Galient home video releases
OAV volumes on VHS
These were the first to appear, coming out the year after the series finished its initial broadcast. It was standard practice for Nippon Sunrise to publish two compilations followed by an original story released exclusively on home video.
Vol. 1 Chapter of the Land (eps 1-13), January 1986
Vol. 2 Chapter of the Sky (eps 14-25), March 1986
Vol. 3 Crest of Iron (original story), August 86
Laserdiscs
Prior to the advent of DVD, LD box sets were the highest form of home video marketing for anime. The boxes were large and sturdy, and the disc jackets often sported unique original art. Even today, their impressive production values make them worthy keepsakes.
Crest of Iron laserdisc
Discus, 1986
TV Series Perfect Collection
Takara, 1991
Perfect Collection included a bonus model kit of the Azolba Zee
See all interior art and book pages farther down this page
Memorial Box
Bandai Emotion, 1998
Included the TV series and OAVs
DVD Collections
Memorial Box
Bandai Emotion, 2003
Anniversary Edition
Bandai Emotion, 2008
DVD Box
Bandai Emotion, 2011
Blu-Ray Collection
Premium Blu-ray Box
WB Home Entertainment, 2017
Available from Amazon.co.jp here
See a commercial for the set here
Contents of the 1991 Perfect Collection LD box
Sleeve art is by Yoshiyuki Takani, originally painted for Takara’s 1/100 model kits. English text is enlarged farther down the page.
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