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    Promotional art for the GODZILLA Blu-ray and DVD release from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. © 2014 LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS LLC & WARNER BROS ENTERTAINMENT INC. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Home Video Editions Street September 16th Source: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Official Site: Godzillamovie.com Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has released back cover packaging and promotional artwork for their upcoming Blu-ray and DVD release of GODZILLA. For front cover art, product specs, and the press release please see SciFi Japan`s previous GODZILLA Blu-ray/DVD report. GODZILLA will be available on home video starting September 16, 2014. About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment`s home video, digital distribution, interactive entertainment, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic

    The Korean monster movie YONGARY, MONSTER FROM THE DEEP has been released on DVD in Japan for the first time. © 1967 Keukdong Entertainment Company

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    Author: Kim Song-ho Source: Run Corporation, Amazon Japan YONGARY, MONSTER FROM THE DEEP (??? ???, Daegoesu Yonggary), the seminal 1967 Korean monster movie is now available on DVD for the first time in Japan. The Japanese company Run Corporation released the DVD on July 23 as part of their "Sci-Fi Masterpiece Movies" line. The DVD features the 1968 English-dubbed American version in widescreen, along with Japanese subtitles. There is no mention of any special features. The price is 1,620 yen (approximately $15.96 US). The Japanese release title is a direct translation of the original Korean title: DAIKAIJU YONGARY (???????). YONGARY, directed by Kim Ki-duk, is probably the most well-known Korean giant monster movie, both in its home country and the rest of the world. After the initial release in 1967, it was exported to several countries including the United States, Germany, France and Italy. It inspired the

    Win the new Blu-ray of SHORT PEACE, an anthology of four short animated films from some of Japan’s most talented anime creators. © SHORT PEACE COMMITTEE © KATSUHIRO OTOMO/MASH?ROOM/SHORT PEACE COMMITTEE

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    Source: Section23 Films Official Movie Site: shortpeace-movie.com (Japan), elevenarts.net/shortpeace (US) Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win AKIRA director Katsuhiro Otomo`s latest animated feature film, SHORT PEACE (????????, Shooto Piisu, 2013), on Blu-ray. In 1995, Otomo’s epic anthology MEMORIES showcased the work of upcoming superstars of the anime world. Now, Otomo’s spotlight shifts to a fresh generation of master creators with an all-new anthology of visionary films: A lone traveler is confronted by unusual spirits in an abandoned shrine in the 2013 Academy Award nominated POSSESSIONS, directed by Shuhei Morita (COICENT, KAKURENBO). A mysterious white bear defends the royal family from the predations of a red demon in the brutal GAMBO, directed by Hiroaki Ando (FIVE NUMBERS!) from REDLINE’s Katsuhito Ishii’s original story with character designs by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (NEON GENESIS

    The OVA series MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) concludes with DVD Part 4, coming October 7th from Sunrise and Right Stuf. Image courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © SOTSU • SUNRISE

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    Source: Right Stuf, Inc. press release Official Site: gundam-unicorn.net (Japan), gundamuc.rightstuf.com (US) Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Sunrise Inc. are pleased to announce MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN), Part 4 will be available on October 7, 2014. This DVD set will include episode 7, which concludes the MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) (????????UC(?????), Kidoo Senshi Gandamu Yunikon) series. It features both English and Japanese audio, plus English and Spanish subtitles. On-disc extras will include The Story So Far, episode EX "One Hundred Years of Solitude", promotional videos, TV commercials and character highlights. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC is based upon the best-selling novel by Harutoshi Fukui (Aegis). The seven OVAs were originally released on Blu-Ray in Japan. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC features theatrical quality animation and the entire series is directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi, known for directing HHUNTER X HUNTER and LE CHEVALIER D’EON. Yasuyuki

    © 2014 LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS LLC & WARNER BROS ENTERTAINMENT INC. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Home Video Editions Street September 16th Source: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Official Site: Godzillamovie.com Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has provided a new advertisement for their Blu-ray and DVD release of GODZILLA, coming September 16th. For more information of the various home video formats and editions, please see SciFi Japan`s report with cover art and specs. About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment`s home video, digital distribution, interactive entertainment, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer and publisher for console and online

