Wings of Honneamise Announced

Bandai Visual has announced that they will be bringing the classic anime title 'Wings of Honneamise' to Blu-ray on September 11th. The disc will feature a new 1080p transfer from a restored print, as well as both PCM and Dolby TrueHD Japanese soundtracks (an English dub will also be provided in Dolby Digital). The release will be paired with a DVD, making it accessible to both Blu-ray and DVD owners.

THE WINGS OF HONNEAMISE, one of the best animated films ever made (it won three separate best animated picture prizes in 1987), is an epic tale set in an alternate universe, somewhat similar to our own. In it, human civilization is on the verge of travelling into space, though no one is taking any real serious steps to get there, and The Royal Space Force is no exception. More a government publicity stunt than a viable space program, its recruits are often ridiculed and demeaned by both the public and the government. However, when one recruit, Shiro Lhadatt, meets a young woman who encourages him to kick-start the program, he organizes a haphazard team of scientists and pilots who race to be the first into space. -Rotten Tomatoes.com