Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Nickelodeon USA Announces Plans To Release "The Legend Of Korra Book One: Air" On DVD And Blu-Ray On Tuesday 16th July 2013

UPDATE - Sunday 5th May 2013 - The entertainment news website IGN is reporting that Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Media Distribution has announced the very exciting Nickelodeon News that NHE & PHMD have decided to release the first chapter of Nickelodeon's original animated series (Nicktoon) "Legend of Korra", "The Legend of Korra Book One: Air", on DVD and on high definition (HD) Blu-Ray disc (BD) in North America (region 1) a week earlier than was first announced! Nick and Paramount will now release "Legend of Korra", "The Legend of Korra Book One: Air" on DVD and Blu-Ray disc (BD) on Tuesday 9th July 2013. You can find the full information here on NickALive!.
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The entertainment news website IGN is reporting in the following article that Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Media Distribution has announced the very exciting Nickelodeon News that NHE & PHMD will start to release Nickelodeon's original animated series (Nicktoon) "The Legend of Korra", the popular sequel series to "Avatar: The Last Airbender", on DVD and on high definition (HD) Blu-Ray, starting with the shows first chapter, called "The Legend of Korra Book One: Air", which will be released in North America (Region 1) on Tuesday 16th July 2013 and will feature all twelve episodes of the series so far.

The release of LoK on BD will mark the first TV series Nickelodeon has ever released on Blu-ray, and the Blu-ray will contain exclusive special features, including:

* Audio Commentaries from series creators, cast and crew for all 12 episodes.

* Series creators' Favorite Scenes: Eight Animatics

While there will be select audio commentaries on the DVD version, the Blu-ray version will be the only release to have commentaries for every single episode. There will also be an additional special feature that is available on both the DVD and Blu-ray:

* The Legend of Puppetbender Present "The Making of a Legend: The Untold Story" (original short)

"The Making of a Legend: The Untold Story" short features a comical look at the Korra characters, in puppet form, as they're interviewed about their adventures.

US "Legend of Korra" fans can pre-order "The Legend of Korra Book One: Air" now at the following link - http://j.mp/KorraBook1.

Amazon UK are planning to import "Legend of Korra Book One: Air" on Blu-Ray for British and Irish fans of "Legend of Korra", which you can sign up to be notified when you can purchase the BD disc here on amazon.co.uk.

As part of their article, IGN also unveiled the cover art for the DVD and Blu-ray releases of The Legend of Korra Book One: Air, which you can check out below:
The Legend of Korra Book One: Air - Exclusive Blu-Ray and DVD Release Date and Cover Art Reveal

Nickelodeon's first-ever TV series Blu-ray release includes exclusive special features.

The Legend of Korra made its big debut last year on Nickelodeon and IGN can now reveal details on the Book One DVD and Blu-Ray for the popular follow up series to Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Fans will be able to pick up The Legend of Korra Book One: Air on July 16th, 2013, which collects all twelve episodes of the series so far.

The Legend of Korra will mark the first TV series Nickelodeon has ever released on Blu-ray, and the Blu-ray will contain exclusive special features, including:

* Audio Commentaries from series creators, cast and crew for all 12 episodes.

* Series creators' Favorite Scenes: Eight Animatics

While there will be select audio commentaries on the DVD, the Blu-ray will be the only release to have commentaries on every single episode. There will also be an additional special feature that is available on both the DVD and Blu-ray:

* The Legend of Puppetbender Present “The Making of a Legend: The Untold Story” (original short)

“The Making of a Legend: The Untold Story” short features a comical look at the Korra characters, in puppet form, as they're interviewed about their adventures.

Fans can pre-order The Legend of Korra Book One: Air now at the following link - http://j.mp/KorraBook1 [direct link to the "The Legend of Korra - Book 1: Air" DVD and Blu-Ray disk product listings on the official Amazon USA website, Amazon.com].

IGN also has the debut of the cover art for the DVD and Blu-ray releases of The Legend of Korra Book One: Air, which you can check out below.

[Blu-Ray cover art]


[DVD cover art]


Seychelle Gabriel ("Asami") talks Korra Book Two with IGN: