Post by videoranger007 on Jan 26, 2021 13:35:56 GMT
"Eagle Sam" is a 1983 anime based off of the 1984 Los Angeles summer Olympics mascot "Sam the Olympic Eagle". The reason for this anime being produced a year before the actual olympics is because the character was actually created in 1980 and press material featuring him was already circulating to promote the olympics by late 82-early 83.
Now, what makes this interesting is it is an anime that was never broadcast outside of Japan that is wholly based on an American creation. All that remains is this single episode, it has been English subtitled but you can find the raw episode on dailymotion if you desire:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=NKxSZqpZu94
This is episode 23 out of 51 episodes! Surely there must be more Eagle Sam out there? I haven't been able to turn up anything other than some commercial promos, images of a press book and record, and a few screenshots that are NOT from this episode, most likely taken from old anime preview magazines. Heres the Japanese title: イーグルサム
Now, what makes this interesting is it is an anime that was never broadcast outside of Japan that is wholly based on an American creation. All that remains is this single episode, it has been English subtitled but you can find the raw episode on dailymotion if you desire:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=NKxSZqpZu94
This is episode 23 out of 51 episodes! Surely there must be more Eagle Sam out there? I haven't been able to turn up anything other than some commercial promos, images of a press book and record, and a few screenshots that are NOT from this episode, most likely taken from old anime preview magazines. Heres the Japanese title: イーグルサム
