Danica Davidson
February 11, 2025 
AnimEigo revealed that it’s licensed four more retro anime titles! Let’s take a look at the anime involved and the teaser trailers that have dropped for each.
First up is Black Jack, adapted from the Osamu Tezuka manga of the same name. Both of its OVAs are going to be together on a two-disc set in HD, and it will include an English dub. A release date was not revealed.
Black Jack: The Complete OVA Series!All 12 episodes of the Osamu Dezaki OVA series of Osamu Tezuka's Black Jack!The English dub will also be included!
Black Jack Trailer
Next up is Romeo’s Blue Skies, sometimes known as Romeo and the Black Brothers. Never before has a whole World Masterpiece Theater anime been released on home video in America. You’ll be able to pick up a copy with all 33 episodes in June.
Romeo's Blue Skies! (AKA Romeo and the Black Brothers)The 33 episode series from World Masterpiece Theater is the 1st time one of these is coming to home video in the US!The entire series is here in HD widescreen & SD fullscreen, so you can enjoy the series however you want!
Romeo’s Blue Skies Trailer
Then there’s Vampire Princess Miyu, a four-episode OVA that came out in the late 80s. It has not one, but two English dubs! Specifically, it’ll have the Manga UK English dub plus AnimEigo’s dub. AnimEigo has background with this anime, as it originally brought it out for home video on VHS, LaserDisc, and DVD. Its release date hasn’t been decided yet.
Vampire Princess Miyu!The much loved OVA series is being remastered in HD for the 1st time!In addition to the Japanese audio, this has two English dubs!
Vampire Princess Miyu Trailer
Last but not least of the title reveals is 1968’s Sasuke. It’ll be available in both subbed and dubbed forms, and a three-disc Blu-ray Disc set will contain the whole series. Like with Black Jack and Vampire Princess Miyu, we don’t yet know when this will become available. The company didn’t share a trailer for this title.
Sasuke!The classic action/adventure based on the Sanpei Shirato manga is coming subbed in English for the first time!Plus, did you know the show was dubbed in English?
There is additionally more information on Looking for the Full Moon and Nobody’s Boy Remi, two titles that AnimEigo had revealed prior to this. Looking for the Full Moon is going to be split in two sets: the first is scheduled to come out in August, and the second’s release still has to be unveiled.
Nobody’s Boy Remi in its entirety is scheduled to hit stores on May 11. It will offer a French dub, though not an English one.
Source: ANN
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, plus its sequel, Manga Art for Everyone, and the first-of-its-kind manga chalk book Chalk Art Manga, both illustrated by professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
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