{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-24T16:27:30.852Z","story":{"id":"r_ad6f7ad9d85444e6965c30c6","slug":"guardian-of-the-camphor-tree-blu-ray-and-dvd-set-for-august-release","url":"https://yomimono.id/guardian-of-the-camphor-tree-blu-ray-and-dvd-set-for-august-release","headline":"The Guardian of the Camphor Tree Blu-Ray and DVD Set for August Release","summary":"The theatrical anime \"The Guardian of the Camphor Tree\" will release on Blu-ray and DVD on August 12. Early reservations at participating retailers by June 14 include an autographed postcard from director Tomohiko Ito. The film adapts Keigo Higashino's novel and follows a young man who becomes the guardian of a shrine's camphor tree.","why_it_matters":"The home video release gives a second window to a theatrical film based on a Naoki Prize-winning novel, with a director known for major franchise work.","published_at":"2026-05-24T14:15:49.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Anime Hack"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime Hack","title":"The Guardian of the Camphor Tree Blu-ray & DVD to be Released in August; Early Reservers at Participating Stores to Receive Autograph from Director Tomohiko Ito","url":"https://anime.eiga.com/news/126581"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["クスノキの番人"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["伊藤智彦","山口つばさ"],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false}}}