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    Takashi Miike’s FIRST LOVE arrives on Blu-ray from Well Go USA! Photo courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. © 2020 “First Love” Production Committee

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    Source: Well Go USA, ddPR press release Official Site: hatsukoi-movie.jp (Japan), firstlovemovie.com (US) Special Thanks to Leif Helland #FirstLove Prolific auteur Takashi Miike (ICHI THE KILLER, BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL, 13 ASSASSINS) is at his most fun and anarchic with the noir-tinged violent yakuza film FIRST LOVE (??, Hatsukoi), debuting on Digital, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD February 11 from Well Go USA Entertainment. The wild, genre-blending story follows a young boxer and a call girl who fall passionately in love while getting innocently caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme over the course of one night in Tokyo. FIRST LOVE stars Masataka Kubota (13 ASSASSINS), Sakurako Konishi (FANCY) and Shota Sometaniin (LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT). When a duplicitous scheme by the low-level yakuza, Kase (Shota Sometani) goes hilariously wrong, a terminally ill boxer, Leo (Masataka Kubota), and a disturbed drug addicted call

    Photo courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. © 2019 iQiyi Pictures (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Well Go USA, ddPR Special Thanks to Leif Helland #KnightofShadows Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray Combo Pack of THE KNIGHT OF SHADOWS (??????????, Shéntàn Pú S?nglíng Zh? Lánruò Xi?nz?ng, 2019), the newest action-comedy explosion from internationally beloved martial arts icon Jackie Chan. Chan stars as a legendary demon hunter tracking down beasts that enter the human dimension, assisted by a lawman protégé and a motley group of friendly monsters. Directed by Jia Yan (AKA VASH, BUGS) on an epic scale, THE KNIGHT OF SHADOWS co-stars Lin Peng (DRAGON BLADE), Ethan Juan (THE ASSASSIN) and Elane Zhong (THE RESISTANCE). Pu Songling (Jackie Chan), a legendary demon hunter, is asked to investigate the mysterious disappearances of young girls from a small village. When he discovers evil forces are kidnapping the girls to feast on

    Image courtesy of Aniplex of America. ©Magica Quartet/Aniplex, Magia Record Anime Partners?

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    Unravel the mysteries of Kamihama City and meet the new generation of Magical Girls from beloved PUELLA MAGI MADOKA franchise Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: anime.magireco.com (Japan), magiarecord-animeusa.com (US) Special Thanks to Aiko Makino The wait is finally over as the latest addition to the PUELLA MAGI MADOKA series begins with the highly anticipated premiere of MAGIA RECORD: PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA SIDE STORY (??????? ?????????????, Magia Rek?do: Mah? Sh?jo Madoka Magika Gaiden) on January 4th on Funimation Now and January 11th on Crunchyroll and HIDIVE. The creative team behind the beloved series that revolutionized the magical girl genre returns with Akiyuki Shimbou, chief director of the PUELLA MAGI MADOKA series and movie, serving as animation supervisor and studio SHAFT (March comes in like a lion, MOMOGATARI series) handling the animation production. Gekidan InuCurry (Doroinu) takes over as chief director and series composition,

    ULTRAMAN ORB: THE MOVIE – LET ME BORROW THE POWER OF BONDS! and ULTRAMAN GEED: THE MOVIE – CONNECT THE WISHES! will be widely available in March. Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS © ULTRAMAN ORB PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM?TV TOKYO © ULTRAMAN GEED PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM?TV TOKYO

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Barrett Evans Initially released as Walmart exclusives, the ULTRAMAN ORB and ULTRAMAN GEED feature film Blu-rays will be available from additional retailers in March 2020. These "movie-only" editions have a suggested retail price of $19.98 each, and present each movie with DTS-HD Master Audio of the original Japanese soundtrack with English subtitles. Digital redemption for the films will also be available via Mill Creek Entertainment’s streaming service, movieSPREE. ULTRAMAN ORB: THE MOVIE – LET ME BORROW THE POWER OF BONDS! (??? ?????????????????????, Gekij?-ban Urutoraman ?bu Kizuna no Chikara, Okari Shimasu!, 2017). A mysterious item is delivered to paranormal investigators SSP. SSP members Naomi, Jetta and Shin determine that it is a transformation device… the X Devizer that housed Ultraman X both during and after his merging with Xio agent Daichi Oozora (Kensuke Takahashi). Gai Kurenai (Hideo Ishiguro), the human form

