@rang3r34 Actually, Harmony Gold did a dub of this, spliced in some footage from Southern Cross (along with changing the story to fit in the Robotech continuity, albeit barely), and released it as Robotech: The Movie. It had a limited release in Texas as a test run, but it was a huge flop. It was successful outside the US, though, so there have been VHS releases, but their take on it apparently sucks, so I'd stick with ADV's release instead. I've heard the MZ23 DVD has clips from it as extras.
I so need to see this movie! I saw it once at a video store that was going out of business for 1.99....In my ignorance I didn't pick it up..:( Anime from the 80's ROCKED!!
@fiskefyren With the exception of Tokimatusri Eve - beautifully rendered by Haruhiko Mikimoto of Macross fame, the primary character designer for Megazone 23 part 1 is Toshihiro Hirano, who happens to be the creator of Iczer one. FWIW Hirano got his start as storyboard artist for some of the 1982 Macross TV episodes. Episode 26 titled " Messenger" was his work.
You need to watch this this anime from a time when everything about anime was perfect and if you watch this in English you are cool will get laid.... all summer long!!!!!
@lavosgundam I agree 110% . The 80's were the best. It makes perfect sense that's the time period the computer choice, especially when you think about Japan at that time.
This is one of the best and most awesome video anime you will ever see. Highly recommended, especially if you watch the ADV Films English dub. You won't be disappointed. One of the best plots in a science-fiction anime.
Man, I remember seeing this anime when I was in middle school. I thought the old school anime was very oringnal and diverse. The new anime sucks because it's the same damn thing. This anime was like robotech, except with sex and violence!
Looks like the Japanese thought of the Matrix before we did. My favorite part of this trailer: "Go back to a time when the music was hot and the girls were hotter." By the way, I'm I the only one who notices that the trailer overvoice is the same as that agent at 0:58?
Only for morons who can't read subtitles, it's not a debate about langauges, but rather the quality of the voice actors doing it, and generally speaking the English dubs are terrible because of the voice actors. It can be done well though (see Engish dubs of studi ghibli films), but smaller English publisers will never invest that much money in, so instead we get people who probably did the voices for pokemon.
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I'm not a moron and I don't like subtitles. I can read perfectly fine, I just don't like reading when I'm supposed to be watching. You think Japanese dubs are any better? Pfft, if anything they can be just as bad.
The Japanese aren't dubs, because they are the original voice actors, as how the production or the creator envisaged what the actual characters should sound like, it wouldn't make sense for them to put all that effort into creating something and ruining it by giving them less than average voice actors, which is what the English dubs people are a lot of the time.
You don't seem to understand, it's not about whenever one language is better than the other, it's about the quality of the voice actors, it's like saying a badly dubbed version of a hollywood movie is better than the original with the orginal cast.
I'd have to disagree with you there, while the imagery and idea is the same, how it is carried out is extremely important, and in my opinion having crappy voice actors (Not all Engish dubs are bad as I've said) certainly does not do the original justice.
Watch it in whatever language(s) you can speak. Reading subtitles is only going to detract from the viewing experience.
I'm sorry but anyone who says they prefer the Japanese voice acting to the English when they can't speak Japanese really doesn't have a clue what their on about.
How can you advocate something can't understand.. Sure some of the english dubs might be cheesy but that doesn't make the Japanese one better, especially if you can't understand what their saying.
Sure is :-) I don't like subtitles as I miss too much film / animation if it's in a language I don't understand.
The only peeve I have is when people who cannot speak a word of Japanese say that it's better than their native language dub! Megazone's ADV english dub's pretty good! :-)
@KazuoKiriyama666 Yeah, but cartoons and movie are different. In a cartoon, you can have the little drawings talk in whatever damn language you want, and it doesn't make a damn bit of difference. It's not going to look any better or worse because of it, it's solely the delivery that seperates them.
In a movie, you have actors saying the lines, and having a dissembodied voice narrate in english while a bunch of obviously not-american actors are onscreen is irritating and distracting.
@Neosophist I watch all of my anime in Japanese with subtitles first and then in English. I enjoy both. I get the pure experience with the Japanese track, and I get to see the entire picture with the English track.
