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    The giant monsters Hangyolas and Death Kappa battle in DEATH KAPPA, returning to home video in new tenth anniversary editions. Photo courtesy of Fever Dreams. ©2010 Fever Dreams

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    Source: Media Blasters press release Special Thanks to John Sirabella and Carl Morano Media Blasters is pleased to announce the tenth anniversary edition of the monster epic, DEATH KAPPA (?????, Desu Kappa, 2010)! On April 14th, Tokyo Shock will unleash the DEATH KAPPA: TENTH ANNIVERSARY ATTACK! edition on Blu-ray and DVD with a bounty of bonus materials. From Nikkatsu, the famed Japanese studio that brought you GAPPA: THE TRIPHIBIAN MONSTER (??????, Daikyoj? Gappa, 1967), and co-produced by Fever Dreams, the producers of THE MACHINE GIRL (????????, Kataude Mashin G?ru, 2008) and TOKYO GORE POLICE (??????, T?ky? Zankoku Keisatsu, 2008), comes a war of gigantic beasts! In Japanese folklore, kappa are water goblins closely associated with a certain rural village in Japan. Unfortunately, the area is also home to a militant group of scientific researchers dedicated to developing amphibious super troops based on the

    Win GAPPA: THE TRIPHIBIAN MONSTER on Blu-ray from Media Blasters and SciFi Japan. ©Nikkatsu Corporation

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    Source: Media Blasters Special Thanks to John Sirabella and Carl Morano Media Blasters is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray edition of the Nikkatsu kaiju cult classic, GAPPA: THE TRIPHIBIAN MONSTER (??????, Daikyoj? Gappa, 1967)! Originally released directly to U.S. television in 1968 as MONSTER FROM A PREHISTORIC PLANET (in a badly panned and scanned format), GAPPA unfolds on a serene tropical island paradise untouched by modern civilization and technology where a dark secret lies dormant for centuries. When a greedy business tycoon has grandiose plans to turn the island into the world’s largest resort and amusement park, a team of scientists stumble upon a mysterious dinosaur egg. When the egg hatches, Gappa is born -- a mythical giant reptilian bird that the indigenous island people worship as a god. Seeing dollar signs, the tycoon hurriedly ships the

    PROMARE will be available in multiple editions, including a Blu-ray + DVD combo pack and a Best Buy exclusive SteelBook Blu-ray. Photo courtesy of Shout! Factory. ©TRIGGER, Kazuki Nakashima/XFLAG

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    Source: Shout! Factory press release Official Site: promare-movie.com (Japan), PromareMovie.com (US) Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan The top-grossing original anime feature of 2019, PROMARE (????, Puromea) makes its way to home entertainment this spring following a phenomenally successful North American theatrical run. The hyperkinetic, candy-colored visual masterpiece will be released on digital download and On Demand on May 5, 2020 and on Blu-ray + DVD combo pack and as a standalone DVD on May 19, 2020 from GKIDS and Shout! Factory. Bonus features include an interview with director Hiroyuki Imaishi, a round table with Studio TRIGGER, and SIDE: GALO and SIDE: LIO short films with new English dubs featuring the original dub cast. Fans who pre-order the Blu-ray + DVD combo pack from ShoutFactory.com will receive an exclusive, limited-edition 18”x 24” lithograph, while supplies last. There will also be a SteelBook edition of

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

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    Source: Well Go USA, ddPR Official Site: wellgousa.com/films/ne-zha (US) Special Thanks to Leif Helland Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack of the Chinese box office hit animated-feature NE ZHA (???????, Nézh? zh? Mótóng Jiàngshì, 2019). Produced by Beijing Enlight Pictures and written and directed by first time director Yang Yu (aka Jiao Zi), NE ZHA is currently the highest-grossing animated feature in China’s film history with box office gross presently at $535 million and over 100 million admissions. A young boy, Ne Zha, is born from a heavenly pearl by the Primeval Lord of Heaven, Yuanshi Tianzun. Born with unique powers, he finds himself as an outcast who is hated and feared. Destined by prophecy to bring destruction to the world, the young boy must choose between good and evil

