FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RUMIKO TAKAHASHI CLASSICS OVERLOAD!
GENDER-BENDING, FROM PRESENT TO PAST – THREE TAKAHASHI FAVOURITES ON DVD THIS MAY FROM MADMAN.
MELBOURNE, Friday, 07 April, 2006 – If you’re a fan of Rumiko Takahashi’s classic series’ Inuyasha and Ranma ½, then May is the month to start saving for!
INUYASHA MOVIE 1 – AFFECTIONS TOUCHING ACROSS TIME
200 years ago, Inuyasha's father sealed away a powerful demon from China named Hyoga... A Shikon Jewel shard awakens Hyoga's son, Menomaru, inspiring him to absorb the remains of his father's power to take control of the world! It's now up to Inuyasha and his friends to stop this nearly invincible foe!
Created by Rumiko Takahashi, Inuyasha has spawned a huge following and is a worldwide anime fan-favourite. The series has sold over150,000 units to date in the USA alone! Series 1 and 2 have also aired in Australia on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim.
INUYASHA MOVIE 1 is the first of four hugely anticipated Inuyasha full length feature movies.
RELEASE INFORMATION
Release Date: Wednesday 17 May 2006
Inuyasha Movie 1 – Affections Touching Across Time Catalogue URL:
http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?release Id=5910&method=view
DVD EXTRAS
- Line-Art Gallery
- Japanese Inuyasha Movie Promos
- Special Inuyasha Footage
- Dolby 5.1 Digital Audio English & Japanese
- 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
"If you have friends that are not into Inuyasha, this is the perfect title to draw them into it." - Anime on DVD
INUYASHA SEASON 1 COLLECTION
Contains the full first season of InuYasha (27 episodes) on 7 DVDs in one gorgeous collection!
Fifteen-year-old schoolgirl Kagome Higurashi, whose family tends a shrine, falls into an old well one day and literally tumbles into ancient Japanese history. On the other side she meets Inuyasha, the dog-like demon (inu means dog in Japanese) who claims she smells just like the woman who fifty years ago pinned him with her arrow to a tree, where he's been all this time.
RELEASE INFORMATION
Release Date: Wednesday 17 May 2006
InuYasha Season 1 Collection Catalogue URL:
http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?releaseId=6035&method=view
DVD EXTRAS
- Textless opening and closings
- Line Art Galleries
- Promotional reel
- Original Japanese television spots
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
"Few shows have risen to the level of maddening fan obsession like InuYasha." - Anime News Network
RANMA ½ TV SEASON 1 COLLECTION
Contains the entire first season of Rumiko Takahashi's wildly hilarious martial arts romance comedy! Now you can own the entire historic first season on four discs for one low price!
Due to an unfortunate accident at the cursed Chinese training ground Jusenkyo, when Ranma and his father get splashed with cold water, papa turns into a giant panda and male Ranma becomes a buxom young woman! Hot water reverses the effect, but only until the next time! Constantly chased by battle-happy martial artists and lovesick suitors of both sexes, what's a half-boy, half-girl martial artist to do?
RELEASE INFORMATION
Release Date: Wednesday 17 May 2006
Ranma ½ TV Season 1 Collection Catalogue URL:
http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?releaseId=6226&method=view
DVD EXTRAS
- Textless Opening and Closings
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
"A true classic. Check this cool show out!" Mania
OTHER MIXED-UP COMEDIES
Ranma ½ Movie 1
Ranma ½ Movie 2
Excel Saga
Love Hina
Midori Days
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