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    CHIHAYAFURU SEASON 2 Available March 20th Source: Section23 Films press releases Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced its February and March slate of releases which includes Sentai Filmworks’ popular shoujo anime series, CHIHAYAFURU SEASON 2. The Complete Collection will be available on Blu-ray, DVD and a Limited Edition Premium Box Set. Product details follow, in order of release... Coming February 2018 FOOD WARS! ~ THE SECOND PLATE Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 325 min. Street Date: 2/13/2018 Format: BD, DVD, COMBO Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $99.98, $79.98, $199.98 At the Tohtsuki Culinary Academy, the first rule is survival of the fittest, and if you don`t have what it takes to become a master chef, you need to get out of the kitchen before you get burned. With the

    MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) is one of several Gundman titles coming to Blu-ray in 2018 from North American distributor Right Stuf. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © SOTSU • SUNRISE

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    Source: Right Stuf, Inc. press release Official Site: gundam.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Jessica Breon and Jake Hockenberry New details were announced by anime distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and anime producer Nozomi Entertainment during their panel at Anime Nebraskon 2017 in Omaha, Nebraska. Details were provided for the upcoming Sunrise/Right Stuf release of MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN), MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM AGE, and MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 00. RIGHT STUF EXCLUSIVES Right Stuf, Inc. and Sunrise Inc. are excited to announce that MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) will be released in 2018. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM AGE will be released along with the OVA MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM AGE: MEMORY OF EDEN in 2018 as well. Also announced for 2018 release was MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 00, which will be released along with the movie MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 00: AWAKENING OF THE TRAILBLAZER. About MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM

    Image courtesy of Nozomi Entertainment. © 2004 Ryoichi Koga / MediaWorks / Ninin ga Shinobuden Production Committee.

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    Source: Nozomi Entertainment press release Special Thanks to Jessica Breon and Jake Hockenberry Anime producer Nozomi Entertainment regrets to announce that due to a materials delay, NINJA NONSENSE Blu-ray Collection has been rescheduled. Originally announced for December 5, 2017, the new release date for this title is January 2, 2018. Nozomi wants to apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. NINJA NONSENSE (????????, Ninin ga Shinobuden, 2004) is the story of super-handsome Onsokumaru, beautiful girls, and their animated adventures of love, lust and tears!! Shinobu, a voluptuous young ninja-in-training, is a student of the great ninja master Onsokumaru -- a lecherous, loud, shapeshifting yellow ball. Onsokumaru sends Shinobu out on a mission of vital importance: to stealthily acquire the panties of local high school girls! In the midst of failing miserably, she manages to befriend hot-tempered schoolgirl Kaede, and the two quickly find themselves embarking

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    TANAKA-KUN IS ALWAYS LISTLESS! Available January 30th Source: Section23 Films press releases Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced its December and January slate of releases which includes Sentai Filmworks’ premium box set for the “sleeper” comedy TANAKA-KUN IS ALWAYS LISTLESS, the anime adaptation of the popular web manga by Square Enix. Product details follow, in order of release... CLANNAD / CLANNAD AFTER STORY COMPLETE SEASONS BLU-RAY Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 1225 min. Street Date: 12/5/2017 Format: BD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $149.98 Ever since the death of his mother, Tomoyo`s life has been in a downward spiral. Nagisa`s declining health has been so fragile that she`s been forced to repeat a year of school. But when he agrees to help her restart the school`s disbanded Drama Club,

    Win the daikaiju-inspired Indie film COLOSSAL on BLu-ray from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. © 2016 COLOSSAL MOVIE PRODUCTIONS, LLC

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    Source: Source: Universal Studios Home Entertainment Official Site: SheIsColossal.com Special Thanks to Rebecca Wolfson Universal Studios Home Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray Combo Pack of Voltage Pictures/Neon`s COLOSSAL. Written and directed by Nacho Vigalondo, the movie blends Japan`s daikaiju film genre with American independent film tropes. COLOSSAL stars Anne Hathaway (LES MISÉRABLES, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES), Jason Sudeikis (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, HORRIBLE BOSSES), Tim Blake Nelson (O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?, INCREDIBLE HULK) and Dan Stevens (LEGION, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST). Gloria (Anne Hathaway) is an out-of-work party girl who, after getting kicked out of her apartment by her boyfriend (Dan Stevens), is forced to leave her life in New York and move back to her hometown. When news reports surface that a giant creature is destroying Seoul, South Korea, Gloria gradually comes to the realization

    Win a SHIN GODZILLA Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and promotional poster from Funimation Entertainment and SciFi Japan! Photos courtesy of Funimation Entertainment. © 2016 TOHO CO., LTD.

