Susana Polo
is an entertainment editor at Polygon, specializing in pop culture and genre fare, with a primary expertise in comic books. Previously, she founded The Mary Sue.
If you missed seeing Hayao Miyazaki’s final* film, The Boy and the Heron, in theaters, GKIDS is bringing the enigmatic animated masterpiece to Blu-ray and DVD July 9.
The Boy and the Heron will be packaged in three editions, one in 4K and Blu-ray, one in Blu-ray and DVD, and a limited edition Steelbook set that includes 4K and Blu-ray. All versions “will contain the film in its original Japanese language with English subtitles, as well as in the new English-language version,” per a GKIDS news release.
All three physical sets will be available on July 9, a few weeks after the release of a VOD version on June 25. Warner Bros. and GKIDS have also confirmed that The Boy and the Heron will eventually be available to stream on Max.
Max will likely not stream the special features from these GKIDS sets, however, which according to the news release include “feature-length storyboards,” the music video for the film’s theme song, and interviews with composer Joe Hisaishi, Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki, and an interview and drawing featurette with supervising animator Takeshi Honda.
All three physical sets are available for pre-order now.
*Until he decides to make another one, probably.
Source: Polygon
