Source: FUNimation Entertainment Official Site: Official Site: fafner.jp (Japan), funimation.com/fafner (US) Special Thanks to Tim Baxter
Cover art for the FAFNER: Complete Series Blu-ray/ DVD Combo Pack. © King Record.Co., Ltd. © Xebec/ Tatsumiyajima YakubaFUNimation Entertainment will release the complete series of the giant robot anime FAFNER (????????, Sookyuu no Fafunaa) in a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack on September 18th. Produced by Xebec -- the studio behind MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO and SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO 2199 -- a sequel series has been announced for production. Terrorized by a hostile alien race`s mental warfare, humans hear only this question just before their lives are destroyed by the violent invaders. Kazuki and his classmates lay everything on the line to pilot their heavily guarded island`s secret weapons: towering mechs for which only they are genetically qualified to control. With most of Earth in ruins, humanity`s survival relies on these youths` selfless determination to protect the only home they know. But when each battle pushes the pilots to the brink of assimilation, who will protect them? The FAFNER: Complete Series Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack contains episodes 1-26. Blu-ray/DVD: Region A/1 Discs: 7 SRP: $59.98 Street Date: September 18, 2012 Audio: English, Japanese Subtitles: English Rating: TV14 Running Time: 650 Minutes Special Features: Making of FAFNER Promotional Videos DVD Commercials Textless Openings Textless Closings Trailers
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For more information on FAFNER, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: