December 30, 2009

CHU-BRA! ! BLU-RAY ANNOUNCED

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First volume will be release on March 24, 2010, and disc will include three episodes. Clean Opening and Closing recorded video will be included. Limited Edition version will include a cast audio commentary. Chu-bra!! is based on the manga with the same title by Yumi Nakata and serialized in Comic High manga magazine, and the anime adaptation premiered in June 2009.

SOURCE: Saishin Anime Joho

December 16, 2009

SUMMER WARS BLU-RAY ANNOUNCED

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Summer Wars Blu-ray announced, and it will street on March 3, 2010 in Japan. Extras on the disc will be handled by BD-J (Blu-ray Java), and it will include commnetary on the main feature, TV spots and photo/image gallery. Additional extras are Hanafuda (playing cards), art book, film book, and OZ Official Stickers.

SOURCE: Saishin Anime Joho

DANTE’S INFERNO COMING TO BLU-RAY ON FEBRUARY 8 IN THE U.K, AND FEBRUARY 9 IN THE U.S

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animeated film adaptation of Dante’s Inferno video game is coming to Blu-ray in the U.K. on February 8, 2010 and February 9 in the United States. The U.K PR comes with box images and trailer.

Dante’s Inferno The Animated Movie is a visually stunning project from the creative teams behind some of the boldest animated films of all time - including Ghost in the Shell, Blood the Last Vampire, Tales of the Black Freighter, Ergo Proxy and Samurai Champloo - it provides a breathtaking new version of Dante Alighieri’s medieval classic, and the perfect way to delve deeper into the subjects covered in the interactive action adventure.

SOURCE: activeAnime

December 14, 2009

TIME BOKAN TO BROADCAST IN HD ON CARTOON NETWORK JAPAN

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Time Bokan will be the first digitally remastered anime in HD to broadcast in Japan. Cartoon Network Japan will first broadcast the digitally remastered series on February 3, 2010, and the series will continue to air from Monady to Friday at 9:30 PM. 

SOURCE: Saishin Anime Joho

December 11, 2009

FATE/STAY NIGHT TV REPRODUCTION BLU-RAY ANNOUNCED

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Fate / stay night TV Reproduction Blu-ray I & II will be release on January 22, 2010 in Japan. Episode 1 - 12 will be in TV Reproduction I BD Box, and Episode 13 - 24 in TV Reproduction II. The entire series has been digitaly remastered, and the arrangement, vocals, and animation for the Opening have been redone.

SOURCE: http://www.fatestaynight.jp/index.html

December 7, 2009

R.O.D - THE COMPLETE BLU-RAY BOX OUT IN APRIL

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Animplex will release R.O.D - The Complete Blu-ray Box on April 7, 2010 in Japan. The box set will include both the three episode OVA (2001) and the TV series (2003) in five disc. Special features are an audio commentary and a special edition trailer for “Welcome to the Space Show”. The disc will have an approximate running time of 890 minutes with a Linear PCM audio.

SOURCE: http://www.aniplex.co.jp/ROD/box/

December 2, 2009

COBRA THE ANIMATION OVA SERIES BOX SET COMING TO BLU-RAY

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According to a short article from Saishin Anime Joho, Cobra The Animated OVA series is gunning for a February 19, 2010 release in Japan. The box set will include both of the 30th Anniversary OVAs- The Psychogun and Time Drive.

OBLIVION ISLAND ARRIVES IN BLU-RAY AND DVD IN FEBRUARY 2010

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3D CG anime by Production I.G and Fuji Television, Oblivion Island - Haruka and the Magic Mirror, is coming to Blu-ray on February 26, 2010 in Japan. The anime will come in four different flavor packaging - DVD Standard, Blu-ray Standard, DVD Limited Edition, and Blu-ray Limited Edition. The first pressing of the Limited Blu-ray will include a bonus disc with trailers and a making-of video, a fairy-tale titled Kitsune, event video collection, and more. Blu-ray specifications as follows: 98 minutes, Anamorphic Widescreen, Linear PCM 2ch, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (commentaries Dolby Digital 2.0), Japanese subtitles.

SOURCE: Saishin Anime Joho