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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: oneweekfriends.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez Can a truly unforgettable friendship really be formed in only seven days? In Yuki’s case, it’s going to have to be in Sentai Filmworks` latest acquisition, ONE WEEK FRIENDS (????????, Isshuukan Furenzu., 2014). This comedic high school drama from original creator Matcha Hazuki is directed by Tarou Iwasaki (SUNDAY WITHOUT GOD, ANOTHER), with series composition by Shotaro Suga (MY TEEN ROMANTIC COMEDY SNAFU, THE ECCENTRIC FAMILY), art direction by Akira Ito (BODACIOUS SPACE PIRATES, AKB0048), and animation production by Brains Base (PENGUINDRUM, AMNESIA). It is said that one of the qualities of a true friendship is to understand and be understood. Unfortunately, this can be easier said than done, particularly when it comes to being friends with someone that has no recollection of being your friend the week after befriending them. To

    Win the live-action SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack from FUNimation! Photo courtesy of FUNimation Entertainment. © 2010 Space Battleship Yamato Production Committee.

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    Source: FUNimation Entertainment Official Movie Site: elevenarts.net/space-battleship-yamato (US) Special Thanks to Scott Lonski and Tim Baxter FUNimation Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the 2-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack of the live-action sci-fi epic SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO (???????, Supeesu Batorushippu Yamato, 2010). Based on the incredibly popular 1970`s anime series of the same name -- shown in the US as STAR BLAZERS -- SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO was directed by Takashi Yamazaki (RETURNER, the ALWAYS- SUNSET ON THIRD STREET films) and stars Takuya Kimura (REDLINE, HOWL`S MOVING CASTLE). The story is set in the year 2199. The Gamilas, a mysterious alien enemy, has been decimating the Earth to unlivable and irradiated conditions for the past 5 years. Humankind now lives underground to escape the radiation, but with only a year until extinction. One day while roaming the surface of Earth, former

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: j-haikyu.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez Get set for the next volley as fierce rivals take their fight to the courts in Sentai Filmworks` latest acquisition, HAIKYUU!! (?????!!, 2014). This high speed slice of life sports series from original creator Haruichi Furudate is directed by Susumu Mitsunaka (CUTICLE DETECTIVE INABA, BUNNY DROP) with series composition by Taku Kishimoto (SILVER SPOON, TALES FROM EARTHSEA), character designs by Takahiro Kishida (BTOOOM!, PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA) and animation production by Production I.G (GHOST HOUND, KUROKO`S BASKETBALL). Shoyo Hinata may be a small guy, but he’s got big ambitions. Ever since he saw a short-statured volleyball pro dominate the scoreboards in the National Championship, he’s been determined to become the next big thing in High School Volleyball. Unfortunately, he’s barely played the game. The only time he was able to assemble enough

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Chris Smith and Barrett Evans Mill Creek Entertainment has released a new trailer for their upcoming GODZILLA: THE SERIES DVD set. The entire 40 episode series will be available together for the first time in this 4-Disc collection, which will present the shows in their original production order and include 2 unaired episodes. Don`t miss SciFi Japan`s GODZILLA: THE SERIES DVD contest for your chance to win a free copy of this set! About Mill Creek Entertainment Mill Creek Entertainment is a source of value home video entertainment. Helmed by a management team with over eighty years of experience in the consumer home entertainment marketplace, the company produces entertainment products that typically sell in quantity, at impulse price-points, while adhering to high standards of quality unsurpassed in the industry. The Mill Creek product line encompasses many

    Cover art for the LOST UNIVERSE DVD. Image courtesy of Right Stuf. © 1998 H. Kanzaka • S. Yoshinaka/Fujimishobo • TV Tokyo • Medianet

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    Nozomi Entertainment Announces the Litebox-style DVD Release Source: Right Stuf, Inc. press release Official Site: lostuniverse.rightstuf.com Special Thanks to Jessica Heemsbergen Anime producer Nozomi Entertainment is pleased to announce that LOST UNIVERSE (?????????, Rosuto Yunibaasu, 1998) will be available on July 1, 2014. This new value-priced DVD set will feature the complete 26-episode series with English audio, Japanese audio, English-language subtitles and English on-screen translations. On-disc extras will include character bios and liner notes. LOST UNIVERSE was created by the team behind the popular Slayers anime. The anime is based upon novels by Hajime Kanzaka (Slayers), directed by Takashi Watanabe (SLAYERS, SLAYERS NEXT, SHAKUGAN NO SHANA) and features character designs by Naomi Miyata (SLAYERS, SLAYERS NEXT). Additionally, the series was recognized with the “Best Individual Episode” award by the Japanese magazine Animage following its initial TV Tokyo broadcast. Millie Nocturne has one great goal in her