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Sentai Filmworks announced today that it acquired CINDERELLA NINE (???????????, Hachigatsu no Shinderera Nain, 2019), the anime adaptation of the popular baseball-themed video game of the same name by Akatsuki and KADOKAWA. Sentai will release the series in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, Latin America, Spain, Portugal and Nordic countries. Tsubasa Arihara loves baseball so much, she actually started her high school’s baseball club! But passion alone won’t keep a club alive, so it’s up to her to recruit as many all-star players as she can. Some potential recruits have never played before while others have returned to the game thanks to Tsubasa’s love for the sport, and together they’ll form a team united in love for the game as much as their growing friendship. But whether they win or lose, one

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

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    RELEASE THE SPYCE Available March 17th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its March slate of releases featuring Sentai Filmworks highly anticipated series RELEASE THE SPYCE on Blu-ray and special Limited-Edition Premium Box Set! Product details follow, in order of release... GRIMMS` NOTES THE ANIMATION Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 3/3/2020 Format: BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98 The mystical Story Teller created a world where everyone is born with a book that dictates their life story in advance. Everyone, that is, except for a handful of individuals with books full of blank pages that allow them to cross from one prewritten storyline to another and act of their own free will. That ability turns out to be a fortunate thing, as rogue plotters

    Photo courtesy of GKIDS © Light Chaser Animation Studios/Warner Bros. Far East

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    Source: Shout! Factory press release Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan The legend begins. WHITE SNAKE (?????, Báishé: Yuánq?, 2019) will be released on Blu-ray + DVD combo pack, DVD, and digital download on February 4, 2020 from GKIDS and Shout! Factory. From Light Chaser Animation, one of China’s premiere animation studios, comes this modern take on a classic legend. Featuring the English dub voice talent of Vincent Rodriguez III (CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND), Stephanie Sheh (SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL), Matthew Moy (STEVEN UNIVERSE), and Faye Mata (LEAGUE OF LEGENDS), WHITE SNAKE features beautiful animation with lush scenes and stunning visuals. One day a young woman named Blanca is saved by Xuan, a snake catcher from a nearby village. She has lost her memory, and together they go on a journey to discover her real identity, developing deeper feelings for one another along the way. But as

    Photo courtesy of Shout! Factory. © 2001 Millennium Actress Production Committee

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    Source: Shout! Factory Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan Shout! Factory is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack of MILLENNIUM ACTRESS (????, Sennen Joy?, 2001). This release features a gorgeous new restoration of the captivating anime feature from legendary director Satoshi Kon (PERFECT BLUE, PAPRIKA, TOKYO GODFATHERS) and famed anime studio Madhouse (PERFECT BLUE, WOLF CHILDREN, DEATH NOTE), with the original Japanese audio and a new English dub. When the legendary Ginei Studios shuts down, filmmaker Genya Tachibana and his assistant are tasked with interviewing its reclusive star, Chiyoko Fujiwara, who had retired from the spotlight 30 years prior. As Chiyoko recounts her career, Genya and his crew are literally pulled into her memories where they witness her chance encounter with a mysterious man on the run from the police. Despite never knowing his name or his face,

    Win the ULTRASEVEN Blu-ray set from Mill Creek Entertainment and SciFi Japan! Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Barrett Evans Mill Creek Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray + Digital set of Tsuburaya Productions` ULTRASEVEN (???????, Urutora Sebun, 1967-68). The set contains stunning high definition video for all 48 half-hour episodes with DTS-HD Master Audio of the original Japanese soundtrack with English subtitles. ULTRASEVEN debuts on Blu-ray + Digital (SRP: $39.98) and in limited edition SteelBook® packaging (SRP: $49.98) on December 10, 2019. Mill Creek`s Ultraman titles can be ordered from UltramanOnAmazon as well as other retailers (both online and in stores). The series ($24.99) can also be purchased on Mill Creek`s movieSPREE streaming service website and app at moviespree.com/ultraman. The movieSPREE app is now available on Roku, Apple TV / iOS, Amazon Fire TV, and Android devices. OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES and INFORMATION Prize: A.

    Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © Tite Kubo/Shueisha, TV TOKYO, dentsu, Pierrot

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    Get The Latest Blu-ray Set For BLEACH Anime Series And New Manga Releases Jujutsu Kaisen And Junji Ito’s No Longer Human Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media wraps up 2019 with three new home media and publishing releases for December. First up, BLEACH Blu-ray Set 5 continues Ichigo’s fight against the Arrancars, all in beautiful HD and packed with bonus features. The popular supernatural SHONEN JUMP series Jujutsu Kaisen receives a long-awaited print and digital debut. Finally, horror master Junji Ito’s ultimate adaptation of an immortal work of Japanese literature, No Longer Human by author Osamu Dazai, will be available as a deluxe hardcover edition. New Home Media for December: BLEACH Blu-ray Set 5 Blu-ray MSRP: $54.97 U.S. / $63.99 CAN Available December 3rd As Ichigo fears the growing strength of the Hollow within him, the

