48 replies to this topic

[arforbes]

Hi
I'm new, just signed up today, I also signed your petition
anywho I just saw the ultimate muscle show for the first time today because I was waiting for the new tmnt toon.

I would like to see more episodes, does anyone know where I could get them...?

Great to have you here! Welcome to the board. There are a lot of cool people here that know a lot of good info and are always willing to help one another out.

[MuscleMan2003]

Hmmmmm.... This is a hard one. Japanese subtitled version or 4Kids doing the voices. I don't know what to think. Oh well the subtitled DVDs are probaly pretty expensive. Better sign the petition!

[mimoman]

I signed and you guys are at 210. Good luck!

-mimoman

[Mayumi]

Happy to have signed and I hope it might have some influence

[Mystery Mask]

I definitally think they should release G1. I've read all the mangas on Toriyama's World but I really want to see what the show was like. Plus maybe that will make Bandai release more Legends. Yahhh!

[Sniper33]

already signed it, wouldnt mind seeing the old shows over here.

[Knuxman]

signed about 3 weeks ago and forgot to post.

[AmoiMan]

word...i signed at 119.....we've doubled since then....now at 240

[Drtooth]

You know, I have signed so many "get this on DVD" petitions (this, Fraggle Rock, something else, the TMNT one Leonardo started, etc)... I just hope companies wise up and actually make these things...

[phillymadison]

Just signed this now

I put this off for to long

[mimoman]

So how long do these things usually take?

-mimoman

[Raven Man]

There was a petition on starmen.net to get Mother 3 for N64 finished and released... they didn't reach their goal of about a thousand signatures for three years, but by then, the N64 was long dead. Anywho, I just realized I haven't signed this yet and I'm on my way to do so.

[jkaris]

Un pinned.

[WarOmnimon]

I'm signature #87. Signed about god knows how long ago and didn't post here.

[Wraith]

johnny can you please pin it again or tell me why its unpinned? we are very close to our 300th signature!

[jkaris]

Because it got stagnant.

[Kevin Mayle]

Just found this old thread and signed the petition. 1246 signatures now. Maybe a good place to send this would be ADV. They are currently doing a great job on uncut new english dubs of the Gatchaman series from 1972.

[Rokk]

As much as I'd love to see it happen, I don't think it ever will. The G1 Kinnikuman anime suffers from the typical average art that many anime from the late 70's and early 80's suffered from. However, Gatchaman was at least broadcast over here so there is a nostaglic demand for those episodes on DVD and a large amount of fans in this country. Kinnikuman doesn't have as many American fans nor does it have the nostalgic factor to help it. Instead, it is an unkown old anime with very average animation. I just don't see it happening.

[Kevin Mayle]

Yeah I know. Too bad though. Actually I'd rather just get the 1991-1992 series. I had them all on tape about seven years ago and thought they were excellent. I just couldn't understand what they were saying.

[YourMomGotaKinnikuBuster]

As much as I'd love to see it happen, I don't think it ever will.  The G1 Kinnikuman anime suffers from the typical average art that many anime from the late 70's and early 80's suffered from.  However, Gatchaman was at least broadcast over here so there is a nostaglic demand for those episodes on DVD and a large amount of fans in this country.  Kinnikuman doesn't have as many American fans nor does it have the nostalgic factor to help it.  Instead, it is an unkown old anime with very average animation.  I just don't see it happening.

I'd have to disagree with that. Alot of us grew up playing with them, albeit them being called M.U.S.C.L.E there is still the nostalgia factor. When you look at it, the re-releasing of Gundam, Captain Harlock and the constant playing of old Dragon Ball episodes shows how well an older show can do. Im sure that it would do pretty well if it were brought over here, if not syndicated at least brought over here on DVD.

Edited by YourMomGotaKinnikuBuster, 12 December 2005 - 08:25 PM.

[Rokk]

I'd have to disagree with that. Alot of us grew up playing with them, albeit them being called M.U.S.C.L.E there is still the nostalgia factor. When you look at it, the re-releasing of Gundam, Captain Harlock and the constant playing of old Dragon Ball episodes shows how well an older show can do. Im sure that it would do pretty well if it were brought over here, if not syndicated at least brought over here on DVD.

I totally disagree. Nobody in America grew up with the Kinnikuman anime or manga. Instead, all we got was a short run of MUSCLEs with no storyline at all. MUSCLEs is very minor toyline with a small fanbase. So while there may be some nostalgia factor for small pink rubber figures, there would be little to no nostalgia for the Kinnikuman anime. Even a large portion of MUSCLE collectors on this board have no connection or any interest in the Kinnikuman anime, manga and characters. Dragon Ball and Gundam are both huge franchises with a much larger fanbase across the world.

[YourMomGotaKinnikuBuster]

Yeah, I can see what your saying. I guess the demographic for alot of kinnikuman related products is a pretty small over here.

[Drtooth]

But then again, there are a lot of forgettable, generic looking crap in the anime sections, and they all look the bloody same. Kinnikuman would at least stick out.

it's such a shame, all these current popular manga artists have all these Kinnikuman refferences in their books. they all grew up on it, and we never saw any of it because of a-holes at ACT and stuff whining about it being too violent. I don't think it will be a raging success over here, but I mean, I can't even name the stuff I've never heard of.

[Frobman]

I've also read somewhere that Kinnikuman is the 4th best selling Jump manga in Japan (One Piece is the top, and I think Dragonball and Naruto are in between) but that could've been a year or so and should say something. Even the fact that there are toys of the series being made today when its finished in 86.
But then again, people in the US will either like it or not, depending on how its handled by whoevers licensed it.