Remember physical media? The team behind Arcane certainly does, as the Netflix series is getting the rare Blu-ray treatment

Taking this one as a win for preservation.

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Netflix’s animated League of Legends adaptation Arcane is getting a physical release, and it’s all thanks to GKIDS.

GKIDS is proud to announce the acquisition of global home entertainment rights to Season 1 of the worldwide phenomenon, #Arcane . 👊💥 We will release a full product array, including 4K, later this year. Stay tuned for updates! https://t.co/5RpUD4PEhr pic.twitter.com/0mHnby25gW — GKIDS Films (@GKIDSfilms) June 10, 2024

This is obviously great news for fans of the first season, as it means they can easily play it on loop without having to worry about having a stable internet condition, or, you know, paying for Netflix every month. In a statement, GKIDS founder and CEO Eric Beckman also said at the Annecy International Animation Festival “We are MONSTER fans of [Arcane]. Our team is having a blast collaborating with the creatives at Riot and Fortiche to put together an amazing package for the fans. This project was dreamt up on the lawn by the lake at Annecy, so we are extra happy to be able to announce this collaboration at the festival and true home of animation.”

GKIDS have been making lots of moves when it comes to physical distribution recently. For one, there’s the upcoming Science Saru series Dan Da Dan , which GKIDS will be doing a cinema and home release of , and it also acquired the North American rights to the very weird Angel’s Egg , a lesser known film from the director of Ghost in the Shell and Yoshitaka Amano, famed Final Fantasy artist .

Season 2 of Arcane is on the way later this year too, so fans of the series certainly have lots to look forward to.

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