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'''''Bit the Cupid''''' is a Japanese anime series produced by Group TAC. Featuring character designs by Susumu Matsushita and CG-animation, the show ran for 48 13-minute episodes on TV Tokyo between April 1995 and March 1996. The show would later be dubbed in various countries in the late 1990's, eventually receiving a English dub.
'''''Bit the Cupid''''' is a Japanese anime series produced by Group TAC. Featuring character designs by Susumu Matsushita and CG animation, the show ran for 48 13-minute episodes on TV Tokyo between April 1995 and March 1996. The show would later be dubbed in various countries in the late 1990s, eventually receiving an English dub.


The show quickly fell to obscurity, with very few home releases ever being made. Only 23 out of the show's 48-episode run have been found.
The show quickly fell to obscurity, with very few home releases ever being made. 31 out of the show's 48 episodes have currently been found.


==Japanese Audio==
==Japanese Audio==
The only footage that remains of the original Japanese audio of the series prior to 2022 was the show's end credits that was uploaded back on YouTube in 2010 on which said end credits theme was released on CD beforehand.  
Previously, The only footage that remained of the original Japanese audio of the series prior to 2022 was the show's end credits that was uploaded back on YouTube in 2010 on which said end credits theme was released on CD beforehand.  


On June 18th, 2022, YouTuber [https://youtube.com/@leesvideostoreofobscuritie1662 Lee's Video Store Of Obscurities] would upload episodes 1-8 of the series that came from a VHS rented at a rental VHS store, where it would subsequently be digitized and uploaded to their YouTube channel. Two days later, on June 21st, 2022, they would subsequently upload episodes 12-19 of the series to their YouTube channel as well.
On June 18th, 2022, YouTuber [https://youtube.com/@leesvideostoreofobscuritie1662 Lee's Video Store Of Obscurities] would upload episodes 1-8 of the series that came from a VHS rental tape, where it would subsequently be digitized and uploaded to their YouTube channel. Two days later, on June 21st, 2022, they would upload episodes 12-19 of the series to their YouTube channel.


Two months later, on September 24th, 2022, the latter user would upload episodes 9-12 and episodes 38-41 on their YouTube channel. With a total of 23 uploaded episodes on their YouTube channel, there are 25 more episodes missing from the series.
Two months later, on September 24th, 2022, the latter user would upload episodes 9-12 and episodes 38-41 on their YouTube channel.
 
A year later, on October 5th, 2023, Lee would upload episodes 42-48 on their YouTube channel. This leaves episodes 20-37 currently missing


==Chinese VCDs==
==Chinese VCDs==
Bit the Cupid would be released on VCD in Taiwan, dubbed in Chinese. Only 15 episodes<ref>[https://archive.is/RXBi5 Chinese VCD that lists 15 episodes being made]</ref> have been known to be released in the format, evidenced by a listing of all the VCDs.
Bit the Cupid would be released on VCD in Taiwan, dubbed in Chinese. Only 15 episodes<ref>[https://archive.is/RXBi5 Chinese VCD that lists 15 episodes being made]</ref> have been known to be released in the format, evidenced by a listing of all the VCDs.


These would later be ripped by a user to [https://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzIzMTMyOTc2.html?spm=a2hbt.13141534.app.5~5!2~5!2~5~5~5!2~5~5!2~5!2~5!2~5~5!14~A youku.com], where it would be [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8VXRWmDRshWXru19d4bkyyFfMEIjkqay reuploaded] to YouTube a decade later.
These would later be ripped by a user to [https://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzIzMTMyOTc2.html?spm=a2hbt.13141534.app.5~5!2~5!2~5~5~5!2~5~5!2~5!2~5!2~5~5!14~A youku.com], where it would be [https://youtu.be/playlist?list=PL8VXRWmDRshWXru19d4bkyyFfMEIjkqay reuploaded] to YouTube a decade later.
 
