With the film Kimi no Na Wa, aka Your Name, doing such solid business all around, anticipation for the home video release is high. The folks at Anime Limited are getting out ahead of the details about it as the release has shown up on Amazon.co.uk and they’re making it very clear that the date is simply a placeholder, something we’ve seen Amazon do in general a number of times. That said, Anime Limited has put together a solid FAQ about their plans for the release and the timeline for it in a general sense.
WHAT’S THE RELEASE DATE?
At this time we can’t confirm this. The date in the listings highlights October 2017. This is due to holdbacks in Japan as part of the terms of our licensing agreement. However, we want to stress now that we do not anticipate this to be available before October 2017 and it could even be potentially later than that.
Obviously once we know more we’ll make it known, but we to highlight this from the get go.
WILL THERE BE AN ULTIMATE EDITION RELEASE?
At this time we don’t know. Releasing an Ultimate Edition for the film is something we would absolutely LOVE to do, but we have to wait and see what materials will be available to us. We in good conscience could not get a listing on Amazon.co.uk unless we were 100% sure we can definitely release an Ultimate Edition. We are huge fans of the film ourselves and believe me when I say if we can release an Ultimate Edition, we will.
However, we can tell you that should an Ultimate Edition be possible, it will be in addition to the already listed DVD, Blu-ray and Collector’s Edition Blu-ray+DVD versions you can see on Amazon UK.
WILL IT INCLUDE BOTH THE ENGLISH AND JAPANESE AUDIO?
Yes! No matter which version of Your Name you purchase it will include both the English language and original Japanese language audio with subtitles.
You can see the trailer for both versions below –
WHAT WILL THE EXTRA CONTENTS BE?
At this time we can’t confirm this as we need to see what materials will be available to us. (Please refer to Ultimate Edition questions above for reference.)
WHAT WILL THE PACKAGING FOR EACH VERSION BE LIKE?
Again, until we have the materials delivered to us we cannot answer this right now. But as soon as we know we’ll be sure to make it known.
The English language adaptation was directed by Stephanie Sheh and Michael Sinterniklaas at NYAV Post. The English cast includes Michael Sinterniklaas as Taki Tachibana, Stephanie Sheh as Mitsuha Miyamizu, Kyle Hebert as Katsuhiko Teshigawara, Cassandra Morris as Sayaka Natori, Ben Pronsky as Tsukasa Fujii, Ray Chase as Shinta Takagi, Catie Harvey as Yotsuha Miyamizu, Scott Williams as Toshiki Miyamizu, Michelle Ruff as Futaba Miyamizu, Marc Diraison as Taki’s Father, H.D. Quinn as Teshigawara’s Father, Michelle Ruff as Teshigawara’s Mother, Katy Vaughn as Yukari Yukino, Laura Post as Miki Okudera and Glynis Ellis as Hitoha Miyamizu.
Written and directed by Makoto Shinkai, Masashi Ando is on board as the animation director while Masayoshi Tanaka is handling the character designs. Animation is being produced by Comix Wave. It features the song Zen Zen Zense from RADWIMPS.
Funimation has picked up the North American rights for the film while Anime Limited has grabbed the UK rights.
The Japanese cast includes Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Masami Nagasawa as Miki Okudera, Etsuko Ichihara as Hitoha Miyamizu, Ryou Narita as Katsuhiko Teshigawara, Aoi Yuuki as Sayaka Natori, Nobunaga Shimazaki as Tsutomu Fujii, Kaito Ishikawa as Masahiro Takagi and Kanon Tani as Yotsuha Miyamizu.
Plot concept: The story is set one month after a comet that has fallen for the first time in a thousand years in Japan. Mitsuba, a high school girl living in the countryside, wants to live in the city because she is tired of life in the country. Then, there’s Taki. He’s a high school student living in Tokyo with his friends while working as a part-timer at an Italian restaurant. He also has a strong interest for fine arts involving architecture. One day, Mitsuba dreams of herself as a young man. On the other hand, Taki also has a dream where he is a female student attending high school in the countryside. What’s the secret behind their dreams?
Subtitled trailer:
