Well, this is unexpected

[heavenly_pearl]

I was browsing the pre-order section at RightStuf and came across something I never expected to see: a new DVD edition of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid. O.o That was the very first anime I ever saw! I even still have the VHS tape of it, which was actually the first movie we bought when we got our first VCR way back in the late 80's/early 90's (can't remember the exact year, although 1989 sounds about right). Wow, that's one license rescue I never would have expected in a million years! It looks like this new release also comes with the original Japanese audio, too, which would be pretty cool to watch since I'm sure the dub version I have is censored/rewritten like most anime dubs were back then. It's not too expensive -- just $16 at RightStuf -- so I may just double-dip for once.

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[sea_thoughts]

That's amazing! I saw that, too, which is why I was a little annoyed with Disney's for changing the ending! I will see if there's a UK release (probably not but there's no harm in looking).