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Upcoming in Japan
Promos
Koji Yamamura?s (Mt Head) Muybridge?s StringsFate/Zero - due to hit Japanese TV in October
+Tic Neesan
VitaminX Addiction
K-on! movie
Persona 4
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira
Toaru Hikushi e no Tsuioku
Bones' Towa no Quon
Friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki,
Nyanpire
Anime
An 11th volume of the late Osamu Dezaki's Black Jack anime, based on Osamu Tezuka's medical thriller manga, is being produced. Akio Ohtsuka and Yuko Mizutani reprise their respective voice roles of Black Jack and Pinoko
* Gonzo will be collaborating Hatsune Miku character design KEI on Copihan
* A new Lupin III TV special will air on NTV this fall.
* An anime adaptation of Future Diary will hit Japanese TV this fall
* Anime studio Production I.G has posted an English language introduction and staff details for the upcoming 3DCG Appleseed XIII: Tartaros.
Based on the original graphic novel Appleseed, created by Shirow Masamune (Ghost in the Shell,Vexille), the story follows the exploits of the ES.W.A.T. special forces member Deunan Knute and her combat cyborg colleague Briareos at the city of Olympus after World War V. Though keeping Shirow's story setting and characters, Appleseed XIII features a completely original story plot, supervised by Shirow and written by Junichi Fujisaku, one of the main scriptwriters in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.
Appleseed XIII will be released in Japanese theaters as two feature films. The first one,Appleseed XIII: Tartaros will open June 13th, 2011. The second one, Appleseed XIII: Ouranos will be released on October 24th.
* Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion will be opening September 3rd, 2011 in Japan
* Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth and Negima! Magister Negi Magi: Anime Final will screen together starting August 27th.
* Monthly Shonen Ace recently revealed that Nana Mizuki (Hinata in Naruto, Wrath in the original Fullmetal Alchemist Anime and Lan Fan in Brotherhood) will be voicing the lead role, Saya in CLAMP/Production I.G collaberation Blood-C.
Additional cast members are now known to include
Kisaragi Tadayoshi: Keiji Fujiwara (Maes Hughes in Fullmetal Alchemist)
Nanahara Fumito: Kenji Nojima (Clark Kent in the Japanese Smallville dub)
Amino Yuuka: Masumi Asano (Black Rose in .hack)
Motoe Nono and Nene: Misato Fukuen (Yoshika Miyafuji in Strike Witches)
Tomofusa Itsuki: Atsushi Abe (Toma Kamijo in A Certain Magical Index)
Tokizane Shinichiro: Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Masamune Date in Tono to Issho)
Tsutsutori Kanako: Miho Miyagawa (Cynthia in Claymore)The Blood-C anime will consist of an anime series, slated to hit Japanese TV in July, and an anime movie - both directed by XXXHoLic's Tsutomu Mizushima. The new incarnation of Production I.G's vampire franchise features story and character design by popular manga creator team CLAMP.
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Studio Ghibli has revealed the cast for Goro Miyazaki's second anime movie, an adaptation of Chizuru Takahashi and Tetsuro Sayama's manga Kokuriko-Zaka Kara (From Kokuriko Hill). Masami Nagasawa (live action versions of Mitsuru Adachi's sports manga Touch and Rough, Godzilla Final Wars, Godzilla vs. Mothra vs. Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS) plays the heroine, a girl named Komatsuzaki growing up in Yokohama in the 60's. Junichi Okada (Prince Arren in Goro Miyazaki's Tales from Earthsea adaptation) plays the male lead.Other case members include Takeshita Keiko (in Phoenix in Tezuka adaptations, Odette in Toei's Swan Lake), Ishida Yuriko (San in Princess Mononoke, Yuria in the latest Fist of the North Star revival), Jun Fubuki (won a Japanese Academy Award for Muno no hito), Naitou Takeshi (the father in Spirited Away), Kazama Shiyunsuke (Yugi in Yu-Gi-Oh), Nao Omori (Ichi in Ichi the Killer) and Kagawa Teruyuki (live action 20th Century Boys).
The movie hits Japanese theaters on July 16th.
