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    Win a MAQUIA: WHEN THE PROMISED FLOWER BLOOMS Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack from Shout! Factory and SciFi Japan! Image courtesy of ELEVEN ARTS. © PROJECT MAQUIA

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    Source: Shout! Factory Official Site: sayoasa.jp (Japan), elevenarts.net/animedistrbution/maquia (US) Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan Shout! Factory is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack of MAQUIA: WHEN THE PROMISED FLOWER BLOOMS (????????????????, Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana o Kazaro, 2018), winner of Best Animated Film at the Shanghai International Film Festival and awarded Best Film for Fantastic Discovery at Spain’s Sitges Film Festival. MAQUIA is the directorial debut of renowned and prolific screenwriter Mari Okada (ANOHANA THE MOVIE: THE FLOWER WE SAW THAT DAY and THE ANTHEM OF THE HEART –BEAUTIFUL WORD BEAUTIFUL WORLD-). A heartwarming story of a mother’s love and irreplaceable time, the film dives into the dilemmas of motherhood, adolescence, femininity, and leadership. Okada wraps all these poignant themes into a sweeping epic with well-developed characters, emotional gravitas, stunning visuals, and an exhilarating

    Takashi Miike`s legendary AUDITION comes to Blu-ray next month. © 1999 Omega Project

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    Source: Arrow Video US, MVD Entertainment Group press release Special Thanks to Clint Weiler One of the most shocking J-horror films ever made, AUDITION (???????, ?dishon, 1999) exploded onto the festival circuit at the turn of the century to a chorus of awards and praise. The film would catapult director Takashi Miike to the international scene and pave the way for such other genre delights as ICHI THE KILLER (????, Koroshiya Ichi, 2001) and THE HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS (????????, Katakuri-ke no K?fuku, 2001). Recent widower Shigeharu Aoyama is advised by his son to find a new wife, so he seeks the advice of a colleague having been out of the dating scene for many years. They take advantage of their position in a film company by staging an audition to find the perfect woman. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu becomes enchanted

    Blu-ray + DVD cover art, courtesy of Shout! Factory. ©Yoshitoki Oima, Kodansha/A Silent Voice The Movie Production Committee. All Rights Reserved.

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    Source: Shout! Factory press release Official Site: elevenarts.net/a-silent-voice, fathomevents.com/a-silent-voice (US) Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan The captivating anime feature A SILENT VOICE (?? ???, Eiga Koe no Katachi, 2016) will be released on Blu-ray + DVD combo pack, DVD and digital download on April 2, 2019 from ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio and Shout! Factory. Winner of the 40th Japan Academy Award for Excellent Animation of the Year, A SILENT VOICE makes its highly anticipated debut on home entertainment following its North American theatrical release in late 2017. This release is presented in Japanese with subtitles, and with an English dub. A SILENT VOICE comes from the lauded director Naoko Yamada (LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD) and writer Reiko Yoshida. Among the film’s many accolades are Tokyo Anime Awards for Best Film and Best Screenplay and the Japanese Movie Critics Award for Best Animation. Based on the

    Masaaki Yuasa`s LU OVER THE WALL Comes to Blu-ray and DVD next week. Image courtesy of Shout! Factory. © Lu Film Partners

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    Source: Shout! Factory press release Official Site: lunouta.com (Japan), lu-over-the-wall (US) Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan The fun new musical feature LU OVER THE WALL (???????????, Yoake Tsugeru Ruu no Uta, 2017) from anime auteur Masaaki Yuasa (MIND GAME, THE NIGHT IS SHORT, WALK ON GIRL) will be released on Blu-ray + DVD combo pack, DVD and digital download on February 5, 2019 from GKIDS and Shout! Factory. An official selection of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and winner of the Cristal, the highest prize of the 2017 Annecy International Animation Festival, LU OVER THE WALL makes its home video debut following a limited theatrical release last year. This release is presented in both the original Japanese language and English dub versions. Bonus features include audio commentary and an interview with Director Masaaki Yuasa, trailers and TV spots. From the visionary mind of

    ?Tatsunoko Production / THE PRICE OF SMILES Production Committee

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: egaonodaika.com (Japan) Sentai Filmworks announced today that it acquired THE PRICE OF SMILES (???????, Egao no Daika, 2019) for streaming as well as exclusive rights for home video, television, and transactional video on demand. The original series is produced by iconic anime studio, Tatsunoko Production (SPEED RACER, GATCHAMAN) in celebration of their 55th anniversary. Sentai Filmworks will distribute the series in the USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Latin America, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal. On a world far removed from the Earth, there is a certain kingdom that`s brimming with smiles. Fate thrusts young Princess Yuki, filled with idealism, joy, and innocence, into a station in life for which her most endearing qualities are ill-matched. Her kingdom faces grave danger as the Empire threatens the realm’s security. Meanwhile, on the opposite side of the conflict, an imperial soldier known

