I never thought I'd watch this

About time I can watch it. Is it just really rare? Was it cancelled? Could it be this is just so unpopular nobody's bothered to look into it? Thought to be lost, I cover an anime nobody's seen clips of, or even screenshots of in 30 years. Kenny lauderdale takes a look at a sukeban anime so rare that even a single clip of it has never surfaced online. Found anime is rare, so we're lucky this wasn't forgotten forever. I also cover the circumstances surrounding this delinquent series & it's relation to sukeban deka & other 80s anime of the time. Less of an anime review & more of a series overview & look into this piece of lost media. Lost media anime doesn't come along often, but when it does it's time to celebrate. Unlike saki sanobashi this actually exists & got found.
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[@kennylauderdale_en]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/raeanIFsnZZ3q7s

[@Loyal2law]

YAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@captainpoptarts]

lmfao

[@vladlock]

wooooooohoooooooooooo

[@filler7359]

Kenny Zionistdale lol

[@marleythechangling9779]

I thought this video came out recently so I was really confused to see the link to the episode was from a couple years ago

[@Kimosabes2hot]

This man is 3 vhs tapes away from literally getting cursed by ghosts

[@drifter402]

Few tapes away from aquiring chapter black

[@smalltiny]

This is the funniest comment i’ve ever seen

[@hdofu]

7 days

[@hujeon2149]

666 likes lol

[@mikekazz5353]

Well at least he'll have closure.

[@coachrenaldo]

That Wikipedia article didn’t even spell the name right, so that makes it a half sentence of wrong information.

[@Abdega]

That’s one of the most important half sentences when trying to find it too!

[@iaincowell9747]

Well in defence of that, it's a obscure Japanese Anime that doesn't have a English release written about on a website that anyone can edit. I say well done to that person who added it to even knowing that it existed.

[@iaincowell9747]

​@Shaman X As already said it's an obscure Anime, on a English website, probably written by someone who doesn't speak Japanese. Stop being a dick.

[@secondman]

coach z, why are you here

[@sirswearsalot1813]

@singularon1 Naruto isn't very good though.

[@ruikirisame1744]

"Oh and spoliers for this anime that no one on planet earth besides me is ever going to watch" dude, you've spent almost 50% of the video hyping this anime. now, i want to watch it too

[@ruikirisame1744]

@@unnamed47 you are a savior. Thanks a bunch

[@argentiniangentleman5728]

@@unnamed47 Thank you

[@jacobhatfield764]

Internets like, "hold my beer."

[@AdafkaGD]

Same its looks so cool ngl

[@standuser69]

@@unnamed47 you got my sub

[@ironmaster6496]

Dude you literalyy just SAVED an anime from being lost forever, you got my respect

[@TecDax]

It's pretty sad how ignorant Japanese publishers are to preserving the accessability of old media. Most anime never got a rerun and a lot were never physically released and even IF they find their way online, they get taken down by copyright strikes immediately.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

And the video game side of things isn't that much better a lot of the time lol. I get maybe they weren't anticipating that ppl decades later would WANT to watch/play their stuff, but still you'd think just out of principle or something preservation of stuff hard earned money, exhaustive work and skill (and hopefully passion) of a team of ppl went into

[@MissCaraMint]

It’s not just Japan. Back in the day Monty Python’s Flying Circus was run on the BBC and was hugely successful. The BBC then wanted to get this, save money by reusing the tapes and recording new stuff over the whole show. Thankfully Monty Python themselves bought the tapes from the BBC before this could happen on one of the most iconic comedy series of all time would have been lost. It’s appalling how many shows may have been lost this way.

[@emcaco]

Any company that views its own products as disposable does this. Short sighted businessmen.

[@onetrickponysona2613]

@@MissCaraMint this is how we lost most of early doctor who

[@MissCaraMint]

@onetrickponySona and basically all of the original Geeves and Wooster series with Ian Carmichael as Bertie. There is one surviving episode that was put up on KZbin. You can see how much of his Lord Peter performance was based on how he played Bertie. It’s charming. A real loss.

[@RetroTechUSA]

Kenny you are the Indiana Jones of your field. Future Anime historians owe you immensely my friend.

[@PabloAvilaEstevez]

Hey, Retro Tech! I love your videos!

[@Gappasaurus]

@Retro Tech Truly, this VHS tape “belongs in a museum” 😄

[@ivansotelo4622]

omg! it's you!!! hello there

[@robertsides3626]

Now you just have me imagining Harrison Ford fist fighting otakus in some anime parlor over some holy grail VHS tape. Are you proud of yourself?

