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 470 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.

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Toho cancels Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer

Posted on January 26, 2009 at 21:35 by Ulrik. 0 comments

AV Watch reports, that Toho has canned the planned Blu-ray release of Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer. The studio states "several reasons" for this decision, but doesn't name one of them...

Tags: toho, japan, urusei yatsura

Ip Man biopic in February from Universe Laser

Posted on January 22, 2009 at 19:19 by Ulrik. 1 comment

YesAsia just listed Universe Laser's release of Ip Man! The biopic stars Donnie Yen as Bruce Lee's wing chun mentor and will be released February 13, 2009. Several trailers are available over at the AHT. Kudos to Gerald for sending me the link.

Tags: ip man, universe, hong kong, donnie yen

Akira First Press Edition NOT an dot-anime.us exclusive

Posted on January 21, 2009 at 20:58 by Ulrik. 0 comments

Good news! dot-anime.us just answered my private message on the Anime on DVD forum and assured me that the first press edition of the US Akira Blu-ray release will not be an dot-anime.us (or any store) exclusive! So feel free to preorder from your favorite online retailer or hop on your bikes (it's ok to lower the rev below 5,000 while changing gears) when this anime classic hits the shelves February 24, 2009!

Tags: akira, usa, limited edition, first press, honneamise

Quicksearch Live Preview

Posted on January 16, 2009 at 22:17 by Ulrik. 0 comments

Thanks to this fantastic tutorial (even) I was able to add a live preview to the Quicksearch fields on the Guide. Just type in at least three letters to see a list of possible search results.


Tags: feature, asian blu-ray guide

Criterion visits the Realm of the Senses

Posted on January 16, 2009 at 20:32 by Ulrik. 0 comments

The Criterion Collection announced to bring us another Asian film on Blu-ray. Nagisa Oshima's highly controversial In the Realm of the Senses (Ai no corrida) will be released April 28, 2009 and will most probably be locked to region A. According to the CC site the release will include several extras like deleted footage, interviews, a US trailer and a commentary track.


Tags: criterion collection, in the realm of the senses, japan, usa

e-m-s- will tell A Chinese Ghost Story

Posted on January 12, 2009 at 18:42 by Ulrik. 0 comments

Bluray-Disc.de reports that German distributor e-m-s will release Part I and Part II of the A Chinese Ghost Story trilogy on February 26, 2009. Like all e-m-s releases, these wuxia classics most probably won't have English subtitles.


Tags: a chinese ghost story, e-m-s, germany, wuxia, leslie cheung

GitS 2 Innocence: Bandai Entertainment & Buena Vista comparison

Posted on January 10, 2009 at 16:34 by Ulrik. 5 comments

Gary from DVD Beaver has put up a review of Bandai Entertainment's Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence release with some full resolution screenshots. Sadly all three audio tracks (original Japanese, the new Bandai dub and the old UK dub with the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex voice actors) are only available in lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 (EX). In Marc's first look at The Fanboy Review it is also mentioned that the UK dub is somehow messed up. But from comparing the available screenshots it looks like at least the same transfer was used on this and the new Japanese Absolute Edition. See the following screenshots for an almost frame-to-frame comparison:
Shot #1: Bandai Entertainment [US] - Buena Vista [JP]
Shot #2: Bandai Entertainment [US] - Buena Vista [JP]
Shot #3: Bandai Entertainment [US] - Buena Vista [JP]
Also, both releases are locked to Region A, so still no Innocence godness for European fans.

Tags: ghost in the shell, innocence, japan, usa, bandai entertainment, usa, buena vista, comparison, anime