F-Zero GP Legend (lost unaired episodes of 4Kids English dub of anime based on racing game franchise; 2004-2005)
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Status: Lost
F-Zero GP Legend (known as F-Zero Falcon Densetsu in Japan) is a Japanese anime that premiered on October 7th, 2003 on TV Tokyo, and ended its run on September 28th, 2004. It lasted for a total of 51 episodes. It is based off the F-Zero video game franchise from Nintendo and had its own game based off the anime that was released around the same time. F-Zero GP Legend was eventually dubbed into English by 4Kids Entertainment and premiered on the FoxBox block (later renamed to 4KidsTV) on September 4th, 2004. Out of the 51 episodes that aired in Japan, only the first 15 episodes of the English dub were aired, since the show was cancelled, likely due to low ratings. The remaining thirty-six episodes of the English for F-Zero GP Legend has never surfaced.
Plot
Taking place in the year 2201, F-Zero GP Legend revolves around a character named Ryuu Suzaku (Rick Wheeler in the dub). After suffering an injury at work, Ryuu is placed into cryogenic freeze until a cure for his injuries could be found. By the time a cure was found, it was 150 years after he was injured. Having been brought back by the secret Galactic Police, Ryuu is now tasked with stopping corruption within the F-Zero races.[1]
English Broadcast
F-Zero GP Legend aired in the US on September 4th, 2004, to coincide with the US release of the video game with the same name. With 4kids taking up the task of localizing the show, many alterations were including name changes. Ryuu Suzaku was changed to Rick Wheeler and Ms. Killer was changed to Luna Ryder. F-Zero GP Legend aired on the Fox Box block in the US on Saturday mornings at 10:30 AM EST.[2] Despite a massive promotional campaign by Fox Box, F-Zero GP Legend turned out to be a flop in ratings. After 15 episodes, the series was prematurely pulled from the air, though it was rumored that two additional episodes were dubbed before the series' cancellation. Many cite the vague plot for the show's low ratings.
English Cast
- David Wills as Captain Falcon
- John Campbell as Rick Wheeler
- Caren Manuel as Luna Ryder
- Dan Green as Dr. Stewart
- Jamie McGonnigal as Zoda
- David Lapkin as John Tanaka
- Eric Stuart as Black Shadow
- Marc Thompson as Jack Levin
- Mark Saturno as Dr. Clash
- Veronica Taylor as Jody Summer
Availability
Most of the episodes that aired of the English dub is available online. However, it seems that there may have been more episodes dubbed than the 15 that have aired. The last episode that aired is "Target: Tanaka", which premiered three months after the episode before, on March 5th, 2005 (and was shortly after the FoxBox was renamed to 4KidsTV). The following episode, "Super Scam", was scheduled for airing the weekend after on March 12th, 2005, but was pre-empted for the second airing of Sonic X.[4] Since then, F-Zero GP Legend has not aired again in the United States. Because episodes like "Super Scam" never aired, then that makes the episode unavailable to the public, and likely never will be. This leaves the fate of this episode, and the rest of the unaired English dub unknown. It is also unknown how many episodes actually were dubbed in English.
Cherry Lane Music Company, who acquired rights to various television shows including other 4Kids shows such as Pokémon,[5] filed the copyright document DR. C INBOAT 3. on May 17, 2010. The document contains music and episode titles from television shows including F-Zero GP Legend. The document only lists seven episodes including episode 18, "SECRET IN THE SANIC."[6]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0CFHuoxuoQ&list=PL3YfsFU9D_NGAJcBshaaSFXKc8r9lNR7a
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjP8VfjOghg
At the 2:15 mark, and F-Zero TV Christmas promo of the cast begging the audience to watch the show.
4kids English dub version aired in US Fox Box and TV New Zealand
web.archive.org/web/20070303021510/http://tvnz.co.nz:80/view/page/410965/996773
and dubbed into other languages like Italian, Hungarian, Arabic etc
4kids tv season episode order were usually were 26 episodes.
A MIPCOM 2005 product guide list 26 episodes.
Episode order not definitive? The 4kids episode airings are out of order.
animesuperhero.com/forums/search/2860640/?q=f-zero+gp&c[title_only]=1&o=relevance
These two websites mismatch the dub episode name titles.
www.saturdaymorningsforever.com/2018/03/f-zero-gp-legend.html
www.imdb.com/title/tt0433289/episodes?season=1&ref_=tt_eps_sn_1
INTERVIEWS
Michael Haigney- Dub Script writer, currently on twitter and CAMEO app,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0xUAj6HK9E&t=6024s
at the 1hr 40 mark, he says a season of 26 episodes were only made.
