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AnimeEigo Meets Otaku no Video Blu-ray Kickstarter Goal

posted on by Egan Loo
Founder Robert J. Woodhead to announce next project after OVA reaches US$40,000

North American anime distributor AnimEigo met its Kickstarter goal to release the Otaku no Video anime on an "Otaking Edition Subtitled Anime Blu-Ray" on Tuesday. Over 500 backers made pledges and reached the initial goal of US$40,000 within 14 hours of the fundraising campaign's launch.

The campaign will continue until June 25, and stretch goals will unlock bonuses such as new cover art by character designer Kenichi Sonoda (1,982 backers), a new four-page manga by Sonoda (3,967 backers), and Klingon subtitles (5,958 backers). AnimEigo founder Robert J. Woodhead said that he "will announce the next project as soon as this one hits its goal."

The campaign aims to release Gainax's original video anime (OVA) Otaku no Video on Blu-ray Disc for its 25th anniversary. Kickstarter backers would receive the "Otaking Edition," which includes the first "1982 Otaku no Video" episode and the "1985 Zoku Otaku no Video" followup, in Japanese with English subtitles.

The "Otaking Edition" would also include four subtitled commentary tracks (two for each episode) curated by anime historian Toru Sano and featuring voice actress Kikuko Inoue, animation producer Shouji Murahama, Gainax president and founding member Hiroyuki Yamaga, and anime producer Hiroki Satō.

The release would not be region-coded and would be available to ship anywhere in the world except Japan. Rewards include: backers' names listed when the disc loads, signed production cels, customized sketches, and Sonoda's dōjinshi. Digital rewards include high-resolution color art, character line art, after-recording scripts, and cel scans.

The campaign plans to use the same HD transfer as the Japanese Blu-ray Disc, which shipped in Japan last year.

Gainax produced the OVA for release on VHS in 1991, and the Otaku no Video DVD Special Edition release followed in 2000. AnimEigo released the OVA on DVD in North America in 2002.

AnimeEigo successfully funded a Kickstarter to release Bubblegum Crisis on Blu-Ray in 2013.

Thanks to Daniel Zelter for the news tip


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