Unboxing [UK]: Redline - Film: Collector's Edition UK (BD/DVD)

Final pick up of the month, It's time to start racing with the Collector's Edition version again.

Redline is a racing anime directed by Takeshi Koike (known for doing work on Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine and The Animatrix) and is best shown on Blu-ray for its pretty quality. This Blu-ray and DVD combo also contains a 20 page booklet that includes interviews and behind the scenes. Both discs share the same features.

BD Language: English & Japanese

BD Video: 1080p HD Standard 16:9 Anamorphic (HD Native)

BD Audio: English Dolby TrueHD 5.1/Stereo 2.0 & Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1/Stereo 2.0

BD Subtitles: English (Japanese Dub) & English Sign and Lyrics (Both Dubs)
BD Region: B (Not displayed on box)
BD Discs: 1

BD Defects: None

DVD Language: English & Japanese

DVD Video: 480p/576i PAL Standard 16:9 Anamorphic

DVD Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound & Japanese Stereo 2.0

DVD Subtitles: English (Japanese Dub) & English Sign and Lyrics (Both Dubs)
DVD Region: 2
DVD Discs: 1

DVD Defects: None

Plot:

Redline is about the biggest and most deadly racing tournament in the universe. Only held once every five years, everyone wants to stake their claim to fame, including JP, a reckless dare-devil driver oblivious to speed limits with his ultra-customized car - all the while, organized crime and militaristic governments want to leverage the race to their own ends. Amongst the other elite rival drivers in the tournament, JP falls for the alluring Sonoshee - but will she prove his undoing, or can a high speed romance survive a mass destruction race?

This version is a standard UK release from Manga Entertainment UK and production-wise done by Madman Entertainment for Region B release. I picked this up since this version was also going out of print like Evangelion 2.22.

Extra Content (On-Disc):

Redline 2006 trailer
Perfect Guide to Redline
Simple Guide to Redline

Extra Content (Physically):
20 page booklet about Redline

Anime Collection Update: Evangelion 2.22, Ghost in the Shell 2, High School DxD, Redline

It's been a while since I have done an update so here's the latest items that I have picked up since I bought Baccano! on Blu-ray.

Evangelion 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance: Collector's Edition - Blu-ray / DVD Combo

Region: B (Blu-ray), 2 (DVD)

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Blu-ray

Region: A & B (Blu-ray)

High School DxD: Complete Series (Season 1) Limited Edition - Blu-ray / DVD Combo

Region: A & B (Blu-ray), 1, 2 & 4 (DVD)

Redline: Collector's Edition - Blu-ray / DVD Combo

Region: B (Blu-ray), 2 (DVD)

Evangelion 2.22 and Redline has Collector's Editions. The CEs contain the Blu-ray and DVD copies and also a 20 page booklet that goes behind the scenes or interviews the director of the film. Initally High School DxD was to be the last copy in my collection for a short time due to money shortage, but I can now confirm that I will be heading off to University with enough money to continue adding more. The High School DxD version was a Limited Edition set which is basically a artbox and two slim Blu-ray cases. Regarding the CEs, they were going out of print and as a special edition they will obviously not be reprinted at all. I had a choice to either let them off or buy them before they disappear off the map.

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence on the other hand, was only a fiver so I picked it up alongside Evangelion 2.22 in HMV.

Unboxing [UK]: Highschool of the Dead - Complete Series: Original Release (Blu-ray)

Action + Zombies + Walking Tits, that's right it's High School of the Dead an anime made by Madhouse and created by the Sato brothers.

Unboxing [UK]: Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance - Collector's Edition (BD/DVD)

Time to pick up this copy before it went out of print, the Collector's Edition that is!

This blog post has been updated to the current format on April 22nd 2017.

Unboxing [US]: High School DxD - Complete Series: Limited Edition (BD/DVD)

It's been a while but it was worth it. The latest unboxing is the light novel fanservice ecchi action show; High School DxD from Funimation.