Section23 Films, Houston-based distributor of Sentai Filmworks anime, has announced the Blu-ray release of
Casshan: The Complete Series, the classic 35-episode 1973-74 anime series from Tatsunoko Productions and Takao Koyama.
Casshan makes its Blu-ray debut on January 21, 2014.
Official Synopsis: When lightning strikes the prototype android BK-1, a new horror is unleashed on the world as the resulting monster Buraiking begins taking over all other robots on Earth, setting them against their creators in a massive orgy of planet-wide destruction! With humanity helpless in the face of the new Neoroiders and their mechanical armies, mankind's only hope may lie in the hands of Tetsuya Azuma, son of the creator of BK1, who transfers his consciousness into an android body to become a Neoroider himself… the ultimate robot fighter: Casshan.
Now, together with his robot dog Flender and the beautiful Luna Uetsuki, the daughter of another scientist and wielder of the most robot-lethal gun on the planet, Casshan is on a mission to clear his father's name, avenge his mother's death, and save the Earth from the iron clutches of Buraiking. But things aren't going to be easy, not when you're three against thousands, and Buraiking has some shocking surprises in store that will rip Casshan's world in two. It's the ultimate blast from the past as the battle for the future pits the good bots against the bad in
Casshan.
The Blu-ray release of
Casshan features series episodes 1-35 (875 minutes), 1080p video, English and Japanese lossless audio, and English subtitles. Bonus content has yet to be detailed.