Anime

Macross 30th Anniversary Blu-ray boxed set coming to Japan

By Brenden ⋅ January 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Continuing on with Blu-ray news that’s totally blowing my mind, the Japanese arm of Bandai Visual has revealed that they’re planning to unleash a massive Blu-ray boxed set of the original Macross series! This show, in the guise of the first third of the Robotech saga, as we saw it here in North America back in the ’80s, was instrumental in shaping my love for anime, the giant robot genre and for serial storytelling in general. I don’t think it’s too far fetched to say that some aspect of the story, the design or the legacy of the series is present in my life on an everyday basis (aside from the fact that I’m perpetually gazing at the three large character models I have sitting above my television.) The news that all 36 of the series’ original episodes will be available on Blu-ray this May is throwing me into something of a fit. …Continued…

Top New Blu-ray releases for the Week of January 17

By Brenden ⋅ January 22, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

This week’s new Blu-ray releases include ‘THE IDES OF MARCH’, ‘REDLINE’, ‘FIRST SQUAD: THE MOMENT OF TRUTH’, ‘BELLE DE JOUR’, ‘TRAFFIC’, ‘DEAD POETS SOCIETY’, ‘GOOD MORNING VIETNAM’, ‘GANTZ II: PERFECT ANSWER’, ‘LICENSE TO DRIVE’ and many, many more!

Neon Genesis Evangelion 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ April 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s been a whole year since I was “wowed” by FUNimation’s startlingly great Neon Genesis Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone Blu-ray disc. I had little doubt that the sequel film would live up to the heights achieved by the first volume of the four-film series and I’m happy to report that it does more than that. It’s an even more engaging film that shares its predecessors killer technical merits. This is a must-have anime Blu-ray, if ever I’ve seen one. …Continued…

[VIDEO] The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Blu-ray Trailer

By Brenden ⋅ March 18, 2011 ⋅ One comment

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 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! …Continued…

[VIDEO] Multiple teasers for Evangelion 2.22 March Blu-ray release

By Brenden ⋅ January 31, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

FUNimation has posted four teaser trailers for their upcoming Blu-ray edition of Evangelion 2.22, which will be released on March 29th. If the presentation of the first part of the series is any indication, this one should be a stunner!

Blu-ray Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Animation on Blu

By Brenden ⋅ December 18, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

All right, time is running out to get these Blu-ray gift guide recommendations posted so let’s get back to it! I’ll keep the commentary to a minimum here, in order to hasten the process. …Continued…

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of August 24

By Brenden ⋅ August 25, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This weeks best Blu-ray releases deliver us a healthy dose of TV shows, classic films and animation. But nothing can compete with the juggernaut of a series that is Lost! It’s an easy call for the number one slot this week. …Continued…

[VIDEO] Evangelion 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance

By Brenden ⋅ April 15, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

After the amazing job that Gainax and FUNimation did with the Blu-ray release of Evangelion 1.11, you better believe I’m sitting up and paying close attention to any and all follow up material. And while the trailer above doesn’t advertise the North American release of Evangelion 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance on Blu-ray, it does provide a stunning glimpse of what we can expect in the near future. The film, now running 112 minutes with all the animation upgrades and additions, will be released on Blu in Japan on May 26th, in Germany on July 16th and who-knows-when in the US and Canada. …Continued…

Top 10 Anime movies that surpass Disney by lightyears

By Brenden ⋅ April 1, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

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Neon Genesis Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ March 25, 2010 ⋅ 10 comments

I wasn’t expecting this. The clear, clean lines and bold colours. The seamless melding of smooth hand-drawn and computer animation. The thunderous, crisp sonic electricity emanating from my speakers. There’s no way this is a TV show from the early 90s! There’s no way Neon Genesis Evangelion can possibly look and sound this good! And yet, it’s stunning in just about every way. I really wasn’t expecting this kind of quality from such an old show, even on Blu-ray! …Continued…