Source: Madman Entertainment Special Thanks to Ben Pollock and Philippa Lamb The Australian distributor Madman Entertainment is releasing the following anime and Asian live action titles on Region 4 DVD in January, 2011...
YATTERMAN Directed by "Oriental Tarantino" Takashi Miike, YATTERMAN is a spectacular live-action movie based on the popular anime from Japan. Gan and his girlfriend Ai are mild-mannered toy shop owners by day but, when evil lurks, they transform into superheroes Yatterman 1 & 2. With the help of a dog-shaped robot, Yatterwoof, they take on the Doronbow gang, lead by the sexy Lady Doronjo. Together, they must stop the evil gang from finding the four magical skull pieces that will allow them to control the world! Release Date: 1/12/2011 SRP: $29.95 Year Of Production: 2009 Audio tracks: Dolby 5.1, DTS 5.1 Languages: Japanese Genre: Action / Adventure, Cult Movies, Mecha Subtitles: English Runtime: 107.0 mins Format: DVD, Region 4 (PAL) Catalogue: EYE353 Special Features Original trailer
VAMPIRE KNIGHT Volume 3 Keeping the Day Class separate and safe from the vampiric Night Class proves more complicated for Yuki and Zero with an upcoming dance causing excitement, and impending exams putting a stress on their time. Most of all, the arrival of Maria, a mysterious and fragile girl, causes ripples through the academy. Not only does she share a secret history with Kaname, but Zero is compelled to aim the Bloody Rose at her on sight! As Zero faces terrible seizures, can they counter the true threat in time? Series Information: Volume 3 of 3 Release Date: 1/12/2011 SRP: $24.95 Year Of Production: 2008 Languages: English, Japanese Genre: Anime, Horror, Occult / Supernatural, Romance Subtitles: English Runtime: 100.0 mins Format: DVD, Region 4 (PAL) Catalogue: MMA4348
SPICE AND WOLF Season 1 Lawrence, a travelling merchant searching for profit, finds a naked girl with the ears and tail of a wolf asleep in his cart. Her name is Holo - a harvest goddess with an untamed beast lurking inside, who longs to return to her beloved northern home. Armed with his street smarts and her animal instincts, a simple peddler and a forgotten deity begin a journey through the wild countryside. Along their path, the riches of happiness shall be reaped, even as the bankruptcy which dwells in the human heart is exposed. Contains 13 episodes Release Date: 1/12/2011 SRP: $59.95 Year Of Production: 2008 Languages: English, Japanese Genre: Anime, Fantasy Subtitles: English Number of Discs: 2 Runtime: 325.0 mins Format: DVD, Region 4 (PAL) Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Widescreen Full Height Anamorphic Catalogue: MMB889 Special Features Textless songs
SEKIREI COLLECTION Minato had no luck with the ladies until the day a well-rounded warrior babe named Musubi fell into his life and crushed his face with her ginormous cleavage. Hunted by a stunning pair of twin sisters, Musubi was searching for the right guy to give her a squeeze and unlock the hidden powers lurking beneath her ample assets. Minato fit the bill, and now he’s caught in the middle of a supernatural slugfest where voluptuous vixens take turns beating each others’ clothes off! Only one of these bodacious brawlers will come out on top, but the unbridled excitement of watching them go at it makes this utterly-fulfilling series the breast action-harem anime of all time! Contains 12 episodes Release Date: 1/12/2011 SRP: $34.95 Year Of Production: 2008 Languages: English, Japanese Genre: Action / Adventure, Anime, Comedy, Romance Subtitles: English Runtime: 300.0 mins Format: DVD, Region 4 (PAL) Catalogue: MMB868 Special Features Kusano`s First Shopping Trip OVA. (Extra Episode) Textless Opening and Closing Song
