"KARAS: THE REVELATION
NOT ONLY LIVES UP TO THE
AMAZING FIRST VOLUME,
BUT EXCEEDS IT IN
EVERY WAY."
— PLAY MAGAZINE

Karas: The Revelation

Picking up precisely where The Prophecy ends, the new Karas, Otaha, seeks vengeance against the Yakuza that murdered his brother and almost killed him. Meanwhile the old Karas, Eko, unleashes his wrath and contempt for the pitiful humans infesting the city. Yurine, Nue and Otaha join forces for the final epic battle to save the city and protect the will of the people... as Prophecy becomes Revelation!

Produced by legendary studio Tatsunoko Productions (Speed Racer, Gatchaman) and featuring the voices of Jay Hernandez (Grindhouse, Hostel), Matthew Lillard (Scream, Scooby Doo) and Cree Summer (Drawn Together, Hellboy Blood & Iron), Karas is destined to be one of the most respected anime films ever.

"The nonlinear storytelling, deeply mysterious plot and imagery that's chock full of beautiful water and light effects make each scene so fascinating... it's almost impossible to tear yourself away" — Newtype USA

Karas: The Prophecy

The worlds of humans and demons have overlapped since time immemorial, and a young woman named YURI and her servant, KARAS, have long maintained order and balance between the worlds. But humans have finally lost their fears of the denizens of darkness. Disgusted by human arrogance, KARAS turns his back on the laws he helped uphold for so long, taking the name EKU and leading a group of mechanized demons in an attack against the human race.

Meanwhile, a detective named KURE who works at the police division in charge of demon-related incidents opens a case involving a series of bizarre murders that look like the work of a water demon. Elsewhere, the demon NUE, who came to town to fight EKU, spots a water demon disguised as a famous warrior... and then YURI shows up with a new KARAS. This new guardian of the city is determined to stop EKU's evil ambitions, but he has a fierce fight ahead of him.

---- Batman with a Samurai Sword ----

Manga Entertainment, the animation label within Anchor Bay Entertainment, an IDT Entertainment Company, proudly presents Karas, a beautiful composite blend of 2D and 3D/CGI animation — a production technique that is completely new to Japanese animation filmmaking.

Prolific anime producers Tatsunoko Productions (Speed Racer, Battle of the Planets, Gatchaman) breathe life into Karas, their 40th anniversary animation production.

Tokyo: a city populated by both humans and by ghostly beings. They exist in both dimensions, seen and unseen: spirits, apparitions, demons. The balance between these two dimensions has long been upheld by the city's guardian raven Karas and his masters. But that balance has been thrown into disarray as Eko, a city magnate and former Karas, has attempted to seize power and bring order to the streets through force. The entity Yurine, who represents the will of the people, stands in his way with her newly risen Karas. Now an ageless battle stretching across both dimensions and killing humans and spirits alike is in progress between the two sides and their armies. Karas is humanity's last hope.

Featuring brilliant character and set designs, stunning and unprecedented top-notch 2D/3D hybrid animation, breathtaking fight sequences, a thrilling musical score from the PRAGUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA in 6.1 channel sound and starring the voices of today's hottest young stars, Karas brings anime to a whole new level that will leave you breathless at the edge of your seat.

Manga Entertainment, known for releasing high-quality animated feature films, knew that Karas has the potential for a much larger audience then the existing anime enthusiasts. A production like this deserves to be seen by the mainstream. Manga Entertainment decided to sign-on three Hollywood actors to be the leading voice characters and introduce a new generation of Speed Racer fans to a different type of Super Hero, a dark one.

"Top 5 most-anticipated anime of 2006"

— Anime Insider

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