Unboxing [UK]: Lord Marksman and Vanadis - Complete Series: Collector's Edition (Blu-ray)

An added bonus from the delayed Christmas haul, Zavvi discounted the collector's edition for a surprisingly good price so I now finally own the series.

Lord Marksman and Vanadis (Madan no Ou to Vanadis) is a 2014 anime series from studio Satelight, director Tatsuo Satou and published by Kadokawa Pictures based on the 2011 light novel series written by Tsukasa Kawaguchi.

This was among Noein, Riddle Story of Devil and Tokyo ESP as part of a Funimation + Kadokawa Pictures type package deal as they were licensed around the exact same time. Each one had a fair share of delays but with the exception of Riddle the rest got released in the end. Lord Marksman and Vanadis was released on June 2016 and had remained close to SRP in terms of pricing for ages, which put me off for a long time.

The Anime Limited collector's edition contains all 13 episodes across 2 Blu-ray discs in both English & Japanese audio with English subtitles. The regions are both A & B compatible and the subtitles are locked. The on-disc masters are identical to the Funimation US release.

You can order the release on AllTheAnime and Amazon UK. Standard edition Blu-ray and DVD also available.

Blu-ray Specs:

Languages: Japanese, English

Audio: Dolby TrueHD 2.0 (Japanese), Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (English)

Video: 1080p HD Native 16:9

Region: B

Subtitles: English

Subtitles Locked: Yes

Discs: 2

Plot Synopsis (via Anime Limited):

After being taken captive by a female general from an enemy country, Count Tigrevurmud Vorn leaves his own lands completely open to attack. Unable to sit by and watch the destruction, Tigre must do what he can to convince his beautiful captor to join him in a fight to save his homeland.

Using his skills as an archer and her otherworldly prowess as a War Maiden, the pair must work together if they hope to stand a chance against two warring nations and a rogue faction led by power hungry nobleman. Outgunned, outnumbered and branded as a traitor, the valiant Tigre will need to win the favor of the remaining War Maidens if he plans to come out on top in this action-packed adventure.

On-Disc Extra Content:

Episode Commentaries

"Tigre and Vanadish" Chibi Theater

Preview for Episode 1

Promotional Video

Blu-ray/DVD Commercials

Textless Opening & Closing

U.S. Trailer

Trailers

Collector's Edition Extras:

Chipboard Artbox: Clean Box w/Title on Spine, Logos/Info/Specs on Sheet of Paper, Digipack for Discs

40-page Booklet

Lord Marksman and Vanadis is available on Blu-ray and DVD from Anime Limited.