Source: AnimEigo press release
Special Thanks to Erik Jansen (MediaLab)
Image courtesy of AnimEigo. ©AIC・Toshiba EMI
Anime distributor AnimEigo delivers the sequel to the action-packed anime classic, BUBBLEGUN CRISIS, as it announces the Blu-ray home media release of BUBBLEGUM CRASH (バブルガムクラッシュ!, Baburugamu Kurasshu!) on January 21, 2025.
BUBBLEGUM CRASH is a 1991 OVA anime produced by Artmic and Artland that followed the beloved 1987 series, BUBBLEGUM CRISIS, taking place a year after the original story. The new release contains all 3 episodes - ILLEGAL ARMY, GEO-CLIMBERS and MELT DOWN. It features a full restoration of Episode 2 (GEO-CLIMBERS), along with new HD upscales of Episodes 1 and 3, and comes packaged with a newly designed slipcover exclusively available for purchases from the MediaOCD webstore at https://www.mediaocd.com/product-page/bubblegum-crash-blu-ray.
Synopsis
Times are changing in MegaTokyo. Boomers are no longer seen as a scourge, but rather, the city's saviors - heralds of a new, prosperous era. With the Knight Sabers' mission supposedly accomplished, their leader, Sylia, suddenly disappears, leaving the team to go their separate ways. In the meantime, a dangerous cabal of power-suited mercenaries start hunting for a revolutionary AI that's about to change the world. Keenly aware of the consequences, Sylia gets the band back together. Equipped with even bigger and badder hard suits, the Knight Sabers now find themselves entangled in a conflict seemingly orchestrated by a voice from the past.
Bubblegum Crash Blu-Ray Edition Features:
- List Price: $24.95
- Liner notes
- Bonus Features: trailer & restoration demonstration
- 1080p / Japanese 2.0 LPCM / English & German subtitles / Region Free
- Dubbed Audio: English (US, Stereo), Japanese, English (UK, Stereo), Castilian Spanish
Running Time: 138 min. / Age Rating: 13+ / Audio: Japanese Stereo (subtitled) / Aspect ratio: 4x3
Image courtesy of AnimEigo. ©AIC・Toshiba EMI
Image courtesy of AnimEigo. ©AIC・Toshiba EMI
Image courtesy of AnimEigo. ©AIC・Toshiba EMI
About AnimEigo
Established in 1989, AnimEigo, Inc. is not only one of the first companies to release Anime in the United States and Canada, but also one of the first companies to release significant numbers of high-quality Japanese live-action films. Over the last 35 years AnimEigo consistently broadened the market for Japanese films by finding audiences for entire new genres of films.
Renowned for high quality translations, subtitles, and dubbing, AnimEigo has released many classic anime titles, including “BUBBLEGUM CRISIS”, URUSEI YATSURA, KIMAGURE ORANGE ROAD, and OH MY GODDESS!.
AnimEigo's live action films have included such genres such as Samurai cinema, art films, action, WWII (from Japan's perspective), Ninkyo (Yakuza films), comedy, and more. Notable titles include SHOGUN ASSASSIN, LONE WOLF AND CUB, ZATOICHI, LADY SNOWBLOOD, SLEEPY EYES OF DEATH, the Palm d'Or winning THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA, JAPAN'S LONGEST DAY, and the Guinness World record holder for longest movies series starring the same actor, TORA-SAN.
For more information, please visit: https://www.animeigo.com.