Series Marked the Directorial Debut of Acclaimed Director Hayao Miyazaki
Released For The First Time In North America, Featuring a New 4K Restoration and English Language Dub
Blu-ray Box Set and Digital Download-to-Own Available November 16, 2021
On November 16, GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, with distribution by Shout! Factory, will release the much anticipated box set Future Boy Conan: The Complete Series. The 4-disc Blu-ray™ set, contains all 26 episodes of the show, and an exclusive 16-page booklet featuring character artwork. The full series will additionally be available on digital download-to-own, arriving November 16.
The 1978 directorial debut of Academy Award®-winner Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away), Future Boy Conan, is a landmark in animation history. This legendary sci-fi adventure series, beloved worldwide but never before released in North America, features a new English language dub version and 4K digital restoration.
SYNOPSIS
Twenty years ago, a terrible war fought with magnetic weapons caused the earth’s axis to tilt, and earthquakes and tidal waves destroyed civilization. Conan is born into this new world, raised by his adopted grandfather on an isolated island. But his life is forever changed when a mysterious girl named Lana washes ashore, pursued by shadowy operatives who seek to use her in a new scheme to control what’s left of the world.