The Sky Crawlers (R1/US BD) in May - Artwork added

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have announced the US DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of The Sky Crawlers on 26th May 2009. Directed by Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell) and based on the novel series by Hiroshi Mori, The Sky Crawlers is the story of an exciting but endless war with heroes too young to understand the reality of their battles.

A group of eternally young fighter pilots known as Kildren experience the sudden loss of innocence as they battle the enemy in astonishing dogfights above the clouds. With his only childhood memory consisting of intense flight training, the fearless teenage pilot Yuichi's dogfights coexist with his struggle to find his missing past. When his beautiful, young female commander Suito is reluctant to discuss the fate of the pilot that Yuichi is replacing - or the strangely perfect condition of that pilot's former aircraft - Yuichi's curiosity becomes heightened.

Priced at $27.95 SRP on DVD and $39.95 SRP on Blu-ray Disc, features are outlined below...

DVD

• 1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
• Japanese and English DD5.1 Surround
• English and French subtitles
• Animation Research for The Sky Crawlers
• The Sound Design and Animation of The Sky Crawlers

Blu-ray Disc - Coded for all regions (A, B and C), extras are presented in HD. Features include:

• 1080P 1.78:1 Widescreen
• Japanese, English and Portuguese 5.1 Dolby TrueHD
• Spanish DD5.1 Surround
• Subtitles (Main Feature): English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish subtitles
• Subtitles (Extra Features): English, Portuguese, Spanish
• Animation Research for The Sky Crawlers
• The Sound Design and Animation of The Sky Crawlers
• Sky's the Limit: An Interview with Director Mamoru Oshii