Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Special Thanks to Tim Baxter FUNimation Entertainment has provided information for their anime Blu-ray and DVD releases for January 2013. Product details follow, in order of release...
BLOOD-C: THE COMPLETE SERIES - Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Release Date: 1/8/2013 Limited Edition SRP: $69.98 Standard Edition SRP: $64.98 Running Time: 300 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Discs: 4 Rating: TVMA Languages: English, Japanese Subtitles: English The creators of BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE and BLOOD+ team up with renowned powerhouse CLAMP (makers of X and Chobits) to inject beauty into a chilling new addition to the Blood line. Featuring action and drama like you’ve never seen before, the 12-episode TV series BLOOD-C was followed by the award-winning film BLOOD-C: THE LAST DARK. Horrifying beasts with a hunger for human flesh prey on the citizens of a quiet town. In moonlit twilight, Saya slays the monsters and returns home drenched in blood. As the attacks increase in frequency and intensity, her enemies relay cryptic messages about a broken contract. Limbs are torn from flesh and skulls are crushed and devoured while the huntress struggles with paralyzing visions and gaping holes in her memory. When the humans Saya promised to protect reveal the sickening truth about her role in the violence, she learns her mission isn’t as clear cut as she thought -- and her most sadistic foe of all is so close she can taste it. BLOOD-C: THE COMPLETE SERIES contains episodes 1-12. Special Features include Audio Commentary for Episodes 6 and 12, Original Commercials, Promotional Videos, Textless Opening Song, Textless Closing Song, the US Trailer and FUNimation Previews. The Limited Edition comes packaged in a chipboard box.
TORIKO: Part 1 Release Date: 1/8/2013 SRP: $64.98 Running Time: 325 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Discs: 2 Rating: TV14 Languages: English, Japanese Subtitles: English Get ready for the next great anime adventure from Toei, the legendary force behind DRAGON BALL Z and ONE PIECE! TORIKO is based on a popular manga published in Weekly Shonen Jump, releasing from Viz in North America. Welcome to the Gourmet Age, a time when the world is full of deliciously deadly ingredients that the wealthiest appetites in existence can’t wait to devour. But only a mighty masticating mercenary like Toriko can track down the rarest animals on the planet and put them on a plate! This gluttonous gourmet hunter is one of the four Legendary Kings, superhuman warriors born to battle the likes of Troll Kongs, Gararagators, and Devil Pythons! Accompanied by his loyal Battle Wolf and the promising young chef Komatsu, Toriko will circle the globe in search of the mouth-wateringly lethal ingredients that will one day make up his Full Course Menu of Life! The more ferocious the beast -- the bigger the feast, but never forget the code of a true gourmet hunter: You gotta eat what you defeat!
SHIN CHAN: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON Release Date: 1/29/2013 SRP: $49.98 Running Time: 650 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Discs: 4 Rating: TVMA Languages: English He’s rude. He’s crass. He’s unbelievably obnoxious and he likes showing his a$$. He’s Shin, and he’s the star of this train wreck. From superhero sell-outs, hotties and half-tards to bunny abuse and dirty old men, Shin Chan’s packed with sweet dead piggy goodness -- So sweet it would make an anorexic eat! Learn the fate of Whitey, poke fun at Mitzi’s breasts or follow along on Ench-Man’s quests -- With outrageous uncensored episodes the possibilities are endless! Wanna play a game of hide and drink? Falling off the wagon is always better with company! Shin Chan: Get yours or die. SHIN CHAN is a worldwide phenomenon licensed in over 60 countries with over $1.28 billion dollars in revenue throughout Asia alone! 25 different video games have been released on SHIN CHAN including ones for Nintendo DS, 3DS and Wii, while 20 different movies have been released in theaters and on DVD between 1993 and 2012. SHIN CHAN was also a hit anime series on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim in 2008.
SHORTS INTERNATIONAL PRESENTS: THE OSCAR WINNING SHORT FILMS COLLECTION Blu-ray/DVD Combo Release Date: 1/29/2013 SRP: $24.98 Running Time: 155 Minutes Discs: 2 Rating: NR Languages: English Best Compilation of Oscar winning short films in both the Live Action and Animation genres. The short films include GOD OF LOVE, THE NEW TENANTS, TOYLAND, WEST BANK STORY, THE LOST THING, LOGORAMA, THE DANISH POET, RYAN and HARVIE KRUMPET.
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