The Fist of the North Star anime movie coming soon!
That’s right, we’re back to licensing some anime again!
We’re starting with the ultimate ass kicking anime classic The Fist of the North Star movie! The bilingual release will be out this coming May under the Eastern Star side label.
December 31st, 2008 at 1:52 pm
This is fantastic news. I assume you’re using the newly released Japanese remastered DVD as the source, which looks and sounds terrific. My only complaints about that DVD are that there weren’t any English subtitles and that despite the remastered picture and sound, they still used a film print source with the color bleeding censorship during the more graphic scenes. Considering the amount of anime released since that’s been much more violent, I was hoping they’d have restored the original picture (you can see short portions of how it’s supposed to look by viewing the theatrical trailer for the movie, which was included on the new R2 DVD).
According to people at http://heartofmadness.com/forum/ there is an Italian DVD that used the original uncensored print as a source, so perhaps Toei has one locked away in their vaults still!
December 31st, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Awesome! If this sells well, would you guys consider licensing the new movies and OVAs as well?
December 31st, 2008 at 7:10 pm
[...] North American distributor Discotek has announced that it has licensed the first Fist of the North Star Movie. Discotek will release Toei [...]
January 1st, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Wicked! I hope discotek can get their hands on the uncensored print for this DVD release.
January 1st, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Any chance of this being released without the digital censoring on the more violent scenes?
January 2nd, 2009 at 1:51 am
So when are y’all gonna bring Lupin: Babylon on dvd? ;-;
January 2nd, 2009 at 3:47 pm
This is great news!
I’m surprised it’s taken this long for someone to release this on DVD again.
January 2nd, 2009 at 4:00 pm
I’ll also add, it’d be very cool if you had the alternate ending as an extra on the DVD.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Great news only if they do a much better job than that Streamlne Pictures crap from back in the day. Prove me wrong guys.
January 4th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Say, any chance of us getting Sogo Ishii’s “Crazy Thunder Road” while we’re at it? (Or am I just telling you something you already know?)
January 9th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Two things I have to second:
- Please find a way to get the original print without the digital censoring of the violence
- Still waiting patiently on Lupin III & The Gold Of Babylon
Thanks.
January 22nd, 2009 at 1:30 am
[...] be found here. If you’re reading this long after this post has been made, you can check out Discotek’s news page for updates [...]
January 29th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
What I want to know is, will this release use the pre-existing English version originally released by Streamline Pictures, or has it been redubbed?
February 28th, 2009 at 3:36 am
So does this mean more Lupin in the future like Gold Babylon? That would be awesome.
February 28th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
I am not familiar with Fist of the North Star, but it is wonderful news that you are releasing more anime. My first exposure to Lupin the 3rd was to your release of Strange Psychokinetic Strategy. I hope that you will release Gold of Babylon on DVD. With the emergence of a new generation of fans hungry for more Lupin, it is assured that Gold of Babylon will bring in sales.
February 28th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
So does this mean some previously licensed Lupin in your future?
February 28th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
I’d love to see some more Lupin the Third releases as well ^_^. pretty please?
March 1st, 2009 at 5:09 pm
I’d love to see some more Lupin the Third on DVD…
March 1st, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Anything with Lupin III would be greatly appreciated!
March 9th, 2009 at 5:46 am
This is coming a bit late, but will you guys please, please consider licensing the first Galaxy Express 999 film?
If you’re already dealing with Toei, then this would be a film in a very similar situation (established fanbase of older otaku, long out of print film with an already-existant dub, recent official uploads of the preceding TV series on streamsites).
Times are tough, etc. etc., but the demand for GE999 does exist out there, so please do consider it as a future licensing option.
March 26th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
great news!
let’s get Lupin The Third “Legend of The Gold Babylon” going next!!
June 8th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
I have the original release of the DVD, which I understand is quite rare. I got it around 9 years ago (so, 2000 maybe?). If anyone has seen what they are selling for, I’d like to know. nocheez at carolina.rr.com
June 16th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Well, the reviews are out. From what I hear, it sounds like the subtitles on this are, well, less than stellar. For instance, “Nanto Gokusatsu Ken”, which is the name of an attack, was translated as “Nanto can’t be harmed”. Chances of fixing the translation are low, but, just in case… any chance?