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Chris Smith and Barrett Evans Mill Creek Entertainment has released trailers for their upcoming GAMERA: ULTIMATE COLLECTION Blu-rays and the previously released GAMERA TRILOGY Blu-ray set. For the first time, monster movie fans can watch the original 8 Gamera movies across two collections in high definition on April 29, 2014. Also available, for the first time in one collection, are 11 Gamera movies on DVD in the GAMERA LEGACY COLLECTION: 1965-1999. GAMERA: ULTIMATE COLLECTION Volume 1 includes: • GAMERA: THE GIANT MONSTER, GAMERA VS. BARUGON, GAMERA VS. GYAOS, GAMERA VS. VIRAS • Audio: Japanese 2.0 Dolby Digital, English Subtitles • Runtime: 5 hours, 45 minutes • $19.98 MSRP • millcreekent.com/gamera-ultimate-collection GAMERA: ULTIMATE COLLECTION Volume 2 Includes: • GAMERA VS. GUIRON, GAMERA VS. JIGER, GAMERA VS. ZIGRA, GAMERA: SUPER MONSTER • Audio: Japanese 2.0 Dolby Digital, English Subtitles • Runtime: 5

    Godzilla battles Crustaceous Rex in promotional art for the animated GODZILLA: THE SERIES. Win the complete series on DVD from Mill Creek and SciFi Japan! Image courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. © 1998 Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Co. Medien KG and SPE German Finance Co. Inc. © 1998-2000 Adelaide Productions, Inc. © 1998 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Win 4-Disc Set Containing All 40 Episodes of the Sony Animated Series Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Chris Smith and Barrett Evans Mill Creek Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the hit animated show GODZILLA: THE SERIES on DVD. The entire 40 episode series will be available together for the first time in this 4-Disc DVD set, which will present the shows in their original production order and include 2 unaired episodes. GODZILLA: THE SERIES picks up immediately after the events of Sony`s GODZILLA theatrical remake (1998). After helping take down Godzilla, biologist Dr. Nick Tatopoulos (Ian Ziering) stumbles upon his hatchling, who bonds with the scientist as a parental figure. Recruiting his own environmentally-directed research outfit -- HEAT (Humanitarian Environmental Analysis Team) -- Nick sets out to study not only this new generation, but also to

    The subtitled DVD edition of LOVE, CHUNIBYO & OTHER DELUSIONS! will street May 27th, but the Blu-ray has been canceled to make way for a premium edition with both dubs and subs. Image courtesy of Section23 Films. © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo-Production Partners

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    Subtitled-Only Blu-ray Complete Collection Canceled in Favor of Premium Subbed and Dubbed Edition Source: Section23 Films, Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: anime-chu-2.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff and Christian Lopez Section23 and Sentai Filmworks are canceling the LOVE, CHUNIBYO & OTHER DELUSIONS! Blu-ray Complete Collection (Item #814131017741) -- originally scheduled for May 27, 2014 -- in favor of an upcoming premium edition release which will be solicited at a future date. The DVD Complete Collection (Item #814131017642) will still be released as scheduled. From the press release... Recently, our May 2014 release schedule was announced, which included the highly anticipated release of LOVE, CHUNIBYO & OTHER DELUSIONS! Season 1. We`ve been keeping an eye on fan comments through our social media channels, and while we indicated a subtitle only release, due to the overwhelming demand from fans of the series, we have decided to

