By Pete Plank
For starters, the Crest of the Stars DVD has been delayed 2 months.
All Gundam "One Year War" series slated to appear this year. (08th MS Team,
0083, 0080, and the original Gundam TV series).
June will see the start of more Gundam plus a couple of different OVA
series. The Big-O DVD (no VHS) will be released, much like Jubei-chan on four
discs. VHS will only be used for mass-market titles. The original Gundam TV
series will be DUB ONLY, however the original Gundam movies will be released
on DVD, subtitled, in November as a box set. 08th MS Team is due in August
(sub/dub).
Other titles currently in work include Fancy La-La, Betterman, Z-Mind and
Saber Marionette J to X (which includes three dub tracks: English, Spanish and
Japanese).
Love Hina will not be coming out for a while; Bandai was not planning on
announcing it at this con since they wanted to prevent the anticipation
generated by "other" companies when announcing titles too far in advance. It
has been acquired and will be coming at some point.
A large 18 wheeled Gundam truck will begin traveling around the country
starting this weekend and extending through September. It will be showcasing
merchandise such as model kits, action figures and even Federation play sets.
Information on "Pilot Candidate" (Candidate for Goddess): no hard release
date has been set (though it should arrive sometime this year). Bandai is
considering things like a reversible cover (with the original title "Candidate
for Goddess") or an alternate angle intro animation with the correct title if
fans request it. Please send Bandai feedback on this if you want to see this
happen! Bandai is only calling this series "Pilot Candidate" for US release;
all other markets will refer to it as Candidate for Goddess. Apparently
"Goddess" in the title is just too much for the Cartoon Network.
A full theatrical wide release for Escaflowne has not been decided. Jin-roh
will premiere on the 28th of May in Long Beach. Mamoru Oshii will be attending
(and potentially many anime-fan celebrities such as James Cameron). Full
rollout will begin at the end of June in New York and Seattle. This will be a
limited release initially; if it does well it may be expanded. Viz will be
handling the theatrical release while Bandai does the home release. For more
info and release information visit http://jin-roh.net
Back catalog titles are being shoved back for the Gundam releases this
year. Bandai hasn't settled on episode counts for most DVDs yet; they're still
experimenting and seeing how things do.
It hasn't been decided if there will be extras included with the Cowboy
Bebop DVD box set, though things like an extra disc, toy, poster, etc. have
been discussed. Blue Sub will be released on a single disc, but this will be
the Cartoon Network version only. Other boxes are not actively planned due to
brisk sales of individual discs. No upgrade plans for existing Cowboy Bebop
single disc owners due to the logistics involved.
Escaflowne Vol. 8 may have a Maaya Sakamoto concert as an extra, with Yoko
Kano on piano.
Oh, and Bandai listens to problem posts on Anime On DVD concerning disc
compatibility and quality issues.
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