Funimation is best known for releasing anime in the US, but they have something fun on tap for genre fans. They are putting out ALIEN VS. NINJA on DVD and Blu-ray on February 22nd. The cover art can be found below. The Blu-ray will include a making-of featurette and the trailer, while it looks like the DVD will be bare.
The Japanese sci-fi/action/comedy is written and directed by Seiji Chiba. It comes from the producers behind the similarly absurd TOKYO GORE POLICE and THE MACHINE GIRL. Here is the plot:
Once upon a time in Japan, there was a band of great Ninja warriors led by Yamata called Iga Ninja. One day they witness a flash in the sky, and a roaring giant ball of fire crashes into the distant forest. The warriors rush into the deep woods in an attempt to identify the mysterious fireball. There, instead of finding predictable enemies, they are stunned to face never-seen-before creatures with claws and fangs, the aliens!
The hungry brutal aliens start to savage and feast on the Ninja warriors, leaving only a few to survive. Yamata and his warriors swear to avenge their comrades’ deaths and risk their lives to challenge the aliens. However, none of the Ninja weapons, neither their swords nor their throwing stars, has any affect on the alien warriors.
Pre-order the DVD HERE or the Blu-ray HERE.