Just wanted to take a minute and throw out a few things that I'm looking at and needed some input on, as well as some help.

First off, I've been browsing Bandai Visual's Japanese site and found a listing for a release of Ghost in the Shell; Stand Alone Complex on Blu-ray, coming later this summer. It's going to be a 2 part release, half of the series each. I wanted to get an interest check because I personally would be interested in doing it, and I have the DVD's for all of it already. The interesting thing behind this is that the release already has the English dub in 5.1 on the discs. All I'd have to do is rip the subs and possibly do OP/ED replacements. It would be an easy release because not having to sync the audio would cut my work time a lot. The reason I wanted an interest check on this is because if there isn't much demand for it, I can just get the raws for myself and leave it at that. So if you are interested in me doing GITS:SAC, please let me know in the comments. GITS:SAC 2nd GiG is also scheduled for November and December, so I'd be wanting to do that as well.

Next, I need some help. I like to have the raws for the shows I plan to work on, regardless of when I expect to even start on them. Because of that, I've been trying to find DVDISO's or rips of Mobile Suit Gundam and for the life of me, I can't find the damn things. Sure, I've found rips, but they are based off the old R2 Laserdiscs or the R1 DVD's, and that won't do. I want the Remastered version. I could import the DVD's, but thats an investment of roughly 400 bucks. So, I'm throwing it out to you guys. Perhaps a fresh set of people searching can find what I can't. Obviously, it's not a pressing matter, since I won't be touching the series for a while, but if anyone finds a set of raws or a DVDISO, please let me know.

Lastly, more help. Again, this isn't anything thats going to happen immediately, but I wanted to toss it out there while it was fresh in my mind. For those who don't know, Gundam Wing actually had 2 OVA's. We all know Endless Waltz, but there was another set of OVA's known as ODD & EVEN NUMBERS - Operation Meteor I & II. Most of them consisted of existing animation from the series, but there was some new footage. A fair comparison can be made to the SEED and Destiny compilations, as the Operation Meteor OVA's mostly condensed the series, while adding footage after the final battle. So what am I getting at here?

Well, for the most part, I can subtitle the existing footage by myself using the subs from the episodes. However, while I have a very basic grasp on Japanese, it's not nearly enough to translate the new footage. That's where you come in. I'm looking for someone that can translate, as accurately as possible, the footage that I don't have subs for. This would be the first official fansub effort for OZC, since everything else uses official subs. So, if you have a good grasp on Japanese and are interested in translating the footage, let me know. I wouldn't release the episodes until after the series is done, but I'm happy to work with someone now on it if I have someone interested. You'd need to be able to translate the lines and give me a rough start time for each line. I can handle the fine tuning of the timing.

That's about it for now. If you have any input on any of this, please drop me a line in the comments or via email at ozcanime@gmail.com or by AIM to S/N ozcanime

Thanks for your support!

OZC

UPDATE - Thanks to Copyman, the can be disregarded now as I have access to the DVDISO's I need. Also, because he pointed me to this site, I found the Endless Waltz movie edition I needed. Thanks Copyman!