The Sunrise series was directed by Shuji Iuchi who handled this and the two additional series, the second of which ran for 46 episodes and the third that ran for 51 episodes in 1990 and 1997 respectively.
The original series saw a box set release back in 2013 which encompasses the first series from 1988 that ran for 45 episodes and 2 OVAs, retailed for 38,850 yen.
A new series for it has been announced with plans for an April 10th, 2020 debut under the subheading of Seven-Souled Ryujinmaru.