Animation on Blu-ray Disc

Compiled using information from the Asian Blu-ray Guide, Big Cartoon DataBase, Blu-Ray Region Code Info, Blu-ray.com, Bluray-Disc.de, The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts, DVD Times and Hi-Def Release Lists. The list will, for now, only include English-subtitled releases of non-digital animation. And I'm afraid that, due to the UK-focused nature of it, I've haven't yet included Australian releases other than the few that I've come across serendipitously… A * indicates a non-original aspect ratio release: though I generally commend the release of pre-digital animation in high definition, these particular releases crop or distort the original image to an unacceptable degree and so should be avoided.

Year Title Director Format Medium Country Region Date
1928–1937
1937
Steamboat Willie et al.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Various
David HAND
Short film
Feature film
Cels USA
UK
A
B & C
2009 Oct 06
2009 Nov 02
1936
1951
Thru the Mirror
Alice in Wonderland
David HAND
Clyde GERONIMI et al.
Short film
Feature film
Cels USA
UK
All
B?
2011 Feb 01
2011 Feb 28
1939 Gulliver's Travels Dave FLEISCHER Feature film Cels USA A? 2009 Mar 10*
1940 Pinocchio Hamilton LUSKE
Ben SHARPSTEEN
Feature film Cels USA
UK
A
B
2009 Mar 10
2009 Mar 09
1940–1948 Tom & Jerry Golden Collection Volume One Various Short film Cels USA A? 2011 Oct 25
1940 Fantasia Various Feature film Cels UK All 2010 Nov 8
1940
1999
2003
Fantasia
Fantasia 2000
Destino
Various Feature film
Feature film
Short film
Cels
Digital
Mixed
USA
UK
A?
B
2010 Nov 30
2010 Nov 8
1934
1936
1941
The Flying Mouse
Elmer Elephant
Dumbo
David HAND
Wilfred JACKSON
Ben SHARPSTEEN
Short film
Short film
Feature film
Cels Mexico
UK
A
B
2010 Feb 12
2010 Mar 22
1937
1942
The Old Mill
Bambi
Wilfred JACKSON & Graham HEID
David HAND
Short film
Feature film
Cels USA
UK
A?
B?
2011 Mar 01
2011 Feb 07
1937
1942
2006
The Old Mill
Bambi
Bambi 2
Wilfred JACKSON & Graham HEID
David HAND
Brian PIMENTAL
Short film
Feature film
Video feature
Cels
Cels
Digital
UK B? 2011 Feb 07
1948–? Tom & Jerry Golden Collection Volume Two Various Short film Cels USA A? 2012
1955 Lady and the Tramp Clyde GERONIMI et al. Feature film Cels USA
UK
A?
B?
2012
2012
1959 Sleeping Beauty Clyde GERONIMI Feature film Cels USA
UK
A
B
2008 Oct 07
2008 Oct 27
1962 Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol Abe LEVITOW TV special Cels USA A 2010 Nov 16
1964 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Kizo NAGASHIMA & Larry ROEMER TV special Stop-motion USA A 2010 Oct 12
1964
1969
1970
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Frosty the Snowman
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Kizo NAGASHIMA & Larry ROEMER
Jules BASS & Arthur RANKIN Jr.
Jules BASS & Arthur RANKIN Jr.
TV special Stop-motion
Cels
Stop-motion
USA A 2010 Oct 12
1965
1973
Les Escargots
La Planète sauvage
René LALOUX Short film
Feature film
Cut-outs UK B 2010 Aug 02
1965
1992
A Charlie Brown Christmas
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
Bill MELÉNDEZ TV special Cels USA All 2009 Oct 06
1965
1966
1973
1981
1988
1992
A Charlie Brown Christmas
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
It's Magic, Charlie Brown
"The Mayflower Voyages"
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
Bill MELÉNDEZ
Bill MELÉNDEZ
Bill MELÉNDEZ & Phil ROMAN
Phil ROMAN
Evert BROWN
Bill MELÉNDEZ
TV special
TV special
TV special
TV special
TV series
TV special
Cels USA All 2010 Oct 05
1966
1981
It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
It's Magic, Charlie Brown
Bill MELÉNDEZ
Phil ROMAN
TV special Cels USA All 2010 Sep 07
1966 How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Chuck JONES TV special Cels USA All 2009 Oct 06
1970 Horton Hears a Who! Chuck JONES TV special Cels USA
USA
All
A?
