YAMATOWORKS,
SUNRISE,
GAINAX,
Production I.G,
Hideaki Anno, Mamoru Oshii, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Go Nagai / Dynamic Planning, Shuhei Morita, Dai Sato, Kanan, Ryo Mizuno, Seiji Kishi
Pronounced “Oh-Nay-A-Miss.” The label of Bandai Visual USA (BVUSA); BVUSA titles on DVDs are released under its HONNEAMISE label, named after the 1987 animation film “ROYAL SPACE FORCE – The Wings of Honneamise” that Bandai Visual first produced.
The latest theatrical anime from Katsuhiro Otomo’s manga, being simultaneously released in Japan and the U.S.! The ultimate entertainment that takes the original story to a whole new level!
Directed by the animation director of Steamboy, Shinji Takagi, SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next is a sequel to the original manga drawn by Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of Akira. Join the boys on a wonderful adventure to the depths of the Tokyo underground! With colorful and touching characters created in a new style of 3D with a hand-drawn touch and a 2D anime flavor, get swept away in this summertime adventure!
The thrilling mecha action of the breakout hit Super Robot Wars: Original Generation is back for another installment in the full-length television series the Divine Wars! This thrilling new entry in the Super Robot Wars franchise takes us back in time to see the story behind the development of the Personal Troopers, and how the threat of alien invasion gives rise to the Divine Crusaders, a militarized faction whose bid for power will plunge the Earth into civil war!
This hot, all-new series weighs in at a hefty 26 episodes. Each DVD comes with a full-color, 8-page insert featuring mecha and character profiles.
From the creator Mamoru Oshii, and the director Hiroyuki Okiura, and the staff who brought us Ghost in the Shell, one of anime’s finest achievements is beautifully re-mastered as next generation disc!
“Outperforms most contemporary live-action films at every level.” – Hollywood Reporter/Richard James Havis
“A grim, brooding film of exceptional power.” – Los Angeles Times/Charles Solomon
“Unsettling and beautiful.” – St. Paul Pioneer Press/Chris Hewitt
“This blend of fairy tale and horrific post-war scenario makes Jin-Roh something of a landmark for anime fans, and a fascinating way in for first-timers.” – San Francisco Examiner/Jeffrey M. Anderson
About Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO - The Hidden One-Year War
For the first time ever in the Gundam series! Universal Century 0079 —the “Zeon side” of the One-Year War is finally visualized in full 3D CG!
Takashi Imanishi, one of the renowned directors of the 0083 Star Dust Memory series and movie, presents the first ever Gundam story in full 3D CG! The epic story of Gundam is taken into a new realm where it takes the viewer deeper behind the lines of the One-Year War than ever before. Now, see how the war was portrayed on the side of Zeon. Who is the true evil? The impact of the battle scenes and mechas are depicted in a scale never before felt!
About GUNBUSTER vs DIEBUSTER Aim for the Top! The GATTAI! Movie
GATTAI means "combine"—and just like the fighting mecha of the heroines, two milestones from GAINAX, Hideaki Anno's Gunbuster and Kazuya Tsurumaki's Diebuster have come together...to form The GATTAI!! Movie!
Each OVA series has been re-edited into two theatrical features—but new elements include a revised 5.1ch audio track on Gunbuster, re-recorded by the original cast, and never-before released scenes for Diebuster! The 12,000 year saga of friendship, heroism, hard work and guts achieves final victory in Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie! Limited Edition with Action Figure is available only at dot-anime.us(http://www.dot-anime.us)!
About Super Robot Wars: Original Generation - The Animation
The legendary Super Robot Wars game series comes to life in this all-new, three-part OVA!
For more than 15 years, Japanese gamers have thrilled to Super Robot Wars, the undisputed king of the fighting mecha genre. Now, the world of Super Robot Wars comes to life with the North American release of this all-new, three-part OVA. This two-disc set includes all three episodes and a wealth of bonus materials, including cast interviews, music clips, background information, glossary and an informative 24-page booklet.
20 years since its original production... The legendary movie makes an epic return on next-gen disc!
Acclaimed by anime fans all over the world, Royal Space Force—The Wings of Honnêamise comes back to life 20 years after its original release! The stirring odyssey created by nascent anime masters at GAINAX is still unsurpassed for its meticulous artistry and heartfelt drama of a young man’s coming of age in a turbulent world!
Experience the next generation of anime with FREEDOM in HD DVD/DVD twin format! Directed by rising superstar Shuhei Morita (KAKURENBO – HIDE & SEEK), FREEDOM—an award-winner at the 2007 Tokyo International Anime Fair—will be released in 6 volumes.
The popular "moe" comedy series GALAXY ANGEL now comes back to USA with a brand-new look! Featuring new pretty girls as main characters, GALAXY ANGEL RUNE will steal your hearts with hyper-powered "moe" appeal and hard core sci-fi action!
Sixteen years after the original GUNBUSTER’s release in Japan, legendary studio GAINAX returns with an epic sequel! Directed by FLCL’s Kazuya Tsurumaki, GUNBUSTER 2 is the story of country girl Nono’s quest to become a Topless, the elite pilots whose Buster Machines protect Sol System from the mysterious Space Monsters!
The latest anime from Go Nagai! Hardcore Japanese horror arrives in the U.S.! It’s a hair-raising erotic suspense in which Enma takes on complicated and gruesome incidents caused by demons.
Masterpiece from Hideaki Anno and GAINAX, GUNBUSTER is finally on DVD in North America! GUNBUSTER casts pretty girls in sexy uniforms and giant robots in a moving epic of interstellar naval war.
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