Megazone 23
1985, 1986, 1989, OVA, 4 episodes (varying length), 360 min total
NEW! MediaOCD Edition Blu-ray
Contains the following bonus features:
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Complete ADV Films dub for all 3 parts (4 episodes)
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Megazone Part II International Version
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Streamline Pictures dub for Megazone 23 Part 1
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UK dub for Megazone 23 III
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Original ADV Films commentary track
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Japanese commentary with Gaku Miyao & Hiroki Sato
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Original Japanese promos (now soft-subtitled)
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Original US and UK Promos
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Color and line art galleries
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Liner notes by Giles Poitras
1080p / English 2.0 DTS-MA (ADV), Dolby Digital (other dubs) / Japanese 2.0 DTS-MA / English, English SDH subtitles / dual layer / AVC @ 17 MBPS / REGION FREE
Only $39.99 - Out Nov 12!
Previous Edition
Disc contents are mostly identical, but no liner notes, UK dub or US/UK Promos.
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Directors: Noboru ISHIGURO, Shinji ARAMAKI, Kenichi YATAGAI
Screenplay: Hiroyuki HOSHIYAMA & Emu ARII
Voice Actors: Masato KUBOTA, Maria KAWAMURA, Kumi MIYASATO, Takashi KUSAO, Hiroko KASAHARA, Saki TAKAOKA, Vic Mignogna, Allison Shipp, Monica Rial, Jay Hickman, Jessica Boone, Bob Bergen, Barbara Goodson, Kerrigan Mahan
Warning: Contains Profanity, Violence, and Brief Nudity
Parts I & II © AIC, Part III © AIC / Flying Dog
What does it mean to be young a the end of the world?
The year is 1985--at least, Shogo Yahagi thought it was. A few days ago, the young biker was out living it up on the streets of Tokyo--listening to the latest Eve tape, running around with his friends, and trying to flirt with the girl he almost ran over! But everything changed when a deadly encounter with a mysterious motorcycle sent him speeding into danger. With a shadowy cabal now hot on his heels, Shogo quickly realizes that he's stepped into the deep end of a conspiracy that's about to tear his reality asunder.
A sci-fi trilogy that set the stage for the OVA revolution
Making its debut in 1985, Megazone 23 ignited the Japanese Original Video Animation (OVA) boom. It proved there was a market for direct-to-video anime films, and paved the way for anime to become not just a niche genre, but a world-wide phenomenon. It was soon joined by a visually mind-blowing sequel, and a 2-part spinoff that takes place centuries later.
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The team that created Megazone 23 includes a Who's Who of anime legends, including (just to name a few) Noboru Ishiguro (Macross, Yamato), Ichiro Itano (creator of the “Macross Missile Massacre”), Miyao Gaku (Devil Hunter Yohko), Haruhiko Mikimoto (Macross, Gunbuster), Hideaki Anno (Evangelion), Kenichi Yatagai (Bubblegum Crisis), Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed), Hiroyuki Hoshiyama (Dirty Pair), Emu Arii (Bubblegum Crash), Shiro Sagisu (Evangelion), Koji Morimoto (The Animatrix), Nobuteru Yuki (Vision of Escaflowne), Narumi Kakinouchi and Toshihiro Hirano (Vampire Princess Miyu), Yasuomi Umetsu (Kite), and Hiroyuki Kitazume (Gundam).
Don't take our word for it...
"An important and influential anime, responsible for starting the anime boom of the 80s."
- Ollie Barder, Forbes
"The level of detail is such that every distinctive trademark and label is not only reproduced, but fully animated as people pick them up and set them down."
- Anime News Network
