Mike Hama DVD

[Tom Mes]

According to CD Japan, the August 26 release of Mike Hama is a two-disc DVD 
of the first two episodes only (directed by Akira Ogata and Ryosuke Maeda 
respectively), both in longer "director's cut" versions.

Interestingly, this double DVD comes with the cardboard box that's designed 
to house the entire series, suggesting that DVD releases of the other 
episodes are on their way in the near future.

Here's the direct link to the Mike Hama entry:
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=TDBD-2100

No word on subtitles, but since this is a TV series I wouldn't expect any.

Incidentally, I watched the full-length version of Shinji Aoyama's episode 
last Sunday at Cologne's CineAsia festival. I thought the mental change that 
Mike goes through during the course of the film was quite interesting, until 
I realised that it wouldn't work in the context of the series. After all, as 
the protagonist of an on-going series Mike will probably be a flat character 
who starts each episode with a clean slate. I write this not having seen any 
of the other entries in the series so I might be wrong, but the fact that 12 
different directors were involved (sometimes writing their own scripts)makes 
it unlikely that events from previous episode resonate throughout the 
series. Can anyone who's been following the show offer their views on this?

Tom

Midnight Eye
http://www.midnighteye.com


>I got a mail from Amazon.co.jp announcing that the Mike Hama TV series
>will be coming out on DVD September 26th. Boy, that surprised me, since
>the series isn't even over yet. Perhaps such DVD sales were part of the
>plan for this unusual series from the beginning?

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