December 2005

Votoms on DVD

RAC 12/08/2005

For Immediate Release:
  
   CENTRAL PARK MEDIA SCOPES VOTOMS 

      COLLECTOR'S EDITION PRE-ORDERS 

    CPM Initiates an Armored Trooper VOTOMS Pre-Order Campaign
  
NEW YORK, NY  (December 6, 2005)   Central  Park Media announced the long awaited
DVD release of the anime masterpiece Armored  Trooper VOTOMS as well as an exclusive
pre-order campaign enabling fans to  purchase the entire VOTOMS series and bonus
materials at a very special  price.
  
The story of VOTOMS spans  four story arcs spread across four vastly different
worlds, and throughout  2006, CPM will be releasing the chronicles of Armored
Trooper pilot Chirico  Cuvie in four digitally restored digipak collections, each
completing one of  the arcs.  The sets will be released in March, April, June, and
August  2006, each priced at $34.95 SRP.  The  ultimate Armored Trooper VOTOMS
Collector's Edition DVD Set will be available in August and priced at $149.95
SRP.

	Central Park Media has designed a pre-order campaign specifically for the most
dedicated VOTOMS fans so that they will have a chance to own all of VOTOMS at a
very special  price.  Those who visit CPM's VOTOMS site at
www.centralparkmedia.com/votoms/ can pre-order all four volumes of Armored
Trooper VOTOMS as well as the  limited edition VOTOMS ammo case and bonus
materials for only $99.95 and  save $50.00. Each volume will be automatically
shipped by its respective street  date with the metal VOTOMS ammo case, which
will hold all four volumes of the television series plus the bonus materials,
shipping at the same time as the last volume. Orders will be accepted for
this very special offer through February 7, 2006.

    The limited edition VOTOMS ammo case will include a VOTOMS guide exploring the
many worlds, characters, and robots of Armored Trooper VOTOMS as well as a
special bonus DVD documenting the VOTOMS universe. As a final bonus, CPM will be
rewarding the first 200 fans who pre-order this ultimate collection with a copy
of the rare, out-of-print Armored Trooper VOTOMS Supreme Survivor graphic novel.
 This book will be included in the first shipment.
  
About Armored Trooper VOTOMS

From Ryousuke Takahashi, Kunio  Okawara, and Hiroyuki Okuno, the talents behind
Samurai 7, Last  Exile, Ronin Warriors, Gundam 0083, Gundam Wing, and Gundam SEED,
VOTOMS is a 52-episode sci-fi war  drama following the personal war of Armored
Trooper pilot Chirico Cuvie in the aftermath of a galaxy-wide  conflict. 
   
  
About Central Park Media

  Central  Park Media is a 15-year-old Manhattan-based independent video and book 
publisher focused on Japanese and Korean animation and graphic novels.  Central
Park Media has  been a leading supplier of anime in the United States since 1990,
and a  major publisher of manga since 1994.  The  company currently manufactures
and distributes animated video programming under  several label names, including
U.S. Manga Corps, Be Beautiful, Software  Sculptors and Central Park Media, as
well as live-action Asian feature films under its Asia Pulp Cinema label.  
  
With  exclusive rights to hundreds of graphic novels, the company has become a 
leading North American publisher of Japanese manga and Korean manhwa.  Among CPM's
fan-favorite graphic novel titles  are Lee Hyun Se's Nambul (the best-selling manhwa
in Korean publishing  history), and Kia Asamiya's Dark Angel. Under its Be
Beautiful imprint, the company also publishes  popular yaoi manga such as the
best-selling Kizuna: Bonds of Love (the  best-selling yaoi title in Japanese
publishing history).  Visit www.centralparkmedia.com, www.cpmpress.com and
www.bebeautifulmanga.com for more information.

A Quick Disclaimer and some random news

RAC, 12/08/2005

Be Beautiful Manga may well be Not Safe For Work- I see the word "Erotic" there in several places, so assume a PG-13/R rating for that site. There are also a few risque images in the "Electronic Press Kit" section of their main site, so be aware.

Anyway, Votoms. I have the first volume of the previous release- much less economical at 3-4 episodes per volume- and enjoyed it quite a bit. I have a thing for 80s mecha shows, and I wish more of them would get released here. (Matter of fact, I need to double back and grab Dunbine sometime.)

Takara recently released a Microman figure of pilot Chirico Cuvie, and it seems the matching Scopedog is on its way. It's quite impressive, even if I do expect it to be fearsomely expensive.

Also, Microman Forever has now been added to our Links page. I have no idea if our Microman coverage will ever expand beyond Godzilla `54, and as the name implies, MicroForever is better-suited to answer your burning MicroQuestions.

Finally, as sometimes happens, our planned Zeta Project II collection of reviews has been moved back to January. It's nearly complete, but we have something else in mind for you all for December...

Speak of the Devil

RAC, 12/19/2005

I mentioned Yoshiyuki Tomino's 1984 series Aura Battle Dunbine in my previous post, and it's come to my attention that the publisher, ADVFilms, is having a major sale. Nine of ten volumes of Dunbine (all but Volume 8, which seems to be sold out) are available for $4 a disc, before shipping. If you want the versions of Volumes 1 and 7 with Artboxes, those will set you back all of an extra buck each.

Dunbine's not the only deal here- all four volumes of Getter Robo: Armageddon are available for $5 apiece, as well as a great many other series and films clocking in at under ten bucks a disc. It's quite an impressive sale, so I thought I'd bring it to everybody's attention.