    © Yuki Suetsugu/Kodansha/Chihayafuru Project 2019

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Sentai Filmworks has announced that it acquired distribution rights to the third season of the CHIHAYAFURU franchise for the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Scandinavia and Central and South America. The 25-episode follow-up to CHIHAYAFURU and CHIHAYAFURU Season 2 centers on ultra-competitive karuta enthusiast Chihaya Ayase as she climbs to the top of the karuta heap. They may have just won their most coveted karuta tournament, but members of the Mizusawa karuta team still have a long way to go. Each member chases their dreams, and with a win under their collective belt, those dreams are closer in reach than ever. Chihaya Ayase is determined to challenge Wakamiya Shinobu and win the title of Queen, and Taichi Mashima is ready to take on Arata Wataya now that he’s made it into the most elite

    The Studio Ghibli film library will be available this month on digital download-to-own. Images courtesy of GKIDS. © Studio Ghibli

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    Coveted Animation Collection Available For Digital Download-To-Own In The U.S. And Canada On December 17e Source: GKIDS Inc., 42 WEST press release Special Thanks to Ashley Simon GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, announced today that it will release the catalogue of Japan’s legendary, Oscar-winning animation house, Studio Ghibli, for digital download-to-own in the United States and Canada on December 17, 2019. Films will be available to purchase in both English and Japanese languages on all major digital transactional platforms including Apple TV, Amazon VOD, Vudu, Google Play, Sony, Microsoft and FandangoNow. This marks the first time the Studio Ghibli films will be available for digital transactional anywhere in the world. GKIDS previously announced an exclusive US streaming deal with HBO Max for the Studio Ghibli library starting in May 2020. Studio Ghibli is one of the most acclaimed and

    Image courtesy of Nickelodeon. © 2019 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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    Nickelodeon Home Entertainment, Click Communications press release Special Thanks to Caitlin McKinley Nickelodeon’s critically-acclaimed, Emmy award-winning series receives the SteelBook treatment as AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER – The Complete Series Blu-ray 15th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook Collection arrives on February 18, 2020. The 3-book collection features stunning new artwork by artist Caleb Thomas, with each book featuring a different element (Water, Earth, and Fire) and the covers combining to form a beautiful triptych. Thomas was handpicked to design the collection’s covers after series co-creator Bryan Konietzko became a fan of Thomas’ art style on social media. The collection’s production run will be limited to 20,000 units. Created by Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino, AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER aired on Nickelodeon from February 2005 through July 2008, garnering both critical and audience acclaim while also winning Annie, Genesis, Primetime Emmy, and Peabody awards. The

    ULTRAMAN TAIGA Blu-ray Box II will include a discussion between ULTRAMAn TARO star Saburo Shinoda and ULTRAMAN TAIGA star Yuki Inoue. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN TAIGA PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM ? TV TOKYO

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    Author: Keith Aiken Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: m-78.jp/taiga, ani.tv/taiga (Japan) As the latest Ultraman show, ULTRAMAN TAIGA (?????????, Urutoraman Taiga), completes its broadcast run on TV Tokyo, the next Japanese home video release has been announced by Tsuburaya Productions. ULTRAMAN TAIGA Blu-ray Box II [????????? Blu-ray BOX II], containing Episodes 14-25 of the series plus a Special Disc of exclusive bonus features, will be available on February 27, 2020. The key extra for Blu-ray Box II is a "father and son" discussion between Saburo Shinoda (who starred in ULTRAMAn TARO as Kotaro Higashi) and Yuki Inoue (who plays Hiroyuki Kudo, the human host for Taro`s son, ULtraman Taiga). Also included are featurettes, commentaries and 12 chapters of an audio drama episode with a bonus episode, recorded exclusively for this set. ULTRAMAN TAIGA Blu-ray Box I -- containing the first half of the

    Photo courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. © 2019 Beijing Enlight Pictures Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Well Go USA, ddPR Special Thanks to Leif Helland Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray of the acclaimed action-packed heist thriller SAVAGE (??, Xue Bao, 2019). The directorial debut of Cui Siwei (THE ISLAND), the film follows a dogged detective as he squares off against a trio of violent crooks on a remote mountain in northeastern China. Winner of the “New Currents Award” for Best Film at the 2018 Busan International Film Festival, SAVAGE stars Chang Chen (CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON), Ni Ni (THE THOUSAND FACES OF DINJIA), Liao Fan (LET THE BULLETS FLY), Huang Jue (LONG DAY`S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT), Liu Hua (THE MONKEY KING), newcomer Zhang Yicong and Li Guangjie (DRUG WAR). Buried by treacherous conditions at the top of Mt. Baekdu, a policeman must brave the extreme conditions until he`s

    Photo courtesy of Section23 Films. ©H Furuda/Shueisha?

