Editing Perfect Blue (section)

== Release schedule ==

''Perfect Blue'' premiered on August 5, 1997, at the [[Fantasia International Film Festival|Fantasia Film Festival]] in Montreal, Canada,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fantasiafestival.com/uploads/Archives/Programmes-et-affiches/FT97-Programme.pdf|access-date=May 6, 2019|publisher=Fantasia Film Festival|page=64|title=Perfect Blue|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506173116/https://fantasiafestival.com/uploads/Archives/Programmes-et-affiches/FT97-Programme.pdf|archive-date=May 6, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and had its general release in Japan on February 28, 1998.<ref>{{cite book|title=Art of Satoshi Kon|page=124|last=Kon|first=Satoshi|date=August 5, 2015|publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics]]|location=New York City}}</ref>

The film was also released on [[Universal Media Disc|UMD]] by [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]] on December 6, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com/index.asp?p=CatalogDetail&SKU=PSM2035&PriCatID=8 |title=PSP Perfect Blue |access-date=August 16, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060125031151/http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com/index.asp?p=CatalogDetail&SKU=PSM2035&PriCatID=8 |archive-date=January 25, 2006 }}</ref> It featured the film in widescreen, leaving the film kept within black bars on the [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]]'s 16:9 screen. This release also contains no special features and only the English audio track. The film was released on [[Blu-ray]] and [[DVD]] in [[Blu-ray Disc#Region codes|Region B]] by [[Anime Limited]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://screenanarchy.com/2014/03/now-on-blu-ray-perfect-blue-gets-some-much-needed-attention-from-anime-ltd-uk.html|title=Now on Blu-ray: PERFECT BLUE Gets Some Much Needed Attention From Anime Ltd. (UK)|first=Josh|last=Hurtado|date=March 2, 2014|website=[[Screen Anarchy]]|access-date=January 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202013444/http://screenanarchy.com/2014/03/now-on-blu-ray-perfect-blue-gets-some-much-needed-attention-from-anime-ltd-uk.html|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/23/perfect-blue-out-on-dvd|title=Perfect Blue, out this week on DVD & Blu-ray|first=Phelim|last=O'Neill|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=November 23, 2013|access-date=January 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202103551/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/23/perfect-blue-out-on-dvd|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In the U.S., ''Perfect Blue'' aired on the [[Encore (TV network)|Encore]] cable television network and was featured by the [[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]] on December 10, 2007, as part of its Ani-Monday block. In Australia, ''Perfect Blue'' aired on the [[SBS (Australian TV channel)|SBS Television Network]] on April 12, 2008, and previously sometime in mid 2007 in a similar timeslot.

The film had a theatrical re-release in the United States by [[GKIDS]] on September 6 and 10, 2018, with both English dubbed and subtitled screenings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2018-08-03/fandango-lists-fathom-events-screenings-of-perfect-blue-film-in-u.s/.135019|title=Fandango Lists Fathom Events Screenings of Perfect Blue in U.S.|first=Alex|last=Mateo|date=August 3, 2018|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803194046/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2018-08-03/fandango-lists-fathom-events-screenings-of-perfect-blue-film-in-u.s/.135019|archive-date=August 3, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> GKIDS and [[Shout! Factory]] released the film on Blu-ray Disc in North America on March 26, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Perfect Blue Blu-ray |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=24342 |website=Blu-ray.com |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212123524/https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=24342 |archive-date=December 12, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>