One of the bigger properties of quite a few years ago is getting ready to make the leap to high definition as it looks like Bandai Visual is planning a Slayers movie and OVA box set. The release is tentatively planned for February 27th, 2015 priced at 41,040 yen. No details are available yet about the release as it has not been solicited to retailers. The set that contains the movies and OVAs was previously released in a DVD box set back in 2006, which had a 520 minute run time for the work as a tenth anniversary celebration. It included the five movies and two OVAs as well as a drama CD that was produced for it. It’s expected that most of this will be in the new Blu-ray edition.
ADV Films previously licensed and released the movies and OVAs while FUNimation currently has the rights to the TV series, the last two seasons of which got upscaled Blu-ray releases. It’s not expected we’ll see the earlier seasons as the masters and materials for that are low quality to begin with and there may not be any film masters left after about twenty years.
Property concept: In the annals of fantasy there is no mage so feared, no sorcerer so powerful, as the fiery redhead Lina Inverse. And when the exceptionally well-endowed Naga the Serpent accompanies her, the forces of evil will find there’s nowhere to hide!
[Source: Slayers Movies & OVAs BD-Box]
Ah, Naga. One of the world’s great evil Japanese lady laughs. Nice that they’re putting this out again, and hoping we get a re-release here.