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    Front and back covers of the HUNTER X HUNTER Set 2 Blu-ray. Images courtesy of VIZ Media. © POT (Yoshihiro Togashi) 1998 © VAP?NTV?Madhouse/Shueisha

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    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, expands the home media library for the HUNTER X HUNTER (????×????, Hantaa x Hantaa, 2011-14) anime series with the release of HUNTER X HUNTER Set 2 on February 28th. The latest edition of the action-driven series will be released as DVD and Blu-ray sets that each contain 13 episodes (Episodes 14 to 26). The HUNTER X HUNTER Set 2 Blu-ray will carry an MSRP of $29.98 U.S. / $34.99 CAN; the HUNTER X HUNTER Set 2 DVD edition will carry an MSRP of $24.98 U.S. / $29.99 CAN. The two-disc Blu-ray set includes uncut English dubbed as well as Japanese subtitled dialogue options along with series trailers and clean opening and ending

    Win the action packed, Hong Kong police thriller COLD WAR 2 on Blu-ray from Well Go USA! Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2016 Irresistible Beta Ltd.

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland and Rachel Villegas Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the police thriller COLD WAR 2 (??II, Hon Zin Ji, 2016) on Blu-ray. A sequel to the Hong Kong box-office smash, COLD WAR 2 continues the 2012 film’s saga of intra-police rivalry. Picking up some time after the events in the first movie, Sean Lau (Aaron Kwok, THE MONKEY KING franchise) is now the Commissioner of Police. Things turn bad when his wife and daughter are kidnapped and he must seek help from a former rival (Tony Leung, THE TAKING OF TIGER MOUNTAINn) to save their lives. Joining Kwok and Leung from the original cast are Charlie Young (KUNG FU KILLER), Eddie Peng (CALL OF HEROES), Aarif Rahman (YOUNG BRUCE LEE), Ma Yili (BADGE OF FURY)

    Internationally renowned filmmaker Takashi Miike is back with TERRAFORMARS, the live-action adaptation of the hit manga. Photo courtesy of Madman. © YU SASUGA, KENICHI TACHIBANA/SHUEISHA, © 2016

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    Source: Madman Entertainment Official Movie Site: terraformars-movie.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Ben Pollock When Cockroaches Strike Back! The Australian label Madman Entertainment will release the live-action feature film TERRAFORMARS (????????, Terafoomaazu, 2016) on Region 4 DVD March 8, 2017. Based on the manga series by Yu Sasuga and Kenichi Tachibana, and directed by cult filmmaker Takashi Miike (13 ASSASSINS, SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO), this is the first Japanese movie to shoot on location in Iceland. 21st century Earth faces overpopulation. Scientists devise a plan to terraform Mars through moss and cockroaches, using them to absorb sunlight and purify the atmosphere. Five hundred years later, humanity is ready to emigrate. Ambitious scientist Professor Honda (Shun Oguri) assembles a band of criminals with the promise of a full pardon and generous reimbursement, sending them to the red planet as cockroach exterminators. They are met with an

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    Source: Lionsgate press release Official Site: powerrangers.com, nick.com/power-rangers-dino-charge Catch all the dino-charged adventures of the world-renowned heroes, Saban’s Power Rangers, with Nickelodeon’s hit TV series POWER RANGERS DINO CHARGE: The Complete Season arrives on DVD and Digital HD from Lionsgate. The Rangers must battle an evil intergalactic villain in this action-packed collection that remains one of the top-rated and longest-running children’s live-action series in TV history. Including five discs with over eight hours of action, the POWER RANGERS DINO CHARGE: The Complete Season DVD is now available for the suggested retail price of $19.98. Millions of years ago, an intergalactic bounty hunter named Sledge tried to capture the Energems -- ten mysterious colored gems with incredible powers. Keeper, the guardian of the Energems, fled to Earth, where he entrusted the Energems to the dinosaurs for protection. After the dinosaurs went extinct, the Energems were lost. Now,

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: dargaud.com/Valerian (Japan) Special Thanks to Carolyn Medrano Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce its acquisition of the French-Japanese animated series TIME JAM: VALERIAN & LAURELINE (?????????????, Varerian ando Roorurinnu). This 2007 production is based on the 1967 French comic series that is lauded as a cornerstone for the science-fiction genre, influencing intergalactic masterpieces such as STAR WARS and THE FIFTH ELEMENT. In the year 2417, a dashing space cadet named Valerian travels to the year 912 where he breaks the rules and rescues a beautiful, and highly intelligent, peasant girl named Laureline. When his actions make the Earth disappear from the solar system, as the only humans left in the galaxy, Valerian and Laureline begin a new life as adventurers through time and space in hopes of restoring the Earth. Meanwhile, the two must also work together in a

    High definition transfers of TAKASHI MIIKE`S DEAD OR ALIVE TRILOGY come to Blu-ray and DVD in March. Images courtesy of MVD Entertainment. © Excellent Film

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    Source: Arrow Video US, MVD Entertainment Group Special Thanks to Clint Weiler MVD Entertainment Group furthers the distribution of Arrow Video in the US this March with an amazing release tailor made for cult fans. Arriving on both Blu-ray and DVD, Takashi Miike`s classic DEAD OR ALIVE Trilogy starring Riki Takeuchi and Show Aikawa as their various characters deal drugs in Tokyo, put their yakuza assassin skills to good use and even meet cyborg soldiers in future Yokohama. Each film deftly shows off Miike at the height of his skills, and weaves a captivating tapestry of crime, action and character study. Beginning with an explosive, six-minute montage of sex, drugs and violence, and ending with a phallus-headed battle robot taking flight, Takashi Miike`s unforgettable DEAD OF ALIVE Trilogy features many of the director`s most outrageous moments set alongside some of his most dramatically

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    Source: Right Stuf, Inc. press release Official Site: gundam.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Jessica Breon and Jake Hockenberry Anime distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and anime producer Sunrise Inc. are excited to announce the upcoming release of MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 08th MS TEAM, available on Blu-ray and DVD May 2, 2017. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 08th MS TEAM BLU-RAY COLLECTION MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 08th MS TEAM (???????? ?08MS??, Kidoo Senshi Gandamu Dai Zerohachi Emu Esu Shootai, 1996-99) was created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hajime Yatate with production from Sunrise (CODE GEASS, COWBOY BEBOP, DIRTY PAIR). The year is Univeral Century 0079. The Federation has begun mass production of prototype Gundams for use by its ground forces. Shiro Amada, commander of the 08th MS Team, must lead his soldiers through fierce fighting on the ground. However, the Zeons are developing a secret project which could tip the balance of

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    Catch The Second Installment Of The Hit Paranormal Action Adventure Saga On Blu-ray For The Very First Time 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, announces the latest edition of the BLEACH (????, Buriichi) anime series on Blu-ray with the home media release of Set 2 on January 31st. BLEACH Set 2 includes four-discs, covering Episodes 28-55, and will carry an MSRP of $54.97 U.S. / $63.99 CAN. Episodes will be available with dialogue selections for dubbed English as well as subtitled, Japanese 2.0 audio, with episodes presented uncut and in their original 4:3 format. Special bonus content includes a “Behind the Scenes of BLEACH” segment that features interviews with the English voice cast. In the latest episodes, having been separated and

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    HIMOUTO! UMARU-CHAN Available May 30th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its May slate of releases, including Sentai Filmworks’ HIMOUTO! UMARU-CHAN available on DVD, Blu-ray and Collector’s Edition Premium Box Set! Product details follow, in order of release... NURSE WITCH KOMUGI R COMPLETE COLLECTION Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 5/2/2017 Format: BD, DVD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98, $49.98 Komugi Yoshida wants to be famous, but her efforts as an idol don`t seem to be working out so far. Unlike her prim friend Cocona or her tomboyish rival Tsukasa, both of whose idol popularity is soaring, Komugi seems to be getting only the bottom-tier jobs, like pitching pharmaceutical products to the locals. However, everything changes when Komugi discovers an injured creature

    Win the hard-hitting, martial arts-packed thriller BEYOND REDEMPTION on Blu-ray from Well Go USA! Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2016 Action Lab Productions. Ltd.

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland and Rachel Villegas Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the action-packed thriller BEYOND REDEMPTION (2016) on Blu-ray. Martial arts expert and actor (ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA) Bruce Fontaine makes his feature film directorial debut in this fast-paced drama featuring high-impact fight sequences about a weary undercover cop (Brian Ho, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST) must maintain his cover while trying to save the daughter of a notorious Triad boss (Don Lew, GODZILLA) from becoming collateral damage in a sting operation gone wrong. After successfully passing an initiation test to join the upper ranks of the Ching Tau Gang, undercover cop Billy Tong (Ho) is brought in on a plan for a home invasion against a wealthy Chinese businessman that will give Billy the

    Win TAKASHI MIIKE`S BLACK SOCIETY TRILOGY on Blu-ray from Arrow Video US! Image courtesy of MVD Entertainment. © Kadokawa Shoten

