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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: tbs.co.jp/locodol Special Thanks to Christian Lopez Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce its latest acquisition, LOCODOL (???? Rokodoru, 2014). This high school comedy series is adapted from the four panel comedy manga by original creator Kotaro Kosugi and tells the story of Nanako Usami, who is convinced by her uncle to form a local idol group, or “locodol” for short. Along with her upperclassman, Yukari Kohinata, and friends Yui and Mirai, they form “Nagarekawa Girls” to promote the town and its businesses. Munenori Nawa directed the series, with Yuniko Ayana providing series composition. Music was handled by Tomoki Hasegawa and character designs were provided by Yumi Shimizu. Animation production was done by feel., known for their work on MY TEEN ROMANTIC COMEDY SNAFU TOO! and OUTBREAK COMPANY. LOCODOL is now available through select digital outlets, with a home video

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    Source: Right Stuf, Inc. press release Official Site: gundam.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Jessica Breon Anime distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and anime producer Sunrise Inc. are excited to announce MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM Part 2 will be released on Blu-ray and DVD in North America on December 1, 2015. The release will contain the second half of the original MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM (????????, Kidoo Senshi Gandamu, 1979-1980) TV series. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM Part 2 Blu-ray Collection The epic conclusion of the original GUNDAM series comes to North America in high-definition for the first time! The White Base is the target of constant attacks by Zeon, and Amuro and the others have officially become soldiers of the Earth Federation Forces. They return to space to fight in the final campaign, and here Amuro meets the mysterious and beautiful Lalah Sune. As the war builds to its conclusion, the

    Contents of the RANMA ½ Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set Volume 7. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © Rumiko Takahashi/Shogakukan

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    Legendary Comedy and Martial Arts Action Series Reaches Exciting Finale Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, prepares fans for the final home media installment of the celebrated gender-bending martial arts action comedy based on the popular manga series created by Rumiko Takahashi as it announces the release of RANMA ½ Set 7. VIZ Media has released the entire gender-bending martial arts action comedy in its original Japanese series order across seven Limited Edition Blu-ray and Standard Edition DVD Box Sets. RANMA ½ (???½) is rated TV-14 and is based on the popular manga series originally created by Rumiko Takahashi. The RANMA ½ Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set 7 carries an MSRP of $54.97 U.S. / $63.99 CAN. The final

    Image courtesy of Aniplex of America. © ATLUS © SEGA/ PERSONA3 the Movie Committee

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    Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: AniplexUSA.com/p3m Special Thanks to Joanna Metoki Fans of the cult classic JRPG, SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: PERSONA3 can get ready to fire up their Evokers again! Aniplex of America made an announcement today at their industry panel at Nan Desu Kan (Denver, CO) regarding their plans to distribute the import Blu-rays of SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #3 FALLING DOWN (????????3??3?, Gekijooban Perusona 3 Dai San Shoo, 2015) starting January 20th of next year. Pre-orders will begin on their official site on Tuesday September 8th for both the collector’s and standard editions. In the third film of this movie franchise, the protagonist, Makoto Yuki, and his teammates of the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES) are nearing their final battle against the vicious Shadows and finally bringing an end to the Dark Hour. As they engage in countless battles,

    Australian Blu-ray and DVD cover art for the live action film PARASYTE PART 1. Images courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © 2014

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    Source: Madman Entertainment Official Site: kiseiju.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Ben Pollock The invasion begins. The Australian label Madman Entertainment will release the live action movie PARASYTE PART 1 (???, Kiseijuu, 2014) on Region 4 DVD and Blu-ray November 18, 2015. No North American release has been announced. Tiny creatures called "Parasites" have arrived on Earth with the sole purpose of taking over human bodies and preying on mankind. One such Parasite latches on to ordinary high school student, Shinichi Izumi. Fortunately, he is able to fight it off before it reaches his brain. But unfortunately, it is now stuck within his right hand. Shinichi cannot reveal his terrible secret to those around him, but a strange relationship develops between himself and the creature he calls "Migi" ("Righty"). Before long, they begin to encounter other Parasites which launch savage attacks against them and endanger the life of

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    CHAIKA ~ THE COFFIN PRINCESS Available December 15th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced its December slate of releases, including Sentai Filmworks’ latest acquisition, the action adventure series CHAIKA ~ THE COFFIN PRINCESS, available on DVD & Blu-ray. Product details follow, in order of release... IRON GIRL: ULTIMATE WEAPON Published by: Switchblade Pictures Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 84 min. Street Date: 12/1/2015 Format: DVD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $19.98 It`s the same post-apocalyptic world and Chris, the mysterious bounty hunter better known as Iron Girl, is still the deadliest fighter on the planet. Unfortunately, she also still has no memory of who she is or where she came from, and, in a land where knowledge is power that means her days could be numbered. Everything may be about to change, however,

