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    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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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: tbs.co.jp/anime/urara (Japan) Special Thanks to Carolyn Medrano Fortune telling is the name of the game in Sentai Filmworks’ newest license: URARA MEIROCHO (??????, 2017). This supernatural comedy follows four girls in their quest to become fortune tellers (uranaishi). Girls from all over the country come to live in Meiro-cho for one reason: to train to become the top uranaishi -- the Urara. One day, a 15-year-old girl named Chiya enters the gates, but she has another, secret reason for wanting to become an uranaishi. Together with three very different girls, Kon, Koume, and Nono, Chiya gets started as a fortune teller’s apprentice. The series is based off the original four-panel manga by Harikamo, with character design for the anime by Mai Otsuka (SHAKUGAN NO SHANA, NON NON BIYORI). Youhei Suzuki (SHIMONETA: A BORING WORLD WHERE THE CONCEPT OF DIRTY

    Images courtesy of VIZ Media. POKÉMON DIAMOND & PEARL MOVIE PACK © 2016 Pokémon. © 1997-2016 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK, TV Tokyo, ShoPro, JR Kikaku. TM, ® Nintendo. POKÉMON THE SERIES: X·Y KALOS QUEST DVD SET 2 © 2016 Pokémon. © 1997 Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK, TV Tokyo, ShoPro, JR Kikaku. TM, ® Nintendo.

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    DIAMOND & PEARL MOVIE PACK Contains Four Full-Length Films; X·Y KALOS QUEST DVD SET 2 Delivers Season 2 of the Popular X·Y Series 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 its POKÉMON home media collection with the December release of the POKÉMON DIAMOND & PEARL MOVIE PACK and POKÉMON THE SERIES: X·Y KALOS QUEST DVD SET 2. The newly-debuted POKÉMON DIAMOND & PEARL MOVIE PACK is a substantial four Blu-ray disc steelbook edition containing four full-length POKÉMON feature films: THE RISE OF DARKRAI, GIRATINA AND THE SKY WARRIOR, ARCEUS AND THE JEWEL OF LIFE and ZOROARK: MASTER OF ILLUSIONS. POKÉMON THE SERIES: XY KALOS QUEST SET 2 will be released on December 13th and delivers the second season of the popular XY

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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 Blu-ray release of TURN A GUNDAM COLLECTION 2 on March 7, 2017. Wishing to turn the tide of war, Guin Rhineford leads the Earth Militia into space aboard the Willghem. His hope is that a solution for the conflict might be reached once they arrive at the Moon. However, Queen Dianna`s absence has caused disarray for the government she had left behind and created a power vacuum in the Moonrace leadership. Meanwhile, for the sake of his friends, Loran Cehack continues to assist Guin Rhineford by piloting the Turn A Gundam. But as his knowledge of the machine`s operation grows, so too do his concerns about its terrible past recorded in the Dark History. Under what

    Win the Blu-ray edition of CALL OF HEROES! Image courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. © 2016 UNIVERSE 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 martial arts-packed drama CALL OF HEROES (??, W?i Chéng, 2016) on Blu-ray. Award-winning Director Benny Chan (SHAOLIN, NEW POLICE STORY) assembles a star-studded powerhouse lineup of action stars including Sean Lau (MAD DETECTIVE), Louis Koo (DRUG WAR), Eddie Peng (COLD WAR 2) and Wu Jing (SHAOLIN), with the legendary Sammo Hung on board as the action director. A “Chinese wuxia epic with obvious echoes to classic spaghetti Western films and Akira Kurosawa’s samurai dramas,” (Edmund Lee, South China Morning Post), the epic film is set in 1914 following the collapse of the Qing dynasty. Louis Koo stars as Cao, the spoiled son of a powerful General who has grown into a vicious and depraved warlord. Although Cao is

    The critically-acclaimed, box office smash zombie apocalypse thriller TRAIN TO BUSAN is coming to Blu-ray and DVD in North America. Photos courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2016 Next Entertainment World & RedPeter Film

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    Bonus Materials Include Two Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications press release Official Site: traintobusan.co.kr (South Korea), wellgousa.com/theatrical/train-to-busan (US) Special Thanks to Rachel Villegas and Leif Helland Dubbed “...a fun, fast, tightly crafted genre film,” (Daniel Barnes, Sacramento News & Review), the critically-acclaimed, zombie apocalypse thriller TRAIN TO BUSAN (???, Busanhaeng, 2016) debuts on digital December 13 and on Blu-ray and DVD January 17 from Well Go USA Entertainment. 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

