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Blood: The Last Vampire (Anime) (UK BD) in November

14-08-2009 11:31 | 1181 views  |  Dave Foster  |  Show Backlinks

Manga have announced the UK Blu-ray Disc release of Blood: The Last Vampire on 2nd November 2009 priced at £24.99 RRP. Produced by Production IG, written by Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex) and directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Blood: The Last Vampire is a mature, supernatural action-thriller, and one that has recently served as the inspiration for a live-action adaptation directed by Chris Nahon.

The first fully digitally animated anime feature to come out of Japan, Blood: The Last Vampire is presented on Blu-ray Disc with the following features:
  • 1080P 1.85:1 Widescreen
  • Original English/Japanese DTS-HD 5.1 and 2.0 PCM with forced English subtitles (for non-English speaking parts)
  • Choice of Digital Data Tape & Telecine versions of the film
  • The Making of Blood: The Last Vampire featurette
  • Trailer

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#1 Posted: 14-08-2009 11:57
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Report this post		why include a standard def version on this? v odd
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#2 Posted: 14-08-2009 12:12
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Report this post		Unless the "brand new high definition version" includes some re-making akin to Ghost in the Shell 2.0, it does seem a particularly pointless inclusion.
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#3 Posted: 14-08-2009 12:59
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Report this post		I checked the Japanese Blu-ray release and II don't think that's the case, though like you guys I'm unsure on the reasons behind including the SD version. They did something equally strange in Asia when they re-released the film with digital and film transfers of the main feature.
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#4 Posted: 10-09-2009 16:10
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Report this post		this has moved back to November so it's closer to the also delayed live-action film.
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#5 Posted: 14-09-2009 20:03
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Report this post		And another update - had a look at the disc now and there is no SD version here, it's just a weird choice of words in the press release. The disc includes both Digital Data Tape & Telecine sourced transfers - just like the special editions they released in Asia on DVD - so I guess that's where they got confused on the press release. Also updated to confirm AV Specs. The disc is region free.
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