    © 2013 Romeo Tanaka ? Shogakukan / AURA FILM PARTNERS

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: marv.jp/special/aura Special Thanks to Christian Lopez Make-believe creatures and demons take a back seat to the terrors and monsters of the real world as Sentai Filmworks announces its latest acquisition, AURA AURA ????????????, Aura: Maryuuinkooga Saigo no Tatakai, 2013). Based on the famous Light Novel written by Romeo Tanaka (Humanity Has Declined) and illustrated by mebae (C-Control, Tailenders), the feature film takes full advantage of animation’s unique ability to dramatize and seamlessly blur the lines between fantasy and reality to focus on the world of “chunibyo”. As a former sufferer, Ichiro Sato once spent much of his life living in a world of delusions. When he encounters a similarly afflicted young woman at his new school, however, he’s simultaneously forced to confront both the students who bully her and the fantasies that continue to simmer within his own mind.

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: ntv.co.jp/GC_insight (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez You can’t keep a good Gatchaman down, and Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce the return of one of Japan’s most iconic super teams with its latest acquisition, GATCHAMAN CROWDS INSIGHT (?????????? ?????, Gatchaman Kurauzu Insaito, 2015). Picking up where the hit GATCHAMAN CROWDS (??????????, Gatchaman Kurauzu, 2013) left off, GATCHAMAN CROWDS INSIGHT flips the premise of its predecessor to explore the more dangerous side of the same technology. After all, arch villain Berg Katze wasn’t destroyed, so much as he was absorbed, and if globally connected networks of super beings can be used for great good, they can also be used for the purposes of evil. When the Prime Minister is attacked by a mysterious new organization, suspicions flare as to who is ultimately responsible, and who the public can actually

    Contents of the DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ Collector’s Edition Blu-ray + DVD set. Photo courtesy of FUNimation Entertainment. © Bird Studio/ Shueisha © 2015 DRAGON BALL Z THE MOVIE Production Committee

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    Home Video Now Available for Pre-Order at DragonBallZ.com Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Site: dragonball2015.com (Japan), dragonballz.com (US) Special Thanks to Scott Barretto On the heels of a record-breaking theatrical run, FUNimation Entertainment announced today that the home video release of the anime film DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ (???????????????, Doragon Booru Zetto: Fukkatsu no `F`, 2015) will be available on digital HD starting October 9 and at retail outlets throughout the U.S. and Canada starting October 20. Three SKUs of the home video will be released and are currently available for pre-order at dragonballz.com. DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ screened in more than 1,000 theaters during its official theatrical run from August 4 – 12. In the wake of phenomenal box office receipts and winning a spot on the Top 10 list of highest grossing domestic anime films of all time, select theaters extended the

    © 2011 Kenjiro Hata ? Shogakukan / HAYATE THE COMBAT BUTLER! Movie Partners

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Special Thanks to Christian Lopez The world’s favorite battling butler returns once more as Sentai Filmworks unleashes its latest acquisition, HAYATE THE COMBAT BUTLER - HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH (??? ???????! HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH, Hayate no Gotoku! HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH, 2011). Based on the manga by Kenjiro Hata (Weekly Comic Magazine Shonen Sunday), which has been in publication since 2004 and printed serially over 500 times, the film features an all-new storyline courtesy of Hata himself. When the star-crossed mistress/butler couple take a trip to a secluded vacation retreat, they find themselves trapped in conflicting realities! If it’s not bad enough that Hayate finds himself in a world where Nagi seems to have never existed, Nagi’s having an even less wonderful life, trapped in a mysterious and deadly amusement park of doom! Heading

    A SNAKE OF JUNE, the erotic thriller from TETSUO: THE IRON MAN creator Shinya Tsukamoto, comes to Blu-ray in the UK with a brand new high definition transfer. Photo courtesy of Third Window Films. © 2002 KAIJYU THEATER/ TSUKAMOTO SHINYA