[@FfblastBlogspot]

So who's the nazi in this field?

[@durratulaishah3703]

I feel bad for the animators who animate this lost anime.

[@DrBitchcraft.]

@mdx well.. they do most likely. it takes such long hours and stress to make an anime so to have their efforts to be forgotten must sting a bit for some. It's kinda like when I work as a graphic designer and sometimes my work ends up not being used in the final product and even though I got paid, it still hurts lol

[@previousslayer]

**laughs in 75% of ADV's library**

[@confusedasian2212]

@mdx Ok nihilistic boomer

[@stefanm.734]

@mdx Are you okay? Did someone hurt you?

[@Blue_910]

mdx sorry but I think a lot of animators get attached to their work more so than the money they get from it. I’m sorry you have such a bad attitude you might need to talk to someone about it.

[@AscendantStoic]

We seriously need an anime museum for all those lost animes out there, once one is found it is to be recorded on modern mediums and the original tape put in glass display, in few decades some anime will be lost forever and might not be obtainable anymore.

[@cross612]

Exactly.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

There's just no demand for some things getting re-released. I didn't mention it because I found out AFTER, but even before the new asuka series they made another manga spinoff in 2018 called Blackmarket School Chronicles, so they had two chances within the last 2 years & still didn't bother releasing this.

[@allencrown]

@Maintenance Renegade Yep, I agree with that. If we're lucky someone might even whip up some English subtitles. If that isn't what the Internet was made for then I don't know.

[@thenew4559]

We don't need a museum, we just need to archive the footage of stuff like this online.

[@pajamawolfie]

@Maintenance Renegade Hoping to see it on KissAnime in 2020. If it got so much attention for being rare from this one video, people will want to see it. Nobody cares about the copyright to this: they didn't even care enough to let it exist beyond a few videotapes 30 years back. A ton of people watched "Twinkle Nora Rock Me" because of a meme, and it wasn't even good.

[@cookiesyruplover]

I need more anime of girls in modest school uniforms not being ecchi in any way, only badass and maybe blood thirsty.

[@naranciaisbestboi125]

@@PrestonCormack Too cliche. There are so many anime and manga out there like that already. Pick one.

[@SneakyGreninja]

@@PrestonCormack ditto 😩👌

[@HDcreature]

Too many loli pedos unfortunately

[@HDcreature]

@@PrestonCormack thinking little girls is cute is ok, infantilizing characters who are supposed to be adults and lusting after children characters is mega creepy in my book. it's my opinion though, as long as you don't hurt actual children what you do with your loli body pillows does not concern me

[@cadunkus]

Despite being a sucker for long legs and short skirts, I wholeheartedly agree.

[@GeoffPlays]

Tbh there needs to be a highly publicized lost media recovery project where people can mail their tapes in to some archive group to have them recorded and put online, then sent back to the owners if wanted or kept in a physical archive maybe. I hate to think of how much media we lose every year

[@oliverunderwood94]

Kenny: I'll never get to see this, I give up, its over. Some random anime fairygodmother: borrow my vhs bro

[@dracocrusher]

"Ah, thanks, man! This means so much!" "Just remember... there's a price. It's not much, though, just your soul is all...." "Sure, deal! .... Wait, what was that last bit?"

[@MrSuperbeast92]

@@dracocrusher "Eh. Probably nothing important." X,D

[@jadelan9549]

dracocrusher lets hope it wasn’t the laughing salesman who gave him that tape

[@TrueDTBreezy]

"I'm about to save this man's whole career"

[@boycottnok1466]

Anime pirates take notice, I want this.

[@dirtydeedsdonedirtcheap3399]

I did some digging of my own and managed to find it,the title was VERY different tho.

[@dirtydeedsdonedirtcheap3399]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLaZapvjMyLmbM

[@CarbuncleMotha9]

@@dirtydeedsdonedirtcheap3399 What was it?

[@dirtydeedsdonedirtcheap3399]

@@CarbuncleMotha9 wdym?

[@CarbuncleMotha9]

@@dirtydeedsdonedirtcheap3399 The search engine friendly title for non-collectors who wish to watch it.

[@Katarn84]

You or the VHS owner should really digitalize that tape before it’s too late.

[@midwestmonstaz3655]

Katarn84 my thoughts exactly. A vhs can only be played so many times before the tape starts to wear out.

