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New Astroboy DVD?

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 2:48 am
by sdp
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000FGG5NA/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_1/104-3264362-7845552?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance

So probably about 6 episodes, but from which one? seems kind of random.

Found out more information:

http://www.animatedbliss.com/DVD/details.asp?title=Astro+Boy:+Greatest+Astro+Adventures
Its the 80s series no extras apparently and 7 episodes,

Episodes
- Birth of Astro
- Robio and Robiette
- Liar Robot
- Greatest Robot in the World Part 1
- Uran's Twin
- The Robots Nobody Wanted
- Astro's First Love



Pretty good deal for the price, might even get some others to buy the box set but since I already have the boxset looks like i won't buy it, too bad if it was the Original Astroboy I would have bought it since i just don't have the money to spend over 100$ for a show I never watched.

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 3:44 am
by DrFrag
Thanks for the info. :cool:

I wonder why they chose those episodes. The Right Stuf says they're "Key Character Introduction" episodes, which is hardly the case.

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:18 am
by Astro Forever
Indeed... :eek:

No Atlas episode at all, and only part 1 of the Greatest Robot in the World? :confused:

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 3:40 pm
by jeffbert
I noticed this last week while browsing TRSI

http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/rkcaYN6zk0TNKLHurz/browse/item/69915/4/0/0 :lol:

I cannot understand why they consider these particularly great. :unsure:

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:07 pm
by fafner
jeffbert wrote:I cannot understand why they consider these particularly great. :unsure:

Because it will grant them a small additional revenue? :confused:
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:p

Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:12 am
by Astro Forever
fafner wrote:Because it will grant them a small additional revenue? :confused:
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:p
:lol:

But they could have had at least the same revenue with both Greatest Robot episodes, The Birth of Astroboy, Uran's Twin, The Robot Vikings and Atlas Forever. :p

Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:13 am
by jeffbert
Key Character Introductions? Why then "Uran's Twin" rather than "Uran The Tomboy?" :unsure:

Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:14 am
by DrFrag
They should do another DVD (or two) just of the Atlas episodes.

Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 5:44 am
by Astro Forever
jeffbert wrote:Key Character Introductions? Why then "Uran's Twin" rather than "Uran The Tomboy?" :unsure:
While they are at it, shouldn't a key character introduction include the full first two Japanese episodes with the birth of Atlas, at last??? :d oh:

Seriously, we've seen a lot of people on this forum that would probably buy this DVD only for those two, but of course, it probably didn't cross their minds! :rolleyes:

Edit: ("their minds" referred to Manga's people, of course)

Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:04 pm
by fafner
Astro forever wrote:But they could have had at least the same revenue with both Greatest Robot episodes, The Birth of Astroboy, Uran's Twin, The Robot Vikings and Atlas Forever. :p

With those episodes, some characters are "introduced", and after such an introduction, I guess most people will want to see the episodes where those characters are really introduced. Great revenue on sight for them :cool:
... I mean ... for Manga :rolleyes: