Each Two-Disc Set Includes 12 Episodes and All-New Featurettes Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Click Communications and Carl Samrock Public Relations Special Thanks to Tyler Gagnon and Kerry Meehan Catch some of Marvel’s most dangerous super heroes when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Marvel Animation release BLADE ANIME and WOLVERINE ANIME on DVD July 31st. The two-disc sets will include all 12 episodes from each series, with epic battles and action-packed storylines, as well as six all-new featurettes. The series are guided by The New York Times best-selling author Warren Ellis (Iron Man: Extremis, Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis), and produced by Madhouse for Marvel Television and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the distributor.
BLADE ANIME Eric Brooks -- known as Blade -- seeks revenge on Deacon Frost, the vampire who killed his mother while she was still pregnant with him. With all the powers of a vampire and none of their weaknesses, Blade`s quest leads him throughout Southeast Asia in search of Frost. In the Golden Triangle, he discovers a vampire plot that threatens to take down the whole world. BLADE ANIME features the voice of Harold Perrineau (TV’s LOST, MATRIX trilogy) as Blade. The three new featurettes on this two-disc set include "The Marvel Anime Universe: Blade Re-Awakened", which explores the process that went into developing this new take on the vampire-hunter. Other featurettes also include "Blade: The Vampire-Slayer", comparing Marvel’s Blade with traditional vampire stories, and "Special Talk Session: Marvel Anime`s Blade and Wolverine", an interview with series creators. MARVEL ANIMATED SERIES: BLADE DVD Discs: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.78 Anamorphic Running Time: 282 Language: English 5.1, Japanese 5.1 Close Captioning: English Cat.#: 39334 UPC: 043396393349 SRP: $19.99 Street Date: July 31, 2012
WOLVERINE ANIME The love of Logan’s life, Mariko Yashida, is taken back to Japan by her father Shingen, a notorious crime lord. Once in Japan, she is forcibly betrothed to Kurohagi, a cruel criminal associate of her father, to solidify their business interests. Logan is determined to get her back, yet is plunged into a tangled web of corruption and violence at every turn. But with the help of young assassin Yukio, he just might manage to claw his way through the criminal underworld to confront Shingen and save Mariko. WOLVERINE ANIME stars Milo Ventimiglia (TV’s HEROES, TV’s GILMORE GIRLS) voicing the title character of Wolverine. The three new featurettes on this two-discset include "The Marvel Anime Universe: Wolverine Reborn", providing insights into the process for creating the series. "The Ferocious Anti-Hero: Wolverine Defined" explores the hero’s character, and "Wolverine Meets X-Men" contains an interview with the creators of the Marvel anime Wolverine and X-Men. MARVEL ANIMATED SERIES: WOLVERINE DVD Discs: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.78 Anamorphic Running Time: 284 Language: English 5.1, Japanese 5.1 Close Captioning: English Cat.#: 38716 UPC: 043396387164 SRP: $19.99 Street Date: July 31, 2012
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