[@mishiraK]

I think somebody did. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qafRoGWIhNaCo9E I didn't fully watch it yet but hey, it's got the same title.

[@sigi9737]

@@FirstDagger thanks, it has the same title so I suppose this is the one we are looking for.

[@BelleFlower15]

I mean, he had to digitize it to make this video

[@BigT.Larrity]

@@BelleFlower15 Yeah was gonna say lmao

[@faceless2302]

It's really heartwarming to find this on anime sites now, even with subs! Every piece of media that can be archived on the internet should be, it'd be such a waste to let people's work be completely lost, like this tape was in danger of being. The internet won't last forever either, but at least it's a step up from degrading physical copies.

[@paolopasaol9700]

It may be "outdated" but I'll always look at these kinds of 80s-90s animation with nostalgic glee 😢👍

[@eclatshwartzbaumcybertune2063]

They can be the best!

[@trainedtarget7932]

Kenny, we're all friends here. You don't have to make up a story about some "mysterious benefactor donating the tape". We all know you stole it from someone's rare anime salt mine

[@JosephM]

I'll give my A$$ to obtain that VHS

[@Hromovlad1]

Please make a digital copy

[@Mario583a]

@@JosephM goosh goosh goosh

[@micr0d0t97]

@@Hromovlad1there’s a link in the comments and you can download it from KZbin.

[@quackerjack0118]

“This genre only I like” *61.3K people would like to disagree*

[@whinyb4374]

quackerjack 01 How dare he assume?

[@lelakurayami3727]

I love delinquent girls.

[@Vontux]

Whoa went up by 100 8 hours not bad

[@Radien]

I had never even heard of this as a genre, unless you count River City Girls (but that was mostly made by a western game developer and doesn't involve many long skirts). Kenny has interesting things to say, though, so I ended up liking this video.

[@takemetoyonk]

I wish that's how direct likes were, but they could just be vague interest/automatic support :P

[@xSTARRYxEYESx]

kenny lauderdale: "so unless i physically go to japan..." nick robinson: go on

[@KC15339]

First thing I thought as well XD

[@the9file]

was looking for this comment

[@NationX]

Read my mind XDDDD

[@Ekraelum]

My thoughts exactly

[@MustachioedBear]

it's the only way!

[@anoldpath_9357]

Wait school girl battle shonen delinquent style this is a thing that sounds amazing

[@Ramsey276one]

Sukeban Saki Asamiya Sukeban Deka Look it up

[@tarahtarahdise]

Shout out to the guy who sent you the VHS tapes! Lost media is an eerie void so I'm happy that it was found! I think though that if the media never gained popularity or positive acclaim then it will fade into existence. For example, this anime was a fad and although the fad became big, the anime was not good. I think most lost media are lost because it never gained any profit or popularity to warrant the merchandise. This doesn't mean media should become lost by any means but just why it does.

[@Cheerfuljochan]

YOU the person that sent the vhs to Kenny, you're the mvp. Just wanted to point that out incase they look at this video lol.

[@Violathewitch]

“Spoilers for an anime literally no one else will watch” well then un-lost the footage my man. Put it up.

[@somedude9528]

And now it's no longer lost. Someone uploaded the entire anime onto Internet Archive.

[@Moumszk]

@@somedude9528 so... the link?

[@yes-jp5fj]

@@somedude9528 link please?

[@somedude9528]

@@yes-jp5fj Alright, here's the link for it. archive.org/details/hana-no-asuka-gumi-2-ost Sorry I was late to a response.

[@somedude9528]

@@Moumszk Alright, here's the link for it. archive.org/details/hana-no-asuka-gumi-2-ost Sorry I was late to a response.

[@RebakaChan]

Man that’s so cool to see lost footage of this! I kinda wish you had uploaded the whole thing so we could all see it.

[@joshuan.]

@@ericfernandorossi with English subs?

[@ericfernandorossi]

@@joshuan. yes, but the one i saw you would have to activate the KZbin subtitles on English

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

That process of ripping could wear or even tear the tape

[@Joshinken]

@@shonenjumpmagneto he watched the tape, and he recorded it and used clips from it, so he already ripped it. Not only does ripping (unless you mean literal ripping) the tape not cause much wear or cause tears, but ripping a tape is the exact same as watching a tape but instead of sending the video to a screen its sent to a recording device. And if its at the point where the tape is so fragile that normal playback could damage it, then im wondering how the fuck he managed to write both a review and a recap of this.

[@silverkip2992]

@@shonenjumpmagneto did... You watch the video?

