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'''''Bird Island''''' (白鸽岛) is a 52-episode sci-fi animated series based on the light novel series of the same name. Initially released in China in 2003 and animated by Shanghai Art Film Studio, the story centered around Tin as he comes to terms with him not being human.<ref>[https://book.douban.com/subject/1116758/ Chinese website that gives a brief overview of ''Bird Island''] Retrieved 06 Jan '19</ref> The first volume was released on DVD in North America and contained the first four episodes. Released through Playhut Entertainment's "Chinamation" line in June 2004 in an attempt to cash in on the then-current anime craze. Though the series did not see success in the United States as many criticized the show for its poor animation and plot. While a few clips from the English dub of ''Bird Island'' have surfaced, to this day no episode of the English dub has surfaced.  


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==Plot==
''Bird Island'' centered around an anti-social teenager named Tin, who was recently told by his grandfather that he's not, in fact, human. Despite the fact that people made fun of him for not being human, he ends up protecting everyone when aliens invade his home.


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==Availability==
While at least four episodes were dubbed, the failure of the Chinamation line has led to the DVD going out of print and ''Bird Island'' itself falling into obscurity, and very little footage can be found online because of this, only about a minute and a half of footage currently available of the English dub. Fortunately, all 52 episodes of the series can be found online in its original Mandarin.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxSOtAORLTM All 52 episodes of the series in Mandarin on YouTube.] Retrieved 15 Dec '18</ref> It was uploaded by a channel also containing ''Way of the Warriors'', another work that Playhut acquired for its Chinamation line.


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==Gallery==
'''''Bird Island '''''is a 52-episode sci-fi animated series. The first volume was released on DVD in North America through Playhut Entertainment's "Chinamation" line in June 2004, in an attempt to cash in on the current anime craze.
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==External Links==
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/buried-treasure/2007-10-25 Justin Sevakis' "Buried Garbage" column on Chinamation] Retrieved 02 Jun '15
*[http://toynewsi.com/index.php?itemid=2673 February 2004 press release for Chinamation] Retrieved 02 Jun '15
*[https://www.linkedin.com/pub/pamela-harris/7/358/9b4 Pamela Harris, a woman who worked for Chinamation's marketing] Retrieved 02 Jun '15


Despite four episodes (possibly more) being dubbed, the lack of success of the Chinamation line has led to the original DVD becoming far out-of-print, and only the first episode of the English dub surviving on through YouTube.
==References==
 
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==Sources of information<nowiki/>==
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/buried-treasure/2007-10-25 Justin Sevakis' "Buried Garbage" column on Chinamation]
* [http://toynewsi.com/index.php?itemid=2673 February 2004 press release for Chinamation]
* [https://www.linkedin.com/pub/pamela-harris/7/358/9b4 Pamela Harris, a woman who worked for Chinamation's marketing]


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Latest revision as of 15:20, 19 March 2023

Bird Island.jpg

A screenshot of the first episode.

Status: Partially Found

Bird Island (白鸽岛) is a 52-episode sci-fi animated series based on the light novel series of the same name. Initially released in China in 2003 and animated by Shanghai Art Film Studio, the story centered around Tin as he comes to terms with him not being human.[1] The first volume was released on DVD in North America and contained the first four episodes. Released through Playhut Entertainment's "Chinamation" line in June 2004 in an attempt to cash in on the then-current anime craze. Though the series did not see success in the United States as many criticized the show for its poor animation and plot. While a few clips from the English dub of Bird Island have surfaced, to this day no episode of the English dub has surfaced.

Plot

Bird Island centered around an anti-social teenager named Tin, who was recently told by his grandfather that he's not, in fact, human. Despite the fact that people made fun of him for not being human, he ends up protecting everyone when aliens invade his home.

Availability

While at least four episodes were dubbed, the failure of the Chinamation line has led to the DVD going out of print and Bird Island itself falling into obscurity, and very little footage can be found online because of this, only about a minute and a half of footage currently available of the English dub. Fortunately, all 52 episodes of the series can be found online in its original Mandarin.[2] It was uploaded by a channel also containing Way of the Warriors, another work that Playhut acquired for its Chinamation line.

Gallery

Compilation of several Chinamation clips, including Bird Island.

External Links

References