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    On Blu-ray for the First Time Ever Source: Third Window Films Special Thanks to Adam Torel On September 28th, Third Window Films will release A SNAKE OF JUNE (????, Rokugatsu no Hebi, 2002) on Blu-Ray in the United Kingdom. One of the most famous Japanese erotic thrillers of all time makes its way onto Blu-ray for the first time ever with a brand new high definition transfer supervised by director Shinya Tsukamoto (TETSUO: THE IRON MAN)! Rinko (Asuka Kurosawa from COLD FISH) and Shigehiko (novelist Yuji Kotari) are a strange couple, whose physical mismatch (she a lithe beauty, he an overweight, balding, obsessive-compulsive neurotic) is reflected in the complete lack of intimacy between them. They connect as human beings, but they live more like friends than as lovers and lead nearly independent lives. Both seem comfortable with this coexistence, but the desires that

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    Source: Right Stuf, Inc. press release Special Thanks to Jessica Breon Anime producer Nozomi Entertainment is pleased to announce the DVD collection of UMI MONOGATARI (??????? ?????????????, Umi Monogatari ~Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto~, 2009) will be available November 3, 2015. Nozomi Entertainment is also excited to announce the launch of its new Anime Elements line. Anime Elements is designed to showcase catalog titles that make up the building blocks of any anime collection. Nozomi`s debut Anime Elements release will be the complete collection of BLESSING OF THE CAMPANELLA (????????, Shukufuku no Kanpanera, 2010) on DVD, which will be available November 3, 2015. UMI MONOGATARI DVD Collection Who would have thought a simple ring could cause so much trouble? Marin and Urin are sea folk, people who live in a peaceful underwater world surrounded by bright fish and colorful coral. But one day, a beautiful ring

    Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2015 Pokémon. © 1997- 2015 Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK, TV Tokyo, ShoPro, JR Kikaku. TM, ® Nintendo.

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    Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Elizabeth Ellis and Erik Jansen Exciting new Pokémon adventures await fans of all ages as VIZ Media announces the home media release of the latest anime movie and series for the venerable franchise. POKÉMON is one of the most successful international entertainment franchises of all time. To-date more than 260 million POKÉMON video game titles and over 21.5 billion Pokémon Trading Cards have been sold in more than 73 countries in addition to substantial publishing and merchandise sales. POKÉMON: GIRATINA AND THE SKY WARRIOR POKÉMON: GIRATINA AND THE SKY WARRIOR is the 11th POKÉMON feature film and the second movie in the POKÉMON DIAMOND AND PEARL movie collection. The new release is rated ‘TV-Y7,’ for viewers ages 7 and older, and will carry an MSRP of $19.97 U.S. / $24.98 CAN. An official manga edition

    Australian DVD and Blu-ray cover art for the Studio Ghibli animated feature WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE. Photos courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © 2014 GNDHDDTK

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    Source: Madman Entertainment Official Movie Site: marnie.jp (Japan), gkidsfilms.com/marnie (US) Studio Ghibli`s animated feature WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE (????????, Omoide no Maanii, 2014) is scheduled for a October 21st home video launch in Australia and New Zealand. Distributor Madman Entertainment will release the film on both Blu-ray and DVD. Promise we`ll remain a secret, forever... Twelve-year-old Anna believes she sits outside the invisible magic circle to which most people belong, and shuts herself off from everyone around her. Concerned for her health, Anna’s foster mother decides to send her to rural Hokkaido to stay in a sleepy town by the sea. As she dreams her days away amongst the marshes, Anna finds herself strangely drawn to the enigmatic house which sits upon the edge there. This is where she meets Marnie, an energetic young girl who seems to appear from nowhere. The pair quickly become inseparable. One

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    Source: Right Stuf, Inc. press release Official Site: gundam.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Jessica Breon Anime distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and anime producer Sunrise Inc. are excited to announce the upcoming release of MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM (????????, Kidoo Senshi Gandamu, 1979) Part 1 on Blu-ray and DVD, and the TURN A GUNDAM Movie Collection on DVD. Both titles will be released November 3, 2015. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM Part 1 Blu-ray Collection From original GUNDAM creator Yoshiyuki Tomino, the series that launched one of the biggest anime franchises in history comes to North America in high-definition for the first time! Universal Century 0079. The rebel space colonies of the Principality of Zeon launch a war of independence against the Earth Federation, using humanoid fighting vehicles called mobile suits to overwhelm the Federation Forces and conquer half of Earth`s surface. Months later, the Federation has finally developed its

    WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE, the newest feature from Japan’s famed Studio Ghibli, will be released on home video in North America October 6th. Images courtesy of Universal Studios Home Entertainment. © 2014 GNDHDDTK