* Dai Sato (Cowboy Bebop) will be scripting 3D CG Tekken Vengeance with Shinji Higuchi (Evangelion) story boarding
* s Someday Book has been adapted into an anime short by Pierrot Plus (Letter Bee, Beelzebub)
* Kitsune Tennouji's anthropomorphic assault rifle/gilr military four panel gag strip is being adapted into anime
* The newly launched site for Production I.G's adaptation of Bunny Drop has revealed the lead cast for the anime version of Yumi Unita's josei manga series. Hiroshi Tsuchida (Lightning McQueen in the Japanese dub of Cars, Tony Almeida in the Japanese dub of 24, Skullman in Skullman) plays 30 year old bachelor Daikichi, while nine year old Ayumi Matsura plays his six year aunt, Rin: the born-out-of-wedlock daughter of Daikichi's recently deceased grandfather.
The series will be airing on Fuji TV's Noitamina starting in July 7th.
A live action movie is also scheduled for an August 20th release. In that version, Sabu directs Death Note's Kenichi Matsuyama as Daikichi with Japanese Academy Awards "Rookie of the Year" as Rin.
Sci-fi No. 6 will also be premiering on Noitamina on July 7th
* Eiji Nonaka (Cromaertie High) and Maru Asakura's Double-J will be adapted into an anime series.
* Paperman, a first person shooter featuring paper characters, is getting a 3D adaptation
Manga
Black Rock Shooter will be getting a new manga in Young AceHiroya Oku will be pushing a Ganz one shot concerning the Joichiro Nishi character in Weekly Young Jump
Miki Yoshikawa's school comedy Yankee-kun to Megane-chan is ending after 23 volumes
Hiraoki Samura's Halcyon Lunch will be ending in good! Afternoon, with his new series Beageruta launching this July in Nemesis
A limited volume volume 11.5 edition of the Fullmetal Alchemist movie with a new story from creator Hiromu Arakawa will be offered with the premiere of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood movie movie.
4-Koma Nano Ace's Barcode Geass: Lelouch of the Sales features Code Geass characters as convenience store workers
Shueisha announced plans to launch a new "pure manga magazine" this summer
Arina Tanemura (Full Moon O Sagashite) will be launching a new manga in Margaret
Kiminori Wakasugi's (Detroit Metal City) new advertising manga Kappei is launching in Young Animal
Live Action
Motorcycle racing manga Kirin is being adapted into a live action TV drama, slated to hit Japan TV this fall* Eita, Ryuhei Maruyama, Kyoko Fukada, Kippei Shiina, Tsuyoshi Abe, Takashi Ukaji, Yusuke Hirayama and Minoru Matsumoto have been cast for the live action adaptation of renegade motorcycle cop manga Wild 7.
* Naoyuki Ochiai's Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance will be adapted into a live action movie
* Katsuhito Ishii's adaptation of Shohei Manabe's Smuggler, released in North America by Tokyopop
* former boxing Shinji Takehara and Yusuke Ochiai?s manga Thanatos: Mushikera no Kobushi will be adaptated into a live action movie with Hidenori Tokuyama ad the lead and boxers Ishimatsu Guts, Koichi Wajima, and Leopard Tamakuma making cameos
* Masanori Morita's boxing manga Rokudenashi Blues is being adapted into a TV drama. Aya Omasa and Rie Kitahara have been cast
* Takayuki Yamada (Densha Otoko/Train Man film, H2: Kimi to Ita Hibi), Haruka Kinami (20th Century Boys), Tsuyoshi Muro (Ooku, Yatterman), Shin Takuma (live-action Touch and Azusa Okamoto (Moyashimon) have been cast in "Dragon Quest-style" live-action television Yusha Yoshihiko to Mao no Shiro (The Hero Yoshihiko and the Devil King's Castle) , scheduled to air on Japanese TV starting July 8th.
* Osamu Tezuka's Ningen Konchuki (The Book of Human Insects/Human Metamorphosis) is being adapted into a live action TV Drama starring Minami (Battle Royale, Tomie Revenge, Sakuran, Detroit Metal City), Yukiya Kitamura (Michiko to Hatchin), Shingo Tsurumi (Hyouge Mono, L change the WorLd, Maho Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto), and Kyoko Matsunaga.
Vertical will be releasing the manga in North America.
* The live adaptation of Hana Kimi will feature AKB48's Atsuko Maeda
* The live action adaptation of classic masked wrestler anime/manga Tiger Mask is current planned for three films
* Takahiro Miki's live-action film adaptation of Yuuki Obata's We Were There (Bokura ga Ita) shojo romance manga will be two films with Toma Ikuta (Akihabara @ DEEP) and Yuriko Yoshitaka (Gantz) in the lead roles.
