With a couple of good options out there for owning the classic anime feature film Demon City Shinjuku with prior DVD releases and a Japanese Blu-ray release, Discotek Media has now finally set their plans for a domestic Blu-ray. Scheduled for a July 28th, 2020 debut, it’ll be priced at $29.95 and will be a bilingual release that includes both English dubs that were previously produced. Check out the cover artwork below.
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The 1988 OVA was directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri based on the script by Kaori Okamura based on the original work by Hideyuki Kikuchi. Kawajiri also did the character designs with Madhouse handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes Hideyuki Hori as Kyoya Izayoi, Hiromi Tsuru as Sayaka Rama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi as Levi Ra, Kyouko Tonguu as Chibi, and Yūsaku Yara as Mephisto.
Plot Concept: The near future. The glittering skyline of Tokyo now lies broken and crumbling under the weight of an oppressive evil: the tyrannical Rebi Rah. Rah has transformed Shinjuku, the heart of Tokyo, into a city of demons… and that’s just the beginning. There are only three days left until Rah destroys the world.
For years, no one has dared to cross the foul moat which Rah and his evil minions built around the Demon City – until now. Desperate to rescue her father, who was taken captive by Rah and his monstrous minions, the beautiful Sayaka Rama enlists the help of Kyoya, a streetwise Tokyo teenager. The two must bravely venture into the Demon City, where even the army fears to tread.
Even if Sayaka and Kyoya manage to defeat Rah’s army of monsters, will they be able to destroy the dark sorcerer? Or will they face the same fate as all those who came before them?
