Also this month the necklace Anime Factory Of Koch Media will be enriched with new releases. In the month of March 2022 we will welcome on the shelves Tatsunoko Super Heroesa collection that celebrates 60 years of Tatsunoko Productions with a series of OVA’s Kyashan, Time Bokan, Gatchaman, Hurricane Polymar and Karas, available in Blu-ray and DVD format. The release is scheduled, only on Fan Factoryfor the March 22. The box set of Kyashan SINS, the 24-episode series from 2008 that offers a reinterpretation of the classic from the same studio. Finally, again on March 22, the third volume of Mimì and the National Volleyball Teamwith episodes 53 to 78.
Tatsunoko Super Heroes – OAV Collection – Limited Edition 5 Blu-ray + Booklet (Blu-ray / DVD)
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Tatsunoko Production, theEXCLUSIVE box set with a limited edition of 500 copies which re-proposes five classic OAVs from the Studio, for the first time on Blu-ray, embellished with 6 episodes of the unreleased KARAS.
Direction: Kyashan the myth: Hiroyuki Fukushima; Time Bokan – The Time Machines: Akira Shigino; Hurricane Polymar – Holy Blood: Akiyuki Shinbo; Techno Ninja Gatchaman: Hiroyuki Fukushima; KARAS: Keiichi Sato
Extra contents:
Each of the 5 volumes collected contains an in-depth booklet
Kyashan the Myth
In the dark years after the neoroid revolution, mankind had lost the dominion of the planet and its freedom, overwhelmed and subjugated by a lineage of robots created by itself. The negroid Braiking Boss, self-appointed lord of all robots, had waged an all-out war against the human race, forcing it to live with its face in the dust under the weight of steel. But among the nuclei of the resistance is still alive the faith in the savior who will arrive to lead men to victory against the metallic oppressor. The existence of this savior is confused in myth, and men call this myth KYASHAN.
Time Bokan – The Time Machines
The good guys always win but the bad guys are the nicest. This was the common thread of the seven Time Bokan series, produced between 1975 and 1983 by Tatsunoko Production. And since the villains are the real protagonists of these series, now is the time to establish who among them is really the most “fearsome” team, ready to face any hero without blemish and without fear. And that’s how the seven teams of villains of the Time Bokan series embark on a mad race to get the chance to be able to challenge the unbeatable heroes of Tatsunoko: Kyashan, Tekkaman, Hurricane Polymar, the Gatchmans and finally the Yattamen duo.
Hurricane Polymar – Holy Blood
At the beginning of the 21st century, the population of the Earth is approaching 10 billion inhabitants. Too many, to the point that resources may not be enough, leading the entire planet to biological collapse. Unless we radically change the very nature of man, to the point of allowing him to survive in new environments. But something also works all too well. On a nightmare night, a scientific research team is literally torn apart. A few days later, a mysterious package is delivered to Takeshi Yoroi, aide to Jo Kuruma, Tokyo Plus’ most ramshackle detective. It is the beginning of humanity’s last legend.
Remake of the classic television series of the 70s, with high quality animations and dark and suggestive atmospheres.
Techno Ninja Gatchaman
Year 2066. Beoluke, dictator of the state of Hontworl, announces the exit of his country from the United Nations and the establishment of a new political-military bloc. A few days later, the capital of the republic of Trad is razed to the ground in a single night by a mysterious force. At the same time, violent atmospheric and geological phenomena began to be recorded in various regions of the earth. A mysterious flying object 400 meters long is glimpsed in a cluster of clouds. What can link these events? In front of an astonished council of scientists from all over the world, Dr. Nanbu announces that everything has now begun. And that the only weapon left to humanity is called Gatchaman.
KARAS
Tokyo. A chaotic city that completely absorbs people and influences their way of life. The inhabitants of the city, however, do not know that next to them there is a supernatural world populated by demons. However, not all paranormal phenomena go unnoticed: when a series of strange murders begins to disturb the public peace, the Police Department creates a section to investigate the mysterious events. The skeptical detective Kure and his eccentric colleague, Sagisaka, will find themselves investigating together on the tracks of an enigmatic individual who appeared at a crime scene. The two do not imagine that behind it all lies a much larger plan. Evil Eko intends to subjugate the city he once loved and cleanse it of his depravity. A warrior in armor, Karas, stands in defense of the city.
From visionary director Keiichi Sato (Kuroshitsuji, Tiger & Bunny) an intriguing noir series that combines science fiction elements with the world of Japanese supernatural legends.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
Disc Number: 5
Duration: 550 minutes (Extras excluded)
Video Format: 1.33: 1 1920 * 1080p @ 23.98fps; KARAS: PAL 1.78: 1 anamorphic widescreen
Audio Format: Italian 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio, Japanese 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio; KARAS: Italian 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, Italian 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio, Japanese 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
Languages: Italian, Japanese
Subtitles: Italian (faithful to the original)
Kyashan SINS – From March 22 on home video
Direction: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
For the first time in home video, in DVD and Blu-ray collectible boxes with color booklet of 44 pages with synopsis, characters and mecha settei, and original illustrations, the complete series of the modern reinterpretation of the classic hero Kyashan of Tatsunoko , produced by Madhouse (Perfect Blue, Paprika – Dreaming of a Dream, Paranoia Agent) and directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi (Knights of the Zodiac).
Luna’s death at the hands of Kyashan dooms Earth to ruin. A hundred years pass and now even robots fear the end and believe they can avoid it only by devouring the cause of everything, namely Kyashan. Kyashan does not remember anything of what he himself did and embarks on a journey in an attempt to recover his memory, between the hatred of humans and the continuous hunt for robots.
Duration: 576 minutes (Extras excluded)
Video Format: 1.78: 1 1920 * 1080p @ 23.98fps
Audio Format: English 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio, Japanese 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio
Subtitles: Italian
Extra contents:
- Opening Textless
- Ending Textless Episodes 1-12
- Ending Textless Episodes 13
- Ending Textless Episodes 14-24
- Italian Trailer
- Videoclip
- On Stage
Mimì and the National Volleyball Team – Volume 3
Direction: Eiji Okabe, Fumio Kurokawa, Yoshio Takeuchi
The third volume of one of the most loved and remembered sports series in Italy, especially among those dedicated to the female world, for the first time in high definition in the Blu-ray format. DVD and Blu-ray box set with color booklet with episode synopsis, rare original preparatory drawings, backdrops and illustrations.
Contains episodes 53 ~ 79
Mimì Ayuhara has a great passion for volleyball. Joining a team of girls who are all called “lazy”, Mimì, with a great deal of willpower and hard sacrifices, will be able to make her disastrous team one of the strongest, ready to face fierce and motivated rivals for get to the most coveted goal: the national team. Over the course of the series, from district school tournaments to international ones, Mimì seeks and achieves due success, but she also has to face her darkest aspects of her: envy, excessive expectations, the need to always give the best. .
Duration: 664 minutes (Extras excluded)
Video Format: 1.33: 1 1920 * 1080p @ 23.98fps
Audio Format: Italian 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio, Italian 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio (historical dubbing), Japanese 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio
Subtitles: Italian (faithful to the original)
Extra contents:
- New Italian dubbing with the initials Mimì and the national volleyball team (sung by Cristina D’Avena)
- Historic Italian dubbing with the theme song La Fantastic Mimì (sung by Georgia Lepore)
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