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NEWS: Maiden Japan to Release Royal Space Force Film on DVD/BD in October


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vangelionite88



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:32 pm Reply with quote
im sure all the shonen fanboys will jump all over this...... Rolling Eyes

that aside, i have the bandai release. a really impressive work, the visual quality and detail in the backgrounds and animation is of the utmost quality.... thank god for 80's anime.
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nightjuan



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:35 pm Reply with quote
I don't think I'll be buying this since the Bandai Visual release is good enough for me too, but it's nice to see the movie back in print. Excellent film, overall, even with a certain infamous misstep that people still bring up from time to time (myself included, of course).

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Myaow



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:35 pm Reply with quote
Neato! I mean, there's no way they can top the gorgeous release that Bandai Visual did, but having it back in print and at a nice affordable price is excellent! This is such a haunting and interesting movie; I hope it has a good third life. (Fourth life? How many times has this thing been released here?)
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Mr Adventure



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:37 pm Reply with quote
I have the Bandai Visual release, which is great. But I've always been annoyed because its DVD sized case.

So being able to replace it will be a great relief.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:39 pm Reply with quote
We assume the English audio is the old Manga dub, right?
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Angel M Cazares



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:42 pm Reply with quote
Good movie. I am not a big fan of it, but the animation is excellent. I do not think I will buy it, but I would definitely buy Gunbuster on BD. I hope Gunbuster is soon released by Maiden Japan or any other R1 distributor.
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Marzan



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:49 pm Reply with quote
Honneamise in BD? Excellent news. A lot of old stuff coming out.
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:51 pm Reply with quote
Good to see it back in circulation with a decent price. I hope it's full of nice extras.
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_V_



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:06 pm Reply with quote
Dear god, this thing is a classic.

I unapologetically say that I wept during the final scene when I first saw this movie.


spoiler[(they're this alternate society that never had manned spaceflight before, and the two rival countries break out into war and are fighting right near the launch pad but his rocket manages to go up...and everyone from both sides just gapes up in awe)]
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Mr Adventure



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:12 pm Reply with quote
Royal Space Force is definitely one of the greatest science fiction movies of all time.
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AbZeroNow



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:24 pm Reply with quote
Oh yeah, this is a definite buy for me. Bravo Maiden Japan.
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Bonham



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:58 pm Reply with quote
Mr Adventure wrote:
I have the Bandai Visual release, which is great. But I've always been annoyed because its DVD sized case.

So being able to replace it will be a great relief.

Same here. Also glad that The Wings of Honneamise will be available again in North America, and this time not at an asinine price.

Gainax never made anything like this again, so it's great to see it staying around.

nightjuan wrote:
Excellent film, overall, even with a certain infamous misstep that people still bring up from time to time (myself included, of course).

Dismissing it as a misstep seems similar to what Tarantino did by calling John Ford a racist without actually looking at his films where depictions of racism may sometimes be problematic, but they are complex and not easily dismissed by some hackneyed, black and white analysis... especially by a man who does this kind of nonsense.
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luffypirate



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:03 pm Reply with quote
My favorite anime film.
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Reibooi



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:10 pm Reply with quote
If might buy this if the quality of the release is the same as the Bandai Visual Blu-ray. I would assume the Sentai release will be a bit cheaper and because of that I would get that version but if it turns out the Sentai release is crap I will save a bit and grab the other version(Something I had planned for awhile but other things keep coming up in regards to money)
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penguintruth



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:14 pm Reply with quote
By far my favorite animated movie. A masterpiece.

But I already have the extremely expensive DVD/Blu-Ray set from years ago.
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