Source: Section23 Films press release
Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff
Home video label Sentai Filmworks today announced its August slate of releases.
Product details follow, in order of release...
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VERMEIL IN GOLD
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Distribution Solution
Run Time: 300 min.
Street Date: 8/1/2023
Format: BD – (Limited Edition Premium Box Set will be released Soon)
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $69.98
Magic student Alto Goldfield isn't having much luck at summoning, but it's required to advance to the next grade. Then he chances upon an old grimoire and summons a lot more than he anticipated - a very beautiful and naked demon girl named Vermeil! The good news: she's willing to become his familiar! Unfortunately, she also wants to "bond" in another way, live off his mana, and isn't crazy about wearing clothes.
This is probably going to get awkward, but in a school where the bullies have dragons, could it hurt to have a familiar who can kick a dragon's tail? Welcome to Demon keeping 101, where, with any luck, Alto will hopefully survive summoning VERMEIL IN GOLD!
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SHINEPOST
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Distribution Solution
Run Time: 300 min.
Street Date: 8/8/2023
Format: BD
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $59.98
When the idol group TiNgS is summoned to their company president's office, they're shocked to learn that they're going to be disbanded unless they can sell out a major concert in one month!
However, to help reach that goal, they're getting a new personal manager to help turn their attendance around. Except…their new manager doesn't know this yet and doesn't even want to manage Idol groups anymore! But are Tamaki, Nabatame, and Seibu going to go down without a fight? Nope, not even if it means exploring other options like selling tickets at competitors' concerts.
Meanwhile, their new manager has a secret special talent of his own that might just save the day in SHINEPOST!
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THE LIFE OF BUDORI GUSUKO
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Distribution Solution
Run Time: 105 min.
Street Date: 8/15/2023
Format: BD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $24.98
Once upon a time, when he lived in the forest with his parents and younger sister, Budori Gusuko's life was wonderful. Then the weather began to change, the lands and forest died, and the other villagers moved away.
The tragedy took Budori's family, leaving him alone in the world, wandering. At long last he found another place to live, but once again the weather began to change, ultimately taking everything he treasured once more.
Now, an older Budori has found a job working with people who study volcanoes… but when the weather starts to change again, Budori must a decision. A decision that might save many but could ultimately bring an end to THE LIFE OF BUDORI GUSUKO.
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MIRAGE QUEEN PREFERS CIRCUS
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Distribution Solution
Run Time: 60 min.
Street Date: 8/15/2023
Format: BD
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $24.98
No one knows the real identity, age or even gender of the Master Thief known as the Queen, but once they set their desires upon a target, it's as good as taken. Until the Queen's plans for the spectacular gem known as the Rose of Linden are thrown by a rogues' gallery of circus performers stealing the jewel first!
A thief with their own private Airship is used to changing plans on the fly, however. Will hypnotists be dazzled, and acrobats fall? And will the last laugh be upon a criminal clown?
The greatest show on Earth is about to unfold in MIRAGE QUEEN PREFERS CIRCUS!
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REINCARNATED AS A SWORD
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Distribution Solution
Run Time: 300 min.
Street Date: 8/22/2023
Format: BD – (Limited Edition Premium Box Set will be released Soon)
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $69.98
When you're killed in one reality and wake up as a sentient sword in a world where magic is real, what else can you do with your steely new existence except become an adventurer? Even though his shiny new form can levitate itself around, our slicing implement without a name also craves a wielder: a mighty warrior with whom to partner, explore and slay monsters.
Instead, he gets Fran, a young cat girl, former slave, and trouble magnet who names him Teacher. It's as odd a pairing as they come, and whether they'll be sharp enough to make the cut in the realm of high adventure will be anyone's guess in REINCARNATED AS A SWORD!
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MY MASTER HAS NO TAIL
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Distribution Solution
Run Time: 325 min.
Street Date: 8/29/2023
Format: BD
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $59.98
When a young tanuki (a dog-like creature resembling a raccoon) named Mameda tries to disguise herself as a human and cause mischief, it turns out that modern city slickers are just too sharp for Mameda's country tricks.
But then Mameda discovers Rakugo, a Japanese entertainment form in which a storyteller uses a fan, unique gestures, and clever wordplay to tell tales with surprise twists and endings. It's not exactly the same thing as being a trickster… but then again, it sort of is!
The tale that follows will have more than a few twists as a teller of tales takes on tutoring one untried tailed trickster in MY MASTER HAS NO TAIL!
About Sentai Filmworks
Since 2008, Sentai has been licensing, localizing, and investing in our Japanese counterparts to ensure that anime and other Japanese content becomes more accessible globally throughout multiple mediums such as streaming, television broadcasts, home videos, theatricals, and digital distributions.