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Robotech On DVD, Ghost in the Shell 2
Gendou_Knepper writes: "The ancient and beloved proto-anime classic, Robotech, is being brought to DVD by AD Vision at only $15 per six-episode disc. Check out the article at the new official site.
On a side note, the original Japanese version, Macross, is being brought to us by the wonderful folks at Animeigo." Now if only someone would do the same for Starblazers (in Region 1 anyway)... also interesting,
moonboy submitted an AICN story linking to info about Ghost in the Shell 2 .
I've been waiting 4 years for a GITS2. Now if someone would only finish Battle Angel Alita, make a non-crappy ending to both Neon Genesis Evangelion and Akira, and make a Macross+ part two, I could die a happy man.
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Not sure where that's from, but it seemed appropriate. =)
Most non-otaku don't realize that Robotech was three series: Superdimensional Fortress Macross, Superdimensional Cavalry Southern Cross, and Genesis Climber Mospeada. All were done by the same animation house, but Macross and Southern Cross were actually designed by the same guy. He also did a third "Superdimensional" series, Orguss, which is also out on tape. (Makes you wonder why Macek just didn't pick up all three of the Superdim. series and glom THEM together. We should count ourselves lucky....)
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The thing that struck me most when watching Ghost in the Shell was the traditional Japanese? soundtrack. It really all came together to add amazing atmosphere to the movie. My greatest hope for the sequel is a soundtrack of equal or better quality, as that is really what is still captured in my mind from the first.
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Oh the poor linux geeks, they hate the MPAA and their region codeing and content scrambleing and developer sueing and government lobbying, but when it comes down to it, you all just rush out and buy the latest crap. You can bitch about it all you want, but if at the end of the day you buy some DVDs, the MPAA will just laugh and count the profit.
Well it depend on which version you go by. If I remember it right the Robotech version, protoculture is fuel for the Mecha. It is also food for the Invid. That is why the Invid invaded Earth, because protoculture is very limited. Protoculture seems to thrive on Earth.
On the Macross version, protoculture is just that pro-culture. The aliens don't have a culture of their own. They have been fighting each other for so long that they don't have a culture, ie no sex, no songs, nothing just fighting each for god knows how long. That is why the aliens where so scare of Minmei singing, they almost had a heart attack.
For more information you might want to check this site out. http://www.robotech.com/
Out site has a small recommend anime list for those people that want to get into anime. http://icomic.com/afn/dvdrecommend.htm
You also might want to see our DVD review section http://icomic.com/afn/dvdreviews.htm
I think most of the others not mentioned are probably sub-companies of those you listed. Miramax would be under Disney, etc.
Also of note, the only anime DVD that is big in the US anime market that has anything to do with the MPAA is Princess Mononoke, from Miramax of Disney. Interestingly, it is probably *the best* anime DVD made in the US on technical grounds, being progressive and animorphic encoded with I think three languages in DD5.1 audio. The actual content is up to some debate but it's a good movie IMO.
To get back on topic for this particular thread, I don't think the MPAA makes money on DVDs produced for non-MPAA members unless there is a distribution agreement. The DVD consortium makes some royalties per player though, not much, like a few dollars, and a lot of that goes to IP royalties, not the movie companies.
I have not seen Orguss, but I have watched Orguss 02, which I assume is the second Orguss series and thought it wasn't too too bad. You can actually view Orguss 02 on the web. It is dubbed, but I still found it fun to watch. You can find Orguss 02, as well as some other short series or single episodes that have all been released by Manga Entertainment in North America at this site ( http://www.sputnik7.com/vod/anime/index.jsp ). Sure, all the anime that is there is dubbed, and you must be able to play Real media files or Microsoft .asf's, but the fact that it seems to be legit through a partnership between Sputnik7 Manga Entertainment or the like makes it pretty cool in my opinion. Free anime can't be an entirely bad idea :)
The record for Most Gratuitous Tit Shots in a movie not ostensibly about tits.
I mean really! Every ten seconds, guns are blazing, tits are flying, and someone's head comes off.
Well, at least the tits part.
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Laws do not persuade just because they threaten. --Seneca
Starblazers Episodes 1-13 are already on DVD, the rest are being released quickly. http://www.starblazers.com