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News Credits: 5749 · Mon Jul 25, 2011 6:12 pm

TVShowsonDVD has a few new Shout! Factory street dates, including the delayed The Complete Japanese Transformers Collection. See detail below:

Beast Wars: Transformers - The Complete Series: November 1st $54.99
Transformers: Super-God (Chôjin) Master Force: December 6th $29.93
The Complete Japanese Transformers Collection: December 6th $99.99

News Credits: 17 · Mon Jul 25, 2011 6:21 pm

I wonder if the complete collection has any extra features that the normal release don't have, like the Omni dubs maybe.

Mon Jul 25, 2011 6:23 pm

Where is Animated at? Does anyone know if it is even in the works?

News Credits: 2 · Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:24 pm

cannonfodder4000 wrote:I wonder if the complete collection has any extra features that the normal release don't have, like the Omni dubs maybe.

Hasbro has categorically said no to the Omni dubs. The only other Shout releases I have are MST3K, and they're rather light on extras, so I wouldn't get my hopes up.

korisifu wrote:Where is Animated at? Does anyone know if it is even in the works?

Given the acrimony between Hasbro and Cartoon Network, any further releases (or re-releases) of Animated are unlikely.

News Credits: 462 · Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:15 pm

Japanese Complete Collection (and all its tampered subtitles) will be MINE!

...even though I already own the Metrodome DVDs and the TV-Nihon fansubs. ^_^'

cannonfodder4000 wrote:I wonder if the complete collection has any extra features that the normal release don't have, like the Omni dubs maybe.

What Skyfire77 said. Also, this will most likely be like what the complete G1* and complete BW sets are like, being mere compiled releases of hte individual sets, bearing no more special features than what the individual sets already have.

* - not the Matrix G1 DVD set.

News Credits: 2 · Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:42 pm

This reminds me I have to pick up Season 1-4 of G1 and the Headmasters! Gah. Anywho can't wait for these releases!

Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:38 am

Seriously... I can't see why everyone is fussing over the Omni dub. It's AWFUL. It's so embarrassingly awful, I'd rather listen to an audio track of the brown note in the left channel and cats in heat in the right channel.

News Credits: 462 · Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:19 am

gothsaurus wrote:Seriously... I can't see why everyone is fussing over the Omni dub. It's AWFUL. It's so embarrassingly awful, I'd rather listen to an audio track of the brown note in the left channel and cats in heat in the right channel.

Amen! The Japanese audio with English subs is the ONLY appropriate way to watch these.

Any clamoring for the pathetic Omni dub simply because it's in some kind of English is nothing more than discrimination and Xenophobia. >:oP

Tue Jul 26, 2011 5:17 pm

my question is why masterforce release in december and we migh wait fo victory in april
it should be masterforce sebtember
victory december like a 1 mounth release each instead of 3 months i am not complaining but >:oP

News Credits: 2 · Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:03 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
gothsaurus wrote:Seriously... I can't see why everyone is fussing over the Omni dub. It's AWFUL. It's so embarrassingly awful, I'd rather listen to an audio track of the brown note in the left channel and cats in heat in the right channel.
Amen! The Japanese audio with English subs is the ONLY appropriate way to watch these.

Any clamoring for the pathetic Omni dub simply because it's in some kind of English is nothing more than discrimination and Xenophobia.

I wouldn't go that far. Some people just prefer an uncluttered picture; lord knows I watched anime dubbed at first. The funny thing is though, now I tend to pick up more with subs.

News Credits: 462 · Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:05 pm

Skyfire77 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
gothsaurus wrote:Seriously... I can't see why everyone is fussing over the Omni dub. It's AWFUL. It's so embarrassingly awful, I'd rather listen to an audio track of the brown note in the left channel and cats in heat in the right channel.
Amen! The Japanese audio with English subs is the ONLY appropriate way to watch these.

Any clamoring for the pathetic Omni dub simply because it's in some kind of English is nothing more than discrimination and Xenophobia.

I wouldn't go that far. Some people just prefer an uncluttered picture; lord knows I watched anime dubbed at first. The funny thing is though, now I tend to pick up more with subs.

The subs can be turned off easily.

Good thing too, seeing as how Hasbro meddled with these subtitles. #-o

News Credits: 5749 · Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:48 am

It appears Shout! Factory's The Complete Japanese Transformers Collection won't be hitting retail in early December after all. Just a few days ago TVShowsonDVD posted scans from Shout! Factory's catalog indicating the already delayed The Complete Japanese Transformers Collection would be released on December 6th. However, Shout! Factory's Brian Ward has debunked that date in this recent tweet:

Sorry folks, it looks we'll be waiting a little bit longer for this one.

News Credits: 187 · Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:20 am

It did seem a little strange that Victory and the Japanese Collection, which includes Victory, would both be released on Dec. 6th. That sucks. So many awesome characters in all 3 of these series!

Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:28 am

Sabrblade wrote:
gothsaurus wrote:Seriously... I can't see why everyone is fussing over the Omni dub. It's AWFUL. It's so embarrassingly awful, I'd rather listen to an audio track of the brown note in the left channel and cats in heat in the right channel.
Amen! The Japanese audio with English subs is the ONLY appropriate way to watch these.

Any clamoring for the pathetic Omni dub simply because it's in some kind of English is nothing more than discrimination and Xenophobia.

Or people who just enjoy inflicting pain on themselves. :twisted:

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:40 am

gothsaurus wrote:Seriously... I can't see why everyone is fussing over the Omni dub. It's AWFUL. It's so embarrassingly awful, I'd rather listen to an audio track of the brown note in the left channel and cats in heat in the right channel.

Here here! The dubbed version of Headmasters and Victory(don't have Masterforce) are hilariously bad. The subbed version is far superior. Though, I'll still break out the dubs for a laugh every now and again.

Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:49 am

Mind you, I did leave out the notion of taking a shot each time someone utters "The Power Pack!" or "Sparkle" during the show.

Ahh my beloved G1 characters Billy, Phillip, Wally, Sparkle, Jollo, Roadimus Prime, Sappo, BM, Unicorn and their trusty spaceship "Spaceship Bruce."

Did I mention the Omni dubs change all the characters names?

News Credits: 129 · Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:01 am

They need to get their gawdamn story straight. This is annoying.

Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:59 pm

Counterpunch wrote:They need to get their gawdamn story straight. This is annoying.

Seriously. I read that tweet and felt really irritated. It seemed unprofessional as well. Like let's take a bad situation, and then make a joke out of it

"don't be fooled by what the fine folks of your fan site's news team say, let alone our own site!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeMwHZrU ... ata_player

While typos happen all the time, and information can get lost in translation, apparently they are playing telephone at Shout Factory. I had already paid for this item, I did what was required of me to receive this set. They had my money for a month before they decided the product wasn't finished... So they returned my money. Fine. Stop tweeting about it and get this **** made. December 6th isn't the date? Tell me what it is then.
Amateur hour at the ole Shout Factory.

News Credits: 129 · Wed Jul 27, 2011 3:25 pm

JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:They need to get their gawdamn story straight. This is annoying.

Seriously. I read that tweet and felt really irritated. It seemed unprofessional as well. Like let's take a bad situation, and then make a joke out of it

"don't be fooled by what the fine folks of your fan site's news team say, let alone our own site!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeMwHZrU ... ata_player

While typos happen all the time, and information can get lost in translation, apparently they are playing telephone at Shout Factory. I had already paid for this item, I did what was required of me to receive this set. They had my money for a month before they decided the product wasn't finished... So they returned my money. Fine. Stop tweeting about it and get this **** made. December 6th isn't the date? Tell me what it is then.
Amateur hour at the ole Shout Factory.

That's real talk right there.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:39 pm

gothsaurus wrote:Mind you, I did leave out the notion of taking a shot each time someone utters "The Power Pack!" or "Sparkle" during the show.

I know what I'm doin this weekend! :lol:

Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:04 pm

I am curious to know the status of Victory or perhaps the other Beast Wars series. Any word on whether or not these will ever see the light of US Day?

Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:39 pm

Damn it that's my birthday :sad:

Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:54 pm

This is probally going to sound like a stupid question, but I honestly dont know so I will ask...

Is this "complete Japanese Collection" going to be dubbed over in english ??? Or English subtitles ???Or is this just an offical release of the Japanese versions.

I have the crappy downloaded versions with horrible english dubs on Headmasters and the other series with english subtitles. If this complete collection comes with english dubs, I will jump on this for sure !!!

News Credits: 462 · Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:11 pm

Rated X wrote:This is probally going to sound like a stupid question, but I honestly dont know so I will ask...

Frankly, this question has been answered about a million times, so yous will be number 1,000,001.

Rated X wrote:Is this "complete Japanese Collection" going to be dubbed over in english ??? Or English subtitles ???Or is this just an offical release of the Japanese versions.

No English dubs (thank goodness!), Japanese audio only, English subtitles only, official U.S. DVDs.

Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:21 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Rated X wrote:This is probally going to sound like a stupid question, but I honestly dont know so I will ask...
Frankly, this question has been answered about a million times, so yous will be number 1,000,001.

Rated X wrote:Is this "complete Japanese Collection" going to be dubbed over in english ??? Or English subtitles ???Or is this just an offical release of the Japanese versions.
No English dubs (thank goodness!), Japanese audio only, English subtitles only, official U.S. DVDs.

I guess Ill pass then. I just cant seem to enjoy a story when reading subtitles. I havent even watched my downloads for this reason. Reading subtitles is too much work, call me lazy.

I do have the dubbed version of Headmasters and I cringed at how the characters lost all their swag without American voice actors. No disrespect to the Japanese voice actors but they make all the characters sound the same.