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    Source: Funimation Entertainment Official Site: shin-godzilla.jp (Japan), funimationfilms.com/shingodzilla (US) Special Thanks to Scott Lonski A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Funimation Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a SHIN GODZILLA prize pack containing the Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and a promotional poster. SHIN GODZILLA (??????, Shin Gojira, 2016) is the 29th film produced by Toho Co., Ltd. in the iconic science fiction monster franchise and is co-directed by Hideaki Anno (creator of EVANGELION) and Shinji Higuchi (director of Toho’s 2015 ATTACK ON TITAN live action movies). The movie was a massive commercial and critical hit in Japan, earning more than $72 million (USD) at the Japan box office and sweeping the 2017 Japan Academy awards ceremony, with prizes including Best Picture and Best Director. The 2-Disc (Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD Ultraviolet) SHIN GODZILLA Blu-ray Combo Pack streets August 1st and

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    HAIKYU!! SEASON 1! Available November 14th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced its November slate of releases which includes three Sentai Filmworks titles that have Limited Edition Premium Box Sets: HAIKYU!! SEASON 1, HAVEN`T YOU HEARD? I`M SAKAMOTO COMPLETE COLLECTION and THE SQUID GIRL COMPLETE COLLECTION! Product details follow, in order of release... LOVE, CHUNIBYO & OTHER DELUSIONS! COMPLETE COLLECTION BLU-RAY Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 650 min. Street Date: 11/7/2017 Format: BD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $99.98 Thousands of Japanese students have "chunibyo", a state where they`ve convinced themselves that they have secret knowledge and hidden powers. Yuta Togashi knows that all too well, as he spent his middle school years living in a complete fantasy world. With work and effort, he`s

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: initiald-movie.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Carolyn Medrano Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce its acquisition of all three NEW THEATRICAL MOVIE INITIAL D LEGEND movies: NEW THEATRICAL MOVIE INITIAL D LEGEND 1: AWAKENING (????????D?Legend1-??-, Shin Gekijoo-ban Inisharu Dii Legend 1 -Kakusei-, 2014), NEW THEATRICAL MOVIE INITIAL D LEGEND 2: RACER (????????D?Legend2-??-, Shin Gekijoo-ban Inisharu Dii Legend 2 -Toso-, 2015), and NEW THEATRICAL MOVIE INITIAL D LEGEND 3: DREAM (????????D?Legend3-??-, Shin Gekijoo-ban Inisharu Dii Legend 2 -Mugen-, 2016). Based on the original Initial D (???D, Inisharu Dii) manga by Shuichi Shigeno, the movie trilogy is a retelling centered around the adventures of a bleak, uninspired high school senior named Takumi Fujiwara. Despite having no interest in racing, he ends up caught in an exhilarating world which ends up being far more dangerous than he imagined. As Takumi gets drawn deeper

    Win a Blu-ray/DVD set of the acclaimed J-Horror film PULSE from Arrow Video US and SciFi Japan! Photo courtesy of MVD Entertainment. © 2001 Kadokawa Corporation/ Hakuhodo/ Imagica

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    Source: Arrow Video US, MVD Entertainment Group Special Thanks to Clint Weiler Arrow Video US is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray/DVD set of the J-Horror classic PULSE (??, Kairo, 2001). Award-winning filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa delivered this moody and spiritually terrifying film that delivers existential dread along with its frights. Setting his story in the burgeoning internet and social media scene in Japan, Kurosawa`s dark and apocalyptic film foretells how technology will only serve to isolate us as it grows more important to our lives. A group of young people in Tokyo begin to experience strange phenomena involving missing co-workers and friends, technological breakdown, and a mysterious website which asks the compelling question, "Do you want to meet a ghost?" After the unexpected suicides of several friends, three strangers set out to explore a city which is growing

    Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2017 WARNER BROS.ENTERTAINMENT INC., LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS, LLC AND TENCENT PICTURES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Godzilla and King Ghidorah TM & © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Official Site: kongskullislandmovie.com Starting in mid-June, the official Twitter page for Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures` KONG: SKULL ISLAND has been running weekly video updates revealing the history of Monrarch, the government organization introduced in GODZILLA (2014) and featured prominently in SKULL ISLAND. The videos provide background information and also tease upcoming additions to the shared Godzilla/Kong "MonsterVerse". Be sure to visit twitter.com/kongskullisland for future installments. Every great organization has a beginning. Follow the timeline to learn about the history of Monarch. #KongSkullIsland pic.twitter.com/LAP5ZrzwQ8 — Kong: Skull Island (@kongskullisland) June 21, 2017 1973: Monarch launches its first expedition to the mythical “Skull Island.” #KongSkullIsland pic.twitter.com/FKjqslO8px — Kong: Skull Island (@kongskullisland) June 28, 2017 1991: A covert Monarch team establishes a quarantine zone around a dormant volcano in Isle de Mona. #KongSkullIsland