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    Source: Source: GKIDS Inc., Universal Studios Home Entertainment Official Movie Site: marnie.jp (Japan), gkidsfilms.com/marnie (US) WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE (????????, Omoide no Maanii, 2014) comes to Blu-ray and DVD in North America from Universal Studios Home Entertainment on October 6th. From Japan`s famed Studio Ghibli comes is a sweeping story of friendship, mystery and discovery that delivers stirring emotions and breathtaking animation as only Studio Ghibli can. When shy, artistic Anna moves to the seaside to live with her aunt and uncle, she stumbles upon an old mansion surrounded by marshes, and the mysterious young girl, Marnie, who lives there. The two girls instantly form a unique connection and friendship that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. As the days go by, a nearly magnetic pull draws Anna back to the Marsh House again and again, and she begins to piece together the truth surrounding her

    Win Jackie Chan`s POLICE STORY: LOCKDOWN on Blu-ray from Well Go USA! Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2012 Jackie & JJ Productions Ltd.

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    Fifth Installment in the Internationally-Popular Franchise Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their Blu-ray edition of POLICE STORY: LOCKDOWN (????2013, Jing cha gu shi 2013, 2013). Internationally-acclaimed action superstar Jackie Chan (RUSH HOUR franchise, 1911) returns for the fifth installment of the action-packed franchise. Police Captain Zhong Wen (Jackie Chan) knows all about sacrifice. He’s always been too busy chasing bad guys to be a father to his daughter Miao (Jing Tian, SPECIAL ID). Tonight, he’s seeing her for the first time in years -- and meeting her fiancé, club owner Wu Jiang (Liu Ye, CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER). But Wu knows Zhong. And his plans for the evening include taking Miao, Zhong, and the entire club hostage. Zhong knows about sacrifice. What will

    Contents of Walt Disney`s Studios` Blu-ray set, THE COLLECTED WORKS OF HAYAO MIYAZAKI. Photo courtesy of Walt Disney`s Studios. © list at end of article

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    Academy Award-Winning Director’s Films Come Together in a Single Collection Source: Walt Disney Studios, Click Communications press release Special Thanks to Jennifer Malone and Ryan Smith Experience the majestic works of one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animated cinema. Hayao Miyazaki weaves his unique style of artistry and epic adventure into astonishing tales of triumph, bursting with imagination and wonder. Disney presents for the first time in North America THE COLLECTED WORKS OF HAYAO MIYAZAKI, including all 11 of Miyazaki’s feature-length masterpieces -- complete with hours of captivating bonus features -- in one spectacular 12-disc collection available on Blu-ray exclusively via Amazon.com on November 17, 2015. Films: • LUPIN THE THIRD: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO (????? ????????, Rupan Sansei: Kariosutoro no Shiro, 1979) • NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND (????????, Kaze no Tani no Naushika, 1984) • CASTLE IN THE

    Image courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © CLAMP/ANGELIC PRODUCTION COMMITTEE, TV TOKYO

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Special Thanks to Christian Lopez Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce the acquisition of the classic anime series ANGELIC LAYER (???????????, Enjerikku Reiyaa, 2001). Based on the best-selling manga by superstar creative team CLAMP (xxxHolic, Magic Knight Rayerath, Chobits, Cardcaptor Sakura, Blood-C), the 26 episode series deftly mixes action, humor and drama as young heroine Misaki Suzuhara discovers the unparalleled excitement of ANGELIC LAYER, a high-tech game in which dolls called Angels are controlled by the thoughts of their operator. With slapstick support by game guide Ichiro “Icchan” Mihara and his unfortunate assistant Ogata, and the intensive character development and design that CLAMP is famous for, ANGELIC LAYER is a must-have title for any anime fan’s collection. A stellar lineup of talent was responsible for the task of translating Angelic Layer from manga to film. The acclaimed studio Bones (FULL METAL

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    DRAMATICAL MURDER Available November 24th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its November slate of releases, including Sentai Filmworks’ psychological action series DRAMATICAL MURDER, available on DVD and Blu-ray. Product details follow, in order of release... GLASSLIP COMPLETE COLLECTION Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 325min. Street Date: 11/3/2015 Format: DVD, BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $49.98, $59.98 Toko Fukami thought she had settled on what she wanted in life: to hang out with her four best friends in their small seaside town, and to eventually become a professional glassblower working in her family`s glassworks. But now two things have happened that may change her destiny forever. First, she`s seeing things. When she looks into reflections in glass, sometimes she catches glimpses of things that haven`t happened yet. And

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