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    Source: Section23 Films Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Section23 Films is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new HAIKYU!! SEASON 3 Complete Collection Blu-ray! The Miyagi Prefecture Representative for the Spring High School National Volleyball Championship continues as the Karasuno team advances to take on the undefeated prefecture champions, Shiratorizawa Academy High School. This is the strongest opponent Karasuno has ever faced, and the deck is stacked against them with an extra ace in the form Wakatoshi Ushijima, a powerful wing spiker who`s already played with the National Team! If they want to win, Hinata, Kageyama and the rest of the Crows will have to learn an entirely new playing style in order to counter Ushijima and his seemingly unstoppable spike... and that`s just the first lesson the Shiratorizawa veterans have in store for the Crows. The game is on as the players

    Photos courtesy of Mill Creek. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS © ULTRAMAN ORB PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM?TV TOKYO

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    The North American debut for both series in glorious high-definition! Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Barrett Evans, Jeff Hayne, J.W. Starrett, Michael Kedor and Katie Samuels Minneapolis, MN (November 21, 2019) Mill Creek Entertainment is pleased to announce the next releases from the Ultraman superhero library! RETURN OF ULTRAMAN will arrive on Blu-ray as both a special edition SteelBook® for $49.98 and in standard packaging for $39.98 on Feb 25, 2020. ULTRAMAN ORB: THE ORIGIN SAGA, which also includes the bonus special ULTRA FIGHT ORB, will be released on February 11, 2020 for $19.98 SRP. Both releases denote the North American debuts of both properties having never been broadcast on TV or available on any home entertainment format. RETURN OF ULTRAMAN (???????????, Kaettekita Urutoraman) is the fourth entry in the Ultra Series, premiering in April of 1971. After years of relative peace, mankind is once

    Win the ULTRAMAN ORB and ULTRAMAN GEED Blu-ray sets from Mill Creek Entertainment and SciFi Japan! Photos courtesy of Mill Creek. © ULTRAMAN ORB PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM?TV TOKYO © ULTRAMAN GEED PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM?TV TOKYO

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Barrett Evans Mill Creek Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray + Digital sets of Tsuburaya Productions` ULTRAMAN ORB (?????????, Urutoraman ?bu, 2016) and ULTRAMAN GEED (?????????, Urutoraman J?do, 2017). The sets feature both complete series in stunning high definition widescreen with DTS-HD Master Audio of the original Japanese soundtrack with English subtitles. The feature films ULTRAMAN ORB: THE MOVIE – LET ME BORROW THE POWER OF BONDS! (??? ?????????????????????, Gekij?-ban Urutoraman ?bu Kizuna no Chikara, Okari Shimasu!, 2017) and ULTRAMAN GEED: THE MOVIE – CONNECT THE WISHES! (??? ????????? ????! ??!, Gekij?-ban Urutoraman J?do Tsunagu ze! Negai!!, 2018) are also imncluded. ULTRAMAN ORB and ULTRAMAN GEED debut on Blu-ray + Digital (SRP: $39.98 each) on November 19, 2019. Mill Creek`s Ultraman titles can be ordered from UltramanOnAmazon as well as other retailers (both

    Photo courtesy of Section23 Films. ©Jin KObayashi/ SQUARE ENIX?”NATSU NO ARASHI

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    Source: Section23 Films Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Section23 Films is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new NATSU NO ARASHI Complete Collection Blu-ray! Sometimes when you meet someone, you just know they’re going to be interesting, but when 13-year-old Yasaka Hajime meets an older girl while staying at his grandfather’s house for summer vacation, he has no idea how much she’s about to change his life! To begin with, while Arashi may only look a few years older than Yasaka, she’s actually closer in age to his granddad! How is that possible? It seems that Arashi’s not exactly human anymore, and besides being a ghost from 1945, she has an important mission that revolves around her ability to travel in time! Since Arashi can only travel temporally if she’s accompanied by a living being from her current present, guess who’s about to

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

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    FOOD WARS! THIRD PLATE Available February 25th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced its February slate of releases featuring Sentai Filmworks smash hit series FOOD WARS! THIRD PLATE, available on Blu-ray, DVD and special Limited-Edition Premium Box Set! Product details follow, in order of release... THE MAGNIFICENT KOTOBUKI Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 2/4/2020 Format: BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98 In a desolate world where the safest form of transporting cargo is by zeppelin; air pirates roam the sky, preying on aerial commerce and holding remote towns for ransom. Against these airborne marauders, the only defense is to hire high-flying protection of your own, and that`s where mercenary pilots like the girls of the Kotobuki Squadron come in. Behind the joysticks of their

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