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Slykura
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Hi All,
Welcome to the Astroboy forums. This will be a place to discuss al things related to that little android we all know and love!
Please feel free to also discuss all things related to the upcoming release of the Deluxe Collection for the 1980's version of this show!
We are also going to launch www.astroboy.com.au very soon. IN the mean time we have a holding page with a count down to the release of the collection!
Finally, this forum will also be a shared forum for www.astroboyshop.com
enjoy your stay!
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Arbron
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| Hmm...maybe I'll give it to my brother for Christmas...intriguing... |
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Kero-chan
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The box on the site - is the lid connected via a hinge, or is the lid separate and comes away from the box? Got any other pics of it?
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LaY-Z
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Are there any prizes to be won?
I'm such a post whore 
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Tachibana Asuka
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| First Astroboy, next Teknoman. |
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Darth Tallis
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Soaring high in the sky! He may be small, but only in size. Astroboy. Astroboy!
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Great stuff, I love the counter on the astroboy site  |
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| The amazing adventures of astroboyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy lol i still remember the intro |
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Pyro Maniac
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oh man i so want the old astro boy. i remember growing up watching it. it was awesome.
i can hardly remember anything tho haha. gimem a break i was only a few years old (im born 1988 )
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Slykura
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Kero-chan
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| Slykura wrote: | | Lid is seprate. |
I'd guessed as much. Thanks Sly.
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Oh Dear. A new forum had to be created to stop the oh so frequent Astroboy discussions from spilling into General Anime.....
I hope it sees more use than the Initial D forum.
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Matros_Rx
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Yeah the old series, should be interesting to see again after all these long long years *wipes tear from eye* I remember watching when i was really young (And my parents used to watch the even older series, can we get our hands on that series too? the old old one the one from the 50s?) and i used to love it, just as much as voltron its good to see that we can actually watch these old series again. After watching the second season of the new astro boy i'm hungering for some of the older stuff 
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sorry for some reason it posted my message twice and i don't know how to get rid of this one....... 
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Namco's anime video game "Tales of Symphonia" out 18th of November. The game that was assisted by Kosuke Fujishima, author of the manga and anime version of "Oh! My Goddess"!
http://tales.namco.com
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Benza
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| I've never actully seen the old astroboy, but I watch the new one every thursday on ABC Kids Its awsome. |
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DjAstroBoy
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| Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 10:12 pm Post subject: Astroboy Rocks !!!!!!!!!! www.astroboyshop.com |
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Hi all Would Like to Thank Madboards for Giving Astroboy Shop . Com Joint use of this Forum.
And Wanna Say Astroboy is a Legend , About Astroboyshop.com It`s a Fan / Merchandise Site Where Astroboy Fans Can buy stuff , but at the moment Most of the stuff on the site is no longer avaliable Due to restriction on rights in Australia .
Astroboyshop.com Is also looking at other options to find other source to sell your favourite Astroboy on Video Will Keep you posted anyhow Enough Of me Thanks Again Madboard.
Toby McKenna
Astroboy & Manga Exchange
sales@astroboyshop.com
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Any idea on the price for the series Sly? And will the tin box be limited time only?
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Wow, expensive, better save up for it. Thanks Sly.
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Creedy
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I think Madman should number their releases. It'd be cool. ^_^
Also, maybe Sly should change this forum from Astroboy to Retro or something like that. |
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Devilman
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| Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 12:14 pm Post subject: ASTRO NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! |
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Yes number the boxes that would be cool. Also millions have undoubtedly asked the same question, (sorry) When is the release date? I had the 22nd of sep in my brain only to go to my local to find that it is not Astroboy classic but......the all new adventures of astroboy DOH! Although the new show is sort of ok nothing comares to the original, so please hurry up as Im thouroughly shattered by  todays experince |
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wow its only 48 days away from release. oh well no chance im getting my hands on this
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| Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 11:58 pm Post subject: Re: Astroboy Rocks !!!!!!!!!! www.astroboyshop.com |
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| DjAstroBoy wrote: | Hi all Would Like to Thank Madboards for Giving Astroboy Shop . Com Joint use of this Forum.
And Wanna Say Astroboy is a Legend , About Astroboyshop.com It`s a Fan / Merchandise Site Where Astroboy Fans Can buy stuff , but at the moment Most of the stuff on the site is no longer avaliable Due to restriction on rights in Australia .
Astroboyshop.com Is also looking at other options to find other source to sell your favourite Astroboy on Video Will Keep you posted anyhow Enough Of me Thanks Again Madboard.
Toby McKenna
Astroboy & Manga Exchange
sales@astroboyshop.com |
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| Quote: | | wow its only 48 days away from release. oh well no chance im getting my hands on this |
Why is there no chance?
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is the seris on the abc a new one or the old one the reson why i say this is that the seris on the abc is the first 1 i ever seen
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Kero-chan
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The 2003 series of Astro Boy is currently screening on ABC.
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White Demon
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I have a couple of questions about the Astroboy DVD collection (other than the one in the other thread).
First, are these episodes the same ones that aired in Australia on the ABC all those years ago or is it the US version which I've heard had more cut than the Aussie one?
And finally, are the next episode previews at the end of each ep included in the MM release? They were sadly cut from the Siren release back in 1997 (due to the way the rearranged the eps).
Also, it's too bad you couldn't get episode 2 of the Japanese version as an extra. Having episode 1 on there is great, but that only tells half the story of what was cut from the first dub episode. We won't get to see the big fight with young Atlas that was in the second Japanese episode.
