Subtitle 191 Japanese Astroboy 1960s B/W episodes?

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Hi there,

I was recently planning to find someone to subtitle the 191 Japanese Astroboy 1960s B/W episodes and start a project via indiegogo or something. Then last night I stumbled onto the 52 Japanese Astroboy 1980s episodes on youtube, which has subtitles already. Refer: http://www.youtube.com/show/astroboynew/videos

Then, I did saw a reference to the youtube banner page a link to another website: http://www.viki.com/videos/191167v-astr … -episode-1. So it says, the sub was done by the Volunteer Channel Team: The Astro Boy Subbers! - written by people like us, if you want to help, contact the channel manager!

Who is the channel manager? How can I contact them?

Anyhow, in short… does anyone know if the 191 Japanese episodes were ever subtitled? I have them all on DVD, I paid $3000 USD for the 6 box sets, and I am about to rip them for safe keeping.

If they haven’t been subbed, how can we go about creating a new channel for these? Like the 1980s channel? Do we need to ask Tezuka Co. permission? Did the 1980s ask for their permission? I’m guessing they know about it, as it seems they own the YouTube channel and link to this website!

Who can help answer this? and would the The Astro Boy Subbers be interested in this project?

If access to the media is the only problem, once we confirm approval from Tezuka Co, I can provide this after I rip them, if we need approval? Who can help explain? I’m guessing the channel manager of the 1980s Astroboy episodes?

Also last Q - are the subs on the youtube channel the same as rhe ones on viki.com?

Thanks.

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P.S. - yes I know that 104 of the 191 Japanese 1960s episodes were audio dubbed in English, but like the 80s episodes, I am guessing there was censorship and re-edits, so ideally, the first set to be subtitled will be not the 104 that were re-audio dubbed.

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Japanese 191 Episode List:

