Anime Limited licenses Martian Successor Nadesico for Blu-ray!

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Martian Successor Nadesico is a classic 90s sci-fi mecha comedy series, and Nozomi just announced plans to release the series on Blu-ray. Anime Limited are following suit, and I believe this is one of Jeremy Graves' favourite titles. Much like the Nozomi release, the UK version will include the TV series, Movie (Prince of Darkness), Gekigangar 3 OVA and the bonus content.

5 discs in total - 4 Blu-rays for the TV series & Movie, 1 DVD for the Gekigangar OVA.

Nadesico is 4:3 and the movie is 16:9, both are remastered in HD. Gekigangar doesn't have a Blu-ray master so as such it will be on DVD only, same as the US.
 
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I've heard of this show, but I wasn't sure what it was. However, that 37 second trailer alone was enough to sell me on the entire show. Awesome cell animated mechs? I'm in!
 
Ah Nadesico. I always thought it was an overrated show but I did enjoy it. It was one of those shows where elitist fans would accuse you of "not getting it" if you had anything disparaging to say.

Glad to see a Blu-ray release though. I'm guessing it'll be a full on triple figure UE release so I'll wait for the eventual standard edition.
 
serpantino said:
Ah Nadesico. I always thought it was an overrated show but I did enjoy it. It was one of those shows where elitist fans would accuse you of "not getting it" if you had anything disparaging to say.

Glad to see a Blu-ray release though. I'm guessing it'll be a full on triple figure UE release so I'll wait for the eventual standard edition.
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The FAQ says it'll be CE and SE, no UE.
 
Nadesico has been on my ptw list for a while now, I may just end up picking this up. Have to say the PV looked great, nice crisp clean animation seems to translate well to HD.
 
Yes! Delighted with this announcement! I still remember watching Nadesico back-to-back with Evangelion on Saiko Exciting on the Sci Fi Channel in the early 00s. This is definitely a must buy for me.
 
This for me is a big deal. Nadesico was one of the very first anime series I ever purchased, so for Anime Limited to release the Blu-Ray version is wonderful.
 
serpantino said:
Ah Nadesico. I always thought it was an overrated show but I did enjoy it. It was one of those shows where elitist fans would accuse you of "not getting it" if you had anything disparaging to say.
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I didn't even particularly enjoy it, so I'll be passing on the Blu-ray. Good news for those who did, however.
 
Count me in with the people who remember watching it on the Sci-Fi Channel in the late 90s/early 00s. That being said, I can't remember much about it, which means I didn't hate it, but didn't love it either. Certainly due a re-watch anyway, so count me in!
 
I remember this being insanely popular back in the day! Never really clicked with me (also, I liked the movie which I believe makes me deeply evil or something). Still, good to see it back in circulation. I have the ancient ADV singles which weren't too good.

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I got the Right Stuf DVD remaster version a few years back, which looked pretty neat cleaned up, the original Japanese screen text, bright, shiny colours, a fair transfer, better than what I'd seen of the ADV release. The only problem is that it wasn't a progressive transfer, and playback could be a little jerky. So I'm interested in the Blu-ray.
 
Zin5ki said:
I presume this release will not bear the on-screen alterations present on ADV's discs.
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For that to happen they would have to somehow get hold of ADV's original DVD masters (they did a later DVD release with soft text subs rather than overlays) and do their own upscale.
 
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