* a film and an online project will be adapting Aki Katsu's Futari Ecchi (Futari H) - released in North America as Manga Sutra by Tokyopop
Director Kazuhiro Yokoyama's film version will star Yuri Morishita and Riki Miura (Here is Greenwood) as the couple Yura and Makoto Onoda. Other cast members include Miyuki Yokoyama as Rika Kawada, Atsushi Ninomiya as Yusuke Nagatsuka, Aimi Nakamura (GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka) as Makie Sugiyama, Hideki Nakamatsu as Manabu Okahama, Hidehiko Emi as Koichiro Matsuzaki, Takahiro Ochi as Yosaku Inagaki and Mika Kubota as Mai Nagao. Juri Sanemura is writing the screenplay.
The net version will star Nana Nanaumi and Shinnosuke Fukushima as the main couple Yura and Makoto. Other cast members include Takaso Kase as Akira Onoda, Sasa Handa (Tokyo University Story) as Sanae Onoda, Marumi Shiraishi as Akiko Onoda, Ayaka Tomoda as Rika Kawada, YUKIO as Taku Yamada, Natsumi Kamata (Phone Braver 7) as Jun Onoda, Rakuto Tochihara (Kamen Rider Hibiki) as Yosuke Inoue, Saki Seto (Hana Yori Dango 2 [Returns]) as Miyuki Kikuchi, Yukiko Suo as Makie Sugiyama, and Taro Suwa as Makoto's boss Katori.
The Korean live action City Hunter
Prose
A Full Metal Panic "Spin Out" light novel series, set 10 years after the original, by Naoto Ooguro with mech desinger Kanetake Ebikawa is due this summerLive Action
Cocoa Otoko vocalist Kamakari Kenta will be the lead in a music based on shonen classic Saint Seiya
Upcoming in North America
Bandai Entertainment
Bandai has licensed Bones' unusual mecha series Star Driver for North American release(no idea if this is a spoiler)
The series was animated by Bones, the studio responsible for Cowboy Bebop The Movie, Eureka
Seven, Wolf?s Rain, Sword of the Stranger, and many other series. The story focuses on a remote island where a secret organization plans to reactive giant mobile suits known as Cybodies that can be controlled by pilots known as StarDrivers. A young outsider, Takuto, vows to stop them.
The series is directed by Takuya Igarashi, with character designs by Yoshiyuki Ito and Hiroka and Misa Mizuya.Also, at Sakura Con this weekend, Bandai Entertainment announced that the previously announced titles The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya movie and Gundam 00 movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer would be released on DVD as well as Blu-Ray for North America
Classic Media
World Events Productions, the company that worked with Toei to produce the Voltron localizations from Beast King GoLion and Armored Fleet Dairugger XV, has signed a new home video partnership with Classic Media, with plans to release the '80s mecha adventure on DVD after the new Voltron Force's June Nicktoon premiere.Voltron: Defender of the Universe - The Legend Begins, collecting the first 7 episode of "Lion Force" Voltron, will be released in August for $12.98 SRP.
Bonus features will include:
Voltron 101 - An introduction to many of the elements that made the classicVoltronseries such a hit in the '80s
Voltron Art Slide Show: An exclusive slideshow that features fan art and interpretations of the classic Voltron characters
Voltron Force Sizzle Reel: A peek at the new Voltron Force series which takes place 5 years after the classic series concludedUntil recently, the Voltron DVD license was held by Media Blasters, who released the series along with the original Beast King GoLion and Armored Fleet Dairugger XV material.
Dark Horse
GATE 7 VOLUME 1 TP
CLAMP (W/A)
On sale Oct 12
b&w, 200 pages
$10.99
TP, 5 1/8" x 7 1/4"An innocent sightseeing trip to Kyoto opens up a magical realm to shy high schooler Chikahito Takamoto! Visiting a legendary shrine, Chikahito finds himself in the mystical world of Hana and her comrades?and his immunity to their powers leads them to believe that he's no ordinary, awkward teenager! Protecting our world from violent elemental beasts, Hana and her team welcomes the confused Chikahito?who isn't quite sure that he wants to be caught in the middle of their war! One's thing's certain, though, since he's smitten with aloof, childlike warrior Hana, he's along for the ride, for better or worse!
? 2011 by CLAMP. All rights reserved. English translation rights arranged with PYROTECHNTIST CO. LTD., Tokyo.
BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL VOLUME 24: MASSACRE TP
Hiroaki Samura (W/A)On sale Oct 26
b&w, 208 pages
$19.99
TP, 5 3/4" x 8 1/4"
? 2011 by Hiroaki Samura. All rights reserved. New and adapted artwork and text copyright 2011 Dark Horse Comics, Inc.
BRIDE OF THE WATER GOD VOLUME 9 TP
Mi-Kyung Yun (W/A)On sale Oct 12
b&w, 192 pages
$9.99
TP, 5 7/8" x 8 1/4"
OH MY GODDESS! VOLUME 19 TP
Kosuke Fujishima (W/A)On sale Oct 26
b&w, 248 pages
$11.99
TP, 5 1/8? x 7 3/16?? 2011 Mi-Kyung Yun and Seaul Cultural Publishers, Inc. Translation ? Dark Horse Comics, Inc.
VAMPIRE HUNTER D VOLUME 17: TYRANT'S STARS PARTS 3 AND 4 NOVEL
Hideyuki Kikuchi (W) and Yoshitaka Amano (A)On sale Oct 5
b&w, 300 pages
$14.99
Novel, 5" x 7"Del Rey
On May 10, Kodansha USA released volume 13 of Hiro Mashima's (Rave Master) shonen adventure Fairy Tail and volume 10 of Peach-Pit's (DearS, Rozen Maiden) magical girl series Shugo Chara. The second volume of Natsumi Ando's Arisa and volume 29 of Ken Akamatsu's Negima! will be released on May 17th.These manga series were previously released in North America by Del Rey, until their manga line was closed in later 2010 - though the publisher is continuing some original English language titles, such as Jason Thompson and Victor Hao's King of RPGs (volume 2 to be released May 24th). Japanese licensor Kodansha will now be releasing the former Del Rey titles through their Kodansha Comics label.
Upcoming Kodansha Comics releases include:
May 24:
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex vol. 1, by Yu Kinutani
Ninja Girls vol. 5, by Hosana Tanaka
Rave Master (omnibus) vols. 33-35, by Hiro MashimaJune 14:
Air Gear vol. 18, by Oh!Great
Negima!? Neo vol. 7, by Ken Akamatsu (Final volume)
Negima! Omnibus Reissue vol. 1, by Ken Akamatsu
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney vol. 1, by Kenji Kuroda and CAPCOMJune 28:
Monster Hunter Orage vol. 1, by Hiro MashimaJune 21:
Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei vol. 9, by Koji Kumeta
The Wallflower vol. 25, by Tomoko HayakawaDiscotek Media
Discotek Media, who generally releases older anime such as Fist of the North Star and Animal Treasure Island (featuring early work by Hayao Miyazaki), posted on their Facebook page that they "decided to license something newer..." accompanied by cover art from DN Angel.FUNimation
FUNimation has licensed the live adaptation of Rei Mikamoto's Kyonyu Dragon aka The Big Tits Dragon.8/2/11
Casshern Sins: Complete Collection (Blu-ray / DVD Combo)Eden of the East Movie 2: Paradise Lost (Blu-ray / DVD Combo)
Spice and Wolf: Season 1 Collection (Blu-ray)
Spice and Wolf: Season 2 Collection (Blu-ray / DVD Combo)
Tsubasa, RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE: Season 2 Collection (DVD)
Tsubasa, RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE: Season 2 Collection (Blu-ray) (S.A.V.E. Edition)8/9/11
Ah! My Goddess: Season 2 Collection (S.A.V.E. Edition)8/16/11
Girls Bravo: Complete Collection
Sgt Frog: Season 3 Collection, Part 28/30/11
Peacemaker: Complete Collection (Classic Line)
Shin-Chan: Season 3 Collection, Part 2
Shin-Chan: Season 3 Collection, Part 2
FUNimation Entertainment announced that it has also acquired the U.S. home entertainment, broadcast, digital and merchandise rights for ?Princess Jellyfish? (?Kuragehime?) and will release the series on DVD and Blu-ray in 2012.?Princess Jellyfish? is a romantic-comedy based on the award-winning manga by Akiko Higashimura. Animation for the series is done by Brain?s Base (?Spice and Wolf II?, ?Baccano!?) and is directed by Takahiro Omori (?Baccano!,? ?Hell Girl,? and ?Durarara!!?). The story follows Tsukimi and her wallflower friends who are hopeless nerds with bizarre hobbies. Their crippling social anxieties keep them from setting foot outside the all-girl apartment complex they inhabit, but a late night jellyfish rescue mission and the arrival of a ?Stylish Girl? turn their lives upside down!
