We’re fast approaching December and today is the perfect time to tell you about (and show you) an upcoming release of ours. That being the Ltd Collector’s Edition Blu-ray set of the series GANGSTA. that will be released on 4th December. Just a few weeks away!
ABOUT GANGSTA.
From the studio that brought you Samurai Champloo!
Synopsis: “In the city of Ergastulum, a shady ville filled with made men and petty thieves, whores on the make and cops on the take, there are some deeds too dirty for even its jaded inhabitants to touch. Enter Nic and Worick, who take care of the jobs no else will handle…
…until the day when a cop they know on the force requests their help in taking down a new gang muscling in on the territory of a top Mafia family. It seems like business (and mayhem) as usual, but the handymen are about to find out that this job is a lot more than then bargained for…“
You can watch a trailer for this below –
WHAT’S INSIDE? WHAT’S ON THE DISCS?
Our Ltd Collector’s Edition Blu-ray comes packed in a rigid case with a digipack to hold the two Blu-ray discs. Also included is a 40-page booklet (not pictured below) featuring information about various locations seen in the series, storyboards & key art, and a look at the sign language used in the series.
On the Blu-ray discs themselves you get the following –
- All 12 episodes of the series in both English and original Japanese with English subtitles
- Extras include audio commentaries for episodes 1 & 12, bonus episode 9.5, promotional videos & commercials, Textless Opening & Closing title sequences
WHERE CAN I BUY THIS?
You can pre-order your copy now from the following retailers –
Order at Amazon Order at Zavvi Order at Base Order at HMV Order at Anime-on-Line
And our AllTheAnime.com web shop will begin taking pre-orders during the week commencing Monday 20th November.
If you’re the MCM Birmingham Comic Con event this weekend, we’ll also have limited advance copies available at our stall (while stock lasts.)
PHOTOS OF THE ACTUAL PRODUCT
And now to show you photos of the finished product! You can click on them to enlarge them too.
POTENTIAL SPOILER WARNING: Worth noting there is a possibility of the photos below containing spoilers. You have been warned,
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- The front of the rigid case, cellophane around the box. NOTE: BBFC logo is a sticker on the cellophane, not on the box itself
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- Reverse side of the rigid case, cellophane around the box. NOTE: The info sheet is attached by a couple of glue dots. This can be gently peeled away.
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- All four spines of the rigid case with cellophane around the box
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- Now with cellophane removed
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- Reverse side of the rigid case with cellophane and info sheet removed
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- All four spines of the rigid case with the cellophane removed
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- Let’s get inside
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- The digipack. The outer side (top) and inner side (bottom)
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- Inner side of the digipack. Discs removed (top) and discs in place (bottom)
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- Now onto the 40-page booklet.
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- Here’s what you see when you open it
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- The booklet explores the surroundings and work of the ‘Handymen’ in the series. Here’s a glimpse.
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- There’s also an exploration into the city where the series is set, plus specific locations within the city. Here’s a taster
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- Here’s an example of the on particular locations highlighted
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- There’s a selection of key frames featuring corrections by the Chief Animation Director
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- A gallery of promotional imagery
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- A unique element of this booklet is that there is detail on the sign language used in the series including how gestures were storyboarded and animated
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- Another example of how particular phrases were animated for the series
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- And to conclude, as a nice little extra, there’s even some explanations of various phrases found in the book at the Handyman’s office in the series, including the etymology of them.
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- The back of the booklet
And that concludes this unboxing of GANGSTA. Ltd Collector’s Edition Blu-ray; available to add to your collection from 4th December.
Signing out~!
Jeremy
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