Legendary Japanese anime Akira is coming to Blu-ray this month – February 24 to be precise.
The film will make use of the BD-50 dual-layer discs that hold 50GB of data. The video will be a new 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 transfer (1.85:1) and Japanese audio in Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround (192 KHz/24 bit), PCM 2.0 Stereo and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround. An English dub in Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround will also be on the disc.
On Blu-ray.com is a long article that explains the meticulous process that is being used to restore the 1988 Japanese film for the HD release. While the film was remastered in 2001 for DVD, advancements in technology meant they had to start all over again.