    Win a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack of the Japan Academy Prize-winning anime film THE NIGHT IS SHORT, WALK ON GIRL from Shout! Factory. Image courtesy of GKIDS. © Tomihiko Morimi, KADOKAWA NAKAME COMMITTEE

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    Source: Shout! Factory Official Site: kurokaminootome.com (Japan), NightIsShort.com (US) Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan Shout! Factory is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a GKIDS Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack of the Toho anime film THE NIGHT IS SHORT, WALK ON GIRL (?????????, Yoru wa Mijikashi Aruke yo Otome, 2017), winner of the 2018 Japan Academy Prize for Best Animated Feature. Anime auteur Masaaki Yuasa (MIND GAME, LU OVER THE WALL) presents a free-wheeling comedy about one epic night in Kyoto. As a group of teens go out for a night on the town, a sophomore known only as “The Girl with Black Hair” experiences a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife... all the while unaware of the romantic longings of Senpai, a fellow student who has been creating increasingly fantastic and contrived reasons to run into her, in an effort

    Photo courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. ©2018 A Le Vision Pictures

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    The Action-Packed Sequel Debuts on Digital, Blu-ray Combo & DVD February 19 Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications press release Special Thanks to Rachel Villegas @wellgousa Iconic action star Donnie Yen (ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY, IP MAN franchise) gets defrosted for the sequel to the fantasy-adventure ICEMAN when ICEMAN: THE TIME TRAVELER (????????, Bing feng: Yong heng zhi men, 2018) debuts on digital, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD February 19 from Well Go USA Entertainment. ICEMAN: THE TIME TRAVELER tells the story of warriors from imperial China who after being buried alive and kept frozen in time for 400 years, are defrosted and must continue the battle they left behind. Directed by Raymond Yip (BRUCE LEE MY BROTHER), ICEMAN: THE TIME TRAVELER features a returning cast including Baoqiang Wang (KUNG FU JUNGLE), Shengyi Huang (KUNG FU HUSTLE), Kang Yu (IP MAN 3) and Simon

    Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2018 Pokémon. © 1998-2018 PIKACHU PROJECT. TM, ®, and character names are trademarks of Nintendo.

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    Blu-ray/DVD Editions Arrive This Spring And An Exclusive Manga Prequel To Release This Summer Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: VIZ.com/Pokemon Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, announces the home media distribution rights for POKÉMON THE MOVIE: THE POWER OF US (???????????? ??????, Gekij?-ban Poketto Monsut? Minna no Monogatari, 2018) in the US and Canada and manga publishing rights for Pokémon The Movie: The Power of Us — Zeraora under license from The Pokémon Company International. The 21st feature film of the beloved POKÉMON entertainment franchise caught the attention of fans when it screened in theaters in the US and select international territories last year. POKÉMON THE MOVIE: THE POWER OF US is slated for release on Blu-ray and DVD. Pokémon The Movie: The Power

    Win the DEATH NOTE/DEATH NOTE: THE LAST NAME Double Feature and DEATH NOTE: Light up the NEW World Blu-ray/DVD Combos from Funimation and SciFi Japan! Photos courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. © 2006, 2016

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    Source: Funimation Special Thanks to Scott Barretto and Alex Segura Funimation is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray/DVD Combos of the acclaimed live-action films DEATH NOTE (?????, Desu N?to, 2006) and DEATH NOTE: THE LAST NAME (????? the Last name, Desu N?to the Last name, 2006) and the 10th anniversary sequel, DEATH NOTE: Light up the NEW World (????? Light up the NEW world, Desu N?to Light up the NEW world, 2016). ? DEATH NOTE/DEATH NOTE: THE LAST NAME Double Feature Blu-ray + DVD + Digital The Death Note, a mysterious notebook that allows the owner to write the name of anyone and thus... kill them. When law student Light Yagami becomes the newest owner, he finds himself with the power of god and calls himself Kira. To stop his reign, the police bring in a special agent—the eccentric yet brilliant L.

    Image courtesy of Lionsgate Entertainment. TM & © 2018 SCG Power Rangers LLC and Hasbro.

