RetroCrush is looking to get some of the projects that they’re involved with some new distribution with bringing episodes to YouTube. The company has the first episode of the Iria: Zeiram the Animation OVA available in its original Japanese language with English subtitles. They’re also looking to get their channel to 10,000 subscribers in order to be “encouraged” to add more anime streaming. Watch the OVA below!
The OVA was originally released in Japan throughout the summer and fall of 1994 and was directed by Tetsuro Amino who worked on the script with Naruhisa Arakawa, based on the original work by Keita Amamiya. It also features the character designs by Masakazu Katsura and stars Aya Hisakawa as Iria.
Discotek Media brought this out on DVD with improved video quality over the previous releases. The dub stars Stacie Renna, Gary Suson, Elisabetta Spinelli, Andrew Thorson, and Dave Siegel.
Plot concept: Iria is the story of a girl and the Alien being she loves to hate. The series begins with her brother, Gren, taking a job. He is a bounty hunter, and one well known for his incredible skill. Iria, being a skilled apprentice bounty hunter herself, tags along. What is the job, one might ask. It is to find out what has happened to the crew and cargo of a Space Station. Needless to say, nothing is as it seems, and the war between Iria and Zeiram begins in earnest.