Barefoot Gen release information

According to a press release by Optimum Asia (and also keenly spotted by forum regular Kupoartist) available to read on Animetion, the anime movie “Barefoot Gen” will be released in the UK on August 1st in order to correspond with the 60th anniversary of the nuclear attack on Hiroshima. The release will include both the movie Barefoot Gen, and Barefoot Gen 2, both of which will be digitally remastered and include the subtitled Japanese and English dubbed audio tracks. A booklet will also be enclosed with the release, featuring both an interview with the Japanese author of the original story Keiji Nakazawa, as well as a written article by UK anime guru Jonathan Clements.

Fans should also note that for every copy of the DVD sold (retailing at £19.99), Optimum intend to make a small donation to the “War Child” charity