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The Asian Blu-ray Guide lists Asian films from Hong Kong, China, Korea, Japan and Thailand as well as Anime series and movies that have been released (or are available for preorder) on Blu-ray Disc. Currently the guide covers 2229 discs from countries all around the world, making it the most comprehensive and hopefully the most useful source for Asian entertainment on Blu-ray Disc.
All information about the listed releases haven been gathered from message boards, news sites and retailers across the net or have been contributed by kind visitors.

If you have further information about released (or announced) titles from Asia, region codes or got any suggestions, please feel free to contact me so this Guide can grow.

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OUTRAGE is coming to Blu-ray Disc with English subtitles

Posted on August 18, 2010 at 08:40 by Ulrik

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Looks like at least one Japanese distributor has finally understood how to increase international sales for their domestic home video releases and has decided to release a new Japanese film with English subtitles!
The subject for this revolutionary approach will be Takeshi Kitano's latest output Outrage. The yakuza drama will be released on Blu-ray Disc (and DVD) with the mentioned English subtitles from Bandai's sublabel Honneamise on December 3rd. There will also be a limited edition with two bonus DVDs.
Regular Edition: CD Japan - Amazon.co.jp
Limited Edition: CD Japan - Amazon.co.jp

Tags: outrage, takeshi kitano, yakuza, honneamise, japan

Nausicaa to land in Australia soon

Posted on August 01, 2010 at 21:11 by Ulrik

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In the official forums (Madboards) of the Australian distributor Madman Entertainment, the cover artwork for an Blu-ray Disc release of Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind has been posted.

Since the image was uploaded to Madman's own webspace, this probably means that Princess Nausicaä will indeed soon land in down under after the first amazing high definition release in Japan two weeks ago. No other details or dates have been announced yet.
[via AnimeOnDVD]
Update: Madman confirmed the release for November on Twitter.

Tags: nausicaa, madman, australia, anime

FUNimation acquires US rights for Evangelion 2.0 and Summer Wars

Posted on July 31, 2010 at 12:27 by Ulrik

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After various rumors and indication, FUNimation today finally announced that they indeed have acquired the US rights for Mamoru Hosoda und Satoko Okudera's Summer Wars and the second part of the Rebuild of Evangelion saga, Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance.
Both films will be released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in 2011 while Summer Wars will also get a limited US theatrical release in 2010.
Speaking of Summer Wars, Taiwanese distributor Mighty will release the award winning anime as a nice looking Blu-ray Disc special edition with a bonus DVD, a film strip and English subtitles on September 10th.

[via @muhootsaver & AnimeOnDVD Forum]

Tags: summer wars, evangelion, funimation, mighty, usa, taiwan, anime

Arrow Films will start the Battle Royale in October

Posted on July 28, 2010 at 12:25 by Ulrik

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After the crappy sequel and the recent reports of an impending 3D "upgrade" of the 2000 original we're finally getting some good news for Battle Royale.
According to the Cult Labs Forum, Arrow Films will release Kinji Fukasaku's cult classic on Blu-ray Disc in the UK on October 4th.
No further details regarding remastering measures or bonus materials have been announced yet. Arrow Films has already released several films on Blu-ray Discs, some of these releases (Cinema Paradiso, Who Dares Wins) were region free while others were locked to Region B (like the Oscar-winning Departures).

Tags: battle royale, arrow films, kinji fukasaku, japan, uk

Spotlight: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind [Japan]

Posted on July 14, 2010 at 16:19 by Ulrik

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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - WDHE

Specifications [BD50]
Region: ABC
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video 1080p 23,976fps
Audio: Japanese: LPCM / 2304kbps / 2.0 / 48kHz / 24bit
English: Dolby Digital / 256kbps / 2.0 / 48kHz
German: Dolby Digital / 192kbps / 2.0 / 48kHz
French: Dolby Digital / 192kbps / 2.0 / 48kHz
Mandarin: Dolby Digital / 192kbps / 2.0 / 48kHz
Cantonese: Dolby Digital / 192kbps / 2.0 / 48kHz
Korean: Dolby Digital / 192kbps / 2.0 / 48kHz
Subtitles: English, Japanese, French, Korean, Traditional Chinese
BDInfo Report

Screenshots

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind @ Asian Blu-ray Guide

Tags: nausicaa, hayao miyazaki, ghibli, japan, anime

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: Region Code and Screen Shots

Posted on July 13, 2010 at 23:33 by Ulrik

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Here's a quick update on the Japanese Blu-ray Disc release of Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind that will hit Japanese stores on July 14th.
Over at the High-Def Digest Forum, lucky owner and avid Asian Blu-ray Guide contributor Kannisto has confirmed the already announced audio (Japanese, English, French, German, Korean, Cantonese, Mandarin) and subtitle (English, Japanese, French, Korean, Traditional Chinese) tracks. He also confirmed that the disc is region free, so import away!
There are a lot of beautiful looking screen caps and shots from the packaging available in the forum. My copy is already on its way and should arrive tomorrow thanks to DHL Express, so stay tuned for more details.

Tags: nausicaa, ghibli, hayao miyazaki, anime, japan, subtitles, disney

Well Go USA to release Mamoru Oshiis Assault Girls in October

Posted on July 10, 2010 at 00:08 by Ulrik

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Asian Blu-ray Guide Contributor AnimeOnBlu just reported that Well Go USA will release Mamoru Oshii's Assault Girls not only on DVD (as mentioned here) but also on Blu-ray Disc on October 19th. So Oshii fans have the chance to get their Girls with Guns kick with English subtitles for cheap if they don't want to import the Japanese release.
My copy of the Japanese limited edition Blu-ray Disc arrived a few days ago and will be the subject of my next Blu-ray Disc Spotlight.
Pre-order Mamoru Oshii's Assault Girls on Blu-ray Disc at Amazon.com

Tags: assault girls, mamoru oshii, japan, usa, wellgo

Evangelion 2.22: Hong Kong Blu-ray Disc Details

Posted on July 08, 2010 at 08:58 by Ulrik

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Just a quick update on the highly anticipated Hong Kong Blu-ray Disc release of Evangelion 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance.
The English subtitles are separated from the Chinese ones and are, according to AnimeOnDVD Forum user DiGiKerot, the same as in the international theatrical screenings. However, it looks like Asia Video had to translate the new 2.22 scenes (about three minutes) themselves and the results are supposed to be "pretty Engrishy (and occasionally not very accurate)".
The disc (25GB) is locked to Region A (Asian Blu-ray Guide User Phillip), so it won't play on umodified European (or Australian) Blu-ray Disc players.
After some delays, Universum Anime will release Evangelion 2.22 in Germany on September 17th, but I guess this won't help most of you... ^^
During the Anime Expo, FUNimation stated (see panel transcript) that they haven't acquired the US rights and since Manga Entertainment UK probably depends on FUNimation for such a big release, the choice of English friendly releases will stay slim for some time now.