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    IS IT WRONG TO PICK UP GIRLS IN A DUNGEON? Available March 28th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its March slate of releases; including Sentai Filmworks’ IS IT WRONG TO PICK UP GIRLS IN A DUNGEON? Available on DVD, Blu-ray and Collector’s Edition Premium Box Set! Product details follow, in order of release... PHANTASY STAR ONLINE 2 COMPLETE COLLECTION Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 3/7/2017 Format: BD, DVD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98, $49.98 Phantasy Star Online 2 is the most popular game on the web, and almost everyone at Seiga Academy is deeply immersed in it. When the school administration begins to worry that the game is causing more harm than good, student council president Rina Izumi sets out

    Right Stuf has announced several GUNDAM Blu-ray and DVD releases for 2017. © SOTSU • SUNRISE

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    Source: Right Stuf, Inc. press release Official Site: gundam.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Jessica Breon Right Stuf, Inc. and Sunrise Inc. are excited to announce that the following MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM sequel series titles will be released in the coming months: MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM MOVIE TRILOGY, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 0083 STARDUST MEMORY / AFTERGLOW OF ZEON, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 08TH MS TEAM / MILLER’S REPORT, and MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM MS IGLOO. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM MOVIE TRILOGY (1981-82) 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

    Win LEGEND OF BRUCE LEE: VOLUME ONE on DVD, courtesy of Well Go USA. Photo courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. © China International TV Corp

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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 LEGEND OF BRUCE LEE: VOLUME ONE on DVD. Danny Chan (IP MAN 3, KUNG FU HUSTLE) brings the legendary figure of Bruce Lee and his incredible story to life in 10 action-packed episodes. The life story of the renowned martial arts icon follows him from Hong Kong to America and back again. LEGEND OF BRUCE LEE: VOLUME ONE also stars Michelle Lang, Gary Daniels, Ted Duran, Natalia Dzyublo, Wang Luoyong, Hazen McIntyre, Ray Park, Tim Storms, Michael Jai White, Traci Ann Wolfe, Mark Dacascos and Ash Gordey. Young Bruce Lee (Danny Chan) has no interest in studying and is obsessed with martial arts. After losing a street fight, he resolves to master Kung Fu under the tutelage of Master

    Contents of the SAILOR MOON S SET 1 Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © Naoko Takeuchi ? PNP ? Toei Animation

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    Moonlight Party Pre-release Streaming Event on November 11th! Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: sailormoon-official.com (Japan), VIZ.com/sailormoon (US) 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 next home media installment of SAILOR MOON with the release of SAILOR MOON S Set 1 on November 15th. Also -- don`t miss the return of the fan-favorite Moonlight Party on Friday November 11th! Join the VIZ Media team at this livestream celebration of SAILOR MOON and the latest S Set 1 debut. The party will feature commentary from the team, a fan Q&A, trivia & prizes and more -- please check out VIZ Media`s Facebook & Twitter for details! Season 3 of the legendary magical girl anime series will be offered in a Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and

    The 2nd and 3rd films in the acclaimed RUROUNI KENSHIN Trilogy are coming to Blu-ray and DVD in North America. Photos courtesy of Funimation Entertainment. © Watsuki Nobuhiro/ Shueisha. ©

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    Live Action Samurai Films Based on Bestselling Manga Series Source: Funimation Entertainment Official Movie Site: warnerbros.co.jp/rurouni-kenshin (Japan), funimationfilms.com/rurouni-kenshin (US) Special Thanks to Scott Lonski Funimation Entertainment has provided cover art and product specs for the second and third movies in the hit RUROUNI KENSHIN Trilogy, coming soon on DVD and in Blu-ray/DVD Combo Packs. Both editions will include the original Japanese audio (with English subtitles) and a brand new English dub track for each film. The RUROUNI KENSHIN Trilogy is based on the worldwide, bestselling manga series of the same name, which has sold more than 70 million copies and been recognized as a New York Times Bestseller. The storyline, set in feudal Japan during the Meiji period, centers on a former assassin Kenshin Himura who must confront a rapidly modernizing society following a fierce war. Joined by allies along the way, Kenshin faces new villains as

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