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    Over 8 Hours of Action-Packed Fun Source: Lionsgate press release Official Site: powerrangers.com, nick.com/power-rangers-ninja-steel Celebrate the 25-year-old global pop-culture phenomenon and morph into action with POWER RANGERS: SUPER NINJA STEEL: THE COMPLETE SEASON, arriving on DVD, Digital and On Demand February 5 from Lionsgate. The 3-DVD set features all 20 episodes, plus the seasonal specials (including the holiday special Dino Super Charge / Super Ninja Steel crossover episode). It also includes the special 25th-anniversary episode that features the triumphant return of the original Mighty Morphin Green Power Ranger, as well as Legendary Rangers from across time and space! The POWER RANGERS: SUPER NINJA STEEL: THE COMPLETE SEASON DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.98. OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS Madame Odius is still alive and more determined than ever to steal the Ninja Nexus Prism for her nefarious purposes! Now it’s up to the Rangers,

    Artwork not final – mock-up. Photo courtesy of Section23 Films.

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    KOKKOKU Available APRIL 16th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its April slate of releases which includes Sentai Filmworks psychological thriller series KOKKOKU, available on Blu-ray April 16th. Product details follow, in order of release... IS IT WRONG TO EXPECT A HOT SPRING IN A DUNGEON?! BLU-RAY Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 25 min. Street Date: 4/9/2019 Format: BD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $19.98 Our band of bold adventurers has just blown through the 18th level of the world`s most fearsome dungeon, so what do they do for an encore? Since the city of Orario doesn`t have a theme park, the next choice for Bell, Hestia, Lilly and the gang would seem to be a trip to the hot springs... and, conveniently enough, a battle with

    Blu-ray + DVD cover art, courtesy of Shout! Factory. © NHK

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    Source: Shout! Factory press release Official Site: NeverEndingMan.com Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan The documentary feature NEVER-ENDING MAN: HAYAO MIYAZAKI (?????? ???, Owaranai Hito Miyazaki Hayao, 2016) will be released on Blu-ray + DVD combo pack on April 30, 2019 from GKIDS and Shout! Factory. The film offers a new look at the rarely-interviewed filmmaker as he faces the challenges of working with unfamiliar CGI technology to create a new short film. NEVER-ENDING MAN will make its home video debut following a limited theatrical release this December. This release contains two different versions: a 70-minute version in Japanese with English subtitles, and an alternate cut, a 48-minute broadcast version with English narration, which includes footage not included in the 70-minute version. In 2013, Academy Award-winning film director and animator Hayao Miyazaki suddenly announced his retirement at the age of 72. But he can’t shake his burning

    Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © Hirohiko Araki/SHUEISHA, JoJo`s Animation Project

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    New DVD And Blu-ray Release Concludes The Epic STARDUST CRUSADERS Story Arc Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, delivers the home media release of JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE SET 3: STARDUST CRUSADERS - BATTLE IN EGYPT on January 22nd. Concluding the STARDUST CRUSADERS story arc, the second-half of Season 2 will be available on DVD and as a Limited Edition Blu-ray. Each multi-disc set will include 24 episodes (Episodes 25-48) with a variety of notable bonus features exclusive to the Blu-ray release. Based on Hirohiko Araki’s bestselling manga, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE brings to life the outlandish characters, wild humor, and frenetic battles for which the series is renowned. Having crossed continents and cheated death, Jotaro, Joseph, and crew finally arrive in Egypt

    © The Magnificent KOTOBUKI

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: kotobuki-anime.com (Japan) Sentai Filmworks announced that it has acquired exclusive rights to THE MAGNIFICENT KOTOBUKI for the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Spain and Portugal. Anime powerhouse Tsutomu Mizushima (GIRLS UND PANZER, XXXholic, SHIROBAKO) will direct the series, with Michiko Yokote (NARUTO, BLEACH, COWBOY BEBOP, PATLABOR, TSURUNE) in charge of series composition. In this original anime series, air combat is part of daily life, and the story unfolds as a team of beautiful ace pilots battle against renegades in the skies. The talented members of Team KOTOBUKI use their impressive dogfighting skills to help defend and transport goods for survival across a desolate wasteland. For the right price, protagonist KYLIE, KOTOBUKI`s no-nonsense leader REONA, and the rest of the team will take on any enemy that comes

    © SQUARE ENIX/Grimms Notes The Animation Production Committee?TBS © 2016 - 2018 SQUARE ENIX All Rights Reserved.