[@legionbeast]

This reminds me of those few "Blockbuster update" versions of Clayfighter 63 1/3rd which basically had a patch to allow for another character and some balance adjustments, but because it was a "Blockbuster only" title meant for rental only, it was never sold or produced in quantities.

[@sonicsonicj5472]

Do you remember the character claw ed Raines?

[@legionbeast]

@@sonicsonicj5472 Sounds somewhat familiar.

[@mikabreto]

Hahaha, reference to the actor who portrayed the invisible man, Claude Rains

[@Simon_Electric]

Just watched it on KZbin and I love this! Never knew this genre existed! Thank you for introducing this! I must watch the live action series and binge read the manga. This is my new addiction.

[@FoxerTails]

Kenny: "Unless I physically go to Japan..." Nick Robinson: "So I booked a flight to Japan to find the rarest Anime OVA in existence."

[@Phantomsangel]

I was actually thinking he reminds me of Nick lol.

[@echoradiata]

Damn I just made this comment

[@Tsubasa_in_Chat]

*wrinkly pikachu*

[@Diwasho]

HnAG2, aka the Pappy van Poodle of anime.

[@milkywaydotmoe]

@@cursedGalataea He probably just brings along his brother Porter "the composer of beloved album Worlds" Robinson

[@Abdega]

Everyone else: *jUsT uSe GoOgLe AnD wHaTeVeR yOu ArE lOoKiNg FoR wIlL bE oN tHe FiRsT pAgE* This man: I beg to differ

[@theotherghostgirl337]

Abdega tell that to the private zoo I went to as a kid that I keep trying to find info on

[@minespatch]

Agreed, google can't help me with everything. It's so frustrating to search for particular things.

[@seijin4426]

@@minespatch Did you try deep web? No, wait that'll fry your computer and possibly get your house broken into.

[@bananatim178]

@@minespatch Especially with all the ads mucking up the search results

[@1sonyzz]

or just wasn't looking much on the other side of spectrum

[@JonDundas10]

Me: KZbin Recommendations at 3 AM: Some dude passionately losing his absolute SHIT about a random anime no one has or will ever think about or see I laughed the whole way through. All the best man

[@BelleFlower15]

Bruh same 😂

[@TheNami58]

Jon Dundas damn in my country it’s 3AM and when i opened youtube it was the first video in my recommendations 😭😭

[@dean43669]

Omg same. 😅

[@JPLToyExperience]

I don't know how I ended up watching this video, but I'm hooked!

[@mateuszbok4466]

I'm in awe, it doesnt get more hipster than this. And I'm not even really into anime, I just find your storytelling captivating :)

[@neutronshiva2498]

Message to the person who lend it to Kenny: Rip the show if you are able to and put it on the internet. It wont be so lost and obscure anymore. If enough people start looking for this piece the rights owner might even rerelease it or something!

[@lolsato]

Seriously, I want to watch it too

[@linwong1494]

@@lolsato Me too! It looks really good. But at the end of the day that's up to whether the owner is gonna be generous enough to rip it for us common folk.

[@mlgproplayer2915]

@@lolsato Me too! lol

[@tidedetergentyummy]

@NeutroN ShivA who or what that pic from

[@agnusdei6035]

He absolutely should! I wanna watch it too. Put it on KZbin or internet archive so we can watch it.

[@OtakuSenseiHig]

kenny: "hard to find anime" me: "ok i wanna see it"

[@anonimonn9775]

OtakuSenseiHig It appeared today in gogoanime, here's the link: www9.gogoanime.io/hana-no-asukagumi-2-lonely-cats-battle-royale-episode-1

[@thatvidwasweet]

@@anonimonn9775 You're incredible. Thanks for the link!

[@LammergeierX]

@@anonimonn9775 link's dead

[@Creature_of_the_Land]

@@anonimonn9775 new link please?

[@flyingstonemon3564]

@@anonimonn9775 New link?

[@bigbyrd7755]

I always giggled when my grandma would watch random picker shows about obscure finds of things she wanted when she was a little girl, and now here I am.

[@Mondomeyer]

Man, I wish this was on DVD. I'd love to see it in its entirety.

[@KumaPaws376]

Seeing this lost anime is like opening an Egyptian tomb

[@zainiikhwan9405]

Kenny's bizarre internet adventure: The lost media Thank you kenny and the good samaritan who lend out the vhs so this piece of art won't lost forever. Didn't know Shiki and Kagura make cameo in this anime :p

[@Mateus_Carvalho]

This was before she crushed Sadaharu (beetle) to death, I guess.

