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Bandai Announces Scrapped Princess Release
Date: 3/13/2005
Bandai Entertainment announced today the release Scrapped Princess, a new fantasy adventure series from famed animation studio, BONES studios (Cowboy Bebop the Movie, Wolf's Rain, Full Metal Alchemist). The first volume of this highly popular anime series is scheduled for release on DVD home video on April 26, 2005 in both regular and limited edition formats. "We're extremely excited to introduce this BONES fantasy adventure to the North American audience. The grand visuals, music, and animation combined with an epic storyline promises to bring anime storytelling to a whole new level", proclaims Jerry Chu, Marketing Manager, Bandai Entertainment.
Based on the best selling Japanese manga series created by Ichiro Sakaki and Yukinobu Asami Scrapped Princess is directed by the talented Soichi Masui (Rahxephon), with character designs by Takahiro Komori (Cowboy Bebop, Wolf's Rain). The story of Scrapped Princess revolves around the life of young Pacifica Cassul, a girl with a date with destiny, but unfortunately it isn't a good one. Destined to be the 'Scrapped Princess', Pacifica is prophesized to be the harbinger of destruction of the world! Sentenced to death, young Pacifica grows up in secrecy guarded by her brother and sister. And as the day of the world's destruction draws near, how long can the Scrapped Princess run before time runs out-forever?

On the heels of Bandai Entertainment's highly successful release of .hack//SIGN on DVD home video, Bandai will once again release both a regular and limited edition version for each of the six DVD volumes planned for this 24 episode series. The limited edition is a must have for fans of this popular anime series and will include an exclusive statue/figure of characters from the series. The DVD release will feature both English and Japanese language tracks with an English language subtitle option, textless opening, textless endings, trailers, four page insert booklet, and more.
Source: Anime News Service