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: momokyun.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez Big things come in small packages, but no one expected anything quite like Momo in Sentai Filmworks` latest acquisition, MOMOKYUN SWORD (????????, Momo Kyun Soodo, 2014). This comedy adventure series is directed by Shinsuke Yanagi (A CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC RAILGUN, RO-KYU-BU! SS) with series composition by Tsuyoshi Tamai (LADIES VS. BUTLERS!, STRIKE WITCHES), art direction by Chikako Shibata (AZUMANGA DAIOH, KINMOZA!) and animation production by Project No. 9 (RO-KYU-BU!) and Tri-Slash (YOWAMUSHI PEDAL). It was written in the stars the day Momoko came down the river, floating inside a giant peach found by an old childless couple. Although her fate might not yet be known to her, she was brought to this village to defend it. Now that she is all grown up, Momoko is prepared to fight. And while she might not

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

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    LOG HORIZON Available November 25th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its November slate of releases; including the swords and sorcery series LOG HORIZON which will be released on both DVD and Blu-ray. Product details follow, in order of release... HIDAMARI SKETCH x HOSHIMITTSU BLU-RAY Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 350 min. Street Date: 11/4/2014 Format: BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98 Some say that life is like an unfolding tapestry, but living at the Hidamari Apartments is more like being part of a patchwork quilt, one that constantly changes as bits and pieces of the lives and dreams of the young artists who make this extraordinary residence their home are added to the ever-expanding pattern. When we first met Yuno, she`d just been accepted to the prestigious

    The new CG film APPLESEED ALPHA will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 22nd. Image courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. © 2014 Lucent Pictures Entertainment Inc. and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Inc. © 2014 Shirow Masamune / Crossroad

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    All-New, CG-Animated Sci-Fi Action Adventure Based on the Popular APPLESEED Franchise Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Official Site: wmg.jp/appleseed (Japan), AppleseedAlphaMovie.com (US) The popular franchise Appleseed comes to new life in the CG-animated prequel APPLESEED ALPHA (??????? Alpha, Appurushiido Alpha), available July 22 on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. World-renowned anime filmmaker Shinji Aramaki (STARSHIP TROOPERS: INVASION) directs the latest installment in the sci-fi adventure franchise based on the original comic books by Shirow Masamune (Ghost in the Shell) published by Seishinsha with a screenplay by Marianne Krawczyk (GOD OF WAR game series, STAR TREK game and BAFTA Award winner for character and story on GOD OF WAR 2 game). APPLESEED ALPHA depicts the early days of female soldier Deunan and her cyborg partner, Briareos, as they embark on an action-packed journey in search of the legendary utopian city of Olympus.

    Image courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. © 2001 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Update on Upcoming Godzilla and Mothra Blu-rays Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released the back cover art and title treatments for their new "Toho Godzilla Collection" Blu-ray sets scheduled for September 9, 2014. The SRPs for these discs are $19.99 each. About Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is a Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) company. Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE`s global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. For

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press releases Special Thanks to Christian Lopez and Ashley Johnson Sentai Filmworks has announced several new anime series licensed for streaming and home video in North America... I COULDN’T BECOME A HERO SO I RELUCTANTLY DECIDED TO GET A JOB (?????????????????????????, Yuusha ni Narenakatta Ore wa Shibushibu Sh?shoku o Ketsui Shimashita, 2013) Official Site: yu-sibu.com (Japan) It’s out of the battlefield and into the fire as a would-be hero becomes a retail warrior in I COULDN’T BECOME A HERO SO I RELUCTANTLY DECIDED TO GET A JOB. This comedic action series is directed by Kinji Yoshimoto (Genshiken 2, Unbreakable Machine-Doll) with series composition by Masashi Suzuki (The Ambition of Oda Nobuna, Rail Wars!), sound direction by Yasushi Nagura (The Future Diary, Wagnaria!! Season 2) and animation production by asread (Minamni-ke: Okaeri, Shuffle!). Raul Chaser never wanted to work in retail, but when the

    The alien monster Orga from GODZILLA 2000, one of six Toho films coming to Blu-ray in North America this September from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. © 1999 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Details on Upcoming Godzilla and Mothra Blu-rays Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment SciFi Japan follows up Monday`s exclusive announcement of a second wave of "Toho Godzilla Collection" Blu-rays with some additional information: initial product specs for the three sets, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. GODZILLA 2000 GODZILLA 2000 U.S. Version Running Time: Approximately 99 Minutes GODZILLA 2000 Japanese Version Running Time: Approximately 107 Minutes Cat.#: 44658 UPC: 043396446588 Street Date: September 9, 2014 SRP: $19.99 Discs: 1 Total Runtime: 206 Minutes Screen Format: Anamorphic Aspect Ratio: 2.40/2.35 Languages: English 5.1, Japanese Stereo Subtitles: English (US), French (Parisian) Close Captioned: Yes Special Features Behind The Scenes Featurette Michael Schlesinger and Editor Audio Commentary Godzilla Double Feature: GODZILLA, MOTHRA, AND KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK + GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA GODZILLA, MOTHRA, AND KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK Running

