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Dear Mr. Law,
I am looking for an anime from 1981, entitled Go Lion. It is the anime that was dubbed and edited into Voltron. I have contacted the American company that produces Voltron, World Events Productions, and the Japanese company that created Go Lion, Toei Company Ltd. Neither one of them were very helpful. I want to know if Go Lion has ever been available on VHS or LD in Japan, and if it has and is out-of-print, what company released the title and how I can get in touch with them.
Thank you,
Amira Boctor
PS: I love Digital Manga - you guys brought one of my favorite anime, Tenshi ni Narumon! to the States. I have pre-ordered the DVD and I can't wait for it to come out! I am also waiting for the DVD of FLCL.
Dear Amira,
Marc Handler, the ADR writer and director of FLCL, has worked extensively on Voltron throughout its US History and had this to say:
"This is going back a LONG time...
"World Events would not know anything about Go Lion's release in Japan. Toei would be the company with official information about that. If they don't have an answer I don't know of any other official source to check with -- very probably if Toei didn't say, 'Yes,' it means it never was released on VHS or Beta (doubtful it would have been released in any other form as Go Lion predates CDs, etc). I'm afraid trying to get this info is just going too far back in time -- the current people at Toei probably weren't around at the time, plus Japanese companies are often not that well organized with this type of info.
"You might find a thirty-something Japanese FAN who was a kid at the time who remembers whether it was out on video -- or check with a veteran video store owner in Japan - but that is like detective work ---- I can tell you that I used to haunt the anime stores in LA at the time (there were only a few in Japanese areas of town) and there were no Go Lion tapes - so, again, I think it's very likely that it never was released on tape in its Japanese form.
"Yayy FLCL!"
Dear Akadot,
How do I send my questions? I can't find anywhere to send them so I wrote them here.
To number 1) I put, SHINICHIRO WATANABE
To number 2) I put, WAS A COMPOSITE OF TWO DIFFERENT CHARACTERS
To number 3) I put, RAISED ON THE VIDEO CULTURE
To number 4) I put, "REAL FOLK BLUES"
And for number 5) I put A BETA CASSETTE RECORDER.
PLEASE REPLY MY E-MAIL ADDERESS IS eaturnalkai@aol.com or profit71@hotmail.com
Dear Eaturnalkai,
Congratulations! You answered all the questions correctly!
Unfortunately, Cowboy Bebop Contest #3 ended May 4, 2001.
Thanks for playing!
Thank you all for your letters. Akadot encourages discourse, so please continue sending your letters in: editor@akadot.com.
Sincerely,
Tim Law
Editor, Akadot
FLCL © GAINAX / KGI.
Voltron © Toei Co., Ltd.
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