#GKIDS Unveils Limited Run Arcane 4K UHD & Blu-ray Steelbook Sets & More Home Video Releases
GKIDS has revealed the full product lineup and release dates for the home entertainment release of Netflix and Riot Games’ Arcane animated series.
The series will be released in a limited-run Collector’s Edition, 4K UHD and Standard Edition SteelBook Editions, a Blu-Ray Standard Edition, and on digital download. All editions are now available on preorder.
The Limited-Run Collector’s Edition is presented in a rigid clamshell box featuring original artwork, and contains all nine episodes of the series, presented in glorious 4K resolution and mastered in Dolby Vision HDR. The edition also contains all episodes on standard Blu-Ray discs.
In addition to the full series, the set includes brand new merchandise items exclusive to the Collector’s Edition — including a double-sided poster featuring artwork from Piltover’s “Progress Day” with one side defaced by Jinx, six art cards with Powder’s illustrations, Caitlyn Kiramann’s map of Piltover, and an expansive dice set containing a Hexcore inspired d20 die, seven liquid core resin dice inspired by Hex crystals, a protective pouch, and decorative dice box.
The Collector’s Edition set will be limited to 6500 copies for North America and will be released October 22, 2024 (which may be subject to change). It will be available exclusively through the GKIDS and Riot Games’ stores.
Meanwhile, the 4K UHD SteelBook features a stunning Jinx-themed outer package, and contains the full nine-episode series presented across three 4K UHD discs, and an additional Blu-ray disc containing over three hours of bonus features.
The Standard SteelBook edition is presented in a Vi-themed outer package, and contains the same accompanying bonus features across three discs. The Standard Blu-ray edition presents the series and bonus features across three Blu-ray discs. Both versions of the SteelBook edition and the Standard Blu-ray edition will be released on October 8, 2024, with North American distribution from Shout! Studios.
The bonus features included across all physical home video releases consist of exclusive conversations with key creative talent and writers, numerous scene breakdowns from the animation staff at studio Fortiche, and making-of videos.
The details for the bonus features are follows:
- • Bridging the Rift: The Making of Arcane
- • “Making Mel” Featurette
- • “Happy Progress Day!” Scene Breakdown
- • “When These Walls Come Tumbling Down” Scene Breakdown
- • Ekko vs Jinx: Scene Breakdown
- • “The Monster You Created” Scene Breakdown
The series will be available for North America starting September 24, 2024 on digital download-to-own platforms, including Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, and YouTube Movies, Google Play, and more platforms.
Outside of North America, Arcane will be released on home entertainment by Anime Ltd. and Plaion Pictures for Europe, Plain Archive for South Korea, and Sugoi Co for Australia and New Zealand.
Netflix is streaming Arcane worldwide, describes the synopsis as:
Set in the utopian region of Piltover and the oppressed underground of Zaun, the story follows the origins of two iconic League champions-and the power that will tear them apart.
Source: press release
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