    GODZILLA, MOTHRA, AND KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK is one of six Toho films coming to Blu-ray in North America this September from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. © 2001 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    GODZILLA & MOTHRA ARE BACK & PRIMED FOR BATTLE! Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has given SciFi Japan an exclusive first look at their second wave of "Toho Godzilla Collection" Blu-rays featuring both Godzilla and Mothra. Scheduled for September 9, 2014, the lineup features the debut of three new Blu-ray sets featuring Toho films previously unavailable on Blu-ray in North America. The stand-alone title GODZILLA 2000 (1999) presents both the U.S. version of the film along with -- for the first time in America -- the original Japanese version. The Godzilla Double Feature contains GODZILLA, MOTHRA, AND KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK (2001) and GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA (2002), and the REBIRTH OF MOTHRA TRILOGY features REBIRTH OF MOTHRA (1996) plus REBIRTH OF MOTHRA II (1997) and REBIRTH OF MOTHRA

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

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    SUNDAY WITHOUT GOD Available October 21st Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced its October slate of releases, including Sentai Filmworks newest acquisition: SUNDAY WITHOUT GOD, which will be released on both DVD and Blu-ray. Product details follow, in order of release... ROZEN MAIDEN: ZURUCKSPULEN Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 325 min. Street Date: 10/7/2014 Format: DVD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98 Each decision we make in life leads us down a different path. Have you ever wondered what would be if the path not chosen weren`t lost to the chaos of the universe? For Jun Sakurada, just such an opportunity is presented to him in his darkest hour: a chance to communicate with a future version of himself who did not win the key and bring

    The DVD and Blu-ray releases of GATCHAMAN CROWDS COMPLETE have been delayed. Images courtesy of Section23 Films. © Tatsunoko Production © 2013 NTV ? VAP ? Tatsunoko Pro.

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    Source: Section23 Films Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced that the Complete Blu-ray and DVD editions of GATCHAMAN CROWDS (??????????, Gatchaman Kurauzu, 2013) have been moved to a September 2nd street date. The sets were originally scheduled to release in July. GATCHAMAN CROWDS COMPLETE COLLECTION Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 9/2/2014 Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles DVD SRP: $59.98 Blu-ray SRP: $69.98 For most of the residents of Tachikawa city, life seems to be perfectly normal. That’s how it seems, but the truth, known only by a tiny select handful, is that this is a city at war. Every day, as the citizens go about their business, they are under attack by alien criminals and mysterious organizations seeking to conquer, enslave and destroy. But to combat these threats, a covert

    Echo Bridge is no longer offering replacement copies of their GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE Collector’s Edition Blu-ray. Photo courtesy of Echo Bridge Entertainment. © 1989 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Echo Bridge Entertainment Echo Bridge Entertainment Customer Service has closed their replacement program for the GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE Collector’s Edition Blu-ray. As part of their distribution deal with Miramax, Echo Bridge Home Entertainment released GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE (??? VS ?????, Gojira Tai Biorante, 1989) on Blu-ray and DVD for the first time in North America on December 4, 2012. The initial pressing of the Blu-ray was later discovered to be missing the left audio track on the 5.1 DTS Re-mastered Japanese Surround Sound, so the audio was corrected in the second pressing. Customers who had purchased the defective Blu-ray could receive a corrected disc by contacting Echo Bridge. Echo Bridge Entertainment Customer Service continued to provide replacement GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE Collector’s Edition Blu-rays even after their distribution deal with Miramax had expired and the discs were no longer being produced. But the deadline for replacements

    Contents of the KABUKIMONOGATARI Limited Edition Blu-ray Set. Photo courtesy of Aniplex of America. © NISIOISIN/KODANSHA, ANIPLEX, SHAFT

