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Standard U.K. Blu-rays of Venus Wars and Patlabor Released Monday
posted on by Andrew Osmond
On Monday April 22, Anime Limited will release a standard Blu-ray edition of Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's 1989 science-fiction/action film Venus Wars. Anime Limited describes the story:
"When an ice comet slammed into the planet Venus, terraforming its toxic atmosphere into one capable of sustaining human life, mankind's dream of colonizing other worlds became a reality. Unfortunately for the colonists, Venus isn't the paradise they'd dreamed of. As crops fail and competition for resources intensifies, hostilities grow until the two inhabited continents stand on the brink of war.
"Reporter Susan Sommers arrives in the capital of Aphrodia just as Ishtar attacks and only the intervention of Hiro Seno and his Battle Bike team saves her from certain death… but now Aphrodia is under Ishtar's control and Sue, Hiro, and his teammates find themselves on the run! However, their unique skill at Battle Bike, which combines motorcycle racing with roller derby, may just prove to be the secret weapon Aphrodia needs to win The Venus Wars.".
Anime Limited will also release a standard Blu-ray edition of 1989's Patlabor: The Movie, the first Patlabor cinema feature film directed by Mamoru Oshii. Anime Limited describes the story:
"The year is 1999 and Tokyo's Mobile Police have a new weapon in the war on crime—advanced robots called Labors are used to combat criminals who would use the new technology for illegal means. The suicide of a mysterious man on the massive Babylon Project construction site sets off a cascade of events that may signal the destruction of Tokyo."
