FUNimation Anime Releases in July

Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Special Thanks to Jackie Smith

North American anime distributor FUNimation Entertainment has provided details on some new DVD releases going on sale this month... KAZE NO STIGMA: SEASON 1, VOL. 1 July 7 SRP $59.98 When the family business is fire, and you can`t handle the heat, it`s time to look for a new line of work - and maybe a new family, too. Kazuma is a descendent of an ancient clan skilled in the magical Fire Arts. Unfortunately for him, the gift seems to have skipped a generation. Defeated by his younger, female cousin, Ayano, in a battle to become the clan`s successor, Kazuma is exiled with only the smoldering burn of failure to keep him company. But now he`s back, risen from the ashes and armed with a powerful new mojo that`s sure to fan the flames of the family rivalry. The cooler he gets, the hotter she burns, and when Wind and Fire collide, Tokyo is caught in the eye of the storm. Episodes 1-12 Japanese Audio, English Audio English Subtitles Run Time: 290 Minutes

CLAYMORE VOLUME 6: THE AWAKENING July 14 SRP $29.98 A brutal scourge stalks the land. Yoma, monsters driven by a hunger satisfied by only one quarry: Humanity. The dark breed knows but a singular foe: Claymore. Human-Yoma hybrids of extraordinary strength and cunning, the Claymores roam from skirmish to skirmish delivering salvation by the edge of a blade. Thus ends the twisting tale of Clare, one such sister of the sword driven by pain in both victory and defeat. Final vengeance is at hand, but what becomes of a life bent on revenge when the reality of retribution finally dawns? Wounds will cease to ache through healing or through death. All of the ghosts have gathered, be they in body or spirit, to behold the last stand of the Claymore known as Clare. Episodes 23-26 Japanese Audio, English Audio English Subtitles Run Time: 100 Minutes GUNGRAVE: THE COMPLETE SET July 14 SRP $49.98

For Brandon Heat, death doesn`t matter. Driven by his need for revenge, he returns from beyond the grave to cripple Milleneon, the huge mafia organization that uses undead monsters as its enforcers. His ultimate goal will be to destroy Harry MacDowel, the leader of Milleneon and, at one time, Brandon`s best friend... Armed with "Ceruberus", his twin handguns, and a coffin filled with heavy weapons on his back, he returns from the afterlife— cloaked in darkness and smelling of death on his unholy mission of vengeance! Episodes 1-26 Japanese Audio, English Audio English Subtitles Run Time: 650 Minutes

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