==English Dub==
==English Dub==
On January 13, 1998, the Fox Family Channel announced their inaugural lineup of television shows. This included an English dubbed version of ''Bit the Cupid'' set to air in the morning hours.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20160118014825/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fox-family-channel-unveils-kids-schedule-76260057.html FOX FAMILY CHANNEL UNVEILS KIDS SCHEDULE] Retrieved 10 Jul '18</ref> Produced by Saban Entertainment, the dub was directed by Marc Handler and featured Richard Epcar, Tony McDougall, Jerry Gelb, Frank Catalano and Lex Lang.<ref>[http://marchandler.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ResumeHandler2017forRebecca.docx.pdf Marc Handler Resume] Retrieved 10 Jul '18</ref><ref>[https://richardepcar.com/resumes/RichardEpcarVoiceDirectingResume.pdf Richard Epcar Resume] Retrieved 10 Jul '18</ref><ref>[https://www.voices.com/actors/simeonite Tony McDougall - Voices.com] Retrieved 10 Jul '18</ref><ref>[http://www.jerrygelb.com/voice.shtml Jerry Gelb - Voiceover] Retrieved 10 Jul '18</ref><ref>[https://dramaticarts.usc.edu/frankcatalano/ Frank Catalano] Retrieved 10 Jul '18</ref><ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/98/Alexis-Lang.html Alexis Lang Biography] Retrieved 10 Jul '18</ref>
On January 13, 1998, the Fox Family Channel announced their inaugural lineup of television shows. This included an English dubbed version of ''Bit the Cupid'' set to air in the morning hours.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20160118014825/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fox-family-channel-unveils-kids-schedule-76260057.html FOX FAMILY CHANNEL UNVEILS KIDS SCHEDULE] Retrieved 10 Jul '18</ref> Produced by Saban Entertainment, the dub was directed by Marc Handler and featured Richard Epcar, Tony McDougall, Jerry Gelb, Frank Catalano and Lex Lang.<ref>[http://marchandler.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ResumeHandler2017forRebecca.docx.pdf Marc Handler Resume] Retrieved 10 Jul '18</ref><ref>[https://richardepcar.com/resumes/RichardEpcarVoiceDirectingResume.pdf Richard Epcar Resume] Retrieved 10 Jul '18</ref><ref>[https://voices.com/actors/simeonite Tony McDougall - Voices.com] Retrieved 10 Jul '18</ref><ref>[http://jerrygelb.com/voice.shtml Jerry Gelb - Voiceover] Retrieved 10 Jul '18</ref><ref>[https://dramaticarts.usc.edu/frankcatalano/ Frank Catalano] Retrieved 10 Jul '18</ref><ref>[http://filmreference.com/film/98/Alexis-Lang.html Alexis Lang Biography] Retrieved 10 Jul '18</ref>