ONE PIECE (UNCUT) Collection 5 (S2 Eps 54-66) The Straw Hats are headed for the treacherous Grand Line in search of a genuine pirate adventure! But before their journey begins, they discover a strange little girl with a fleet of angry Marines hot on her trail. The merry pirates are badly outnumbered and the canon balls are getting dangerously close, but Monkey D. Luffy never deserts a mate in need. Even when it means crossing paths with angry dragons, a giant whale, and a slicing, dicing whirlwind of a bounty hunter. Risking their live on the high seas is just part of the fun for a crew in search of the legendary One Piece! Contains episodes 54-66 Release Date: 1/12/2011 SRP: $49.95 Year Of Production: 1999 Languages: English, Japanese Genre: Action / Adventure, Anime, Comedy Subtitles: English Runtime: 325.0 mins Format: DVD, Region 4 (PAL) Catalogue: MMB869
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 00 Second Season Vol. 5 An apocalyptic disaster unfolds around one of the orbital elevators, as a dissident group within the Earth Sphere Federation Forces dares to carry out a coup d`etat against the cruel policies of the Innovators. A spectacular aerial battle ensues as the Gundams and the enemy mobile suits witness the aftermath of the catastrophe. Volume 5 of 6 (Contains Episodes 17-20) Release Date: 1/12/2011 SRP: $29.95 Year Of Production: 2008 Languages: English, Japanese Genre: Anime, Mecha, Science Fiction Subtitles: English Runtime: 100.0 mins Format: DVD, Region 2 and 4 (PAL) Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Widescreen Full Height Anamorphic Catalogue: MMA4320 Special Features Audio commentary: Episode 17 Textless songs Promotional Video: Mission 06
LINEBARRELS OF IRON OVA Kouichi dreams of being a hero, but is a punching bag for bullies. He flatlines when the mysteriously naked Emi crash-lands, thrusting Kouichi into an intergalactic showdown between rival races of regenerating Machinas. In a deathbed partnership with the Linebarrel mecha, he gains the strength to stand up to his tormentors, only this new power has gone to his head. Kouichi has much to learn about being a true Hero of Justice. Volume 1 of 2 (contains 2 episodes) Release Date: 1/12/2011 SRP: $24.95 Year Of Production: 2008 Languages: English, Japanese Genre: Science Fiction, Anime, Mecha Subtitles: English Runtime: 50.0 mins Format: DVD, Region 2 and 4 (PAL) Catalogue: MMA4323 Special Features Textless songs Trailers
INITIAL D 1ST STAGE Collection 2 Takumi`s rep as a street racer is now at an all time high, after beating the likes of Keisuke Takahashi of the Akagi Red Suns and Takashi Nakazato of the Night Kids, Takumi is now looking beyond the roads of Akina and onto other mountain passes and even bigger challenges. How will he fair in the unfamiliar surroundings and tactics of brand new opponents? Find out in the second part of INITIAL D 1ST STAGE. Release Date: 1/12/2011 Year Of Production: 2004 SRP: $59.95 Languages: English, Japanese Genre: Action / Adventure, Anime Subtitles: English Number of Discs: 2 Runtime: 325.0 mins Format: DVD, Region 4 (PAL) Aspect Ratio: 4:3 Original Catalogue: MMB692 Special Features Textless Songs
GIRLS BRAVO Collection A high school boy Yukinari has been bullied and abused by girls all his life and has developed gynophobia--a fear of women. In fact, just being around them makes him break out in hives! One day, he is transferred to a world that only females inhabit. There he meets a beautiful and mysterious girl named Miharu who inexplicably doesn’t affect him. He somehow manages to return to his own world, accompanied by Miharu, but shortly after, other girls follow them to his world and his life turns into a big mess! Contains 26 episodes Release Date: 1/12/2011 SRP: $69.95 Year Of Production: 2005 Languages: English, Japanese Genre: Anime, Comedy, Fantasy Subtitles: English Number of Discs: 4 Runtime: 600.0 mins Format: DVD, Region 4 (PAL) Catalogue: MMB831 Special Features Clean opening and closing animation Original Japanese opening Line art gallery
