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Akira Coming To Blu-ray!

Added by GMan on Dec. 19, 2008

15 comments

All this can be yours

I'm a big fan of Blu-ray movies and it's fitting that Akira will be getting the high-def treatment it deserves. Bandai Entertainment has announced that Akira will be released on February 24, 2009. This will be a worldwide release that will contain the Japanese and English subtitles with the English dubbed track along with the original Japanese track.

The first printings will include a slipcase and 32 page booklet with a retail price of 49.98 (you should be able to find it cheaper).

What extras will appear? So far it looks like the teasers and tv commercial have been included. Katsuhiro Otomo's complete storyboards for the movie will be included as well.

Filed under : Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo

15 Comments

Bertmasta
on Dec. 19, 2008

good for people woth blu-ray players however this does not include me :(

Devilly
on Dec. 19, 2008

Awesome for anyone who wants it but i`m already happy with my collector`s edition DVD so i dont really care :)

GMan
on Dec. 19, 2008

I have the collectors edition too (are we talking about the one in the tin case?). Still, I've become picky since I got an HD-TV and our local theatre has digital projectors. It gets hard to go back.

Count_Zero
on Dec. 19, 2008

I presume the soundtrack is going to be re-mixed (for both the Japanese and English versions) to Dolby DTS and 5.1. Hopefully, with the recent changes to the Blu-Ray version (BD-Live) we'll be able to, say, watch with movie with the storyboards playing as a picture-in-picture.

GMan
on Dec. 19, 2008

192 kHz 24bit Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 language track and 5.1 English. Not sure about the picture in picture for the storyboards but it'd be crazy if they didn't do that.

Devilly
on Dec. 19, 2008

@GMan yes that one ^^

yuetheguardian
on Dec. 20, 2008

Akira goes blu-ray I really care for neither unless they are free, akira was not only kinda boring its the first anime to put me to sleep, sorry, the visuelks are pretty but the story was wretched to me.

Resonate
on Dec. 20, 2008

I never saw Akira, but I only hear positive things from it

MrPopo
on Dec. 20, 2008

I enjoyed Akira. It was one of those that everyone would say "you have to see this movie." I liked it but don't think it's the greatest movie of all time. And yes it did have some sweet visuals.

ethan
on Dec. 21, 2008

G-Man and I just watched Akira again last night and It's still awesome. Watch this movie and then compare it to live action movies from the 80s and you will see what I mean. Akira is to anime as The Watchmen are to comic books.

Kuro
on Dec. 21, 2008

It'll probably be cheaper at best buy, I know Gun Vs Die Buster was. SO WANTING.

GMan
on Dec. 21, 2008

I do think it was ahead of its time. Compare it to the other dribble that was put out at the time. I get that the story might not be for everyone but it's worth seeing. Whether you spring for an HD version, that just depends on your personal tastes and if you have a Blu-ray player (they are going down in price).

Lemegeton300
on Dec. 22, 2008

i already have Akira on DVD so i will only get this if there are some really good extras.

Resonate
on Dec. 22, 2008

ethan said:

"G-Man and I just watched Akira again last night and It's still awesome. Watch this movie and then compare it to live action movies from the 80s and you will see what I mean. Akira is to anime as The Watchmen are to comic books."

O___O

Must watch

Death_Flame
on Dec. 24, 2008

I'm almost picked this up once. Is it pretty good?

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