AKIRA gets a Blu-ray release, along with the DVD/Blu-ray debut of FUTURAMA: INTO THE WILD GREEN YONDER (the last FUTURAMA title ever?!), along with the first DVD set of Nickelodeon series THE MIGHTY B! plus anime titles KURAU PHANTOM MEMORY and LOVE HINA box sets to DVD and SAMURAI 7 on Blu-ray.

AKIRA on Blu-ray

Bandai Visual Co. has released AKIRA to Blu-ray in the U.S. under the "Honneamise" label. For many fans, AKIRA is the film that introduced the world of anime to the western audience. Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo from his own bestselling manga, it became an international sensation when the film was first released in 1990. Even now, AKIRA stands as a monument of exceptional animation and is certainly one of the most influential anime ever. The 1988 film was re-released to DVD in 2001.

The AKIRA Blu-ray will feature visuals from a new Hi-Def transfer made from original materials and include English and Japanese audio and with optional English and Japanese subtitles. In an industry first, the disc will also contain a 192 KHz 24 bit audio stream.

Special Features Include:

-- Teasers, trailers, TV commercials
-- Storyboards
-- Special 20-page booklet

FUTURAMA: INTO THE WILD GREEN YONDER on DVD and Blu-ray

In its purported curtain call, Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. presents the fourth and final feature-length epic of the animated sci-fi comedy FUTURAMA when FUTURAMA: INTO THE WILD GREEN YONDER arrives on DVD and Blu-ray February 24.

Joining the saga this time as guest stars are illusionist Penn Jillette, hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg, talk radio superstar Phil Hendrie, and FAMILY GUY creator Seth MacFarlane. In addition, fans of the series will be thrilled and relieved to finally discover the truth about "Number 9 Man," a deeply mysterious character from the earliest days of the series.

FUTURAMA: INTO THE WILD GREEN YONDER includes bonus features like an audio commentary from Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, John DiMaggio, Maurice LaMarche, writers and animators, a making-of mockumentary, deleted scenes, How to Draw FUTURAMA, "Bender's Movie Theater Etiquette," "Zapp Brannigan's Guide to Making Love at a Woman" and more.

All the other galaxies will be green with envy! In this all-new FUTURAMA extravaganza, mankind stands on the brink of a wondrous new Green Age. But ancient forces of darkness, three years older than time itself, have returned to wreak destruction. Even more shocking: Bender's in love with a married fembot, and Leela's on the run from the law -- Zapp Brannigan's law! Fry is the last hope of the universe... so if you're in the universe, you might want to think about going somewhere else. Could this be the end of the Planet Express crew forever? Say it ain't so, meatbag! Off we go, INTO THE WILD GREEN YONDER!

DVD Special Features Include:

-- Audio Commentary by Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, John DiMaggio, Maurice LaMarche, Michael Rowe, Lee Supercinski, Patric M. Verrone and Peter Avanzino
-- Storyboard Animatic: INTO THE WILD GREEN YONDER, Part 1
-- Featurette: Matt Groening and David X. Cohen in Space!
-- Docudramarama: "How We Make FUTURAMA So Good"
-- "Louder! Louder!": The Acting Technique of Penn Jillette
-- Golden Stinkers: A Treasury of Deleted Scenes
-- How To Draw FUTURAMA In 10 Very Difficult Steps
-- 3D Models with Animator Discussion
-- Bender's Movie Theater Etiquette
-- Zapp Brannigan's Guide to Making Love at a Woman

The FUTURAMA: INTO THE WILD GREEN YONDER Blu-ray Disc will include all of the special features of the standard def version in high definition (except the Storyboard Animatic: INTO THE WILD GREEN YONDER, Part 1 and MATT GROENING AND DAVID X. COHEN IN SPACE! which are presented in standard def) as well as Video Picture-In-Picture commentary by Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, John DiMaggio, Maurice LaMarche, Michael Rowe, Lee Supercinski, Patric M. Verrone and Peter Avanzino.

KURAU PHANTOM MEMORY: Complete Box Set on DVD