GKIDS Just Announced a Ridiculously Cool Slate of New 4K UHD and Blu-ray Releases, Including the First DVD Release for This Anime Masterpiece

Media distributor GKIDS announced four new home video releases "built specifically for collectors" during its 2026 Anime Expo panel. The distributor unveiled three new collector’s editions of beloved anime films, in addition to the first-ever Blu-ray release for Hideaki Anno’s Love & Pop (1998). All four of the new physical editions will be releasing this fall and are now available to preorder exclusively from GKIDS: The new collector's editions feature 4K restorations of Nobuhiro Yamashita's Linda Linda Linda (2005), Mamoru Oshii's Angel's Egg (1985), and Kiyotaka Oshiyama's Look Back (2024). Aside from digital bonus features (detailed below), the collector’s editions also come with physical booklets. All four movies come with new artwork in "premium collectible" packaging. The official GKIDS announcement describes the list as a combination of "new and classic titles" that "highlight GKIDS’ ongoing commitment to preserving and celebrating feature films... through high-quality physical media." Mamoru Oshii’s Angel’s Egg is an influential work of animation from the ‘80s, while the vibrant and experimental Love & Pop was Hideaki Anno's first commercial live-action movie in the late '