FUNimation to Release Blu-Ray/DVD Pack of Fumihiko Sori`s TO

Source: FUNimation Entertainment Official Site: mv.avex.jp/to (Japan), funimation.com/tomovie (US) Special Thanks to Jackie Smith

North American anime distributor FUNimation Entertainment has licensed the home entertainment, broadcast, digital rights and merchandise rights for the sci-fi original video anime TO (???, 2009) from Showgate, Inc. TO will be available from major retailers as a Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack on June 7, 2011. The suggested retail price is $34.98. The OVA is directed by Fumihiko Sori (APPLESEED, VEXILLE and the upcoming DRAGON AGE role-playing video game based anime film being produced by BioWare and FUNimation). In TO, Sori has adapted two stories from Yukinobu Hoshino`s manga 2001 Nights (2001???, Nisenichi Ya Monogatari). "Elliptical Orbit" and "Symbiotic Planet" are part of Hoshino`s centuries-long storyline about mankind`s voyages into space. Elliptical Orbit Fifteen years after its last contact with our world, a space freighter known as the Flying Dutchman requests permission to dock at a remote moon base. This mysterious ship carries liquid protons: a power source essential to the survival of Earth’s population. But before the precious cargo can be delivered, the base is ambushed by galactic terrorists who seek to destroy the new form of energy and issue a death sentence to all of humanity. Symbiotic Planet Against a backdrop of intergalactic colonization and bizarre alien life forms, Aon and Elena – star-crossed lovers from rival countries competing for valuable natural resources – struggle to build a life together despite the objections of their superiors. Their budding romance is thwarted by an outbreak of alien fungus and the interference of a cutthroat militaristic madman. To survive, the young couple must maintain their faith in each other and learn to trust the unique creatures which inhabit this strange and wondrous new world.

TO Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack DVD Release Date: June 7, 2011 Number of discs: 3 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Language: English Japanese (Stereo), (Dolby Surround) Subtitles: English Rated: NR (Not Rated) Running Time: 86 minutes UPC: 704400095009 SRP: $34.98 Special Features Elliptical Orbit Interviews: Fumihiko Sori, Akio Ohtsuka and Romi Park Symbiotic Planet Interviews: Fumihiko Sori, Jun Fukuyama, and Aya Hirano Elliptical Orbit trailer Symbiotic Planet trailer Promo videos Teasers TV spots FUNimation previews

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