I was seriously only a few days away from placing my order for the Japanese release of Miyazaki‘s Nausicaä on Blu-ray, sick and tired of waiting to hear any news whatsoever about a domestic edition. And just as I’m about to finally pull the trigger, wouldn’t you know it, this news hits. So, it looks like Disney is finally getting their act together and delivering the goods – Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind will hit shops on March 8th with cover art and a feature set that’s in line with the Ponyo Blu-ray of this past year.
I’m sure Disney’s release is going to be fine and dandy but I can’t help but feel a pang of disappointment that we won’t be seeing any of the special features from the Japanese disc – specifically the Anno Hideaki and Katayama Kazuyoshi commentary track and the 44-minute “Anno Hideaki and Suzuki Toshio discussion from December 2009.“ Optimum‘s U.K. release (which is Region B locked) has included both extras subtitled in English, so I’m not sure why we have to go without.
Also, I can’t help but feel let down by the package art of the U.S. edition of the Blu-ray. The Japanese release (which you can see here in all its glory) is so classy and minimalist where ours just feels so…bland. I guess it could be worse. We could have gotten stuck with the U.K. cover art.
In the end, I feel like I’m going to have to get comfortable with the notion of ponying up the cash for all three versions of the release in order to have everything I want from the Blu-ray presentation of Miyazaki’s Nausicaä. Yes, I will be considerably poorer for it but these are the lengths to which I must go to satisfy my inner nerd. Damn you, Ghibli/Disney! DAMN YOU!
NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND
(March 8, 2011 – MSRP $39.99)
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 1080p
Audio: DTS HD Master Audio
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- The World of Ghibli: Visit Nausicaa’s world in this enchanted interactive experience
- Behind the Studio: Discover the film’s fantastic origins in this fascinating documentary, including an interview with Hayao Miyazaki
- Creating Nausicaa
- Enter the Lands: Explore the many worlds of Studio Ghibl
- Studio Ghibli Trivia Challenge: Test your Knowledge
- Original Japanese storyboards
- DVD of the film including:
- Behind the Microphone: with A-list voice talent
- The Birth Story of Studio Ghibli
- Original TV trailers
Via: The Digital Bits.com
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