There are no known home video releases of this dub, with the only available footage online coming from a 1998 Fox Family upfront promo.
There are no known home video releases of this dub, with the only available footage online coming from a 1998 Fox Family upfront promo.
==Episodes==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="background-color:lightblue" |#
!style="background-color:lightblue" |Title
!style="background-color:lightblue" |Air date
!style="background-color:lightblue" |Status
|-
|1||ビット誕生！||Apr 20, 1995||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|2||パンドラより愛をこめて||Apr 27, 1995||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|3||バッカスの嬉しい贈り物||May 4, 1995||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|4||翔べ！イカロス||May 11, 1995||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|5||あぶない熟年ゼウス||May 18, 1995||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|6||愛しきビーナス人形||May 25, 1995||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|7||アンドロメダ騒動記||Jun 1, 1995||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|8||クモ女！アラクネ||Jun 8, 1995||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|9||軍神マルスの大戦争||Jun 15, 1995||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|10||ナルシスが好き！||Jun 22, 1995||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|11||アルテメスの秘密||Jun 29, 1995||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|12||パパはアポロン？||Jul 6, 1995||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|13||パエトーン！炎の戦車||Jul 13, 1995||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|14||ヘルメスのサンデル||Jul 20, 1995||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|15||決定！世界一速い天使||Aug 3, 1995||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|16||青銅の巨人タロス||Aug 10, 1995||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|17||戦争ロボットの優鬱||Aug 17, 1995||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|18||聞こえた！心の交響曲||Aug 24, 1995||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|19||立ち上がれ！タロス||Aug 31, 1995||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|20||知恵ある男シシュポス||Sep 7, 1995||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|21||騙された死神ハデス||Sep 14, 1995||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|22||怪物メデゥーサの首||Sep 21, 1995||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|23||巨人アトラスと約束||Sep 28, 1995||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|24||ゴルゴン姉妹に御用心||Oct 5, 1995||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|25||戦慄！メデューサの首||Oct 19, 1995||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|26||ヒヤシンスはライバル||Oct 26, 1995||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|27||黄金の殺人フリスビー||Nov 2, 1995||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|28||可愛い人魚ガラティア||Nov 9, 1995||<span style="color:orange">'''Partially Found''' </span>(Chinese dub)
|-
|29||ボセイドんからの招待状||Nov 16, 1995||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|30||恐怖の海底遊園地||Nov 23, 1995||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|31||海は怖いな不思議だな||Nov 30, 1995||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|32||牧神パーンはモテ男||Dec 7, 1995||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|33||ヘラのラブラブ大騒動||Dec 14, 1995||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|34||鳥の国からきたオリー||Dec 30, 1995||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|35||空飛ぶ戦艦を狙え！||Dec 30, 1995||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|36||鳥の王国オルニポリス||Jan 4, 1996||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|37||国王テレウスの正体||Jan 11, 1996||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|38||ドキドキお化け屋敷||Jan 18, 1996||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|39||お化けビットの逆襲||Jan 25, 1996||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|40||ビッシリ地獄の恐怖！||Feb 1, 1996||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|41||嫌われ者よ永遠なれ!||Feb 8, 1996||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|42||ハデスの思い出裁判||Feb 15, 1996||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|43||ゼウス・千年目の運命||Feb 22, 1996||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|44||危ウシのバーベキュー||Feb 29, 1996||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|45||狙われた虹の女神||Mar 7, 1996||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|46||勇気だ希望だレインボー||Mar 14, 1996||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|47||バイバイ・オリンポス||Mar 21, 1996||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|-
|48||ビットの誕生日！||Mar 28, 1996||<span style="color:green">'''Found'''
|}


==Surfaced Content==
==Surfaced Content==
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   |description1 =1998 Fox Family upfront promo; the only footage from the English Dub.
   |description1 =1998 Fox Family upfront promo; the only footage from the English Dub.
}}
}}
==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

Latest revision as of 03:42, 17 February 2024

Bitcupidtitle.jpg

The show's title.

Status:
Partially Lost (Episodes)
Partially Found (English Dub)

Bit the Cupid is a Japanese anime series produced by Group TAC. Featuring character designs by Susumu Matsushita and CG animation, the show ran for 48 13-minute episodes on TV Tokyo between April 1995 and March 1996. The show would later be dubbed in various countries in the late 1990s, eventually receiving an English dub.

The show quickly fell to obscurity, with very few home releases ever being made. 31 out of the show's 48 episodes have currently been found.

Japanese Audio

Previously, The only footage that remained of the original Japanese audio of the series prior to 2022 was the show's end credits that was uploaded back on YouTube in 2010 on which said end credits theme was released on CD beforehand.

On June 18th, 2022, YouTuber Lee's Video Store Of Obscurities would upload episodes 1-8 of the series that came from a VHS rental tape, where it would subsequently be digitized and uploaded to their YouTube channel. Two days later, on June 21st, 2022, they would upload episodes 12-19 of the series to their YouTube channel.

Two months later, on September 24th, 2022, the latter user would upload episodes 9-12 and episodes 38-41 on their YouTube channel.

A year later, on October 5th, 2023, Lee would upload episodes 42-48 on their YouTube channel. This leaves episodes 20-37 currently missing

Chinese VCDs

Bit the Cupid would be released on VCD in Taiwan, dubbed in Chinese. Only 15 episodes[1] have been known to be released in the format, evidenced by a listing of all the VCDs.

These would later be ripped by a user to youku.com, where it would be reuploaded to YouTube a decade later.

English Dub

On January 13, 1998, the Fox Family Channel announced their inaugural lineup of television shows. This included an English dubbed version of Bit the Cupid set to air in the morning hours.[2] Produced by Saban Entertainment, the dub was directed by Marc Handler and featured Richard Epcar, Tony McDougall, Jerry Gelb, Frank Catalano and Lex Lang.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

There are no known home video releases of this dub, with the only available footage online coming from a 1998 Fox Family upfront promo.

