^ Are they really? I know that there was once two Black Jack mangas released here, but there were no more after that and they had a limited print. If I remember correctly, it may have been none other than VIZ who published that run. For all intents and purposes, it's like it really never existed and it's desperately in need of being republished.
I don't believe Kimba has ever had a manga release, but we have had several anime released, but none of the 60's series in Japanese. I have Set 1 of RightStuf's Kimba. I got it for cheap as opposed to paying $100 for the complete set online, but I hope they release a Set 2 someday. I'm tempted to just get the ultimate set with all the extras.
As I'm sure many are aware, Unico had a good run here. Many people who have grown up today like myself have fond memories of Unico from their childhoods, as both movies (not including the pilot) were on Disney as well as VHS. The manga may never find it's way into English, unfortunately, but a company called New Galaxy Anime has obtained the rights to release both Unico movies on DVD, starting with the first movie "The Fantastic Adventures of Unico". They will both have English and Japanese audio, and their quality will be much better than what most of us have been enjoying on the internet and our degrading VHS tapes.
If you look at my username and avatar, you'll know quickly that I'm planning on buying a couple hundred copies in case the apocalypse comes. XD
New Galaxy Anime totes itself as ""Shoujo:" shows for girls!". Being a 21 year old male, I wonder if that says anything about my tastes and personality? Are they trying to imply something?
...ANYWAY, the more Tezuka to come here the better. Thankfully we've gotten the 60's, 80's, and the recent series on DVD, as well as Dark Horse's publication of Astro Boy, but this stuff is the best and it's all too hard to find, isn't it? Makes me sick to see every season and manga of DBZ on store shelves, and completely unable to find ANY Black Jack or Unico stuff, and if I'm lucky ONE Astro Boy related thing will be there. I'll just pretend it's hard to find because it's selling like hot cakes!