@AgentXXII What's the track that starts at 1:07? I've heard a slower, vocal version of it on an old ADV trailer for the combined trilogy and I've wanted it ever since.
At least a couple of the voices from the english Megazone 23, do voices in ADV's Macross. the voice of Shougo is the voice of Hikaru in Macross. i've never seen Megazone 23, so i'm not sure if Shougo is the character you are talking about or not.
Um. Yeah. Easily THE most spoiler-iffic trailer ever. I saw this OVA without knowing anything about it beforehand. The OMG MATRIX revelation scene blew me away.
I AGREE!!!! Good God!!! How HORRID! The most horrific DUB since DEVILMAN. Im so sad and infuriated to see my favorite anime movie being desicrated like this. I would concider myself an anime "purist" and to hear the voices here is beyond words :( no no no NO!
This is one of the best trailers I've ever seen.
Koalacanth 1 month ago
I prefer dubs over subs.
Problem?
superkeijikun 3 months ago
A clip from Manga trailer 0:00 to 0:27
kelviewong 5 months ago
"...there's nothing left to lose...except your life."
That was hilarious.
FallGuy82 5 months ago
Nagisa at 0:47 ?!
2GuysAnd1More 6 months ago
@2GuysAnd1More Her name is Yui you silly. Where would you get the name Nagisa from? :P
FalconFlyer69 6 months ago
@FalconFlyer69 Some weird almost hentai anime. I think it's called Ice Cooler or something like that.
2GuysAnd1More 6 months ago
The most important film to ever be made, then dubbed. Matrix+Transformers+Cocaine= MegaZone 23, Get into the Zone.
poorvideoquality 6 months ago
0:42 GETS LAID ALL SUMMER LONG
neil219315 7 months ago
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neil219315 7 months ago
Uh, thats some pretty bad recent re-dubbing guys. "Guys could get laid" i'm fairly sure thats not the original translation.
tinymeows 7 months ago
On another note wouldn't this be cool is this was kinda a prequel of sorts to Robotech?? Kinda a early days of transforming mechs thing!!
rang3r34 9 months ago
@rang3r34 uhm, robotech came first methinks
LhynnBlue 9 months ago
@LhynnBlue Yes, I'm aware of that...I was alive when Robotech first came on tv. I was just sayin IF.....
rang3r34 9 months ago
@rang3r34 Actually, Harmony Gold did a dub of this, spliced in some footage from Southern Cross (along with changing the story to fit in the Robotech continuity, albeit barely), and released it as Robotech: The Movie. It had a limited release in Texas as a test run, but it was a huge flop. It was successful outside the US, though, so there have been VHS releases, but their take on it apparently sucks, so I'd stick with ADV's release instead. I've heard the MZ23 DVD has clips from it as extras.
HolyKatana 7 months ago
@HolyKatana Sweet!! I din't know any of that! I knew some things about this anime looked familiar to me! Thanks ALOT for the info!! :)
rang3r34 7 months ago
I so need to see this movie! I saw it once at a video store that was going out of business for 1.99....In my ignorance I didn't pick it up..:( Anime from the 80's ROCKED!!
rang3r34 9 months ago
wow... this is intense...
NachoVPMusic 9 months ago
GET LAAAAID ALL SUMMER LONG
netscapepizza 11 months ago 15
The next anime con I go to I'm going to wear a plain white t-shirt with "I miss ADV" written on it.
zoidsmaniac 11 months ago
Vic Mignogna :D
YourProblem1 1 year ago
in the beginning of this, it kinda sounds like the matrix...i think i know where the idea of the matrix came from now...
sobekflakmonkey 1 year ago
Definently ganna get my hands on this.
sfighter991 1 year ago
80s shit
dapithapon 1 year ago
@dapithapon
The 80s weren't shit.
WolfieboyMachi 1 year ago
@WolfieboyMachi I mean it's from the 80's
dapithapon 1 year ago
Streets of Fire reference at 0:42!