    Win the new EBIRAH: HORROR OF THE DEEP, GODZILLA VS HEDORAH and GODZILLA VS GIGAN Blu-rays from Kraken Releasing and SciFi Japan! Photos courtesy of Section23 Films. © 1966, 1971, 1972 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Section23 Films, Kraken Releasing Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Kraken Releasing is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win all three of their new Godzilla Blu-rays! EBIRAH: HORROR OF THE DEEP (??????????????????, Gojira Ebira Mosura Nankai no Daikettoo, 1966) was originally released in the U.S. in 1968 under the title GODZILLA VS THE SEA MONSTER. Pairing Godzilla and another of Toho’s most popular kaiju, the giant moth Mothra, against a wide variety of adversaries, including the titular sea monster, giant birds and a mysterious terrorist organization, the wet and wild widescreen spectacular was directed by Jun Fukuda. GODZILLA VS HEDORAH (???????, Gojira Tai Hedora, 1971), released theatrically in the U.S in 1972 as GODZILLA VS THE SMOG MONSTER, pits Godzilla against the forces of pollution in the form of a constantly mutating, acid-spewing behemoth from outer space. With eye-popping 1970’s “mod” costumes, hairstyles and psychedelic

    Troy the Red Ranger (Andrew Gray) battles Gremlin and Kesaran in Lionsgate Home Entertainment`s POWER RANGERS MEGAFORCE: THE GREAT DRAGON SPIRIT. Photo courtesy of Lionsgate Entertainment. © 2013 SCG Power Rangers LLC.

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    Third Volume of POWER RANGERS MEGAFORCE DVD Volume Streets April 8th Source: Lionsgate, Bender/Helper Impact Official Site: powerrangers.com Special Thanks to Geovani Rocha Lionsgate Entertainment has provided photos from POWER RANGERS MEGAFORCE: THE GREAT DRAGON SPIRIT, arriving on DVD and Digital HD this Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Troy, Noah, Emma, Gia and Jake must convince the mysterious Robo Knight to work alongside them and battle a collection of enemies with evil powers including Psychotick`s energy-draining abilities, Shadow Serpent`s paralyzing touch, Distractor`s giant army of MegaMonsters and Nojoke`s laughter-stealing traps. Then, when an ancient weapon falls into the wrong hands, the Rangers must summon the mighty Dragon Spirit to gain new ULTRA POWERS! Witness the rise and epic transformation of the Megaforce team in four ultra-exciting episodes! Don`t forget to enter SciFi Japan`s contest to win a free copy the POWER RANGERS MEGAFORCE: THE GREAT DRAGON SPIRIT DVD!

    Detective Choi (JUNG Jae-Young) confronts a suspected serial killer (PARK Si-Hoo) who authored a book confessing to the crimes after the statute of limitations had expired. Photo courtesy of Showbox/Mediaplex. © 2012 Showbox/Mediaplex and Dasepo Club

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland Well Go USA is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the South Korean thriller CONFESSION OF MURDER (?? ?????, Naega Salinbeomida, 2012) on Blu-ray. Writer/Director JUNG Byung-gil (ACTION BOYS) unleashes endless action and suspense in the hit film starring JUNG Jae-Young (PUBLIC ENEMY 3, BATTLE GROUND 625) and PARK Si-Hoo (HARU: AN UNFORGETTABLE DAY IN KOREA). Detective Choi is a broken man, a tough guy cop whose lasting legacy is to be the one who almost captured a vicious serial killer ten years earlier. His failure left him physically and mentally scarred while the killer was left to walk free. When the statute of limitations on the case runs out, a book is released by an author who claims to be the killer. The book sparks a media frenzy, with

    Win POWER RANGERS MEGAFORCE: THE GREAT DRAGON SPIRIT - Volume 3 from Lionsgate and SciFi Japan! Image courtesy of Lionsgate Entertainment. © 2013 SCG Power Rangers LLC.

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    Win the Third DVD Volume of the 2013 POWER RANGERS Series Source: Lionsgate, Bender/Helper Official Site: powerrangers.com Special Thanks to Geovani Rocha Lionsgate Home Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win POWER RANGERS MEGAFORCE: THE GREAT DRAGON SPIRIT - Volume 3 on DVD. The collection includes Episodes 9-12 and has a suggested retail price of $14.98. Troy, Noah, Emma, Gia and Jake must convince the mysterious Robo Knight to work alongside them and battle a collection of enemies with evil powers including Psychotick`s energy-draining abilities, Shadow Serpent`s paralyzing touch, Distractor`s giant army of MegaMonsters and Nojoke`s laughter-stealing traps. Then, when an ancient weapon falls into the wrong hands, the Rangers must summon the mighty Dragon Spirit to gain new ULTRA POWERS! POWER RANGERS MEGAFORCE: THE GREAT DRAGON SPIRIT - Volume 3 will be available on DVD and Digital Download on April 8th, but

