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Blade Anime and Wolverine Anime hit DVD

By Patrick luce Jul 17, 2012, 13:14 GMT

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Marvel Animation are set to unleash the animated series Blade Anime and Wolverine Anime on DVD July 31st.

The two-disc sets will feature all 12 episodes for each series as well as six all-new featurettes.

The series are guided by The New York Times best-selling author Warren Ellis (Iron Man: Extremis, Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis), and produced by Madhouse for Marvel Television and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan (SPEJ). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the distributor.

Blade Anime features the voice of Harold Perrineau (TV’s “Lost,” Matrix trilogy) as Eric Brooks, otherwise known as Blade. The three new featurettes on this two-disc set include The Marvel Anime Universe: Blade Re-Awakened, which explores the process that went into developing this new take on the vampire-hunter.

Other featurettes also include Blade: The Vampire-Slayer, comparing Marvel’s Blade with traditional vampire stories, and Special Talk Session: Marvel Anime's Blade and Wolverine, an interview with series creators.

Wolverine Anime stars Milo Ventimiglia (TV’s “Heroes,” TV’s “Gilmore Girls”) voicing the title character of Wolverine. The three new featurettes on this two-disc set include The Marvel Anime Universe: Wolverine Reborn, providing insights into the process for creating the series.

The Ferocious Anti-Hero: Wolverine Defined explores the hero’s character, and Wolverine Meets X-Men contains an interview with the creators of the Marvel anime Wolverine and X-Men.