Blu-ray Review: The Boy and The Beast

After an unexpected long time Mamoru Hosoda’s The Boy and The Beast finally arrives within the UK on Blu-ray; but what can one expect from the film? and more imporantly was this UK Blu-ray release via STUDIO CANAL worth the wait? Well let’s find out in our latest review.

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Earlier in the year Film4 announced that they would be broadcasting Hiromasa Yonebayashi’s When Marnie Was There on UK TV at some point during August. Well earlier this week Film4 confirmed that the film will broadcast on the 23rd August 2017 at 11am.

The Boy and The Beast and The Red Turtle To Be Released on Blu-ray This September

The wait will soon be over! As STUDIOCANAL have today announced that they will be releasing both Mamoru Hosoda’s The Boy and The Beast as well as Studio Ghibli’s The Red Turtle and Blu-ray and DVD this September.

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The Boy and the Beast To Be Released on DVD and Blu-ray by Studiocanal

In a surprising turn of events Mamoru Hosoda’s charming tale ‘The Boy and the Beast’ may be receiving a UK release by STUDIOCANAL rather than other Anime Distributors such as MangaUK or Anime Limited; that is if the listing found on Amazon UK is anything to go by.

According to the product listing, which was posted-up on UK Anime Network yesterday, The Boy and the Beast will be released on the 5th September 2016 on both DVD and Blu-ray. If this listing, and release date, is correct then it means that The Boy and the Beast won’t be getting a cinematic release or, if it does, then it will be very limited to a handful of Picturehouse cinemas.

The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya To Be Released onto DVD, Blu-ray and Collectors Edition Combi Pack Next Month

After a few short months at the cinema Isao Takahata’s cinematic masterpiece The Tale of The Princess Kaguya will be coming to home video on the 13th July 2015; that is according to pre-order listings on various online retailers.

The film, which sees a bamboo cutter raising a young child like royalty, will be released in three different variations; a stand-a-lone DVD release, which will contain the film and some basic bonus materials, a Blu-ray and DVD Combi pack release, which will contain the film in high definition with some additional bonus materials, and a Collectors Edition Combi Pack, which combines both formats in a carded digipack design.

Spirited Away and Hayao Miyazaki Blu-ray Sets Spotted on Amazon UK

If you are currently waiting for the next ‘high definition’ Studio Ghibli film to add to your collection then prepare to get excited; as Amazon UK have recently listed not one but two very special Blu-ray sets.

First up is the long overdue Blu-ray release of Spirited Away, a film which is one of my personal favourites, which is currently priced at £24.99 and is scheduled for release on the 3rd November 2014. The second title to be released is actually a Hayao Miyazaki box set; a set celebrating the works of Hayao Mizyazaki’s by containing a variety of Studio Ghibli films that he has worked on; this particular set comes with a listing price of £249.99, which is far more expensive than any other anime release i’ve seen, and will also be released on the 3rd November 2014.

Details are scarce for both releases but judging from UK Anime Network they assume that the Hayao Miyazaki set will be ‘identical’ to the one released in Japan several months ago; whereby the set would contain all of the films that Miyazaki has been involved with as well as a variety of short films and bonus content.

Eitherway both Spirited Away and the Hayao Miyazaki sets are coming to the UK on Blu-ray and will be distributed by STUDIOCANAL; the current UK distributor for Studio Ghibli films, on the 3rd November 2014.

via: UK Anime Network