FUNimation Entertainment has detailed the Blu-ray release of director Ryôtarô Makihara's
Hal (
Haru), which features character designs from Io Sakisaka, the manga artist and creator of "Strobe Edge" and "Ao Haru Ride." The romantic sci-fi drama is produced by Wit Studio (
Attack on Titan) and arrives via Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on September 2nd.
Synopsis: Kurumi's heart was broken by the sudden death of her boyfriend in a tragic airplane accident. Forced to carry on without her beloved Hal, she fell into a reclusive and joyless existence. Kurumi had given up on the world, but a brilliant scientist devised a plan to win her back. By melding futuristic technology with the binary equivalent of human emotion, they created an ultra-lifelike robotic surrogate to take Hal's place... and lure Kurumi from her shroud of solitude.
Resistant at first, this shattered beauty slowly yielded to her feelings of longing and took comfort in the company of a robot. Though their unique bond grew stronger with each passing day, Kurumi and Hal would soon discover that nothing about their artificial love story was quite as it seemed.
The Blu-ray edition of
Hal is presented in 1080p with lossless English and Japanese audio and English subtitles. Special features include:
- Limited Edition Artbox
- Three Reversible Alternate Covers
- English Voice Actor Commentary
- Making Of: Production Process
- Making Of: Animatics & Scratch Tracks
- Original Trailer
- Textless Closing Song
- U.S. Trailer
- Trailers