All The Anime is set to release the complete Megalobox series as a Blu-ray Collector's Edition set. For those unfamiliar with the series, it was created to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of one of the most iconic boxer's in anime history, Tomorrow's Joe (aka Ashita no Joe). Inspired by the action from the classic anime, Megalobox follows “JNK. DOG” as he climbs the ranks in the sport in order to escape crime, poverty, and ecological collapse.
The box set includes many goodies for fans of the series including:
- character profiles
- background/location art,
- Key Animation Gallery,
- Supplement sections featuring concept art, background information on the source materials, animation documents, graphic designs, drafts of promotional materials, promotional material gallery
- an interview with Yo Moriyama (Director / Concept Design)
- an interview with Katsuhiko Manabe & Kensaku Kojima (Scriptwriters)
- an interview with Hiroshi Simizu (Character Design / Chief Animation Director)
- an interview with Jiro Kouno (Art Director)
- an interview with Mabanua (Music)
- an interview with Yo Moriyama (Director / Concept Design) & Minako Fujiyoshi (Producer)
- an article on the difficulty of retelling Tomorrow's Joe
- song lyric translations
- and an episode breakdown.
The full set will be arriving on 27th July 2020. You can head over to All The Anime for complete details on the release and a link to preorder.