BileSoup 1 year ago
@BileSoup i lol'ed
prede89 1 year ago
Now this is an Anime trailer!
matt0044 1 year ago
What's the song at the end??? It rocks!!!
SpitColor 1 year ago
"What? He drop-kicked a cop car!?"
Any piece of fiction which contains that line is good. Fact.
Zaothus 1 year ago
computer that controls our reality? agents in suits? did matrix rip this off?
Kelnar7 1 year ago 2
@Kelnar7
hahaha. You are RIGHT. This movie was made in 1985!!!!
The Wachowski bros said they were influenced by Anime, they watched this movie and adapted it to Live Action!!!!!
NightwingHuntress 1 year ago
and a guy with cool bike could get laid all summer long.
proxyeva 1 year ago
@proxyeva lol lucky bastard
Manolis090 1 year ago
now i get where the idea for Matrix came from
DearsRenRen 1 year ago 2
hm.... now i get where the idea for Matrix came from :)
DearsRenRen 1 year ago
I'm pretty sure reality is an illusion, but damn, it sure could use a version upgrade.
phubans 1 year ago
"ROBOT BIKE, DON'T FAIL ME NOW!!!"
Sometimes, I say that when I drive past yellow signal lights. Even though I drive a car...
FallGuy82 1 year ago 2
*french*
KazuoKiriyama666 2 years ago
how is this related to Iczer?
fiskefyren 2 years ago
@fiskefyren With the exception of Tokimatusri Eve - beautifully rendered by Haruhiko Mikimoto of Macross fame, the primary character designer for Megazone 23 part 1 is Toshihiro Hirano, who happens to be the creator of Iczer one. FWIW Hirano got his start as storyboard artist for some of the 1982 Macross TV episodes. Episode 26 titled " Messenger" was his work.
willywonka4340 1 year ago
lol most spoilers for a trailer
OrinAstragant 2 years ago
most of this old school anime has pretty good english voice actors
theshadowbehindme 2 years ago
0:42 - that's the real movie that inspired the creators of "megazone23"
lolololol
regioking 2 years ago
I will say this in my sexy voice
You need to watch this this anime from a time when everything about anime was perfect and if you watch this in English you are cool will get laid.... all summer long!!!!!
hoewingchan 2 years ago
That isn't a drop kick, is it?
typhonsentra 2 years ago
yea it is.
Rampagelil 2 years ago
ZOMG HURR DURR SUBDUBWAR
zedpapa 2 years ago
Shogo >>>>>>>>>>> Neo
Greatest preview EVER. And yes, the Matrix was a ripoff of this (Much better) flick.
roothands 2 years ago
@roothands Actually, the guys who made The Matrix never seen this (at least, before they made the Matrix).
matt0044 1 year ago
The 80's were perfect, if you think of about it. The movies were original, the content wasn't overdone...
lavosgundam 3 years ago 19
@lavosgundam I agree 110% . The 80's were the best. It makes perfect sense that's the time period the computer choice, especially when you think about Japan at that time.
prede89 1 year ago
Matrix?????
beanieboy007 3 years ago
This is one of the best and most awesome video anime you will ever see. Highly recommended, especially if you watch the ADV Films English dub. You won't be disappointed. One of the best plots in a science-fiction anime.
RocStarr1983 3 years ago 2
LOL did he just say the 80s were perfect? o_O
LazyLonestar 3 years ago
yeah you were in a diaper at the very end of the 80's LOL you sure know a lot about that time, huh
geebee2501 3 years ago
"And a guy with a cool BIKE, could get LAID all summer long!"
Best line in any trailer EVER.
zoddman 3 years ago 5
@zoddman
that how i met a girl .
proxyeva 1 year ago
"He drop kicked a cop car?"
Best line in the trailer.
Air0087 3 years ago
30,000th viewer. YES! YES!
