[thechat] Anime commentary (was: sharks (was: rationality))

[William Anderson]

Luther, Ron wrote:
> Okay.
>
> You guys are the pros.
>
> Can you get the old "Astro Boy" episodes on DVD?

In Japan (region 2) there are four box sets available (well, three, the
fourth comes out in a week and a half)

Box 1:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005NJO8

Box 2:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005V1HZ

Box 3:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00006ALZV

Box 4:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00007JMIU

Looks like there's a box set in Hong Kong (R3) too

http://www.animecastle.com/ACDV-885A.html

Oh, there's a couple of laserdiscs knocking about ...

http://www.ifilm.com/ifilm/product/film_info/0,3699,2344913,00.html
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilm/product/film_info/0,3699,2356002,00.html

but I dunno if that's any good to you :)

So beyond that, all I could find were some NTSC VHS stuff from the 1980s.
If you want the original 60s episodes on DVD, you're going to have to hunt
for a friendly importer methinks.  Oh, and learn Japanese :)

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