Tatsunoko North American Cartoons

*Allio* · 02-20-2015, 01:00 PM

so found out that Gatchaman will be getting a north america cartoon called "Battle of the Planets: Phoenix Ninjas"

and I recall that there were also cartoons of Speed Racer: Next Generation as well as one called Voltron Force.

Spoiler:

What is your overall opinions on the North American Tatsunoko cartoons.

*sdp* · 02-20-2015, 03:52 PM

Interesting, so this is a sequel to the Battle of the Planets dub/edit? I never saw that one, hell I'm confused why they think it's a good idea, only old people have nostalgia for that while most fans are familiar with the Gatchaman version thanks to DVD. As a kid I watched the "G-Force" version/edit and liked it, I would like to watch it again but I'd probably be better off watching the dub of Gatchaman instead of the G-Force edit. Design looks ok but that CG cel chaded look doesn't go very well and it didn't go well with Speed Racer or Voltron. I remember being very excited for the CG Gatchaman movie by Imagi but they went out of business sadly.

I remember hearing The Next Generation wasn't bad but I never saw it. There was a previous american Speed Racer cartoon, "The New Adventures of Speed Racer", I don't remember it well enough to judge it one way or another. I did re-watch the original Speed Racer a few years ago and it was alright, nothing special but watchable.

Voltron isn't Tatsunoko though, I'm fairly sure the original anime Go-Lion was made by Toei who then sold the rights to a US company who actually bought Go-Lion outright and now owns both the US edit and the Japanese version and Bandai licenses not from Toei but the American company when they make toys.

Shred Head · 02-20-2015, 11:55 PM

Oh god no please no every time America tries to make there version of anything Anime/Manga its almost always terrible. I think the exception to that rule is like one of the Guyver movies and a few american comicbooks. The BotP comic was damn good and i heard good things about the comics from Voltron and Dirty Pair. So far those are the only exceptions I have seen. I watched the Speed Racer Next Generation series and both Voltron shows the 3D and Force and boy were those some of the worst cartoons I have ever seen in my life. They had animation that actually looks worse then the cheap animes that were on over twenty years ago. How do you do that I mean wow? That would be forgivable if the writing was any good but it isn't. There often filled with the typical tropes and stereotypes other really bad cartoons are filled with.

I wish we could get some really good reboots of these franchises maybe one on the level of the new Thundercats cartoon. But with action cartoons pretty much dead in America I don't see that happening. For that reason alone I'm just glad nobody remembers Teknoman/Tekkaman Blade and that franchise hasn't had one of these abominations stuck to it.

Oh and yeah sdp was right Voltron was never Tatsunoko granted I still think its relevent to bring it up.

*Brodie* · 02-21-2015, 08:51 AM

I like the design. I still have to finish the DVD sets of Gatchaman and Casshern I got a year ago.

I wonder if we'll ever get a US release of the Watchman live action movie.

*Allio* · 02-21-2015, 10:32 AM

I'm guessing you meant the Gatchaman live movie, not Watchman.

*LeotheLateBloomer* · 02-22-2015, 07:24 AM

*Fingers crossed for Samurai Pizza Cats/Cat Ninden Teyandee.*

*oldmanwinters* · 02-22-2015, 08:16 AM

The Capcom fighter on Wii is great!

~~Mew~~ · 02-22-2015, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by LeotheLateBloomer

*Fingers crossed for Samurai Pizza Cats/Cat Ninden Teyandee.*

Lol yeah!!!

*Coola Yagami* · 02-22-2015, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

The Capcom fighter on Wii is great!

Yep. I had lots of fun with it. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QWH7IwU_IkM

*Brodie* · 02-22-2015, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Allio

I'm guessing you meant the Gatchaman live movie, not Watchman.

Yeah, autocorrect is fantastic.

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02-20-2015, 01:00 PM	#1
Allio Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,208	Tatsunoko North American Cartoons so found out that Gatchaman will be getting a north america cartoon called "Battle of the Planets: Phoenix Ninjas" and I recall that there were also cartoons of Speed Racer: Next Generation as well as one called Voltron Force. Spoiler: What is your overall opinions on the North American Tatsunoko cartoons. __________________ Last edited by Allio; 02-20-2015 at 01:20 PM.

02-20-2015, 03:52 PM	#2
sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,222	Interesting, so this is a sequel to the Battle of the Planets dub/edit? I never saw that one, hell I'm confused why they think it's a good idea, only old people have nostalgia for that while most fans are familiar with the Gatchaman version thanks to DVD. As a kid I watched the "G-Force" version/edit and liked it, I would like to watch it again but I'd probably be better off watching the dub of Gatchaman instead of the G-Force edit. Design looks ok but that CG cel chaded look doesn't go very well and it didn't go well with Speed Racer or Voltron. I remember being very excited for the CG Gatchaman movie by Imagi but they went out of business sadly. I remember hearing The Next Generation wasn't bad but I never saw it. There was a previous american Speed Racer cartoon, "The New Adventures of Speed Racer", I don't remember it well enough to judge it one way or another. I did re-watch the original Speed Racer a few years ago and it was alright, nothing special but watchable. Voltron isn't Tatsunoko though, I'm fairly sure the original anime Go-Lion was made by Toei who then sold the rights to a US company who actually bought Go-Lion outright and now owns both the US edit and the Japanese version and Bandai licenses not from Toei but the American company when they make toys. __________________ *Trapt* *urself Page MiscRave!!!* Click to join The Drome Discord server

02-20-2015, 11:55 PM	#3
Shred Head Hench Mutant Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 341	Oh god no please no every time America tries to make there version of anything Anime/Manga its almost always terrible. I think the exception to that rule is like one of the Guyver movies and a few american comicbooks. The BotP comic was damn good and i heard good things about the comics from Voltron and Dirty Pair. So far those are the only exceptions I have seen. I watched the Speed Racer Next Generation series and both Voltron shows the 3D and Force and boy were those some of the worst cartoons I have ever seen in my life. They had animation that actually looks worse then the cheap animes that were on over twenty years ago. How do you do that I mean wow? That would be forgivable if the writing was any good but it isn't. There often filled with the typical tropes and stereotypes other really bad cartoons are filled with. I wish we could get some really good reboots of these franchises maybe one on the level of the new Thundercats cartoon. But with action cartoons pretty much dead in America I don't see that happening. For that reason alone I'm just glad nobody remembers Teknoman/Tekkaman Blade and that franchise hasn't had one of these abominations stuck to it. Oh and yeah sdp was right Voltron was never Tatsunoko granted I still think its relevent to bring it up. __________________ "Cold steel meets hot flesh! Thats why they call me Slash!"

02-21-2015, 08:51 AM	#4
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	I like the design. I still have to finish the DVD sets of Gatchaman and Casshern I got a year ago. I wonder if we'll ever get a US release of the Watchman live action movie. __________________ Stupendous Monster

02-21-2015, 10:32 AM	#5
Allio Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,208	I'm guessing you meant the Gatchaman live movie, not Watchman. __________________

02-22-2015, 07:24 AM	#6
LeotheLateBloomer Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 3,117	Fingers crossed for Samurai Pizza Cats/Cat Ninden Teyandee.

02-22-2015, 08:16 AM	#7
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