VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES HOME MEDIA RELEASE OF RANMA ½ ANIME SERIES SET 7 LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SET
Legendary Comedy And Martial Arts Action Series Reaches
Exciting Finale In The Concluding Home Media Edition Available In A Special Blu-Ray Collectable And Standard Edition DVD Set
San Francisco, CA, September 8, 2015 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media),
the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of anime and manga in
North America, prepares fans for the final home media installment of the
celebrated gender-bending martial arts action comedy based on the
popular manga series created by Rumiko Takahashi as it announces the
release today of RANMA ½ Set 7.
VIZ
Media has released the entire gender-bending martial arts action comedy
in its original Japanese series order across seven Limited Edition
Blu-ray and Standard Edition DVD Box Sets. RANMA ½ is rated TV-14 and is
based on the popular manga series originally created by Rumiko
Takahashi.
The
RANMA ½ Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set 7 carries an MSRP of $54.97
U.S. / $63.99 CAN. The final set of the series contains Episodes 139-161
on 3 discs, presented in full 1080p high-definition resolution with the
series’ original, uncropped 4:3 aspect ratio. Subtitled and English
dubbed dialogue options are available. The Blu-ray edition also contains
a full color art card and a 32-page booklet with individual episode
summaries.
Blu-ray bonus features include clean openings and endings as well as series trailers and the concluding installment of “We Love Ranma Part 8 - We Love Rumiko Takahasi.” The set comes in a gorgeously illustrated chipboard box with embossed foil stamping.
The
RANMA ½ Standard Edition DVD Set 7 also features the final 23 episodes
with the original, uncropped 4:3 aspect ratio, with bonus features that
include clean openings and endings and trailers. Subtitled and English
dubbed dialogue options are available. The Standard Edition DVD set is
available with an MSRP of $44.82 U.S. / $51.99 CAN.
The
madcap days of martial arts mayhem comes to a thrilling conclusion in
the final set of RANMA ½! Ranma is challenged by Ryoga to fight yet
again, but this time he is completely defeated by Ryoga's new technique,
the "Lion's-Roar Blast." It is said that the more miserable the user,
the stronger the technique becomes - does Ranma have a chance against
the tragic Ryoga?! Then, Ranma must master martial arts cheerleading,
but in order to win, he is going to have to cheer up Upperclassman Kuno!
Finally, Ranma's mother at last comes to the Tendo Dojo, but why is
Genma doing everything he can to stop Ranma from meeting her? Akane
feels sorry for Ranma, who barely remembers his own mother, and forms a
plan to bring them together.
RANMA
½ manga creator Rumiko Takahashi is one of Japan’s most prolific and
respected manga artists and is the creator of several long running
series including MAISON IKKOKU, RANMA ½, and INUYASHA – all published in
North America by VIZ Media. The spotlight on her prolific career began
in 1978 when she won an honorable mention in Shogakukan's annual New
Comic Artist Contest for Those Selfish Aliens. Later that same year, her boy-meets-alien comedy series, Urusei Yatsura, was serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday.
This phenomenally successful manga series was adapted into anime format
and also spawned a TV series and half a dozen theatrical-release
movies, all incredibly popular. Takahashi followed up the success of her
debut series with one blockbuster hit after another— MAISON IKKOKU ran from 1980 to 1987, RANMA ½ from 1987 to 1996, and INUYASHA from 1996 to 2008. Other notable works include MERMAID SAGA, RUMIC THEATER, ONE-POUND GOSPEL, and RIN-NE (all also published in North America by VIZ Media).
For more information on RANMA ½ or other award-winning anime titles from VIZ Media, please visit www.VIZ.com.
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