ASSASSINS PRIDE Available November 24th; AHIRU NO SORA Available December 15th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced its November and December slate of releases which includes Sentai Filmworks action-packed shounen sports anime AHIRU NO SORA, available on Blu-ray December 15th with a Limited Edition Premium Box Set to be released soon. Product details follow, in order of release...

GRANBELM Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 325 min. Street Date: 11/3/2020 Format: BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98 Was going back to school at night to retrieve a forgotten lunch box a really bad mistake? That`s how it seems when Mangetsu Kohinata suddenly finds herself pulled into a strange world where girls in giant magical armor are engaged in a ferocious battle. While the timing was unfortunate, it turns out that Mangetsu`s arrival in this strange realm was anything but a mistake, because Mangetsu appears to be a mage herself! Now, with the help of her mysterious new friend Shingetsu, Mangetsu must learn how to summon and control her own giant armor as they fight against other mages in a competition with an unbelievable prize - control of the lost magic that once ruled our planet! The paths of two magical warriors collide, each fighting to claim their ultimate destiny, in the spectacular world of GRANBELM!

HAYATE THE COMBAT BUTLER ULTIMATE COLLECTION Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 2585 min. Street Date: 11/10/2020 Format: BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $129.98 Hayate Ayasaki`s life wasn`t great, but when he loses the job he used to support his good-for-nothing family, and his deadbeat parents sell him to the Yakuza for cash, it really hits rock bottom! Faced with having to pay off the huge debt before he`s converted into black market organ parts, a desperate Hayate decides to kidnap oddball heiress Nagi Sanzenin for ransom... but when even that goes wrong and he accidentally ends up rescuing Nagi from other kidnappers, it turns out that Hayate is the bodyguard that Nagi has been looking for! So now he`s the Sanzenin family`s butler, and… maybe… it might be the start of a potential romantic relationship… assuming Hayate can survive the on-the-job training, of course. All four classic TV series and the feature motion picture are combined in the ultimate collection of HAYATE THE COMBAT BUTLER!

GARDEN OF WORDS STEELBOOK Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 46 min. Street Date: 11/17/2020 Format: BD Language: English, Spanish & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $79.98 Some people revel and play in the rain; others dread it and hide at the first drop. For high school student Takao, a summer shower is a source of artistic inspiration… but when he skips school in order to sketch in a rainy garden, Takao finds an even greater muse in Yukino, an older woman who seems adrift in the world. Despite the difference in their ages and lives, they strike up a comfortable relationship that slowly evolves as they randomly meet in the same garden whenever it rains. But with the rainy season coming to a close, Takao wonders if there`s enough time left to put his feelings into actions and words. What will happen between a young man and a woman when the rain falls once again in THE GARDEN OF WORDS?

VAL X LOVE Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 11/17/2020 Format: BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98 Takuma Akutsu is not an attractive guy. In fact, his hulking size and ugly face have earned him the nickname "demon", which is ironic since all he really wants is to be left alone. But you know who never pays attention to what people want? The King of the Gods, Odin, who decides that Takuma is the one person who can save Earth from complete destruction. As a result, Takuma finds his school, class and home all infiltrated by Odin`s nine luscious Valkyrie daughters and, in order to become the Army of One that Odin seeks, Takuma has to use love to forge the Valkyrie`s maidenly powers into the ultimate force for saving the world. Yeah, no pressure there, right? Can Takuma man up and ride all nine Valkyries to save the Earth? Find out in VAL X LOVE!

ASSASSINS PRIDE Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 11/24/2020 Format: BD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $69.98 Against the savage monsters that lurk outside the glass walls of Flandore, the last remnants of humanity have only one defense: the mana magic wielded only by members of the Noble class. When Melida, heiress to House of Angel, fails to manifest her magic upon reaching majority, the half-vampire Kufa is sent with orders from her own Grandfather to resolve the issue… and if Melida cannot manifest mana, Kufa is to execute her for the crime of impure blood. But when Melida fails the test, Kufa can’t bring himself to kill the spirited young woman whose only fault was to have an adulterous mother. And so, instead, he commits the crime of giving Melida some of his own mana. Now, bound by magic and a deadly secret, the two must work together in order to stay alive in ASSASSINS PRIDE!

LOCKE THE SUPERMAN Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 120 min. Street Date: 11/24/2020 Format: BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $29.98 When the villainous Lady Kahn starts building an army of super-powerful espers, Colonel Ryu Yamaki is dispatched to recruit the most powerful superhuman in the known universe to help oppose her. Unfortunately, the esper known only as Locke has either never heard the "with great powers come great responsibilities" speech or he simply doesn`t care, and he refuses to leave his peaceful civilian life herding sheep. However, when Lady Kahn makes a preemptive move to take Locke and Ryu out of the picture, the irritated superbeing quickly changes his mind. Now the bad guys are about to learn that starting a fight with someone with super powers that include teleportation, a nearly indestructible force field and space martial arts was a very big mistake as they have to face off against LOCKE: THE SUPERMAN!

