Akira

The Streamline dub was the one they used to air on the Sci Fi Channel all the time.

Back before they got MST3K, I think.

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Originally Posted by Grave

This. I want this.

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Yes. The Streamline dub is the definitve Akira dub.

That was the version I saw in the theater when it was making the rounds stateside, and I watched the shit out of my original VHS copy (to the point that all the colors were washed out into reds and blues), so that particular voice track is the definitive version for me.

I remember reading somewhere (or maybe it was on one of the laserdisc docs) that Otomo himself wasn't happy with the Japanese voice cast he ended up with (cast a bunch of real street kids for realism, but they couldn't act) and liked the sound of the English version better.

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Originally Posted by YellerDog

The Streamline dub was the one they used to air on the Sci Fi Channel all the time.

Back before they got MST3K, I think.

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I remember seeing it for the first time during the "Animation Festival" the Sci Fi Channel did in 1993 or 1994. Same year introduced me to Dominion, Project A-Ko, Robot Carnival and a bunch of other awesome stuff. Vampire Hunter D, possibly, but I'm not sure. It was hosted by Ralph Bakshi... yep, that year introduced me to a lot of things that permanently warped my young mind. :D

Sci Fi used to be awesome. Hell, that's the first place I saw Zeiram. What happened? :(

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Originally Posted by YellerDog

The Streamline dub was the one they used to air on the Sci Fi Channel all the time.

Back before they got MST3K, I think.

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The Sci-Fi Channel did not exist prior to nor after MST3K showings, so I'm not sure what mystical time frame you're referring to.

[edit] Well, except for

Obviously.

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Originally Posted by Grave

I remember seeing it for the first time during the "Animation Festival" the Sci Fi Channel did in 1993 or 1994. Same year introduced me to Dominion, Project A-Ko, Robot Carnival and a bunch of other awesome stuff. Vampire Hunter D, possibly, but I'm not sure. It was hosted by Ralph Bakshi... yep, that year introduced me to a lot of things that permanently warped my young mind. :D

Sci Fi used to be awesome. Hell, that's the first place I saw Zeiram. What happened? :(

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Helllll yeah. I had a bunch of VHS tapes of that block for a long time.

I like the "censored" version of Dominion Tank Police better than the real one.

I know I watched Akira and Robot Carnival on Sci-Fi. I think Vampire Hunter D might have been on TNT or something though.

It all blew my mind back then, so good.

My first experience with Akira (and Princess Mononoke) was via hacked pay-per-view.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...8be93972a6ee89

lol wrong akira

Ha! WTF! How does research wind up with a Rival Schools pic?

http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/a...4&d=1203395505