Shiftee

It's amazing how searching the web for one thing leads to another....

So I found some info on "Johnny Socko and his Giant Robot" just for nostalgic purposes and came across the OAV "Giant Robo". After reading about this series, I really wanted to pick it up.

Upon doing a search for these DVD's, I came across a bunch of titles that I'm hoping someone who's more familiar with this topic can clarify for me:

Giant Robo Economy DVD - is this the entire 7 episode OAV or just the first 3 episodes of the OAV or all 3 Volumes of "The Day the Earth Stood Still"?

Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still Vol. 1 to 3 - the US Version of the Giant Robo OAV has the caption "The Day the Earth Stood Still". There are 3 volumes that are currently available on DVD. Is that the 7 episode OAV?

Giant Robo Premium EyeBall - this looks to be the entire OAV but I don't have room for this box (?) in my collection.

I was only able to find a thread on DVD Talk from 2004 discussing this series but if someone can point me in the right direction, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks!

fujishig

I think there's already an anime thread..

The premium eyeball is, I think, only disc 1. It's a funky box shaped like Folger's eye (from the anime), that has CD-jewel-case housing for the DVDs. Creative, but I don't like it.

The recent economy release is the three dvd (7 OAVs, the Day the Earth Stood Still) set at a super cheap price. highly recommended. The anime itself is great.

Shiftee

Thanks for the info! I was hoping someone would step up and enlighten me.

It's funny, I wasn't sure if anyone was going to reply to my post so I ordered the "Economy" DVD about 15 minutes ago.

I can't wait to check it out because it's pretty unanimous from what I've read that this series rocks!

Thanks for validating my purchase, Fujishig.

Ralph Jenkins

Yeah, it's truly one of the best OVA series ever made. It was originally released in Japan over a period of seven years, and the wait between episodes (thanks to the cliffhanger endings to each episode) was excruciating. Getting the complete series plus the Ginrei specials for under $20 is a steal (the "Economy" set includes the Ginrei Special DVD, so it's actually four DVDs).

The subtitle for the series was "The Day the Earth Stood Still" in Japan, too.

Also, it appears that a new GR animation is in the works: http://www.gr-anime.com/

darmok

i believe the complete set has since become available with the premium eyeball packaging.

Drexl

So THAT's where Giantrobo got his name. Maybe he has some information about this.

canaryfarmer

Giant Robo is the greatest thing ever. Of all time. Ever.