It is officially announced that TC Entertainment will release a HD new master edition Blu-ray of Gainax's classic two-episode OVA Otaku no Video in Japan on November 17, 2014 (Amazon Japan has listed it for December 26, though). In addition to the anime episodes, the set will also include a newly-recorded audio commentary by the staff, character reference collection (still images), and a newly-drawn leaflet (only for the first limited edition). The reference price is 6,264 yen (about US$60).
The original comedy OVA series was released in 1991, depicting the real otaku life in the early 1980s Japan. And its live-action segments "A Portrait of an Otaku" directed/filmed by Shinji Higuchi (Japan Sinks, Attack on Titan live-action films) featured the staff of Gainax at the time. It was later released by AnimEigo in the United States, and it is said that it helped to spread the recognition of the word "Otaku" through the fan community in the West.
Jacket image (tentative)
via: Otasuke
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