[@LikaLaruku]

Funny you should make that Jojoke. There just happens to be a missing Jojo's Bizarre Adventures movie listed on the Lost Media Wiki.

[@mcdanzy8379]

@@LikaLaruku why bother searhing for that version. People said that speedwagon didn't exist in that version

[@spiceforspice3461]

fune speedwagon meme

[@bureidokaiza2829]

8:15 All the "Future Funk"/"Lo-fi" channels boutta have a field day

[@amp-le4699]

Ikr, my thoughts, too

[@Akuryouro]

OH MY GOD.

[@mitchelljulius5875]

Oh hell yes. I'm gonna do one.

[@Mikaelamofu]

Caleb lol righttt

[@nohaha6039]

lol ikr the same 2 clips for like 5 minutes

[@kanatahiba]

When you reviews or did a research about lost animes like these, I keep reminded of the lost JoJo's BIzzare Adventure 2007 Phantom Blood Movie... Apparently everyone is looking for it right now.

[@kaleid1014]

Now, that's cursed. I knew that Phantom Blood (2007) wasn't released in home video

[@migz5995]

Yep. That movie still missing

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

That film was literally destroyed lol

[@iguanaperson3720]

LSSQ has an awesome video on it, you should check it out!

[@nothing-but-milk]

It was an abomination i heard that the creator walked out on half way through.

[@Gossamer24]

The lengths you went to look up this anime and find it are incredible. Congrats on finding it (or getting it magically somehow sent to you, also amazing), very cool!

[@KrazyKuno]

I miss old anime like this! It's one of the reasons why I started going to conventions in the early 2000's.

[@grumblekin]

I have a college friend from Osaka who is the world's biggest fan of this. I watched several episodes just because i wanted to see what he was talking about. There is a good chance he has a tape of this if it exists here in Japan

[@BJGvideos]

Did you ever find out?

[@shivanshtomar18]

@@BJGvideos No updates

[@eclatshwartzbaumcybertune2063]

I wish i knew someone like that 😊

[@mayuzanevideos]

“This genre that pretty much only I like where schoolgirls with long skirts and bad attitudes duke it out” *Stands by you* No, you are not alone.

[@Chayray]

Take my sword

[@horseenthusiast9903]

@@Chayray and my bow!

[@TallicatGames]

And my axe!

[@Ramsey276one]

Sukeban Saki Asamiya Better recognize!

[@TheWickedWizardOfOz1]

And my yo-yo!

[@mlgproplayer2915]

Old Anime: **Made by Toei* Fans of Saint Seiya, DBZ, and Sailor Moon: *The anime is gone, reduced to atoms.*

[@mingyuhuang8944]

Bro great vid always love how you're so dedicated to retro and 80s Japanese stuff, don't blame ya, it was truly too amazing, keep doing whatchu do bro love it 🙏🙏😍😍

[@josephforjoseph]

You are a legend of a researcher. This anime looks amazing honestly but Im a sucker for 1980s anime. Appreciate you doing what you do and making this video

[@bashnash8367]

It's nice to see a lost piece of history being covered and dug into This is why I turn that notification bell on for your channel

[@shards-of-glass-man]

Well, I guess now we have to wait for someone else to find a second tape and actually rip it so that we would be able to watch this. Until it's leaked online, it's still in the danger of being lost.

[@Elren]

There is currently one tape on the japanese amazon. Just buy and do it, then you wont have to wait.

[@Mikaelamofu]

The Glass Man www10.gogoanime.io/hana-no-asukagumi-2-lonely-cats-battle-royale-episode-1 it’s actually online!

[@GLIEPNIR]

Hot damn dude... At this point you're either blessed or cursed by forgotten anime old gods... And well, at least it was worth it :3 And not gonna lie, I've seen a lot of your videos about lost media first only then to find the Mangas, screenshots and other media appear a couple of days after... So I think you're doing a great job in bringing this media back into the spotlight...

[@kiddkyodo]

Hey Kenny - I'm a huge fan of Hana no Asukagumi and the other series in it's vein. Been collecting for years, and bought the CD soundtrack of Lonely Cats Battle Royale last time I was in Tokyo. I thought I was the only one who even cared about these shows, in all their formats, so just wanted to thank you for finally discovering this fantastical tidbit of the anime lost!

[@SunsetBlvd13]

At this point, you should be leading the Saki Sanobashii case

[@KhayJayArt]

Kenny you have to post this show online. It's the only way to keep it from being lost media.

