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Is that a newer restoration of Endless Waltz than AL have already released on Blu-Ray?

I heard good stuff about this film but I didn't think it really succeeded on its own merits. I appreciate it is part 1 of 3 but I thought that they weren't able to overcome the structural problems of the material - which seems to be the case with most shounen anime - where there are lengthy...

That'd be curious. I don't think Akira really needs a new master, but I'd be very surprised if there were elements outside of Japan that would be good enough to give a result better than what we already have. FWIW, the BFI National Archive lists its only holding as beng a 35mm positive.

Also, on the subject of Takahata, any of Heidi / Anne of Green Gables / 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother / Gauche the Cellist would be particularly fabulous. All still MIA on English-friendly releases. 3000 Leagues was restored just this year I think.

Well, that's intriguing. I seem to recall this film seemingly having a separate rightsholder to the rest of the Ghibli films for some reason, but I did expect that Elysian would have got them all like Studio Canal did before them. Anyway, undoubtedly one of the greatest animated films ever...

Saw Princess Mononoke at the IMAX at the weekend. Not much more left to say about the film itself - it's a masterpiece - but what a wonderful presentation. Hopefully some other Ghibli classics get similar treatment.

I see that Plaion picked up UK and German rights to the Angel's Egg restoration at Cannes. Presumably this means an AL release down the line? A total masterpiece that I'd love to own on 4K.

Great news on Eizouken. I can't say that I'm going to rush to double dip on Akira, though they could advance on the Manga 4K UHD by including the original Japanese 2.0 mix. Or dig up some new extras, like Otomo's (lost?) directorial debut Give Me a Gun, Give Me Freedom.

I'm not sure what to feel about this. There's something that doesn't sit right with me about celebrating  Scotland Loves Anime by expanding it to the one place south of Hadrian's Wall that has an embarrassment of cultural riches anyway. There are more Scottish cities and towns that it can tour -...

Fingers crossed for any of Zambot 3 Brain Powerd Combat Mecha Xabungle 0080: War in the Pocket Angel's Egg Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken Hakujaden Little Prince and the Eight Headed Dragon and what's the hold up on a UK release of Tunnel to Summer, Exit to Goodbyes?

Got mine still in the cellophane - anyone had a chance to check out the picture / audio quality yet? While the subtitle and booklet errors are inexcusable, I wouldn't say that they're a dealbreaker in their current state - though AL  should be doing better QC.

I would much much rather they did away with these sets and released these individually but I might actually buy that one - On the Waterfront, The Age of Innocence, and Little Women are all tremendous. Why the latter didn't get a UHD on initial release was baffling.

It's hilarious that Arrow have done a deal with Warner - pretty much the final boss of film catalogs - and they have licensed Clash/Wrath of the Titans and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Hopefully there's better things to come. Silence of the Lambs is fantastic, obviously.

Huge news that seemed vanishingly unlikely just a few weeks ago. Slowly but surely the big missing titles are getting ticked off!

That's pretty massive news. Don't think that there's a boutique label that wouldn't be interested in Angel's Egg - many have tried before.