R2 DVD release

it's so odd an anime title getting a release in the UK before the US, admittedly it's been out in france for a while but it's top news. i only heard about the film about 6 months ago now i can buy it in the shops!

The major perk, of course, is the English subtitles. For that reason alone, I bought the UK DVD. Oh, and it happens to be a lot cheaper than the Japanese release.

Anyway, just finished watching Horus for the first time. I'm speechless. This really is the movie that invented anime. It's a revolutionary movie in the fullest sense, and it needs a proper DVD release that fully gives it justice. Given its history, its influence, and the brilliant talent of its creators - including a young Takahata and Miyazaki who are geniuses right out of the box - a bare bones DVD is just an insult. If Criterion was ever needed, it's for Horus.