2009 Oct 06
2011 Nov 22
1973
1988
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
"The Mayflower Voyages"
Bill MELÉNDEZ & Phil ROMAN
Evert BROWN
TV special
TV series
Cels USA All 2010 Sep 07
1974 The Year Without a Santa Claus Jules BASS & Arthur RANKIN Jr. TV special Stop-motion USA All 2010 Oct 05
1977 Wizards Ralph BAKSHI Feature film Cels UK
Germany
All
B?
2010 May 24
2010 Aug 27
1978 HwanggeumNalgae 1.2.3 KIM Cheong-Ki Feature film Cels South Korea All 2010 Feb 19
1978 The Lord of the Rings Ralph BAKSHI Feature film Cels USA
Germany
France
All
B?
B?
2010 Apr 06
2010 Apr 06
2010 Sep 01
1978 Unten am Fluss Martin ROSEN Feature film Cels Germany All 2010 Oct 15
1981 Heavy Metal Gerald POTTERTON et al. Feature film Cels USA All 2011 Feb 01
1981 The Fox and the Hound
The Fox and the Hound 2
Ted BERMAN et al.
Jim KAMMERUD
Feature film Cels
Digital
USA
UK
A?
B?
2011 Sep
2011 Sep
1982 The Secret of NIMH Don BLUTH Feature film Cels USA
Germany
France
All
B?
B?
2011 Mar 29
2011 Apr 01
2011 Apr 06
1982 The Last Unicorn Jules BASS & Arthur RANKIN Jr. Feature film Cels USA All 2011 Feb 22
1983 Fire and Ice Ralph BAKSHI Feature film Cels USA
Germany
All
A & B?
2009 Sep 01
2009 Oct 30
1983 Rock & Rule Clive A. SMITH Feature film Cels USA All 2010 Sep 28
1983 Dragon's Lair Don BLUTH Interactive game Cels USA All 2007 Apr 30*
1984 Space Ace Don BLUTH Interactive game Cels USA All 2008 Apr 08
1984 Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä MIYAZAKI Hayao Feature film Cels Japan
Hong Kong
Taiwan
USA
All
A?
A?
All
2010 July 14
2010 Dec 10
2011 Jan 21
2011 Mar 08
1986 Voltron: Fleet of Doom Franklin COFOD TV special Cels USA A? Cancelled[1]
1986 Tenkû no Shiro Laputa MIYAZAKI Hayao Feature film Cels Japan
Hong Kong
Taiwan
USA
All
A?
A?
All
2010 Dec 22
2011 Jun 10
2011 Jul 22
2012 May 22
1986 Transformers: The Movie Nelson SHIN Feature film Cels UK
Australia
All
All
2007 Oct 01
2009 Jun 24
1987 G.I. Joe: The Movie Don JURWICH Video feature Cels USA A 2010 Jul 27
1987 Ôritsu Uchûgun: Honnêamise no Tsubasa YAMAGA Hiroyuki Feature film Cels Japan
USA
Japan
All
All
A?
2007 Jul 27
2007 Sep 11
2008 July 25
1988 Akira ÔTOMO Katsuhiro Feature film Cels Japan
USA
Australia
UK
All
All
All
B?
2009 Feb 20
2009 Feb 24
2009 Dec 10
2011 June 27
1988–1989 GunBuster: The Movie ANNO Hideaki Compilation film Cels USA
UK
All
All
2008 Dec 09
2008 Nov 24
1988–1989
2004–2006
GunBuster: The Movie
DieBuster: The Movie
ANNO Hideaki
TSURUMAKI Kazuya
Compilation film Cels
Digital
USA
UK
All
All
2008 Dec 09
2008 Nov 24
1989 Kidôkeisatsu Patlabor OSHII Mamoru Feature film Cels Japan All 2007 Jul 27
1989 All Dogs Go to Heaven Don BLUTH Feature film Cels USA All 2011 Mar 29
1989 Dragon Ball Z Level 1.1 NISHIO Daisuke et al. TV series Cels USA
Australia
A & B?