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    Source: Arrow Video US, MVD Entertainment Group Special Thanks to Clint Weiler Arrow Video US is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray set of TAKASHI MIIKE`S BLACK SOCIETY TRILOGY. After several years spent working almost exclusively in the direct-to-video world of "V-cinema" in Japan, Takashi Miike announced himself as a world-class filmmaking talent with this trio of thematically-connected, character-centric crime stories about violence, the underworld of Japanese society, families both real and surrogate, and the possibly hopeless task of finding one`s place in the world. His first films made specifically for theatrical release, and his first for a major studio, the "Black Society Trilogy" was the beginning of Miike`s mature career as a filmmaker and they remain among the prolific director`s finest works. Arrow Video US` Blu-ray includes SHINJUKU TRIAD SOCIETY (????? ???????????, Shinjuku Kuroshakai Chaina Mafia Sensoo, 1995), RAINY DOG

    Shout! Factory has licensed North American broadcast and home entertainment distribution rights to the DIGIMON ADVENTURE tri. anime film series. © Akiyoshi Hongo, TOEI ANIMATION

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    DIGIMON ADVENTURE tri. – REUNION Reunites the Characters and Original Cast from the Cult Classic Series Source: Shout! Factory press release Official Site: digimon-adventure.net (Japan) Special Thanks to Tom Chen Shout! Factory, a multi-platform media company, and Toei Animation Inc. announced a new multi-picture deal to bring Toei Animation’s highly popular action-adventure anime film series, DIGIMON ADVENTURE tri. to the home entertainment marketplace. The announcement was made by Shout! Factory’s founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos; and Masayuki Endo, President of Toei Animation Inc. This new multi-year alliance provides Shout! Factory with exclusive North American broadcast and home entertainment distribution rights to the first three feature-length movies (boasting English voice cast) from the DIGIMON ADVENTURE tri. film series, including DVD, Blu-ray which will also include the original Japanese audio with English subtitles, and electronic sell-through digital rights. Shout! Factory plans a strategic rollout of

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: ajin.net (Japan) Special Thanks to Carolyn Medrano Sentai Filmworks has announced that it acquired home video and transactional video on demand rights to the heart-pounding horror thriller, AJIN: DEMI-HUMAN (??, Ajin, 2016) created by Polygon Pictures, under an exclusive license with the Ajin Production Committee. Kei Nagai is just another carefree high school student until a fatal accident brings his young life to a violent end. But Kei’s death is only the beginning. A resurrection brings not salvation but horror and the realization that he is something other than human. Kei and others like him, known as “Ajin”, are blessed with regenerative powers but they are hunted for cruel and sinister purposes. Kei must elude dark forces and confront the limits of his own humanity in a world that is truly inhumane. AJIN: DEMI-HUMAN will soon be available on

    High definition transfers of TAKASHI MIIKE`S BLACK SOCIETY TRILOGY come to Blu-ray and DVD this month. Images courtesy of MVD Entertainment. © Kadokawa Shoten

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    The Beginning of Takashi Miike`s Mature Career as a Filmmaker and Some of His Finest Works Source: Arrow Video US, MVD Entertainment Group Special Thanks to Clint Weiler January`s a great month for fans of Japanese crime cinema as Takashi Miike`s "Black Society Trilogy" arrives on both Blu-ray and DVD. These stylish and gripping crime films put Miike on the cinematic map and proved he was more than just a specialist in blood and guts. See the films that made Takashi Miike`s name as a master of Japanese crime cinema with this exciting set from Arrow Video. Including SHINJUKU TRIAD SOCIETY (????? ???????????, Shinjuku Kuroshakai Chaina Mafia Sensoo, 1995), RAINY DOG (????? RAINY DOG, Gokudoo Kuroshakai RAINY DOG, 1997) and LEY LINES (????? LEY LINES, Nihon Kuroshakai LEY LINES, 1999), in beautiful high definition transfers, the set also contains a host of special features including a brand

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    Source: Nozomi Entertainment press release Official Site: gundam.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Jessica Breon and Jake Hockenberry Anime producer Nozomi Entertainment is pleased to announce the release of MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO Complete Collection, available on Blu-ray and DVD April 4, 2017. MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO COMPLETE COLLECTION BLU-RAY Tatsuo Sato`s Comedy Masterpiece Returns in High Definition! The Earth, its moon and its Martian colonies are under alien attack, but the war against the “Jovian lizards” has, so far, been nothing short of a series of disasters. Disgusted by the incompetence of Earth’s military, the independent arms manufacturer Nergal builds its own space battleship and plans to launch a desperate offensive to save humanity. But due to a shortage of trained soldiers, they’ve assembled the most unorthodox crew to ever launch into orbit! With a pacifist cook-turned-unwilling mecha pilot and a ditsy admiral’s daughter in command, can this

