Cult-Classic Anime Summer Wars Gets Amazon-Exclusive 4K Steelbook Edition

First released in Japanese Theaters all the way back in 2009, Summer Wars was a massive critical and commercial hit at the time. The film tells the story of Kenji--a moderator for a virtual reality world that has become entwined with everyday life--who gets roped into a scheme to pose as a fake boyfriend to his friend Natsuki.

Things go haywire for Kenji after a rogue AI program steals his online identity and he's accused for hacks that lead to real-world catastrophes, and he has to unite Natsuki's family to help him stop an imminent cyber-apocalypse.

While this will be the first time Summer Wars has released on 4K, it's not the first standard 1080p Blu-ray release. Funimation published the first Blu-ray edition back in 2011, and it has been reissued in the years since. That said, Summer Wars has been out of print for a while now. The standard Blu-ray edition releases alongside the Limited Edition Steelbook on April 1 and is up for preorder for $27.

Summer Wars director Mamoru Hosoda adapted the story into a serialized manga that began around the same time the film hit theaters. Fans of Summer Wars should check it out if they want to spend more time in its world. There's a cheap and convenient way to get the full run, too. The 589-page Summer Wars: Complete Edition paperback omnibus is available for only $20.54 (was $25) at Amazon.