My Neighbors The Yamadas

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of March 8

By Brenden ⋅ March 8, 2011 ⋅ One comment

This weeks new Blu-ray releases include ‘NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND’ from Disney, ‘THE WALKING DEAD: SEASON ONE’ from Anchor Bay, ‘EXCALIBUR’ from Warner, ‘MORNING GLORY’ from Paramount, ‘INSIDE JOB’ from Sony and many, many more!

Miyazaki’s Nausicaä US Blu-ray details and package art

By Brenden ⋅ November 20, 2010 ⋅ One comment

I was seriously only a few days away from placing my order for the Japanese release of Miyazaki‘s Nausicaä on Blu-ray, sick and tired of waiting to hear any news whatsoever about a domestic edition. And just as I’m about to finally pull the trigger, wouldn’t you know it, this news hits. So, it looks like Disney is finally getting their act together and delivering the goods – Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind will hit shops on March 8th with cover art and a feature set that’s in line with the Ponyo Blu-ray of this past year. …Continued…

Miyazaki’s Nausicaä announced for Blu-ray release in Australia and UK – US release soon?

By Brenden ⋅ August 6, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Hayao Miyazaki‘s first independently created film, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was released on Blu-ray in Japan a couple of weeks ago, selling a record 20,000 units in the first week alone. The disc is feature packed, super-well designed and sports a gorgeous transfer sourced from a 6K scan of the original elements. I can’t wait to own this thing. But my impulse to import has been stayed with the confirmation that the film will be hitting Blu in both the U.K. and Australia sooner than I suspected! …Continued…

Miyazaki’s Nausicaä announced for Blu-ray release in Japan (UPDATED)

By Brenden ⋅ March 24, 2010 ⋅ 6 comments

Disney was right – Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is officially set to be the next of Studio Ghibli’s films to come to Blu-ray! When last we reported on the Japanese animation studio’s catalogue coming to Blu, it was still in question whether distributor, Disney would follow up the release of Ponyo with Miyazaki’s Nausicaä or Takahata’s My Neighbors the Yamadas. Today’s announcement confirms the former but details are still in question. Here’s what we’ve gleaned from the Japanese language post on AV Watch: …Continued…

Miyazaki's Nausicaä to be the next Ghibli Blu-ray release?

By Brenden ⋅ February 21, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

Remember how we told you that it looked like My Neighbors the Yamadas would be the next Ghibli film to make it to Blu-ray? Well, it seems that Disney, Ghibli’s distributor has other plans. At the conclusion of an airing of the film on Japanese TV, the studio made the announcement that Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind would be the next Ghibli film to hit Blu! And it’s apparently going to be released this coming summer in Japan. …Continued…

Studio Ghibli Blu-ray Update: No Lossless Japanese Audio, Ponyo Sale on Amazon, Yamadas up next

By Brenden ⋅ January 27, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

All right. We’re only a month and a bit away from finally getting our grubby little hands on the US/Canadian edition of the Ponyo Blu-ray. I can barely contain my excitement. Seriously! But a couple of days ago I found out that the Japanese language track on the disc will not be lossless. Only the English dub is receiving the royal treatment! …Continued…