Maasaki Yuasa - 5 Films (2004-2021) (GKIDS)

[MifuneFan]

GKIDS (via Shout Factory distribution) will be releasing a 5-Film Maasaki Yuasa box set on December 19th. The artwork of the set was designed by Yuasa himself. It includes new special features, a 60-page book, and a poster.

https://www.amazon.com/Masaaki-Yuasa...v%2C200&sr=1-1

https://store.gkids.com/products/mas...3372c1de&_ss=r

Exclusive Features:

• English-language dub of The Night is Short, Walk On Girl for the first time on Blu-ray
• Two short films by Masaaki Yuasa: Happy Machine (2007), and Kick-Heart (2013)
• Filmmaker commentaries for MIND GAME, Lu Over the Wall, and INU-OH
• Scene breakdowns and commentaries from each feature film
• Masaaki Yuasa draws characters from MIND GAME, Lu Over the Wall, and INU-OH
• A Night Out with Yuasa: An exclusive interview with Masaaki Yuasa at a Los Angeles speakeasy, where he discusses his inspirations, favorite type of restaurants, perfect vacation, dancing, and more
• A 60-page book featuring an essay by Emily Yoshida and excerpts from Masaaki Yuasa’s sketchbooks
• And more!

MIND GAME (2004):

• Feature-Length Animatic
• Production Artwork Galleries
• Trailer

THE NIGHT IS SHORT, WALK ON GIRL (2017):

• Interview With Director Masaaki Yuasa
• Trailers & TV Spots

LU OVER THE WALL (2017):

• Audio Commentary With Filmmakers (Producer, Eunyoung Choi; Director, Masaaki Yuasa; Anime Critic/Moderator, Ryota Fujitsu)
• Interview With Masaaki Yuasa
• Trailers & TV Spots

RIDE YOUR WAVE (2019):

• Interview With Eunyoung Choi
• Animated Storyboards
• Character Still Gallery
• Theatrical Trailers

INU-OH (2022):

• Audio Commentary With Lead Performers Avu-Chan, Mirai Moriyama, And Masaaki Yuasa
• Biwa Performance
• Original Cast Interview
• Q&A At US Premiere
• Interview With Masaaki Yuasa
• Character Drawing
• Trailers & Teasers

BONUS DISC:

• Mind Game: 2022 American Cinematheque Q&A
• Mind Game: Character Drawing
• Mind Game: Scene Breakdown
• Lu Over The Wall: Scene Breakdown
• Lu Over The Wall: Character Drawing
• The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl: Scene Breakdown
• Ride Your Wave: Scene Breakdown
• Inu-Oh: Scene Breakdown
• A Night Out With Yuasa - An Exclusive Interview With Masaaki Yuasa At A Los Angeles Speakeasy, Where He Discusses His Inspirations, Favorite Type Of Restaurants, Perfect Vacation, Dancing, And More
• Happy Machine: Short Film By Masaaki Yuasa
• Kick-Heart: Short Film By Masaaki Yuasa

FIVE FILMS BY MASAAKI YUASA

Widely regarded as one of the most imaginative and influential filmmakers working in animation today, Masaaki Yuasa has been compared to pioneers such as Tex Avery and Max Fleischer. He is one of contemporary anime's most prolific auteurs and has lent his humor and dynamism to genres as diverse as psychedelic thrillers, transcendent rock-operas and sweetly subversive teen romances. This set includes Masaaki Yuasa's five celebrated feature films – Mind Game (2004), The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017), Lu Over The Wall (2017), Ride Your Wave (2019), and INU-OH (2021) – along with a host of never-before-seen bonus features and an original book celebrating the work of this one-of-a-kind storyteller. Features an exclusive bonus disc with special features!

MIND GAME
Feature Running Time: 103 Min / BLU-RAY FEATURE VIDEO 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.39:1) • AUDIO Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1 • SUBTITLES English, French / BONUS FEATURES VIDEO Various • AUDIO Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 • SUBTITLES English*

THE NIGHT IS SHORT, WALK ON GIRL
Feature Running Time: 93 Min / BLU-RAY FEATURE VIDEO 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.77:1) • AUDIO Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1 • SUBTITLES English, French / BONUS FEATURES VIDEO 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.77:1) • AUDIO Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 • SUBTITLES English*

LU OVER THE WALL
Feature Running Time: 112 Min / BLU-RAY FEATURE VIDEO 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.77:1) • AUDIO English DTS-HD MA 5.1, Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1 • SUBTITLES English SDH, English, French / BONUS FEATURES VIDEO 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.77:1) • AUDIO Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Digital 2.0 • SUBTITLES English*

RIDE YOUR WAVE
Feature Running Time: 96 Min / BLU-RAY FEATURE VIDEO 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.78:1) • AUDIO English DTS-HD MA 5.1, Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1 • SUBTITLES English, English SDH, Spanish, French / BONUS FEATURES VIDEO 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.78) AUDIO English Dolby Digital 5.1, Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1 • SUBTITLES English*

INU-OH
Feature Running Time: 97 Min / BLU-RAY FEATURE VIDEO 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.39:1) • AUDIO English DTS-HD MA 5.1, Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1, English DVS Dolby Digital 5.1 • SUBTITLES English, English SDH, Spanish / BONUS FEATURES VIDEO Various • AUDIO Various SUBTITLES English*

*Not All Features Are Subtitled

[Tylerfan]

Gimme

[MifuneFan]

Full list of extras, including exclusive bonus features added to the post.

