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Here I go, resurrecting a dead thread... So yeah, I'm pretty much digging as far into Jungle Emperor as I can given the manga hasn't been translated, but from the new(er) movie and the first season, I end up somewhere in between on this argument. Could some elements and imagery be ripped off...

Oh, while I'm posting like a maniac on this thread, I should add the region 2 dvd has been out a bit. Unfortunately the anime store I picked it up from had cleverly made a bootleg of it--the thing looked absolutely real but was in fact a dvd-r. Actually a three disc set, two dvd-rs and a cd-r fo...

Well you don't have to make it my view versus these other reviewers. I'm normally one of the most positive G fans there is. I'm sure some people dig it, but for someone who loves about half the godzilla films (you can keep the 70's ones and space godzilla), this one was...well...bori...

Unfortunately it really isn't a very good godzilla movie. The previous one, Godzilla against MechaGodzilla is a MUCH MUCH better film. This one felt completely stagnant to me with no original ideas. Although I'm pained that the next Godzilla is going to be the last one (until they revive the...

You know, now that I am aware of this thing (Hyoutan-Tsugi) I'm seeing it everywhere. It even shows up in an episode of Kimba (and that first episode of the 60's Astroboy). I should use it as an avatar somewhere...

This idea of all CGI and live action combination is I think the biggest strike against it. Of course, I would rather have the same group behind Jungle Emperor Leo and Metropolis overlooking the thing (some sort of Osamu Tezuka preservation/proliferation society??!! ;) Odds are most certainly ...

Oh my goodness... ...just saw the Jungle Emperor Leo (1998) DVD and felt I better put my 2 cents into this thread, along with a lot of questions. Regarding Kimba (the 60's series), obviously we have the Rhino set. Not that Rhino did a bad job with it, but I'm wondering how much was cut for N...

Not to be down on the idea of 'backing up' these episodes, but if you are already looking at this kind of money, you ought to be looking into contacting US companies with an interest in releasing material like this (who did the Gigantor set? Rhino?) Although there have been a few cases of ar...

Just saw the anime adaptation of Tezuka's Metropolis and walked away with mixed feelings. It is certainly a good anime, maybe even a great anime. I've never read Tezuka's Metropolis, but my problems with the film was a general feeling that what we were watching didn't exactly match u...

I'll join the old crowd; 32 and in Rhode Island. Never actually saw Astro Boy as a kid, but Battle of the Planets sure rocked back then!

So I was kinda surprised when I picked up the Astro comics and couldn't believe what I had been missing out on...