As I understand it, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is one of the greatest animated films ever made. If I had a nickel for every time my anime loving pals (I’m looking at you, Tamu!) have made attempts to lure me/pressure me/force me to watch it, well, I’d probably have a few nickels. You have to understand though, it’s not that I’m actively trying to avoid the film. It’s that every opportunity to see it has been via shaky looking download or aged, frighteningly standard-def DVD (yeah, sue me, I’m an HD snob). And if the film is really that good, I’m content to wait to experience it on the big screen at a festival or on Blu-ray. Well, on April 26th, Bandai will release The Girl Who Leapt Through Time on Blu-ray and I’ll no longer have any excuse to avoid it. Bring it on, Bandai! Bring it on!

Special Features:

• Main Feature with Storyboards
• Audio Commentary with Mamoru Hosoda (Director), Riisa Naka (Makoto), Takuya Ishida (Chiaki) and Mitsutaka Itakura (Kousuke)
• Audio Commentary with Mamoru Hosoda (Director), Toshihiko Ito (Assistant Director) and Hiroyuki Aoyama (Animation Director)
• Direction File (A Talk with the Director, Mamoru Hosoda)
• Premiere Event In Tokyo
• Behind the Scenes at Premiere Event
• Hanako Oku “Garnet” Music Video
• Theatrical Trailer
• Promo Clip

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