News Perfect Blue on BD, Appleseed Sequel on BD & HD DVD
posted on 2007-11-26 13:37 EST by Egan Loo
Perfect Blue ships on February 22, Ex Machina ships on March 11
Geneon Entertainment of Japan will ship its first Blu-ray Disc release, Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue psychological thriller, on February 22. A regular edition will sell for 5,800 yen (about US$53.57), while the limited initial edition will sell for 8,800 yen (US$81.28). Japanese Blu-ray Discs can play on North American players and vice-versa.
Warner Home Video has announced that it will release Appleseed: Ex Machina, the sequel to the movie based on Masamune Shirow's cybertech manga, on Blu-ray Disc and hybrid DVD/HD DVD formats on March 11 in North America. Both versions will retail for US$34.98.
Source: AV Watch via Anime on DVD
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