Not sure if anyone else remembers this cartoon from their childhoods; sometimes it feels like it may have all just been a bit of a fever dream given how unhinged the English dub was at times!

This trailer gave me big, warm nostalgic vibes, and it seems like it could look/play somewhat like Cuphead perhaps? I’m cautiously hyped.

What are other obtuse, forgotten media properties that you think are overdue for revival? I’ll start the ball rolling with Tekkaman/Technoman Blade

  • Hegar
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    72 months ago

    When I was like 9 or 10 I thought our neighbor was at the door so I jumped out in my home made samurai pizza cats outfit, yelling “samurai pizza cats, they’re so bad!”, presuming that he was there to play samurai pizza cats.

    Turned out to be a boy from my class at school collecting money for something. He proceeded to blackmail me, getting my lunch in exchange for keeping my dorkiness hush-hush.

  • pruwyben
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    52 months ago

    I watched this as a kid! I didn’t expect anyone else to know it existed lol.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      42 months ago

      I honestly have no idea who greenlit this or why; but given just how obscure the source is - I have hopes that it’s a passion project, and will be made with love and care.

      • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️
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        32 months ago

        Maybe the rights went cheap. Or maybe you’re right.

        For what it’s worth there was an NES game back when the Pizza Cats were originally notionally relevant. It was alright.

        • @[email protected]OP
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          32 months ago

          Didn’t know about the NES game, thanks for the heads-up! It looks like it was only released in Japan and based on the original Kyatto Ninden Teyandee version, and not the deranged English dub.

          Even calling the original series notionally relevant is probably a stretch, it wasn’t even renewed for a second season! 🤣 But I guess we have its general failure to thank for setting in the Rube Goldberg series of events which led to the absurd English dub?

  • AmidFuror
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    22 months ago

    Not sure if it was, but this sure sounds like what you would name a knock-off of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.