UK distributor Manga Entertainment released the OVA in the United Kingdom on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in August 2011.
The manga tells of the “life and death” voyages of Ming Dynasty Chinese explorer Zheng He.
Hoshino also created the 2001 Nights science fiction manga series, which he originally serialized in Futabasha’s Monthly Super Action magazine in 1984-1986.
Yukinobu Hoshino began a new manga titled Kaitei (Ocean Adventurer Kaitei) in this year’s 14th issue of Shogakukan’s Big Comic magazine on Tuesday.