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    UK Blu-ray and DVD cover art for THE STORY OF YONOSUKE. Photos courtesy of Third Window Films. © 2012

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    Source: Third Window Films Official Movie Site: yonosuke-movie.com (Japan), thirdwindowfilms.com/the-story-of-yonosuke (UK) Special Thanks to Adam Torel and Claire Marty Winner of the 58th Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Film & Best Actor Winner at the 68th Mainichi Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress Listed by Eiga Geijutsu in their Top 10 Japanese Films of 2013 On April 14th, Third Window Films will release THE STORY OF YONOSUKE (?????, Yokomichi Yonosuke, 2013) on Blu-Ray and DVD in the United Kingdom. Based on a novel by multi-award-winning author Shuichi Yoshida (Villain, Parade), this bittersweet film is the latest offering from the director of THE WOODSMAN & THE RAIN and stars Kengo Kora (NORWEGIAN WOOD, FISH STORY) & Yuriko Yoshitaka (GANTZ, ROBO-G). Yonosuke is a typical Japanese on-screen hero: socially awkward, childish and naive, but always cheerful and charming. We meet him in 1987, when he

    The CG animated film TRANSFORMERS PRIME: BEAST HUNTERS - PREDACONS RISING is now available on several digital entertainment platforms. Image courtesy of Shout! Factory. © 2013 Hasbro, Inc.

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    Special Original CG Animated Action Adventure Produced by Hasbro Studios Source: Shout! Factory press release Special Thanks to Tom Chen Roll out with the highly popular feature-length epilogue to Hasbro Studio’s Emmy Award-winning series TRANSFORMERS PRIME on a variety of digital entertainment platforms in North America. Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro Studios invite loyal fans, invite families and kids to further venture into the awe-inspiring world of TRANSFORMERS PRIME with TRANSFORMERS PRIME: BEAST HUNTERS - PREDACONS RISING, a special original feature presentation, now available on Digital HD for rental and purchase on iTunes, VUDU, CinemaNow, Google Play, Rovi, Sony PlayStation Network and Xbox, as well as available through Amazon Instant Video on April 1. Brimming with spectacular CG animation, a captivating storyline and unforgettable characters from the TRANSFORMERS PRIME lore, TRANSFORMERS PRIME: BEAST HUNTERS - PREDACONS RISING delivers entertaining cinematic adventure the whole family will

    Advance cover art. Image courtesy of Aniplex of America. © Karino Takatsu/SQUARE ENIX, SERVANTxSERVICE Project

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    Source: AniplexUSA press release Official Site: servantservice.org (Japan), aniplexusa.com/servantservice (US) Special Thanks to Joanna Metoki Aniplex of America announced at their industry panel at Anime Boston about their plans to release their laugh-out-loud office comedy anime series, SERVANT × SERVICE (?????×????, Saabanto x Saabisu, 2013), in a Complete DVD Set on May 27th 2014. If you thought a job at a government ward office would be dull then you’ve never met Lucy Yamagami and her more than eccentric co-workers from SERVANT × SERVICE! Originally created by manga artist, Karino Takatsu (Wagnaria!!), and produced by the highly acclaimed studio, A-1 Pictures (SWORD ART ONLINE, OREIMO 2, BLUE EXORCIST), SERVANT × SERVICE will definitely help to pep up a slow day at the daily grind. Lucy (abbrev.) Yamagami is a newly-hired civil servant who has been assigned to work in a certain government ward office in a certain

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: tbs.co.jp/anime/kawaisou (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez A quiet life alone has some advantages, but Usa may never find out what those are in Sentai Filmworks` latest acquisition, THE KAWAI COMPLEX GUIDE TO MANORS AND HOSTEL BEHAVIOR (?????????, Bokura wa Minna Kawai-Soo, 2014). This romantic slice of life comedy from original creator Ruri Miyahara (Love Lab) is directed by Shigeyuki Miya (BLOOD LAD, SUPERNATURAL: THE ANIME SERIES) with series composition by Takeshi Konuta (ACE OF DIAMOND, LIBRARY WARS), music by Akito Matsuda (D-FREGMENTS, DOG & SCISSORS), and animation production by Brains Base (KAMICHU!, NATSUME`S BOOK OF FRIENDS). Living away from home can have its perks, especially when you`re just a kid: no parents, no rules, no curfew! Add the fact that you just -- miraculously -- moved in right next to the girl of your dreams and it sounds