    Win a KONG: SKULL ISLAND Blu-ray Combo Pack from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and SciFi Japan! Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2017 WARNER BROS.ENTERTAINMENT INC., LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS, LLC AND TENCENT PICTURES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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    Source: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Official Site: kongskullislandmovie.com Special Thanks to Tyler Robinson Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray Combo Pack of the hit KONG: SKULL ISLAND. This compelling, original adventure from director Jordan Vogt-Roberts (THE KINGS OF SUMMER) tells the story of a diverse team of scientists, soldiers and adventurers uniting to explore a mythical, uncharted island in the Pacific, as dangerous as it is beautiful. KONG: SKULL ISLAND stars Tom Hiddleston (THE AVENGERS, THOR: THE DARK WORLD), Oscar nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Best Supporting Actor, THE COLOR PURPLE, PULP FICTION), John Goodman (10 CLOVERFIELD LANE, ARGO), Oscar winner Brie Larson (Best Actress, ROOM) and Oscar nominee John C. Reilly (Best Supporting Actor, CHICAGO). The 2-Disc (Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD) Blu-ray Combo Pack streets July 18 and has a SRP of $35.99.

    Funimation celebrates their upcoming home video release of SHIN GODZILLA with a Godzilla-themed art show and exhibition in Austin, TX. Photos courtesy of Funimation. © 2016 TOHO CO., LTD.

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    Celebration Features Works from 14 Artists and Special Appearance by Legendary Sci-fi and Fantasy Artist Bob Eggleton Source: Funimation Entertainment press release Official Site: shin-godzilla.jp (Japan), funimationfilms.com/shingodzilla (US) Godzilla, King of the Monsters, is headed to Austin for “Strange Beasts V: Shin Beasts” art show and exhibition at Guzu Gallery -- a special SHIN GODZILLA inspired edition of the annual event celebrating the film’s North American home video release on August 1. Funimation is sponsoring “Strange Beasts V: Shin Beasts” and its Opening Night Party which will take place on Friday, July 28 from 7:00-10:00 p.m. Guests will enjoy new and original works of kaiju art from 14 local, national and international artists, including, legendary sci-fi and fantasy artist Bob Eggleton who will also be appearing in-person as a celebrity guest. As part of the opening event, Funimation will be distributing a select

    Photo courtesy of Lionsgate. © 2017 Lionsgate Entertainment Inc. POWER RANGERS © 2017 SCG Power Rangers LLC.

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    Source: Lionsgate, Click Communications Official Site: PowerRangers.Movie (US), power-rangers.jp (Japan) Facebook: facebook.com/PowerRangersMovie Twitter: twitter.com/ThePowerRangers Instagram: instagram.com/PowerRangersMovie Hashtags: #PowerRangersMovie, #TogetherWeAReMore Special Thanks to George Roush Lionsgate is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray Combo Pack of their new feature film, Saban`s POWER RANGERS. Based on the five Rangers from the original TV series, MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, the reimagined movie features a modern generation of Rangers including Dacre Montgomery (TV’s STRANGER THINGS) as Jason the Red Ranger, Naomi Scott (THE 33) as Kimberly the Pink Ranger, RJ Cyler (ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL) as Billy the Blue Ranger, Ludi Lin (MONSTER HUNT) as Zack the Black Ranger, and Becky G. (NEIGHBORS 2: SORORITY RISING) as Trini the Yellow Ranger, as they attempt to stop the evil and unpredictable Rita Repulsa (played by Elizabeth Banks, THE HUNGER GAMES Franchise)

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    GARO TV COLLECTION 1 Available October 17th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its October slate of releases; including Sentai Filmworks’ Limited Edition Premium Box Set for the supernatural coming-of-age tale, FLYING WITCH! Product details follow, in order of release... GOLDEN TIME COMPLETE COLLECTION BLU-RAY Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 600 min. Street Date: 10/3/2017 Format: BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $79.98 Banri Tada has seen his share of trouble, but now he`s leaving that behind him and entering law school. Or that was the plan, but on the first day of class, he finds himself lost and wandering. Fortunately, while trying to resolve his predicament, he meets Mitsuo, a fellow law student, and together they head to class. Only to be suddenly confronted with

    Win Jackie Chan`s martial arts action comedy RAILROAD TIGERS on Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack from Well Go USA! Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2016 Beijing Sparkle Roll Media Corporation, Shanghai Film Group Co. Ltd., Beijing Gong Zoom Media Co. Ltd.

