Forum - View topicNEWS: Exclusive: Discotek Licenses 8 Man After OVA
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GATSU
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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.
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ParkerALx
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Interesting pick-up, though I remember the OVA looked pretty lousy when it was featured on Anime Abandoned.
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law240
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Awesome I remember watching A-Man in the morning on Sci-fi
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ParkerALx
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Looks like my memory of Anime Abandon was accurate:
Not exactly an endorsement. 
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 Last edited by ParkerALx on Fri Feb 05, 2016 2:27 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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FLCLGainax
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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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Parker: Future Boy Conan ain't happening, unless someone has the spare cash to pay off the Key estate.
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belvadeer
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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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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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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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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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This OVA was amazing. Classic 90's anime at it's best.
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DuelGundam2099
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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?).
Seconding these except with addition of Fuzors and Genesis.
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kuzronk
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Something only slightly on topic but madman here just picked that up the other day. |
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scriver058
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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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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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