[font=trebuchet ms][color=darkblue]I have come to this site for months now, mostly for information on [i]New Mobile Report Gundam Wing[/i]. Recently though, I decided to check the [I]Ninja Scroll[/I] page, and found something appalling.[/color][/font]
[quote]Release Date: Surprisingly this film was first released in 1986![/quote]
[color=darkblue][font=trebuchet ms]1986?!
I've grown to trust theOtaku.com, since it is noticeable the effort that was put into creating such a good, clean site. However, I was confused about that specific piece of information. How was [I]Ninja Scroll[/I] released in 1986? Before I read that, I always thought it was released in the early to mid 90s.
If [I]Ninja Scroll[/I] was released in Japan in 1986, then I thought it would be the best anime ever. It would be way ahead of its time, mostly in terms of artwork and animation.
Nevertheless, I was still skeptical, so I asked in another message boards I go to for information on the matter. This was the reply I got:[/color][/font]
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by zero Astral [/i]
[B]cyke, come on. remember the 80's? speed racer? a-ko? cutey honey?
it would kick *** if ninja scroll [i]was[/i] that far ahead of it's time, but my sources report that it's an early 90's release.
[url]www.rightstuf.com[/url] has it at 1993, with the u.s. release coming in 1995.
oh yeah, and they've got a spanish dub [url=https://secure.sputnik7.com/palm_e_order/item.jsp?FROMLOCATION=true]here[/url] [/B][/QUOTE]
[font=trebuchet ms][color=darkblue]That seemed more believable. Then it hit me. I had the DVD of Ninja Scroll, so I checked the date myself, and here's what it says:[/color][/font]
1993/1995 Yoshiaki Kawajiri/Mad House/JVC/Toho Co. Ltd./Movic Inc.
[font=trebuchet ms][color=darkblue]So, did Otaku.com make a mistake, or was the movie released in 1986 on some secret format? I think it's more believable that the movie was released in 1993, considering that no anime movie or series of the 80s looks remotely as good as [i]Ninja Scroll[/i].[/color][/font]