[@hildegrade777]

Thank you for bringing in these lost anime films. The 80s was the golden age of anime. For purposes of learning and appreciation, I'm looking forward to your future features.

[@beelzemobabbity]

Kenny is the god for us lost media lovers. Something about being unable to watch something is really eerie. Like a house in your old town being gone when you come back for a visit.

[@isaacjohnsen867]

I can not get enough of the summaries of old anime, keep up the informative work!

[@animechic420]

I believe there needs to be re-introductions to lost anime that people probably never heard of.

[@Agitatius]

Just go watch 'Fantastic Children' 💁

[@animechic420]

Valet I did. I’m not sure what to think about that anime.

[@Agitatius]

@@animechic420 well, it's my #1 favorite anime, the best adventure story I've ever seen. So there's that. Ofc you have to accept the old, 'childish' artstyle.

[@animechic420]

Valet The art was fine, the story was somewhat followable, but maybe the reason I couldn’t get into it is because the English cast was ass.

[@Agitatius]

@@animechic420 omg, why watch any anime with english dub?! English and anime don't go together well :( Sorry it ruined this masterpiece.

[@Hex.Decimal]

Never Stop Uploading Kenny.

[@badwrongfun5541]

The only thing he needs to upload right now is a rip of the OVA

[@vedgerna3366]

Persona 5 Royal just released!

[@Hex.Decimal]

Vedgern A only good part of the game is the new Ohya content

[@vedgerna3366]

@@Hex.Decimal YES

[@cyanryann64]

@@Hex.Decimal buh

[@YOSHIZERO]

You're doing the lord's work. I constantly prowl for anime VHS tapes online, at thrift stores, and flea markets. There's nothing like the classic stuff. Unfortunately some of the more obscure stuff that was at one point posted on KZbin has been purged by copyright claims. Thanks so much for making this video.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

No problem. It was fun, even if I did mispronounce a few words.

[@Diwasho]

Man, you're doing God's work digging out these hidden anime treasures. I hope you can find out what happened to Chironupp no Kitsune and why this anime never got any home media releases. Originally shown in theaters in 1987 it only aired on TV a few times up till early 90's and since then it disappeared completely. At least we have someone's low quality VHS recording of it available for download so it's not completely lost, but there's also a picture book release with high quality screenshots from the anime and it always frustrates me that we'll never see the film in quality as good as those pics.

[@maidcafejenifer]

Thank you to the kind soul that lent this video! These lost media videos are the best!

[@freebritishfox]

This whole ordeal sound like Kenny make a pact with Satan

[@pajamawolfie]

No, it was the Laughing Salesman

[@GugureSux]

This sort of "lost" stuff certainly should be archived on the interwebs. Shared to fan-subbers and spread across the globe .

[@hewhodestroysmorale764]

Please, for the love of God, put a download or torrent for this somewhere online. We need this.

[@welcometohell3002]

www9.gogoanime.io/hana-no-asukagumi-2-lonely-cats-battle-royale-episode-1 it's currently online if you still wanna watch it

[@koilamaoh4238]

@@welcometohell3002 Yea its not too hard to find. People don't know how to search correctly. THrough torrents or steams. For digital anyway, duno about physical.

[@bluebaron6858]

I love that each of your videos are so funny and informative.

[@BlackPhantom08]

Watching this channel about lost media feels a lot like what me and my sister did as kids when we dug through the vhs tape collection under our tv cabinet. It was always an adventure where we dug through films that haven't seen the light of day in decades probably. Ultimately watching this like watching my parents wedding video, fascinating to find and not realizing what is available.

[@Thatguy101987]

"I don't know how KZbin actually works these days" Neither does KZbin.

[@SolidSDA]

I am truly honoured to be one of the first 1400 people to see this anime in 30 years. Also delinquent girls is my new favourite. Thing.

[@Pistrielo]

Please bro, just ask the guy who lent you the VHS for the permission to share it. I can't be the only one that really wants to watch the OVA entirely!!!

[@MutleeIsTheAntiGod]

It's on Nyaa

[@Pistrielo]

@@MutleeIsTheAntiGod yeah I found out about that a few weeks after the upload of the video. I think it's amazing that kenny's work brought so much interest for this OVA. We should all be grateful for that

[@xoxomoonbeaniexoxo2566]

@@MutleeIsTheAntiGod Link to the OVA? :')

[@alchemistghost8329]

@@xoxomoonbeaniexoxo2566 its since been uploaded to youtube! If you search the name on KZbin you can find the first and second ova

[@uzefulvideos3440]

That's not how copyright works

[@joaovicenteribeiro1468]

weirdly enough, people have somehow managed to find the tape and sub it. Heck, it`s already out on youtube, all thanks to your video, It`s really easy to find it here too.

