Guillotine

Since it’s almost Halloween, and since I happen to be watching Soul Eater at the moment I thought I’d mention a few things about the upcoming part 1 DVD  set Funimation will be releasing.

First off… Here is a clip from Funimation of the first episode dubbed in English:

There is no official release date for the DVD announced yet, and according to what was said during the Funimation Virtual Panel they are still in the process of dubbing. All that’s been said so far is that it will be out in (early?) 2010.

Another interesting piece of info from the panel was about the box itself. If true then the package that the DVD set will be released in is supposed to look and feel like human skin. Creepy enough for you? I’m wondering if this will be a special edition or if there is only one version being released. I’d rather avoid the skin box if possible. After watching the first half of the 51 episodes I understand the reason for this packaging, but whether it’s a good idea or not is another matter. It reminds me of the Evil Dead: Book Of The Dead edition DVD which I also passed on in favor of a standard cased edition. I also recall when I worked retail that particular version of Evil dead never did much other than collect dust on the shelf. Guess we’ll see how the Soul Eater set does.

Update: The first 13 Episodes of Soul Eater will be released on DVD Feb 09, 2010.