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Riding Bean
Riding Bean
A DVD of this title is available on the main AnimEigo website.
Audio: Japanese, English
Subtitles: English
Format: BD-25, DVD-5
Region: BD: Region-Free / DVD: 1 - NA
Rating: 18+, Run Time: 46 min
Released: 1989
Aspect Ratio: 4:3, COLOR
Extras: Image Gallery, Original Trailer
Extras: BD: Liner Notes, Poster, Manga, New Artwork, Color & Line Art, 3 Commentary Tracks, more; DVD: Image Gallery, Original Trailer
Director: Yasuo HASEGAWA
Screenplay: Kenichi SONODA
Voice Actors: Hideyuki TANAKA, Kozo SHIOYA, Norio TOBITA
Warning: Contains Profanity, Violence, and Brief Nudity
© 1989 original contents by Youmex
Can be shipped anywhere in the World, except for Japan, China and Taiwan. In stock in our CA and UK fulfillment warehouses.
Available as: Basic Blu-ray disc - $30.00, Premium Blu-ray set - $60.00, Basic->Premium Upgrade Kit - $30.00, Supreme Blu-ray set - $75.00.
Note: We expect to have a few more copies available in late April, 2024
Note: the upgrade kit does not contain the Blu-ray; it is items (chipboard case+artbook) needed to upgrade a Basic disc to a Premium set.
Note: the Riding Bean Blu-ray is (mostly) out-of-print. We may have a few copies available sometime in May after we’ve dealt with any package loss/damage issues with orders that shipped out mid-April.
Think of it as "Lethaler Weapon"
In Chicago, ace courier Bean Bandit rules the road, and operates on both sides of the Law.
"When it absolutely, positively, has to be there NOW," Bean Bandit is your man -- if you can afford his rates.
"Worried about the getaway from your next heist?" Leave the driving to Bean!
Unfortunately for Bean, and even more unfortunately for the Chicago P.D.'s insurance company, he's about to have to demonstrate why he's so expensive.
The plot begins to thicken when Bean drives getaway from a robbery (score: 6 police cruisers and 1 18-wheeler). The crooks are a little ticked off to find out that Bean's flat rate fee accounts for almost all of the proceeds, but business is business. Curiously, as soon as Bean leaves, their annoyance disappears.
The next day, Bean and his heavily-armed assistant, Rally Vincent (deadly with both gun and frying pan), receive a visitor with a young girl in tow.
The visitor barely has time to beseech them to return the girl to her father before a hit-team swiss-cheeses Bean's apartment. Unfortunately for him, he doesn't have Bean's taste in clothes (all Kevlar, including his underwear!)
Bean and Rally bundle little Chelsea into the car and make tracks. Alas, what they don't know is that the kidnappers have already made off with the $2,000,000 ransom, leaving them to take the rap.
Will Bean discover the ruse in time and get the money for himself? Will he be able to evade the relentless pursuit of Inspector Percy? Will the Chicago P.D.'s insurance company raise their rates? Find out by watching RIDING BEAN, one very high-octane action-adventure!
Set in Chicago with lots of details of the city.
"Gunsmith Cats" is the alternate-universe side-story of Riding Bean.
"It's a fact Kenichi Sonoda loves three things. Guns, cars and Chicago" -- ZenOtaku
"Go get yourself a copy and enjoy the ride!" -- GeekyCarGuy
We had a lot of fun making our special garage kit of Buff the Roadbuster, and you can read more about the process here.
We also commissioned Andrew Mayer of Rollinallones to paint some Buffs and create a painting tutorial. Andrew is also accepting commissions to custom paint a Buff for $150 + shipping. But hurry, there are only a few kits left.
The Basic version of our special limited-edition BluRay release includes a new HD transfer, multiple subtitle tracks, 3 commentary tracks, color and line-art galleries, 2 poster inserts, translated background manga, new full-color 8-page manga story by Ken'ichi Sonoda, and more.
The Premium Set includes the Blu-Ray, the patch, and the .45 caliber Artbook (that's how thick it is!) with new color art and translated settei in a handsome chipboard case.
The Supreme Set consists of the Premium Set plus a limited-edition Buff keychain.
Riding Bean embroidered patches are available as an add-on if you are ordering the Blu-Ray (or have previously purchased it). As they are a sign that you own the set, they are not available to non-set owners.
The price includes shipping.
Additional patches are only available to customers who own the High-Octane Edition Blu-ray.
Andrew is able to produce assembled and painted Buff models. These are only available to customers who have purchased the Riding Bean High Octane Edition.