Remastered Mospeada Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GENESIS CLIMBER MOSPEADA COLLECTION FULLY REMASTERED FOR FIRST U.S. RELEASE
EYE-POPPING QUALITY FOR LEGENDARY GOLDEN-AGE RELEASE; RETAIL AVAILABILITY ON JUNE 17 2003
HOUSTON May 23 2003?Taking the wraps off a months-long top-secret project ADV Films today announced that the
Genesis Climber Mospeada collection containing all 25 episodes of the legendary series in one package has undergone an exhaustive video remastering process returning the series to a lovely and near-pristine state without compromising the character of the original animation. In a further respectful note of authenticity the ADV Films release of
Genesis Climber Mospeada is available only in the original Japanese with English subtitles.
Never before released in the U.S.
Genesis Climber Mospeada was the source material from which the third chapter of the
ROBOTECH saga?
ROBOTECH: The New Generation?was created.
Genesis Climber Mospeada was directed by Katsuhisa Yamada (
Battle of the Planets Devil Hunter Yohko) and its design staff included Yoshitaka Amano (
1001 Nights) and Shinji Aramaki (
Gasaraki).
ADV Films technicians supervised a clean digital transfer of the series from the original 16mm film stock then restored the colors returning them to the rich tones that the series? creators originally sought. Finally ADV meticulously removed more than 60000 individual defects?including dust specks rough splices emulsion imperfections and more?from the newly-transferred version.
Mark Williams ADV Films? Executive in Charge of Production supervised the process. ?[
Genesis Climber]
Mospeada is a deeply significant series not only because of its role as a
ROBOTECH source but also as a popular original series in its own right? he said. ?We worked very hard to ensure that the remastering was respectful by which I mean that we restored
Mospeada to the way it was originally filmed and didn?t overprocess or neutralize its distinctive character. It?s a cel animation title and we wanted it to look that way. We wanted the result to be as though the viewer was watching the first showing of a virgin print of the film. The results are if I may say so jaw-dropping.?
The Story The Earth has been invaded by the mysterious Inbit and it?s up to a handful of survivors from Mars Colony to liberate the planet. After an unsuccessful first attempt to retake the Earth the inhabitants of Mars Base are ready to try again. Unfortunately it?s been many years since they have been to Earth and they miscalculate both the strength of the enemy and the strength of the Earth forces?with disastrous results. When the Second Liberation force is all but wiped out entering the Earth?s atmosphere the fate of the planet winds up in the hands of a single survivor Stick Bernard. Joined by a bare handful of resistance fighters born on Earth Stick must journey to the Inbit?s headquarters at Reflex point in an attempt to discover the secrets of the Inbit and find a way to defeat them. Seven young warriors and their transforming planes and motorcycles are all that stand between the Inbit and Earth?s freedom in one of the outstanding series that comprised the multi-generational favorite
ROBOTECH. Genesis Climber Mospeada (SRP $89.98) is a DVD-only release on five discs including 25 complete episodes. In Japanese with English subtitles. Extras include character bios clean opening and closing animations production portfolios and ADV Previews.
Posted on Friday, May 23, 2003 (Archive on Monday, June 23, 2003)