'Tekkon Kinkreet' Tentative Japanese DVD Date Is June 27th 2007.

Now, all we have to do is hope for English Subtitles on this release, as per 'Mind Game'.

Still, we've been disappointed in recent days by the lack of inclusion for Subtitles on the Japanese DVD of 'Paprika' by Satoshi Kon, but releaved that the R2 UK DVD date still seems set for the Monday which follows the opening weekend in America. Hope that one sticks.

Still, for now, as we've done some request to blanket email Japanese Companies in the past - something I've semi-abandoned because I don't how well people respond to it; both readers here and companies there - I would say that the more vocal, regular coverage here is perhaps a little more subtle and successful at persuading companies of a non-domestic interest in their domestic releases.

That issue will perhaps never be resolved to everyone's taste, but there you go, we can at least keep plugging away at showing our love for stuff, in the hope things pull around to at least some extent as the years go by... for now, this Blu-Ray listing at CDJapan is hinting at the release for 'Tekkon Kinkreet' coming there this Summer (product code is ANSX-5022) and so I expect this to be cleared up relatively quickly with a publication of a Japanese Press Release online somewhere in the next 24 hours or so. Still, Sony has this and 'Paprika' for USA release.

Tekkon Kinkreet Website.
Tekkon Kinkreet New Trailer (downloadable Quicktime).
Tekkon Kinkreet Original Trailer (downloadable Quicktime).
Tekkon Kinkreet Teaser (downloadable Quicktime).
Tekkon Kinkreet TV Spot (downloadable Quicktime).