Here’s a look at an interesting new Anime DVD/ Blu-Ray hitting shelves next Monday, 1st December. PATEMA INVERTED is billed as one of the freshest Sci-Fi anime in years, an actionpacked, gravitydefying adventure from Yasuhiro Yoshiura.
The princess of a subterranean community, cheerful and inquisitive Patema loves investigating the mazelike tunnels and caverns of her homeland especially the forbidden ‘danger zone’. While out exploring, however, Patema falls headlong into an impossibly deep pit …only to find herself on the surface, mysteriously ‘falling’ upwards into the sky.
Saved by a teen boy named Age, Patema discovers that on this strange surface world, the floor has become her ceiling. Not only that but Age’s country is a harsh, propagandaridden tyranny where people are forbidden to look upwards. With all underground dwellers seen as unholy sinners, Patema soon finds herself pursued by the secret police. Together with her new friend, she must uncover the dark conspiracy that lurks behind their two inverted worlds and live to tell the tale!
PATEMA INVERTED began life as an original net animation before being made into a feature film. The fourepisode ONA series, Patema Inverted: Beginning of the Day, streamed in 2012. The film won the Audience Award and Judges Award at the 2013 Scotland Loves Anime film festival. It was also nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at 2013’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
We have the bonus features, which are very, very extensive, listed below, as well as the UK box-art and stills.
Special Features:
Standard Edition (DVD & Blu-ray)
Extras:
– Audio commentary from the director and Japanese voices for Age & Patema
– Imagine Life Upside-down: A look at shots from the other perspective
– Cross-talk: Digital version of the written interviews from the Japanese DVDs
– Original Japanese spots
– Greetings from the Tokyo International Film Festival
– Interview with the director, Mr Yoshiura
– Interview with the Japanese voices of Age and Patema.
– Special message to UK fans from the director, Mr Yoshiura
– Exclusive interview with Mr Yoshiura recorded in the UK
– UK trailers
Collector’s Edition (DVD & Blu-ray)
– 48 page short story booklet from the original Japanese anime
– Audio commentary from the director and Japanese voices for Age & Patema
– Imagine Life Upside-down: A look at shots from the other perspective
– Cross-talk: Digital version of the written interviews from the Japanese DVDs
– Original Japanese spots
– Greetings from the Tokyo International Film Festival
– Interview with the director, Mr Yoshiura
– Interview with the Japanese voices of Age and Patema.
– Special message to UK fans from the director, Mr Yoshiura
– Exclusive interview with Mr Yoshiura recorded in the UK
– UK trailers
Ultimate Edition (DVD & Blu-ray)
– Bespoke packaging, including never used before artwork designed specially for the UK!
– 136 page design works book in English, not available anywhere else in the world!
– 48 page short story booklet from the original Japanese anime
– Audio commentary from the director and Japanese voices for Age & Patema
– Imagine Life Upside-down: A look at shots from the other perspective
– Cross-talk: Digital version of the written interviews from the Japanese DVDs
– Original Japanese spots
– Greetings from the Tokyo International Film Festival
– Interview with the director, Mr Yoshiura
– Interview with the Japanese voices of Age and Patema.
– Special message to UK fans from the director, Mr Yoshiura
– Exclusive interview with Mr Yoshiura recorded in the UK
– UK trailers
Source: Anime
