Discotek Media thankfully rescued all of the
Project A-Ko films a few years back but the original is still by the far the best of the bunch – the kind of film that you can revisit over the years and discover more about the more anime you watch. Originally released in 1986, the first film has only seen DVD releases which has been unfortunate since it comes from a time where there should be some good film masters but Japan is awful in storing or even thinking to keep such things. Discotek Media revealed back in September their plans to create a Blu-ray edition of the film (with the sequels getting upscale as well) but the original is getting some extra special treatment.