| Oban US DVDs to be released by Shout Factory in April and May
(Subject : Ōban, Star-Racers / Molly, Star-Racer - Type : Press Release - Year 2007)
U.S. audiences can finally experience the groundbreaking, award winning saga of Oban Star-Racers as it’s never been seen or heard before in America – in glorious 5.1 and completely UNCUT!
This high quality edition also features a host of bonuses including a 70 minutes two part Making Of with rare exclusive interviews of composers Yoko Kanno and Iwasaki Taku and of all other key team members.
Specs:
NTSC / Zone 1 / English language
Release dates:
Vol.1, the Alwas Cycle - April 22nd 2008
Vol. 2, the Oban Cycle - May 20th 2008 |
| | Oban Star-Racers at Polymanga 08!
(Subject : Ōban, Star-Racers / Molly, Star-Racer - Type : Press Release - Year 2007)
With more than 12.000 visitors last year Polymanga has become in just a few years one of the most important anime convention in Europe.
The 2007 edition had awarded Oban Star-Racers the "Eurojap" Entertainement Grand Award.
The 2008 edition goes farther with a presentation on Oban in presence of its creator, Savin Yeatman-Eiffel, and an exhibition of exclusive original art works from the production.
Polymanga takes place in Lausanne in Switzerland the 18th, 19th and 20th of April.
Direct link: http://www.polymanga.ch/ |
| | Oban Star-Racers Nominated for Children BAFTA Award
(Subject : Ōban, Star-Racers / Molly, Star-Racer - Type : Press Release - Year 2007)
Sav! The World Productions is proud to announce that its series "Oban Star-Racers", a coproduction between Sav! The World Productions and Jetix Europe in Association with Bandai-Visual, Hal Film Maker, France 3 and Super RTL, has been nominated for a Children BAFTA Award in the Animation category (the BAFTA is essentially the UK equivalent of the American Oscars and Emmies combined ).
Comple list of nominees:
CHARLIE AND LOLA CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - Claudia Lloyd, Kitty Taylor (Tiger Aspect Productions/CBeebies/CBBC)
OBAN STAR RACERS - Michael Lekes, Savin Yeatman-Eiffel (Sav! The World Productions/Jetix)
THE SECRET SHOW - Christopher O'Hare, Tony Collingwood, Andrea Tran (Collingwood O'Hare Entertainment/CBeebies/CBBC)
SHAUN THE SHEEP - Julie Lockhart, Chris Sadler, Richard Goleszowski (Aardman Animations/CBeebies/CBBC)
The winner will be announced at the BRITISH ACADEMY CHILDREN AWARDS Ceremony on November 25th. |
| | Oban airing in Japan on NHK BS2!
(Subject : Ōban, Star-Racers / Molly, Star-Racer - Type : Press Release - Year 2007)
It's now official, Oban will air again in Japan, this time the major satellite channel of the NHK: BS2 starting in October 2007.
A series created and produced by Frenchmen airing on a major Japanese channel is quite an unusual feat.
“Omedeto” Oban! |
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