Gatchaman (Battle of the Planets) Collection Oct 29

[Batmon77]

After getting the uncut stuff and the new voiceovers i can live without Battle Of The Planets even if its the one i watched back in the day.

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by The Dark Uniter

Yes, all extras are ported from the ADV DVD releases since Sentai Filmworks is still ADV. They would be included on a separate disc in the set along with the OVA's.

Wow, this is fantastic news. There were many bonus discs with the DVDs - each volume came with it's own bonus disc, so then would it be correct to think that the bonus disc here will be a blu-ray in order to hold all the content from each of those DVD bonus discs?

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by Batmon77

After getting the uncut stuff and the new voiceovers i can live without Battle Of The Planets even if its the one i watched back in the day.

Yeah, I agree this is the ideal way to get the series. I do still have some Battle of the Planets episodes on DVD though, and I do enjoy them in their own way. Even though 7-Zark-7 is goofy I still gotta love him because I grew up with him, and I think the voice acting was excellent in Battle of the Planets. Plus the additional music by Hoyt Curtin for the series was awesome - that opening theme was triumphant.

[Monroville]

Originally Posted by Skorpius

Difference between Japan Gatchaman and US Battle of the Planets - YouTube

Wow... just.. wow. I loved these as a kid, and I have the complete BATTLE OF THE PLANETS dvd set from the UK and still get a kick out of them, but.. (shakes head, LOL) the lengths this show went to ensure a happy ending. On top of that, 7-Zark-7 wants some!? How inappropriate!

Unfortunately, I think he would feel otherwise if he ever met Susan in person:



Hey 7! There's a reason she's on Pluto!

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by Monroville

Wow... just.. wow. I loved these as a kid, and I have the complete BATTLE OF THE PLANETS dvd set from the UK and still get a kick out of them, but.. (shakes head, LOL) the lengths this show went to ensure a happy ending. On top of that, 7-Zark-7 wants some!? How inappropriate!

Unfortunately, I think he would feel otherwise if he ever met Susan in person:



Hey 7! There's a reason she's on Pluto!

Aww, she just needs to lose a few pounds.

[BouCoupDinkyDau]

Originally Posted by Thomas Guycott

This will be the uncut original Japanese version of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, not the edited Americanized Battle of the Planets.

Wow. This is gonna be a new experience for me then. Looking forward to it.

[pksmith74]

Oh yes! Can't wait for this. Day 1 purchase for me. I used to own these on DVD, but lost them when my collection was stolen about 5 years ago and was never able to get another copy...

[Skorpius]

Originally Posted by The Dark Uniter

Actually, no. The Sandy Frank dubs are titled "Battle of the Planets" and "G-Force" and they've edited the 105 original episodes of Gatchaman into 85 episodes. Back in 2005, ADV before turning into Sentai Filmworks, redubbed all 105 unedited episodes with their voice cast and is the most accurate dub of the bunch, so since all 105 episodes are included unedited, it will be the new ADV Films dub. The original Sandy Frank dubs are currently in licencing hell after Sandy Frank lost the rights to those dubs.

Thanks DU.

[The Dark Uniter]

Originally Posted by mar3o

Wow, this is fantastic news. There were many bonus discs with the DVDs - each volume came with it's own bonus disc, so then would it be correct to think that the bonus disc here will be a blu-ray in order to hold all the content from each of those DVD bonus discs?

Just judging from the specs on the first post of this thread, the OVA's and the bonus features are together for disc 14, meaning that this can either go two ways: the bonus disc can be a DVD with the OVA's plus extras or it can be a Blu-ray. It's also worth pointing out that a separate OVA Collection will exclusive for DVD only according to RightStuf and is coming out the same day like the DVD and Blu-ray complete series:

http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6...em/98788/4/0/0

However, it's worth pointing out that the separate OVA Collection has a new audio commentary but none of the ADV extras, so the likelihood of it being Blu-ray is high. I guess we'll have to find out once it comes out.

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by pksmith74

Oh yes! Can't wait for this. Day 1 purchase for me. I used to own these on DVD, but lost them when my collection was stolen about 5 years ago and was never able to get another copy...

Sorry to hear about that. I had many VHS tapes stolen from me way back, and it hurt. A friend of mine had most of his DVD collection stolen a few years ago. It's an awful thing because it's really hard to rebuild back a nice collection, plus you somehow feel empty that somebody got a collection you hold so close to you.

[Jar Jar Stinks]

I see that the list price is $150 and the current sale price is $130. I don't buy anime so I'm not familiar with pricing. Is it likely this set drops to $100 or below at some point?

[UniSol GR77]

'GATCHAMAN' was a HUGE hit here in Italy.

The Italian theme was a masterpiece.

Judge for yourself:

Gatchaman la Battaglia dei Pianeti (sigla italiana) - YouTube

[sailor53]

Originally Posted by Jar Jar Stinks

I see that the list price is $150 and the current sale price is $130. I don't buy anime so I'm not familiar with pricing. Is it likely this set drops to $100 or below at some point?

It is currently $89.99 at RightStuf.

[Jar Jar Stinks]

Originally Posted by sailor53

It is currently $89.99 at RightStuf.

Thanks!

[gpn]

Originally Posted by The Dark Uniter

Just judging from the specs on the first post of this thread, the OVA's and the bonus features are together for disc 14, meaning that this can either go two ways: the bonus disc can be a DVD with the OVA's plus extras or it can be a Blu-ray. It's also worth pointing out that a separate OVA Collection will exclusive for DVD only according to RightStuf and is coming out the same day like the DVD and Blu-ray complete series:

http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6...em/98788/4/0/0

However, it's worth pointing out that the separate OVA Collection has a new audio commentary but none of the ADV extras, so the likelihood of it being Blu-ray is high. I guess we'll have to find out once it comes out.

It was confirmed over on fandompost.com that all discs in the Blu-ray set are Blu-rays.

[Thomas Guycott]

Originally Posted by sailor53

It is currently $89.99 at RightStuf.

Wow, that's about $0.86 per episode (excluding the OVA)!

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by gpn

It was confirmed over on fandompost.com that all discs in the Blu-ray set are Blu-rays.

Great news. Thank you!

[mar3o]

Not sure if I trust Rightstuf. What's their return policy? I'd prefer buying from Amazon and hope they lower the price before release date I think.

[The Dark Uniter]

Originally Posted by mar3o

Not sure if I trust Rightstuf. What's their return policy? I'd prefer buying from Amazon and hope they lower the price before release date I think.

RightStuf is a great place to buy to purchase anime, they ship very quickly, have great customer service and have great prices. Also, if you preorder anime from them, they would ship it weeks in advance before release day. The return polity is here:

http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/cust...Authorization/

Also on the side note, Sentai Filmworks acquired 10 more anime from Tatsunoko Productions. My guess is that they're the ones with the Blu-ray remasters like Gatchaman as we saw in that trailer:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...oko-production

One of them is the original Casshern, the other ones haven't been announced. I'm hoping that Speed Racer is one of them.

[BouCoupDinkyDau]

What is OVA?