AnimeNewsNetwork had me write a little about classic shojo in celebration of Discotek's upcoming Lady Georgie bluray release! Let's look at some shojo anime I dream of owning English releases of someday.
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My favourite retro animes with their perks and perils
Let's start straight away!
1. Lady Oscar / The Rose of Versailles
(70s)
Such a lovely manga/anime series. The story follows the life of a military general's daughter Oscar and Marie Antoinette. Oscar is raised like a boy to succeed her as the commander of the Royal Guards at the Palace of Versailles. The story is set in France before and during the French Revolution.
Perks:
Strong multidimensional female lead
Surprisingly historically accurate
Interestingly captures the large scale of femininity and being a woman
Cool soundtrack
Interesting fact: this anime inspired the makers of Berserk (1997)
Perils:
You'll cry
2. Lady Georgie
(80s)
Lady Georgie tells the growth story of a girl named Georgie who lives in peaceful and pittoresque Australian countryside. Georgie doesn't know the secret about her origin while the rest of her family knows it.
Perks:
absolutely endearing setting
the storytelling of their childhood is beyond cuteness
reminded me of the book "The Little Princess" by F. H. Burnett
Perils:
I was a bit weirded out by the love square (?) which included her two adoptive brothers
The ending is not satisfying and the manga is even worse
The love between Georgie and her main love interest is quite bland
3. City Hunter
(mainly 80s)
City Hunter is a humorous anime classic from the 80s. The story focuses on Ryo Saeba, a famous underground sweeper in Shinjuku, and his partner Kaori Makimura. They together help different customers - which are all beautiful women, since Ryo is also well-known for his lecherous habits. Kaori keeps Ryo in check with her hammer.
Perks:
fun anime with a lot of seasons and movies
interesting characters
pictures the city life of Japan in the 80s
Perils:
the love story between Ryo and Kaori is sometimes frustrating
The fetishism of women in almost every episode starts early to feel like a worn joke (notice the time context)
Episodes follow the same plot almost every time, may start to feel repetitive
Tsukasa Hojo, the maker of City Hunter, has also done an another manga named Angel Heart which shares the same characters with City Hunter but isn't it's continuation. I don't yet have a full review of AH, since I'm currently watching it. Thus far, I have cried during every episode, it's good but different. (Please tell me in the comments would you like to have full review of AH)
And a lot more...
There is a lot more retro animes that I didn't mention in this post, like Candy Candy, Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon, Utena, Ranma, Akira, Lupin the III, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Berserk (1997). This is just my list of favourites and I hope that you would like to share your favourites in the comments!
With love,
Jessica
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So....since Discotek is licensing Lady Georgie...I really hope they eventually license Alpen Rose too. And I also really hope we get the manga for both of these in English eventually. And a complete English release of Kyoko Ariyoshi’s Swan,but that’s for another day. Anyway...hopefully more shoujo to look forward to in the future!
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News - Yesterday at their Otakon 2023 panel, Discotek made some announcements!
New bluray releases of previous DVD-only titles: Midnight Eye Goku, Crying Freeman, Chargeman Ken, as well as CyberSix.
A new 4k release for Street Fighter II: The Movie.
80s shoujo anime Lady Georgie will be getting an SD bluray, it's first ever English release!
And for the first time ever, all 3 of the first Digimon films will be getting a proper English release, complete with a new dub featuring actors from the original TV dub! The collection will also feature the original uncut Japanese films, as well as the American edit (sorry, no Angela Anaconda short, though.)
Check out the info on the images for more details, as well as Discotek's threads on Twitter.
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