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Samurai 7 Box Set in November
12
October 2007
If
something about that headline seems back to front
then you're probably not an anime fan. Samurai
7 is a futuristic science fiction update
of Akira Kurosawa's timeless classic Seven
Samurai, produced by Studio Gonzo, the
team behind genre favourites Gantz,
Burst
Angel and Speed
Grapher. Samurai 7 tells
the action-packed tale of a small band of heroes and
their battle to defend a small farming village against
an onslaught of giant, flying mecha-warrior robots.
Featuring an impressive combination of startling 2-D
and 3-D CG animation, the series has developed an
ardent following, admired for its storytelling as
well as its artwork. We'll let the press release outline
the story:
The
story begins in a futuristic world ravaged by a
war that, after countless years, has finally come
to pass. But the end of the conflict is merely the
beginning of the suffering for the peaceful farming
village of Kanna. Without a war to fight, scores
of disenfranchised samurai warriors, known as Nobuseri,
have become bandits, looting and pillaging the countryside
in a constant reign of terror. Having integrated
their living cells with machines in order to become
the ultimate fighting weapons, the Nobuseri have
become an awesome, almost unbeatable force.
Burdened
by repeated assaults on their homes and fearing
that the only thing left to lose is their lives,
the villagers of Kanna decide to make one last stand
against the Nobuseri by hiring their own band of
samurai fighters to protect them. The task of seeking
out these potential saviours falls to three young
volunteers: the hot-blooded, heartbroken Rikichi;
Kirara, the village's beautiful Water Priestess;
and Komachi, Kirara's precocious little sister.
The
trio sets out on a journey to the nearby city of
Kogakyo, where they cross paths with a fledgling
samurai named Katsushiro and a highly experienced
and skilled fighter named Kambei, one of the key
figures who fought for the losing side in the Great
War...
Previously
released as seven (of course) separate volumes, the
series has now been collected together in a single
box set, to be released by MVM on 5th November at
the RRP of £59.99. Special features include
character profiles, promotional video, opening song
Unlimited, closing song Fuhen and
trailers.
UPDATE:
The release date has now been put back a week to 12th
November.
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