Unboxing [UK]: Tekkonkinkreet - Film (Blu-ray)

As part of my birthday gifts, I also asked for Tekkonkinkreet!

Note that this post has been updated (4th June 2015) to reflect the new blog format and add additional notes to the release.

Tekkonkinkreet is an anime adapted from the manga of the same name (made back in the 1990s by Taiyou Matsumoto). What's interesting about this adaptation is that it's one of the few (if not first) to be directed by an non-Japanese person, as Tekkonkinkreet was handled by Michael Arias (his next film to direct will be an upcoming anime adaptation for Harmony). Tekkonkinkreet caught my eye by its strange/unique art style and story and it's a pretty good film.

This Blu-ray package is like every other film on the market, surprisingly enough as most movies in the UK tend to be region free on Blu-ray this film is also one of them. This means that anyone in America, Japan and countries in Region C can also grab a copy of this film from the UK.

In terms of subtitles there's English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Slovenian, Swedish and Turkish.

Blu-ray Specs:

Languages: Japanese, English, French, Spanish, German, Italian

Audio: LPCM 5.1 [Japanese], Dolby Digital 5.1 [Japanese, English, French, Spanish, German, Italian]

Video: 1080p HD Native 16:9

Region: A, B, C

Subtitles: English [Japanese language, English SDH, French, Spanish, German, Italian & more (see above)]

Subtitles Locked: No

Discs: 1

Plot Synopsis (via Blu-ray.com):

Black and White are two orphans who roam the streets of Treasure Town, beating down any thug or yakuza who gets in their way. When mysterious foreign entrepreneurs appear with the intention of tearing down Treasure Town and replacing it with an amusement park, Black and White face their greatest adversaries yet. It is up to the destructive Black to save the fate of the city and up to the gentle White to save Black from his own dark nature.

Extra Content:

Filmmaker Commentary
Conversation between the Director and British Music Duo - Interview
The Making of Tekkonkinkreet

Tekkonkinkreet is available on Blu-ray and DVD from Sony Pictures in various regions.