I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (君の膵臓をたべたい, Kimi no Suizō o Tabetai) is a 2018 theatrical anime film based on Yoru Sumino’s novel. The film adaptation was produced by Studio VOLN, and the staff credits include director and screenplay writer Shin’ichirō Ushijima, character designer loundraw, and music composed by Hiroko Sebu. The series was first released in Japanese theaters in July 2018 followed by a proper nationwide release in September 2018, and published by Aniplex.
Note: This post has been updated in August 2023 to reflect the current blog layout and some minor tweaks to the original write-up.
Background:
“My unforgettable spring. The best time of her life.
A high school boy stumbles across a secret journal in a hospital one day. He soon finds out the diary belongs to his classmate, a girl named Sakura Yamauchi, who is revealed to be suffering from a terminal illness in her pancreas and only has a few months left to live. A secret they share that brings their hearts closer together.”
Plot Synopsis via Manga Entertainment, February 2020.
Now despite the bizarre naming of the story, I Want to Eat Your Pancreas is actually one of those coming-of-age sad stories in a similar vein to A Silent Voice which was given an anime film a few years ago. I won’t go into any spoilers because I have yet to watch it at the time of this post but I think it’s one best watched without knowing much of the plot. The novel source material has been picked up for English reading by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Aniplex of America acquired the English rights for I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, and has allowed Manga Entertainment to sub-license the film for the United Kingdom and Ireland territories. Manga Entertainment was also allowed to release the film as a regular Blu-ray and DVD release which is perfectly fine by me, considering the high prices that Aniplex of America are known for.
Regular Edition & On-Disc Contents:
Distributor: Manga Entertainment
Released: 24th February 2020
This regular edition release for I Want to Eat Your Pancreas contains the film on a single Blu-ray disc, which were encoded and authored by Madman Entertainment. The audio options available include Japanese with English subtitles and the Bang Zoom! English dub commissioned by Aniplex of America. The white subtitles are unlockable during playback, and the disc region is locked to B for Blu-ray players.
Blu-ray Specs:
| Languages | English, Japanese |
| Audio | English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 |
| Video | 1080p High Definition Native format 1.78:1 aspect ratio |
| Region | B |
| Subtitles | English |
| Locked Subtitles | No |
| Discs | 1 BD-50 |
Blu-ray On-Disc Extra Features:
- Trailers and Commercials (Japanese & English Versions)
- Textless Opening
- Opening Theme Song “Fanfare” Anime Film
- Theatrical Release Special
- English Dub Bloopers “We Want to Eat Robbie’s Pancreas”
- Madman Entertainment Trailers
Unboxing Photos:
Final Notes:
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas is available to own on Blu-ray & DVD from Manga Entertainment. You can order the film on Blu-ray and DVD on Amazon UK.
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