Marvel’s Old Frankenstein Anime Is Coming to 4K
Marvel's 1981 anime film 'Kyoufu Densetsu Kaiki! Frankenstein' is set to be released in 4K later this year. The film, which is based on Mary Shelley's novel, will be available with English subtitles as part of Deaf Crocodile's subscription service. This marks the first release of the anime since its VHS debut in 1984.
- ▪Deaf Crocodile will release a 4K restoration of the anime film later this year.
- ▪The film is loosely based on Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' and is noted for its violent and R-rated content.
- ▪This release will be the first since the film was available on VHS in 1984.
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When it comes to Marvel’s animated history, everyone’s quick to list off the hits like X-Men, the 90s Spider-Man, and Iron Man. But some of these are a bit lost to time, and one of them will soon find new life, and maybe a bigger audience.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000763024","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"io9","SECTION":"movies","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"movies","TAGS":"frankenstein,marvel,toei-animation","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); That’d be Kyoufu Densetsu Kaiki! Frankenstein, a 1981 TV film from Toei Animation.
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