Here are some clips from the anime adaptation of Shakotan Boogie, which came out in the early 90s. Animation-wise, it falls somewhere between Speed Racer and the original Initial D, but I think that we can all agree, that this is the pinnacle of all that humanity has achieved in art and culture as we know it.
Sheesh, such a rare show. The only thing I’ve found on it is the complete VHS set for $50. Maybe someone could buy it, somehow convert it, and sub it. I’ve seen the live action movie and I’ve gotta say, it doesn’t seem to have the ‘soul’, if you will, of the anime.
Indeed. I really liked the manga (due to Kusonoki Michiharu’s drawing style), but the live action was a total dissapointment. And finding the anime somewhere over the web seems to be impossble. It’s like more frivolous version of Initial D. More “real life story”. 😉
Where have you seen the VHS set for sale?
It was on Rakuten a couple months ago but it seems that it was either taken down or sold. 🙁
Actually, I take that back.
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/because1986/item/10003623/
Appreciated! I messaged the seller and they told me they don’t ship international, sadly. 🙁
contact streeter or another parts importer. he can purchase for you, then ship to you once he receives it from the seller.
as a matter of fact, i’d be down to donate to the cause if someone is serious about getting these converted and subbed. since there’s no American distribution for this title, there won’t be any legal issues. there are communities of volunteer translators that work to subtitle stuff like this at no charge all of the time.
I never realized these posts were this old already, but I was able to source a VHS quality recording of all four RAW OVAs if anyone is still interested.
I’m interested for sure, Seiko.
Wow. What a blast from the past. I remember buying the manga series and those two episodes from the manga. I stopped buying them though because it started to get expensive trying to keep up. Thanks for the trip down memory lane…
Hello, in Russia, too, waiting for a digitized version for voice acting.