    Photo courtesy of Avery Guerra. © 2019 Attack of the Giant Teacher Film Partners

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    Source: SRS Cinema LLC press release Special Thanks to Avery Guerra SRS Cinema is excited to bring you the independent kaiju comedy ATTACK OF THE GIANT TEACHER (??????????????????????, Atakku Obu Za Jaianto T?ch?, 2019) from director Yoshikazu Ishii (ULTRAMAN GINGA). With the recent releases for RAIGA and REIGO under their belt, ATTACK OF THE GIANT TEACHER marks the third indie kaiju film to be released by SRS Cinema. In ATTACK OF THE GIANT TEACHER, Kenzo Miyazawa is an earnest teacher who works at a night high school. His class is filled with unique and slightly odd students. Suddenly, the night school witnesses a drop in student numbers and has no choice but to shut down by the end of the year. Mr. Miyazawa’s class decides to create a musical for the school’s last festival. Then, an alien beast invades Earth and begins destroying

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    Source: HIDIVE press release Official Site: tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/airantou (Japan) IDIVE announced today that it has acquired streaming rights to comedy anime NAGASARETE AIRANTOU (????????, 2007), produced by feel., the studio behind MY TEEN ROMANTIC COMEDY SNAFU, OUTBREAK COMPANY and THIS ART CLUB HAS A PROBLEM!! After a terrible argument with his father, Ikuto makes a hasty, fateful decision to run away from home. Going from runaway to stowaway, Ikuto’s luck lands him on a ship heading right into the path of a huge storm! When it rains, it pours -- or in Ikuto’s case, it pours so badly that he washes overboard and wakes up on a deserted island. Well, an almost deserted island. The island is populated by nothing but beautiful girls, all of whom want Ikuto to choose them as his bride. It’s a knock-down, drag-out fight for Ikuto’s heart in the tropical paradise, NAGASARETE AIRANTOU!

    Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Barrett Evans and Noah Sawyer Mill Creek Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray + Digital set of Tsuburaya Productions` RETURN OF ULTRAMAN (???????????, Kaettekita Urutoraman, 1971-72). The set contains stunning high definition video for all 51 half-hour episodes with DTS-HD Master Audio of the original Japanese soundtrack with English subtitles. RETURN OF ULTRAMAN is the fourth entry in the Ultra Series, with mankind is once again under attack by giant monsters and alien invaders after years of relative peace. A new Ultra Hero, Ultraman Jack, arrives from Nebula M78 to combat this threat alongside the Earth defense unit known as MAT (Monster Attack Team). The series features guest appearances from the original Ultraman and Ultraseven, presenting the very first team-up of the Ultra Heroes. RETURN OF ULTRAMAN debuts on Blu-ray + Digital

    GAMERA: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION artwork by Matt Frank, depicting the Avant Gamera from GAMERA THE BRAVE. Image courtesy of Matt Frank and Arrow Films. © KADOKAWA

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    Source: Arrow Films Special Thanks to James Flower and Matt Frank Arrow Video has announced GAMERA: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION, a deluxe Blu-ray box set of the entire Gamera movie series. Packed with bonus features, the limited edition set will be released in both the United States and United Kingdom this summer. "With the invaluable assistance of Matt Frank -- whose knowledge of the series and list of contacts is as vast as his artistic talents -- we at Arrow have been working tirelessly on the Gamera boxset for the last year and are incredibly excited to give this early taste of our hard work," Arrow`s James Flower, project manager on GAMERA: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION, explained to SciFi Japan. "We’re doing all we can to make this the definitive and most comprehensive release of these films, and this announcement is just the tip of

