FUNimation Licenses Zebraman 2 for U.S. Release
Takashi Miike, Riisa Naka, and Sho Aikawa fans rejoice! FUNimation just announced the U.S. license for Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City. If you're in the Dallas, Texas area, you can see it on the big screen at the city's 10th annual Asian film festival this coming July. For those of us a little too far to make the trek, both the U.S. DVD and Blu-ray editions will land at retailers later in 2011.
I've personally been waiting for this license for ages, so I'm hella excited for it to finally hit the U.S. I'm a big fan for Takashi Miike's fantasy films (Great Yokai War, Zebraman, Yatterman), and I'm hopeful that Zebraman 2 will turn out to be just as outrageous and fun and the rest.
From the PR:
FUNimation Entertainment acquires
ZEBRAMAN 2: ATTACK ON ZEBRA CITY
Let’s get ready to fight!
Flower Mound, TX (June 11, 2011) - FUNimation® Entertainment today announced it has acquired the rights to distribute the live action film, ZEBRAMAN 2: ATTACK ON ZEBRA CITY, in the U.S. Directed by Takashi Miike (ICHI THE KILLER) this film is a sequel to the 2004 film by the same director.
About ZEBRAMAN 2: ATTACK ON ZEBRA CITY
By 2025, fifteen years after Zebraman defeated the Aliens, the world has changed entirely. While Zebraman has lost his memory and is in a rehabilitation facility, Tokyo has renamed itself Zebra City, and has instituted a "Zebra Time" starting at 5:00 AM/PM for 5 minutes in which the government allows the Zebra Police to attack any and all presumed criminals. One Zebra Time results in the attempted murder of ex-teacher, Shinichi Ichikawa, also known as Zebraman. Surviving the attack, he meets other survivors of Zebra Time who plan to revolt against the new fascist system lead by the mysterious Zebra Queen. Ichikawa finds himself teaming up with television's fake Zebraman and a young protege to save a mysterious little girl from Zebra Queen and her Zebra Police. Will Ichikawa regain his memories and realize he’s Zebraman in time to stop Zebra Queen before she can use the strange aliens from 2010 to bring Zebra Time to the whole world?
FUNimation will offer the film on Blu-ray and DVD later this year. ZEBRAMAN 2 will also be shown at the 10th Annual Asian Film Festival of Dallas in July.
Not sure where to shop? Trying to avoid bootlegs? Check out my retailers page to get the skinny on reliable online stores out there!
I've personally been waiting for this license for ages, so I'm hella excited for it to finally hit the U.S. I'm a big fan for Takashi Miike's fantasy films (Great Yokai War, Zebraman, Yatterman), and I'm hopeful that Zebraman 2 will turn out to be just as outrageous and fun and the rest.
From the PR:
FUNimation Entertainment acquires
ZEBRAMAN 2: ATTACK ON ZEBRA CITY
Let’s get ready to fight!
Flower Mound, TX (June 11, 2011) - FUNimation® Entertainment today announced it has acquired the rights to distribute the live action film, ZEBRAMAN 2: ATTACK ON ZEBRA CITY, in the U.S. Directed by Takashi Miike (ICHI THE KILLER) this film is a sequel to the 2004 film by the same director.
About ZEBRAMAN 2: ATTACK ON ZEBRA CITY
By 2025, fifteen years after Zebraman defeated the Aliens, the world has changed entirely. While Zebraman has lost his memory and is in a rehabilitation facility, Tokyo has renamed itself Zebra City, and has instituted a "Zebra Time" starting at 5:00 AM/PM for 5 minutes in which the government allows the Zebra Police to attack any and all presumed criminals. One Zebra Time results in the attempted murder of ex-teacher, Shinichi Ichikawa, also known as Zebraman. Surviving the attack, he meets other survivors of Zebra Time who plan to revolt against the new fascist system lead by the mysterious Zebra Queen. Ichikawa finds himself teaming up with television's fake Zebraman and a young protege to save a mysterious little girl from Zebra Queen and her Zebra Police. Will Ichikawa regain his memories and realize he’s Zebraman in time to stop Zebra Queen before she can use the strange aliens from 2010 to bring Zebra Time to the whole world?
FUNimation will offer the film on Blu-ray and DVD later this year. ZEBRAMAN 2 will also be shown at the 10th Annual Asian Film Festival of Dallas in July.
Not sure where to shop? Trying to avoid bootlegs? Check out my retailers page to get the skinny on reliable online stores out there!