For those that collect cels ...

... does anybody else, or is it just me ...?

Saw this set while checking out various shows (celga.com ; a proxy-bidding site); went for 27,000 yen by the end of the 30 bids (after adding in the commisions, shipping, etc, would have been around $280 ... more than I wanted to get in on). Interesting thing is, it really is EVERY cel that was drawn to do the first move of that scene in the show. The fact that it was all together ... should have bid ...

By the way, the Japanese have this in episode #167, not #144 ... makes you wonder what they left out when they sent it abroad, huh?

Something to find out. Anyone know?

I actually have this piece in my collection of cels I've picked-up along the way. It's from "Hakugei Densetsu" or "Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick" or 白鯨伝説 , depending on how you want to search it out.

I know it was done as a fan-sub along the way, but was later licensed and shown on the "Anime Network"; sold as DVD's, etc. I never spotted it while it was in fan-sub mode, so ... Here's the problem, no mater how I search, as per episode recaps, I can't find anything that mentions "wrestling" within a show. Wouldn't ya think it might be mentioned ...?

Anyway, perhaps one of you has seen it and can give further details to the rest of us. The DVD's are available to buy from various sites, but at $20 each times the 5 (?) DVD's ...

The best lead I've come-up with, is this: 22/10/06 Hakugei Densetsu(DVD) 01-13 Ripping in Peace

21/10/06 Hakugei Densetsu(DVD) 01-13 Anime-4ever ,

So, in October, 2 groups were seeding half the series 26 episodes. Me, I can't seem to get to them. Anybody up for some work?
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At 6:09 PM, shadowmanuel said…Good picture, but it episode is female vs female or is a mixed fight?. At 6:18 PM, MagicAlex said…Do you know what the show is about in general? It might just be a parody scene or one of the characters imagining something. At 9:37 AM, shadowmanuel said…I have hope it match is female wrestling , not a parody.
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Well, I'm pretty sure that it is, indeed, a wrestling tag-team-match, since she's reaching in for a tag in the cel I've got. I have also found, but did not buy, this cel that shows other characters from the show with her. Note: none of them are in wrestling gear, so none of them SHOULD have been her partner in the wrestling scenes. The fellow she's sitting on is called "White Hat" and he's a detective after Ahab, the captain of their space ship. I think, if I've read the episode recaps properly, that, in the first few episodes, Ahab had to round-up his crew... so, maybe she was working as a wrestler somewhere at the time ...

What can I say, I tried to warn you.

"She fight with a bear, put information more serios I download it episode only for view a girl fight with a bear?"

But she's cute, no?

As I said, those that knew the show had already seen the following in an earlier episode:

This show has a character with some of the best potential in a long time, yet never delivers on it, instead having her fight in these bizarre battles.

Sorry to those that wasted their time. I hadn't seen the episode myself yet, as I was still downloading at the time I made the posting yesterday. I had just seen the boxing image in the previews from the last show. Even I was shock by how little there was ...

For the Anime fans out there

From the show that loves to tease us, "Akahori Gedou", Ami-san laces-up the gloves in episode #11, now available from the Himitsu fan-sub group. For those that know the show, you know that it's not going to be what you hope, but still ...

More manga you can buy from Japan

As a follow-up to the note the other day, when I pointed out a title to watch for those that may want to start their own collection of books, here are a couple others that you can order from Amazon.co.jp. The shipping, on a cost-per-book basis, becomes a bit more reasonable as your items increase:

http://www.comic-valkyrie.com/ The main website for this magazine; Amazon link shows at the site. This is the mag that is currently running the "Idol Wrestler" story you may have seen an example or two of on other boards. Three issues released so far. These are example-sized shots from the site.





















http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%82%BA-3%E5%B7%BB-3-%E5%BF%97%E6%9D%91-%E8%B2%B4%E5%AD%90/dp/4785925744/sr=1-3/qid=1168804318/ref=sr_1_3/249-2497690-4593117?ie=UTF8&s=books

Love Buzz: 3 books that follow the day to day life of a single mom/wrestler and her daughter.

Saturday update

Just wanted to say "Welcome" to those that have been checking in lately.

I'm thinking about a "Page of the day" thing ... each day post a full page, hi-rez scan from a one of my out-of-print manga (never anything that is still for sale in Japan; you know the drill ...), that way, over time, you guys would get a whole manga. Cool? Pain in the ...?

Some of the manga only contain a few pages out of a 150 page book, such as the one shown to the left, others, the full 200 pages would be needed. I've been taking time to scan a bunch of my manga, thus the slow updates to the Yahoo group of old and this blog; right now, I've got 51 folders (manga) in play. Styles vary ...

Maybe I'll do this ... post a few examples and see what gets the most response. I have them already, so it's really up to you. to keep it simple, we'll call the image above number (1). Warning on this one, as she goes through training, you'd get some robot hentai; 15 pages.









"Mike", number (2), is a set of 46 pages from a weekly manga. This one is an in-ring catfight; violent - the fighters get bloodied by the end.















Number (3), is pretty much plain old wrestling; 20 pages









Maybe we just start there to see, instead of getting into the longer ones right now. Let me know your thoughts!

Happy New Year!

Well, as we go into 2007, I wanted to start-off by pointing out an upcoming release to those that may want to get a copy:

These are the covers of the first two issues of "Tatakae! Tarantella". The upcoming issue, #3, will feature some wrestling, based on these preview images.

I've gotten the first two issues from Amazon.jp.co, so, for those that don't have a Japanese bookstore nearby, that option does work; me, I'll start to get mine through my local source (saves on shipping). The story's first two issues introduce the characters, their dojo, and various fighting scenes (training, etc.) , although this next issue will be the first with in-ring wrestling.

Here's a link to Amazon, if anyone is interested:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4088741366/250-5438542-1401003

Not that hard to sign-up for an account with them; I ran the necessary pages through WorldLingo and did fine ... you need to have a credit card and shipping address, of course.

Also, for those that missed it, Female Fight Fan added a new link awhile back that, after a lot of searching through the various options, got you to this:







The comic (8 pages) was scanned from a men's hentai mag, so at the end ... Below is a direct link to the pages.

http://f56.aaa.livedoor.jp/~kakuma/1kyattofaitoheirasshai1.htm