Kodoani.com – On Wednesday, Animation has confirmed the Blu-ray re-release date of the classic anime trilogy Megazone 23 will be rescheduled to November 12instead of November 10 as previously announced.
New version content of Blu-ray Megazone 23
The upcoming Blu-ray version will include all three seasons of the anime, along with many exciting specials such as:
Original commentary by ADV FilmsDubbed English words ADV FilmsEnglish dub for Megazone 23 Part IIISpecial commentary with illustrator Gaku Miyao and manufacturer Hiroki SatōLine Art Gallery Notes from an Anime Expert Giles PoitrasAnd many other features
History of the anime 'Megazone 23'
Megazone 23 first debuted in 1985 as an anime series about motorcycle robots, and quickly became one of the classics that helped popularize the original video animation (OVA) market. The anime series has the direction of the late director Noboru Ishiguro (Space Battleship Yamato, The Legend of the Galactic Heroes), character design by Haruhiko Mikimoto (Macross, Orguss, Gunbuster, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress) and mechanical design by Shinji Aramaki (Genesis Climber Mospeada, Bubblegum Crisis, director of Appleseed films). After initial success, Megazone 23 There were two more OVA sequels in 1986 and 1989.
Kickstarter campaign and Omega Edition Blu-ray release
In August 2019, Animation launched the campaign Kickstarter give Megazone 23 Omega Editionwith the goal of re-releasing all three seasons of the anime on Blu-ray disc. The campaign reached its goal of 100,000 USD after just one day of launch. Blu-ray Omega Edition Shipped in March 2021.
Megazone 23 reboot project
In April 2021, AIC announced that they have entered into an agreement to share copyright ownership Megazone 23 with Toei Agencyand currently both companies jointly own this brand.
Present, AIC and Toei Agency is working on a reboot project Megazone 23include:
Megazone 23 SIN: remake of both the original video anime Megazone 23 and part II. Brand new sequel is Megazone 23 XIis being planned for development.
The crowdfunding campaigns for these two rebooted projects have reached their goals since 2017, paving the way for the revival of Megazone 23 in the future.
