Zone Fighter DVD?

[kpa]

Iron King and Red Baron are FAR more obscure and also lack the draw of Godzilla (5 eps is 5 eps), and they still managed to get DVD releases.

Did Mill Creek (or preexisting distributer) buy the rights to both of those series through TBS & Nippon respectively? Or did they just buy the rights from an American distributer who's rights have yet expired?

I'm seriously asking this question because that's where the probability of this series being released on R1 lies.

BCI licensed RED BARON and IRON KING from Senko Kikaku, the owners of Senkosha Productions. Mill Creek acquired the shows when they purchased some of BCI's library after that company folded.

I can see the ZF episodes with Godzilla being released as special features in a movie-based DVD but I can't see a whole series release but hey, I'm in support of it

I think ZONE FIGHTER would be a natural for a US release. Several distributors (Media Blasters, Shout! Factory, BCI, Mill Creek, Joyplex, AnimEigo) have released complete series in North America, and that includes a lot of shows that are more obscure/less marketable than a Toho monster series. All of Toho's monster movies (not counting some co-productions) have been released in the US either theatrically, on TV, or on video, so there's clearly a long established market for that product here. I would just pitch ZONE FIGHTER as the only live action Toho production featuring Godzilla and other Toho monsters that has never been released in this country.

[Gojira-Fan]

It would be awesome if Zone Fighter got released outside of Japan.

I would like to help support this cause. So I'm wondering how persistent I should be. Also, when should I send the letter? Someone mentioned it would be a better idea if all the letters came in at once, and I agree.

[Living Corpse]

It would be awesome if Zone Fighter got released outside of Japan.

I would like to help support this cause. So I'm wondering how persistent I should be. Also, when should I send the letter? Someone mentioned it would be a better idea if all the letters came in at once, and I agree.

I don't think we're gonna have a date to send them in until we feel we have enough people join the cause.

[omgitsgodzilla]

Perhaps we should do a roll call of who's on board with this?

[BountyHunter]

You can sign me up.

[Space Hunter M]

I'm all for it (Who wouldn't?), I'm just to lazy to send a letter.

[John Pannozzi]

A though occurred to me.

Since it might be too expensive to bring the show over here, why we try to ask Toho to re-release in Japan. The Japanese DVDs seem to be OOP and the prices for used copies of both the box set and the single disc releases on Amazon Japan are quite exuberant. Maybe we could somehow get Toho to reissue them on DVD, or better yet, have them remastered for Blu-ray. I know this is pretty much a pipe dream, but hey, it's an idea.

[Living Corpse]

I got a copyright clime on my video. It says it's Toho making the clime and I know they can be real anal but something tells me it's not them but a troll posing as them. Whatever, I'm gonna fight it, sending a counter clime now.

All this because I forgot to put the "Under section of 109 or whatever this is fair use and blah blah blah". Boy what a day and age we live in where just forgetting to say that, even when it's clear you're not claiming something is yours, will get your video removed and a warning.

[Legion1979]

A though occurred to me.

Since it might be too expensive to bring the show over here, why we try to ask Toho to re-release in Japan. The Japanese DVDs seem to be OOP and the prices for used copies of both the box set and the single disc releases on Amazon Japan are quite exuberant. Maybe we could somehow get Toho to reissue them on DVD, or better yet, have them remastered for Blu-ray. I know this is pretty much a pipe dream, but hey, it's an idea.

I'm sure Toho will do this eventually, but even when new it would be far too expensive for most wallets. A single Japanese blu-ray costs over $50, and the Ultra Q box set that was released this past Summer ended up costing somewhere in the neighborhood of $400. So having this series available again on R2 or Japanese blu-ray doesn't really solve anything, since it would be too expensive regardless, nor would they be subtitled.

[Space Hunter M]

Couple things never occurred to me: Was Zone Fighter shot on 16mm or Magnetic Tape?
Do the existing materials still look good today? I've never actually seen footage from that supposed R2 release, does it look any good?

[kpa]

A though occurred to me.

Since it might be too expensive to bring the show over here, why we try to ask Toho to re-release in Japan. The Japanese DVDs seem to be OOP and the prices for used copies of both the box set and the single disc releases on Amazon Japan are quite exuberant. Maybe we could somehow get Toho to reissue them on DVD, or better yet, have them remastered for Blu-ray. I know this is pretty much a pipe dream, but hey, it's an idea.

I'm sure Toho will do this eventually, but even when new it would be far too expensive for most wallets. A single Japanese blu-ray costs over $50, and the Ultra Q box set that was released this past Summer ended up costing somewhere in the neighborhood of $400. So having this series available again on R2 or Japanese blu-ray doesn't really solve anything, since it would be too expensive regardless, nor would they be subtitled.

Besides American (or any non-Japanese) fans requesting the release of any film/show on Japanese DVD/Blu-ray wouldn't matter to Toho because we're not in Japan. The Japanese discs are made for Japanese customers, so it would have to be those fans pushing for a new release.

Couple things never occurred to me: Was Zone Fighter shot on 16mm or Magnetic Tape?
Do the existing materials still look good today? I've never actually seen footage from that supposed R2 release, does it look any good?

It's not a "supposed R2 release"... the series was released on DVD in 2001. The episode guide on SciFi Japan uses screenshots from the DVDs so take a look and judge the quality with your own eyes...

http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2009 ... ies-guide/

[KaijuX]

Yo, I want to join the petition.

[Living Corpse]

Welcome to the army, I knew you'd join.

[KaijuX]

And I went on to spread the word in some way or form.

[omgitsgodzilla]

So, we got any kind of a date to send these letters in?

[Living Corpse]

So guys how many people do you think we'll need before we can send in letters?

[Legion1979]

So guys how many people do you think we'll need before we can send in letters?

Does it matter? Just send letters.

[Living Corpse]

Can I get a response from someone who isn't on my ignore list?

[Legion1979]

^What did I do to end up on this guy's ignore list?

Anyway, he doesn't want to listen to what I have to say, but my point still stands. Don't wait for some organized movement. If you really want this on DVD just send letters. Don't do petitions, just get some letters out.

[Living Corpse]

Anyone else? Seriously I don't wanna read his negative crap.