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    Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE On May 6, 2014 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release four "Toho Godzilla Collection" Blu-rays. Coming to the North American marketplace in high definition to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the franchise, the sets include double features of GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH (1991) + GODZILLA AND MOTHRA: THE BATTLE FOR EARTH (1992), GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA II (1993) + GODZILLA VS. SPACEGODZILLA (1994), GODZILLA VS. DESTOROYAH (1995) + GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRUS (2000) and GODZILLA: TOKYO S.O.S. (2003) + GODZILLA: FINAL WARS (2004). The 2-Disc sets have a SRP of $19.99 each. The news has created a lot of interest -- and quite a few questions -- from Godzilla fans. In an exclusive to SciFi Japan, Sony reps have now answered the most frequently asked questions about these Blu-rays... Q: What is the source for the transfers Sony

    Packaging for POWER RANGERS MEGAFORCE: ULTRA DEFENDERS. Image courtesy of Lionsgate Entertainment. © 2013 SCG Power Rangers LLC.

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    Fourth Volume of POWER RANGERS MEGAFORCE from Lionsgate Home Entertainment Source: Lionsgate, Bender/Helper Impact press release Official Site: powerrangers.com Special Thanks to Geovani Rocha Earth is in serious danger and it is up to the Power Rangers Megaforce to defend it in POWER RANGERS MEGAFORCE: ULTRA DEFENDERS, arriving on DVD, Digital HD and Video on Demand June 17 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. When menacing robots attack using a powerful weapon, the Megaforce team looks to the sixth Ranger, Robo Knight, along with Rico the Robot to help fend off major destruction. With over four million viewers watching each week on Nickelodeon, the POWER RANGERS series continues to lead as the #1 boys live-action series. Featuring four action-packed episodes from the 20th season, POWER RANGERS MEGAFORCE: ULTRA DEFENDERS will be available for the suggested retail price of $14.98. When the powerful but dangerous Aurora Box gives mutants

    Packaging for Classic Media`s re-release of the original GODZILLA. Image courtesy of Classic Media. © 1954, 1956 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Double Feature Streets May 13th Source: Classic Media Special Thanks to Robert Mayo and Rachel Cohen Days before the theatrical release of the new GODZILLA from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, the original Toho classic GODZILLA (???, Gojira, 1954) -- along with the Americanized edit GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS (1956) -- will be reissued on DVD by Classic Media. In 2000, Classic Media bought the film libraries of United Productions of America and Golden Books, which included the North American rights to several of Toho`s Godzilla films plus RODAN and WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS. Classic Media renewed the license directly with Toho in 2005 and began work on DVDs featuring both the US and Japanese versions of the films as well as bonus features such as audio commentaries and trailers. The first of these new releases was GOJIRA, a 2-disc set pairing the Japanese GODZILLA

    UK Blu-ray and DVD cover art for THE STORY OF YONOSUKE. Photos courtesy of Third Window Films. © 2012

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    Source: Third Window Films Official Movie Site: yonosuke-movie.com (Japan), thirdwindowfilms.com/the-story-of-yonosuke (UK) Special Thanks to Adam Torel and Claire Marty Winner of the 58th Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Film & Best Actor Winner at the 68th Mainichi Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress Listed by Eiga Geijutsu in their Top 10 Japanese Films of 2013 On April 14th, Third Window Films will release THE STORY OF YONOSUKE (?????, Yokomichi Yonosuke, 2013) on Blu-Ray and DVD in the United Kingdom. Based on a novel by multi-award-winning author Shuichi Yoshida (Villain, Parade), this bittersweet film is the latest offering from the director of THE WOODSMAN & THE RAIN and stars Kengo Kora (NORWEGIAN WOOD, FISH STORY) & Yuriko Yoshitaka (GANTZ, ROBO-G). Yonosuke is a typical Japanese on-screen hero: socially awkward, childish and naive, but always cheerful and charming. We meet him in 1987, when he

    The CG animated film TRANSFORMERS PRIME: BEAST HUNTERS - PREDACONS RISING is now available on several digital entertainment platforms. Image courtesy of Shout! Factory. © 2013 Hasbro, Inc.

