It’s a good day for fans of older series that were previously release by Bandai Entertainment as a number of them have been acquired through a deal between Sunrise and Sentai Filmworks, which has been talked about in various degrees over this year as Sunrise hits the convention circuit. Sentai Filmworks has tweeted a confirmed list which you can see below, but Brain Powered and Overman King Gainer were mentioned during the panel as well and as of this writing are not fully confirmed. Sentai will be releasing these titles periodically and no details about formats or other aspects were brought up, though it’s not hard to imagine some of them getting a good upgrade to Blu-ray as there aer some popular ones in here.
Argentosoma
In the year 2059, the earth has been plagued by aliens for several years. In an effort to learn more about these aliens, Dr. Noguchi and his assistants Maki Agata and Tukuto Kenishiro try to revive the professor’s experiment, a large Bio-Mechanical alien named Frank. During this process the alien comes to ‘life’ and the lab is subsequently destroyed leaving Takuto the only survivor and the alien disappearing into the wilderness. While Frank roams the wilderness he meets Hattie, an emotionally distressed young girl whose parents are killed in the first ‘close encounter’ war. Oddly enough she is able to communicate with Frank and soon after they are taken into custody by a secret agency known only as ‘Funeral’. Meanwhile, Takuto wakes up in a hospital bed with his life in shambles, and his face disfigured. Motivated by vengeance and heart break, Takuto accepts an offer from the mysterious ‘Mr. X’ and receives a new identity as a ranking Funeral officer named Ryu Soma.
Betterman
A deadly virus known as “Algernon” has attacked humanity with vicious meaning. At the forefront of the battle is the mystifying Akamatsu Industries – disguised as a heavy machine factory in Tokyo, this undercover organization uses neural enhanced weapons known as NeuroNoids to battle Algernon. Also helping with their secret efforts is the mysterious mutant who is only known as “Betterman”.
Brain Powered
From the original creator of Mobile Suit Gundam! Born from organic plates of the planet, creatures known as Antibodies are being sought after by a mysterious organization known as Orphan. Hime Utsumiya finds herself in the middle of a struggle that she does not understand. What secret agenda does Orphan have in store for Hime, the Brain Powered, and for the Earth?
Infinite Ryvius
The year is AD 2225. Kouji Aiba and Aoi Housen are serving as astronauts in-training in Liebe Delta which is located on the edge of the Geduld Sea. When saboteurs with unknown intents suddenly strike during a routine dive procedure, the space station plummets into the Geduld, a plasma field that links all the planets like a nervous system and crushes any ship that strays too far into it. With all the adults onboard killed, the young astronauts will have to survive this long journey home in midst of the growing tension amongst each other. Meanwhile the organizers of the sabotage look on and prepare to attack once more.
Kurokami: The Animation
A world in which one’s happiness and misfortunes, even their lives are controlled by luck. In this world, there are three identical looking people in existence. Each of these three split between them an energy-like force called Tera. This energy can be attributed to the amount of Luck or Life Energy that an individual possesses. And between those three, the one with the largest share of Tera is called the Root and the two possessing a lesser amount are called the Sub. If a Sub should ever meet up with another person that looks just like them, they would die. Their Tera would then be absorbed by the remaining two. If two Subs should run into each other, they would both perish, leaving the entire amount of Tera to be absorbed by the Root. That individual would then become a Master Root and come into possession of an enormous amount of luck and lead a life with success at every turn. This is the hidden truth of existence in the World of Humans and is called the Doppeliner System. In accordance to the rules of the Doppeliner System, there exists beings who observe the human world, maintaining the balance of Tera, known as the Coexistence Equilibrium. These beings possess ability that surpass that of a normal human being, and reside in hiding in places known as the Pure Place in tribes. They are called the Tera Guardians. This is a tale of battle that begins with the meeting between a human boy named Keita and a young Tera Guardian girl named Kuro…
s-CRY-ed
22 years ago, Tokyo was destroyed by a cataclysmic earthquake and in the aftermath the devastated region was just abandoned by the government. This area became known as the Lost Ground and it gave rise to Alter Users, people with unique psychic abilities to change matter and create Alters with incredible power. To bring order back to the Lost Ground, the special police force HOLO was formed and using Alter Users themselves created HOLY to capture and control the renegade Native Alters. One such renegade is Kazuma, a Native Alter who thrives on the thrill of a good fight and the cash rewards. The power of this Alter, Shell Bullet is put to the test when HOLY comes knocking on his door and Kazuma must fight for his freedom and the safety of his friends. But is he strong enough to take on HOLY’s most powerful Alter User Ryuho and his Alter, Zetsuei?
Sacred Seven
Alma Tandoji lives a lonely life. One day, Ruri Alba, a girl accompanied by her butler and maids, visits him. Knowing the power of Sacred Seven is latent within Alma, she asks him to lend her his powers. However, he refuses and drives her away since he injured many with his unusual strength in the past.
Meanwhile, a fiendish Dark Stone creature suddenly appears in this peaceful town in the Kanto region. Only Alma’s power of Sacred Seven can fight against it. But Alma just lets his power run amuck and things begin to get worse. Ruri raised her gemstone in order to release his true abilities, My Soul I give to you.
With Ruri’s wishes engraved in it, will Alma be able to defeat the Dark Stone?
The Big O/The Big O II
Paradigm City. A City of Amnesia. Forty years ago everyone lost their memory, but humanity continues to survive. They’ve learned to operate machinery, produce electricity, and go on living each day at a time. Still ther’s something missing in a town with no past, no history of what has come before. Roger Smith is a Negotiator, hired to negotiate disputes between parties. And Roger enjoys a reputation of being the best at his job. But he has an ace up his sleeve, a rather big ace! He contrls the Megadeus called the Big O, a wondrous piece of technology from befeore the age of Amnesia. Occasionally, fragments of memories appear, and with them often comes trouble. The Big O comes in handy for subduing such dangers, but does it serve some greater purpose? Together with the unusual R. Dorothy Wayneright and his loyal butler Norman, Roger Smith keeps Paradigm City safe from the nightmare of memories. Genre: Action/Mecha/Sci-Fi.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Space
Akiha Shishido still hasn’t figured out what she wants to do in life, which is normal for a high school girl unless you’re a daughter of the powerful and influential Shishido Foundation. Then one day, a mysterious brain colony controlled by the A.I. Leopard appears out of hyperspace. Akiha’s life is turned upside down and she is forced to search for parts to repair Leopard. While disobeying direct orders from her superiors, Itsuki Kannagi of the Inter-Colony Police begins her undercover investigation into the appearance of Leopard and its connection to Akiha. Eventually, Itsuki joins forces with Akiha to battle the malicious brain colony Nerval who seeks to enslave all of humanity.
Z-MIND
Old school is back! And girl power reigns supreme! Ayame, Sumire, Renge, and Satsuki are charged with the protection of the Earth from a powerful new enemy. But these girls may be in for more than they`ve bargained for!
They`ll have to not only master the experimental mobile armor: Z-Mind, hold down their part time jobs, all this while keeping their lives… normal! But will this be enough to stop the forces of evil from conquering the Earth?
Zegapain
Kyo, an avid swimmer tries his best to keep the high school swimming club going, which is pretty hard when he’s the only member. Facing the prospect of the club being closed by the student council, he tries to enlist beautiful Misaki to act in a promo video, shot by his good friend Ryoko, in a bid to start a recruitment drive. She agrees but only if he pilots a mecha under the wing of Celebrum, a resistance organisation fighting to destroy Deutera Areas formed on Earth by the aliens Gards-orm. He agrees but finds it all strangely familiar as if he’s done it before…