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	December 2005 December 2005 Votoms on DVD RAC 12/08/2005 For Immediate Release: CENTRAL PARK MEDIA SCOPES VOTOMS COLLECTOR'S EDITION PRE-ORDERS CPM Initiates an Armored Trooper VOTOMS Pre-Order Campaign NEW YORK, NY (December 6, 2005) Central Park Media announced the long awaited DVD release of the anime masterpiece Armored Trooper VOTOMS as well as an exclusive pre-order campaign enabling fans to purchase the entire VOTOMS series and bonus materials at a very special price. The story of VOTOMS spans four story arcs spread across four vastly different worlds, and throughout 2006, CPM will be releasing the chronicles of Armored Trooper pilot Chirico Cuvie in four digitally restored digipak collections, each completing one of the arcs. The sets will be released in March, April, June, and August 2006, each priced at $34.95 SRP. The ultimate Armored Trooper VOTOMS Collector's Edition DVD Set will be available in August and priced at $149.95 SRP. Central Park Media has designed a pre-order campaign specifically for the most dedicated VOTOMS fans so that they will have a chance to own all of VOTOMS at a very special price. Those who visit CPM's VOTOMS site at www.centralparkmedia.com/votoms/ can pre-order all four volumes of Armored Trooper VOTOMS as well as the limited edition VOTOMS ammo case and bonus materials for only $99.95 and save $50.00. Each volume will be automatically shipped by its respective street date with the metal VOTOMS ammo case, which will hold all four volumes of the television series plus the bonus materials, shipping at the same time as the last volume. Orders will be accepted for this very special offer through February 7, 2006. The limited edition VOTOMS ammo case will include a VOTOMS guide exploring the many worlds, characters, and robots of Armored Trooper VOTOMS as well as a special bonus DVD documenting the VOTOMS universe. As a final bonus, CPM will be rewarding the first 200 fans who pre-order this ultimate collection with a copy of the rare, out-of-print Armored Trooper VOTOMS Supreme Survivor graphic novel. This book will be included in the first shipment. About Armored Trooper VOTOMS From Ryousuke Takahashi, Kunio Okawara, and Hiroyuki Okuno, the talents behind Samurai 7, Last Exile, Ronin Warriors, Gundam 0083, Gundam Wing, and Gundam SEED, VOTOMS is a 52-episode sci-fi war drama following the personal war of Armored Trooper pilot Chirico Cuvie in the aftermath of a galaxy-wide conflict. About Central Park Media Central Park Media is a 15-year-old Manhattan-based independent video and book publisher focused on Japanese and Korean animation and graphic novels. Central Park Media has been a leading supplier of anime in the United States since 1990, and a major publisher of manga since 1994. The company currently manufactures and distributes animated video programming under several label names, including U.S. Manga Corps, Be Beautiful, Software Sculptors and Central Park Media, as well as live-action Asian feature films under its Asia Pulp Cinema label. With exclusive rights to hundreds of graphic novels, the company has become a leading North American publisher of Japanese manga and Korean manhwa. Among CPM's fan-favorite graphic novel titles are Lee Hyun Se's Nambul (the best-selling manhwa in Korean publishing history), and Kia Asamiya's Dark Angel. Under its Be Beautiful imprint, the company also publishes popular yaoi manga such as the best-selling Kizuna: Bonds of Love (the best-selling yaoi title in Japanese publishing history). Visit www.centralparkmedia.com, www.cpmpress.com and www.bebeautifulmanga.com for more information. A Quick Disclaimer and some random news RAC, 12/08/2005 Be Beautiful Manga may well be Not Safe For Work- I see the word "Erotic" there in several places, so assume a PG-13/R rating for that site. There are also a few risque images in the "Electronic Press Kit" section of their main site, so be aware. Anyway, Votoms. I have the first volume of the previous release- much less economical at 3-4 episodes per volume- and enjoyed it quite a bit. I have a thing for 80s mecha shows, and I wish more of them would get released here. (Matter of fact, I need to double back and grab Dunbine sometime.) Takara recently released a Microman figure of pilot Chirico Cuvie, and it seems the matching Scopedog is on its way. It's quite impressive, even if I do expect it to be fearsomely expensive. Also, Microman Forever has now been added to our Links page. I have no idea if our Microman coverage will ever expand beyond Godzilla `54, and as the name implies, MicroForever is better-suited to answer your burning MicroQuestions. Finally, as sometimes happens, our planned Zeta Project II collection of reviews has been moved back to January. It's nearly complete, but we have something else in mind for you all for December... Speak of the Devil RAC, 12/19/2005 I mentioned Yoshiyuki Tomino's 1984 series Aura Battle Dunbine in my previous post, and it's come to my attention that the publisher, ADVFilms, is having a major sale. Nine of ten volumes of Dunbine (all but Volume 8, which seems to be sold out) are available for $4 a disc, before shipping. If you want the versions of Volumes 1 and 7 with Artboxes, those will set you back all of an extra buck each. Dunbine's not the only deal here- all four volumes of Getter Robo: Armageddon are available for $5 apiece, as well as a great many other series and films clocking in at under ten bucks a disc. It's quite an impressive sale, so I thought I'd bring it to everybody's attention.	Latest Reviews: 2012/02/03 - Kamen Rider Den-O Climax Form 2012/02/03 - SH Figuarts Kamen Rider Den-O Climax Form 2012/02/02 - Kamen Rider Den-O Five Form Change Set 2012/02/02 - Momotaros Uncontracted Version 2012/02/01 - Kamen Rider Den-O Liner Form 2012/02/01 - Kamen Rider Den-O Plat Form & Momotaros Search Reviews Older Archived Updates

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