We haven’t heard from his OFFLINE project for some time now, but this doesn’t stop director Matthew Santoro from showing off (supported by Nine Inch Nails’ The Mark Has Been Made) some very interesting looking material for the fresh year in this director’s promotion reel. Maybe we’ll even see some of his in a full length feature film soon?

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Speaking of FUNimation and Blu-ray Disc, here’s a scan of the insert that was included in the Evangelion 1.11 BD Special Edition. It promises some very interesting high definition (or probably just upscaled) releases of anime series like Eden of the East, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Casshern Sins for 2010 and beyond.

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Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone – FUNimation

Specifications [BD50] BDInfo Report
Region: A+B
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video 1080p 23,976fps
Audio: Japanese Dolby TrueHD 6.1 48kHz 16bit, English Dolby TrueHD 6.1 48kHz 24bit
Subtitles: English
Screenshots

Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone @ Asian Blu-ray Guide

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Frohe Kunde für alle, die ihr Animefutter gerne im Großbildformat und mit deutscher Synchro erleben möchten. Nach mehreren Verschiebungen ist bei AnimaniA zu lesen, daß Hayao Miyazakis Ponyo nun am 16. September 2010 dank Universum Anime in die deutschen Kinos kommen wird! Wer Ponyo in der deutschen Synchro in den eigenen vier Wänden erleben möchte muss sich noch ein gutes Jahr gedulden, eine DVD Veröffentlichung ist erst für März 2011 geplant…
[via @ConanUndCo]
Update: Passend dazu der deutsche Trailer zum Film:

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Great news for fans of director Chan-wook Park’s teen angsty-less vampire drama Thirst (Bakjwi, 박쥐).
Today the Asian retailer YesAsia.com added the Korean 3-Disc DVD release (coming March 15, 2010) that will not only include the theatrical cut (that’s already available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc) but also the extended director’s cut with English subtitles. The latter was screened during last year’s Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) in October with about ten minutes of added and extended scenes.
Judging from the product photo, CJ Entertainment’s release should (as always) also put the packaging of the recent International releases to shame, especially since it features the “banned” artwork with Kim Ok-bin’s intact legs. If the already announced Korean Blu-ray Disc release will also include the Director’s cut is currently not known.
Preorder Thirst 3-Disc Special Edition at YesAsia.com

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Very unusually animated preview for Yojou-han Shinwa Taikei, an upcoming (April 22, 2010) anime series from Mind Game director Masaaki Yuasa. Produced by Studio Madhouse, the series follows a nameless college student who looks back at the unusual adventures from his earlier college years.

[via Manganimation]

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First Teaser Trailer for Hideyuki Hirayama’s Hisshiken Torisashi, another samurai flick based on a short story from Shuhei Fujisawa (Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade,…).

Hisshiken Torisashi opens July 10, 2010.
[via Nippon Cinema]

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Talk about Kirsten Dunst all you want, but she sure looks cute wandering around Tokyo’s entertainment and shopping district Akihabara dressed as a blue-haired cosplay fairy singing Turning Japanese by The Vapors (and flashing her panties for a split-second). This four minute video was produced and directored by Mr. Superflat Takashi Murakami and my special friend McG and is now available directly at Company 3.

I couldn’t find an easy way to embed the video, but here’s a direct link to the flash video file (~125MB) if the video won’t stream for you.Update: It’s now also available on Youtube, DailymotionVimeo…
[via FUNimation]

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Damn, why can’t it be April already?

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wheeee! While I could just update the yesterday’s article regarding this topic, I thought that this piece of news just deserves its own little entry. During an HDTV broadcast of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind it was announced that Hayao Miyazaki’s 1984 masterpiece will be released on Blu-ray Disc in Japan this summer!
To give you a small hint of what at least to expect from those releases, check out these HD screenshots from the Joe Hisaishi in Budokan – Miyazaki Anime to Tomo ni Ayunda 25 Nenkan Blu-ray Disc. But I sure hope Disney Home Entertainment will use better source material for their upcoming releases.

[via Can you Moe? & AV Watch, thanks to r3d-3agl3!]

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