NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan is continue to explore the depths of its catalog to bring out some old school anime that’s worthy of getting a box set release. The latest is the 1985/1986 series Ninja Senshi Tobikage, which ran for 43 episodes and was animated by Studio Pierrot. The series is getting a December 3rd, 2014 release in box set form for 36,000 yen. It will be an eight disc release to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of the series going into 2015. No extras are detailed for the release but it will come with a new booklet and contain all 43 episodes.
Plot concept: Ninja Senshi Tobikage tells the story of a boy named Joe Maya. One day, Joe, who lives on Mars, witnesses a battle between aliens. Those from Planet Zaboom are attacking the princess of Planet Radorio, she has escaped from the emperor of Zaboom who is scheming to conquer the universe and has crash landed on mars. Joe stumbles aboard the princesses ship, this starts a chain reaction of events that will alter their lives. Joe and his friends wield three powerful mecha beasts against the emperor of Zaboom and his forces, but the odds are stacked heavily against them. When all hope seems to be lost a mysterious ninja robot named Tobikage appears as if from nowhere to provide assitance, able to combine with the 3 mechanical beasts provides Tobikage with unmatched power, with his aide Joe fights the forces of Zaboom…
[Source: Ninja Senshi Tobikage BD-Box]
