03/18/2009: "AC Complete Commercial, "On the Way to a Smile" and Postcard Books, and Importing Information"

Kotaku has posted a 15-second television commercial for Advent Children Complete now airing in Japan.

Elsewhere, Final Fantasy Compilations brings the news that a book of "On the Way to a Smile" tales will go on sale in Japan the same day as AC Complete: April 16. This book will contain the original three stories along with four news ones focused on Nanaki, Yuffie, Shinra, and the Lifestream. It's also come to my attention that a postcard book is being published for an April 20th release date; it will feature 24 postcards with images from AC Complete.

Finally, I have noticed some concern and skepticism about the English-language teaser trailer for AC Complete, and given the tortuous history of the original AC's international versions, what with its constantly shuffled release dates, I don't blame anyone for feeling that way. Importing is an option that our visitors might want to look into, especially since the Japanese release of AC Complete has been confirmed to have an English-language dub (though it's not known if this will be the case with the Denzel OAV and/or any other bonus content). It is unknown at this time if AC Complete will be region-locked or region-free, but for those of you living in the Americas, India, or Southeast Asia, keep in mind that Japan is in the same Blu-Ray region.

For anyone interested in importing AC Complete, Play-Asia and CD Japan are currently taking preorders; they are both reliable, trustworthy online stores and come highly recommended. And of course, rest assured that we will post any new and concrete information concerning an international release of AC Complete as soon as we get it. Stay tuned!

Posted by Reeve at 09:24 AM EST