AnimEigo has announced a new Blu-ray home media release of Gainax’s classic 1991 OVA Otaku no Video on October 8, 2024.
The Blu-ray disc features include the following:
- • Liner notes
- • Color and Line art Galleries
- • Versions with or without live action segments
- • 1080p / Japanese 2.0 LPCM / English subtitles / Region Free
- • Running Time: 100 min
- • Age Rating: 13+
- • Audio: Japanese Stereo (subtitled) / Aspect ratio: 4×3
The 2-episode OVA was released between September 27, 1991 to December 20, 1991. It was directed by Takeshi Mori (My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer chief director) at Gainax, with Toshio Okada (Gunbuster) as screenwriter, Kenichi Sonoda (Gunsmith Cats) as character designer, and Kohei Tanaka (Planet With, Onihei) as music composer.
AnimEigo describes the synopsis of Otaku no Video as:
The year is 1982 – one year into the glorious New Anime Century! Unfortunately, college freshman Ken Kubo has yet to bask in the brilliant light of this prosperous era! Instead, he’s either hitting tennis balls or playing hanky-panky with his high school sweetheart. But a chance encounter with an old friend unlocks his true anime nerd potential, turning his aim away from the ace and toward the top! With a loyal circle of new allies at his side, Kubo may just become the greatest nerd known to man – the Otaking! Meanwhile, an intrepid crew of documentarians use their filmic brushes to paint a vivid portrait of the anime obsessed.
Source: press release
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