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

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    RUN WITH THE WIND Available May 26th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced its May slate of releases which includes Sentai Filmworks griping sports drama, RUN WITH THE WIND, available on Blu-ray May 26th with a Limited Edition Premium Box Set to be released soon. Product details follow, in order of release... WHY THE HELL ARE YOU HERE, TEACHER!? Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 195 min. Street Date: 5/5/2020 Format: BD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $49.98 Kawanuma West may be a public school, but some of its students are about to get private lessons in sex ed courtesy of four very attractive teachers! To be clear, none of our lady educational professionals begin their semesters by writing "get involved with a fortunate male member of my

    SRS Cinema has licensed Norman England`s THE iDol for a home video release in America. Photo courtesy of Norman England. © 2007 iMages from the iD

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    Source: SRS Cinema LLC Special Thanks to Avery Guerra Distributor SRS Cinema has licensed the independent sci-fi film THE iDol for release in North America. Shot entirely in Japan by writer/director Norman England, THE iDol is the story of Ken (Jin Sasaki), a young office worker who has a sweet tooth for figure collecting. On a visit to a local toy collectors shop he acquires a seemingly rare alien action figure that is actually a creature of extraterrestrial origin, In no time Ken’s life is turned inside out as the somewhat silly looking alien alters his life by benevolently giving him everything he has ever dreamed of before callously taking it all back! Both in front of and behind the cameras, THE iDol features a number of familiar faces from Japanese monster and horror films, including Yukijiro Hotaru (Gamera Trilogy, REIGO; KING OF

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

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Barrett Evans and Noah Sawyer Mill Creek Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray + Digital set of Tsuburaya Productions` ULTRAMAN ORB: THE ORIGIN SAGA (????????? THE ORIGIN SAGA, Urutoraman ?bu THE ORIGIN SAGA, 2016). The 12 episode series is a prequel to the 50th anniversary show ULTRAMAN ORB (now available on Blu-ray and Digital), revealing how Gai Kurenai became the hero Ultraman Orb, and why his friend Jugglus Juggler turned into his arch-enemy. Also included is the 2017 special ULTRA FIGHT ORB (??????????? ????????????, Urutorafaito ?bu Oyako no Chikara, Okari Shimasu!), which picks up from the events of the theatrical feature film ULTRAMAN ORB: THE MOVIE – LET ME BORROW THE POWER OF BONDS! ULTRAMAN ORB: THE ORIGIN SAGA is now avaailable on Blu-ray + Digital (SRP: $19.98). Mill Creek`s Ultraman titles

    The deep sea monster Raiga faces a new challenger in GOD RAIGA VS KING OHGA. © Shinpei Hayashiya

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    Source: SRS Cinema LLC press release Special Thanks to Avery Guerra The trilogy is complete... SRS Cinema has launched presales for special edition Blu-ray and VHS editions of GOD RAIGA VS KING OHGA (????? ? ?????, Shinkaij? Raiba Tai Y?ganj? ?kiba, 2019). The film is the third in a series by director Shinpei Hayashiya that also includes REIGO; KING OF THE SEA MONSTERS (???????, Shinkaij? Reig?, 2005/2008) and RAIGA: GOD OF THE MONSTERS (?????, Shinkaij? Raiba, 2009) -- both also available from SRS. The giant monster Raiga returns, rising in Atami Harbor and attacking the city. A second Kaiju, the Lava Beast Ohga, soon joins the chaos, and the two monsters clash, destroying large sections of the city. Defense forces launch two new weapons, the giant tank Kamikaze and the drill tank Gokumei, to meet the the monster invasion head on. But as the beasts work their

    Hayao Miyazaki’s HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE will be released in a new SteeBook Blu-ray + DVD combo pack. Image courtesy of GKIDS. ©2004 Studio Ghibli • NDDMT

