What's got 5 heads, 20 limbs, 4 shells, 1 rat tail, kicks bad-guy behind, is digital, and is only 3 inches across? It's Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michaelangelo, and Master Splinter...on mini-DVDs that Funimation is launching this coming Tuesday!
June 15 sees the release of 3" Mini-DVD Singles that are priced at $3.99 each, and are going to be sold at Target and 7-11 chain stores among others, according to a recent print issue of
Video Business magazine. Funimation will release a first wave of 4 singles, each carrying an episode from one of the following:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003), Sonic X, DragonBall GT, or
Yu-Gi-Oh! A second wave of four releases is reported to be coming next quarter, in the Fall.
None of the content will be unique: the pictured disc up there shows that the episode included is "Tales of Leo," an episode that can already be found on
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Volume 6: Shredder Strikes Back. The other discs are similar, so if you already own the full-size edition, don't knock yourself out trying to track these down.
If you are looking for them, however, think creatively. If you don't find these in the DVD section, be sure to check the areas where they keep toys, comic books, trading cards, etc. These are being marketed differently than normal DVDs are. And don't expect to find them at every location of a participating chain, either. But if you're lucky, you might find these at a store near you. We'll try to get our hands on one here, and if we do then we'll let you know all about it.
