Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Special Thanks to Tim Baxter FUNimation Entertainment has provided information for their Blu-ray and DVD releases for June 2013. Product details follow, in order of release...

APPLESEED XIII: THE COMPLETE SERIES Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack -LE Release Date: 6/4/2013 SRP: $69.98 Running Time: 390 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Discs: 4 Rating: TV14 Languages: English, Japanese Subtitles: English APPLESEED XIII: THE COMPLETE SERIES Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack Release Date: 6/4/2013 SRP: $64.98 Running Time: 390 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Discs: 4 Rating: TV14 Languages: English, Japanese Subtitles: English From the creator of GHOST IN THE SHELL, one of the most well received and highest selling anime movies of all time, comes the thirteen episode series APPLESEED XIII. In the wake of destruction from a worldwide non-nuclear war, the city of Olympus has become the control center of the world. As humanity adopts biological enhancements in attempts to achieve perfection, a terrorist organization uprises to prevent what could be the eventual extinction of the human race. Two former LAPD SWAT members join a special mech-piloting, military force to take down the leader of the terrorist organization. This release feature over 140 minutes of extras, including an extensive, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of each episode. The Limited Edition comes in a collectible art box.

SENGOKU BASARA: THE COMPLETE SERIES Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack Release Date: 6/11/2013 SRP: $69.98 Running Time: 650 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Discs: 8 Rating: TV14 Languages: English, Japanese Subtitles: English You`ve never seen founding fathers like these before: rival warlords who include ninjas, samurai warriors, and pirates hack and slash their way to total domination. But when a supreme evil -- the Demon Lord Oda Nobunaga -- threatens the land, these fierce generals launch a co-op campaign of annihilation and build an army of armies to obliterate their common foe. An outrageous action show based on the hit over-the-top fighting game series by CAPCOM, SENGOKU BASARA is produced by the studio behind GHOST IN THE SHELL and EDEN OF THE EAST. Get both seasons for a great price with this combo pack.

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PHANTOM: REQUIEM FOR THE PHANTOM Blu-Ray -S.A.V.E. Release Date: 6/4/2013 SRP: $29.98 Running Time: 650 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Discs: 3 Rating: TVMA Languages: English, Japanese Subtitles: English PHANTOM: REQUIEM FOR THE PHANTOM DVD -S.A.V.E. Release Date: 6/4/2013 SRP: $24.98 Running Time: 650 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Discs: 4 Rating: TVMA Languages: English, Japanese Subtitles: English A young man with no memories fights to salvage his humanity when he`s forced into a life of murder by a dangerous crime syndicate called Inferno. The organization gives him a new name, Zwei, and molds him into a perfect killing machine, a meticulous instrument of death created to obey his masters` every deadly command. Zwei`s not the only puppet controlled by Inferno; Ein is a girl as beautiful as she is brutal and as lethal as she is lost. While mafia violence escalates around them, the two assassins grow closer, and Zwei begins the struggle to reclaim his past and save Ein from a blood-soaked future. The PHANTOM: REQUIEM FOR THE PHANTOM contains episodes 1-26.

BIRDY THE MIGHTY: DECODE -S.A.V.E. Release Date: 6/4/2013 SRP: $29.98 Running Time: 650 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Discs: 4 Rating: TVMA Languages: Japanese, English Subtitles: English Birdy is a jaw-dropping, pin-up sensation with a secret. Under the cover of darkness, this dream girl becomes a bad guy`s worst nightmare. Birdy dons her crime-fighting costume and hits the street as a lethal, interstellar federation agent charged with nailing the most dangerous criminals in the galaxy. Her latest case involves a gang of extraterrestrial terrorists and a stolen space weapon that could nuke every living thing on Earth. Birdy`s got the moves to stop them dead in their tracks, but there`s one big problem: she`s got a nasty habit of going berserk, and somebody always gets hurt. Yeah, Birdy may be dreamy, but she`s also the only thing more dangerous than the bad guys.

CHROME SHELLED REGIOS: THE COMPLETE SERIES -S.A.V.E. Release Date: 6/18/2013 SRP: $29.98 Running Time: 600 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Discs: 4 Rating: TVMA Languages: English, Japanese Subtitles: English The world of tomorrow is an arid wasteland, a forsaken place where nomadic communities take shelter within mobile domed cities. Massive, mutant Contaminoid monsters swarm the planet`s desolate surface, and the lack of resources fuels constant conflict between cities. In this bleak future, mysterious young Layfon struggles to escape his violent past. Unfortunately, his former life might be impossible to hide after he`s forced to enroll at the military academy -- his special powers are clearly stronger than those of his comrades. As he joins his fellow student soldiers in the desperate battle against the Contaminoid scourge, Layfon must fight to keep the origins of his enhanced abilities a secret -- because the truth could tear his team apart.

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