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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)
* The Film
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Akira Sound Clip" 1988 featurette (with optional English narration):
- Play All (19:22)
- Music for Akira (1:46)
- Kaneda’s Theme (2:59)
- Exodus (2:33)
- Ethnic Meets Hi-Tech (2:02)
- Awakening (1:21)
- Mutation (2:52)
- Requiem (5:46)
“Director Interview” featurette (29:11)
Storyboard Collection (30:58)
Restoring Akira:
- Play All (11:01)
- Picture (4:02)
- English Voice Over (3:13)
- English 5.1 Mix (3:25)
The Writing on the Wall (9 images)
Glossary (HD) (27 text pages)
Original Trailers (HD) (3:11)
Original Commercials (HD) (1:22)
US Trailer 2013 (HD) (0:55)
Bonus Trailers (HD)
- Aquarion Evol (1:27)
- Eureka Seven AO (0:43)
- Michiko & Hatchin (2:05)
- Lupin the Third: The World Called Fujiko Mine (1:25)
- The Future Diary (0:35)
- Appleseed XIII (2:02)
- Wolf Children (2:27)
- Funimation.com promo (0:32)
DISC THREE (Blu-ray)
"Akira - Sound Making 2019" documentary (39:57)
"Akira Sound Clip by Geinoh Yamashirogumi" 1988 featurette (19:07)
Original 1988 Japanese End Credits (4:03)
Storyboard Collection (stills)
Theatrical Preview – Trailer Collection (5:10) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:2160p24 HEVC
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HDR:HDR10
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Soundtrack(s):4K:
Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 [48 kHz, 24-bit]
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (2001 Pioneer Dub) [48 kHz, 24-bit]
English Dolby TrueHD 2.0 Stereo (1988 Streamline Dub) [48 kHz, 24-bit]
Blu-ray:
Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 [192 kHz, 16-bit]
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (2001 Pioneer Dub) [96 kHz, 16-bit]
English Dolby TrueHD 2.0 Stereo (1988 Streamline Dub) [96 kHz, 16-bit] -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Funimation accidentally encoded the initial disc for SDR rather than HDR. They are issuing replacement discs:
For those of you who would like to request the 4K HDR version of AKIRA, please send an email to akira4kreplacement@funimation.com (US/CA) or akira4kreplacementUK@funimation.com (UK/IRE) with “AKIRA 4K” as the subject, and provide your name, mailing address, email address and proof of purchase (receipt or confirmation email and photo of the disc). -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)
* The Film
"Akira - Sound Making 2019" documentary (39:57)
"Akira Sound Clip by Geinoh Yamashirogumi" 1988 featurette (19:05)
Original 1988 Japanese End Credits (4:03)
Storyboards (stills) (12:44)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* The Film -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:2160p24 HEVC
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HDR:HDR10
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 [192kHz/24bit]
German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (2005 dub) [48kHz/24bit]
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (1991 dub) [48kHz/24bit] -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The Blu-ray 4K is region ALL.
The standard Blu-ray is region B.
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Extras:
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Subtitles:English, Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:2160p24 HEVC
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HDR:HDR10
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 [192kHz/16bit]
Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese LPCM 2.0 stereo [48kHz/16bit]
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (Pioneer dub) [48kHz/16bit] -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)
* The Film
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* The Film
DISC THREE (Blu-ray)
"Akira - Sound Making 2019" documentary (39:57)
"Akira Sound Clip by Geinoh Yamashirogumi" 1988 featurette (19:07)
Original 1988 Japanese End Credits (4:03)
Storyboards (stills)
Teasers and Trailers
- Teaser 1 (0:32)
- Teaser 2 (0:32)
- Trailer 1 (2:08)
- Trailer 2 (1:02)
- TV Spot (0:17) -
Subtitles:English, Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:2160p24 HEVC
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HDR:HDR10
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 [192kHz/16bit]
Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese LPCM 2.0 stereo [48kHz/16bit]
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (Pioneer dub) [48kHz/16bit] -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a booklet and a slipbox.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)
* The Film
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* The Film
DISC THREE (Blu-ray)
"Akira - Sound Making 2019" documentary (39:55)
"Akira Sound Clip by Geinoh Yamashirogumi" 1988 featurette (19:07)
Original 1988 Japanese End Credits (4:03)
Storyboards (stills)
TV Spot (0:31)
Theatrical Trailer (2:06) -
Subtitles:English, Korean
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:2160p24 HEVC
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HDR:HDR10
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 [192kHz/16bit]
Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese LPCM 2.0 stereo [48kHz/16bit]
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (Pioneer dub) [48kHz/16bit] -
Case type:Steelbook
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)
* The Film
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Akira Sound Clip" 1988 featurette (with optional English narration):
- Play All (19:22)
- Music for Akira (1:46)
- Kaneda’s Theme (2:59)
- Exodus (2:33)
- Ethnic Meets Hi-Tech (2:02)
- Awakening (1:21)
- Mutation (2:52)
- Requiem (5:46)
“Director Interview” featurette (29:11)
Storyboard Collection (30:58)
Restoring Akira:
- Play All (11:01)
- Picture (4:02)
- English Voice Over (3:13)
- English 5.1 Mix (3:25)
The Writing on the Wall (9 images)
Glossary (HD) (27 text pages)
Original Trailers (HD) (3:11)
Original Commercials (HD) (1:22)
US Trailer 2013 (HD) (0:55)
Bonus Trailers (HD)
- Aquarion Evol (1:27)
- Eureka Seven AO (0:43)
- Michiko & Hatchin (2:05)
- Lupin the Third: The World Called Fujiko Mine (1:25)
- The Future Diary (0:35)
- Appleseed XIII (2:02)
- Wolf Children (2:27)
- Funimation.com promo (0:32)
DISC THREE (Blu-ray)
"Akira - Sound Making 2019" documentary (39:57)
"Akira Sound Clip by Geinoh Yamashirogumi" 1988 featurette (19:07)
Original 1988 Japanese End Credits (4:03)
Storyboard Collection (stills)
Theatrical Preview – Trailer Collection (5:10) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:2160p24 HEVC
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HDR:HDR10
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Soundtrack(s):4K:
Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 [48 kHz, 24-bit]
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (2001 Pioneer Dub) [48 kHz, 24-bit]
English Dolby TrueHD 2.0 Stereo (1988 Streamline Dub) [48 kHz, 24-bit]
Blu-ray:
Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 [192 kHz, 16-bit]
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (2001 Pioneer Dub) [96 kHz, 16-bit]
English Dolby TrueHD 2.0 Stereo (1988 Streamline Dub) [96 kHz, 16-bit] -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Funimation accidentally encoded the initial disc (for Manga in the UK) for SDR rather than HDR. They are issuing replacement discs:
For those of you who would like to request the 4K HDR version of AKIRA, please send an email to akira4kreplacement@funimation.com (US/CA) or akira4kreplacementUK@funimation.com (UK/IRE) with “AKIRA 4K” as the subject, and provide your name, mailing address, email address and proof of purchase (receipt or confirmation email and photo of the disc). -
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OVERALL: Draw
The identical US and UK releases have the most extras, but note the original pressing lacks HDR and the audio on the 4K disc lacks the 196kHz audio track found on other releases.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition America- FUNimation Productions - No cuts.
- Blu-ray ALL Germany- Leonine - No cuts (124:57).
- Blu-ray ALL Japan- Bandai Namco Arts - No cuts (124:46).
- Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition Japan- Bandai Namco Arts - No cuts (124:46).
- Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition South Korea- Ive Entertainment - No cuts (124:46).
- Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition United Kingdom- Manga Entertainment Ltd - No cuts.
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 06/05/20
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 03/11/21UPDATE LOG:
06/05/20: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
14/0620: Updated year.
31/12/20: Added Germany.
19/05/21: Added US.
20/06/21: Updated US.
03/11/21: Added Japan standard, South Korea, UK.
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