One of my favorite series from a decade ago, which is in limbo here in the US due to Bandai Entertainment having previously released it, is getting a new Blu-ray release come March 2013. Celebrating its tenth anniversary, a special event is being set up in Japan to celebrate it at the Tokyo International Anime Fair on March 23rd with the creative side of the series coming out for it. The set itself is due out on March 22nd. The series was produced by Sunrise and was directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, the man largely behind the original Gundam series, and was written by Ichiro Okouchi, who has an interesting career himself having worked on Turn A Gundam, Azumanga Daioh and Code Geass among many others. The series ran for 26 episodes from September 7th, 2002 to March 22nd, 2013 and had a companion manga that began in 2002 and ended in 2009 after seven volumes compiled from its Comic Flapper magazine run.
Plot Concept: In the distant future, mankind is forced to live in domed cities called Domepolis after an environmental cataclysm. These cities are maintained and supplied by private corporations, but at what cost to the inhabitants living within them? In a Siberian Domepolis, virtual game champion Gainer Sanga is arrested on suspicion of Exodus, an unauthorized venture beyond the dome walls and strictly prohibited by the government. In prison, he meets Gain Bijou, a mercenary bent on escaping and together the two will steal a mysterious Overman out of Duke Medaiyu s mansion. Fighting back the Siberian Railway Patrol forces, they both lead a massive Exodus out of the city to the east land Yapan, where their ancestors are originally from. Witness this bold new challenge from Mobile Suit Gundam director Yoshiyuki Tomino as he defies genre classifications and creates a new style, blending intense mecha action and light-hearted comedy.
[Source: JP & Asian Blu-ray, DVD and Streaming Industry News]
