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From: ksf@security.UUCP (Keith S. Fung)
Newsgroups: net.tv
Subject: sat morning tv
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Date: Wed, 14-Dec-83 16:26:34 EST
Article-I.D.: security.605
Posted: Wed Dec 14 16:26:34 1983
Date-Received: Thu, 15-Dec-83 02:33:54 EST
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[       This line for Finagle's imp of perversity        ]

	Are we back to animations already ? Ok, lets get some facts straight.
Yes the cartoons in the US are for the most part real garbage, but there are
some fairly good shows here.
	TECHNICALLY excellent American shows:

		Flash Gordon (used rotoscope and was fairly intelligent,
	highly reminiscent of the old Crabbie serials).

		GI JOE (now showing on tv, sat morn 8 .a.m., Very good
	animation, character movement is realistic and high production
	standards).

		Spiderman/Hulk (good art work, nice sense of humour).

		The Fantastic Four (the latest version, yes Johnny wasn't in
	it, but Jack Kirby did alot in the show).

	(Hey, do you notice a pattern appearing here^)

	Now for the shows like Starblazers, Force Five, Battle of the Planets,
and others where you spot Japanese names in the credits. Yes knock the ANGLO-
SIZED versions, they really are crap, but they ARE NOT what they originally
were.
	Force Five is actually composed of Five Japanese animations that were
really butchered to hell.

		Danguard Ace == Danguard A
		Gaiking      == Gaiking
		Starvengers  == Getta Robo G
		Grandizer    == UFO Robot Grandizer
		(Sorry, I forgot what the last one was)

	Now for some real mutilation, let us study what happened to the REALLY
putrid show called Battle of the Planets.
	In real life, this show is actually "Kajaku Ninjatai Gatchaman", or
translated "Science Ninja Team Gatchaman". Guess what happened over here ?
The people who brought the first year of this show took a ONE hour show,
cut it up into little pieces, kept 10 minutes of it, and crammed in their own
TERRIBLE "cartooning" to make a 20 minute show (30 min + comercials).
	KNG was (and probably still is) considered THE MOST BLOODY show ever
to be produced in Japan !!!! This is the show I would want to watch, instead
of the mental drivel that oozes on TV now. Those little toys in the "other"
show actually did nasty and deadly things on the bodies of the bad guys.

	What conclusions would someone in another country get if your favorite
show was spliced, diced, mushed, etc.( not to mention being dubbed)?

	(For those interested in Japanese Animation contact your nearest CFO,
Cartoon/Fantasy Organization for more details on showings and what not)

	An important note is that over in Japan, animations are not considered
"just for kids". They show them during prime time too (of course the subject
matter differs greatly between kiddie shows to adult shows).

			   And now ... for your anticipation of the future ...
					      Mobile suit pilot Keith Fung
								Mitre
							...!linus!security!ksf

PS
	For something to do vaguely with animation, run to your nearest coin-
op arcade and look for Cliffhanger and Vortex. These two are laser disk games
just like Dragon's Lair. If you like the animation, you will be thrilled to
know that the two games are actually two Japanese animations that there
formatted to become games. Cliffhanger is actually Lupin III in "the Mystery
of Mamo" and Vortex is from the series "Harmagetton". (Yes, if you watch the
moives long enough, you can play the games easily, but the actions on the disk
are not in the order of the movies).