Amazon.com: Tobor the 8th Man Original TV Series Anime Vol. 1 [Remastered & Restored]: Jerry Berke, Bob Gaynor, Jack Metger, Sandy Warshaw: Amazon Instant Video

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Synopsis: For the first time the 1960's Original TV Series "8th Man" has been professionally Digitally Re-mastered and Restored to perfection.

Starring: Jerry Berke, Bob Gaynor

Supporting actors: Jack Metger, Sandy Warshaw

Directed by: Hiroyuki Kawashima

Runtime: 1 hour 58 minutes

Studio: 8thManDVD.com

ASIN: B001DB91TQ (Rental) and B001DBB090 (Purchase)

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Rental rights: 7 day viewing period Details

Purchase rights: Stream instantly and download to 2 locations. Details

Compatible with: Mac and Windows PC online viewing, compatible instant streaming devices, TiVo DVRs. System requirements

Format: Amazon Instant Video (streaming online video and digital download)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Near Pefect, looks and sounds better then ever, December 15, 2008

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EuroCompton (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tobor the 8th Man Original TV Series Anime Vol. 1 [Remastered & Restored] (DVD)

First off I own several of the old VHS tapes and was able to do a full comparison and this set rocks!!!

The video is near perfect (I didn't see any green blotches) smooth rendering and obviously taken from the original film. The audio is perfectly fine, no problem with "bad mixing" or anything else. I also love the photo gallery!

Highly recommended, makes a great xmas gift!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Crystal clear my rear!, October 1, 2009

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Gwadovski "Kaigeus" (ca USA) - See all my reviews

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I gave this product a 2-star review because at least SOMEONE is taking some very minor effort to put this awesome show on dvd. However, it is clearly done by a bootleg artist rather than an official company like Sony or Buena Vista, which is obvious by the TERRIBLE sound quality, cheap looking dvd case, tons of blotches and pixilated gook in almost every screen, and the amateur dvd menu that looks just like the tons of bootleg 60's-90's cartoon dvds I bought off ebay in the early and mid 2000's. The poor picture and sound quality (although I guess it's better than on previous bootleg releases), unreasonably high price of about $[...] for 5 episodes that are only 15 minutes each (which is pure insanity in today's ratsoup economy), and the overall lackluster casing and presentation of this dvd deserve 1 single star. But, because this show is now available on dvd - despite numerous flaws - I must give it an extra star. If only this show would be released in a more official manner, it would easily deserve 4 or 5 stars. Whatever thieves downloaded this and put it on dvd-r's ([...]), should be put on trial for falsely advertising it as being "remastered, restored, crystal clear" and selling it at such a high price. I want my money back, but I know some die-hard nostalgic animation fans out there will still appreciate this because of the greatness of the original material. This dvd looks and sounds like garbage, and only because some clever Japanese animation studio put this together in the 60's is this show worth your time. This DVD itself is nowhere near as great as I thought it would be when I read the product description. Whats the deal Amazon.com, why are you letting all these bottomfeeders sell their illegal products through your once-great website?

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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, April 29, 2009

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L. DiMenna (Santa Cruz, CA) - See all my reviews
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Sorry but, I was real disappointed with the overall quality of this DVD. The picture was NOT clear, it looks out of focus. The sound is horrible! I could barely watch the dang thing, like what has been brought to attention in other reviews ,the effects sound is so loud you cant hear the dialog. The only reason I gave 2 stars is I just love this cartoon, one of my favorites. I had an old store bought VHS and it way better quality. I just hope the VOL. 2 is better.

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