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NEWS: Taiwanese Politician Campaigns on Mazinger Z Float




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KamenRiderFaiz555



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:51 pm Reply with quote
...anyone else notice the hands are backwards?
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halo



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:25 pm Reply with quote
I wonder if he has any sort of permission to use any of these characters in his political campaign?
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minakichan





PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:03 pm Reply with quote
...and moooar evidence as to why Taiwanese politics are completely made of headdesk.
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kokuryu



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:34 pm Reply with quote
Yeah, well, it took over 10 years for Tranzor Z to be released in English, so it seemed pretty hokey by then - and people had begun to see many other robot anime from Japan by this time since the anime industry was just beginning to get its groundswell of fans in the US and many VHS and Beta tapes were being shipped here, as well as the fan magazines. That's why Mazinger Z did not do well in the US when it was released. If it had been released back in the early 1970's when the series first came out, it would have been better received.
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KabaKabaFruit



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:42 pm Reply with quote
Tranzor Z was a really really bad dub anyway. I saw some clips of it on Youtube and it sounded much more like an amateur fandub than a professional one.

I also would love to see Mazinger get released here completely uncut as well as Great Mazinger and UFO Robot Grendizer. However, the chances of that happening are next to nothing due to perpetual agreements surrounding the shows back then.
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:15 pm Reply with quote
So when's he gonna get sued for copyright infringement? Rolling Eyes
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dormcat
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:27 pm Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
So when's he gonna get sued for copyright infringement? Rolling Eyes

His zone is not competitive enough for a rival candidate to bother. With another candidate being the current seat holder with KMT backing, I honestly don't think Liu has much chance.
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dormcat
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:49 am Reply with quote
A belated update: for those who want to hear the dubbed opening theme, click or save the top link on this page.

The song was performed by a children choir and was kind of noisy, but it was also one of the most recognized song among Taiwanese in their mid-30s.
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