Episodes

# Title Air date Status
1 ビット誕生！ Apr 20, 1995 Found
2 パンドラより愛をこめて Apr 27, 1995 Found
3 バッカスの嬉しい贈り物 May 4, 1995 Found
4 翔べ！イカロス May 11, 1995 Found
5 あぶない熟年ゼウス May 18, 1995 Found
6 愛しきビーナス人形 May 25, 1995 Found
7 アンドロメダ騒動記 Jun 1, 1995 Found
8 クモ女！アラクネ Jun 8, 1995 Found
9 軍神マルスの大戦争 Jun 15, 1995 Found
10 ナルシスが好き！ Jun 22, 1995 Found
11 アルテメスの秘密 Jun 29, 1995 Found
12 パパはアポロン？ Jul 6, 1995 Found
13 パエトーン！炎の戦車 Jul 13, 1995 Found
14 ヘルメスのサンデル Jul 20, 1995 Found
15 決定！世界一速い天使 Aug 3, 1995 Found
16 青銅の巨人タロス Aug 10, 1995 Found
17 戦争ロボットの優鬱 Aug 17, 1995 Found
18 聞こえた！心の交響曲 Aug 24, 1995 Found
19 立ち上がれ！タロス Aug 31, 1995 Found
20 知恵ある男シシュポス Sep 7, 1995 Lost
21 騙された死神ハデス Sep 14, 1995 Lost
22 怪物メデゥーサの首 Sep 21, 1995 Lost
23 巨人アトラスと約束 Sep 28, 1995 Lost
24 ゴルゴン姉妹に御用心 Oct 5, 1995 Lost
25 戦慄！メデューサの首 Oct 19, 1995 Lost
26 ヒヤシンスはライバル Oct 26, 1995 Lost
27 黄金の殺人フリスビー Nov 2, 1995 Lost
28 可愛い人魚ガラティア Nov 9, 1995 Partially Found (Chinese dub)
29 ボセイドんからの招待状 Nov 16, 1995 Lost
30 恐怖の海底遊園地 Nov 23, 1995 Lost
31 海は怖いな不思議だな Nov 30, 1995 Lost
32 牧神パーンはモテ男 Dec 7, 1995 Lost
33 ヘラのラブラブ大騒動 Dec 14, 1995 Lost
34 鳥の国からきたオリー Dec 30, 1995 Lost
35 空飛ぶ戦艦を狙え！ Dec 30, 1995 Lost
36 鳥の王国オルニポリス Jan 4, 1996 Lost
37 国王テレウスの正体 Jan 11, 1996 Lost
38 ドキドキお化け屋敷 Jan 18, 1996 Found
39 お化けビットの逆襲 Jan 25, 1996 Found
40 ビッシリ地獄の恐怖！ Feb 1, 1996 Found
41 嫌われ者よ永遠なれ! Feb 8, 1996 Found
42 ハデスの思い出裁判 Feb 15, 1996 Found
43 ゼウス・千年目の運命 Feb 22, 1996 Found
44 危ウシのバーベキュー Feb 29, 1996 Found
45 狙われた虹の女神 Mar 7, 1996 Found
46 勇気だ希望だレインボー Mar 14, 1996 Found
47 バイバイ・オリンポス Mar 21, 1996 Found
48 ビットの誕生日！ Mar 28, 1996 Found

Surfaced Content

1998 Fox Family upfront promo; the only footage from the English Dub.

References

  1. ↑ Chinese VCD that lists 15 episodes being made
  2. ↑ FOX FAMILY CHANNEL UNVEILS KIDS SCHEDULE Retrieved 10 Jul '18
  3. ↑ Marc Handler Resume Retrieved 10 Jul '18
  4. ↑ Richard Epcar Resume Retrieved 10 Jul '18
  5. ↑ Tony McDougall - Voices.com Retrieved 10 Jul '18
  6. ↑ Jerry Gelb - Voiceover Retrieved 10 Jul '18
  7. ↑ Frank Catalano Retrieved 10 Jul '18
  8. ↑ Alexis Lang Biography Retrieved 10 Jul '18
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