Zerokaiser00 3 years ago
looks like this anime rocks
Stupify1984 3 years ago
Man, I remember seeing this anime when I was in middle school. I thought the old school anime was very oringnal and diverse. The new anime sucks because it's the same damn thing. This anime was like robotech, except with sex and violence!
upyourazz 3 years ago
Fun fact: This anime was actually used to make ROBOTECH: The Movie
MegazoneTwoThree 3 years ago
actually robotech originaly had sex and violence in the macross version from japan
Rampagelil 3 years ago 3
Looks like the Japanese thought of the Matrix before we did. My favorite part of this trailer: "Go back to a time when the music was hot and the girls were hotter." By the way, I'm I the only one who notices that the trailer overvoice is the same as that agent at 0:58?
alHalwima 3 years ago
Looks like a cool anime,
amazed I haven't heard about it before.
bajan13k 3 years ago
Anime. Owns.
DeBurgo 3 years ago
Alllll summer long!
typhonsentra 3 years ago
This is a very good classic anime movie. But do you guys watch this movie with English dub or Japanese with English subtitles?
pakli1988 3 years ago
Watch it with Eng Subtitles and Jap. Lang. if its your first time watching it. Just my opinion
Mahlercougar 3 years ago
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English, It sounds so much better.
NarutoDKurosaki 2 years ago
Only for morons who can't read subtitles, it's not a debate about langauges, but rather the quality of the voice actors doing it, and generally speaking the English dubs are terrible because of the voice actors. It can be done well though (see Engish dubs of studi ghibli films), but smaller English publisers will never invest that much money in, so instead we get people who probably did the voices for pokemon.
mightyPants 2 years ago 7
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I'm not a moron and I don't like subtitles. I can read perfectly fine, I just don't like reading when I'm supposed to be watching. You think Japanese dubs are any better? Pfft, if anything they can be just as bad.
KanjiiZ 2 years ago
The Japanese aren't dubs, because they are the original voice actors, as how the production or the creator envisaged what the actual characters should sound like, it wouldn't make sense for them to put all that effort into creating something and ruining it by giving them less than average voice actors, which is what the English dubs people are a lot of the time.
mightyPants 2 years ago 5
Again, Japanese is no better than English.
KanjiiZ 2 years ago
You don't seem to understand, it's not about whenever one language is better than the other, it's about the quality of the voice actors, it's like saying a badly dubbed version of a hollywood movie is better than the original with the orginal cast.
mightyPants 2 years ago 19
But you're not getting nothing is being ruined. It's voices and english is as good as japanese as long as the point is getting across.
KanjiiZ 2 years ago
I'd have to disagree with you there, while the imagery and idea is the same, how it is carried out is extremely important, and in my opinion having crappy voice actors (Not all Engish dubs are bad as I've said) certainly does not do the original justice.
mightyPants 2 years ago 4
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ur retarded, i don't get subbed because i prefer to lay in bed and im not a complete fag that needs the full anime experience.
DesertPunk17 2 years ago
Watch it in whatever language(s) you can speak. Reading subtitles is only going to detract from the viewing experience.
I'm sorry but anyone who says they prefer the Japanese voice acting to the English when they can't speak Japanese really doesn't have a clue what their on about.
How can you advocate something can't understand.. Sure some of the english dubs might be cheesy but that doesn't make the Japanese one better, especially if you can't understand what their saying.
Neosophist 2 years ago 2
@Neosophist Nah, I like to watch the movies in the original language they were made in.
KazuoKiriyama666 2 years ago
Even if you can't undestand Japanese? You miss animation out by having to read!
Neosophist 2 years ago
@Neosophist I read manga in english just fine. I can enjoy reading movies too.
I'd never watch an english dub of a frence movie, either. It's just preferences.
KazuoKiriyama666 2 years ago
Sure is :-) I don't like subtitles as I miss too much film / animation if it's in a language I don't understand.
The only peeve I have is when people who cannot speak a word of Japanese say that it's better than their native language dub! Megazone's ADV english dub's pretty good! :-)
Neosophist 2 years ago
@Neosophist Seriously, Vic Mignogna did a damn nice job as Shogo.
CCharmanderK 1 year ago
@CCharmanderK I agree, the english dub of Megazone 23 is awesome.
Neosophist 1 year ago
@KazuoKiriyama666 Yeah, but cartoons and movie are different. In a cartoon, you can have the little drawings talk in whatever damn language you want, and it doesn't make a damn bit of difference. It's not going to look any better or worse because of it, it's solely the delivery that seperates them.