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    Special Original CG Animated Action Adventure Produced by Hasbro Studios Source: Shout! Factory press release Special Thanks to Tom Chen Roll out with the highly popular feature-length epilogue to Hasbro Studio’s Emmy Award-winning series TRANSFORMERS PRIME on a variety of digital entertainment platforms in North America. Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro Studios invite loyal fans, invite families and kids to further venture into the awe-inspiring world of TRANSFORMERS PRIME with TRANSFORMERS PRIME: BEAST HUNTERS - PREDACONS RISING, a special original feature presentation, now available on Digital HD for rental and purchase on iTunes, VUDU, CinemaNow, Google Play, Rovi, Sony PlayStation Network and Xbox, as well as available through Amazon Instant Video on April 1. Brimming with spectacular CG animation, a captivating storyline and unforgettable characters from the TRANSFORMERS PRIME lore, TRANSFORMERS PRIME: BEAST HUNTERS - PREDACONS RISING delivers entertaining cinematic adventure the whole family will

    Advance cover art. Image courtesy of Aniplex of America. © Karino Takatsu/SQUARE ENIX, SERVANTxSERVICE Project

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    Source: AniplexUSA press release Official Site: servantservice.org (Japan), aniplexusa.com/servantservice (US) Special Thanks to Joanna Metoki Aniplex of America announced at their industry panel at Anime Boston about their plans to release their laugh-out-loud office comedy anime series, SERVANT × SERVICE (?????×????, Saabanto x Saabisu, 2013), in a Complete DVD Set on May 27th 2014. If you thought a job at a government ward office would be dull then you’ve never met Lucy Yamagami and her more than eccentric co-workers from SERVANT × SERVICE! Originally created by manga artist, Karino Takatsu (Wagnaria!!), and produced by the highly acclaimed studio, A-1 Pictures (SWORD ART ONLINE, OREIMO 2, BLUE EXORCIST), SERVANT × SERVICE will definitely help to pep up a slow day at the daily grind. Lucy (abbrev.) Yamagami is a newly-hired civil servant who has been assigned to work in a certain government ward office in a certain

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: tbs.co.jp/anime/kawaisou (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez A quiet life alone has some advantages, but Usa may never find out what those are in Sentai Filmworks` latest acquisition, THE KAWAI COMPLEX GUIDE TO MANORS AND HOSTEL BEHAVIOR (?????????, Bokura wa Minna Kawai-Soo, 2014). This romantic slice of life comedy from original creator Ruri Miyahara (Love Lab) is directed by Shigeyuki Miya (BLOOD LAD, SUPERNATURAL: THE ANIME SERIES) with series composition by Takeshi Konuta (ACE OF DIAMOND, LIBRARY WARS), music by Akito Matsuda (D-FREGMENTS, DOG & SCISSORS), and animation production by Brains Base (KAMICHU!, NATSUME`S BOOK OF FRIENDS). Living away from home can have its perks, especially when you`re just a kid: no parents, no rules, no curfew! Add the fact that you just -- miraculously -- moved in right next to the girl of your dreams and it sounds

    The irregular at magic high school © 2013 Tsutomu Sato/PUBLISHED BY KADOKAWA CORPORATION ASCII MEDIA WORKS/MAGIC HIGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE. MUSHI-SHI © Yuki Urushibara?KODANSHA, Aniplex. MEKAKUCITY ACTORS © JIN/1st PLACE, Mekakushidan Anime Production Team. NANANA`S BURIED TREASURE © 2014 Kazuma Ootorino, ENTERBRAIN/Nanana Project

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    Source: Aniplex of America press release Special Thanks to Joanna Metoki Aniplex of America Inc. announced at their industry panel at Anime Boston that they have acquired four highly-anticipated titles for this upcoming spring season. These titles are MEKAKUCITY ACTORS, The irregular at magic high school a.k.a “Mahouka,” NANANA`S BURIED TREASURE and MUSHI-SHI (sequel series). These titles will all begin streaming this April. The streaming schedule will be announced at a later date along with detailed information on which streaming websites these titles will be available for viewing. The irregular at magic high school (?????????, Mahooka Kookoo no Rettoosei, 2014) Official Site: mahouka.jp (Japan), aniplexusa.com/mahouka (US) Magic -- A century has passed since this concept has been recognized as a formal technology instead of the product of the occult or folklore. The season is spring and it is time for a brand new

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