X-Bomber: the Complete Series

X-Bomber: The Complete Series
Distributor	Geneon Universal Entertainment
Region	Japan
Format	NTSC
Released	November 29, 2002
Runtime	676 mins
Catalog No.	B00006JL7J

X-Bomber: The Complete Series (Xボンバー コンプリートシリーズ) is a Japanese DVD featuring all 24 Episodes of Star Fleet and an English Compilation Film.

The DVD was originally released on November 29, 2002 by Geneon Universal Entertainment. It was re-released on April 24, 2013 by Bandai Visual with slight touch ups and extra features.

Episodes

Disc One

• Scramble X-Bomber
• Super Powerful Imperial Alliance Fleet
• Find F-01
• Wipe Out the Transport Fleet
• The Mysterious Ship, Skull

Disc Two

• X-Bomber Goes Forth
• Mortal Combat in the Gravity Graveyard
• An Attack Beyond Tears
• Target: the Captain
• Galaxy Adrift

Disc Three

• Farewell: the Eternal Battlefield
• Our Mortal Enemy is Captain Carter
• Battle to the Death: X-Bomber vs. the Imperial Alliance
• Lamia: Girl of Destiny
• X-Bomber: Death on Planet M

Disc Four

• Lamia Kidnapped
• Asleep in the Ice Prison
• Destroy the Prison Planet: The Deleted Scenes or: The Cmdr's Promotion
• Destroy the Prison Planet
• F-01 Assassination Plot

Disc Five

• M13: Full Frontal Attack Begins
• M13: A Battle with No Tomorrow
• Board the Imperial Alliance Mothership
• The End of Earth
• A New Beginning for the Galaxy

Disc Six

• Space Quest for F-01 (with Japanese subtitles)

Releases

X-Bomber: Remaster DVD Box
Distributor	Bandai Visual
Region	Japan
Format	NTSC
Released	April 24, 2013
Runtime	676 mins
Catalog No.	B00A9PS4X6

X-Bomber Remaster (2013)

X-Bomber: Remaster DVD Box (Xボンバー リマスターDVDボックス) is a reprint of the original 2002 Japanese DVD, but with slight improvements to quality and more extra features. As with the previous release, Space Quest for F-01 is also included as an extra on the sixth disc.

It was released on April 24, 2013 by Bandai Visual Entertainment.

The only real "remastering" to the episodes done was a new transfer of the intro credits which are cleaner quality than the original. The episodes themselves are fairly the same in quality as the original release.

The Set also comes with a small booklet with information on some of the main characters, Shiro, Hercules, Lee, Lamia and Kirara.

Special Features

All Special Features are located on Disc Three

• The Pilot
• Bow-Wow Theme OP
• Second Intro (Note: The Second Intro Used The End Credits From The UK Dub. Just a fun fact. :) Benjamin Alexander Gunn, X-Bomber Fanatic, 14.)
• Blank Intro (Note: This Intro was made for the Japanese Dub of "STARFLEET".)
• Dai-X and X-Bomber Toy commercials
• Remaster DVD Commercial

Trivia

• Episodes 13-25 in their original airings had a different intro, however on both versions of the DVD, it is replaced with the intro used from Episodes 1-12. The second intro, however, comes as a special feature on the 2013 version.
• On the 2002 release, the episodes are missing their title cards, excluding Episode 18. They are restored on the 2013 release.
• Episodes 15-18, 20-25 are all lacking in contrast. Episode 14 also seems to have exposure issues.
• Space Quest for F-01 is slowed down by 4 frames (likely, so as to match the speed of the original Japanese NTSC masters, as the intro theme is at its original speed) so the pitch is noticeably lower. The English intro, however, is kept at its original speed for whatever reason.

External Links

• X-Bomber Remaster DVD Box on amazon.co.jp