FUNimation Entertainment also announced that it has acquired home entertainment, broadcast, digital, mobile and merchandise rights for the first 48 episodes of the magical anime series ?Fairy Tail? from KODANSHA LTD.
Based on the manga of the same name by Hiro Mashima originally serialized in the Weekly Shonen Magazine published by KODANSHA LTD., the ongoing series is produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight and directed by Shinji Ishihara.
The series follows the adventures of Lucy Heartfilia, a young girl who wants desperately to be a full-fledged mage. She runs away from home and towards the land of Fiore to join the most prestigious of all mage guilds in the world: the Fairy Tail Guild. Along the way, she meets Natsu Dragneel, a quirky teenage boy and practicitioner of the ancient Dragon Slayer magic. With his best friend, Happy the cat, beside him, Natsu is looking for his foster parent, a dragon named Igneel. They become a team and take on odd jobs for fame and profit. Epic adventures await!
FUNimation has begun production on the U.S. release and its English dub featuring actor Todd Haberkorn as Natsu. Tyler Walker is ADR Director.
FUNimation Entertainment announced it will be distributing the 2010 prequel to the successful IP MAN franchise, THE LEGEND IS BORN ? IP MAN, in the U.S.
A semi-biographical film based on the early life events of Wing Chun master Yip Man, famous for mentoring Bruce Lee, is helmed by director Herman Yau and stars Dennis To in the title role.
THE LEGEND IS BORN ? IP MAN also features a fight between martial arts legends Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao and an appearance by 86-year-old Ip Chun, Ip Man?s real life son, as one of the wing chun master?s mentors and who acted as an advisor to the film.
FUNimation Entertainment will offer the film on DVD and Blu-ray late this year following a theatrical release.
FUNimation also license live action THE TREASURE HUNTER from Eleven Arts Entertainment.
Starring Jay Chou (GREEN HORNET) and supermodel Lin Chi-ling, THE TREASURE HUNTER (also known as CI LING) is directed by Kevin Chu (KUNG FU DUNK). The chinese blockbuster opened in Asia in late 2009 and set box office records its first week of release.
Eleven Arts will release the film in theaters in late summer 2011 and FUNimation Entertainment will release the film on DVD and Blu-ray in the fall.
Manga Entertainment
Anchor Bay Films and Manga Entertainment will release the live action Tekken on July 19th. Directed by Dwight H. Little (?Bones,? Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers), Tekken stars Jon Foo, Kelly Overton (The Ring Two), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Planet of the Apes, Pearl Harbor, Balls of Fury), Ian Anthony Dale (The Hangover, The Bucket List), Darrin DeWitt Henson (Stomp The Yard, ?Soul Food?), former world champion kick boxer Gary Daniels (The Expendables), MMA fighters Cung Le (Pandorum, Dragon Eyes), and Roger Huerta, Luke Goss (Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Blade II), and Tamlyn Tomita (The Day After Tomorrow, The Joy Luck Club.) A Crystal Sky Production, Tekken will be available as a Blu-ray?/DVD/Digital Copy? combo for $39.99 SRP, as well as a standard DVD edition for $26.98 SRP. Pre-book is June 22.
On June 21st, Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society, Ghost in the Shell: Laughing Man and Ghost in the Shell: Individual Eleven will be released on Blu-ray, including digital enhanced and reworked scenes Each of these Blu-rays will be available for an SRP of $34.98.
Right Stuf
Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and its Nozomi Entertainment division are announced REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA: The Black Rose Saga DVD Set L.E. (Remastered Box Set 2) will be available on August 2, 2011. The 3 DVD set will retail for $49.99This second of three, limited-edition DVD box sets will feature remastered video and a newly created Dolby Digital 5.1 Japanese audio track from the recent Japanese DVD release, as well as Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo for English and Japanese audio, and English-language subtitles and on-screen translations.
On-disc extras will include animated art galleries, 1997 Utena promotional video footage, and interviews conducted with Utena Director Kunihiko Ikuhara during a previous visit to the United States. Additionally, the set will be housed in a collectors? art box and also include a book with content from the limited-edition Japanese release with episode commentary, artwork, and the second installment of production notes from the Japanese laser disc release. Only a limited quantity of this premium set will be produced.