[@fakeguccisneakers6620]

"Good Luck Trying To Watch This" That sounds like a challenge

[@rodney2x48]

Your channel got me into checking out the Sukeban sub-genre. It’s a lot of fun. Thanks for your contribution to the anime community, Kenny.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

No problem. There's a LOT of anime in that genre. Look up bosozoku anime too while your at it. There's a whole genre of biker anime that don't get much love.

[@jamesflynn6827]

THIS is why I subscribed to kenny lauderdale! Only he can find this stuff!

[@jackaleope]

so like clearly you did a digital rip of that vhs, any chance youre gonna share your findings with the class?

[@mariehernandez4573]

Dude yes

[@anonimonn9775]

It appeared today in gogoanime, here's the link: www9.gogoanime.io/hana-no-asukagumi-2-lonely-cats-battle-royale-episode-1

[@CloudPixel]

I’m laughing that means it was probably on a torrent somewhere lmao

[@omgnoi]

@@anonimonn9775 it’s gone

[@GenericheroVII]

Thank you Mr. VHS. And Thank you Mr. Lauderdale for this video. A similar case happened where The Spoony one made a video for a game, complained about not being able to finish it, then a Walkthrough was made by people after his video went up.

[@aronhelios1734]

Him: "An anime that hasn't be seen for 30 years." Me: "Ah, so from 1970s" Hana no Asuka Gumi 2 - Lonely Cats Battle Royal: 23-03-1990 Me: "Oh shit."

[@xT0K0x]

I LOVE your dedication to the lost and obscure. I've watched enough of your videos now that I get recommended on my home page even though I wasn't subscribed. So I subscribed! 😊 I can't wait to see whatever lost media you drag back for our viewing pleasure. Cheers!!!

[@kennylauderdale_en]

Thanks, that means a lot.

[@beastrow2327]

Dude your fucking Legend I can't believe you went through all that just for lost media. This gets you thinking what if the best anime ever is lost in time.

[@Jayfive276]

Looks like Langley Soryu is now the second most bad-ass Asuka in anime.

[@dangerjoe8911]

If getting (mind)raped by an eldritch abomination makes you badass, there probably are more badass hentai-characters out there....

[@fluffcake]

It’s a shame when lost media ends up being forgotten to time and especially one that holds up really well. Glad it was found and if a laser disc version actually does exist, Ferb, I know what we’re gonna do today.

[@rasubosu355]

I love your dedication to anime Please continue

[@happy_camper]

One of the best channels on YT

[@SenhoritaLx]

So...are you gonna upload the anime so everyone can watch or not

[@VarionusNW]

He only watches legal physical copies of anime, so i doubt he'd illegally rip an anime, even in a case like this where uploading it somewhere for historical purposes would help it not become lost media.

[@hewhodestroysmorale764]

Guys how do you think he got the footage? He had to have ripped it.

[@SandersCat_yo]

yeah... would've been cool but he probably won't... i guess it stays lost then.

[@GatsuRage]

that's what cross my mind during this whole video... I know about legal issues and what not but c'mon in this case who fucking cares!!!! I always said since years and years ago that SHARING is NOT piracy!!!!!!!! We could totally argue the fact that he got the copy by some1 illegally as he didn't paid for it and watched it for free therefore he committed a crime. That sound totally stupid if you think about it but that's how they disguise "sharing" with the "piracy" label. (and I do know there are people who abuse of internet and sell illegal copies of media for own profit and yes THAT is piracy... but there's always gonna be people doing the wrong we can't do nothing about it, not for that we should stop "sharing" stuff between people who cares about the media and have no way to access to it other then by someone sharing / letting them said media)

[@anonimonn9775]

It appeared today in gogoanime, here's the link: www9.gogoanime.io/hana-no-asukagumi-2-lonely-cats-battle-royale-episode-1

[@momocrisp2203]

I love watching ur channel, i feel nostalgic when i see an older anime. my dad use to come home with all sorts of anime when i was a kid. dont get me wrong its great to see how strong anime is getting, and to have a pick of any anime you want from wats coming out, but i miss when there was the small anime group at school, and only a handful of ppl watched anime. it felt like we had a closer relationship and most anime that we could get our hands on were pretty good.(there r of course some complaints) I'm sure its the nostalgia talking.

