North American home entertainment company Image Ent. has teamed with leading Japanese animation company Bandai Visual USA to release the 1988 anime series Gunbuster on DVD for the first time. The show is being re-mastered in HD with newly translated English subtitles under the supervision of the original producers for its Feb. 20 debut.
Gunbuster marks the directorial debut of acclaimed anime creator Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Nadia: Secret of Blue Water, Cutie Honey, His and Her Circumstances). Animated by toon studio Gainx, the epic series follows a young girl’s struggle to pilot the ultimate weapon during an interstellar naval war.
The Gunbuster DVD set will contain all six episodes on 3 discs. Fans will also get a 24-page color booklet and 30 minutes of bonus clips, as well as deluxe art box imported from Japan. It will carry a suggested retail price of $64.99. More information is available at www.bandaivisual.us/gunbuster.
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