Animation on Blu-ray

The Academy Award-nominated film The Secret of Kells is being released on Blu-ray on October 5th, thanks to New Video Group.

Funimation has released the first collection of Dragon Ball Z: Kai episodes on Blu-ray in on 2 discs. Ball Z Kai is light on story and heavy on ridiculous comedy and martial arts action with a Sci-Fi twist.

Following up on the release of A Charlie Brown Christmas on Blu-ray, Warner Bros is releasing another Peanuts holiday classic on September 7th.

I never thought I’d say that Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 animated version of The Lord of the Rings was out on Blu-ray. The low-budget, stylized take on Tolkien’s classic novels is a classic on it’s own, but the Blu-ray suffers from a bad transfer.

Here is a short review of the new Toy Story Blu-ray/DVD Combo pack from Disney. While there isn’t much in the new bonus feature department, I still wouldn’t pass it up.

Wes Anderson’s first foray into animation (and hopefully not his last) is finally available on Blu-ray. The quirky, beautiful stop-motion film looks great in HD and is a must buy.

Disney just officially announced the street date and specs of the Beauty and the Beast Diamond Edition Blu-ray. It lands on October 5th, with the DVD following on November 23rd.

Here’s a quick tip to anyone who hasn’t picked up Toy Story or Toy Story 2 on Blu-ray yet, but plans to. Over at Pixar Fanboy I’ve detailed how you can snag each for less than $7 total, and get 2 free movie tickets for Toy Story 3 in the process.