[@PrestonCormack]

It's definitely the nostalgia talking 😂😂 Anime is way more accessible these days

[@mellytempest]

Kenny you're in the Wikipedia page of the anime because of your attempts to find this anime. Kenny you're in history. Kenny-

[@YokoshimaSTAR]

I can only imagine the rush of excitement you had when you were contacted. Keep up the awesome content. It's like either you to show us or nobody else would.

[@Liuhuayue]

This is an aesthetic I never knew I liked. Thanks for posting this rare gem.

[@sugoiuseismoeabuse4058]

Please upload this piece of media. That way everyone can watch it.

[@Natendowii]

Nobody: Kenny Lauderdale: "Hey, I got this old VHS tape of an anime that nobody has seen in 30 years that was long considered lost media that I found! Pretty cool, eh?"

[@kennylauderdale_en]

Also me: eh, it was alright.

[@Jayfive276]

God these memes are goddamn dumb. Stop it with this shit.

[@ajch22]

@@Jayfive276 to be fair, this is the one and only situation where this meme fits perfectly, since almost nobody doesn't even know it's existance

[@Adolf1Extra]

also Kenny Lauderdale: "Hey, I got this old VHS tape of an anime that nobody has seen in 30 years that was long considered lost media and still technically is lost media which I have ripped on my computer, but I'm *definitely* not uploading anywhere! Pretty cool, eh?"

[@Eisdax]

The concept of someone being the #1 target of competing gangs, and being oblivious for a while to that entire thing, is actually pretty awesome.

[@bunnihunni]

Thank you for your hard work, Im so glad I found your channel i’ve been watching all your videos and can’t get enough!

[@sammcclain9609]

Honestly, thought this would just lead to a Rick Roll.

[@PT94x]

I do remember seeing the clip at 5:44 as a gif on Tumblr around 2015, but I never knew what it was from.

[@hotplanofaction3219]

Kenny doing the Lord's work so I can sit here and drink my coffee. Thank you, Kenny. *Alsomaybedumptheseonline*cough cough*

[@zainiikhwan9405]

Imo, pirating is the only way to make this piece of art from lost forever.......

[@averageLO3]

Never seen this channel before but this wound up in my recommendations and I wound up being really interested in the subject matter. Good video and cool concept for a video series. Thanks for putting the effort into tracking this thing down and making the video. You've got a new subscriber :)

[@Voodoomaria]

I'm a movie collector, and I share your joy at finding an impossible rarity. I finally, after 15 years, found a copy of a musical movie that hasn't been released or exhibited since the early 1970's as it''s been the centre of an acrimonious copyright dispute between the studio that produced it, and the family of the composer of the original stage musical. In another case, i spent ten years seeking before finding a copy of a movie that was thought to have been completely lost in a studio film vault fire. Having the movie is only half the fun of collecting. The hunt, and the final rush when the hunt is successful, That's a huge part of the enjoyment for me. The longer the hunt, the bigger the rush of success. Oh, and I found both the anime's subtitled on Nyaa in the 12 minutes I've been watching this vid. Thank you for all your leg-work, it's GREATLY appreciated, One collector to another. It wouldn't be available NOW if you hadn't put all your hard work into finding it for us. Once found [if the film is free of copyrights] then it is VERY desirable that it be spread as far and as widely as possible into other collections so it can never be lost again.

[@juanortiz9123]

Now this is hard work and hard research!! Amazing effort kenny!

[@21minute]

Man, the dedication you have for something you're not even sure how good it is.

[@theepicslayer7sss101]

there needs to be people who archives those things in forums or stuff like that... old anime and games or game mods sometimes were awesome jewels but sites shuts down and tapes disappears or wears out... so i hope you sparked interest in people to group together to rebuild this series into a whole package! an anime does not have to be good or great to be kept, it just should not die off in emptiness.

[@the78thborn]

That commet about VHS tapes not lasting forever might've just lit a fire under my ass about checking on/digitizing my copy of the original dub of my neighbor totoro. I'm sure its already out there somewhere online but I'm sentimental.

[@liquifieddonatsu1423]

Yankee/Delinquents is such a niche genre, but man, I love everything that comes from it. So... Thanks for covering vintage Delinquent anime, and sharing your thoughts on 'em! You've introduced me to stuff I'd never heard of, but am now obsessed with lol.