New Announcements from Media Blasters

In a surprise announcement, Media Blasters has announced that they will release Masamune Shirow’s most recent theatrical anime film, Gundress, this May. Gundress is a feature length cyber-punk action film surrounding a five woman para-military unit and their landmate mecha armor suits trying to stop a terrorist threat to futuristic Japan. Masamune Shirow provided the character and mecha designs for the film. Gundress earned some notoriety for its rushed production schedule and release to Japanese theaters in an unfinished, rough form in 1999. In June 2000 a limited edition production of only 5000 DVDs was released to the Japanese market. This extremely rare Japanese DVD included both the original theatrical version and a five-minute longer “completed” version of the film.

Media Blasters has confirmed that Gundress will be released in America on May 28th on dubbed VHS for $19.95 and bilingual DVD for $29.95. A limited American theatrical release is also “already in the planning [stage].”

Media Blasters has also announced that Weiss Kreuz volume 3, Gokudo volume 3 and Rurouni Kenshin volume 18 “Fall From Grace” (including episodes 75-78) will also premier in America on May 28th.

For adult consumers, Media Blasters has announced that May will also see the release of the “Kitty Pleasure Pack 2: Countdown to Delight and Crime of Passion” bilingual DVD and the rarely seen live action adaptation of O-Genki Clinic on 65 minute long subtitled only DVD.