areaseven Posted December 24, 2007 Posted December 24, 2007 From the Anime News Network: Golgo 13 Television Anime Greenlit The official website of Shogakukan's Big Comic magazine has posted the cover image of its January 10 issue (on sale December 25) which indicates that Takao Saito's Golgo 13 assassin manga will be adapted for television anime. An interior page reveals that the anime project will start next spring in Japan. The manga recounts the assignments that an amoral mercenary assassin named Duke "Golgo 13" Togo executes on almost every continent in the world. Big Comic has been serializing the title since 1968, and the 147th compiled volume was published in Japan on December 5. Viz Media has published 12 graphic novel volumes in English, under its Viz Signature imprint, since 2006. The manga has already been adapted as a live-action movie (Golgo 13: The Kowloon Assignment) and two animated movies (Golgo 13: The Professional and Golgo 13: Queen Bee). Worldwide Pictures released an English-dubbed version of the live-action movie, and Urban Vision released both animated movies with English dubbing and subtitles. Quote
lord_breetai Posted December 25, 2007 Posted December 25, 2007 I wonder if they'll bring out another videogame where you sleep with chicks after every mission and smoke cigarrets to recharge your life like the old NES Golgo 13 game... that somehow got released here in North America. Quote
polidread Posted December 25, 2007 Posted December 25, 2007 awesome news for our Duke Togo!!!! (and awesome new avatar image for our Lord Breetai !) heheheh!!! Quote
wolfx Posted April 18, 2008 Posted April 18, 2008 Ok so now i know what's the story behind Duke Togo's avatar. Pretty cool. Animation was kinda dodgy especially in the bedroom shootout but otherwise quite enjoyable episode. All the men in the anime had equally broad shoulders as Golgo. I LOL-ed. Apparently he's damn good in bed. The woman's moans are testament to that. He is paranoid to enter any enclosed space 1st (car/lift), in case its a trap. Quote
ssfsx17 Posted April 19, 2008 Posted April 19, 2008 "Since when did the FBI and CIA become friendly with each other?" LOL, so true! It took the whole post-911 mood and the Department of Homeland Security to force them to even sit together in the same room. Quote
Gui Posted April 19, 2008 Posted April 19, 2008 Ok so now i know what's the story behind Duke Togo's avatar. [...] C'mon! It's a classic! Quote
wolfx Posted April 19, 2008 Posted April 19, 2008 (edited) Guess i'm too young. I mean....probably my grandad read Golgo. Edited April 19, 2008 by wolfx Quote
terry the lone wolf Posted April 19, 2008 Posted April 19, 2008 One of the best mangas & animes of all time. I hope they adapt the "Into the Wolves Lair" manga into the tv series. Golgo vs. Nazis! Quote
Hoptimus Posted April 21, 2008 Posted April 21, 2008 My hope for this is that it stays true to the manga with a bit of modernization where it needs it. I love Golgo 13. Quote
ssfsx17 Posted April 22, 2008 Posted April 22, 2008 Episode 2 was even better than episode 1. This series is gonna be total win. Quote
grss1982 Posted April 22, 2008 Posted April 22, 2008 Ok so now i know what's the story behind Duke Togo's avatar. Pretty cool. Animation was kinda dodgy especially in the bedroom shootout but otherwise quite enjoyable episode. All the men in the anime had equally broad shoulders as Golgo. I LOL-ed. Apparently he's damn good in bed. The woman's moans are testament to that. He is paranoid to enter any enclosed space 1st (car/lift), in case its a trap. I second that. I myself was pretty curious about our own Duke Togo's avatar. I've seen the animation of this thing and it seems to have a 70s or 80s feel to it. Looks very old (no offense) like the Original Gundam. Quote
terry the lone wolf Posted April 22, 2008 Posted April 22, 2008 First MACROSS Frontier now Golgo 13! I'm in anime heaven! Episodes 1&2 were great; can't wait for three. Quote
MilSpex Posted April 22, 2008 Posted April 22, 2008 Anyone else notice one of the shows sponsors is Tokyo Marui, the airgun company? Quote
Agent ONE Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 Chime in if you are watching this.. I am 11 episodes in. I LOVE it! Quote
SpacePirateNeko Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 yea i just finished watching episode 13 last night, ive loved every single episode and how they are all stand alone The prison episode is one of the best so far i think Id like to see a two parter Quote
bsu legato Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 Eh...it's been ok, but with the extremely episodic story I'm finding it fairly disposable. Quote
Agent ONE Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 Eh...it's been ok, but with the extremely episodic story I'm finding it fairly disposable. Its G13 man... Thats what the comic is. You can take a G13 comic written in the 60s and one written last week and you wouldn't know which one is new and which one is old. Saito has not changed a thing with the formula since the 60's. First comment I made to our DT, is "ah, only fans of Golgo 13 are really going to like this." How far are you? I would say episode 9 and 10 were outstanding. Quote
