Date: 2020 July 19 13:30
Posted by Joe
The good folks at anime distributors Anime Limited have just revealed more details about their up coming home video release of Weathering With You.
The Collector's Edition, Standard Blu-ray Edition and Standard Edition DVD will all be released on Monday 28th September 2020.
While the Deluxe Edition with UHD Blu-ray/Blu-ray and soundtrack CD will be released as a Zavvi.com exclusive on Monday 2nd November 2020 (with pre-orders open from Monday 20th July 2020 at 11am).
The collectors edition includes steelbook packaging, the film on Blu-ray and DVD, and the original soundtrack on CD.
While the Deluxe edition includes steelbook packaging, the film on Blu-ray, 4K UHD Blu-ray, 104 page book, poster, art cards and a bonus Blu-ray (contents of the bonus Blu-ray to be confirmed).
The Collectors edition is set to retail for £39.99, but you can pre-order it for less, while the Deluxe Edition is set to retail for £69.99.
Anime Limited also revealed that they've now got the whole Makoto Shinkai back catalogue and will release 5 Centimetres per Second and Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below (aka Journey to Agartha) in due course.
You can pre-order the Collectors Blu-ray, regular Blu-ray or Standard DVD from Amazon.co.uk.
Why not read our review of Weathering With You?
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Details as follows:
Weathering With You comes to home video from 28th September 2020
Since our theatrical release earlier this year and with its current run streaming on Screen Anime, there has been anticipation building for a home video release of the critically acclaimed, Weathering With You, the latest film from Makoto Shinaki (Your Name.)
Today, we're delighted to say we can now tell you about what to expect from the UK home video release of the film!
So to cut right to the chase, we're going to give you a quick rundown at the top of this post and will then given you a more detailed breakdown of our precise plans below.
Today we can announce there will be four different editions of Weathering With You being released in the UK later this year.
First up, on Monday, 28th September 2020, the following editions of the film will be available to add to your collection.
~ Collector's Edition Blu-ray/DVD/CD
This includes:
• Steelbook packaging
• Weathering With You on Blu-ray
• Weathering With You on DVD
• Original Soundtrack CD
~ Standard Edition Blu-ray
~ Standard Edition DVD
The Collector's Edition, standard Blu-ray and standard DVD versions can all be pre-ordered today from our AllTheAnime shop, as well as other retailers including Amazon, Zavvi and Base (where listings will be updated to reflect the contents of the Collector's Edition in particular very soon)
But that's not all! For the biggest fans of the film and the work of Makoto Shinkai, we'll also be releasing additionally, a short time later on Monday 2nd November 2020, the following very special edition exclusively from our friends at Zavvi.com:
~ Deluxe Edition UHD Blu-ray/Blu-ray/CD *Exclusive to Zavvi.com*
This edition includes:
• Steelbook packaging
• Weathering With You on 4K UHD Blu-ray
• Weathering With You on Blu-ray
• Additional Blu-ray packed with bonus content
• Original Soundtrack CD
• 104-page hardback book
• Poster
• Art Cards
• Sticker
Pre-orders for this Zavvi.com Exclusive Deluxe Edition launch this coming Monday (20th July 2020) from 11AM at Zavvi's site - when the time comes, the Zavvi listing link will be added to this post, so don't miss out!
ABOUT WEATHERING WITH YOU
In case you're unfamiliar with the film, here's a quick summary for you.
Synopsis: High school freshman Hodaka Morishima leaves his home on an isolated island and moves to Tokyo, but he quickly finds himself in financial trouble. Living his days in isolation, he eventually lands a job as a writer for a shady occult magazine. Then one day in an alley, Hodaka meets a young girl named Hina Amano, bright and strong-willed, who possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.
Director: Makoto Shinkai (Your Name)
You can watch a trailer for the film, originally published prior to our theatrical release earlier this year, below.
WHAT'S PLANNED FOR THESE RELEASES?
~ Ltd Collector's Edition
Product: Weathering With You
Format: Collector's Edition
Availability: All UK retailers; this product is not exclusive to any one retailer.
Release date: Monday, 28th September 2020
Cat. No.: ANI0556
Suggested Retail Price*: £39.99
*Suggested retail price is the maximum price a retailer could charge for the product. However, once retailers factor in their own discounts, the regular price will be cheaper.
The Collector's Edition version of the film will come in wonderful Steelbook packaging, within which you will find the film on both Blu-ray and DVD, and in addition to the Original Soundtrack CD of the film too!
The film on both the Blu-ray and DVD discs will have viewing options in both English and original Japanese, with English subtitles. The CD soundtrack contains the film's official score composed by RADWIMPS, allowing you to enjoy this great soundtrack on its own!
Pre-orders for this Collector's Edition version have launched now at our AllTheAnime.com online shop,
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and you can also pre-order this through other retailers such as Amazon, Zavvi and Base.
