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ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE - ISSUE 4.4 - JULY 1999
Home Video
New Manga Video Is Based On Osamu Tezuka Manga. Manga Video released Black Jack in the US on June 29, 1999. Directed by Osamu Dezaki, this 1993 direct to video release from Japan is based on a manga by Osamu Tezuka that was first serialized in Japan from 1973-78. Tezuka is known as the father of animation and comic books in Japan, and specifically as the creator of such TV series as Astro Boy and Marine Boy, as well as award-winning shorts such as Jumping. In Black Jack, Dr. Black Jack, an unlicensed but extremely successful surgeon, is a lone wolf who uses his talent to fight crime. During the Atlantis Olympics, a new breed of superhumans created by a corrupt scientist break world records, but they soon fall victim to a degenerative disease. When Dr. Black Jack is called upon to discover the cause of the disease, he discovers that the drug which made the mutants is also the cause of the virus. When the doctor contracts the disease himself, he falls into a web of conspiracy and must race against time to find a cure. Both English dubbed and subtitled versions will be available. NB. Manga Video is marketing this release as being the first feature made by Tezuka, but this is incorrect . The first feature he directed was the 1960 Saiyu-Ki (known as Alakazam The Great in the US). Tezuka, by the way, died in 1990, three years before Black Jack was released.
Make Way For More H.R. Pufnstuf, Sigmund, And Land Of The Lost Videos. As we reported, on June 1 Rhino Home Video released The World Of Sid & Marty Krofft, a three-volume set that included one episode from every Krofft Saturday morning show. Now on July 20 the kooky shows of Sid & Marty Krofft will once again find their way into American living rooms with the home video release of individual episodes of H.R. Pufnstuf, Sigmund & The Sea Monsters, Land Of The Lost, Bugaloos, Lidsville, and Far Out Space Nuts. While these shows are mostly live-action (the primary exception is Land Of The Lost which includes some stop-motion animation), they appeal to many fans of cartoons. Each video is packaged with a collectable iron-on transfer from the show. For a complete list of titles visit the on-line news section of Animation World Network.
New South Park Video Ties In With Upcoming Feature. The April Fool's
Day episode of South Park which starred the kids' favorite TV show
characters, Terrance & Phillip, will be available in US stores on June
15. This is the only full-length, half-hour episode featuring the two Canadian
action stars from the "show-within-a-show" on South Park.
The episode was broadcast on April 1, 1998, the date viewers were expecting
to see a cliffhanger identifying Cartman's father. As a result of this April
Fool's Day trick, Comedy Central received thousands of e-mails and letters
of complaint. This video comes two weeks before the June 30th release of the
South Park motion picture, Bigger, Longer & Uncut, which
is said to feature Terrance & Phillip. Also, South Park Volumes
7, 8 & 9, the most recent compilations of South Park episodes on
video, are currently available in video stores. South Park, co-created
by Trey Parker & Matt Stone, began its third season on Comedy Central
on April 7th of this year.
Note: Readers may contact any Animation World Magazine contributor by sending an e-mail to editor@awn.com.
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