  1. 1-1 01-Jan-1963 The Birth of Astroboy
  2. 1-2 08-Jan-1963 Frankenstein
  3. 1-3 15-Jan-1963 Adventure on Mars
  4. 1-4 22-Jan-1963 Guernica
  5. 1-5 29-Jan-1963 Sphinx
  6. 1-6 05-Feb-1963 Lightning Man
  7. 1-7 12-Feb-1963 Captain Atom
  8. 1-8 19-Feb-1963 Ghost Manufacturing Machine
  9. 1-9 26-Feb-1963 Black Looks
  10. 1-10 05-Mar-1963 The Fool Ivan
  11. 1-11 12-Mar-1963 Time Machine
  12. 1-12 19-Mar-1963 Cruciform Island
  13. 1-13 26-Mar-1963 The Eyes of Christ
  14. 1-14 02-Apr-1963 The Artificial Sun
  15. 1-15 09-Apr-1963 Plant People
  16. 1-16 16-Apr-1963 The Vehicle, White Planet
  17. 1-17 23-Apr-1963 Robot Land
  18. 1-18 30-Apr-1963 Gadem
  19. 1-19 07-May-1963 Astro Boy vs. Garon
  20. 1-20 14-May-1963 Gaseous Beings
  21. 1-21 21-May-1963 SatelliteR-45
  22. 1-22 28-May-1963 Sea Serpent Island
  23. 1-23 04-Jun-1963 The Mutant
  24. 1-24 11-Jun-1963 The Submarine Kingdom
  25. 1-25 18-Jun-1963 The Deep-Underground Tank
  26. 1-26 25-Jun-1963 Atlas
  27. 1-27 02-Jul-1963 Planet Pearl
  28. 1-28 09-Jul-1963 Mad Machine
  29. 1-29 16-Jul-1963 The Memorable Day
  30. 1-30 23-Jul-1963 Fuhrer ZZZ
  31. 1-31 30-Jul-1963 The Black Cosmic Ray
  32. 1-32 06-Aug-1963 Hot Dog Corps
  33. 1-33 13-Aug-1963 Two Magicians
  34. 1-34 20-Aug-1963 Midoro Marsh
  35. 1-35 27-Aug-1963 The Human Farm
  36. 1-36 03-Sep-1963 The Religion of Pui Pui
  37. 1-37 10-Sep-1963 Uran
  38. 1-38 17-Sep-1963 The Disturbed Small Planet
  39. 1-39 24-Sep-1963 Red Cat
  40. 1-40 01-Oct-1963 Neo Caesar
  41. 1-41 08-Oct-1963 X Bomb
  42. 1-42 15-Oct-1963 The Yellow Horse
  43. 1-43 22-Oct-1963 His Highness Dead Cross
  44. 1-44 29-Oct-1963 The Egyptian Conspirators
  45. 1-45 05-Nov-1963 Cleopatra’s Necklace
  46. 1-46 12-Nov-1963 The Robot Spaceship
  47. 1-47 19-Nov-1963 The Cosmic Crab
  48. 1-48 26-Nov-1963 The Tenma Tribe
  49. 1-49 03-Dec-1963 Transparent Giant
  50. 1-50 10-Dec-1963 Astroboy Goes to the West
  51. 1-51 17-Dec-1963 The Little Elephant Pura
  52. 1-52 24-Dec-1963 The Snow Lion
  53. 1-53 31-Dec-1963 Goodbye 1963
  54. 1-54 04-Jan-1964 Duel on the Alps
  55. 1-55 18-Jan-1964 Rejuvenating Gas
  56. 1-56 25-Jan-1964 Earth Defense Army
  57. 1-57 01-Feb-1964 Robot School
  58. 1-58 08-Feb-1964 The Thirteen Mysterious Statues of God
  59. 1-59 15-Feb-1964 The Robot Buron X
  60. 1-60 22-Feb-1964 The Demon Bees
  61. 1-61 29-Feb-1964 Space Parasites
  62. 1-62 07-Mar-1964 The Phantom Ship
  63. 1-63 14-Mar-1964 The Artificial Iceberg
  64. 1-64 21-Mar-1964 Count Bat
  65. 1-65 28-Mar-1964 Brave Escapee
  66. 1-66 04-Apr-1964 The Space Viking
  67. 1-67 11-Apr-1964 Heroes of the Night
  68. 1-68 25-Apr-1964 Rebellion of the Dinosaur People
  69. 1-69 02-May-1964 The Secret of the Clock Tower
  70. 1-70 09-May-1964 Rafflesia
  71. 1-71 16-May-1964 The Last Day of Earth
  72. 1-72 23-May-1964 7 Days of Drifting in Space
  73. 1-73 06-Jun-1964 Big Titan
  74. 1-74 13-Jun-1964 Earth Expedition
  75. 1-75 20-Jun-1964 Flying City
  76. 1-76 27-Jun-1964 The Monster Machine
  77. 1-77 04-Jul-1964 Cape Town Lullaby
  78. 1-78 11-Jul-1964 The World in Five Hundred Thousand Years
  79. 1-79 18-Jul-1964 Dr. Brain
  80. 1-80 25-Jul-1964 Humanoid Bill
  81. 1-81 01-Aug-1964 Dreaming Machine
  82. 1-82 15-Aug-1964 The Robot Olympics
  83. 1-83 22-Aug-1964 The Strange Bird, Garuda
  84. 1-84 29-Aug-1964 The Dolphin Civilization
  85. 1-85 05-Sep-1964 The Demented Beltway
  86. 1-86 12-Sep-1964 The Time Gun
  87. 1-87 19-Sep-1964 Princess Kaguya
  88. 1-88 26-Sep-1964 The Bacteria Corps
  89. 1-89 03-Oct-1964 Gomes’ Ghost
  90. 1-90 10-Oct-1964 The Robot Fortress
  91. 1-91 24-Oct-1964 Garon’s Counterattack
  92. 1-92 31-Oct-1964 Three Robot Knights
  93. 1-93 07-Nov-1964 Cobalt
  94. 1-94 14-Nov-1964 Angel in the Alps
  95. 1-95 21-Nov-1964 The Evil Punch Card
  96. 1-96 28-Oct-1964 Robot Future
  97. 1-97 05-Nov-1964 Confrontation in Space
  98. 1-98 12-Dec-1964 Zeo’s Legacy
  99. 1-99 19-Dec-1964 Little Columbus
  100. 1-100 26-Dec-1964 The Robot House
  101. 1-101 02-Jan-1965 The Unmapped World
  102. 1-102 09-Jan-1965 Queen of the Devils’ Place
  103. 1-103 16-Jan-1965 Stairs Leading into Space
  104. 1-104 23-Jan-1965 The Devil’s Balloon
  105. 1-105 30-Jan-1965 General Atom
  106. 1-106 06-Feb-1965 The Boy from Outer Space
  107. 1-107 13-Feb-1965 Release of the Earth
  108. 1-108 20-Feb-1965 Saturn Man
  109. 1-109 27-Feb-1965 Phoenix
  110. 1-110 06-Mar-1965 Expedition on Mercury
  111. 1-111 13-Mar-1965 Robot Polymer
  112. 1-112 27-Mar-1965 Samson’s Hair
  113. 1-113 03-Apr-1965 “Back,” the Country without Laughter
  114. 1-114 10-Apr-1965 Metro Monster
  115. 1-115 17-Apr-1965 The Big Runaway Safe
  116. 1-116 24-Apr-1965 The Biggest Robot on Earth (part one)
  117. 1-117 01-May-1965 The Biggest Robot on Earth (part two)
  118. 1-118 08-May-1965 Robot Grabby
  119. 1-119 15-May-1965 The Flying Lens
  120. 1-120 22-May-1965 Time Hunter
  121. 1-121 29-May-1965 Ganimate
  122. 1-122 05-Jun-1965 The Monster Mantler
  123. 1-123 19-Jun-1965 Captain Dog
  124. 1-124 03-Jul-1965 Parting Gift
  125. 1-125 10-Jul-1965 Find the Bacteria
  126. 1-126 17-Jul-1965 Roboids
  127. 1-127 24-Jul-1965 The Experimental Robot
  128. 1-128 31-Jul-1965 Treasures of the Inca Empire
  129. 1-129 14-Aug-1965 Atom vs. Atom
  130. 1-130 21-Aug-1965 The Storm on Mars
  131. 1-131 28-Aug-1965 The Moon Champion
  132. 1-132 04-Sep-1965 Prince Louis
  133. 1-133 11-Sep-1965 Revenge After Ten Years
  134. 1-134 18-Sep-1965 Operation Escape
  135. 1-135 25-Sep-1965 The Robot-Dog Backy
  136. 1-136 02-Oct-1965 Inspector Jaguar
  137. 1-137 09-Oct-1965 Little Cooley
  138. 1-138 16-Oct-1965 A Long Day
  139. 1-139 23-Oct-1965 Astro Boy Stolen
  140. 1-140 30-Sep-1965 The King and Atom
  141. 1-141 06-Nov-1965 The Locomotive March
  142. 1-142 13-Nov-1965 Minya’s Star
  143. 1-143 20-Nov-1965 Bird Street Story
  144. 1-144 27-Nov-1965 Lost Friendship
  145. 1-145 04-Dec-1965 Atom in the Deep Sea
  146. 1-146 11-Dec-1965 Report from the Future
  147. 1-147 18-Dec-1965 Mid-air Screen
  148. 1-148 25-Dec-1965 Robio and Robiet
  149. 1-149 01-Jan-1966 The Can Capriccio
  150. 1-150 08-Jan-1966 Miss Magnet
  151. 1-151 15-Jan-1966 Lonely Atom
  152. 1-152 22-Jan-1966 The Robot Bombs
  153. 1-153 29-Jan-1966 The Red Merry-Go-Round
  154. 1-154 05-Feb-1966 Blue Bird Story
  155. 1-155 12-Feb-1966 The Crazed Boundary
  156. 1-156 19-Feb-1966 Robot Mayor
  157. 1-157 26-Feb-1966 Gypsy’s Star
  158. 1-158 05-Mar-1966 Funny Companion
  159. 1-159 19-Mar-1966 Devil and Angel
  160. 1-160 26-Mar-1966 The Golden Flute
  161. 1-161 02-Apr-1966 Dream-selling Aliens
  162. 1-162 09-Apr-1966 Operation Candy
  163. 1-163 16-Apr-1966 Road to Another World
  164. 1-164 23-Apr-1966 The Space Spider
  165. 1-165 30-Apr-1966 A Great Fuss over Babies
  166. 1-166 07-May-1966 The Jewel-Eating Monster
  167. 1-167 14-May-1966 Plenty of Balloons
  168. 1-168 21-May-1966 The Island That Jumped Up
  169. 1-169 28-May-1966 Gift from the Future
  170. 1-170 04-Jun-1966 Two Princesses
  171. 1-171 11-Jun-1966 Kutcher Forever
  172. 1-172 25-Jun-1966 The Herald Brothers
  173. 1-173 02-Jul-1966 Robotty
  174. 1-174 09-Jul-1966 The Great Submarine Canal
  175. 1-175 23-Jul-1966 Robot Wars (part one)
  176. 1-176 30-Jul-1966 Robot Wars (part two)
  177. 1-177 06-Aug-1966 The Gigantic Robot
  178. 1-178 20-Aug-1966 Chi-tan’s Nighttime Adventure
  179. 1-179 10-Sep-1966 Ghost Manufacturing Machine
  180. 1-180 24-Sep-1966 Demented Cobalt
  181. 1-181 01-Oct-1966 Japanese People from Space
  182. 1-182 08-Oct-1966 Time War
  183. 1-183 22-Oct-1966 Star of Africa
  184. 1-184 29-Oct-1966 Monsters Come out at Night
  185. 1-185 05-Nov-1966 Baily’s Legend
  186. 1-186 19-Nov-1966 Tengu of Kurama
  187. 1-187 26-Nov-1966 Confusion at the Shooting Studio
  188. 1-188 03-Dec-1966 Miracle of Mesopotamia
  189. 1-189 17-Nov-1966 Wandering Roppi
  190. 1-190 24-Dec-1966 Medussa’s Mansion
  191. 1-191 31-Dec-1966 The Greatest Adventure on Earth
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Japanese 104 (English Audio Dub) Episode List (without airdates)

