The official website for the Code Geass: Akito the Exiled anime project revealed on Thursday that the anime's fourth episode will ship on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in Japan on October 28. The limited edition and the regular edition of the Blu-ray Disc will both include English subtitles. The standard-edition DVD will not include English subtitles.

The limited-edition version of the Blu-ray Disc will also include: 24 pages of liner notes, a post card, a picture drama, the theatrical trailer, a TV ad collection, audio commentary, a sleeve case drawn by character designer Takahiro Kimura , and a jacket drawn by chief animation director Shuichi Shimamura . The limited edition retails for 6,800 yen (about US$55)

The standard-edition Blu-ray Disc will include the theatrical preview, the TV ad collection, and the jacket illustrated by Shimamura. The standard edition retails for 5,800 yen (US$47).

The fourth episode, "Nikushimi no Kioku Kara" (From the Memories of Hatred), will premiere in Japan on July 4. The series was originally slated for four episodes, but Sunrise producer Yoshitaka Kawaguchi announced last month that the project will have a fifth episode. The fifth episode will be titled "Itoshiki Mono-tachi e" (To Those Who are Precious), and is slated to premiere this fall.

Thanks to WTK for the news tip.