
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I bow before your impeccable good taste, Sir. 
Several factors delayed the final episode's release, including the death of Imagawa's father, which he has mentioned in interviews, to reports that the entire series budget was blown by episode 5, leading to the need to secure financing outside of Bandai for the final two episodes. I'm just happy it got released; there were rumors during Anime Expo 96 that it had been cancelled, until the director himself was a guest at AX 97 and assured the crowd that episode 7 was finished. I'm gonna go ahead and toss some love to Super Bestial Machine God Dancougar. I really enjoyed the Software Sculptors release on vhs; but I'm still waiting for the sequel OVA, God Bless Dancougar. I think I might be waiting for a very long time for that one. Oh, and SPT Layzner. Would absolutely love an update if we ever return to Super Robot Island. You can't go wrong when your giant robot turns into a blazing blue comet! |
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Bamble
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Another winning article! Love robots (both super and real) myself, so I've always been surprised that the genre atrophied terribly in the U.S., especially with the long-lasting popularity of Transformers. Seriously, if even Media Blasters gave up on GaoGaiGar, a series made on behalf of the same toy company as Transfomers, then super robot anime is clearly somehow a hard sell.
Dangaioh's another favorite of mine; I really miss Toshihiro Hirano's wonderful character designs. Common misconception about Manga's dub though is that they edited episode one into a brief prologue. What Manga did is simply omit episode one entirely; the recap was a part of the original episode two. Doesn't make things any better though, and it still stands as one of the worst editing jobs Manga Video ever did. |
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Lord Geo
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Saying that super robot animes should do well over here because Transformers is popular makes no sense. That's like saying that Voltron's popularity should mean that super robot animes should be big sellers, because that's not true, either. There's a lot more to this than just "super robots should be more popular because [insert nostalgic show here] is/was popular." Sure, there probably is some convergence between being a Transformers fan and being a super robot fan, but it's not enough to make super robot animes be big sellers. There's a market, sure, and it's "big" enough that licensors will pick up a title here and there, but it's not "mainstream" enough to pick them up at the same pace as, say, fanservice shows. |
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fuuma_monou
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Don't remember actually seeing the Mekanda Robot dub, though I did read the local comics adaptation in Questor magazine, which was published by Telesuccess Productions (which produced the English dubs for all those super robot shows in the seventies). Questor also had Voltes V and Mazinger Z comics. Unfortunately I no longer have the vintage magazine issue with the super robot comics, though I have some of the late nineties/early 2000s revival.
I do remember seeing Laserion on local TV after the EDSA Revolution. There were also reruns of Voltes V but they only got around to dubbing the last few episodes until around 1999. I forget if Daimos first aired before or after EDSA. Loved Gurren Lagann so much I got the Great Impact Model die-cast metal and plastic toy. Still haven't bought the DVDs, though, since Animax Asia keeps re-running the show and I can also watch it on Manga Video's YouTube channel. Might have to be quicker with buying given Bandai Entertainment's situation. |
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twinklestarex
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ABS-CBN 2 did air the English dubbed version Mekanda Robot around 1986 but its aired on weekdays,actually Telesuccess planned of re-airing the series again around 1999 but the owner of rights of that robot show is gone. My friend said there are only 10 episodes of English dubbed version of Laserion produced by Telesuccess. |
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doc-watson42
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I thought it was okay, though the fan service that was (IIRC) introduced from episode 2 or 3 on doesn't work that well because the character designs weren't detailed enough.
AIC apparently planned another season that never got off the ground, as (spoiler alert: the linked page contains episode summaries) implied by the official site (see the bottom of the linked page):
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Tenth to eleventh century, actually (921?–1005). |
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