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Posted: **Fri Oct 10, 2003 5:05 am**

I only encode episodes that are requested, so if you want more just let me know.

Do you have any 60s in Japanese?

Posted: **Fri Oct 10, 2003 5:20 am**

I had one (a low quality RM file), but I haven't been able to find it.

Posted: **Fri Oct 10, 2003 9:09 am**

Originally posted by Anapan@Oct 10 2003, 09:55 AM
Oh, is it really Cantonese? I knew the first audio channel was Cantonese (I cut it out while encoding because I preffer the Japanese voices) but I only know a little Kanji. When I saw a couple of characters I recognised I just assumed it was Japanese (of course Japanese Kanji was based on Chinese "han zi" so that's not too surprising...).

Anyway, I sorted them all out.

er...thats not really Cantonese, because Cantonese, or any other Chinese dialect, doesnt have proper words for writing(though HK ppl still manage to write in their own way, but its completely illegible for other Chinese ppl elsewhere <_< )

it is still the formal "Chinese"
but with only a bit of informal Cantonese usage and grammar

and please, never encode any Cantonese dub, I cant stand :angry:
(I didnt know you can switch audio channel in a VCD?)

Posted: **Fri Oct 10, 2003 11:20 am**

oh. Guess I'll rename the files thrice. Since you seem to be knowledgable, I have a question: Is traditional Chinese the same language as Mandarin?

Heh, don't worry, I can't stand listening to the Cantonese track either.
Yeah, actually I'm pretty sure they're SVCD format. They have stereo audio, the left channel is Cantonese.

Posted: **Fri Oct 10, 2003 12:34 pm**

They must be from the old volumes because I have the first three volumes of the 80s Astroboy from Manga Entertainment. They contain 5 episodes each.

The US release (NTSC format) by Manga has 5 episodes per tape, and 6 episodes for the later tapes. The Australian release (PAL format) by Siren has 3 episodes per tape.

IMO, the US release is better because it contains the episode previews as seen in the original broadcast, plus the entire set of episode previews for the next tape at the end.

Posted: **Fri Oct 10, 2003 1:53 pm**

Originally posted by Anapan@Oct 10 2003, 09:20 PM
Is traditional Chinese the same language as Mandarin?

of course yes

traditional Chinese is "written"
as opposed to simplified Chinese

Mandarin is "spoken"
base on Pekinese as the official language
but slightly different from Peiking dialect

all the Chinese essays today
are written base on Mandarin speaking

Posted: **Sun Oct 12, 2003 4:12 am**

Dearest Anapan,

do you have any sound bites of Astro saying something like"I dont like this" or Oh no" or something like that?? I am waiting to download Astro eps but I only have dial up so it is soooo slow. Any bites of atlas as a boy(oh sorry Dd Frag said he didnt speak in the 80's show

)Or others of Atlas talking before he flys or turns his lights on or lazer(am I asking too much

) I cant find them anywhere else. You are great. Oh has Dr Frag's music clip been uploaded yet?? that I can't wait to see :lol:

Posted: **Sun Oct 12, 2003 1:56 pm**

I have the first DVD box set, they're all subbed, but I don't have a DVD ripper on my puter, but I eventually will, and when I do I'll be more then willing to share them.

Posted: **Sun Oct 12, 2003 9:54 pm**

Cool Spif.

Atlas talked as a kid in the 80s version. He didn't say anything in English though =p

Posted: **Wed Oct 15, 2003 12:34 pm**

did anyone see the new english dub?
cant believe they change the theme BGM <_<

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