In a movie, you have actors saying the lines, and having a dissembodied voice narrate in english while a bunch of obviously not-american actors are onscreen is irritating and distracting.
egdeltur666 1 year ago
Lol, like Dragon ball Z
24Rorschach 2 years ago
True, but have you ever seen Chinese people talk like Americans?
Redgrant80 2 years ago
@Neosophist I watch all of my anime in Japanese with subtitles first and then in English. I enjoy both. I get the pure experience with the Japanese track, and I get to see the entire picture with the English track.
tuxedomark 1 year ago
Wow! If this doesn't rule, what does? LOL!
FalgorOne 3 years ago
Get laid all summer long, thats Legen-wait for it-dary!
fustah 3 years ago
whats the song at 1:46 ?
spikeslp 4 years ago
That's "Tomorrow Blues", my fave song on the soundtrack.
However, this trailer SUCKS.
AgentXXII 4 years ago
@AgentXXII What's the track that starts at 1:07? I've heard a slower, vocal version of it on an old ADV trailer for the combined trilogy and I've wanted it ever since.
Erden 1 year ago
@Erden It's been a long time, but I believe that is "Rock Cafe"
AgentXXII 1 year ago
@AgentXXII
After getting my hands on the soundtrack, I can confirm that it is 'Too Lonely To Sleep'.
Erden 1 year ago
@Erden Ah well I can't speak Japanese so I cede to your greater knowledge :D
AgentXXII 1 year ago
LAID ALL SUMMER LONG
caseynovo 4 years ago
"Robot bike don't fail me now!" lol...
Soulgaine 4 years ago
"and a guy with a cool bike..will get LAID all summer long"..
nuff said
karasZero 4 years ago 4
he sounds like the same guy that did Hikaru's voice in ADVs Macross super deminsion fortress english dub but less surfer like.This looks awesome!
bobbydabutcha 4 years ago
At least a couple of the voices from the english Megazone 23, do voices in ADV's Macross. the voice of Shougo is the voice of Hikaru in Macross. i've never seen Megazone 23, so i'm not sure if Shougo is the character you are talking about or not.
Lumadil 4 years ago
He's also the voice of Edward Elric 8)
GODCONVOYPRIME 4 years ago
i used to love this movie i had the whole dvd series
and even the artbox
bbiguy 4 years ago
OMG!
khjui 4 years ago
Orguss is being released on dvd. Check out the trailer!
aniemclassic3 4 years ago
=^-^=
djindio555 4 years ago
There was the old Streamline Pictures dub from the mid 90's as well.
ProductionX 4 years ago
That voice over sounds like Dr. Cox from Scrubs
bwgary 5 years ago
That narrator sounds so lame and cliche, "hot bike gets laid?!", what is this, anime porn?
luckjon 5 years ago
Well it does have hentai in it. :P
Great movie though.
DistantJ 4 years ago
Um. Yeah. Easily THE most spoiler-iffic trailer ever. I saw this OVA without knowing anything about it beforehand. The OMG MATRIX revelation scene blew me away.
otakud00d 5 years ago
the matrix? wtf...
the guys who made the matrix stole this idea and improved on it... everything leads back to anime =^-^=
foamysminion392 5 years ago
It is actually a pretty bad dub job.
Ismael777 5 years ago
its actually a pretty good dub job.
mrtrin 5 years ago
I WANT!!!!
Finally get to headr a dubbed version of megazone. WOOHOO
relak 5 years ago
AUGH. IT SOUNDS HORRIBLE WHEN DUBBED!
friskana 5 years ago
I AGREE!!!! Good God!!! How HORRID! The most horrific DUB since DEVILMAN. Im so sad and infuriated to see my favorite anime movie being desicrated like this. I would concider myself an anime "purist" and to hear the voices here is beyond words :( no no no NO!
Mahlercougar 5 years ago
Ur fuckin retarded the dub version sounds fine!!! quit complaining u baby.
erick4good 5 years ago