Comments on let's anime: CALLING CAPTAIN FUTURE!

...i'm from Germany, please excuse my english.i do...

2008-06-29T21:44:00.000-04:00

...i'm from Germany, please excuse my english.

i do have 2 ziv CF VHS , one dub was done by the infamous Carl Macek/ Harmony Gold label, the other seems to be from ZIV inhouse dubbing.
Harmony Gold's version is a tad better than the ziv one, but i think the dubbing in general was one of the main issues, the series flopped in the US.
A very strange thing is, there exists not ONE commercial release on any kind of media in Japan. Not even VHS or Beta etc. Only the rerun on NHK a few years ago to celebrate the anniversary. I got the italian DVD set, wich contains as only release worldwide the japanese soundtrack as well.
CF has still a strong followship in europe. ..I am one of them ^^ check out my anime cel collection of CF here: http://seb.rubberslug.com/gallery/home.asp i have some different sections for the characters etc.
enjoy.

Steve Harrison said... Just FYI, because I am a...

2008-05-20T17:44:00.000-04:00

Steve Harrison said...
Just FYI, because I am an ass...
Nippon Col...crap, Columbia Music Entertainment Inc. released what looks like a sweet 2-CD soundtrack

I'd rather just call 'em Nippon Columbia anyway, don't see why they felt the need to change their name to a less distinctive one, seems to be happening a lot with some companies lately.

Pity Ziv couldn't get a syndication deal going in the US, but again I suspect the few episodes dubbed in English existed only to be used as sales tools at MIP-TV to sell the show to other countries.

I get the impression those were what they were. Shame too, some of them could've found some accessibility if some exec. would say "Yes" despite the awkward dubbing issues. I would've probably fell in love with these shows despite not knowing the country of origin or anyone behind them until years later.

Being reminded I picked up a couple cels from the Little Lulu anime ZIV had as well.

"who'll lead us to the frontiers" is what I get, D...

2008-05-20T11:39:00.000-04:00

"who'll lead us to the frontiers" is what I get, Daryl. I went and annoyed poor Dave with my off memory rendition on his blog...

Pity Ziv couldn't get a syndication deal going in the US, but again I suspect the few episodes dubbed in English existed only to be used as sales tools at MIP-TV to sell the show to other countries.

I've never heard them all, Dave, did Capt. Future undergo the same fate as Harlock i.e. the first release was fairly faithful, the second release being a cheap and dirty rush job?

Here's my question to all true Captain Future beli...

2008-05-20T09:53:00.000-04:00

Here's my question to all true Captain Future believers: what on Earth is that last line of the Ziv dub theme song before they go into the chorus? I can never understand it. Going off memory, the song is something like this:

They call him Captain Future, visionary man
Traveling the galaxies, and since time began
There are men like Captain Future, dedicated and strong
[unintelligible, possibly "who'll aid us" something] and right the wrongs
CAPTAIN FUTURE! Lead us in our fight
CAPTAIN FUTURE! Make our future bright
CAPTAIN FUTURE! Cause you're the man you are
You'll lead us, till we find our shining star
CAPTAIN FUTURE!
CAPTAIN FUTURE!
CAPTAIN FUTURE!

I can never remember that part. I made a pretty low grade VHS capture of one Captain Future tape, which was the one containing the bit about the universal necessity of gravium as a source of gravity. Possibly also "zellens on Mount Saint Helens," but that might have been a different one. Don't look at me, I only tracked these things down to find out about how B.A.D. came to be!

Just FYI, because I am an ass...Nippon Col...crap,...

2008-05-20T00:44:00.000-04:00

Just FYI, because I am an ass...

Nippon Col...crap, Columbia Music Entertainment Inc. released what looks like a sweet 2-CD soundtrack

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=COCX-31686

I can't find any offical home video release in Japan, but the books seem to have some life to them.

The Comet seems to be going for some sick money...

http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w24612221

Oh, balls, someone did a mook back then

http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r47045345

And just for fun, one of the Japanese paperbacks of the books

http://img199.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/3/1/4/9/omasa53c-img297x421-11621143982006_1029pct0003.jpg

holy crap, looks more like Dan Dare than anything else!

I could tell, even thru the frankly inept Ziv transliteration work that the show seemed to keep pretty close to Hamilton's stories. I'd love to see the entire series,but...yeah...not unless I go for the boots and I just don't like that...ah well.

Great job, Dave!

Well done, Dave! I'd like to throw in the obligato...

2008-05-19T21:47:00.000-04:00

Well done, Dave! I'd like to throw in the obligatory Yamato connection here--Tomoharu Katsumata was an animation director starting with Arrivederci/Farewell and took over for Noboru Ishiguro when he moved on to other things. Katsumata stayed with Yamato all the way through the end in '83.

I'm pretty sure everything in anime is six degrees or less from Yamato...