Although it isn't the freshest of news anymore, I would be remiss if I didn't mention the biggest A-ko revelation in recent memory, the story behind the upcoming Discotek Blu-ray remaster of Project A-ko. For decades the original 35MM master of the movie was considered lost, and any re-releases on DVD have been based on
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