August 21, 2005

ANIME LOST & FOUND

Here in the U.S., the fine folks over at The Right Stuff are looking for several lost episodes (in 16mm) of the original 1963 ASTRO BOY series - to complete their restoration of the series for DVD. A full list of missing titles is posted on FPS.

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Meanwhile in Japan, researchers have found an ancient piece of anime:
The 35-millimeter, celluloid animation film consists of 50 frames stuck together with paste. It depicts a boy in a sailor suit who writes Chinese characters, "katsudo shashin" (moving picture), takes off his hat and gives a salute.
The Japanese historians believe this film strip to be over 100 years old! Read the full news report here.

(Thanks to Charles Brubaker for the link)


Posted by at August 21, 2005 09:30 AM