B?
2011 Nov 08
2012 Jan 11
1989
1990
Dead Zone: The Movie
The World's Strongest
NISHIO Daisuke Feature film Cels USA A 2008 May 27
1989
1993
1995
2008
A Grand Day Out
The Wong Trousers
A Close Shave
A Matter of Loaf and Death
Nick PARK Short film Stop-motion USA
UK
All
B
2009 Sep 22
2009 Nov 02
1990
1991
Tree of Might
Lord Slug
NISHIO Daisuke
HASHIMOTO Mitsuo
Feature film Cels USA A 2008 Sep 16
1990
1993
Bardock: The Father of Goku
The History of Trunks
NISHIO Daisuke TV special Cels USA A 2008 Jul 15
1991 Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp Don BLUTH Interactive game Cels USA A? 2009 Jun 02
1991
1992
Cooler's Revenge
The Return of Cooler
HASHIMOTO Mitsuo
NISHIO Daisuke
Feature film Cels USA A 2008 Nov 11
1992–1993 Yû☆Yû☆Hakusho: Season One NORIYUKI Abe et al. TV series Cels USA A? 2011 May 31
1993 Yû☆Yû☆Hakusho: Season Two NORIYUKI Abe et al. TV series Cels USA A? 2011 Jul 26
1992
1993
Super Android 13
Bojack Unbound
KIKUCHI Kazuhito
UEDA Yoshihiro
Feature film Cels USA A 2009 Feb 10
1993 Kidôkeisatsu Patlabor 2: the Movie OSHII Mamoru Feature film Cels Japan All 2007 Aug 24
1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas Henry SELICK Feature film Stop-motion USA
UK
Australia
A
B
B?
2008 Aug 26
2008 Oct 06
2010 May 04
1993
1994
Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan
Broly: Second Coming
YAMAUCHI Shigeyasu Feature film Cels USA All 2007 Nov 13
1993
1994
1994
Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan
Broly: Second Coming
Bio-Broly
YAMAUCHI Shigeyasu
YAMAUCHI Shigeyasu
UEDA Yoshihiro
Feature film Cels USA A 2009 Mar 31
1995
1995
Fusion Reborn
Wrath of the Dragon
YAMAUCHI Shigeyasu
HASHIMOTO Mitsuo
Feature film Cels USA A? 2009 May 19
1995 Kôkaku Kidôtai OSHII Mamoru Feature film Cels Japan All 2007 Aug 24
1995 Kôkaku Kidôtai
Kôkaku Kidôtai 2.0
OSHII Mamoru Feature film Cels
Digital
Japan All 2008 Dec 19
1996 All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 Larry LEKER & Paul SABELLA Feature film Cels USA A? 2011 Mar 29
1996 James and the Giant Peach Henry SELICK Feature film Mixed USA All 2010 Aug 03
1996 Tenchi Muyô! in LOVE NEGISHI Hiroshi Feature film Cels Japan All 2009 Mar 25
1996
1997
1999
Tenchi Muyô! in LOVE
Tenchi Muyô! Manatsu no Eve
Tenchi Muyô! in LOVE2
NEGISHI Hiroshi
KIMURA Tetsu
NEGISHI Hiroshi
Feature film Cels Japan All 2009 Mar 25
1997 Tenchi Muyô! Manatsu no Eve KIMURA Tetsu Feature film Cels Japan All 2009 Mar 25
1999 Tenchi Muyô! in LOVE2 NEGISHI Hiroshi Feature film Cels Japan All 2009 Mar 25
1999 Jin-Rô OKIURA Hiroyuki Feature film Cels Japan
USA
All
All
2007 Sep 25
2007 Nov 27
1999
2003
Fantasia 2000
Destino
Various Feature film
Short film
Digital
Mixed
UK All 2011 Mar 28
2000 The Miracle Maker Derek HAYES & Stanislav SOKOLOV Feature film Mixed USA A? 2011 Mar 08
2000 Escaflowne: The Movie AKANE Kazuki Feature film Cels USA All 2009 Oct 20
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie WATANABE Shin'ichirô Feature film Cels USA A? 2011 Jun 28
2010 Dragon Ball Z Kai: Part One NOWATARI Yasuhiro TV series Mixed USA
Australia
A & B
A & B
2010 May 18
2010 Aug 18
2010 Dragon Ball Z Kai: Part Two NOWATARI Yasuhiro TV series Mixed USA
Australia
A & B
B?
