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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