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland and Rachel Villegas Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack of Jackie Chan`s martial arts action comedy RAILROAD TIGERS (????, 2016). Hong Kong’s cheeky, lovable and best-known film star reunites with Director Ding Sheng (LITTLE BIG SOLDIER) for a third time, playing a railroad worker in 1941 China who leads a team of freedom fighters against the Japanese in order to get food for the poor. Unarmed and outnumbered, they must fight back against an entire army using only their wits, in a series of dazzling set pieces and action scenes rivaling anything seen on the big screen. RAILROAD TIGERS also stars Huang Zitao (EDGE OF INNOCENCE), Jackie Chan’s son Jaycee Chan (1911), Wang Kai (THE GOLDEN ERA), Hiroyuki Ikeuchi (IP MAN),

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    Source: Right Stuf, Inc. press release Official Site: gundam.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Jessica Breon and Jake Hockenberry Anime distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and anime producer Sunrise Inc. are excited to announce the upcoming release of MOBILE SUIT ZETA GUNDAM: A NEW TRANSLATION on Blu-ray September 5, 2017. Available on Blu-ray in North America for the first time ever, the Collection contains all three MOBILE SUIT ZETA GUNDAM compilation movies with amazing new footage! MOBILE SUIT ZETA GUNDAM: A NEW TRANSLATION is written and directed by the original MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM creator Yoshiyuki Tomino, and features original Japanese theme songs by music legend GACKT. MOBILE SUIT ZETA GUNDAM: A NEW TRANSLATION Universal Century 0087. The Titans, a bellicose faction among the Earth Federation Forces, grows powerful and tyrannical, even using poison gas to suppress a civil unrest. Dissident soldiers from the same military stand against them,

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    Product Info For North America, Australia and New Zealand Source: Funimation Entertainment, Madman Entertainment Official Site: shin-godzilla.jp (Japan), funimationfilms.com/shingodzilla (US), godzilla.com.au (Australia) Special Thanks to Scott Lonski and Ben Pollock A God Incarnate. A City Doomed. From Hideaki Anno, the mind behind EVANGELION. The King of Monsters receives a terrifying resurgence. It`s a peaceful day in Japan when a strange fountain of water erupts in the bay, causing panic to spread among government officials. At first, they suspect only volcanic activity, but one young executive dares to wonder if it may be something different -- something alive. His worst nightmare comes to life when a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and begins tearing through the city, leaving nothing but destruction in its wake. As the government scrambles to save the citizens, a rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover

    Win a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack of Dante Lam’s OPERATION MEKONG from Well Go USA! Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2016 BONA ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

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    An Explosive Crime Drama by Dante Lam Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland and Rachel Villegas Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the action-packed Chinese-Hong Kong thriller OPERATION MEKONG (?????, 2016) on Blu-ray. Inspired by a true story, acclaimed Hong Kong filmmaker Dante Lam (STOOL PIGEON, UNBEATABLE) brings his “shoot first, ask questions later” cinematic approach to this violent crime thriller, which stars Zhang Hanyu (THE TAKING OF TIGER MOUNTAIN), Eddie Peng (TAI CHI HERO), Chen Baoguo (MOMENT IN PEKING), Sun Chun (1911), Feng Wenjuan (HELIOS), Wu Xudong (THE TAKING OF TIGER MOUNTAIN) and Carl Ng (THE VIRAL FACTOR). A band of elite narcotics officers are sent by the Chinese government to uncover the truth behind the ambush of two Chinese commercial vessels traveling down the Mekong River. When it’s discovered

    Win the crime drama SKY ON FIRE (starring INTO THE BADLANDS` Daniel Wu) on Blu-ray from Well Go USA! Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2016 Tianbang Development, Ltd.

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland and Rachel Villegas Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the explosive crime drama SKY ON FIRE (???, Chongtian huo, 2016) on Blu-ray. Legendary filmmaker Ringo Lam (CITY ON FIRE, FULL ALERT) returns to his Hong Kong roots with high-speed car chases, dramatic plot twists and fiery gunfights. The film also marks Daniel Wu’s return to Asian cinema following his stateside success on the TV series INTO THE BADLANDS and the international blockbuster WARCRAFT. Also starring Zhang Ruoyun in his feature film debut, Zhang Jingchu (MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION), Chang Hsiao Chuan (WILD CITY) and Amber Kuo (LORD OF SGANHAI). In this driving, non-stop action thriller, the chief security officer at a top-secret medical facility (Daniel Wu) finds himself caught in an explosive battle when

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