Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust coming to Blu-ray in 2015 from Discotek

[Latheofheaven]

Originally Posted by BigOnAnime

It's been out since May, people in this thread bought it and posted about it. If you actually click on the Amazon Japan link, you'll see it's still available.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/Vampire-Hun.../dp/B0DSB9R9J2

The other two were Limited Editions that are sold out, one being an Amazon Japan exclusive with bonus physical items.

Ah, got it, thanks for your patience!

[eledoremassis02]

My friend for a copy and the packing looks good and it has the book and the soundtrack but no cel and the disc looks burned? Is this how it's supposed to look?

[thelonepig]

Originally Posted by eledoremassis02

My friend for a copy and the packing looks good and it has the book and the soundtrack but no cel and the disc looks burned? Is this how it's supposed to look?

If you're referring to the newer VHD (Bloodlust) release in JP, then no, the bluray disc is not supposed to look like that. How does the reverse look?

[eledoremassis02]

Originally Posted by thelonepig

If you're referring to the newer VHD (Bloodlust) release in JP, then no, the bluray disc is not supposed to look like that. How does the reverse look?

He did an unboxing that shows everything
https://youtube.com/shorts/PLRe1pNC7...OWahNXMg1iNMma

[thelonepig]

Originally Posted by eledoremassis02

He did an unboxing that shows everything
https://youtube.com/shorts/PLRe1pNC7...OWahNXMg1iNMma

The rest looks good as far as I recall.

[eledoremassis02]

Originally Posted by thelonepig

The rest looks good as far as I recall.

this is the info on the back of the disc in question


Also, I noticed the AVEX text on the disc in question is placed differently and crooked.



and the case is different

[IdeaOfEvil]

Your friend bought this (imported) from Japan? Or somewhere else?

[eledoremassis02]

Originally Posted by IdeaOfEvil

Your friend bought this (imported) from Japan? Or somewhere else?

Imported from Japan (from ebay). He contacted the seller and they are also suspicious but his supplier insists its a real disc.

[little_tiger]

I’ll wait for Discotek to redo it

[DTGee]

Originally Posted by eledoremassis02

My friend for a copy and the packing looks good and it has the book and the soundtrack but no cel and the disc looks burned? Is this how it's supposed to look?

Unless it's supposed to be black for some reason, that's a burned disc.

[eledoremassis02]

Originally Posted by DTGee

Unless it's supposed to be black for some reason, that's a burned disc.

Thats what I was thinking too. Its odd and I havent seen another disc with these signs

[eightslicesofpie]

Is there any real indication Discotek will be reissuing this or just wishful thinking

[tuffy]

Originally Posted by eightslicesofpie

Is there any real indication Discotek will be reissuing this or just wishful thinking

Mostly just wishful thinking.

Discotek doesn't have a history of letting licenses lapse and then re-releasing them again later on. So if it's gone (and it looks like it's gone, since it's out-of-stock everywhere), it's almost certainly gone for good.

[Zen_Amako]

The Japanese release is quite expensive, and it came out recently. I could see Discotek (or another company) releasing the remaster on Blu-ray at some point, but I’m guessing they would once again only be allowed to include the English audio. If the Discotek Blu-ray remains OOP, I could see a company like GKIDS doing it.

[little_tiger]

Originally Posted by tuffy

Mostly just wishful thinking.

Discotek doesn't have a history of letting licenses lapse and then re-releasing them again later on. So if it's gone (and it looks like it's gone, since it's out-of-stock everywhere), it's almost certainly gone for good.

[d34073505]

Originally Posted by eledoremassis02

and the case is different

LOL

blur ay Disc

[eledoremassis02]

got the copy of the Blu-ray in question to get better scans and information to help anyone who might have bought this set.

The official Blu-ray is around 41 gigs and this bootleg is 21.5.

The authoring dates are also different
Official: 2/15/25
Bootleg: 4/9/2025

Disc takes around a minute to load

The chapter menu is broken on the main menu but works on the pop-up menu.

and better scans of the disc art:




Screen cap:
Official:

Bootleg:

[little_tiger]

Originally Posted by eightslicesofpie

Is there any real indication Discotek will be reissuing this or just wishful thinking

I think Discotek should do a reissue. They did it when updated project ako for bluray