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{{quote|''"Limited to [[Exact Words|the number they can sell]]."''
|'''Jerry Seinfeld'''}}
Films and video games are commonly being released in two versions: the [[Vanilla Edition]], and a better, souped-up edition with exclusive [[Bonus Material]]. With movies, you can expect deleted scenes, filmmaker interviews, [[Unrated Edition|never-before-seen footage]], commentary tracks and so forth. Video games tend to offer a shiny metal case, developer artwork, bonus characters or the [[Strategy Guide]]. Concept art, a "making-of" featurette, background story information, character biographies, [[Multiple Endings|alternate endings]] and [[Feelies|trinkets]] are common with both media.
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* ''[[Hellsing|Hellsing Ultimate]]'' does this with multiple releases, there's the single disc version, with just the OVA, there's the Two-Disc Version with commentary and a special features disc, there's also the Two-Disc Steelbox which comes has the two discs in a nice steelbox case, and sometimes comes with an artbook. You can still find the Steelboxes for a decent price brand new, but all the other editions are just as expensive.
* Each disc of the US release of ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya|The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' came out in both a [[Vanilla Edition]] and a Limited Special Collectors' Ultimate Edition, with the latter version including soundtrack CDs and bonus DVDs featuring the episodes presented in original broadcast order.
** This was also done with the US release of ''[[Lucky Star]]'' (except for the last volume). Turned out it was almost a money black hole for the producer.
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* AnimEigo has been doing the "preorder" version of this with their Blu-Ray re-releases of their back catalog (so far, ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]'', ''[[Otaku no Video]]'', and ''[[Riding Bean]]'') having bonus items that will not be available with the regular Blu-Ray releases.
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* DC Comics with their "Absolute" line of comic releases, which gives the deluxe treatment to well-known classic series like ''[[Watchmen]]'', ''Batman: The Long Halloween'', ''Kingdom Come'', ''[[The Sandman]]'' - who just might be the only comic-book series to be given this treatment for its entire range in four volumes, and many more. These releases are often housed in a hardcover case and include original scripts, alternate cover treatments, introductions and commentary by the creators of the various series and much more. They're also printed at a larger size than normal, giving the artwork more room to be appreciated. Of course, they come at a premium (most sets cost between $150 and $175).
* Dark Horse Comics released [[Sin City]] in an "Archival Edition", putting all the various series in their own hardcover book (plus a special making-of book), and subsequently housing them in two dustproof hardcover cases. Ponying up the money for the two "Archival" releases will set you back to the tune of $400.
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== Film ==
* Anchor Bay is infamous for this. The sheer amount of Limited Editions they've released for the ''[[Evil Dead]]'' and ''[[Halloween (film)|Halloween]]'' movies is mind-boggling.
** The Evil Dead films are likely the best example of this trope. Excluding the VHS/DVD releases from Elite Entertainment (who owned the rights to the films before Anchor Bay), Evil Dead and its sequel were released four separate times for DVD, and will be released in 2010 as a deluxe Blu-Ray set. Every DVD release has had features that are unique, plus special packaging for each.
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