Manga at Anime Expo

Manga Entertainment reported at AnimeExpo that they cannot release the X movie on DVD until it is released it Japan, so the release will be delayed for a while. Patlabor 1 has 4 easter eggs- you have to solve “puzzles” to get at them, details will be on the Manga website. Manga is releasing “all 3” Eva movies, but as for a theatrical release, “doubt it seriously.” It may be limited to release in known “fan towns.” Lupin III fans will be pleased to hear that Manga is looking to acquire the rights to other Lupin features. Giant Robo, Gunbuster and Orguss 02 are coming to DVD. For the Angel Cop DVD, they are trying to get the original language and do subs. They said that for all of their future DVDs they will do their best to make them sub/dub – though for titles with no dub, they may be sub only. They did say that there may be cases where they can’t do the sub because of rights issues, but they will at least try. It was earlier reported that manga has, or was attempting to acquire The Big O, a series that has been generating a lot of buzz, described as Batman: The Animated Series meets mecha. Apparently they bid on the series and lost, possibly to Bandai.

Source: Anime on DVD