Anime distributor AnimEigo and parent company MediaOCD have announced the home media Blu-ray release of the OVA (Original Video Animation) Metal Skin Panic Madox-01 on September 16th.
The content has been reauthored for this new release and features a trove of bonus features including two director commentary tracks, cast interviews, and a “Weapons of MADOX” featurette showcasing an array of Japan Self-Defense Force military vehicles.
Originally released in 1987 Metal Skin Panic Madox-01 was produced by AIC, Soeishinsha and Pony Canyon and was directed and conceptualized by Shinji Aramaki, who went on to direct numerous highly acclaimed anime productions such as Appleseed, Harlock: Space Pirate, Evangelion: Another Impact, Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045, and Blade Runner: Black Lotus.
Metal Skin Panic Madox-01 was originally licensed by AnimEigo as its first release for Western audiences back in 1989 and was initially distributed by Manga Entertainment (UK) but with different English dub versions.
Pre-orders are available now at: https://www.mediaocd.com/madox-01
Classic Mecha Action Returns!
In the first test of a revolutionary personal battle-suit, the MADOX-01, Ace female test-pilot Kusumoto Elle smashes an attacking tank force and humiliates Lt. Kilgore, Japan’s most-macho tank-jockey, in the process. Kilgore swears he’ll get even, and he gets his chance when the prototype MADOX literally falls off the back of a truck in the middle of Tokyo.
Meanwhile, the MADOX, which fell off the back of one truck, off a bridge, and into the back of another truck, has found its way into the hands of college student Sugimoto
Kōji. Intrigued by the MADOX, Kōji makes the big mistake of fooling with it without reading the manual first and soon finds himself locked in the suit and zooming around downtown Tokyo.
Unfortunately, the homing signal the now-active MADOX transmits results in a no-holds-barred response by Kilgore; even more unfortunately, even though Kōji doesn’t know how to fight, the MADOX does a pretty good job on automatic (it’s got “Full Self Driving” capability), resulting in a firefight the likes of which the local residents haven’t seen since the last time Godzilla hit town.
Concerned about the property damage being caused to some of the world’s most expensive real estate, Elle dons a second prototype MADOX and tries to find and rescue Kōji before Kilgore’s many minions totally trash Tokyo. And apart from the attempts to destroy the suit (and its driver), Kōji has his own problems: if he breaks his date with his girlfriend, he will lose her forever — and he’s a tad overdressed for the occasion!
Will Kōji be late for his date? Or will Kilgore make him “the late Kōji?” And more importantly, is it even possible to eat convenience store shrimp in a battlesuit? The answers to these and many other questions await fans in the 41 action-packed minutes of Metal Skin Panic: MADOX-01!
Metal Skin Panic Madox-01 Blu-Ray Features:
- $17.99 SRP
- UK and US dubbed audio (2.0)
- Redesigned menus and cover
- Available German subtitles
- Modernized subtitle styles and name romanization
- Changed art galleries to navigable stills rather than video
- Two director commentary tracks
- “Weapons of MADOX” featurette
- Cast Interviews
- Color art gallery
- Line art gallery
1080p / Running Time – 42 minutes / English 2.0 LPCM / Japanese 2.0 LPCM / English, English SDH subtitles / single layer / AVC @ 25 MBPS / Region Free
Source: Press Release
