This holiday season, treat the family or the film collector in your life to the critically acclaimed films of LAIKA, who set a new benchmark for stop-motion animation. Anime Limited, in association with LAIKA, are excited to reveal the brand-new 4K UHD & Blu-ray Limited Edition Steelbooks for these cult classic films, which are available to pre-order now from all good retailers.

Directed by Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas) and widely considered one of the best animated films of all time, the dark fantasy Coraline celebrates its 15th anniversary by leading the line-up alongside the fantasy comedy The Boxtrolls on 2nd December 2024, with the family horror ParaNorman and action fantasy Kubo and the Two Strings following on 16th December. The films all received Academy Award nominations for Best Animated Film in their respective release years, with Kubo and the Two Strings also winning the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Films. Returning these celebrated films to the wider market just in time for the holidays marks Anime Limited’s continued commitment to celebrated animated film and physical media, even beyond Japanese animation.

Each title will be available on both 4K UHD & Blu-ray Limited Edition Steelbook (limited to 2,000 copies each across all retailers), as well as Standard Edition Blu-ray. Pre-orders are open now in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France, and will also be available in Italy, Germany, Benelux, Spain, and Portugal through PLAION PICTURES.

Each film comes with special features (I love those!) and they are as follows.

Coraline.

Bonus Features (included on the Blu-ray disc) include Making Of featurettes, an audio commentary with director Henry Selick and composer Bruno Coulais, concept art, deleted scenes, and more.

The Boxtrolls

Bonus Features (included on the Blu-ray disc) include Making Of featurettes, an audio commentary with directors Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi, concept art, and more.

Paranorman

The 4K UHD and Blu-ray Limited Edition Steelbook includes the film on both 4K UHD and Blu-ray discs, while the Standard Edition Blu-ray includes the film on one Blu-ray disc.

Bonus Features (included on the Blu-ray disc) include Making Of featurettes, an audio commentary with writer/director Chris Butler and Co-Director Sam Fell, concept art, and more.

Kubo and the Two Strings

The 4K UHD and Blu-ray Limited Edition Steelbook includes the film on both 4K UHD and Blu-ray discs, while the Standard Edition Blu-ray includes the film on one Blu-ray disc.

Bonus Features (included on the Blu-ray disc) include Making Of featurettes, an audio commentary with director/producer Travis Knight, concept art, an audio descriptive track, and more.

Treat yourself (or someone else) this holiday season with some of all of these animated gems!