Now Live For Pre-Order: Exclusive Editions of ‘LINDA LINDA LINDA’, ‘Look Back’, ‘Angel’s Egg’ and ‘LOVE & POP’
GKIDS, the Academy Award®-winning producer and distributor of acclaimed and artist-driven animation, announced during its Anime Expo 2026 industry panel a brand-new slate of home video releases available exclusively at the GKIDS online store. Built specifically for collectors, this lineup offers the definitive physical editions of four celebrated films. New Blu-ray editions of LINDA LINDA LINDA (2005), Look Back (2024), Angel’s Egg (1985) and LOVE & POP (1998) are now officially live for pre-order. Available only at https://store.gkids.com, each exclusive release features new artwork, premium collectible packaging and a wide range of bonus content.
The new run of titles highlights the breadth of the GKIDS home entertainment catalog, maintaining a focus on both highly beloved new release titles with Look Back, as well as ‘from the vault’ titles from beloved filmmakers with LINDA LINDA LINDA, Angel’s Egg, and LOVE & POP that come to collectors’ shelves in premium formats for the first time. GKIDS plans to reveal details on additional Look Back and Angel’s Egg editions in the future.
“As a team of home video collectors and enthusiasts we strive to honor the legacies and fandoms of the films and television shows that we distribute,” shared GKIDS’ Director of Home Entertainment, Alison Kozberg. “By investing in thoughtfully curated, enduring releases, we are preserving these landmark works for future generations. We hope to deepen connections to production history and craftsmanship, celebrate amazing artists, and create sets that are beautiful, meaningful and worth holding onto.”
These releases highlight GKIDS’s ongoing commitment to preserving and celebrating feature films and beloved series through high-quality physical media. GKIDS released its first store exclusive in 2022 with an expansive, limited-run Ultimate Edition of the critically acclaimed NEON GENESIS EVANGELION. The set spanned the entire television series, two films, merchandise, and included over seven hours of bonus features, marking the first time the influential anime series became available on Blu-ray in North America. GKIDS continued its dedication to elevating influential animation in 2024 with the Limited Run Collector’s Edition release of ARCANE Season 1, from Riot Games, followed by ARCANE Season 2 in 2025. Both home entertainment releases of the globally loved animation were met to resounding recognition from fans for its attention to detail and premier bonuses. Each release has been carefully curated to deliver a premium, collector-focused home entertainment experience. More details on each title can be found below:
LINDA LINDA LINDA Collector’s Edition (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray)
- Release Date: August 25, 2026
- Features a rigid outer case and specialty packaging, with bonus content such as an exclusive sticker sheet, a new essay “There’s a Beauty that Can’t Be Seen in Photos” by David Ehrlich, behind the scenes featurette and more.
Look Back Collector’s Edition (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray)
- Release Date: September 8, 2026
- Contains bonus features like The Making of Look Back, audio commentary, director and cast interviews, trailers, a 160-page art booklet and more.
Angel’s Egg Collector’s Edition (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray)
- Release Date: September 22, 2026
- With specialty packaging featuring stunning artwork by Yoshitaka Amano, additional bonuses include four exclusive art cards illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano, an exclusive booklet featuring a new essay by Danielle Burgos and more.
LOVE & POP (HD Blu-ray)
- Release Date: October 6, 2026
- Bonus features include an exclusive booklet, Hideaki Anno: EVANGELION and LOVE & POP, TV Spots, Teasers & Trailers, plus more!
The synopses for each of these acclaimed films follow:
LINDA LINDA LINDA Synopsis:
For Kei, Kyoko, and Nozomi, their dream of playing the final high school concert together is dashed when their lead vocalist quits the band. Desperate, they recruit the very first person they see: Korean exchange student Song, played by Doona Bae (THE HOST, BROKER), whose comprehension of Japanese is limited at best. It’s a race against time as the group struggles to learn three songs in three days for the festival’s rock concert.
LINDA LINDA LINDA is an effervescent, tenderhearted snapshot of youth about the unparalleled joy of jamming out with your friends. The soundtrack fuses bangers from iconic Japanese bands The Blue Hearts and Base Ball Bear with original music composed by James Iha of The Smashing Pumpkins. The beloved classic from Nobuhiro Yamashita (GHOST CAT ANZU) is acknowledged by many as one of the greatest Japanese films of the 21st century. In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the utterly charming and timeless classic returns with an all-new 4K restoration.
©︎LINDA LINDA LINDA Film Partners
Look Back Synopsis:
Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino. What starts as jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared passion for drawing.
Based on the acclaimed manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the creator of “Chainsaw Man”, Look Back captures the highs and lows of pursuing artistic excellence and the special bonds formed through creative collaboration. The heart-wrenching story is the stunning feature-length directorial debut from Kiyotaka Oshiyama that will leave you in tears and inspire you to chase your own artistic dreams.
©TATSUKI FUJIMOTO/SHUEISHA
©2024 Look Back Film Partners
Angel’s Egg Synopsis:
In an underwater city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms. A boy with a gun arrives in search of a bird he saw in his dream. At first, it seems as if feelings of sympathy are developing between the two.
Forty years after the film’s original release, GKIDS is proud to present an all-new 4K restoration of the film, supervised by director Mamoru Oshii.
The film is a creative collaboration between acclaimed director Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell), who wrote and directed the feature, and revered artist Yoshitaka Amano (Final Fantasy, Vampire Hunter D). The film beautifully intertwines Oshii’s thematic reflections on philosophy and theology with Amano’s distinctive ink painting style, culminating in an arrestingly beautiful hand-drawn allegorical fantasy.
©︎YOSHITAKA AMANO ©M.O/Y.A/TKM, TJC
LOVE & POP Synopsis:
July 1997. Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends spend the summer going on dates with older men for money. Armed with only a cellphone, Hiromi sets out to date her way to ¥128,000 in order to purchase an expensive topaz ring before the mall closes for the day.
Based on the novel by Ryū Murakami, LOVE & POP is the commercial live action debut from Hideaki ANNO, chief director of EVANGELION Series, one of the most celebrated anime works of all time. The film is radical in its stylistic approach to teenage ennui, taking to the seedy streets of Shibuya with handheld digicams, distorted lenses, and a barrage of unconventional camera angles. Criminally underseen for years, LOVE & POP remains a singular portrait of Japanese youth coming of age in the approach to the 21st century.
©1998 Love & Pop Productions.