    The irregular at magic high school © 2013 Tsutomu Sato/PUBLISHED BY KADOKAWA CORPORATION ASCII MEDIA WORKS/MAGIC HIGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE. MUSHI-SHI © Yuki Urushibara?KODANSHA, Aniplex. MEKAKUCITY ACTORS © JIN/1st PLACE, Mekakushidan Anime Production Team. NANANA`S BURIED TREASURE © 2014 Kazuma Ootorino, ENTERBRAIN/Nanana Project

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    Source: Aniplex of America press release Special Thanks to Joanna Metoki Aniplex of America Inc. announced at their industry panel at Anime Boston that they have acquired four highly-anticipated titles for this upcoming spring season. These titles are MEKAKUCITY ACTORS, The irregular at magic high school a.k.a “Mahouka,” NANANA`S BURIED TREASURE and MUSHI-SHI (sequel series). These titles will all begin streaming this April. The streaming schedule will be announced at a later date along with detailed information on which streaming websites these titles will be available for viewing. The irregular at magic high school (?????????, Mahooka Kookoo no Rettoosei, 2014) Official Site: mahouka.jp (Japan), aniplexusa.com/mahouka (US) Magic -- A century has passed since this concept has been recognized as a formal technology instead of the product of the occult or folklore. The season is spring and it is time for a brand new

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

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    DEVIL SURVIVOR 2 Available July 1st Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its July slate of releases, including the 13 episode action series based on the hit game DEVIL SURVIVOR 2 THE ANIMATION which will be released on bilingual DVD. Product details follow, in order of release... DEVIL SURVIVOR 2 COMPLETE COLLECTION Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 325 min. Street Date: 7/1/2014 Format: DVD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98 When the world is under attack by a monstrous and seemingly unstoppable enemy, the only way to fight back is with warriors who have already died! Sidestepping a gruesome fate in a subway crash during an earthquake, two young men and a girl find themselves recruited into the ranks of the Devil Summoners and given the ability

    Win KING KONG VS GODZILLA and KING KONG ESCAPES on Blu-ray from Universal Studios Home Entertainment and SciFi Japan! Photos courtesy of Universal Studios Home Entertainment. © 1962, 19767 Toho Co., Ltd. © 1963, 1968 Universal Studios

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    Source: Universal Studios Home Entertainment Special Thanks to Cecilia Sandoval and Haley Lierman Universal Studios Home Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win KING KONG VS GODZILLA and KING KONG ESCAPES on Blu-ray. The two biggest monsters of all time battle in the thrilling adventure classic, KING KONG VS GODZILLA. When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus. Meanwhile, far below the sea, a submarine crew unleashes reptilian terror when they melt a block of ice and release the ferocious Godzilla from his icy lair. Next it’s King Kong to the rescue when a giant robot threatens to destroy Tokyo in the gripping KING KONG ESCAPES! The action begins when the conniving Dr. Who (Hideo

    Blu-ray and DVD cover art for SEVEN WARRIORS. Images courtesy of Well Go USA. © Maverick Film Ltd.

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    All-Star Cast in Modern Retelling of Akira Kurosawa’s SEVEN SAMURAI Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications press release Special Thanks to Leif Helland Legendary actor, stuntman, fight choreographer and pioneer of Hong Kong’s New Wave Movement, Sammo Hung (IP MAN 2: LEGEND OF THE GRANDMASTER) co-directs (with Terry Tong) and stars in the action-packed martial arts drama SEVEN WARRIORS (????, Zhongyi Qunying, 1989), debuting on Blu-ray and DVD April 22nd from Well Go USA Entertainment. A rousing modern retelling of Akira Kurosawa’s SEVEN SAMURAI, the film depicts the story of the terrified Chinese villagers of Guangxi who recruit brave mercenary warriors to defend against marauding Japanese invaders. Adam Cheng (THE LEGEND, SAVING GENERAL YANG), Max Mok (ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA series), Jacky Cheung (BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS), Lam Kwok-Bun, Wu Ma (WHITE VENGEANCE), Shing Fui-On (A BETTER TOMORROW) and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai (HERO, INFERNAL AFFAIRS) are

    © 2013 Taro Tatsunoko ? Yu Amano/Kadokawa Shoten/ Project No-Name

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: mondaiji.tv (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez The battle for supremacy will be anything but fun and games in Sentai Filmworks` latest acquisition, PROBLEM CHILDREN ARE COMING FROM ANOTHER WORLD, AREN’T THEY? (???????????????????, Mondaiji-Tachi Ga Isekai Kara Kuru Soo Desu Yo?, 2013). This otherworldly action comedy series is directed by Keizou Kusakawa (CAMPIONE, RO-KYU-BU!) with series composition by Noboru Kimura (AMAGAMI SS, MOTTO TO LOVE RU), music by Shiro Hamaguchi (GIRLS UND PANZER), and animation production from diomedea inc. (POLYPHONICA CRIMSON S, SQUID GIRL). On the world known as Little Garden, factions and communities compete for power via Gift Games, in which individuals with unusual abilities are set against each other. But where there are winners, there are also losers, and the group called the “No Names” has been so devastated in their conflicts with the Demon Lords that