Nozomi Entertainment?s release of the Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Student Council Saga DVD Set L.E. (Remastered Box Set 1) is scheduled for June 7, 2011.
UTENA, Revolutionary Girl (Shojo Kakumei Utena) ? 1997 BE-PAPAS/CHIHO SAITO/SHOGAKUKAN ? SHOKAKU ? TV TOKYO.Section23
When asked at Kawaii Kon if Sentai Filmworks planned to release more of the 2008 Golgo 13 TV series in North America, company representative David Williams explained that while materials have been delayed by the March earth quake, more Golgo 13 is coming from Sentai. The first half of the TV series was released in July and September 2010 through Section23 and offered online through The Anime Nework.MAID SAMA COLLECTION 2
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 325 min.
Street Date: 8/2/2011
Format: DVD
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $49.98KOBATO COLLECTION 1
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 300 min.
Street Date: 8/9/2011
Format: DVD
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $49.98SYNOPSIS: To ease all the pain and suffering in this world is no simple task, but young Kobato earnestly believes that she has the talent and ability to do just that! However, the half- human creature known as Ioryogi doubts whether the strange girl with the mysterious past is truly ready to receive the mystical flask Kobato needs to achieve her goal, a special bottle gifted with the ability to capture the pain and sorrow of a broken heart once it's been healed! However, as there's really only one way to find out if Kobato truly deserves the right to use the flask, Ioryogi decides to send Kobato on her first assignment! Will Kobato pass the test? From the magical pages of the original manga by famed creators CLAMP, the most heartwarming heroine ever is born in KOBATO - COLLECTION 1!
NIGHT RAID 1931 COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 400 min.
Street Date: 8/16/2011
Format: DVD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $59.98SYNOPSIS: The year is 1931. The City is Shanghai. Ten years before America will enter World War II; the hydra's teeth planted by the first great global conflict are beginning to germinate, hatching into spiders weaving the complex web of plots and conspiracies destined to inevitably draw entire nations, against their will, to the brink of destruction once more. And caught in the heart of these webs, desperately seeking to separate lies from truth, is "Sakurai Kikan," an ultra-secret intelligence agency staffed by extraordinarily talented individuals with abilities far beyond those of normal humans. Their duty: stop the darkest plots and eliminate the greatest threats. But in a city built on intrigue, can even a team of clairvoyants, telepaths and espers stand against the ultimate forces of destiny? As the Japanese Imperial Army rolls across China, documented facts and fantasy intermingle in the breathtaking exploration of alternative history that is NIGHT RAID 1931 - The Complete Collection!
NIGHT RAID 1931 COMPLETE COLLECTION BLU-RAY EDITION
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 400 min.
Street Date: 8/16/2011
Format: BD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $69.98SAMURAI GIRLS COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 300 min.
Street Date: 8/23/2011
Format: DVD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $59.98SYNOPSIS: Muneakiru Yagyu is a gifted student of the samurai way. But until he arrives at his dojo, he never knew how gifted he truly was. Because there, a beautiful girl, Jubei, falls-naked-from the sky and right into his arms. And when they kiss, he magically transforms her into a powerful master samurai. So, naturally, every beautiful girl at the dojo can't wait to kiss him. And some, like the sexy Gisen, want to do even more. It's a tale of power and lust, filled with beautiful, scantily clad swordfighters who will do anything to please their master and attain even greater power. Get your sword ready for Samurai Girls!
SAMURAI GIRLS COMPLETE COLLECTION BLU-RAY EDITION
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 300 min.
Street Date: 8/23/2011
Format: BD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $69.98SYNOPSIS: Muneakiru Yagyu is a gifted student of the samurai way. But until he arrives at his dojo, he never knew how gifted he truly was. Because there, a beautiful girl, Jubei, falls-naked-from the sky and right into his arms. And when they kiss, he magically transforms her into a powerful master samurai. So, naturally, every beautiful girl at the dojo can't wait to kiss him. And some, like the sexy Gisen, want to do even more. It's a tale of power and lust, filled with beautiful, scantily clad swordfighters who will do anything to please their master and attain even greater power. Get your sword ready for Samurai Girls!
NEO ANGELIQUE ABYSS COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 650 min.
