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Venus Wars U.K. Collector's Blu-ray Released on Monday
posted on by Andrew Osmond
On Monday April 15, Anime Limited will release a Collector's Blu-ray edition of Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's 1989 science-fiction/action film Venus Wars, including an 76-page booklet including artwork and interviews.
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."
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko drew the original manga, which ran from 1986 to 1990, before directing the 1990 anime film adaptation. Central Park Media once licensed this film in North America, while Manga Entertainment released it on VHS video in America.
