Anything about Ronin Warriors / Yoroiden Samurai Troopers that does not fit with the subcategories I have.
When the Ronins/Troopers fall down a trap door in Gaiden. I instantly had this go through my head.
Kayura: Bravo. I like the trap door. Oh yes, I’m quite sure I couldn’t have thought of something so nimble-witted on my own. (YouTube)
Kayura could run circles around Shikaisen.
New OVA Collection on my bookshelf next to the original Bandai release DVDs.
The Yoroiden Samurai Troopers TV Series DVD Collection will be released on April 28th. Retail price will be $59.95. As I have done for the OVA Collection, I will make a separate post for when the TV series is available for pre-order.
Also if any additional images for the TV series set get published, I will edit this blog post and add those images.
Please remember that this set will be the Japanese version only with English subtitles.
Still no word on any progress with Discotek getting the license for the Ronin Warriors dub. I recall fairly recently reading online that the English dub was changed/edited so it could not fit on the same DVD as the original Japanese version. So the dub would have needed to be released separately anyway.
Update: 3/30/15 – TV Series artwork (official): Source Twitter 1 and 2
Not Dark Warlord/Mashou related, at least I don’t think so. But still a gorgeous doujinshi cover.
Source: Yahoo Japan auction
It’s official. Today I bought tickets for Anime Weekend Atlanta. AWA takes place from September 24th until September 27th.
This is the first convention I’ve been to in years. Basically because this is the first time in years my husband and I have been able to afford to attend a convention again. And all those years of not being able to afford to go anywhere has made me a bit stir crazy. I need to get out and do things again.
This is also the first time we’ll be doing AWA for the full weekend. We went to Anime Weekend Atlanta once several years ago for a day, so we didn’t really get a feel for the con. We hope to change that this year.
My husband and I are still debating about MomoCon. (May 28-May 31st) Since we’re at the last cost tier before walk-in registration we have some time to see if we have the money and can take the time off.
Now some of you may be saying, what about DragonCon? Um. No. Just no. We went a couple of times (2 years in a row) several years ago. It was before they expanded DragonCon again. It’s become too big and too expensive for us. Too many different hotels that you’re constantly walking to and from to attend panels. Saturdays are just a massive amount of people, front to back and shoulder to shoulder. And then there’s the temptation in the dealer rooms to spend money we really shouldn’t be spending. So we’re going to try just anime conventions and see how it goes.
Also the Decatur Book Festival falls on the same weekend as DragonCon. Admission to that is free, so I just end up spending my money on lots and lots of new books. A much more enjoyable experience even though the book festival is held outdoors.
So long post to say, I’m finally attending a convention again, and with any luck maybe two this year!
Some scans from a Samurai Trooper doujinshi that I own. I have no idea what is being said in these since my Japanese is awful, this is just a selection of favorite images from the short stories.
Reblog for Rajura.
Lady Kayura. A really neat first page to a short comic with Rowen and Kayura in one of my doujinshi collections.
Websites have started listing the OVA DVD for pre-order. The retail price will be $34.95. I’ll update this list as more information comes in. Current sale prices are as of this blog post and thus may change.
Direct links may or may not work. I’m not sure if the URLs I’m finding are temporary or permanent. If the direct links do not work, go to each retailer’s main page and search for Samurai Troopers.
Amazon.com – Direct link. Current price: $24.47
Barnesandnoble.com – Direct link. Current price $24.95
Bestbuy.com appears to have a listing that’s probably for the OVA. Direct link. Current price: $22.99
CDuniverse.com – Direct link. Current price $29.09
Deepdiscount.com – Direct link. Current price $25.29
Discotek Media – Direct link. Current price $24.95
Fye.com – Direct link. Current price $29.98, Member price $26.98
Rakuten.com appears to have a listing for the OVA DVD. Direct link. Current price: $20.43
Rightstufanime.com – Direct link. Current price: $20.99
Personally, RightStuf has always been an excellent company to deal with. So they get my business.