  1. The Birth of Astro Boy
  2. Colosso
  3. Expedition to Mars
  4. The Sphinx
  5. Cross Island
  6. Grass Boy
  7. Zero, the Invisible Robot
  8. Silver Comet
  9. Hullabaloo Land
  10. The Spirit Machine
  11. Strange Voyage
  12. The Artificial Sun
  13. The Deep Freeze
  14. One Million Mammoth Snails
  15. Gangor the Monster
  16. Secret Agent 3-Z
  17. The Haunted Ship
  18. Time Machine
  19. The Cosmic Giant
  20. Toxor, the Mist Man
  21. Satellite R-45
  22. Sea Serpent Isle
  23. The Deadly Flies
  24. Kingdom of the Sea
  25. The Strange Birthday Presents
  26. Don Tay’s Infernal Machine
  27. Pearl People
  28. The Wacky Machine
  29. Memory Day
  30. The Super Duper Robot
  31. Mysterious Cosmic Rays
  32. The Moon Monsters
  33. The Three Magicians
  34. The Beast From 20 Fathoms (The Lost Episode)
  35. Planet X
  36. The Elixir of Life
  37. Astro Boy Goes to School
  38. The Asteroid Menace
  39. The Mysterious Cat
  40. The Abominable Snowman
  41. Deadline to Danger
  42. The Island of Mystery
  43. Ditto
  44. Cleopatra’s Heart
  45. The Return of Cleopatra
  46. Phantom Space Ship
  47. The Gigantic Space Crab
  48. The Great Space Horse
  49. 3D Tee Vee
  50. Westward Ha!
  51. Jimbo the Great
  52. Snow Lion
  53. Dogma Palace
  54. The Man-Made Iceberg
  55. Vampire Vale
  56. The Terrible Tidal Wave
  57. The Viking King [aka] Vikings
  58. The Devil Doll
  59. Dinosaur Dilemma
  60. The Clock Tower Mystery
  61. The Flower Monster
  62. Attack From Space
  63. Shipwreck in Space
  64. Big Titan
  65. Mission to the Middle of the World
  66. Inca Gold Fever
  67. The Monster Machine
  68. The Hooligan Whodunit
  69. Funnel to the Future
  70. Super Brain
  71. A Mighty Minute
  72. The Dream Machine
  73. The Robot Olympics
  74. Dunder Bird of Doom
  75. Dolphins in Distress
  76. The Mad Beltway
  77. The Terrible Time Gun
  78. Space Princess
  79. Mighty Microbe Army
  80. Horrible King Horrid
  81. Mystery of Amless Dam
  82. Galon From Galaxy
  83. The Three Robotiers
  84. Brother Jetto
  85. Angel of the Alps
  86. Magic Punch Card
  87. The Great Rocket Robbery
  88. Contest in Space
  89. Gift of Zeo
  90. A Deep Deep Secret
  91. The Wonderful Christmas Present
  92. Uncharted World
  93. Jungle Mystery
  94. The Terrible Spaceman
  95. The Mighty Mite From Ursa Minor
  96. General Astro
  97. Mystery of Metalman
  98. Super Human Beings
  99. Phoenix Bird
  100. Menace From Mercury
  101. Dangerous Mission
  102. Planet 13
  103. Prisoners in Space
  104. Double Trouble
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I know what you should do, just in case you somehow disappear from the internet you should store these files onto a website where you can download things, or upload them to DailyMotion or something. (Keep in mind you can only upload up to about 19 videos at once to DailyMotion) If you do this eventually someone will subtitle them. Or maybe you could contact KissAnime, they only have the first 2 episodes subtitled. I think they’d make good subtitles for these episodes. (I did try to contact them about subtitling Jetter Mars but they never responded, so maybe keep that in mind)