Reminder: Gurren Lagann? On iTunes? For FREE?

Maybe a couple of you were still eying up Gainax's newest hit series Gurren Lagann, unsure of if your money would be well-spent on the 27-episode mecha anime. Well, iTunes has got the deal for you! The first two episodes of Gurren Lagann are now available for free download on iTunes, and the next six currently available eps can be purchased for $1.99 each. (It's $50.99 for a season pass)

Gurren Lagann, now airing on the SCI FI Channel, is a fantastic show, so you have absolutely no reason not to buy it for the low, low price of FREE. Plus, if you do the math, getting these two free episodes and buying the rest individually saves you $1.24 off of the $50.99 season pass. If, y'know, you're really into deal-seeking... I guess.

[Thanks, Scott]

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Astro Boy, Other Tezuka Classics Get iTunes Treatment

Astro Boy, Black Jack, and Phoenix, three classic anime series by the "grandfather of anime" Osamu Tezuka, have made their way to the iTunes Store, allowing anyone to buy them for $1.99 an episode or $9.99/$14.99/$29.99 (Phoenix/Black Jack/Astro Boy) a season. To clarify, Astro Boy is the 1980 52-episode remake, Black Jack is the 1993-2000 10-episode OVA, and Phoenix is the 2004 13-episode series. They are all dubbed only, and the movies Jungle Emperor Leo: The Movie (Kimba the White Lion) and eight of Osamu Tezuka's short experimental films will be released soon.

I'm pretty excited about this, and this might just convince me to finally buy anime from iTunes. While we only get dubbed versions, for those interested in seeing some classic Tezuka, a low price of admission like 10 or 15 dollars makes this an impulse buy.

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