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    The Second Arc of the “Monogatari Series Second Season” to be Released on Blu-ray this August Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: monogatari-series.com (Japan), AniplexUSA.com/monogatarisecondseason (US) Special Thanks to Joanna Metoki At their industry panel at A-Kon in Dallas, Texas, Aniplex of America announced the details of their release of, KABUKIMONOGATARI (???), the second arc to the popular MONOGATARI SERIES SECOND SEASON (???????? ????????, ?Monogatari? Shiriizu Sekandoshiizun, 2013). Following their release of NEKOMONOGATARI ?WHITE? on June 24th, the KABUKIMONOGATARI arc will be released in a Limited Edition Blu-ray Set on August 26th. Pre-orders for this product have begun on the official homepage for sale in the U.S. and Canada. The KABUKIMONOGATARI Limited Edition Blu-ray Set will feature all 4 “Mayoi Jiangshi” episodes on 2 Blu-ray discs with the original Japanese audio and English subtitles. The set includes numerous bonus contents that

    Contents of the OREIMO 2 DVD Limited Edition Complete Box Set. Photo courtesy of Aniplex of America. © Tsukasa Fushimi/ASCII MEDIA WORKS/OIP2

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    Limited Edition Set Includes 3 OVA Episodes and Totally New Exclusive Box Art Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: oreimo-anime.com (Japan), AniplexUSA.com/oreimo (US) Special Thanks to Joanna Metoki Fans of the OREIMO franchise are in for a treat this summer as Aniplex of America announced their plans to release OREIMO 2 (?????????????????, Ore no Imooto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai., 2013) on DVD in a Limited Edition Complete Box Set on August 5th. At their industry panel at A-Kon in Dallas, Texas, Aniplex of America has also confirmed that pre-orders for this item are available for sale in the U.S. and Canada on their official homepage. The OREIMO 2 DVD Limited Edition Complete Box Set will feature the entire TV series (episodes 1-13) plus 3 OVA episodes never-seen-on-TV. The set features the series in the original Japanese audio with English

    Contents of the ANOHANA -THE FLOWER WE SAW THAT DAY THE MOVIE- Collectors’ Edition Blu-ray, DVD & CD Combo Set. Photo courtesy of Aniplex of America. © ANOHANA PROJECT

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    Collectors’ Edition BD/DVD/CD Combo Set, Standard Edition Blu-ray and Standard Edition DVD on July 15th Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: anohana.jp (Japan), aniplexusa.com/anohanamovie (US) Special Thanks to Joanna Metoki Aniplex of America has announced plans to release ANOHANA -THE FLOWER WE SAW THAT DAY THE MOVIE- (????????????????????, Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai., 2013) on both Blu-ray and DVD on July 15th. This movie adaptation of the popular original anime series will be featured in a Collectors’ Edition (Blu-ray, DVD & CD Combo Set), Standard Edition Blu-ray, and Standard Edition DVD. All SKUs will be available in the U.S., Canada, Central and South Americas. Aniplex of America has screened the ANOHANA -THE FLOWER WE SAW THAT DAY THE MOVIE- across North America including 28 U.S. and 35 Canadian theaters this past January and the film

    Contents of the RANMA ½ Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set Volume 2. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © Rumiko Takahashi/Shogakukan

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    The Hilarious Gender-Bending Martial Arts Mayhem Continues in HD Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Elizabeth Ellis and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, delivers the next installment of the celebrated return of the classic RANMA ½ anime series in new, digitally restored, High Definition Limited Edition Blu-ray and Standard Edition DVD Box Sets with the release of Volume 2 -- covering Episodes 24-46 -- on June 24th. VIZ Media is releasing the revered gender-bending martial arts action comedy, based on the popular manga series created by Rumiko Takahashi, in its original Japanese series order across seven Limited Edition Blu-ray and DVD Box Sets. Each contains a wealth of special bonus features and other extras that fans will not want to miss. RANMA ½ is rated TV-14. The RANMA

    Contents of the SILVER SPOON – Complete 1st Season DVD Set-. Photo courtesy of Aniplex of America. © Hiromu Arakawa, Shogakukan/EZONO Festa Executive Committee

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    From the Author of the Hit Series Fullmetal Alchemist Comes a Story of Farm Work, Friendship, and the Freshest Food! Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: ginsaji-anime.com (Japan), AniplexUSA.com/silverspoon (US) Special Thanks to Joanna Metoki Aniplex of America has announced plans to release the first season of SILVER SPOON (???, Gin no Saji, 2013) in a complete DVD set on July 15th. Pre-orders have already begun through official Aniplex of America retailers. SILVER SPOON is an anime adaptation of the manga series originally created by author, Hiromu Arakawa (Fullmetal Alchemist), which has been awarded both the 5th Manga Taisho Award and the 58th Shogakukan Manga Award in 2012. The unique story follows Yugo Hachiken, a young man who decides to attend an agricultural high school in the countryside of Hokkaido prefecture in order to escape the academic pressures he had to live within the

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