Media distributor GKIDS announced four new home video releases “built specifically for collectors” during its 2026 Anime Expo panel. The distributor unveiled three new collector’s editions of beloved anime films, in addition to the first-ever Blu-ray release for Hideaki Anno’s Love & Pop (1998).
All four of the new physical editions will be releasing this fall and are now available to preorder exclusively from GKIDS:
The new collector’s editions feature 4K restorations of Nobuhiro Yamashita’s Linda Linda Linda (2005), Mamoru Oshii’s Angel’s Egg (1985), and Kiyotaka Oshiyama’s Look Back (2024). Aside from digital bonus features (detailed below), the collector’s editions also come with physical booklets. All four movies come with new artwork in “premium collectible” packaging.
Linda Linda Linda Collector’s Edition – August 25, 2026
Bonus Features:
- Behind the Scenes Featurette
- U.S. Trailer
- Booklet featuring a new essay “There’s a Beauty that Can’t Be Seen in Photos” by David Ehrlich and interviews with Director Nobuhiro Yamashita and Screenwriter Kosuke Mukai
Look Back Collector’s Edition – September 8, 2026
Bonus Features:
- The Making of Look Back
- Audio Commentary
- Interview with Director & Cast
- Interview with Haruka Nakamura
- Director & Cast Post-Screening Talks
- TV Spots
- Teasers & Trailers
- 160-page Book
Angel’s Egg Collector’s Edition – September 22, 2026
Bonus Features:
- Interview with Yoshitaka Amano
- Interview with Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano
- Japan Society Talk with Yoshitaka Amano
- Official U.S. Trailer
- Booklet featuring a new essay by Danielle Burgos
Love & Pop (HD Blu-ray) – October 6, 2026
Bonus Features:
- Hideaki Anno: Evangelion and Love & Pop
- Deleted Scene: Beach Trip
- TV Spots
- Teasers & Trailers
The official GKIDS announcement describes the list as a combination of “new and classic titles” that “highlight GKIDS’ ongoing commitment to preserving and celebrating feature films… through high-quality physical media.”
Mamoru Oshii’s Angel’s Egg is an influential work of animation from the ‘80s, while the vibrant and experimental Love & Pop was Hideaki Anno’s first commercial live-action movie in the late ’90s. Linda Linda Linda was first remastered in 4K UHD for its 20th anniversary last year.
This collector’s edition is the first time Look Back, which came out in 2024, will be available on Blu-ray in the West. The Tatsuki Fujimoto adaptation was released on Blu-ray in Japan earlier this year, and some Reddit users have already noticed that this new GKIDS edition will feature the same art and packaging design.
GKIDS, which debuted its first exclusive home video release in 2022, has also been making moves beyond the physical media space. The distributor signed a deal with HBO Max last Fall which gave the Warner Bros.-owned service the streaming rights to 20 “adult-oriented” films, including Love & Pop and Angel’s Egg.
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