Akira 4K Home Release lands on November 30th

Manga Entertainment will be releasing Akira in glorious 4K in a special edition with lots of lovely extras. Zavvi are listing it for £49.99, details of the release are below:

Description

AKIRA, the crown jewel of anime and science fiction, returns with remastered 4K visuals and remixed audio. 

In the future, Kaneda and his motorcycle gang tear through Neo Tokyo, a city divided by growing tensions. But when caught in an accident, Kaneda’s friend Tetsuo discovers a secret government project and receives psychic abilities beyond his control.

AKIRA 4K LIMITED EDITION INCLUDES:

• 1x 4K UHD Blu-ray 
• 1x Standard Blu-ray (Feature Film)
• 1x Standard Blu-ray (Special Features)
• 1x 40 page booklet featuring: ‘The Energy Of Akira Stimulates The Human Mind’ by Ryusuke Hikawa, ‘The Music of Akira Continues to Evolve’ by Reiji Asakura, a round table interview with the Japanese cast and sound director, and ‘Timeline of Events in Akira’
• Bonus Blu-ray special features include: AKIRA sound making 2019, AKIRA soundclip by Geinoh Yamashirogumi, End credits for 1998 theatrical release, Theatrical preview - Trailer collection with English subtitles, Story board collection.

All packaged in a rigid collectors box.

Special Features:

Blu-Ray Disc 1 - MANB8793

• Akira Sound Clip (1988) (JPN 2.0 with ENG narration)
• Music for Akira
• Kaneda’s Theme
• Exodus
• Ethnic Meets Hi-Tech
• Awakening
• Mutation
• Requiem
• Director Interview (JPN 2.0 with ENG subtitles)
• Storyboard Collection
• The Writing on the Wall (8 still menus containing translated background text)
• Original Trailers (2 videos - JPN 2.0 with ENG subtitles)
• Original Commercials (3 videos - JPN 2.0 with ENG subtitles)
• Restoring Akira (ENG 2.0)
• Picture
• English Voice Over 
• English 5.1 Audio Mix 
• Glossary
• U.S. Trailer (2013)

Blu-ray Disc 2 - MANB8793

• AKIRA SOUND MAKING 2019 (Akira4K_CON_Extra_SoundMakingof_QT)
• AKIRA SOUND CLIP BY GEINOH YAMASHIROGUMI (Akira4K_CON_SoundClip_QT)
• End Credits (From the 1988 theatrical release) (Akira4K_CON_EndingCredits_QT)

Trailer Collection

• PV
• PV 1 (Akira4K_CON_PV_QT)
• PV 2 (Akira4K_CON_PV2min_QT)
• PV 3 (Akira4K_CON_PV30s_01_QT)
• PV 4 (Akira4K_CON_PV30s_02_QT)
• PV 5 (Akira4K_CON_PV60s_QT)
• CM
• CM 1 (Akira4K_CON_TVspot_QT)
• Storyboard Collection (Still images)