Beet the Vandel Buster: The Sacrifice on DVD Jan 30th

The first Anime DVD release from Illumitoon Entertainment and Westlake Entertainment debuts with hugely popular new Anime series Beet the Vandel Buster: The Sacrifice. The DVD will be released on January 30th for a suggested retail price of $24.98 and will feature four 30-minute episodes.

 

Based on the comic serialized in the popular Shonen Jump manga, BEET THE VANDEL BUSTER: THE SACRIFICE debuts on DVD for the first time in North America and includes the episodes The Dream Catcher, The Sacrifice, Bog of the Dead and The Burning Lance. Originally airing in Japan against Yu-Gi-Oh with comparable ratings, Westlake Entertainment will eventually distribute all 78 episodes of the 2004/2005 television series in subsequent volumes.

BEET THE VANDEL BUSTER: THE SACRIFICE was created by the animators of Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT, One Piece and Zatch Bell and was produced in the United States by the same US Producer of Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT and Full Metal Alchemist.  The DVD also features the design staff best known for monster design on the popular Digimon series. BEET THE VANDEL BUSTER Volume II will be released in March 2007.

Darkness and despair have overtaken the Earth as a demon race known as Vandels roam freely and terrorize mankind. The Zenon Warriors, Earth's greatest Vandel Busters, struggle against the tyranny of the Vandels, along with Zenon's determined younger brother, Beet. In a dramatic showdown, the Dark Overlord of the Vandels, Beltorze faces off against the Zenon Warriors in an epic battle to save Beet¹s home village. But when Beet's actions compromise the team, Zenon is forced to make a decision that will affect Beet and the Zenon Warriors forever! Meanwhile, Beet's childhood friend Poala braves the Bog of the Dead and gets the attention of a new Vandel, Mugine, who initiates a vile plot to destroy her.