    SHADY, Ryohei Watanabe`s acclaimed directorial debut, is now on DVD from UK distributor Third Window Films. Photo courtesy of Third Window Films. © Ryohei Watanabe

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    Source: Third Window Films Official Movie Site: kashikoi111.web.fc2.com (Japan), thirdwindowfilms.com/shady (UK) Special Thanks to Adam Torel SHADY (?????????????, Kashikoi Inu wa, Hoezu ni Warau), one of the most talked about Japanese films of 2013, is now on DVD (Region 2) in the United Kingdom from distributor Third Window Films. See what all the fuss is about! Director Ryohei Watanabe’s debut film concerns two teenage girls and their friendship. The first is Misa, a stocky girl who is viciously dubbed "Pooh" at school, due to her surname “Kumada” (bear + rice paddy) and masculine frame. She obviously has no friends and can only let down her guard around her pet parrot and the goldfish in the science room at school. The other is Izumi, a cute and popular classmate who says she can’t make and keep friends because all the other girls are jealous

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

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    One of Anime’s Greatest Titles Returns in New 3-Disc Blu-ray And DVD Sets with an Array of Special Features Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, is proud to announce the March 25th release of the first of seven sets of the venerable RANMA ½ (???½) anime series as a special new Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set and also as a Standard Edition DVD Set. For the first time, all RANMA ½ episodes will be presented in their original Japanese series order. The Blu-ray Box Set carries an MSRP of $54.97 (U.S. / CAN) and features a special 3-disc set containing the first 23-episodes of the acclaimed martial arts action comedy, presented in full 1080p High Definition resolution for the first time, taken straight from

    Textless logo courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released the back cover art and title treatments for three of their four "Toho Godzilla Collection" double feature Blu-ray sets scheduled for May 6, 2014. The SRPs for these discs are $19.99 each. March 22nd Update: The back cover and title treatment for the fourth Blu-ray set (GODZILLA: TOKYO SOS/GODZILLA: FINAL WARS) has been added. 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

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

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    Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland and Maureen Shanahan A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has given SciFi Japan an exclusive first look at their new Godzilla Blu-rays scheduled for early May. Press Release: One of the Most Iconic Monsters in Film History Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary With the Release of Four Toho Godzilla Double Features GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH (1991) + GODZILLA AND MOTHRA: THE BATTLE FOR EARTH (1992) GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA II (1993) + GODZILLA VS. SPACEGODZILLA (1994) GODZILLA VS. DESTOROYAH (1995) + GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRUS (2000) GODZILLA: TOKYO S.O.S. (2003) + GODZILLA: FINAL WARS (2004) Remastered in High Definition – First Time on Blu-ray in North America Each Double Feature is Available on May 6 in Two-Disc Blu-ray Sets with Digital HD UltraViolet Beginning with the introduction of the original Godzilla film in 1954,

    CONFESSION OF MURDER Blu-ray and DVD cover art. Images courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2012 Showbox/Mediaplex and Dasepo Club

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    He’s a Killer. He Didn’t Get Caught. And He’s About to be Famous. Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications press release Special Thanks to Leif Helland Writer/Director JUNG Byung-gil (ACTION BOYS) unleashes endless action and suspense when CONFESSION OF MURDER (?? ?????, Naega Salinbeomida, 2012) debuts on Blu-ray and DVD April 15th from Well Go USA Entertainment. Detective Choi is a broken man, a tough guy cop whose lasting legacy is to be the one who almost captured a vicious serial killer ten years earlier. His failure left him physically and mentally scarred while the killer was left to walk free. When the statute of limitations on the case runs out, a book is released by an author who claims to be the killer. The book sparks a media frenzy, with Choi and the families of the dead left to watch impotently as the killer becomes a

    Virologist Kim In-Hye (SU Ae) races to stop a new super virus in the Korean thriller FLU. Photo courtesy of CJ Entertainment America. © 2013 CJ E&M CORPORATION