Oh, and one more thing, where did you get the info on the catalog entry for the collection? Astroboy was born in 2003, not 2030. Or is that a typo? |
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Slykura
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Habib
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| Slykura wrote: | We've actually realised the missing episode 2 so we will most likely put it in with episode 1 to make it more complete.
Catalog entry was based off info from the Siren release. We will amend and correct all mistakes. thanks. |
I must say I'm quite impressed with what MM are doing with this release.
As a further question/suggestion - I wonder if it would be possible to have some sort of flipbook of the animation stills showing Astro 'running' (like in the end credits). Perhaps even a small version of each still could be placed on the corners of the pages of the booklet included??  |
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White Demon
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I'm STILL waiting for an answer to the question about the next ep previews.
Are MM going to be including these or will they be cut like they were from the Siren release? |
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Kero-chan
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| Slykura wrote: | | We've actually realised the missing episode 2 so we will most likely put it in with episode 1 to make it more complete. |
So the original/uncut Japanese versions of the first two episodes will be included as extras? Will they be subbed?
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Next ep previews (which were actually episode previews tagged on at the start of the ep) will not be on our release. Reason being it was too hard to work with our new masters. Long super secret process.
None the less the release so far is looking fantastic.
RE: subbed eps TBC.
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Kero-chan
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Hmmm...I'm not fussed about the previews, but I do hope the Japanese episodes will be subbed.
Since you mentioned masters, I urge Madman to take extra care to ensure there isn't a repeat of the Voltron glitch, since Astroboy is about the same age.
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| Habib wrote: | | As a further question/suggestion - I wonder if it would be possible to have some sort of flipbook of the animation stills showing Astro 'running' (like in the end credits). Perhaps even a small version of each still could be placed on the corners of the pages of the booklet included?? |
LOL How about a flipbook of the whole series?
Some tons of paper to flip through. 
I can barely wait to have this awesome series in DVD quality. On the siren tapes the video quality was rather reasonable than good, especially in the fast moving scenes there was some sort of 'aftershining' (sorry, I don't know the correct word for it) behind the respective moving characters. I wonder whether the reason for that was the way the VHS tapes got recorded.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:41 pm Post subject: a more complete extras listing for you all |
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In my opinion the extras disc totally rocks....
Here is the final and complete listing.. its about 2 hours worth of quality viewing... all killer, no filler...
• Original Japanese Episodes with English Subtitles:
#1 The Birth of Astroboy
#2 Astroboy vs. Atlas
• Original 1960s Episode Sample:
#1 The Birth of Astroboy
• Alternative Angle Opening Storyboard Sequence
• Original Character Art Gallery
• Textless Opening & Closing Sequences Featuring Song Subtitles & Original Japanese Songs
• Original Manga Cover Artwork Gallery
• Merchandise Gallery
• Japanese vs. English Episode Comparisons (Deleted Scenes) Featuring Exclusive Footage From the Original Japanese Episodes with English Subtitles
• Character Profiles
PLUS an Exclusive 24 Page Booklet full of heaps of interesting stuff, including a introduction by the President of Tezuka Production, and heaps of info about Tezuka himself and his creations and impact on the world we know today! Plus more artwork, episode listings, song lyrics, info on the Tezuka Museum, and plenty more to keep everyone happy... |
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That will be so sweet. Me is eagerly awaiting the arrival of my box now.
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| Nice to hear that the original Japanese episodes will have English subs. |
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Indeed, their inclusion is already a bonus, let alone having them subtitled.
May I ask though, how the subtitles were acquired? I mean, were there existing sub scripts out there, or did MM do the sub job themselves?
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We were supplied the translation script files for each episode from Tezuka Productions, and had to manually time them ourselves, and add a few tweaks here and there...
Thanks to the talented bunch we have working in our DVD production studio...!
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Cool. Thanks for the info ben.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 2:09 am Post subject: Astro Boy 60s DVD set |
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I am really impressed with this set. As a contributor of several soundtracks, I know they wre still short a couple of episodes as of September, and they still managed to find them in time.
As far as the programs themselves, I am most impressed by how strongly the sophistication of the storylines comes across. This in spite of the fact that these were clearly being dubbed and packaged for a juvenile audience (certain lines of dialog come to mind, such as in SEA SERPENT ISLE where one of the prisoners tells Astro "You're inside the sea serpent's tummy") BRAVO Madman for pulling off the seemingly impossible (and I'm happy to have been a part of such a handsome collection)
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Hey guys;
I am definitely an Astroboy fan & I am not just trying to flog stuff here. I thought you guys might be interested in Astoboy the original series. I have currently in stock ASTROBOY the ORIGINAL 80's series BRAND NEW on DVD on Ebay. I have the following volumes on auction now:
X3 ASTROBOY volume 2 ORIGINAL 1980'S series NEW *5 episodes
X3 ASTROBOY volume 3 ORIGINAL 1980'S series NEW *5 episodes
X3 ASTROBOY volume 5 ORIGINAL 1980'S series NEW *5 episodes
You can also find my items also through my user ID: Lets_be_fair01.
I am also able to order more copies & other volumes in the series. I will be looking at $21.95 each + postage, but if you buy 3 copies together I will offer them for $17.99 each. I would look at other discounts for more bulk, etc. The more you buy the more you save, so that advantage guys! If you know anyone else who may be interested please pass this onto them. Any enquires or requests please also feel free to contact me.
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