Forum - View topicNEWS: Right Stuf Licenses Princess Knight Anime
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TheHTRO
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As it turns out, the show has been available on DVD in Japan for some time:
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=XT-2689 So, I guess what I would like to know is, was it somehow impossible to get the masters used for this DVD release? I'm asking, because I think that somehow, it may have been possible to include at least a subtitled version based on this release on our R1 release, and either include both the original Japanese, and amended English versions on "flipper" discs, or do two separate releases for both. |
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mdo7
Posts: 6253 Location: Katy, Texas, USA |
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Wow both Discotek and Right Stuf are really on fire for their old school anime announcement. I wonder what's next for old school anime. Can't wait to see!!!
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StudioToledo
Posts: 847 Location: Toledo, U.S.A. |
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At this point I don't even care if it's in FRENCH!
I'm sure they had to go to private collectors who had 16mm prints of the show itself.
Technically the original episodes in Japan were preserved anyway (except for the end credits as most episodes from Mushi Productions had end credits that were discarded by TV stations anyway so a textless version is all that remains from the original camera sources). It's the foreign language editions of the series where the problem arises as often neglect or expired rights often lead to situations like this happening, these really go back to their Japanese owners at all and they often don't feel they have to have them though in the long-run it would've been worth it I'm sure in re-licensing said property. TV stations, especially in North America were operated independently, and film prints either lay dormant in closed vaults, often thrown away in dumpsters or merely sold off illegitimately to collectors like plenty I know over the years (those often show up on eBay a lot, though when I got into it, you had to know someone who clued you into sources like the trade publication "The Big Reel").
I will have to say "Thank You" then!
You did a fine job on those. I have no qualms whatsoever knowing full well the daunting task you had there.
I know someone in Spain who claims to have 5 or 6 episodes in 16mm negative form. He tried to sell his batch a couple times on eBay, though I don't know if he still has it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib1GEHK0eLQ |
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mangamuscle
Posts: 2658 Location: Mexico |
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I hope this trend continues and we get more oldies like ogon bat or Seigi o Aisuru Mono Gekkou Kamen which BTW also had spanish dubs.
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Wakazhi
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Talk about overrated... |
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KabaKabaFruit
Posts: 1870 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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There is a link to the Italian Amazon page on the first page of this thread.
I have nothing against Shawne's direction but I am not going to just flat out accept that the original Japanese footage is lost to time and space if there is evidence that the japanese footage may still be around. |
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