Mercurial Morpheus Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 I haven't watched the latest episodes released. The slow schedule is causing it to be lost in the jumble. Still, I'm enjoying the heck out of it. i agree that one sort of needs to be a fan, or just like episodic things to really enjoy this. Though i agree that a two parter would be nice. Speaking of it, what does our own Duke Togo think of this. I'd think his opinion would be paramount on the matter. Quote
Agent ONE Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 I haven't watched the latest episodes released. The slow schedule is causing it to be lost in the jumble. Still, I'm enjoying the heck out of it. i agree that one sort of needs to be a fan, or just like episodic things to really enjoy this. Though i agree that a two parter would be nice. Speaking of it, what does our own Duke Togo think of this. I'd think his opinion would be paramount on the matter. DT is to busy hand washing his panties to watch this show. HAHA! Just kidding. He hasn't started yet... He has a ton of stuff going on and can barely keep up with Macross Frontier. He will catch up with G13 in the next few weeks, or so he has promised me. Quote
Max Jenius Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 where's a good place for torrents on this badboy? you can pm me if you wanna keep up with the "rules" Quote
wolfx Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 What does GOlgo13 do with all the money he gets from his jobs anyway? Quote
Agent ONE Posted August 18, 2008 Posted August 18, 2008 What does GOlgo13 do with all the money he gets from his jobs anyway? Something we will never know... In the Professional we saw him living in some abandoned resort somewhere in Florida I think. Recovering from a 9mm round to the gut. I think the idea is, he needs that kind of cash to keep from being tracked. Look at it this way though, since 1969 the guy has been bangin women, none of which he ever thought was anything but disposable, never seemed to care about much other than getting the job done either. I don't think Saito will change the formula. Quote
Noyhauser Posted August 20, 2008 Posted August 20, 2008 Something we will never know... In the Professional we saw him living in some abandoned resort somewhere in Florida I think. Recovering from a 9mm round to the gut. I think the idea is, he needs that kind of cash to keep from being tracked. Look at it this way though, since 1969 the guy has been bangin women, none of which he ever thought was anything but disposable, never seemed to care about much other than getting the job done either. I don't think Saito will change the formula. I wonder what happens when he has a mid-life crisis... I watched the first couple of episodes... seems like a fun series, I'll probably check the rest of them out. Thanks for highlighting it. Quote
badboy00z Posted August 20, 2008 Posted August 20, 2008 I'm sure he uses the money to pay for information and they guy that helps customize his gun. Quote
Hoptimus Posted August 20, 2008 Posted August 20, 2008 In the 13 best Manga reprint they did this year they tried to figure out his money. Its an obscene amount and they figure that he has to use alot of it to pay off the right people and to keep up with technology. Quote
lord_breetai Posted August 20, 2008 Posted August 20, 2008 Something we will never know... In the Professional we saw him living in some abandoned resort somewhere in Florida I think. Recovering from a 9mm round to the gut. I think the idea is, he needs that kind of cash to keep from being tracked. Look at it this way though, since 1969 the guy has been bangin women, none of which he ever thought was anything but disposable, never seemed to care about much other than getting the job done either. I don't think Saito will change the formula. Well, he did seem to have a bit of a softspot for Queen Bee... too bad she was his target though. Yeah... I hated that movie... havn't bothered watching the show. Not my thing. Quote
Duke Togo Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 Watched the first episode. The animation is a bit painful, and I was kinda shocked by the pipe laying session. Wasn't expecting that in a TV show. Does the show have any sort of story arch, or is it a mission an episode? Quote
wolfx Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 Watched the first episode. The animation is a bit painful, and I was kinda shocked by the pipe laying session. Wasn't expecting that in a TV show. Does the show have any sort of story arch, or is it a mission an episode? you're talking about the current one right? Its a mission per episode. I am now up to ep 8 or 9 and one of the previous episodes featured the OICW and some other gun that Golgo had to go against. It was completely fictional though because those guns could fire bullets OVER obstacles. Hilarious. (The OICW's true-world feature is a time-delayed 20mm cannon/grenade which can be used to fire over obstacles and detonate after they reach a certain height or time-delayed.) But of course Golgo is > than some stinking physics defying gun. Quote
Duke Togo Posted August 22, 2008 Posted August 22, 2008 I just can't bring myself to watch more of this right now. Quote
Agent ONE Posted August 22, 2008 Posted August 22, 2008 I just can't bring myself to watch more of this right now. What kind of G13 fan are you!!??? What do you mean? This show is so awesome I am thinking of killing a homeless man to celebrate! Quote
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