total newbie seeks advice

Hi everybody
I'm a total newbie and I need some advice. I've been recently searching for all things Gatcha and came upon this site. I grew up in ireland watching BOTP as a kid and now want to get hold of the real show behind that. I've trawelled through loads of dvd sites but I need somebody in the know to explain exactly what is out there. I want to get hold of the original gatchaman but i'm not sure which is which. There is the 105episodes newly released in 2005 (i think) on 3no. box sets, I think this was all remake in the 90's (which would be pretty cool I guess)?? There are also box sets that go up to volumn 20ish, are these the originals re-issued? Also I presume they are all in the japanese language with english subtitles but are there dubbed versions out there, as i'd like my son to check them out too? So thats kinda it......take pity on a poor ignoramous who has thought about his childhood cartoons for many years and please educate me in all things gatcha.
Kind Regards
PaulDianno

Hi Paul, and welcome!

Yes, if you want the 'original' show, meaning Gatchaman, you need to get the ADV release, which is an English dub. As a bonus, all episodes are also offered in the original Japanese, with English subtitles, so you can watch whichever way you (or your son) would prefer.

I think rightstuf still has the ADV sets on sale, and they ship overseas...

http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalog...s/desc/asc/50/1

Hmmm.... it looks like they only have the individual discs until 12 (there are 18 ) but all 9 box sets (each box set contains 2 episode discs plus a 'bonus features' disc).

Keep in mind these would be Region 1 though. In case you're confused, THESE are the ADV sets:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gatchaman-Collec...44034184&sr=1-1

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Hi Paul D and welcome.

Like you, I watched BOTP as a kid and found out about the original show from the 'net.

Like everybody here, I bought the ADV DVDs of the original show on Amazon.co.uk.

It's better to watch it in Japanese and read the subtitles instead of watching it in the English translation as the voices are pretty awful.

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Tempory Frisker

Welcome Paul to the site.. Hope you get a chance to enjoy the entire Gatch series on DVD.


There also are whole sets of the BOTP series out there. Most I think are in a different region then 1, so you will want to watch what you purchase.


You may notice that some of the wonderful gang on here, are reviewing 2 episodes a week. There also are other sites that can tell you a lot too.


If you have any comments/questions, I'm sure someone on here can help, even if it's pointing you in the right direction.

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Met, I too have a region 2 series of BOTP. Along with the ability to watch them.



With the series though... I was a BAD girl and took a day off of work to watch.

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Originally posted by gatchgirl Met, I too have a region 2 series of BOTP. Along with the ability to watch them. With the series though... I was a BAD girl and took a day off of work to watch.

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Tempory Frisker

With Zark etc... that's when the toilet breaks came into play.... plus it was about a weekend, since I got the dvds in the mail on a Thursday... Only Friday was a "bad" day from work...


I must admit, I did fast forward over a few Zark scenes... thank god for fast forward (while still viewing) would hate to miss any of the team.

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