2010 Sep 14
2010 Nov 03
2010 Dragon Ball Z Kai: Part Three NOWATARI Yasuhiro TV series Mixed USA
Australia
A & B
B?
2010 Dec 14
2011 Feb 16

Plus some releases of more recent and/or primarily live action works that I can't go without pointing out…

Year Title Director Format Medium Country Region Date
1947–1981 Magick Lantern Cycle Kenneth ANGER Short film Live action UK All 2009 May 25
1954–2003 By Brakhage Stan BRAKHAGE Short film Various USA A 2010 Mar 25
1959–1964 The Twilight Zone Season 1 Various TV series Live action USA
UK
A
B?
2010 Sep 14
2011 Apr 18
1960–2000 GAZWRX Jeff KEEN Short film TBC UK All 2009 Feb 23
1977
1967
HOUSE
ÉMOTION
ÔBAYASHI Nobuhiko Short film
Feature film
Mixed USA A 2010 Oct 26
1982 TRON Steven LISBERGER Feature film Mixed USA
UK
A?
B?
2011 Apr 05
2011 Apr 18
1982 The Dark Crystal Jim HENSON
Frank OZ
Feature film Live action USA
UK
All
B?
2009 Sep 29
2009 Aug 31
1986 Labyrinth Jim HENSON Feature film Live action USA
UK
All
All
2009 Sep 29
2009 Aug 31
1988
1903
1974
1992
1993
Alice
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Label Land
Stille Nacht II: "Are We Still Married?"
Stille Nacht IV: "Can't Go Wrong Without You"
Jan ŠVANKMAJER
Percy STOW & Cecil HEPWORTH
Richard TAYLOR
QUAY Brothers
QUAY Brothers
Feature film
Short film
Short film
Music video
Music video
Mixed
Live action
Cels
Stop-motion
Stop-motion
UK All 2011 May 23
2002 The Twelve Kingdoms: Shadow of the Moon, the Sea of Shadow KOBAYASHI Tsuneo et al. TV series Digital[2] USA A? 2011 Aug 16
2004–2009 Animation Express Various Short film Various Canada
USA
All
All
2009 Oct 27
2010 Jun 08
2005 MirrorMask Dave McKEAN Feature film Mixed USA
Germany
France
Italy
All
All
B?
B?
2008 Nov 18
2008 Dec 04
2009 Jul 22
2010 Apr 07
2006 Peter & der Wolf
Pierre et le loup
Suzie TEMPLETON Short film Stop-motion Germany
France
All
B?
2008 Dec 05
2009 Sep 09
2007 Ghibli no E Shokunin: OGA Kazuo Ten: Totoro no Mori o Kaita Hito. TV special Documentary Japan All 2007 Dec 19
2008 $9.99 Tatia ROSENTHAL Feature film Stop-motion Australia B? 2010 Mar 03
2008–2009 Eve no Jikan YOSHIURA Yasuhiro Internet series Digital Japan A? 2011 Jan 25
2009 Mary and Max Adam ELLIOT Feature film Stop-motion Australia
France
USA
Germany
All
All
A
B?
2009 Oct 21
2010 Feb 09
2010 Feb 09
2010 Dec 02
2009 The Secret of Kells Tomm MOORE Feature film Digital USA
UK
All
B?
2010 Oct 05
2010 Nov 01
Bibliography
1. Release has only the American audio but as this special was made exclusively for export there is no original Japanese audio.
2. The series is high-definition-native, despite its age, Japan having had some form of HDTV since the mid-1990s (but it only really taking off there, as elsewhere, in the mid-2000s).
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