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NEWS: Exclusive: Discotek Licenses 8 Man After OVA


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GATSU



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 1:41 pm Reply with quote
I'm looking at Amazon Japan, and it's only on VHS there. So this would actually be the first DVD release of it anywhere. Cool
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ParkerALx



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 1:42 pm Reply with quote
Interesting pick-up, though I remember the OVA looked pretty lousy when it was featured on Anime Abandoned.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 1:54 pm Reply with quote
Awesome I remember watching A-Man in the morning on Sci-fi
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ParkerALx



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 2:21 pm Reply with quote
Looks like my memory of Anime Abandon was accurate:

Bennett the Sage wrote:
"It comes as no surprise that when they rebooted the series with a 4 episode OVA in the 90s, that they chucked most of the 60's goofy shit out, and gave 8 Man a darker, grittier revamp. This reboot is called 8 Man After... and, it's pretty [expletive] awful. In fact, I daresay it's the worst kind of bad there is: insultingly bad."


Not exactly an endorsement. Laughing

Of course, Bennet's opinion of a show shouldn't be held as the gospel truth, but his and my tastes usually align. And this didn't look so-bad-it's-good like Mad Bull 34.

I'll probably skip this one, Discotek. Now if you tried some of these, we'd be talking:

Angel Cop
Baoh
Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card
Future Boy Conan
Invincible Super Man Zambot 3
Zoids Chaotic Century
Zoids: New Century


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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 2:26 pm Reply with quote
Every Streamline tape from back in the day used to open with an ad showcasing their catalog, which primarily sampled music from this title.
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 2:29 pm Reply with quote
Parker: Future Boy Conan ain't happening, unless someone has the spare cash to pay off the Key estate.
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belvadeer





PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 3:24 pm Reply with quote
law240 wrote:
Awesome I remember watching A-Man in the morning on Sci-fi


Ditto. It's a shame I didn't record it; it's one of the very few anime that had aired on Sci-Fi Channel that I hadn't recorded back then.
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TonyTonyChopper



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 3:53 pm Reply with quote
O yes again great pick up Discotec makes up for over half the new anime releases i get from the USA anyomore, keep it up !!!
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Octorockandroll



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 4:14 pm Reply with quote
ParkerALx wrote:
Looks like my memory of Anime Abandon was accurate:

Bennett the Sage wrote:
"It comes as no surprise that when they rebooted the series with a 4 episode OVA in the 90s, that they chucked most of the 60's goofy shit out, and gave 8 Man a darker, grittier revamp. This reboot is called 8 Man After... and, it's pretty [expletive] awful. In fact, I daresay it's the worst kind of bad there is: insultingly bad."


Not exactly an endorsement. Laughing

Of course, Bennet's opinion of a show shouldn't be held as the gospel truth, but his and my tastes usually align. And this didn't look so-bad-it's-good like Mad Bull 34.

I'll probably skip this one, Discotek. Now if you tried some of these, we'd be talking:

Angel Cop
Baoh
Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card
Future Boy Conan
Invincible Super Man Zambot 3
Zoids Chaotic Century
Zoids: New Century


You're definitely better off skipping this. If you're looking for anime starring a superhero with the "man" suffix and with 8 in the title the cutscenes from Megaman 8 are a better sit than this.
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Lemonchest



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 4:43 pm Reply with quote
Was alright for a laugh at how dumb it was. Didn't really suit the addition of Maximum Edge like Devilman did, not least because 8man in the OVA is basically a robot in a leotard that runs fast. Cool to see it get picked up & given a sub release though. Would be curious to see how that stacks up against the dub, though not sure I'm curious enough to watch it again.
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j Talbain



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 6:17 pm Reply with quote
This OVA was amazing. Classic 90's anime at it's best.
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DuelGundam2099



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 6:37 pm Reply with quote
Could this be a sign that DT could be releasing the original series? They usually bring out the older anime before the reboots and sequels (Mazinger Z anyone?).
ParkerALx wrote:
Invincible Super Man Zambot 3
Zoids Chaotic Century
Zoids: New Century

Seconding these except with addition of Fuzors and Genesis. Cool
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kuzronk



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 7:36 pm Reply with quote
ParkerALx wrote:

I'll probably skip this one, Discotek. Now if you tried some of these, we'd be talking:

Angel Cop
Baoh
Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card
Future Boy Conan
Invincible Super Man Zambot 3
Zoids Chaotic Century
Zoids: New Century

Something only slightly on topic but madman here just picked that up the other day.
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scriver058



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 9:24 pm Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
I'm looking at Amazon Japan, and it's only on VHS there. So this would actually be the first DVD release of it anywhere. Cool


I wanna say that it got a couple different DVD releases here, but it definitely got at least one by Image Entertainment that I've owned for many years.

This was always one of my fave OVA/movie type things from the 90s, the anime RoboCop lol (well aware that the 8-Man franchise goes back way further than Robo). Soundtrack was tough too. If the Discotek release has better video quality than my current DVD does, sign me up for a double dip.
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 2:46 am Reply with quote
DuelGundam: Unless that thing sells really well, I doubt it. Unlike the original show, 8 Man After is old, but looks 'new'. But if, by chance, Right Stuf/Nozomi lost the rights to the dubbed version of the 60's show, there'd at least be an incentive to rescue that one, if nothing else.

scriver: I should rephrase it to the first DVD release of the Japanese version.
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