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Arrow Films have now opened preorders for their forthcoming Gamera: The Complete Collection blu-ray set, and with that have finally revealed this full contents of this premium package.

In total the set includes all 12 Gamera films across 8 Blu-ray Discs, including 4k restorations of the Heisei era trilogy (Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, Gamera 2: Attack of Legion and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris). Also included are audio commentaries, cast and crew interviews and the worldwide premiere of Gammera the Invincible – the American version of the original 1965 film.

Physical extras include a hardback 120-page comic which includes a full-colour reprint of the four-issue 1996 Dark Horse comic book series, as well as as the first ever English language reprint of prequel comic The Last Hope by Matt Frank and Joshua Bugosh. There is also a perfect-bound 80-page book including a retrospective on the Gamera series, kaiju X-ray illustrations and much more!

Gamera: The Complete Collection will retail for $180 in the US and £149.99 in the UK. Early-bird preorders are available from Arrow and wherever you buy your blu-rays!

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In some exciting news from across the pond, Arrow Films announced earlier in the year they have plans to bring the Gamera franchise to the UK on home video for the first time in 2020. A recent article from NEO magazine has shed some light on what will be included on the set.

According to the article, the blu-ray set will feature all 12 films from the kaiju turtle’s cinematic library – stretching from 1965’s Gamera the Giant Monster all the way up to 2006’s Gamera the Brave. Additionally, the Heisei trilogy (1995’s Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, 1996’s Attack of Legion and 1999’s Revenge of Iris) will all be presented in new 4K masters.

Further details and pricing for the set are yet to be confirmed, however it is slated for release some time in the summer. Stay tuned to Tokunation for more news as it comes!

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It’s that time of month again, for a release of Tamashii Picup images for upcoming products from Tamashii Nations! This week sees the release of preview images for two very different monsters.

S.H. Monsterarts Gamera (1999), as we reported on yesterday, is based on the creatures’ appearance in the third film of the Heisei trilogy, Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris. The biggest draw of this release of course being the new translucent orange arm from the climax of the film. Gamera (1999) will be released in October 2018, as a retail release, for 10,800 yen.