To-y Original Manga Artist Draws 1987 OVA's Blu-ray Box Art

 

 

As reported, 34 years after its original release in 1987, the legendary OVA (Original Video Animation) based on Atsushi Kamijo's musical manga To-y is finally set to be released on Blu-ray for the first time on June 30, 2021. Its box art newly drawn by the manga author himself is revealed today.

 

"To-y – Original Video Animation HD REMASTER Blu-ray Limited Premium Box" will be released in a box the size of an analog record. The box includes the high-definition quality Blu-ray, which is digitally remastered from the original 35mm film, the image album featuring songs used in the OVA by artists who were popular in the 80's music scene, an LP-size booklet, an XL-size T-shirt, and a film bookmark. As a bonus footage, a special interview between the original author Atsushi Kamijo and the OVA's music director Masaya Matsuura, who reunited for the first time in 34 years, is also included in the Blu-ray.

 

At the price of 16,500 yen (about 150 USD), "To-y – Original Video Animation HD REMASTER Blu-ray Limited Premium Box" will be available in a limited edition of 1,000 sets exclusively at Sony Music Shop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The manga featuring a young rock singer with exceptional looks and innate musicality was serialized Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday from April 1985 to March 1987, then compiled in ten tankobon volumes. After the serialization ended, its OVA was released in Japan on October 1, 1987. Studio Gallop worked on anime production, Mamoru Hamatsu (Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers) served as director.

 

Kamijo talks about the OVA on Twitter: "It was when the To-y manga had just finished its serialization, so the story of the OVA was very different from the original. It's a 'what if' story. If you're watching the anime for the first time, please don't try to pick flaws. Because it was produced 30 years ago (laughs). Please just enjoy each 'what if'!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: Sony Music Direct press release, Atsushi Kamijo official Twitter

 

© 1987 Shogakukan/Sony Music Entertainment/Gallop

 



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