Dave Wills-Voice of Captain Falcon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkdVCdiUFtQ
at the 9:30 mark, he says he clearly recalls dubbing Falcon revealing his true identity which is the “season finale” of the dub aka episode 26 or in the Japanese number ep 35
There was a Nintendo Power Promotion to win a 3 episode DVD of the show.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2UZbXLErj0
Hungarian dub episodes titles retranslated back into English
Episode 1 “Kezdet kezdete” to “The beginning of the beginning” / 4kids title… “The Legend Begins”
Episode 2 “Baleset” to “Accident” / 4kids title… “The Racer's Edge”
Episode 3 “Forró hangulat” to “Hot atmosphere” / 4kids title… “Burn Out on Planet Clifoto”
MISSING LOST MEDIA
Episode 4 “A szamuráj titka” to “The secret of the samurai” / 4kids title… “The Samurai's Secret” 10/9/04
Samurah Goroh episode
animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/talkback-f-zero-gp-legend-the-samurais-secret.3732021/
Episode 5 “Az autó tolvaj” to “The car is a thief” / 4kids title… “A Risky Rendezvous” 10/16/04
Lisa Brilliant episode
Episode 6 “Száguldó diva” to “Speeding diva” / 4kids title… “Dangerous Diva”
Episode 7 “Láncreakció” to “Chain reaction” / 4kids title… “Chain Reaction”
animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/talkback-f-zero-gp-legend-chain-reaction.3740821/
Episode 8 “A múlt árnyai” to “Shadows of the past” / 4kids title… “Shadow of the Past”
animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/talkback-f-zero-gp-legend-shadow-of-the-past.3744841/
Episode 9 “Féltve őrzött titkok” to “Fearfully kept secrets” 4kids title… “The Secret Within
animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/talkback-f-zero-gp-legend-the-secret-within.3749251/
Episode 10 “A zsenik ellen” to “Against the geniuses” / 4kids title… / 4kids title… “The Promise” 11/13/04
Roger and Draq episode
animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/talkback-f-zero-gp-legend-the-promise.3753821/
Episode 11 “A kis kalóz” to “The little pirate” / 4kids title… “Flashback”
Episode 12 “Kettős kockázat” to “Double risk” / 4kids title… “Double Jeopardy”
Episode 13 “A robbantó” to “The explosive” / 4kids title… “Blow Out”
Episode 14 “Örök riválisok” to “Eternal rivals” / 4kids title… “Old Rivals”
Episode 15 “A mesterlövész” to “The sniper” / 4kids title… “Target: Tanaka”
COMPLETELY LOST MEDIA ENGLISH DUB EPISODES: AIRED IN NEW ZEALAND? DUBBED INTO HUNGARIAN, ARABIC, ITALIAN…
Episode 16 “A nagy átverés” to “The big scam”/ 4kids title… “Super Scam”
lostmediawiki.com/File:F-Zero_Super_Scam_listing.png
Episode 17 “A kém” to “The spy”
Episode 18 “A homok titka” to “The secret of the sand” / 4kids title… “Secret in the Sand”
This link mentions “secret in the SANIC” typo as show 118 aka episode 18
cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/doctitles.cgi?V3598D153
----------------------------------EPISODE ORDER OUT OF SYNC/ cut episodes?---------------
JPN 19 Lucy Liberty Losing weight
JPN 21 Crossdressing
JPN 22 Ryu and Falcon DUB Episode 19 “A térkapu csapdájában” to “Trapped in the space gate”
JPN 23 Spin booster DUB Episode 20 “Új hős születik” to “A new hero is born”
JPN 20 DUB Episode 21 “Lavina” to “Avalanche”
JPN 24 Octoman’s Dream
JPN 25 Super Substance Reactor Might! (I think 4kids wrote Zoda out of the series?)
JPN 26 Zoda’s Ambition
JPN 27 Beast hunter furry cat
JPN 28 Black Shadow DUB Episode 22 “Veszélyes műtét” to “Dangerous surgery”
JPN 29 Gazelle DUB Episode 23 “Beépített kiborg” to “Built-in cyborg”
JPN 30 Blood Falcon DUB Episode 24 “Tökéletes másolat” to “Perfect copy”
JPN 31 Beastman DUB Episode 25 “A titokzatos idegen” to “The mysterious stranger”
JPN 32 Black Shadow Zoda return
JPN 33 James McCloud
JPN 34- Character passes away
JPN 35- DUB Episode 26 “Felismerés vége” to “End of recognition”
JPN 36-51 NOT DUBBED? Cause the dub got horrible ratings or Nintendo hated the dub.
web.archive.org/web/20070315215920/http://gc.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=4063&pg=4&comments=&preview=
Impact On Other Nintendo Projects
The failure of F-Zero GP Legend in the US had a great impact on future Nintendo projects. The 2004 video game, F-Zero Climax did not see a release outside of Japan possibly due to the fact it followed up on F-Zero GP Legend's storyline. In a 2013 interview, Shigeru Miyamoto mentioned how Nintendo became more cautious when it came to outsourcing its franchise due to the experience with F-Zero.[7]
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References
- ↑ An article that has the plot for F-Zero GP Legends. Retrieved 20 Jun '19
- ↑ A website that talks about F-Zero's English broadcast. Retrieved 20 Jun '19
- ↑ Anime News Network's article on F-Zero GP Legend. Retrieved 20 Jun '19
- ↑ Corvallis Gazette Times newspaper listing of "Super Scam" Retrieved 17 Jun '20
- ↑ Back cover of the Pokémon 2.B.A. Master album. Retrieved 29 Apr '22
- ↑ DR. C INBOAT 3., V3598D153, (17 May '10), United States Copyright Office Retrieved 29 Apr '22
- ↑ Interview where Shigeru Miyamoto stated how cautious Nintendo has become. Retrieved 20 Jun '19