    Win the critically-acclaimed, box office smash zombie apocalypse thriller TRAIN TO BUSAN on Blu-ray from Well Go USA! Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2016 Next Entertainment World & RedPeter Film

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Official Site: traintobusan.co.kr (South Korea), wellgousa.com/theatrical/train-to-busan (US) Special Thanks to Leif Helland and Rachel Villegas Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the critically-acclaimed, zombie apocalypse thriller TRAIN TO BUSAN (???, Busanhaeng, 2016) on Blu-ray. Certified Fresh (96%) on Rotten Tomatoes, horror fans can take a harrowing TRAIN TO BUSAN, where a group of terrified passengers trapped on a suspicion-filled, blood-drenched bullet train must fight the zombie hordes from a countrywide viral outbreak to make it to their last bastion of refuge... or so everyone hopes. The film that set the box office ablaze across Asia, smashed box office records in South Korea and became the biggest Korean film of all time, stars Gong Yoo (THE AGE OF SHADOWS), Jung Yu-mi (MANHOLE), Ma Dong-seok (DOOMSDAY BOOK), Choi Woo-sik (BIG MATCH), An

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    Source: Right Stuf, Inc. press release Official Site: gundam.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Jessica Breon and Jake Hockenberry Anime distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and anime producer Sunrise Inc. are excited to announce the upcoming releases of MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM MOVIE TRILOGY on Blu-ray and MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 0083 on Blu-ray and DVD April 4, 2017. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM MOVIE TRILOGY BLU-RAY Universal Century 0079. Amuro Ray finds himself caught up in the war between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon. He unwillingly becomes the pilot of a prototype Mobile Suit called the Gundam. Now he and the crew of the White Base will have to fight for their very lives as the enemy attempts to destroy this new weapon at all costs. Combatants will face triumph and turmoil as they battle their way through space to get to their final destination

    Win the Blu-ray edition of THE MONKEY KING 2! Photo courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. © 2016 FILMKO ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland and Rachel Villegas Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win THE MONKEY KING 2 (????????????, X? Yóu Jì Zh? S?n Wù K?ng S?n D? Bái G? J?ng, 2016) on Blu-ray. The follow up to the international fantasy blockbuster finds Soi Cheang (THE MONKEY KING, KILL ZONE 2) back in the director’s chair, with martial arts legend Sammo Hung (KUNG FU HUSTLE, TAI CHI HERO) on board as action director, for the epic sequel set 500 years after the original. This edition finds Aaron Kwok (COLD WAR) replacing Donnie Yen as The Monkey King, a warrior who must protect a traveling monk (William Feng Shaofeng, YOUNG DETECTIVE DEE: RISE OF THE SEA DRAGON) from the White Bone Spirit (Gong Li, CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER), a demon

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    MY LOVE STORY Premium Box Set Available April 25th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its April slate of releases; including Sentai Filmworks’ highly anticipated Collector’s Edition Premium Box Set of MY LOVE STORY! Product details follow, in order of release... GIRLS BEYOND THE WASTELAND COMPLETE COLLECTION Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 4/4/2017 Format: BD, DVD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98, $49.98 Buntarou Hojo has a gift for envisioning plots and scenarios in his head, but when it comes to imagining a story for his own life, he has a bad case of writer`s block. Writing scripts for his high school`s drama department has given him a temporary outlet, but when school ends, what`s next? Just when Buntarou`s future seems its

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: bang-dream.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Carolyn Medrano Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce its acquisition of BANG DREAM! (????, Bandori, 2017). The anime is part of an exciting mixed-media project featuring live performances by the popular girls’ band, Poppin’ Party, and includes the group’s three hit singles, “Yes! BanG_Dream!”, “STAR BEAT! ~Hoshi no Kodou~”, and “Hashirihajimeta bakari no kimini”. When she was a child, Kasumi Toyama (played by Poppin’ Party’s lead singer, Aimi) felt a heart-pounding thrill every time she gazed at the stars, and she’s been looking without success for something that could inspire the same feeling ever since. One day, she comes across a star-shaped guitar in a rundown pawnshop and, for the first time, discovers the thrill she’s been searching for. Kasumi becomes determined to form an all-girl band, and her search leads her to four

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