Ultraman Series 1, Volume 2 DVD

[ForeverRed]

With the release of Ultraman - Series 1, Volume 1 all set to hit stores Next Tuesday (7/18), BCI is preparing to announce the follow-up DVD set. Word from the VSDA show, courtesy of Home Media Retailing trade magazine's show supplement edition, is that Ultraman - Series 1, Volume 2 will arrive on October 10th, at a $29.98 SRP. There will be 19 episodes in that release, finishing off the first series of the show. If that DVD release is as good as the first one - I've already seen - then fans will consider it to be another must-have in their DVD collection! Attendees of the San Diego Comic-Con later this month should look for BCI's Ultraman presentation there! Stay tuned for cover art and extras info for Series 1, Volume 2, just as soon as the studio provides it.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6024

 

[ForeverRed]

Short Delay....

Back in July, BCI had an announced at the VSDA show that Ultraman - Series 1, Volume 2 would arrive on DVD this October 10th. The other day we received a message from reader Paul Miller, asking us (very sensibly) why that item wasn't up for pre0order anywhere, when it's around only a month until that street date?

Thanks to Paul's sharp-eyed inquiry, we passed the question on to BCI, who told us that they had unfortunately had to delay the title until sometime in November. The exact date will be finalized soon, hopefully in the coming week. They will let us know just as soon as they have it for us. Thanks to them, and to Paul, for the heads-up. Stay tuned and we'll bring you that new release date, plus lots more!

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6398

 

[Forever Knight]

Sounds good.

I can't wait to get it.

 

[ForeverRed]

NAVARRE CORPORATION'S BCI TO RELEASE FINAL 19 ORIGINAL EPISODES OF THE CLASSIC, JAPANESE LIVE-ACTION TV SERIES

"Ultraman"

"Volume Two" Three-Disc Set Available November 7th for $39.98

Los Angeles, CA - Ultraman fans came out in droves for the first volume, with anticipation growing for the finale episodes. Now, BCI, a wholly owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, will quench the appetites of cult TV fans with the release of "Ultraman: Volume Two," a three disc set featuring the final 19, uncut episodes of the series, available November 7th at a suggested retail price of $39.98.

In a world threatened by alien invaders and giant prehistoric monsters, only one agency has what it takes to handle the situation: The Science Patrol. Led by Captain Muramatsu, this Patrol doesn't know is that one of its own members has the ability to transform into the giant superhero from Nabula M78 - Ultraman - and can stop evil foes when the Patrol's weaponry can't do the job.

Ultraman was produced by Tsuburaya Productions, and the 39 original epsiodes were broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) from July 1966 to April 1967. An additional 11 Ultraman TV series were produced from 1967 to 1998. Ultraman was syndicated on television in the united States by United Artists in the 1970s. An abundance of special features includes:

• Two collectible baseball - style cards featuring Ultraman's foes
• Original Japanese audio track, with newly created English subtitles
• English dubbed tracks created for the original television broadcast by the same team that voiced Speed Racer
• A Kajiu (monster) Encyclopedia and 12 page booklet on the series
• Newly re-mastered with stereo sound and brilliant color

Each of the three DVDs will be packaged in individual slimeline cases, all housed in a foil slipcase.

The series was created by Eiji Tsuburaya, a special effects pioneer responsible for bringing the classic Godzilla character to life in 1954. Tsuburaya was the director of special effects on over 100 films throughout his career, including every major monster film produced in Japan.

About Navarre Corporation
Navarre Corporation is a publisher and distributor of physical and digital home entertainment and multimedia products, including PC software, CD audio, DVD video, video games and accessories. Since its founding in 1983, the Company has established distribution relationships with customers across a wide spectrum of retail channels which includes mass merchants, discount, wholesale club, office and music superstores, military and e-tailers nationwide. The Company currently provides its products to over 19,000 retail and distribution center locations throughout the United States and Canada. Navarre has expanded its business to include the licensing and publishing of home entertainment and multimedia content, primarily through the acquisitions of Encore, BCI, and FUNimation. For more information, please visit the Company's web site at http://www.navarre.com. About BCI BCI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, is an independent entertainment video and audio supplier. BCI has continually redefined the standards and concepts of this industry, often introducing national success categories through its intuitive mass marketing skills. Its vast collection of titles represents both exclusively licensed titles from around the world, as well as in-house produced CDs and DVDs.

Ultraman: Volume Two
Street Date: November 7th, 2006
Catalog #: 47028-9
Retail Price: $39.98

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6434

 

[Aoi Kurenai]

These are the sets that aren't from Tsuburaya, right?

 

[ShadowRider]

These are the sets that aren't from Tsuburaya, right?

Unfortunately, yes.

 

[Forever Knight]

Awesome. Can't wait to get this. :thumbs:

 

[The 2nd Evil]

If Ultraman is selling as good as it apparently is, perhaps this means a Disney/Toei release of Sentai DVDs isn't a real impossibility anymore.

 

[Aoi Kurenai]

Unfortunately, yes.

Guess I'll just pass on it then.

 

[ForeverRed]

I don't like Chiyao but I'm going to buy that sets. I don't care, but I want to see the series! I'm so glad I have volume 1 sets and I loved it! I'm gonna get this when it comes out!