YTV Ani-Mayhem: The Zone Special Full Episode (Aug 2 2003)

[@zeekayart]

love this!!!! would love to see 2004, my first year attending AN! love seeing so many friends who are so influential in the local con community in this, thank you so much for uploading this! ❤

[@DoraemonFan-ww3jm]

I want to thank you for preserving and uploading recordings of rare YTV airings! :D

[@nanotr0]

You're welcome!

[@Goddess_helena55]

I’m really looking forward to this episode. This brings me back to when YTV actually cared about promoting their content. More carefree times😭

[@iman-2880]

This is amazing. Nice to see anime clips briefly viewed on the special. Great video

[@torontodrag]

Holy shit i was there. This was my first convention at 15 years old!!

[@nanotr0]

Wow! Do you remember seeing any of the things from the video?

[@torontodrag]

​@@nanotr0 not too much, but I vividly remember the hotel this was in because it is the backdrop of all my photos (taken with a point n shoot film camera omg). I'm good friends to this day with the 2 guys at 12:25 (in front of Masquerade Registration) but ironically didn't meet them until later on that year at CN Anime (now known as Fan Expo). 😂 The one in this vid being interviewed about cosplay (Pan-chan) was kinda a micro cosplay celebrity, she was a friend of a friend and I was star struck. The only other thing I remember from this con is going to a panel for Yami No Matsuei. 😂

[@nanotr0]

Wow, that's really amazing. Yes, Pan was a big Canadian internet celebrity at the time, so it was great seeing her in this show.@@torontodrag

[@JcbhaiG]

This is my first year goin to AN, its very interesting seeing the past of it

[@crystalbear3282]

Omg I'm in this!!! Thank you so much for uploading!!!!!!

[@nanotr0]

Wow! That's amazing. Hope it brings back some good memories for you

[@Goddess_helena55]

I finally got to watch the video, and I must say, times have really changed so much from 2003. I’m glad to see this part of history, as it takes me back to when Anime was STILL a huge deal in Canada, the TV commercials were actually thought-provoking, creative, and engaging, and YTV hosts were a THING. Damn I guess Sugar never actually became a J-rocker. It would would’ve been amazing if they made her sing ngl

[@DoraemonFan-ww3jm]

Speaking of TV commercials, I wonder if Marlowe Gardiner-Heslin has starred in any commercials from that era. Gage Knox (Max), Daniel DeSanto (Ray) (I'm not certain about this, but I do remember in the comments of an old upload of the "Beyblade: Behind the Revolution" special that mentioned a commercial featuring Daniel being shirtless or in his boxers), and David Reale (Kai) have starred in TV commercials, so I wouldn't be surprised if Marlowe (Tyson) and/or Alex Hood (Kenny) did too.

[@Goddess_helena55]

I heard Marlowe was in a Downey commercial back in the day. Gage was in Swedish berries (and Downey too), David was in a Kraft Dinner commercial, and I’m not sure about the other two. I guess I’ll just look up the Wayback Machine archives then lol🤣

[@DoraemonFan-ww3jm]

@@Goddess_helena55 Tyson and Max in Downey commercials? Interesting (I've heard of Gage being in one, but this is the first time you've told me that Marlowe was in one).

[@Goddess_helena55]

Yeah, I was surprised when I found that out as well, since Marlowe is mainly known for his theatre plays and cartoon/anime roles.

[@Goddess_helena55]

Btw do you know any plays that he and David Reale might’ve been in? I guess the Toronto actors in (mainly Canadian) TV shows dabble in either Theatre or local commercials.

[@Pokemon493Fan]

What a great special this is! :D So much 2000s anime stuff in here xD

[@Sonikkuhime]

Thank you so much again you rule!

[@Goddess_helena55]

Btw before I forget, does YTV have something against Marlowe Gardiner-Heslin? It seems like anything about him (like talking, for example) gets cut off😭. It’s cool to see everyone from the Beyblade English dub again. I actually didn’t expect them to be on this segment. Thank you again for uploading this important piece of Western Anime history. I bet those kids didn’t realize that they were pioneers of bringing Anime to North American shores. Keep up the good work! 😁👍

[@DoraemonFan-ww3jm]

I don't know. I think I heard once that he doesn't do as much interviews as his co-stars, unlike Tyson who loves the spotlight and fame. I don't blame him, I'm more of an introverted and quiet person too and if I was in his shoes, I wouldn't want to talk on screen at all.

[@GTVNewsForGamers]

So glad to see this preserved here, as well as on the Internet Archive! Thank you so much for this. Btw, just out of curiosity, are you planning to upload any of your other recordings to the Archive?

[@nanotr0]

Yes, eventually

[@GTVNewsForGamers]

@@nanotr0 Awesome possum!

[@mesousagaby740]

23:23 Seeing Luffy and Sanji plushies here really shows that these cons know some of these anime ahead of time. I also see Hana from Ojamajo Doremi, and at 24:09, that's an Aiko (also from Doremi) cosplayer!

[@TheRealFalsity]

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there." -L.P. Hartley

[@ShMartinJo]

I visited GTA recently after moving to the West … I still had a good time but was also shocked at how much has changed … without getting to into it, it definitely made me realize, the GTA I loved was from back then.

[@KaylynProudfoot-cq6sf]

THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please find all of the zones that Carlos and Sugar have done together in the past. You are one of the best KZbinrs ever. How do you find all of this old content? This old content is from my early years of life because I was born Oct 18 2001 and I remember a small percentage of this content because my mom used to watch things that looked interesting on tv and my dad always flipped through channels my entire life.

[@KaylynProudfoot-cq6sf]

I also had an older sister who watched sailor moon on Ytv sometimes when I was very young.

[@nanotr0]

Thanks! All the content are from my old tapes that I taped back in the day. It's been a lot of fun rediscovering my childhood by uploading them

[@KaylynProudfoot-cq6sf]

Please please please please please find the zone video when it’s Carlos’s first day. And also please find the Pat Kelly’s last day video for all of us. Vcr tapes are very cool and unlocking my childhood has always been my deepest deepest deepest dream. I got As in history class in high school and am mainly interested in the very early to early 2000s

[@nanotr0]

@@KaylynProudfoot-cq6sf I'm uploading things in order, so I definitely don't have anything from Pat's last day or Carlos' first day. Hopefully someday someone else uploads them!

[@KaylynProudfoot-cq6sf]

Your childhood memories of Ytv are yours to rediscover. Hopefully they do upload those videos and hopefully someone uploads the zone segment from October 18 2001 in the am times.

[@brandonnewell8677]

As close as i can get to time travel for now...

[@ZoulStar]

Oh this is gonna be *awesome*

[@shootingdio7200]

Any chance will you put it on Internet Archive in any case Japanese TV stations are attempting to take down the video?

[@nanotr0]

Yup, it will absolutely be there too