Right Stuf has just announced that they will be re-releasing Revolutionary Girl Utena remastered in a limited edition box setto be available June 7th, 2011.
This will be the first of three box sets schedualed to be released featuring remastered video and a newly created Dolby Digital 5.1 Japanese audio track from the recent Japanese DVD release. This will include Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo for English and Japanese audio, plus English-language subtitles and on-screen translations. On-disc extras will have the clean opening and closing, both a live-action video and TV spot for the opening single, and TV commercials for the Japanese release.
Additionally, the set will be housed in a collectors’ art box and also include a book with content from the limited-edition Japanese release with episode commentary, discussions about the series’ updated audio, video, and opening and closing sequences, and the first installment of production notes from the Japanese laser disc release. Only a limited quantity of this premium set will be produced.
There will be 12 episodes on three disks with a time of 300 minutes. The price of the box set is to be $49.99.
Visit
http://utena.rightstuf.com to see the series’ opening credits trailer (featuring the remastered video) and to pre-order the REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA: The Student Council Saga DVD Set L.E.
* Cover Art:
http://outgoing.rightstuf.com/sleeves/rsdvd1154.jpg UTENA, Revolutionary Girl (Shojo Kakumei Utena) © 1997 BE-PAPAS/CHIHO SAITO/SHOGAKUKAN • SHOKAKU • TV TOKYO.
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