[UNBOXING] AJIN: Demi-Human Season 1. Check out our release available from 11th December 2017.
A few weeks ago we brought you the first details on what expect from our upcoming release of AJIN: Demi-Human season 1. Today we're delighted to bring you a full unboxing of what to expect from our Ltd Collector's Edition Blu-ray set due for release in a few weeks time on 27th November. (Due to delay in receipt of materials, the date of release has been pushed back by a few weeks to 11th December.)
WHERE CAN I BUY IT?
You can pre-order your copy right now from the likes of
Order at Amazon
Order at Zavvi
Order at HMV Online
Order at Base.com
And we can also tell you that it will be available to pre-order from our AllTheAnime.com web shop during the week commencing 13th November. (You never know there might even be a special pre-order offer too ;) )
UPDATE: On Friday 17th November we announced there would be an AllTheAnime.com exclusive bundle that come with an A3 poster. DETAILS HERE
WHAT'S IN THE BOX? WHAT'S ON THE DISCS?
Due for release on 27th November, AJIN: Demi-Human Season 1 will be available as a Limited Collector's Edition Blu-ray set and on standard DVD as well. Content across the discs themselves is identical.
Ajin: Demi-Human - Ltd Collector's Edition Blu-ray
The Ltd Collector's Edition Blu-ray set (pictured above) comes packed in a rigid case with a digipack to store the three Blu-ray discs. Also included is a 64-page materials book that is divided into four sections: Characters, IBMs, Backgrounds and Artworks.
On the discs themselves you get -
- The complete first season of Ajin: Demi-Human (13 episodes) in both English and Japanese with English subtitles
- The first Ajin: Demi-Human movie "compel" in Japanese with English subtitles only
- On-disc extras include: Clean Opening, Clean Closing, Animatic Process Scenes and Movie Teasers.
Check out the subtitled trailer for the series below -
PHOTOS OF THE ACTUAL PRODUCT
And now it's time to show you photos of the Ltd Collector's Edition Blu-ray version. You can click on the images below to enlarge them. Continue Reading
The Shinkai Effect?
By Andrew Osmond.
This June an eye-catching TV advert debuted in Japan, promoting the humble cup noodle. The advert reinterpreted, of all things, Kiki’s Delivery Service. Technically, that’s not the same as a reworking of Studio Ghibli’s Kiki. Kiki was a book before it was Miyazaki’ed, and it’s had non-Ghibli incarnations as a live-action film and an acclaimed London stage play (returning to the boards this August). Nonetheless, most viewers of the ad would see it as a riff on Miyazaki’s film, especially as the commercial is animated.
One obvious thing about the ad is how un-Ghibli it is. Its ravishing visuals look nothing like the Ghibli style. It relies more on effects work (fireworks, scattered blossoms, raindrops) which don’t suggest an artist’s presence, though many gifted artists must have slaved on them. Rather than a Joe Hisaishi tune or a retro song (like Yumi Matsutoya’s née Arai’s songs in Ghibli’s Kiki), the advert uses the alt-rock of Bump of Chicken, as heard on Blood Blockade Battlefront. Continue Reading
NEW RELEASES: 6th November 2017
The month of November is now well and truly upon us, meaning that we've been graced with fireworks over the weekend, have some very different Fireworks to look forward to next week, and in-between all of that we have easily the year's most explosive anime release to look forward to. Yes, that's right, today is the day that Your Name arrives in the UK on DVD and Blu-ray!
NEW RELEASES FOR WEEK COMMENCING:
6th November 2017
YOUR NAME
Collector's Edition Steelbook
FORMAT: DVD, Blu-ray, Collector's Ed. Blu-ray+DVD+CD Steelbook
SRP: £17.99 (DVD), £19.99 (Blu-ray), £34.99 (Collector's Ed. Steelbook)
BBFC CERT.: 12
Language: English, Japanese with English subtitles
Synopsis: "Mitsuha and Taki are total strangers living completely different lives. But when Mitsuha makes a wish to leave her mountain town for the bustling city of Tokyo, they become connected in a bizarre way. She dreams she is a boy living in Tokyo while Taki dreams he is a girl from a rural town he’s never visited.
