ANIMEIGO Announces RIDING BEAN OVA Anime Home Media & Streaming Debut

Anime distributor AnimEigo has announced the home media and streaming release on September 10^th of the RIDING BEAN OVA (Original Video Animation), a beloved 80s action adventure following the exploits of courier-for-hire Bean Bandit.

The RIDING BEAN OVA will be available on Blu-ray as well as streaming on TVOD platforms including Google Play, YouTube, and Amazon. Pre-orders are open now at: https://www.mediaocd.com/product-page/riding-bean-blu-ray.

From the high-octane imagination of famed anime creator Kenichi Sonoda (Gunsmith Cats, Otaku no Video) and the animation gearheads of studio AIC (Bubblegum Crisis, Tenchi Muyo) comes a classic tale of trouble in the windy city!

This action-packed can of beautiful Bean Bandit returns for the first time in stunning high definition and features the original Japanese language with English subtitles alongside the English dub. Special bonus content includes an insightful interview with Kenichi Sonoda along with an image gallery, and a brand-new Blu-ray trailer.

Catch the RIDING BEAN OVA trailer at: https://youtu.be/IyoUhF039nM

Chicago’s only got room for ONE massive Bean!

Visiting the Chicagoland area and in need of a getaway driver? Well, there’s no better wheelman than Bean Bandit—the infamous Roadbuster! Provided you’ve got the scratch, Bean and his blonde bombshell of a partner, Rally Vincent, will get you where you need to go. Not long after finishing up a sketchy job, the Roadbuster is tasked with returning a young member of Chicago’s elite to her family’s estate. But what starts out as a simple taxi gig quickly becomes way more than Bean and Rally had bargained for…

RIDING BEAN OVA Blu-Ray Edition Features

Image Gallery
Original Trailers
New interview with creator Kenichi Sonoda
New Blu-ray Trailer

4:3 Full Screen / English 2.0 LPCM / Japanese 2.0 LPCM / German 2.0 LPCM / Catalan 2.0 LPCM / English Subtitles / Single Layer / Running Time: 45 mins / Region Free

Wholesale and streaming rights for the RIDING BEAN OVA are available through MVD.

About AnimEigo:

Established in 1989, AnimEigo, Inc. is not only one of the first companies to release Anime in the United States and Canada, but also one of the first companies to release significant numbers of high-quality Japanese live-action films. Over the last 35 years AnimEigo consistently broadened the market for Japanese films by finding audiences for entire new genres of films.

Renowned for high quality translations, subtitles, and dubbing, AnimEigo has released many classic anime titles, including “Bubblegum Crisis”, “Urusei Yatsura”, “Kimagure Orange Road”, and “Oh My Goddess!”.

AnimEigo’s live action films have included such genres such as Samurai cinema, art films, action, WWII (from Japan’s perspective), Ninkyo (Yakuza films), comedy, and more. Notable titles include Shogun Assassin, Lone Wolf and Cub, Zatoichi, Lady Snowblood, Sleepy Eyes of Death, the Palm d’Or winning The Ballad of Narayama, Japan’s Longest Day, and the Guinness World record holder for longest movies series starring the same actor, Tora-san.

For more information, please visit: https://www.animeigo.com.

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