Penguin Highway comes to Blu-ray and DVD in February 2020!
December 6, 2019 · 0 comments
It’s been a while since we last mentioned the film Penguin Highway, but for good reason! As we’ve been cooking up something special for our release of the film which we’re delighted to announce will be coming to Blu-ray and DVD on 24th February 2020! There will be a Collector’s Edition set, as well as regular Blu-ray and DVD versions as well.
Plus, today (6th December 2019) we’ve a special pre-order offer as part of our AllTheAnime.com 12 Days of Christmas sales on pre-ordering the Collector’s Edition set! Read on below for all the details.
ABOUT PENGUIN HIGHWAY
An adaptation of a book written Tomohiko Morimi (Night is Short Walk on Girl, The Tatami Galaxy) and is the first feature film by Studio Colorido!
Synopsis: “Aoyama is a boy in the 4th grade. Every day he learns about the world, and he writes what he’s learned into his notebook. He’s smart, and he studies hard every day, so there’s no telling how great he’ll grow up to be!
He’s friends with “The Lady”, a young woman who works at his dentist’s office. The Lady finds his intelligence, his grown – up attitude, and the fact that he can be a bit of a brat to be very cute.
One day, penguins appear in the suburbs where Aoyama lives. These penguins appear out of nowhere far from the sea, and then simply disappear. Where did they come from and where did they go?
Aoyama begins his research in order to solve the mysteries of the penguins.
One day he sees the Lady throw a can of soda into the air, and watches it transform into a penguin. As he stares in astonishment, the Lady gives him a challenge.
“Try and solve this mystery. Well? Do you think you can do it?”
What’s the relationship between the lady and the penguins? Can he solve the mystery? This is the story of a slightly mysterious and completely unforgettable summer experienced by a little boy”
WHAT’S PLANNED FOR THE RELEASE
Our Limited Collector’s Edition release will come packed in a rigid case, showcasing some of the fabulous artwork created for the film on either side. Inside the rigid case you’ll find a digipack to hold the Blu-ray and DVD discs – which contains the film with both English and original Japanese with English subtitles viewing options.
Additionally inside you’ll find a whopping 300-page full colour storyboard book of the film! What do we mean by full colour, you may be wondering? Well it’s pretty simple; traditionally storyboards are in black and white, or not coloured in. In the case of Penguin Highway, there are elements of the storyboard where colour was factored in! So where there was colour in the storyboards, that’s being replicated in our storyboard book too!
And finally there’s also a numbered certificate of authenticity included as well, so you can be the envy of your friends you that own this set!
Check out a visual of our release below
Additionally on-disc extras will include an interview with the
- Interview with the Director of the film, Hiroyasu Ishida
- interview with the Author of the original book, Tomihiko Morimi Interview
- A promotional video focusing on the past works of Hiroyasu Ishida, who worked on the storyboarding for the film
- “Good Night” Promo Video
And for those of you who like to keep tabs of this information, a quick summary of all three versions that will be available –
Product: Penguin Highway Limited Collector’s Edition
Format: DVD/Blu-ray
Release date: 24th February 2020
Language: Japanese and English with English subtitles
Cat. No.: ANI0544
Suggested Retail Price: £49.99
Product: Penguin Highway
Format: Blu-ray
Release date: 24th February 2020
Language: Japanese and English with English subtitles
Cat. No.: ANI0545
Suggested Retail Price: £19.99
Product: Penguin Highway
Format: DVD
Release date: 24th February 2020
Language: Japanese and English with English subtitles
Cat. No.: ANI0546
Suggested Retail Price: £17.99
WHERE I CAN BUY IT?
All three version of will be available from retailers – with listings likely starting to appear early next year. But today (6th December 2019) we begin taking pre-orders at our AllTheAnime online shop for them! And we’ve got a special very limited time offer as part of our 12 Days of Christmas 2019 sales too!
~ AllTheAnime.com 12 Days of Christmas Special Pre-order Offer ~
From 5pm, 6th December 2019 until 4:30pm, 7th December 2019 pre-order the Blu-ray/DVD Limited Collector’s Edition set for £29.99 (SRP: £49.99)
You can also pre-order the standard Blu-ray and DVD versions of the film from our AllTheAnime.com online shop now too
And that’s what you need to know about our release of the film Penguin Highway! Finally coming to Blu-ray and DVD in February 2020! We hope you’re excited for it!
Signing out~!
Jeremy
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