PINOCCHIO 964 ON UHD AND THE RETURN OF AKIBA GIRLS ON DVD & BD!
(Fairfield, New Jersey) Media Blasters Inc. is excited to ring in the new year with Shozin Fukui’s PINOCCHIO 964, the 1991 Japanese cyber-punk cult classic, on UHD and the fan favorite AKIBA GIRLS, a long out of print, three-episode adult anime, returning to physical media- both DVD and first time on blu-ray!
PINOCCHIO 964 (UHD Edition) Shozin Fukui’s live-action, underground cyberpunk masterpiece depicts the nightmarish journey of a discarded cybernetic sex android that is expelled from a brothel and left to fend for himself. Aimlessly wandering around the city, Pinocchio meets Kyoto, an amnesiac homeless girl with a horrible secret of her own. Together, they try to piece together their past lives and survive in a cruel, brutal hellscape. At the same time, Pinocchio’s fiendish creators search desperately to find
their lost prototype android before the public and authorities discover him! As agents pursue Pinocchio, his frantic escape morphs into a mind-warping hallucinogenic thrill ride! Be prepared! Shozin Fukui’s masterful direction provides the viewer with a totally unique experience along the lines of Tetsuo: The Iron Man. This subversive underground classic packed the theaters in Japan back in the day where it was hailed as an innovative masterpiece! Includes collectable O-ring slip cover. (approx. 97 mins.)
AKIBA GIRLS (AKIBAKEI KANOJO)
A popular anime three-part OVA that has been unavailable and out of print for several years is finally back! Shindo Nikita has a secret that he has been hiding for a long time—he loves hentai and h-games. He enters “The Alternative Trivia Research Club” where the first of his many sexual encounters takes place. Despite that, he finds out that both of his step sisters are in love with him, and he has to make a choice—who does he really love? Long out of print, Akiba Girls makes its debut on blu-ray with improved,
newly translated subtitles! (All 3 Episodes/ approx. 90 mins.)
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PINOCCHIO 964: Pre-Book: 01/15/25 Street Date: 02/11/25/(UHD FORMAT) Catalog MB4K-2501/ UPC: 631595250145/ SRP: $29.99/ Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 (16 x 9)/ Audio: 2.0 PCM Stereo. Languages: Original Japanese Language with English Subtitles/ Not Rated/ Approx. 97 minutes total.
AKIBA GIRLS: Pre-Book:12/17/24 Street Date: 01/14/25/(BLU-RAY FORMAT)
Catalog # KVBD-2503/ UPC: 631595250367/ Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (4 x 3)/ Audio: 2.0 PCM Stereo/ SRP: $29.99/ (DVD FORMAT) Catalog # KVDVD-2504/ UPC: 631595250466/ SRP: $29.99/ Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (4 x 3)/ Audio: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo/ Languages: Japanese Language with English Subtitles/ Rated: 18 and Over/ Absolutely Not For Children!/ Approx. 90 minutes total.
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