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: tbs.co.jp/anime/grimmsnotes (Japan) Sentai Filmworks announced today that it acquired distribution rights to GRIMMS NOTES THE ANIMATION (?????? The Animation, Gurimu N?tsu The Animation, 2019) for audiences in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Latin America, Central America, Spain, Portugal, Scandinavia and the Netherlands. In this mysterious world, everyone is granted a Book of Fate. These powerful books chronicle everything that is and will be about a person’s life. But the sinister Chaos Tellers are rewriting people’s destinies to include catastrophic events. The only ones who can stand against them are a select few who possess blank books of fate. The series stars Miyu Kubota (BLACK CLOVER, DROPKICK ON MY DEVIL!) as Shane, Reina Ueda (BAKUON!!, REAL GIRL) as Reina, Ryota Osaka (KNIGHTS OF SIDONIA, LOG HORIZON) as Exand Takuya Eguchi (THE AMBITION

    © Dimension High School Production Committee

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: dimension-hs.com (Japan) Sentai Filmworks announced that it acquired exclusive rights to the ambitious live-action/anime hybrid series, DIMENSION HIGH SCHOOL (?????????Dimension???????, Ch?jigen Kakumei Anime "Dimension Haisuk?ru", 2019), for the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal and other select territories. One day, on his way to high school, student Junpei picks up an unusual looking rock. Thinking nothing of it, he heads to class. While in the middle of a session, the rock comes to life and transports him and four others to an animated world! To make matters more interesting, the group is introduced to a giant sphinx who is determined to take over the world! Now, to protect their world from invasion, the group must work together as anime characters and real-world humans! Yuichi Abe (THE GIRL IN TWILIGHT, EXAMURAI SENGOKU)

    © Kei Sasuga · Kodansha/Domestic Girlfriend Production Committee

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: domekano-anime.com (Japan) Sentai Filmworks announced today that it acquired distribution rights to the DOMESTIC GIRLFRIEND (??????????, Domesutikku na Kanojo, 2019) anime series, based off the popular manga of the same name, for audiences in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and other select territories. Natsuo is a high school boy who is experiencing the crushing despair of unrequited love. To make matters worse, the person he is in love with is his teacher, Hina. In an attempt to lift his spirits, he attends a mixer where he meets a girl named Rui. The two sleep together, expecting never to see one another again, but fate has other plans. His life suddenly becomes more complicated when his father comes home and announces he has remarried a woman with two daughters whom Natsuo has

    The anime feature film LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD comes to home video in March. Image courtesy of ELEVEN ARTS. © Ayano Takeda,TAKARAJIMASHA/Hibike Partners

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    Source: Shout! Factory press release Official Site: liz-bluebird.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan The stunning anime feature LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD (??????, Liz to Aoi Tori, 2018) will be released on Blu-ray + DVD combo pack, DVD and digital download on March 5, 2019 from ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio and Shout! Factory. LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD makes its way to home video following its premiere at Annecy International Film Festival last June and its North American theatrical release in November. This release is presented in Japanese with subtitles, and with an English dub. Fans who order from shoutfactory.com will receive an exclusive, unique film strip, available while supplies last. LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD comes from the creators of the critically acclaimed A SILENT VOICE (40th Japan Academy Award, Best Animated Feature Film), including director Naoko Yamada and writer Reiko

    © tugeneko · Hakusensha / “How Clumsy you are, Miss Ueno” Production Committee

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: miss-ueno.com (Japan) Sentai Filmworks announced today that it has acquired distribution rights to the series HOW CLUMSY YOU ARE, MISS UENO (????????, Ueno-san wa Bukiy?, 2019) for the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland and other select territories. Not only is Ueno the president of the science club at her junior high school, she’s a genius inventor, too! However, despite everything she has going for her, there’s one big problem she can’t seem to solve: no matter what she does, she can’t figure out how to confess to her crush, Tanaka! Can she find a way to give her heart what it truly yearns for? The series stars Yu Serizawa (REAL GIRL, KIRATTO PRI?CHAN) as Ueno, Aimi Tanaka (HIMOUTO! UMARU-CHAN, ANIMA YELL!) as Tanaka, and Akari Kageyama (HIMOUTO! UMARU-CHAN, PRINCESS PRINCIPAL) as Yamashita. Tomohiro Tsukimisato,

    Image courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. ©2018 Lotte Entertainment

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Rachel Villegas @wellgousa, #AlongwiththeGods2 Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack of the Korean fantasy epic ALONG WITH THE GODS: THE LAST 49 DAYS (????-?? ?, Sin-gwa-hamkke - Ingwa Yeon, 2018). Writer/director KIM Yong-hwa (TAKE OFF) returns to bring back the characters based on a wildly popular webcomic, with an all-star cast that includes HA Jung-woo (THE HANDMAIDEN), JU Ji-hoon (ASURA: THE CITY OF MADNESS), KIM Hyang-gi (THREAD OF LIES) and LEE Jung-jae (ASSASSINATION). ALONG WITH THE GODS: THE LAST 49 DAYS is now available on digital, Blu-ray Combo Pack (SLP: $29.98) and DVD (SLP: $24.98) from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film is presented in Korean with English subtitles, has a runtime of approximately 142 minutes and is not rated. Bonus materials include trailers,

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