Re: Do You Guys Approve or Disapprove
SgtCuvie@aol.com
Sun, 28 Nov 1999 02:42:41 EST
Hi,
Well, before I get to the main subject, let me introduce myself. I am
David Crowley, an anime fan residing in Los Angeles. I have been involved
with anime in one form or another for many years, having watched both Astro
Boy and Kimba during their original runs here. I then got hooked again during
both Star Blazers and Robotech. Robotech is what made me decide to find out
more about the original series behind each. This has inevitably brought me to
the point where I am now starting to fansub. My current priority project is
Giant Gorg.
In a message dated 11/27/99 7:53:11 PM !!!First Boot!!!, lucky8577@iline.com
writes:
<< My question to you all is do you all agree or disagree with the fansubbing
and the general distrobution of Legend Of Galactic Heroes? Explain why. >>
Approval.
In general, I think it's a question of how much money a US company is
willing to pay for the rights. IF they were to do a proper job of it, they
would have to do two movies and the 110 episodes of just the "main" series. I
don't really see this happening, even given that Armored Trooper Votoms was
begun AND finished. My hat's off to CPM for that!
I could, possibly, see a company doing 1 - 26 and the first movie. Even
for fansubbing, this series has been an exceptionally enormous job. How much
moreso for a commercial company? The problem is that it would need to be an
immediate hit for any company to even think of pursuing to the final episode.
Then there's the second movie, the OAV side story, the "Golden Wings" OAV,
but I think everyone here gets my drift.
Yet, with all that said, I know that Tokuma Shoten IS looking for the
series to be done in English. Otherwise, I doubt they would have gone to the
expense of having 2 episodes from Season 2 dubbed into English. If they can
get it done for an English speaking audience, I will support it to the hilt.
Until then, I will support the fansubs--I'm even doing it myself, using the
Sue Shambaugh scripts until I can get my own scripts. I already have the
second movie, "Golden Wings" OAV and a less than pristine copy of the first
movie. Speaking of the first movie, can anyone point me to an LD or original
VHS copy of it? I know it's an old release, but I've gone into a store in the
Los Angeles Little Tokyo area and found copies of Red Photon Zillion and that
is certainly older on LD than LOGH.
Regards,
David
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