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    Source: Shout! Factory press release Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan Studio Ghibli and GKIDS, with distribution by Shout! Factory, will release HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE and PONYO, from the famed Studio Ghibli library of films, on May 12 in limited edition SteelBook packaging with striking new art. The HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE and PONYO SteelBooks will house Blu-ray & DVD combo packs, presenting the films alongside hours of bonus features and a booklet with stunning art and statements from the filmmakers. With this release, films from one of the world’s most coveted animation collections can come home to collectors in limited edition SteelBook packaging for the first time in North America. The SteelBooks retail for $26.99 each. HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (???????, Hauru no Ugoku Shiro, 2004) From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of SPIRITED AWAY and MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, and acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki,

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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 SteelBook Blu-ray edition of MONSTER MUSUME: EVERYDAY LIFE WITH MONSTER GIRLS! No one expected the government to suddenly acknowledge the existence of demi-human species like harpies and centaurs, but when a careless Integration Agent shows up on Kimihito Kurusu’s doorstep with an attractive Lamia in tow, he suddenly finds himself designated as a “Host Family”. This might not be so bad, except that while Miia’s top half is all girl and quickly develops a crush on her new human host, her snakelike bottom half makes that crush literal with a tendency to squeeze the life out of him! Plus, there’s also the little problem that it’s illegal for humans and non-humans to have THOSE kinds of relationships. With woman-in-black Agent Smith always sniffing about for

    Win the ONE MISSED CALL Trilogy of J-Horror films from Arrow Video and SciFi Japan! Photo courtesy of MVD Entertainment. © Chakushin Ari Film Partners

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    Source: Arrow Video US, MVD Entertainment Group press release Special Thanks to Clint Weiler Arrow Video US is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new ONE MISSED CALL Trilogy Blu-ray set. This lavish collection gathers together the original films and a swathe of in-depth bonus features for the ultimate spine-tingling experience. In the first installment, Takashi Miike`s ONE MISSED CALL (????, Chakushin Ari, 2003), student Yoko (Anna Nagata, BATTLE ROYALE) receives a phone message from her future self, ending with her own death scream. Two days later, she dies in a horrific rail collision. As the mysterious phone curse spreads, claiming more young lives, Yoko`s friend Yumi (Ko Shibasaki, BATTLE ROYALE, 47 RONIN) joins forces with detective Hiroshi (Shinichi Tsutsumi, SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO), whose sister met the same gruesome fate. But can they unravel the mystery before the clock runs

    Photos courtesy of Mill Creek. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS © ULTRAMAN X PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM?TV TOKYO ©2016 UX FILM PARTNERS

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Barrett Evans, J.W. Starrett, William Winckler and Daniel Van Thomas A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Mill Creek Entertainment has revealed that their upcoming Blu-rays of ULTRAMAN X (???????, Urutoraman X, 2015) will include the English dub for the 2016 theatrical feature film ULTRAMAN X: THE MOVIE – HERE HE COMES! OUR ULTRAMAN (??? ??????? ??????????????, Gekij?-ban Urutoraman X Kita Zo! Ware-ra no Urutoraman). In 2016, Tsuburaya Productions commissioned William Winckler Productions to produce English language dubs for a handful of Ultraman movies. Two of those films -- ULTRAMAN GINGA S: THE MOVIE and ULTRAMAN X: THE MOVIE -- received a limited theatrical run in the United States and Canada in 2017. Tsuburaya has now given Mill Creek permission to use the ULTRAMAN X: THE MOVIE dub for their ULTRAMAN X Blu-rays, which will be released

    Bonus content for the limited edition SSSS.GRIDMAN: The Complete Series BD/DVD + Digital Combo set. Photo courtesy of Funimation. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©2018 TRIGGER, AKIRA AMEMIYA/ GRIDMAN PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM

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    Source: Funimation Official Site: gridman.net (Japan), funimation.com/shows/ssssgridman (United States) Special Thanks to Alex Segura Massive Kaiju are attacking, and no one knows why. The mechanized hero Gridman can stave off annihilation, and he’s chosen Yuta Hibiki to help him. With his friends at his back, Yuta has no choice but to fight -- for everyone’s sake. The anime series SSSS.GRIDMAN (SSSS.??????, SSSS.Guriddoman, 2018) is now available on home video in North America, courtesy of Funimation. Funimation has released the complete 12 episode series in two editions: a limited edition Blu-ray/DVD box set that comes with bonus content (including an excellent 150-page Art Book) and a standard Blu-ray set. Both versions come with digital copies of the series. Produced by the animation studio TRIGGER, SSSS.GRIDMAN is based on the 1993 live-action series GRIDMAN THE HYPER AGENT (??????????, Denkoo Choojin Guriddoman), which was created to celebrate the 30th anniversary

    The 1967 kaiju classic GAPPA: THE TRIPHIBIAN MONSTER comes to Blu-ray for the first time in North America. ©Nikkatsu Corporation

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    Source: Media Blasters press release Special Thanks to Carl Morano Media Blasters is pleased to announce that the kaiju cult classic, GAPPA: THE TRIPHIBIAN MONSTER (??????, Daikyoj? Gappa, 1967), will swoop onto Blu-ray for the first time ever! The company`s Tokyo Shock imprint will unleash the towering, flying reptile on both Blu-ray and DVD February 25th! Originally released directly to U.S. television in 1968 as MONSTER FROM A PREHISTORIC PLANET (in a badly panned and scanned format), GAPPA unfolds on a serene tropical island paradise untouched by modern civilization and technology where a dark secret lies dormant for centuries. When a greedy business tycoon has grandiose plans to turn the island into the world’s largest resort and amusement park, a team of scientists stumble upon a mysterious dinosaur egg. When the egg hatches, Gappa is born -- a mythical giant reptilian bird that

    Toei`s THE TERROR BENEATH THE SEA will be released on Blu-ray in Germany with the 3 collectible covers. © Toei Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Avery Guerra, Ingo Strecker Toei`s 1966 sci-fi adventure WATER CYBORG (?????, Kaitei Daisens?) -- released in America as THE TERROR BENEATH THE SEA -- makes its Blu-ray debut from the German company, Anolis Entertainment. Available February 28 under the German title UX BLUTHUND - TAUCHFAHRT DES SCHRECKENS (UX BLOODHOUND - SUBMARINE DIVE/DIVE OF TERROR), the Blu-ray will be the title´s first HD release worldwide. This media book edition will include the Japanese and American cuts of the film (both with secondary German audio tracks), presented in the correct aspect ratio of 4:3, unlike the cropped 1.85:1 of the 2005 American DVD release. Directed by Hajime Sato (GOKE, BODY SNATCHER FROM HELL) and starring Sonny Chiba (THE STREET FIGHTER, KILL BILL) and Peggy Neal (X FROM OUTER SPACE, THE GREAT BUDDHA ARRIVAL), THE TERROR BENEATH THE SEA will be released as part of Anolis` "Fantastic Classic Movies"

    Image courtesy of Aniplex of America.© Naoshi Komi/ SHUEISHA, ANIPLEX, SHAFT, MBS

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    All episodes from season 1 and 2 plus four unaired OVA episodes available for the first time ever! Source: AniplexUSA press release Official Site: nisekoi.jp (Japan), NisekoiUSA.com (US) Special Thanks to Aiko Makino Aniplex of America is thrilled to announce the long-awaited release of the beloved rom-com series, NISEKOI (????, 2014), as a complete Blu-ray set on April 28, 2020. The complete Blu-ray set features all twenty episodes of season 1 and all twelve episodes of season 2, plus four unaired OVA episodes only available in the U.S. on this release. Along with an original package cover art illustrated by series Character Designer and Chief Animation Director Nobuhiro Sugiyama (MAGIA RECORD: PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA SIDE STORY, March comes in like a lion), the Blu-ray set also includes all textless openings and endings as well as a special booklet featuring a compilation of visuals from various

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