[Misioon_Odisea]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Full list of extras, including exclusive bonus features added to the post.

Good news, everyone! GKIDS has just confirmed that the English dub produced for The Night is Short, Walk On Girl after the initial home video release will be included on the disc for it found on this set. https://twitter.com/GKIDSfilms/statu...74491219112307

Originally Posted by GKIDS Films

MASAAKI YUASA: FIVE FILMS arrives on Blu-ray Dec 19. ✨

Includes new bonus features & commentaries, poster, 60-page book w/ an essay by Emily Yoshida, and for the first time on Blu-ray, the English dub of THE NIGHT IS SHORT, WALK ON GIRL.

[Herry Dunston]

English-language dub of The Night is Short, Walk On Girl for the first time on Blu-ray

Shooooooit, Mifune. That's all you got to say. /Jules

[mysticwaterfall]

Up at BB for 89.98. So cheaper then Amazon but more then GKids.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/361...skuId=36107106

[Kedrix]

I feel extremely fortunate that I will be receiving this set to review today as it turns out. I have to write it up in a Gift Guide (mini-review w/high points) of sorts for the site I write on, but I'll share my thoughts of the set for sure on here. I will take some pictures of the set as well.

Hopefully this will help some of you who might be on the fence.

[Misioon_Odisea]

https://twitter.com/bunnycartoon/sta...47877295874094

Originally Posted by @bunnycartoon

Thank you so much @GKIDSfilms for the early Christmas gift of the Yuasa Five Films Box!! I love how colorful it is, and now I have all these movies in one collection 🥰 I can't wait to read the book it came with, too!!!

[Misioon_Odisea]

Douglas Davidson from Elements of Madness has received the set and has published a quick overview going over what's included on the set, plus an unboxing video. Not a technical review as in assessing audiovisual quality, but more of a rundown of the set and its relative value over the individual releases.

https://elementsofmadness.com/2023/12/17/myuasafilms/

Unboxing Masaaki Yuasa Five-Film Collection - YouTube

Come to think of it, the mention of new commentary tracks for both Mind Game and Inu-Oh on their respective discs should indicate that it's not only The Night is Short, Walk On Girl's disc that's newly authored for this set, but possibly all of them.

[Kedrix]

Originally Posted by Misioon_Odisea

Come to think of it, the mention of new commentary tracks for both Mind Game and Inu-Oh on their respective discs should indicate that it's not only The Night is Short, Walk On Girl's disc that's newly authored for this set, but possibly all of them.

Still working on the set. I've gotten through all of the movies though, but not the special features. However, I do want to point out that Mind Game and Inu-Oh discs' don't have what I call standard commentary tracks. Mindgame is Director's commentary on specific scenes (lasts for about 31 minutes). Meanwhile on the Inu-Oh disc, there is a similar extra called Scene Breakdown which last for about 24 minutes. So these aren't full commentaries like the one on Lu Over the Wall. I'll have more details eventually as I have to get through this set and the Evangelion 4k set by Thursday night (and still go to my actual Day job this week). In the meantime, I did want to share these 5 pictures of the set.

[Misioon_Odisea]

Originally Posted by Kedrix

Still working on the set. I've gotten through all of the movies though, but not the special features. However, I do want to point out that Mind Game and Inu-Oh discs' don't have what I call standard commentary tracks. Mindgame is Director's commentary on specific scenes (lasts for about 31 minutes). Meanwhile on the Inu-Oh disc, there is a similar extra called Scene Breakdown which last for about 24 minutes. So these aren't full commentaries like the one on Lu Over the Wall. I'll have more details eventually as I have to get through this set and the Evangelion 4k set by Thursday night (and still go to my actual Day job this week). In the meantime, I did want to share these 5 pictures of the set.

Thanks for clarifying. I see those commentaries you point out are also mentioned in the reviews of their respective individual releases on this website. If that's the case, then maybe the same discs as the individual releases will remain for this set, except for the aforementioned The Night is Short, Walk On Girl, given the newly-included English dub for it.



It's all right, take all the time you want to thoroughly check the set as needed. We thank you very much for the pictures.

[Kedrix]

Originally Posted by Misioon_Odisea

Thanks for clarifying. I see those commentaries you point out are also mentioned in the reviews of their respective individual releases on this website. If that's the case, then maybe the same discs as the individual releases will remain for this set, except for the aforementioned The Night is Short, Walk On Girl, given the newly-included English dub for it.



It's all right, take all the time you want to thoroughly check the set as needed. We thank you very much for the pictures.

I specifically checked Inu-Oh and Mind Game again last night for any sort of real commentary. There were none on both (checked audio options and everything), especially disappointing on the former considering the people advertised. Now, the set is still fantastic in my opinion, but this is to me a serious omission. If they just said commentary and somehow it's missing, we can chalk it up to a typo. But when they start naming people, someone messed up. That commentary most likely does exist and I have no idea why it got left off.

[SpiritMeAway]

This is a genuinely gorgeous set, one of my favorites in a long time. GKIDS really put a lot of care into this one. Can't wait to dig into the films I haven't seen before!

Also - for anyone waiting for a better price, it's already under $67 on Amazon, barely a week after release.

[Ehnahre]

It's a shame to learn there's no extra commentary, but I'm still tempted. I own most of these already so it's harder to pull the trigger on it knowing that.