With no US distribution or plans announced at all for this series, the only way to get it on physical media has been announced for Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers. The series, which recently aired episodes that brought in the Guardians of the Galaxy and Deadpool has been doing fairly well and has helped to seed a little more interest in the various properties which will certainly help when new theatrical movies come around. Disney Japan is going for a more kid-friendly/mass market approach with the home video release by setting the first five volumes to debut on December 17th, 2014 for 3,456 yen each. It’s pretty much priming the show for the rental market more than anything else. The series is getting a DVD only release, though we expect we’ll see a Blu-ray box set later on.
The series is produced by Toei Animation, the series is a change of pace for Marvel properties in Japan that have largely been done by Madhouse. It began airing in April 2014 and is ongoing. A 3DS game is slated for a mid Novemer 2014 release to cement it a bit more. It’s expected that the series will run for 39 episodes currently.
Plot concept: Portable capturing devices known as “DISKs” were developed to capture evil villains. However, thanks to Loki’s machinations, both villains and heroes are sealed up in these Disks and scattered around the world. Amid the chaos, five youths obtained the power to restore these DISK-sealed heroes through a program called “Biocode.” These youths received five DISKs that Spider-Man, who narrowly escaped being sealed himself, retrieved. Thus, these five can restore Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, and Wasp — the Avengers!
[Source: Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers]
