Bandai Possibly Licensed Yukikaze

Bandai yesterday issued a press release for the Blue Submarine No. 6 Special Edition DVD boxed set scheduled for release on June 3rd. Special features on the set include:

*Blue Submarine No. 6 “Digital Plus”
*Background Info on Blue Submarine No. 6 “Antarctica”
*Blue Submarine No. 6: “Antarctica” Playstation Game – Anime Footage
*Making of the Playstation Game Featurette
*Interviews include Shoji Kawamori, Mahiro Maeda, Satoru Ozawa, The Thrill, and “Antarctica” Game Creative Staff
*Cartoon Network Promo Spots Collection
*Blue Submarine No. 6 Trailer Collection
*Animerica Feature Spotlight: Blue Submarine No. 6
*Blue Submarine No. 6 Cover Illustration Gallery
*Character Encyclopedia
*Blue Fleet Background Info
*Zorndyke Forces Background Info
*Key Terminology
*Submarine Terminology
*EXCLUSIVE Music Clip: ‘Yukikaze’

According to Anime News Network, Bandai Entertainment Marketing Director Jerry Chu has confirmed that Bandai has licensed Gonzo’s current Sentou Yousei Yukikaze OAV series for American release. The five episode series is averaging one episode released in Japan per year. So far, two episodes have been released in Japan since 2002.