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    Region 1 DVD on March 18th Source: CJ Entertainment America, MPRM Communications Official Site: theflu2013.interest.me (Korea) Special Thanks to Leif Helland and Jill Gurich CJ Entertainment has provided production notes and images from their viral outbreak thriller FLU (??, Gamgi, 2013), debuting on DVD in North America March 18th. W A R N I N G This area is infected with H5N1 avian influenza. As per KCDC`s protocol, this area is restricted and access is forbidden. Please follow the infection prevention steps below. If you exhibit or have seen anyone with symptoms such as coughing, high fever, skin rash or other common cold symptoms, please report to the nearest emergency response facility. INFECTION PREVENTION STEPS Step 1: Put on a mask Step 2: Refrain from contact with the outside world Step 3: Transfer immediately to a nearby quarantine facility SYNOPSIS Airborne

    KING KONG VS GODZILLA packaging artwork. Photo courtesy of Universal Studios Home Entertainment. © 1962 Toho Co., Ltd. © 1963 Universal Studios

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    Source: Universal Studios Home Entertainment Special Thanks to Haley Lierman and Sara Macaulay A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Universal Studios Home Entertainment has provided SciFi Japan with a first look at the wraparound cover art for their upcoming Blu-ray editions of KING KONG VS GODZILLA and KING KONG ESCAPES. USHE will release the Americanized, English dubbed versions of the two Toho King Kong films on April 1st, 2014. The SRP is $19.98 each. March 13 Update: The cover artwork USHE sent SciFi Japan yesterday included crop lines used in the design and printing of the Blu-ray sleeves. The studio has now provided "clean" covers without the crop lines, so the packaging art in this article has been updated. About Universal Studios Home Entertainment Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios. Universal

    Godzilla attacks the United Nations in DESTROY ALL MONSTERS, returning to Blu-ray and DVD in July 2014. © 1968 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Media Blasters, Inc. Special Thanks to Carl Morano A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE SciFi Japan has an update to last week`s DESTROY ALL MONSTERS (?????, Kaiju Soshingeki, 1968) and GODZILLA VS MEGALON (???????, Gojira Tai Megaro, 1973) Blu-ray/DVD exclusive. Media Blasters has provided product specs and a first look at the press release going out later this week. The two movies will be released on Blu-ray and DVD in July from the company`s Tokyo Shock label. The films will be presented uncut and in their original theatrical aspect ratio, with Japanese 2.0 and 5.1 audio, English subtitles and Toho`s English dub in 2.0. There will be no extra features. The SRP for both the DVD and Blu-ray editions is $19.99 each. Fans looking for a bargain should consider the Walmart exclusive GODZILLA STOMP BOX containing both DESTROY ALL MONSTERS and GODZILLA VS MEGALON. The 2-DVD

    Win Takeshi Kitano`s BEYOND OUTRAGE on DVD from Magnolia. Image courtesy of Magnolia Home Entertainment. ? 2012 Office Kitano. ? 2012

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    Source: Magnolia Home Entertainment, Bender/Helper Impact Official Site: warnerbros.co.jp/outrage2 (Japan), magnetreleasing.com/beyondoutrage (US) Special Thanks to Geovani Rocha Magnolia Home Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win BEYOND OUTRAGE (?????? ????, Autoreiji Biyondo, 2012) on DVD. Takeshi Kitano returns to his yakuza saga, OUTRAGE, but this time a manipulative police crackdown on organized crime has ignited a tricky power struggle in the yakuza underworld. As the police force prepares a full-scale crackdown, anti-gang detective Kataoka (Fumiyo Kohinata) wants to start a war between the Sanno crime family and the neighboring Hanabishi crime family in the hopes that they destroy each other. His trump card is Otomo (Kitano) -- the rumored-dead boss of a defunct family that was destroyed by the Sanno. Otomo wants to retire from a life of crime, but finds himself drawn back in through Kataoka’s manipulations as the Sanno and Hanabishi

    Elizabeth Olsen (GODZILLA) and Josh Brolin (NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN) star in Spike Lee`s OLBOY remake. Win the movie on DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and SciFi Japan. Photo courtesy of FilmDistrict. © 2013 FilmDistrict Distribution LLC

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    Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win OLDBOY on DVD. The remake of the cult classic 2003 Korean film of the same name, OLDBOY is a gritty tale of vengeance from critically-acclaimed director Spike Lee (INSIDE MAN). Joe Doucette (Academy Award nominee Josh Brolin) is abruptly kidnapped and framed for the murder of his wife. After being held hostage in solitary confinement for 20 years, Doucette is released without explanation and struggles to reacclimate himself until he crosses paths with a caring social worker (Elizabeth Olsen, GODZILLA) and sets out on an obsessive mission to find out who imprisoned him. He soon realizes that the real mystery is why he was set free. The cast also includes Sharlto Copley (ELYSIUM), Michael Imperioli (SOPRANOS), James Ransone

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