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    Packaging for the Blu-ray and DVD editions of the Asian mythical blockbuster PAINTED SKIN: THE RESURRECTION. Photos courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2012

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    Action-Packed, Supernatural Epic Debuts on November 13th Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Official Site: wellgousa.com/painted-skin-2 (US) Special Thanks to Leif Helland Chinese mythology comes vividly to life in Director Wuershan’s (THE BUTCHER, THE CHEF, AND THE SWORDSMAN) supernatural epic PAINTED SKIN: THE RESURRECTION (??2, Hua Pi 2, 2012), debuting on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital November 13th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The director reunited the stars of PAINTED SKIN (2008) with Xun Zhou (FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE) reprising her role as “Xiaowei” and Wei Zhao (14 BLADES) returning as “Princess Jing” in the highest-grossing Chinese film in cinematic history. PAINTED SKIN: THE RESURRECTION also stars Kun Chen (FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE), Shaofeng Feng (WHITE VENGEANCE), Mini Yang (LOVE IN THE BUFF), Chinese singer Fei Xiang and Tiangjia Chen (SHI KONG) in a slow game of wits, deceit and seduction as

    Key art for FROM THE NEW WORLD. © Yusuke Kishi ? Yusuke Kishi /

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    Coming this November to Anime Network Online Source: Sentai Filmworks, Anime Network press releases Official Site: tv-asahi.co.jp/shinsekaiyori Special Thanks to David Williams and Toni Brown Sentai Filmworks you to discover what lies beneath the surface of their newest acquisition, FROM THE NEW WORLD (?????, Shin Sekai Yori, 2012). Based on the award winning novel by Yusuke Kishi, this epic tale explores the forces that shape mankind. This is the first work directed by Masashi Ishihama and will feature series composition by Masashi Sogo (GANTZ, FAIRY TAIL), character designs by Chikashi Kubota (ROBOTICS, NOTES) and music by Shigeo Komori. Born into a world 1000 years in our future, Saki and her friends Satoru, Maria, Mamoru and Shun, have lived their entire lives in what seems to be a perfect utopia. Not only is their small idyllic community overflowing with clean rushing water and abundant green foliage, but

    Key art for HIDAMARI SKETCH X HONEYCOMB. © 2012 Ume Aoki ? Houbunsha/ Hidamari-sou Management Association

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks, Anime Network press releases Official Site: tbs.co.jp/anime/hidamari Special Thanks to David Williams and Toni Brown Sentai Filmworks welcomes you back to a new school year with everyone’s favorite student artists in HIDAMARI SKETCH X HONEYCOMB (????????×????, Hidamari Suketchi x Hanikamu, 2012). Featuring work by returning HIDAMARI SKETCH veterans Nahoko Hasegawa (series composition), Toshiaki Ito (character designs), Toshiki Kameyama (sound director) and Tomoki Kikuya (music) the new term at Yamabuki Arts High School is sure to take the blue ribbon! Studying at the Yamabuki Arts High School has been a dream-come-true for Yuno, and she’s learned so much already! And not just from her instructors, but from her friends and neighbors who’ve become her second family and made the Hidemari Apartments such a safe and nurturing home. But as the day of her “big sisters” Sae and Hiro’s graduation draws slowly closer, it’s time

    Image courtesy of Mill Creek Entertainment. © Kadokawa Pictures, Inc. NHFN/1966

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    Get the Blu-ray Set for Free, Courtesy of Mill Creek and SciFi Japan! Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Barrett Evans and Chris Smith A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Our thanks to everyone who entered Mill Creek Entertainment and SciFi Japan`s contest for the DAIMAJIN Triple Feature Collector`s Edition Blu-ray set. We`ve received hundreds of entries, and the randomly chosen winners are: Don Stroud Chris French Kathleen Moore Evan A. Baker Matthew Mastrogiovanni Congratulations to the winners! Each of you has won a copy of the 2-disc Blu-ray collection containing DAIMAJIN (???), RETURN OF DAIMAJIN (?????, Daimajin Ikaru) and DAIMAJIN STRIKES AGAIN (?????, Daimajin Gyakushu). Each movie is presented in a new high-def transfer from original film elements provided by Kadokawa Pictures, owner of the Daimajin franchise. Language options are Japanese DTS-MA 5.1, English dubbed 5.1 Dolby Digital audio, and English subtitles.

    Key art for MEDAKA BOX ABNORMAL. ©2012 ????? ?????????????????

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: medakabox.jp Special Thanks to David Williams Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce its newest acquisition, MEDAKA BOX ABNORMAL (??????? ??????, Medaka Bokkusu, 2012). Last spring’s hit series returns with Shouji Saeki (THIS UGLY YET BEAUTIFUL WORLD, HE IS MY MASTER) directing and featuring character designs by Jun Watanabe (STEEL ANGEL KURUMI, COMIC PARTY) and music by Tatsuya Katou (SAMURAI GIRLS, CAMPIONE!). What started as a simple assistance program has escalated insanely out of control, and now Medaka Kurokami finds herself exposed as something far more than human. But that’s only the beginning of a new series of shocking revelations that lead towards a dark secret plan that not even the unbelievable power of her War God Mode may be able to withstand. Still, Medaka’s proving to be good at thinking outside of the box, and if she needs the

    Toei Studios` World War II epic THE ADMIRAL details the events surrounding Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway. Photo courtesy of Cine-Asia. © 2011 Admiral Yamamoto Associates

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    Source: cine-asia.com Official Site: isoroku.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Louise Rivers Toei Studios` World War II epic THE ADMIRAL (???????? ?????, Rengou Kantai Shireichoukan Yamamoto Isoroku, 2011) is now available on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD in the United Kingdom from Cine-Asia. Directed by Izuro Narushima (MIDNIGHT EAGLE, A LONE SCALPEL, THE REBIRTH), the film stars acclaimed actor Koji Yakusho (SHALL WE DANCE, CURE, BABEL, 13 ASSASSINS) as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Japan, 1941: With war raging in Europe, Japan`s imperial command sees an opportunity to advance their nation`s standing in the world. On December 7th, "a date which will live in infamy", 353 Japanese fighters and bombers launched a brutal surprise attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Nearly 2500 U.S. serviceman lost their lives on that fateful morning, and a scandalized nation gave their full support for America`s historic

    LOCKE THE SUPERMAN cover art. Image courtesy of Discotek Media. © St. Yuki/ Nippon Animation • Shochiku

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    Anime Movie Streets November 6th Source: Discotek Media On November 6th, the anime film LOCKE THE SUPERMAN (?????, Choojin Locke, 1984) will be released on Region 1 DVD by Discotek Media. The DVD release set will include both the English dub and the original Japanese audio track with English subtitles. The intergalactic wars have begun. The federal army is no match for Lady Chan`s legion of robotic soldiers. Defeat is at hand. Only the super-powered Locke, now a peace loving civilian can save the Earth. Locke must use his superhuman powers and ultra-destructive lightning sword to defeat the villainous onslaught. Will Locke come to the rescue of his doomed planet? Can he resist the beautiful but traitorous Jessica? The final showdown awaits aboard a monstrous asteroid spaceship! DVD: Region 1 SRP: $19.95 Release Date: November 6, 2012 Discs: 1 Audio: Japanese, English Subtitles: English Running Time:

    Packaging for the Australian Blu-ray and DVD editions of THE FRONT LINE. Photos courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © 2011 Showbox/Mediaplex and TPS Company

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    The Last Battle of the Korean War Streets November 7th Source: Madman Entertainment Special Thanks to Ben Pollock The fast paced, action-packed war epic THE FRONT LINE (???, Gojijeon, 2011) comes to Australian Blu-ray and DVD on November 7th from Madman Entertainment. Based on a novel by Park Sang-yeon, the author of DMZ by (basis for the blockbuster film JSA: JOINT SECURITY AREA), THE FRONT LINE was South Korea`s official submission for the 2012 Academy Awards and an Official Selection of the 2012 New Zealand World Cinema showcase and 2012 Korean Film Festival. Towards the end of the Korean War, a South Korean battalion is fiercely battling over a hill on the front line border against the North in order to capture a strategic point that would determine the new border between two nations. The ownership of this small patch of land would swap multiple times each

    Five SciFi Japan readers have won a free Blu-ray edition of the Chinese medieval war epic WHITE VENGEANCE. Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2012 Starlight International Media Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Official Movie Site: hongmenyan.ent.sina.com.cn (China) Special Thanks to Leif Helland A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Our thanks to everyone who entered Well Go USA and SciFi Japan`s contest for a free Blu-ray of the medieval war epic WHITE VENGEANCE. The randomly chosen winners are: Dan Mastriani Timothy Elliott Michael Warner Donna Mahany Frisky F. Kaunang Congratulations to the winners! The prizes will ship soon. Directed by Daniel Lee (14 BLADES, THREE KINGDOMS), WHITE VENGEANCE (???, Hong Men Yan, 2011) tells the story of two brothers contending for supremacy during the fall of the Qin Dynasty. As rebels rose, the nation fell into chaos and commoners united to re-conquer the Middle Kingdom of Qin. Liu Bang (Leon Lai) and Xiang Yu (Feng Shaofeng), became sworn brothers in battle and leaders of the rebellious army tasked with overthrowing Lord

    Packaging for the A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: Season 1 Part 1 Limited Edition. Image courtesy of FUNimation Entertainment. © Kazuma Kamachi/ ASCII Media Works/ Project-Index

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    Source: FUNimation Entertainment Official Site: jcstaff.co.jp/sho-sai (Japan), funimation.com/a-certain-magical-index (US) Special Thanks to Tim Baxter Here`s something different from Hiroshi Nishikiori, director of AZUMANGA DAIOH! Science and sorcery make for an explosive mix in A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX (??????????????????, Toaru Majutsu no Index, 2008), an enthralling experiment in sci-fi adventure from J.C. Staff, the studio that brought you TORADORA and SLAYERS REVOLUTION! FUNimation Entertainment will release the series` first season in a pair of DVD sets on October 30th. Kamijo is a student in Academy City, where people use science to develop supernatural abilities. The guy’s got a lot of heart -- luckily for a young nun named Index. She’s on the run from a sorcery society that covets the astonishing 103,000 volumes of magical knowledge stored in her memory. When Index stumbles into Kamijo’s life, she find a faithful friend and protector, and while Kamijo’s easily

    GOLDEN BOY: THE COMPLETE SERIES cover art. Image courtesy of Discotek Media. © 1995-1996 Tatsuya Egawa / Shueisha • Softgarage

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    2-Disc Set Streets November 6th Source: Discotek Media On November 6th, the complete 6-part OAV series GOLDEN BOY (????????, Gooruden Booi, 1995) will be released on Region 1 DVD by Discotek Media. The 2-disc set will include both the English dub and the original Japanese audio track with English subtitles. Kintaro Oe was at the top of his class at the Tokyo University Law School, one of the most prestigious in the entire world. Mastering the entire curriculum easily, he vanished just before graduation. Now he bikes across Japan on a quest to learn what`s most important in life: the lessons that can`t be studied in a classroom. First stop is an upstart software company, where the sleekly dressed Lady President has curves that defy computation. Then he tutors a poor little rich girl who`s looking for a little experience. Very educational! But nothing can compare

    Shuya Nanahara (Tatsuya Fujiwara) and Noriko Nakagawa (Aki Maeda) learn their class has been selected from the Battle Royale Survival Program. © 2000 The “Battle Royale” Production Committee

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    Source: Madman Entertainment The director`s cut of Kinji Fukasaku`s acclaimed and controversial cult hit BATTLE ROYALE (?????????, Batoru Rouaiaru, 2000) has been released in a Blu-ray/DVD combo set by Australian label Madman Entertainment. The set features a new English dub never before available in Australia or New Zealand. In the near future, Japan is in a state of collapse. With high unemployment and a generation of youth out of control, the government enacts the Battle Royale programme. Each year, a randomly chosen school class is pitted against itself on an abandoned island in a cruel game of survival. With a former teacher (Takeshi Kitano) overseeing the game, this is a fight to the death with only one winner. The rules are simple: - It lasts 3 days - Each player starts with food, water and a random weapon - If more than one

    Shota Sometani (HIMIZU, SADAKO 3D) stars in Gakuryu Ishii`s black comedy, ISN`T ANYONE ALIVE?, coming to the UK in 2012. Photo courtesy of Third Window Films. © 2011 Dragon Mountain, LLC.

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    Source: Third Window Films press release Official Movie Site: ikiteru.jp (Japan), thirdwindowfilms.com/isnt-anyone-alive (UK) Special Thanks to Claire Marty On October 22nd, ISN`T ANYONE ALIVE? (????????????, Ikiteru mono inai noka, 2011) comes to DVD in the United Kingdom from distributor Third Window Films. A North American release has not been announced. ISN`T ANYONE ALIVE? stars Shota Somentani (HIMIZU, SADAKO 3D, A MAN WITH STYLE), Murakami Jun (YAKUZA WEAPON, HIMIZU, LAND OF HOPE) and Mai Takahashi (STRANGE CIRCUS, THE GREAT YOKAI WAR) and was directed by Gakuryu Ishii (previously known as Sogo Ishii). With CRAZY THUNDER ROAD (1980), BURST CITY (1982), THE CRAZY FAMILY (1984), ANGEL DUST (1994), ELECTRIC DRAGON 80000V (2001) and more, Ishii has been amusing us with his talent of totally overstepping genre boundaries with striking images and music. In his latest feature film he has adapted the Shiro Maeda play `Isn`t

    Packaging for ONE PIECE: SEASON 4 VOYAGE 2. Image courtesy of FUNimation Entertainment. © Eiichiro Oda/ Shueisha, Toei Animation

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    Source: FUNimation Entertainment Official Site: toei-anim.co.jp/onep (Japan), onepieceofficial.com (US) Special Thanks to Tim Baxter On October 30th, FUNimation Entertainment will release the ONE PIECE (?????, Wan Piisu) DVD collection SEASON 4 VOYAGE 2. Based on the best-selling Japanese manga series by Eiichiro Oda, the series is produced by Toei, the animation studio responsible for DRAGON BALL, DRAGON BALL Z, DRAGON BALL GT, DIGIMON and SAILOR MOON. The DVD release presents the show uncut, unedited, and featuring an all new FUNimation dub. Monkey D. Luffy refuses to let anyone or anything stand in the way of his quest to become King of All Pirates. With a course charted for the treacherous waters of the Grand Line, this is one captain who’ll never drop anchor until he’s claimed the greatest treasure on Earth: the Legendary One Piece! Along for the ride are his loyal crewmates, a wonderfully-bizarre collection

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    A Sex Columnist and a Comic Book Artist Create the Ultimate Female Action Hero Source: Terracotta Distribution Official Site: terracottadistribution.com/films/petty-romance (UK) Special Thanks to Claire Marty One of South Korea’s biggest box office smashes, first-time director Kim Joung-hoon’s PETTY ROMANCE (??? ???, Jjae Jjae Han Romaenseu, 2010) comes to the United Kingdom on DVD 8th of October, 2012. A sex columnist and a comic book artist team up to create the ultimate female action manga hero in this comedy starring Lee Sun-kyun (OKI`S MOVIE, PAJU, NIGHT AND DAY, COFFEE PRINCE), Choi Kang-hee (MY SCARY GIRL, WHISPERING CORRIDORS), Oh Jung-se (QUICK, COUPLES) and Ryu Hyun-kyung (MY WIFE IS A GANGSTER 2). An adult cartoon contest is announced offering a $100,000 prize. Talented cartoonist Jung-bae (Lee Sun-Kyun) is constantly turned down by publishing companies because of his poor storylines. To raise his chances of winning,

    Key art for TEGAMI BACHI: LETTER BEE. © Hiroyuki Asada/ Shueisha, LBP, TV Tokyo

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: tv-tokyo.co.jp/tegamibachi Special Thanks to David Williams Sentai Filmworks’ is pleased to announce their latest acquisition: TEGAMI BACHI: LETTER BEE (?????, 2009). Directed by Akira Iwanaga with character designs by Minako Shiba (BLACK BUTLER, NOIR) and music by Kunihiko Ryo (EMMA: A VICTORIAN ROMANCE, LEVEL E). In a dark land of near-perpetual night, only a single artificial sun illuminates a single city, and communication between the rest of the world is made possible only by the Letter Bees -- elite couriers who must fight against monsters known as Gaichuu in order to make their deliveries. Having been saved by a Letter Bee when his mother was kidnapped years ago, Lag Seeing has finally gained employment at the Bee-hive, but he’s quickly learning that the dangerous job has become even more lethal, with renegade humans now targeting the Letter Bees as

    Clothing just gets in the way of saving the human race in the Hong Kong sex comedy, THE 33D INVADER. Photo courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © 2011 My Way Film

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    Streets October 24th Source: Madman Entertainment Special Thanks to Ben Pollock She comes from the future to save the human race... From Cash Chin, the director of THE FORBIDDEN LEGEND: SEX & CHOPSTICKS 1 & 2, comes the Hong Kong sci-fi softcore sex comedy THE 33D INVADER (????????, Mi Tao Cheng Shu Shi 33D, 2011). Following an Australian national theatrical release from Hoyts Cinemas, the movie will be released on Region 4 DVD by Madman Entertainment. "Future" (Macy Wu) has been sent back in time from the year 2046, where aliens from planet Xucker have bombarded Earth with radiation rendering almost everyone infertile. Future`s mission is to find herself a male specimen of good stock, so she can return to the future and begin rebuilding the human race. The United Nations mission drops her in present day Hong Kong, in the apartment of

    DVD cover art for HAPPY FAMILY PLAN. Photo courtesy of NEW PEOPLE Inc. © 2000 Shochiku Co., Ltd. (Disc 1), © The Japan Foundation, Sydney/ Shochiku (Disc 2)

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    DVD Comes with Useful Japanese Language Resource Disc on September 17th Source: MediaLab press release, NEWPEOPLEWORLD.com Official Site: HappyFamilyPlan.com Special Thanks to Erik Jansen NEW PEOPLE Entertainment, a film division of NEW PEOPLE, Inc. that focuses on the licensing and distribution of Japanese films and media, partners with The Japan Foundation, Sydney to invite audiences to enjoy Japanese cinema on a whole new level with the North American release of HAPPY FAMILY PLAN (????????, Shiawase Kazoku Keikaku, 1999) on DVD on September 17th. HAPPY FAMILY PLAN has been released as the first title of “J Cinema Project,” a unique educational campaign to provide enhanced resources to learn about Japanese language and culture through film. The HAPPY FAMILY PLAN release contains the feature film as well as Japanese language resource kit as bonus-disc produced by The Japan Foundation, Sydney. The Japan Foundation, Sydney has teamed with NEW

    Photo courtesy of Section23 Films.

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    NINJA SCROLL Available on December 4th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its December slate of releases; including the classic anime masterpiece NINJA SCROLL. The movie that’s been called a “gateway drug to anime” will be available for the first time ever on Blu-ray, featuring an all-new, high-definition transfer straight from the source! Product details follow, in order of release... MASHIROIRO SYMPHONY ~ THE COLOR OF LOVERS Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 12/4/2012 Format: DVD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $49.98 When boys suddenly get into places where they`ve never been allowed before, some girls tend to get upset. So when the decision is made to merge the elite Yuihime Girls` Private Academy and the coeducational Kagamidai Private Academy, everyone wants to take extra care

    1966 publicity photo for DAIMAJIN, coming to Blu-ray in North America on September 18th from Mill Creek Entertainment. Photo courtesy of Mill Creek Entertainment. © Kadokawa Pictures, Inc. NHFN/1966

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    Get the Blu-ray Set for Free, Courtesy of Mill Creek and SciFi Japan! Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Barrett Evans and Chris Smith A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE On September 18th, the DAIMAJIN Triple Feature Collector`s Edition Blu-ray will be released on Blu-ray in North America by Mill Creek Entertainment. Now, Mill Creek is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win this Blu-ray set, free of charge! The DAIMAJIN Triple Feature Collector`s Edition includes all three movies in the classic 1966 Majin series on two Blu-ray discs... DAIMAJIN (???) RETURN OF DAIMAJIN (?????, Daimajin Ikaru) DAIMAJIN STRIKES AGAIN (?????, Daimajin Gyakushu) Each movie is presented in a new high-def transfer from original film elements provided by Kadokawa Pictures, owner of the Daimajin franchise. Language options are Japanese DTS-MA 5.1, English dubbed 5.1 Dolby Digital audio, and English subtitles. The set

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