AJIN: THE OADS Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 67 min. Street Date: 12/1/2020 Format: BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $29.98 In the world of AJIN: DEMI HUMAN, a new subspecies of human has been discovered, one capable of creating lethal black "ghosts" and recovering from even the most extreme physical damage… even death itself! Feared and hunted by governments, no one knows how many Ajin exist, let alone who they all are, as many aren`t even aware of their own nature until their first death. I In this special collection of original stories, you`ll follow a motorcyclist who dies in a crash, discovers that he`s an Ajin and is tracked by the ruthless Ajin Management Committee (The Nakamura Shinya Incident), witness a US Marine who becomes fixated upon taking the risk of killing himself to find out if he is or isn`t an Ajin (Sato: ZERO), and even explore the dark humor of the Ajin condition (Hidden Inn/Secret Den) - all in AJIN: THE OADS!

OUTBURST DREAMER BOYS Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 12/1/2020 Format: BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98 When Mizuki Hijiri transfers to Minikami Private High, all she wants is to blend in and study like a nice normal girl. Instead, the members of the school`s "Hero Club" immediately become fixated on Mizuki, and "normal" is the last word that anyone would use to describe these delusional chunibyo, all of whom are living in fantasy worlds in which they`re legendary heroes from comics and mythology! Just dealing with the scheming and manipulative Rei Tsukumo, and Tomoki Takashima, who`s only interested in 2D girls, will be difficult enough, but how can Mizuki convince Sentai-wannabe Yamato Noda that she`s NOT the Pink Ranger to his Red? Toss in Kazuhiro Nakamura, who believes he`s the reincarnation of a half angel/half devil and yet another member waiting in the wings, and it looks like poor Mizuki`s in for a truly epic education with the OUTBURST DREAMER BOYS!

7 SEEDS Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 12/8/2020 Format: BD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $69.98 The meteor strikes wiped human civilization from the face of the Earth, then even the face itself changed, transformed into something alien and hostile as devastating climatic shifts, global darkness and unprecedented geologic upheavals reshaped what was once our world. But, even in the aftermath of mass extinctions and world sweeping firestorms, life managed to find a way, evolving to new forms, some close to what came before, others from beyond our worst nightmares. It is into this toxic landscape filled with flesh-eating cockroaches, telepathic wolves, and man-eating plants that humanity`s last survivors are released from frozen cryogenic slumber. Five groups; each consisting of seven youths and one adult survival specialist. They are mankind`s last hope, and if they fail to survive in this strange and horrifying new world, the human race will end forever in 7 SEEDS.

GARDEN OF WORDS Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 46 min. Street Date: 12/8/2020 Format: BD Language: English & Spanish, Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $29.98 Some people revel and play in the rain; others dread it and hide at the first drop. For high school student Takao, a summer shower is a source of artistic inspiration… but when he skips school in order to sketch in a rainy garden, Takao finds an even greater muse in Yukino, an older woman who seems adrift in the world. Despite the difference in their ages and lives, they strike up a comfortable relationship that slowly evolves as they randomly meet in the same garden whenever it rains. But with the rainy season coming to a close, Takao wonders if there`s enough time left to put his feelings into actions and words. What will happen between a young man and a woman when the rain falls once again in THE GARDEN OF WORDS?

WHEN SUPERNATURAL BATTLES BECAME COMMONPLACE Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 12/8/2020 Format: BD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $49.98 The origin of the Senko High School Literature Club`s powers might be a little sketchy, and they may spend more time chatting than engaging in superhuman feats. Still, there`s no questioning the incredible abilities of the club`s female members: Tomoyo can control time; Hatoko is a mistress of the elements; Chifuyu can create matter; and Sayumi can return any item to a previous state. With these powers, there are few tasks these girls can`t handle. Meanwhile, Jurai, the club`s only male member, has a dark flame that seems a little pointless in comparison, and only time will tell if it matures into anything more useful. Toss in a Student Council president who`s developed powers of her own and things are about to get seriously weird as the study of literature takes a comic book turn in WHEN SUPERNATURAL BATTLES BECAME COMMONPLACE!

AHIRU NO SORA Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 600 min. Street Date: 12/15/2020 Format: BD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $89.98 Sora Kurumatani is short and as scrawny as a stick figure, but he loves basketball with a burning passion. Unfortunately, on his first day at Kuzuryu High, he learns that the school`s supposed basketball team is nothing of the sort. Instead of a haven for aspiring athletes, the gym has become the home turf for a gang of thugs, delinquents and perverts whose only skill at dribbling involves drooling on the floor while peeking into the girls` locker room. But since Kurumatani has to play to fulfill a promise made to his ailing mother, he`ll have to take these sour lemons and squeeze-play out a winning basketball team somehow. Impossible? Perhaps. But with the help of a counselor and members of the girls` club, he`ll do his best to get them all on the rebound in AHIRU NO SORA!

CHIDORI RSC Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 12/15/2020 Format: BD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $69.98 Due to firearms restrictions, sharp-shooting tournaments in Japan are held using special rifles that fire beams of light instead of bullets… and since devices that fire pulses of photons are so much safer than weapons that shoot live ammunition, there`s little reason for age restrictions at shooting matches. As a result, many Japanese schools now have shooting clubs that compete against each other, culminating in nationwide contests! However, when Olympic hopeful Hikari Kokura transfers to Chidori High, she`s alarmed to discover that the Chidori High School Rifle Shooting Club she`d planned on joining has been dropped due to lack of interest. Convincing her friends and classmates to join this offbeat club will be just the first target in Hikari`s ambitious plans as a team of young markswomen set their sights on going all the way to the national championships in CHIDORI RSC!

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