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~ AllTheAnime.com Special Pre-order Offer ~
Until Monday 17th August 2020 pre-order the Collector's Edition for £24.99 (SRP: £39.99)
~ LIMITED DELUXE EDITION *EXCLUSIVE TO ZAVVI.COM*
**PRE-ORDERS FOR THIS ZAVVI.COM DELUXE EDITION LAUNCH MONDAY 20TH JULY 2020 AT 11AM**
Format: Deluxe Edition
Availability: Exclusively available from Zavvi.com only [Pre-orders launch 11am on Monday 20th July 2020]
Release date: Monday 2nd November 2020
Cat. No.: ANI0587
Suggested Retail Price*: £69.99
*Suggested retail price is the maximum price a retailer could charge for the product. However, once retailers factor in their own discounts, the regular price will be cheaper.
We've said a few times already, but we want to reiterate from the outset that this version of Weathering With You will currently ONLY be available at Zavvi.com - we're delighted to be partnering with them to bring you this very special release exclusively through them!
Within this edition you will get the exact same Steelbook packaging, Blu-ray disc and CD Soundtrack as noted for the Collector's Edition version (see above), but in addition to that we have some very notable extras!
First of all there will be a bonus Blu-ray disc of extra content - full details will be confirmed soon, but expect plenty of great bonus video features.
Packaging wise, there will be a special rigid slipcase sporting some stunning artwork to hold all the contents of the Deluxe Edition. In addition to that, you will also be getting a comprehensive 104-page hardback book which is very similar in stature and content to the book included in our Your Name Deluxe Edition release a few years ago - SEE HERE for reference. Also included are a selection of art cards (designs to be confirmed), a fun sticker and a poster.
Last but very certainly not least, we're incredibly excited to be the first UK anime distributor to announce a 4K UHD Blu-ray release of any title, as - that's right - you will also be getting a 4K UHD Blu-ray of Weathering With You in this Deluxe Edition set as well!
**PRE-ORDERS FOR THIS ZAVVI.COM DELUXE EDITION LAUNCH MONDAY 20TH JULY 2020 AT 11AM**
~ STANDARD EDITION BLU-RAY AND DVD
Product: Weathering With You
Format: Standard Blu-ray
Availability: All UK retailers; this product is not exclusive to any one retailer.
Release date: Monday, 28th September 2020
Cat. No.: ANI0557
Suggested Retail Price*: £19.99
Product: Weathering With You
Format: Standard DVD
Availability: from all UK retailers; this product is not exclusive to any one retailer.
Release date: Monday, 28th September 2020
Cat. No.: ANI0558
Suggested Retail Price*: £17.99
*Suggested retail price is the maximum price a retailer could charge for the product. However, once retailers factor in their own discounts, the regular price will be cheaper.
If you're someone who simply wants the film on either Blu-ray or DVD, we've got you covered there as well, via standard Blu-ray and DVD versions of the film available on Monday, 28th September as well.
F.A.Q. (FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS) SECTION
~ Will the 4K UHD Blu-ray disc in the Zavvi.com Exclusive Deluxe Edition be available separately?
Simply put, no. We only have clearance to include a 4K version of the film in the Deluxe Edition specifically.
~ Is there a DVD version of the film in the Deluxe Edition?
No, there isn't - this edition is Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray only.
~ Will the Deluxe Edition really only be available at Zavvi.com?
At this time Zavvi.com will be the only place where you can order this edition.
~ Will be there be any kind of digital version of the film available?
The film is still available on Screen Anime until July 25th (so there's still time to catch it!) - beyond this, digital availability is something being looked into, but we don't have any announcements to make about a digital release of the film.
~ When talking about the 4K UHD Blu-ray you said "first UK announcement regarding a 4K UHD Blu-ray release", does this mean you have more in the works?
We don't have any other news concerning 4K UHD Blu-ray releases as things stand. This doesn't mean we won't do any more in the future, but this is a brand new venture for us.
JUST ONE MORE THING...
If you've made it all the way to the bottom of this information-packed post, you're clearly a big Makoto Shinkai fan, and so you deserve to be rewarded with some important news.
As you doubtless all know, all of us here at Anime Limited are huge fans of Mr. Shinkai's works, and since the company's inception we've worked on releases of many of his titles, all the way from his early works such as The Place Promised in our Early Days through to the beautiful Garden of Words, before his career truly exploded into life with Your Name and Weathering With You.
Until now, our Makoto Shinkai catalogue has contained a couple of notable gaps in the form of two titles that were unavailable to us, but today we're beyond thrilled to confirm that this is no longer the case, and that Anime Limited is now the home of the entire Makoto Shinkai theatrical film catalogue.
Yes, that's right, we can now announce that both 5 Centimetres per Second and Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below (also known as Journey to Agartha) are now part of the Anime Limited catalogue, and both titles will be returning to the UK on Blu-ray from ourselves in due course. We'll be announcing full details as and when we have them, but from the early planning stage we're confident that you'll want to get your hands on our edition of both films!
We hope you're excited at the prospect of completing your collection of Mr. Shinkai's major works with releases from ourselves, and stay tuned for full details as the rest of the year progresses!
With that little peek into the future, you now have all of the information you need to know about the UK & Ireland home video release of Weathering With You! Pre-order your copy today.