DVD release - Kitaro (BCI Eclipse) available on October 28, 2008

US distributor BCI Eclipse will be releasing Katsuhide Motoki's Kitaro (Gegege no Kitaro, 2007) on region 1 DVD on October 28th.

Plot: A half-human, half-yokai named Kitaro (Eiji Wentz) lives in a tree house with other yokai (monsters). When a series of events leads to his friend Kento coming into possession of a powerful glowing stone that belongs to the Fox spirits, he and his yokai friends must keep the stone out of the wrong hands to save the human race from destruction.

Specs: Region 1, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen, DVD-9. Japanese DTS-ES and Dolby Digital EX audio tracks with selectable English subtitles. English-dubbed track also available. Features include:

• TV special: "Yokai In The City"
• Making-of featurette
• TV spots
• Trailers

Available at the following retailer(s) on October 28, 2008:

Trailer: