ings ▁are ▁cle ans ed ▁of ▁their ▁imp ure ▁orig ins ▁and ▁restored ▁to ▁the ▁children ▁as ▁pure ▁articles ▁of ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁cre ative ▁process . ▁It ' s ▁an ▁ending ▁that ▁sm acks ▁of ▁protest ▁via ▁contrast , ▁as ▁Mur ak ami ▁is ▁clearly ▁asking : ▁Why ▁must ▁we ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁world ▁in ▁which ▁this ▁ideal ism ▁is ▁na ï ve ?" ▁ ▁Release ▁history ▁ ▁J elly fish ▁E yes ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Bl u - ray ▁in ▁Japan ▁by ▁T oh o ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁American ▁art ▁house ▁distrib utor ▁Jan us ▁Films ▁acquired ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁dist ribute ▁J elly fish ▁E yes ▁in ▁North ▁America , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁released ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁The ▁C riter ion ▁Collection ▁released ▁J elly fish ▁E yes ▁for ▁Region ▁ 1 ▁on ▁DVD ▁and ▁Bl u - ray , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁include ▁a ▁new ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁film ' s ▁director ▁Tak ashi ▁Mur ak ami , ▁two ▁new ▁document aries ▁about ▁the ▁film ' s ▁production , ▁a ▁tra iler ▁for ▁J elly fish ▁E yes ▁ 2 , ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁English ▁sub title ▁translation ▁for ▁the ▁film , ▁along ▁with ▁an ▁ess ay ▁on ▁the ▁film ▁by ▁critic ▁Glen ▁H elf