Street Date: 8/30/2011
Format: DVD
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $59.98SYNOPSIS: On A Planet Of Mystery, Her Fate Was Written In The Stars. Once, Arcadia was a beautiful world. Now it is a land under siege, and against the horrifying creatures known as Thanatos, there is only one known defense: Purifiers, rare humans gifted with the ability to exterminate the life draining monsters. But Purifiers are few and the Thanatos are multiplying, so when the mysterious Nyx discovers 16 year old Angelique, he becomes doubly committed to recruiting her for the team of Purifiers he is organizing. For not only is Angelique a Purifier, she is the first female Purifier in recorded history; moreover, there is an ancient prophecy Nyx is aware of: one of a woman with special powers, the ?Queen?s Egg,? whose future will be inextricably tied to the fate of Arcadia! Science fiction, fantasy and romance intertwine in an epic story of fate and destiny: NEO ANGELIQUE ABYSS ? Complete Collection!
Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory and Nelvana Enterprises today a new deal to bring the world animated TV classic The Adventures of Tintin to the U.S. home entertainment marketplace. Under its multi-year agreement, Shout! Factory will be the exclusive home entertainment distributor for DVD to 39 memorable episodes of The Adventures of TintinShout! Factory plans an aggressive rollout of The Adventures of Tintin home entertainment product line later this year
Shout! Factory, who publishes DVDs of both movie send-up classic Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Kadokawa's turtle kaiju Gamera, has finally received permission to release the meeting of the two.
MST3K Vol. XX: "MST3K vs. Gamera" will feature 302: Gamera (1991-06-08), 304: Gamera Vs. Barugon (1991-06-22), 308: Gamera Vs. Gaos (1991-07-20), 312: Gamera Vs. Guiron (1991-09-07) and 316: Gamera Vs. Zigra (1991-10-19), collected on August 2, 2011 for $64.99. The Special Features for MST3K Vol. XX: "MST3K vs. Gamera" will include these on-screen featurettes: "So Happy Together: A Look Back at MST3K and Gamera", "Gamera vs. The Chiodo Brothers", "Gamera Obscura: A Brief History by August Ragone, the original Japanese trailers and five limited-edition mini-posters by artist Steve Vance.
On June 7, 2011, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro, Inc., will unleash the TRANSFORMERS: BEAST WARS Season One 4-DVD set, featuring all 26 visually stunning episodes and exciting bonus features. A must-have for fans and families, this DVD set promises to keep you on the edge of your seat with exciting adventures and is priced to own at $29.93 SRP.
UDON Entertainment
The first release is the new UDON Presents graphic novel line will be RandomVeus - volume one goes on sale in Jule 2011Created by Jeffrey ?Chamba? Cruz and co-writer Leonard Bermingham, RandomVeus stars bouffant-sporting hero Raimundo and the team of One-Dimensional Couriers as they deliver mysterious packages to every corner of the wild world known as the RandomVeus! Octopus ninjas, jazz-playing demons, buxom lady-pirates, cyborg gorillas, samurai mushrooms, and one giant furry squid monster are all on tap in this zaniest of zany adventures!
RANDOMVEUS HC Vol.1
$29.99, 144pp, 8.25"x11.25", Full Color, Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-926778-28-0
Diamond #MAY111239TONY?S ARTWORKS FROM SHINING WORLD, the official artworks from Shining Tears and Shining Wind in over 200 full-color pages has recently been released for $39.99
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Amazon is listing an omnibus of Osamu Tezuka's Dororo for a November release, the 880 collection sells for $29.95VIZ Media
The POK?MON TRAVEL ACTIVITY KIT will be available on May 31st from the VIZKIDS imprint for the suggested retail price of $11.99 U.S. / $13.99 CAN, and includes:One 64-page POK?MON activity pad (featuring word finds, mazes and other puzzle activities)
? Two full-color POK?MON sticker sheets
? One double-sided poster for POK?MON sticker play
? Six POK?MON crayons
? pull out the divider for bonus Legendary Reshiram andZekrom standees
? 2011 Pok?mon. ? 1995-2011 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK inc.
TM, ?, and character names are trademarks of Nintendo.May Anime Releases:
POK?MON DP GALACTIC BATTLES Volumes 3 & 4 ? Rated ?A? for All Ages ? MSRP: $14.97 U.S. each / $21.99 CAN each ? Available May 10th
POK?MON DP GALACTIC BATTLES GIFT SET 2 ? Rated ?A? for All Ages ? MSRP: $24.92 U.S. / $35.99 CAN ? Available May 10th
POK?MON DP GALATIC BATTLES GIFT SET contains Volumes 3 & 4 in a collector?s box.
