Wednesday, March 30, 2016

How come I watched Tagalog dubbed anime?


Between the mid 1990s & the late 2000s, Filipino children watched Tagalog dubbed anime on TV & they enjoyed it except for me. Tagalog dubbed anime started with Voltes V on IBC 13 in 1989 & it was short-lived. In the early 1990s, ABS-CBN started airing Tagalog dubbed anime & it will continue the tradition for years to come. Just before August 22, 1999 Sunday at 8 am PHT, Tagalog dubbed anime shows were aired on TV networks such as ABC, GMA & IBC. In the 2000s, most Tagalog dubbed anime shows were aired as well like on RPN, Studio 23 & Q. In 1998, I watched Ghost Fighter on IBC before it aired on GMA a year after. I watched Mojacko on GMA between 1998 & late 1999 & I don't like when it's not English dubbed. I don't even like Dragon Ball Z on GMA ether because it uses the word Kamehame-wave instead of Kamehameha. After Ghost Fighter disappears on GMA on August 6, 1999 Friday, it comes back in the mid 2000s. In 2006, I watched a cable channel called Hero & it's a channel that airs Tagalog dubbed anime shows. Between October 30, 2009 Friday & today, I don't like Tagalog dubbed anime in my life. I guess ABC still airs Sailor Moon as of August 22, 1999 Sunday at 8 am PHT. I'd rather skip it for now.

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Prince Zardoz is Steve Armstrong's brother?


Every Filipino know as of August 22, 1999 Sunday at 8 am PHT that at the end of the movie "Voltes V: The Liberation", Dr. Ned Armstrong is Prince Zardoz's father & Steve Armstrong is he's brother. After Zardoz kills his uncle Emperor Zu Zambajil by throwing a dagger for his mother at him, he sacrificed himself by being a half-brother of the Armstrong brothers in flames. When the Voltes team leave Boazania to earth, Dr. Armstrong remains here at Boazania & tells Dr. Hook to take care of his sons so the Armstrong brothers will see their father in Boazania someday. & so, the Voltes V story ends with this epilogue: "After all these years, an epic saga of conquest and liberation spanning 14.000 light years has come to a close. Zanbajil's evil empire is no more. From its ashes, springs in an egalitarian republic under the benevolent guidance of presidium Emperor Hrothgar. The planet earth and Boazania have forged a perpetual alliance utilizing transfers of technology, highlighted by the peace time use of ultra electromagnetic energy and warp drive transport system. Amidst this backdrop of intergalactic harmony, stands Voltes V, protector of the galaxies, champion of the oppressed, ready to rise again against the dark forces of the universe." On TV, Voltes V can still be aired on GMA every Friday night at 7:30 pm until September 24 when the show was replaced by Pokémon the following week.