Space Cadet Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 Ever wonder what a superpowered Ninja Hero campaign might look like? Well, if you happen to have the Cartoon Network as part of your cable/satellite service, you'll have the opportunity to see how the fights in such a campaign would look come Aug. 30th at 7:00 PM. That's when the Cartoon Network begins airing episodes of Knights of the Zodiac, a.k.a. Saint Seiya (Knights of the Zodiac, IIRC, is the approximate translation into English of the title under which it was aired in Spanish- speaking countries -- Los Caballeros de la Zodiaco. Of course, I may have screwed up as to the Spanish form of the title as far as how it should be written -- foreign language classes in Junior and Senior High were never my strong suit). It'll be interesting to see if the fight scenes get to be shown as they were originally seen in Japan, or if they wind up being toned down somewhat for American viewers (having seen shows like Yoroiden Samurai Troopers -- that's Ronin Warriors here in the US -- at the local anime club, and then the edited English-language versions on TV later on, I have a suspicion that that is unfortunately going to be the case here). Space Cadet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Callahan Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 And in French Speaking countries Saint Seiya was known as Les chevaliers du zodiac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oruncrest Posted August 26, 2003 Report Share Posted August 26, 2003 Re: ATTN: All you anime fans/HERO gamers out there Originally posted by Space Cadet (Knights of the Zodiac, IIRC, is the approximate translation into English of the title under which it was aired in Spanish- speaking countries -- Los Caballeros de la Zodiaco. So let me get this straight: Cartoon Network is gonna be showing us the English dub of a Spanish dub of a Japaneese show? Heaven help us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Cadet Posted August 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2003 Actually, I'd say it's more a case of they're going to be running an English dub of a Japanese show that happened to be shown in Spanish-speaking countries a couple of decades before mak- ing it here to the US. IIRC, Knights of the Zodiac/Saint Seiya was the first of the "mystic armor" anime series that ran on Japanese TV back in the late '70s and early '80s, along with Yoroiden Samurai Troopers and Heaven War Chronicle Shurato (I'm not sure if this is the right title for No.#3; If anyone out there knows what it is for sure, please feel free to post it). Space Cadet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted August 27, 2003 Report Share Posted August 27, 2003 I've wanted to see Saint Seiya for over a decade. But I'm an anoime purist -- I like my anime real, uncut and subtitled. Will there be such a release, as there is with the various .hack shows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Cadet Posted August 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2003 MH, I think the only way that you're likely to see an uncut and subtitled version of KotZ/SS would be to find an anime club in your area that's either showing it or has VHS tapes with about 3-4 episodes per tape available for member rental. This was the case in the anime club I was in some years ago, only we didn't have subtitled tapes; instead, we had photocopied, typed plot synopses to tell us what was going on in each epi- sode. Now, if they would only do an English-language version of Sonic Soldier Borgman ... Space Cadet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Callahan Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 As I understand it there will be a DVD release of Saint Seiya (under it's real name even) including the original japanese audio with subtitles available Oct 21. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 Originally posted by Max Callahan As I understand it there will be a DVD release of Saint Seiya (under it's real name even) including the original japanese audio with subtitles available Oct 21. Purt that on the list of about 20 anime DVD series i want (including the brand-new Sailor Moon uncut Japanese boxset from ADV, the rest of card captor Sakura, the two Magic Knight rayearth boxes, and all the Gundam I can eat, er, watch....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeto Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 I've been waiting for Saint Seya to show up for ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 Originally posted by Michael Hopcroft Purt that on the list of about 20 anime DVD series i want (including the brand-new Sailor Moon uncut Japanese boxset from ADV, the rest of card captor Sakura, the two Magic Knight rayearth boxes, and all the Gundam I can eat, er, watch....) Me, too, though I haven't seen Rayearth and I'm tired of rehashed Gundam ('SD Gundam' coming up). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Cadet Posted August 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2003 Nasssty, nasssty Gundamses... Oh... sorry about that. For a brief moment there, I was in touch with my inner Gollum. Space Cadet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted August 29, 2003 Report Share Posted August 29, 2003 This may sound stupid, but I want the third season of Digimon on DVD. 52 episodes and they seemed the least like a commercial for a gam than either of the two previous. I also wouldn't mind getting the complete Escaflowne .... I can't think of any other. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuSoardGraphite Posted August 31, 2003 Report Share Posted August 31, 2003 I'm an Anime fan from way back in the day and I still haven't seen Saint Seiya (I've seen like, 1 episode!) I will eventually run a campaign like Ninja Hich School (or rather, more like one of my favorite Anime tittles...Combustable Campus Gardures!) but I've got a Wuxia campaign and an Armageddon campaign to do first... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Cadet Posted September 1, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 Ninja High School, eh? Now there's a campaign with a lot of comedy potential. Just think of how hilarious it'd be to watch the guy roleplaying the male human HS student trying to cope with being the object of affection from a female ninja and an alien panda-girl, not to mention all of the weirdness that will inevitably find their way to them. Space Cadet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 Argh, I missed it! Thought it was on Sunday! Anyone see it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeto Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 I saw it and they didn't cut too much out. But they recolored the blood purple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oruncrest Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 Originally posted by Kaeto I saw it and they didn't cut too much out. But they recolored the blood purple. Well, you have to expect that sort of thing from DiC: "We're not afraid of controvesial subjects at DiC! We fearlessly hack away at them until they're gone!" I mean, I was completly boggled as to why the show was called Knights of the Zodiac instead of Saint Seiya until I found out that DiC is producing the show in America. Can't have Saints fighting for a pagan goddess, now can we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdoc Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 Not exactly Ninja High School, but have you seen Whasango? (aka Volcano High?). I just got the uncut version, which is even more of a hoot than the movie one. It's sorta Korean master martial artist high school.. cheers, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Was it any good? I saw an add for the next episode. Saturday at seven I presume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Cadet Posted September 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2003 In case anyone's interested, there's a section in the FAQ section of one of the numerous Saint Seiya websites on the Internet that features a Champions variant for roleplaying in the universe of the series. It's the last of ten chapters in this particular FAQ. Here's the URL for the website: http://www.saint-seiya.com/knowledge/faq_part1.html I had actually seen this site some years ago, but had forgotten about it until recently. Space Cadet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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