What does their newfound connection mean? And how will it bring them together? Find out in the latest film from the acclaimed auteur Makoto Shinkai."
Order any of the editions of this title at:
Order at Amazon UK
Order at Zavvi
Order at Base.com
Order at HMV Online
Order at Anime-on-Line
Order at AllTheAnime.com
NOTE: Don't forget that we're also bringing you a beautiful Deluxe Edition of the film - this will be released and ships on 27th November 2017, but you can find out more about it elsewhere on our blog and also order it from our web shop.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
-- See a full unboxing of out Collector's Edition Steelbook release HERE
-- Read more about the English cast of the film HERE
-- Read about RADWIMPS, the group behind Your Name's soundtrack, HERE
-- Read more about the works of director Makoto Shinkai HERE
-- Read about the success of Your Name HERE
Fireworks - TICKETS ON SALE NOW
We alluded to it at the top of this post, but consider this a formal reminder that tickets for SHAFT's wonderful new film based on a story by Shunji Iwai, Fireworks, is coming to UK cinemas on Wednesday, 15th November 2017. You can book tickets for the screenings taking place at selected cinemas across the country right now, so don't delay and book today!
You can read more about the film elsewhere on our blog, but here's a quick synopsis and trailer to whet your appetite:
“Production studio Shaft (Madoka Magica, Monogatari) adapts and modernises Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? – originally a TV special written by Shunji Iwai (The Case of Hana and Alice) – adding sci-fi elements to its tale of teenage life.School children Norimichi, Yuusuke, and Junichi want to know if fireworks look round or flat from the side. They make a plan to find the answer at a fireworks display, while classmate Nazuna schemes to run away with whoever wins a swimming race at the pool.”
Book your tickets for Fireworks at cinemas across the UK & Ireland right now at fireworksmovie.co.uk
That's it for new releases this week - we're only releasing one of the biggest anime films of all time today, as it turns out - but be sure to let us know how excited you are to add Your Name to your anime collection!
Until next time, take care of yourselves.
Andy H
Books: Your Name
By Andrew Osmond.
In the afterword to his Your Name novel, now available in English from Yen On in hardcover and on Kindle, Makoto Shinkai says the book isn’t just an adaptation of his film. Rather, it was part of the film’s production process. The novel was written while Your Name was being animated, with Shinkai composing it at home and in the production studio, “about half in each location”. Continue Reading
[UNBOXING] Your Name Steelbook. Available from 6th November.
We're just a few days away from the release of Your Name on Blu-ray and DVD! Today we're bringing you an unboxing of our gorgeous Ltd Collector's Edition Blu-ray + DVD + CD Soundtrack Steelbook release!
WHERE CAN I BUY THIS RELEASE
You can order your copy from the following retailers now -
Order at Amazon UK
Order at Zavvi
Order at Base.com
Order at HMV Online
Order at Anime-on-Line
Order at AllTheAnime.com
And don't forget that the Zavvi.com & AllTheAnime.com exclusive Ltd Deluxe Edition is available later this month. Get more details on the Ltd Deluxe Edition version HERE.
PHOTOS OF THE FINISHED PRODUCT
We imagine you know what this film is about by now so let's just cut to the chase, we know you want to see how the Steelbook has turned so here you go! You can click on the photos to enlarge them too!
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- The front of the Steelbook with the taco (NOTE: that’s the industry term for the slip card around this product. No, it isn’t edible)
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- The back of the taco
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- All four spines of the Steelbook, taco around it
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- Let’s remove the taco
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- Now with Taco removed, here’s the front of the Steelbook
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- The back of the Steelbook
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- All four spines of the Steelbook
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- Now let’s get inside the Steelbook
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- The inside of the Steelbook. Discs in place (top) and removed (bottom)
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- The CD Soundtrack disc
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- The Blu-ray disc
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- The DVD disc
And that concludes this unboxing for the Your Name Steelbook, out next week!
Signing out~!
Jeremy