From: michaele@nagisa.nsg.com.au (Michael J. Edwards)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: Iczer-3 (was  Nausicaa no longer #1!!!)
Date: 20 Nov 92 22:58:56 GMT
Organization: Chamber Militant of the Ordo Malleus
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Donald Wen (Donald.Wen@f201.n914.z8.rbbs-net.ORG) wrote:

>  MJ> That's "kute" for Iczer-3 :-)
> 
>  Do you know that the voice actress is a prpfessional wrestler named
>  Cuty Suzuki?  Overkute, not overkill, isn't it? (g)

I did, but do you think I was game to comment on that in public :-)

> Michael, there is a BBS in the Bay Area called Megaroad (415) 964-6315.
> If you don't mind the long distance, it carries an assortment of

long distance???  That's a bit more than long distance to me, it OS!!
[overseas that is]  I know there is a script for the first episode as a club
here in Australia has subbed it.  Not that I've seen their version.  If I
could get a full set of scripts I'd try and sub it myself.

>  It is Atros, BTW.  And just because she has dark hair hardly justifies
>  her as a dark-Iczer.  She developed doubts after a fight with Three, in

Actually I meant dark as in personality.  She wasn't anywhere as bright and
bubbly as Iczer-3

>  Regarding the boxed set, couldn't they have put the six episodes on all
>  three sides of CAV disks instead?  Or is there something else on the

Good question.  That's what I thought so I asked here :-)  I think maybe
they couldn't fit the copyright message or something... maybe each episode
tops 30min when all the idents and copyright stuff is included...  i'll
check that this weekend... what with the Alien special edition turning up
and some anime video tapes arriving and me being in Canberra for two weeks
I haven't had time to check...

>  disk that I should be aware of??  How about the booklet: how many pages
>  are there?  I bought a Bandai book "B-Club Special: Iczer-3" for $26.70
>  at Kinokuniya a while back.  (ISBN4-89189-159-9, 2200yen).   It is
>  essentially color shots of the episodes, character designs, and an
>  eight-page spoof by Ikkou Sahara.  All in 112 pages, 64 in color.  So
>  what's in the booklet included?  I was contemplating a trade-in of my
>  six original disks for the boxed set, IF IT'S WORTH ANY LOSS.  And how
>  is the picture quality of the CAV disks?

The booklet has an interview [I can't read it so at present can't tell you
who with :-) ]  A rundown on the characters, the lyrics to the opening
track, then a two page spread on each episode with a synopsis and
"Toshihiro Hirano's Check List" as well as pictures from that episode.
There is a line of English under each title of the episodes but I don't
think they are translations.  Odd bits there though.  Iczer's fight with
"Iczerio Energy" and Iczer-2 is called back from hell??  and the closing
battle "all the energies of ICZERS united by "THE TIES OF ICZERIO""
There are then ten pages of b/w design drawings and a full credit list for
the series. [oh yeh there is also one drawing of Nagisa, Iczer-1 and 3 in
real SD format... ur... kute comes to mind...]

I don't have an original LD to compare these with but they seem to be on par
in quality with my Wings of Hon. box set.

Michael