VAMPIRE KNIGHT GUILTY Volume 2 ? Rated ?T+? for Older Teens ?
MSRP: $19.97 U.S. / $28.99 CAN ? Available May 17thJune Anime Releases:
HERO: 108 SEASON 1, Volume 1 ? Not Rated ?
MSRP: $14.97 U.S. / $21.99 CAN ? Available June 14th
KEKKAISHI DVD BOX SET Volume 1 ? Rated ?T? for Teens ?
MSRP: $49.95 U.S. / $71.99 CAN ? Available June 21st
Yoshimori Sumimura is a 14-year-old student at Karasumori School. Following in the tradition that's come down through the generations, he is the twenty-second Kekkaishi of the Sumimura clan. But he?s constantly fighting with his rival, Tokine Yukimura ? his childhood friend and also a Kekkaishi ? about who is the rightful heir to the magical barrier arts. Protecting people from danger while growing stronger, Yoshimori will battle the forces of evil again tonight! The 3-disc set includes Episodes 1-13.For more information on KEKKAISHI or other Shonen Sunday series, please visit www.ShonenSunday.com.
BLEACH UNCUT DVD BOX SET Volume 9 ? Rated ?T? for Teens ?
MSRP: $49.95 U.S. / $71.99 CAN ? Available June 21st
Episodes 146-156.VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media) announced the release of author Noriko Ogiwara?s fantasy adventure novel, MIRROR SWORD AND SHADOW PRINCE, on May 17th. The
hardcover book will be published by the company?s Haikasoru literary imprint and will carry an MSRP of $21.99 U.S. / $25.99 CAN.When the heir to the empire comes to Mino, the lives of young Oguna and Toko are changed forever. Oguna is drafted to become a shadow prince, a double trained to take the place of the hunted royal. But soon Oguna is given the Mirror Sword, and his power to wield it threatens the entire nation. Only Toko can stop him, but to do so she needs to gather four Magatama, beads with magical powers that can be strung together to form the Misumaru of Death. Toko's journey is one of both adventure and self-discovery, and also brings her face to face with the tragic truth behind Oguna's transformation.
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Warner Home Video, which distributes VIZ Media's DVD and Blu-ray releases, lists that the live action adaptation of violent sci-fi manga release Gantz has been scheduled for August 30, 2011. The DVD will retail for $24.92, while the Blu-ray retails for $29.99. Both include interviews and trailers bonus features.
Dark Horse publishes Hiroya Oku's original manga in North America, while Gonzo's anime adaptation is currently available through FUNimation.
Other Viz releases listed in WHV's latest update include Hero: 108 Season 1, Vol. 2, scheduled for August 16th and Pokemon: Diamond And Pearl Galactic Battles Gift Set 3, schedule for August 30th.
Warner Home Video
A trailer for the WHV release of Supernature - the anime on the live action TV show.FlatIron Film Company
Not anime, but something that I've been looking forward to...JACKBOOTS ON WHITEHALL will be available on on DVD, VOD and Digitally July 26th, 2011
On the South Coast of England, Chris, a young farm worker, dreams of the chance to join the army and fight in exciting new lands. His chance comes when the three top Nazi leaders, the enormous Goering, the malnourished Goebbels and the scarily campy Himmler, hatch a plan to invade England by drilling under the English Channel and into the heart of London. With the entire British army stuck in Dunkirk and no military support to defend the country, Churchill issues a final radio broadcast from his bunker in Downing Street ? a cry for help.
On July 26, New Video?s Flatiron Film Company will release the supermarionation World War II farce, Jackboots on Whitehall, for the first time in the U.S. across cable VOD, digital platforms and DVD. Team America meets Inglourious Basterds in this hilarious feature film debut from Scottish brothers Edward and Rory McHenry, with an all-star cast of voices including Ewan McGregor (Trainspotting/Star Wars Trilogy), Alan Cumming (X2/The Good Wife), Dominic West (The Wire/300), Rosamund Pike (Die Another Day/An Education), Tom Wilkinson (The Green Hornet/Michael Clayton), Timothy Spall (The King?s Speech/Harry Potter), and Richard E. Grant (Pr?t ? Porter/Gosford Park), among others.
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