EUREKA SEVEN MOVIE: GOOD NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT, YOUNG LOVERS For almost half a century, mankind has battled a mysterious organism from space called “EIZO.” In 2054, there is a young soldier on board the fighter aircraft commanded by Holland, GEKKO, of the renegade group GEKKOSTATE, who is battling EIZO. The young soldier’s name is Renton. He boards Nirvash and heads for the battlefield. He has only one dream: to rescue his childhood friend, Eureka, who was kidnapped eight years ago and return to his hometown. Fate, however, brings tribulations to test the young love between Renton and Eureka --mission and emotion, truth and lie, past and future, life and death, reality and dream and even Holland – the entire world stand in the way of the two as the final battle with EIZO approaches… Release Date: 1/12/2011 SRP: $29.95 Year Of Production: 2009 Audio tracks: Dolby Digital 5.1 Languages: English, Japanese Genre: Action / Adventure, Anime, Mecha, Science Fiction Subtitles: English Runtime: 115.0 mins Format: DVD, Region 4 (PAL) Catalogue: MMA5084
DRAGONAUT Collection With a deadly asteroid hurtling towards Earth, sexy human Dragonauts in tight uniforms and their curvaceous dragon companions come together to create a formidable fighting force with all the right moves. Caught in the middle of this race against time are Jin, a heartbroken young flyboy, and Toa, a voluptuous lady-dragon with an amazing set of intergalactic battle skills. Jin`s down about the fate of his doomed planet, but Toa is quick to grab him by the seat of his pants and lift his sagging spirits. If these star-crossed space cadets can unlock the secrets of their mysterious connection and convince the Dragonauts to join the action, there may yet be hope for planet Earth! Contains 24 episodes Release Date: 1/12/2011 SRP: $79.95 Year Of Production: 2007 Languages: English, Japanese Genre: Anime Subtitles: English Number of Discs: 4 Runtime: 650.0 mins Format: DVD, Region 2 and 4 (PAL) Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Widescreen Full Height Anamorphic Catalogue: MMB833 Special Features Textless songs Trailers Episode 10 commentary
CORPSE PRINCESS: SHIKIBANE HIME Collection 2 - Kuro Makina Hoshino is already dead, but she can`t let go of this twisted world. She burned to death along with her entire family in a fire started by freaks that wouldn`t stay buried. Makina knows she doesn`t belong among the living, but that won`t stop her from unleashing the full fury of her twin MAC-11 machine guns on the rotting remains of those who refuse to die. She`s hell-bent on filling every empty grave she can find with the monsters that should be six feet under. Makina is a Shikabane Hime - a Corpse Princess - and it`s her job to finish off the undead leftovers haunting the dark corners of a city that used to be safe. Contains episodes 14-26 Release Date: 1/12/2011 SRP: $59.95 Year Of Production: 2008 Languages: English, Japanese Genre: Action / Adventure, Anime, Occult / Supernatural Subtitles: English Number of Discs: 2 Runtime: 325.0 mins Format: DVD, Region 4 (PAL) Aspect Ratio: 6:9 Widescreen Full Height Anamorphic Catalogue: MMB689 Special Features Episode 24 commentary Textless songs
BLEACH Collection 06 (Eps 92-109) (Season 5) The deadly Bounts have infiltrated the Soul Society seeking revenge, and Ichigo and his comrades are quick to follow. But with the large amounts of reishi available in the Soul Society, the Bounts` power seems nearly limitless, and even the most formidable Soul Reaper captains have a grueling fight on their hands. At the Department of Research and Development, Bount leader Jin Kariya is after the Bount Crest known as Jokaisho, which has the power to blow all of the Seireitei away, and only Ichigo and Chad stand in his way! Contains episodes 92-109 as featured in volumes 23-26 Release Date: 1/12/2011 SRP: $49.95 Year Of Production: 2004 Languages: English, Japanese Genre: Action / Adventure, Anime Subtitles: English Number of Discs: 4 Runtime: 450.0 mins Format: DVD, Region 4 (PAL) Aspect Ratio: 4:3 Original Catalogue: MMB763 Special Features Production art
BIRDY THE MIGHTY: DECODE Collection 2 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. Volume 2 of 2 (contains 12 episodes) Release Date: 1/12/2011 SRP: $59.95 Year Of Production: 2008 Languages: English, Japanese Genre: Action / Adventure, Anime, Comedy, Magical Girl, Science Fiction Subtitles: English Number of Discs: 2 Runtime: 300.0 mins Format: DVD, Region 4 (PAL) Catalogue: MMB884
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