Category Archives: original broadcast with commercials

Galaxy Express 999 – final episode (Betamax rip with subtitled commercials) [Be Forever, Leiji Matsumoto!]

Here’s a release in honor of the late, great Leiji Matsumoto (January 25, 1938-February 13, 2023). Thanks to Dougo13 for providing the rare old recording from his collection. Get it from Nyaa or Mega. It’s hard to put into words … Continue reading

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[RAW] Hokuto no Ken Digests 1-3 (VHS HiFi stereo) plus original broadcasts (HiFi mono)

Last year I received a message from someone who goes by the screen name Banana Man, who managed to obtain this three-volume set of the Hokuto no Ken stereo compilations. I used to own these tapes myself, but my VHS … Continue reading

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TechnoVoyager/Thunderbirds 2086 (1982) episode 01 (with bonus original broadcast versions)

Some of you may be familiar with the work of Gerry Anderson, creator of many Supermarionation puppet series for Lew Grade’s ITC Entertainment such as Stingray, Thunderbirds, and Captain Scarlet. Anderson also later produced live action SF series for ITC, … Continue reading

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Tetsujin #28 in three flavors. Happy Birthday, Mitsuteru Yokoyama!

Today we celebrate the birthday of legendary manga artist Mitsuteru Yokoyama (Giant Robo, Mahou Tsukai Sally, Babel II, God Mars, etc.) with a release celebrating his most successful character, Tetsujin #28 (known in the US as Gigantor). Regular followers of … Continue reading

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Tetsuwan Atom in three different flavors. Happy Birthday, Osamu Tezuka!

Tezuka’s Mighty Atom manga was a big hit in Shonen Magazine, which led to this loose adaptation for television. The first 13 episode story arc concerned an evil organization called the ZZZ Gang, who kidnap prominent world peace activist Albert … Continue reading

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Dr. Slump & Arale-chan/Queen Millennia Summer Anime Festival Special (Betamax rip with subtitled commercials) plus more Dr. Slump specials!

Here’s a fun project we’ve been working on for a little while, and I’m excited that it is finally complete and ready for release. This project covers several areas of interest for me: two of my favorite anime shows from … Continue reading

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1980s anime original broadcasts with subtitled commercials!

Most of you probably know me primarily from my work in subtitling old Japanese television, but that’s just a subset of the video collecting hobby I’ve been pursuing since 1982. My video collecting interests include a pretty wide variety of … Continue reading

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