2004-01-14, 17:21 | Link #1 |
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Di Gi Charat
Is the original Di Gi Charat not licensed? Having enjoyed the nyo sequel and the manga, I was looking forward to that, but AoD's licensing list doesn't have it there....but a film was....that's odd, a film but not the series....and there aren't any torrents for it on Suki...and AnimeNfo doesn't have anything in the US Distro box, not even fansubs.
Have I missed something and do I look stupid? If it's licensed, why does nothing mention it? If it isn't, where are the fansubs? I do apoligize if I'm wasting everyone's time. |
2004-01-15, 04:08 | Link #2 |
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First off, when you say sequel... Di Gi Charat Nyo is way back in the line when it comes to the sequels of Di Gi Charat. Di Gi Charat's sequel was Di Gi Charat 2000 Summer Special (SS2K). The sequel to that was the Christmas Special, followed by Spring 2001 (hanami), followed by the Summer Vacation Special (Natsuyasumi). And then there was the Di Gi Charat Movie... all of which preceded Nyo. Not to mention Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat, which, um, sux... (this link will back up what I am saying more or less - [/url]
Some shrine I found. So maybe you have some catchin' up to do. As far as looking stupid, I have to wonder if you look more stupid asking questions about this show - or if I do KNOWING ALL ABOUT IT ^_^;;;;;;; Anyway, I severely doubt that all this is gonna get licensed - where's the market? Although maybe you missed Pyoko ni Omakase-pyo (I know I did), which sounds promising and is licensed by Synch-Point just like the Di Gi Charat movie is. The Synch-Point licenses were the only examples I ever heard of regarding anyone in America trying to do anything with Di Gi Charat. As far as the fansubs are concerned, they are long gone - even among anime fans this just wasn't a big-time title, and they were released before BitTorrent was a going concern. Maybe searching on the web for the titles will get you something, there used to be fansubbed tapes out there. Ganbare. It's nice to hear from someone who likes this series. I really enjoyed it when it first came out, but the returns on each new title have been smaller and smaller... Last edited by babbito2k; 2004-02-02 at 06:03. |
2004-01-15, 07:39 | Link #3 |
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If you're ever at an anime convention, ask Synch-Point/Broccoli why it isn't licensed.
The short explanation - while some properties, like the movie, Piyoko OVAs, and Panyo^2 have been licensed, others are spread out across so many companies in Japan that getting the license appears to be quite difficult. In some cases, the banks actually hold the licenses instead of the production or television studio...
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2004-01-15, 21:38 | Link #7 |
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Well, the manga was licensed and released, is that a good sign? It's kinda a companion to the anime, too....it mentions the anime....that we American readers probably haven't seen...
The original is only like, 90 minutes long all together, isn't it? 't'd only be a single disc. That's not so risky, is it? But Panyo Panyo was licensed, right? Crazy! I like th' vicious kyoot. |
2004-01-16, 03:55 | Link #8 | |
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The actress/singer for Dejiko (at least, the one selected by Anime Gamers USA/Synch-Point/Broccoli US) was chosen by a series of auditions and contests. If memory serves me correctly, the Japanese seiyuu was chosen in the same way. I think she does a great job in the OmochaBox/Anime Gamers USA commercials I've heard her sing/speak on - but you're not obligated to watch the dub if you don't want to. (I'm also not sure if she's actually going to be the actress in the anime - I haven't heard anything about that in a long time.)
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2004-01-18, 00:40 | Link #10 |
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I love Di Gi Charat ^-^
Panyo is cute but not the best. I love the original crazy stuff LOL. Those Viz mangas r so expencive here in Cnada they r 20 bucks >.< in japan they r like 4 LOL u_u anywho, I couldn't care less if they were dubbed any english dub actor scares me LOL j/k ...some do tho. |
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2004-01-30, 16:10 | Link #15 |
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Return of Di Gi Charat!
^_^ I am more than delighted to see the original Di Gi Charat again become available to US anime fans. I say "again" because the show was originally available on fansubbed tapes.
The original show is different from the recent offerings in that the episodes are about 5 minutes long and/or they are not aimed at children. IMO this is far superior to the later series. Di Gi Charat was a late-night short feature aimed at otaku, particularly the denizens of the Gamers shop in Akihabara (Di Gi Charat & friends were created as mascots for the shop). This is the original tale of Digiko and Petiko's arrival on Earth and subsequent misadventures. Not everyone loved this series when it came out; it is one of those shows that just doesn't appeal to everyone. But there is comedy, great voice acting, lots of parody and the shortest anime OP song I know of - "Only One No. 1" by Okui Masami, which clocks in at 45 seconds! Last edited by babbito2k; 2004-01-30 at 17:37. |
2004-01-30, 17:25 | Link #16 |
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I actually saw it back in early 2001 in RM format and again unsubbed in AVI format.
I was out in Akihabara recently and found the original 16 episodes on DVD for near nothing (less than 1400yen a peice!) which made them an impulse buy. I really wish Broccoli/Synch Point would release them stateside, but I don't think it's likely (there's nothing that carries, for what are essentially 16 3-5 minute commercials full of insanity!) |
2004-01-31, 14:30 | Link #18 |
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oo I was so happy to see this up there!! I love DiGi Charat ^^ I remember seeing some fansubs somewhere once.. but the quality was so bad you could barely see the picture. This was such a pleasant surprise ^^
I love the randomness, hyper, out-there mood the little episodes give you ^^ |
2004-02-01, 05:01 | Link #20 |
annoying white bat
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The new encodes look really nice ^_^
I haven't seen this in a long time, so I am gonna watch it all over again. I wonder what people who have only seen Panyo Panyo will think of the original series, they're really two completely different shows. |
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