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    CRAYON SHIN-CHAN: O-O-O-NO SHINNOSUKE. Image courtesy of Amazon Prime Video. © Yoshito Usui/Futabasha ? Shin-Ei ? TV Asahi ? ADK

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    12 Months of Exclusive Content Direct From Studios and Distributors Author: Keith Aiken SciFi Japan is proud to remain the one and ONLY English language website devoted to Japanese fantasy films and TV that is officially press registered with all five major Japanese studios (Toho, Toei, Shochiku, Nikkatsu and Kadokawa), several Japanese production companies, plus their distributors and licensees. While other sites will run information and images taken from Japanese news sources and publications, SciFi Japan regularly posts content provided directly to us by the companies and people making and releasing Japanese movies, programs and merchandise. This allows us to present our readers with accurate, verified information rather than rumors and speculation, and also run larger and higher quality photos and artwork than can be found elsewhere. Thanks to all our writers, contributors, sources and readers for your support! Be sure to check back with SciFi Japan

    © Takuto Kashiki · Published by KADOKAWA / Hakumei and Mikochi Production Committee

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: hakumiko.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Kelly Fay They are just 9 centimeters tall, but these little fairies of HAKUMEI AND MIKOCHI (????????, Hakumei to Mikochi, 2018) will start their adventures as Sentai Filmworks’ new acquisition for the Winter 2018 season. While Hakumei is cheerful, outgoing and prefers to be outside, Mikochi is more introverted and prefers to stay indoors. These differences will set the tone for their friendship. Riding on insects and birds, creating tools from the forest and living their normal lives, they’ll show us how day to day chores can be the biggest adventure in a small world full of wonders. HAKUMEI AND MIKOCHI is an adaptation of the manga by Takuto Kashiki. It is directed by Masaomi Andou (07 GHOST, FAIRY TALE) and produced by Lerche (ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM, MONSTER MUSUME: EVERYDAY LIFE WITH MONSTER GIRLS). It includes

    © 2017 Katsuo / KADOKAWA, ASCII?MediaWorks / Mitsuboshi Colors Production Committee

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: mitsuboshi-anime.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Kelly Fay They are cute, resourceful, fun and the newest acquisition for Sentai Filmworks... they are Yui, Sacchan and Kotoha, the main characters of MITSUBOSHI COLORS (???????, Mitsuboshi Karaazu). This new story from Silver Link (CHIVALRY OF A FAILED KNIGHT, TANAKA-KUN IS ALWAYS LISTLESS, and KOKORO CONNECT) follows the lives of three small kids on their own secret mission... to protect their city! The adventures of the “Colors” adventures include struggling to be heard, playing games, solving puzzles, and even outsmarting some adults, all before nightfall. MITSUBOSHI COLORS is based on the manga by Katsuwo and directed by Tomoyuki Kawamura (KAMIGAMI NO ASOBI, and ANTI-MAGIC ACADEMY: THE 35TH TEST PLATOON). The series will start in the Winter 2018 season and will be available for streaming exclusively on HIDIVE, beginning in January 2018. For Sentai

    Artwork not final – mock-up. Photos courtesy of Section23 Films.

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    AJIN: DEMI-HUMAN SEASON 2 Available April 10th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its April slate of releases which includes Sentai Filmworks’ AJIN: DEMI-HUMAN SEASON 2, available on DVD, Blu-ray and Collector’s Edition Premium Box Set! Product details follow, in order of release... UTANO - PRINCESAMA: LEGEND STAR Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 325 min. Street Date: 4/3/2018 Format: BD, DVD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98, $49.98 The contest to become the opening group for Triple S may have been shaken up by the arrival of the now seven-member group HEAVENS, but QUARTET NIGHT generously declines to take advantage of the decision in their favor... as long as the other two bands agree to an unexpected new phase of the competition! Are the other two

    Win this SHIN GODZILLA promo poster by artist Matt Frank! Image 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 Barretto A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Celebrate the holidays with some great Godzilla artwork! Funimation Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a SHIN GODZILLA (??????, Shin Gojira, 2016) promotional poster by artist Matt Frank (IDW Publishing’s Godzilla comics). To celebrate the North American home video release of SHIN GODZILLA this past August, Funimation sponsored the Godzilla-themed “Strange Beasts V: Shin Beasts” art show and exhibition at Guzu Gallery in Austin, TX. As part of the event, they distributed a select number of limited-edition posters featuring commissioned Godzilla artwork created by Frank. Funimation has now provided five of these posters to SciFi Japan to give away! SHIN GODZILLA is the 29th film produced by Toho Co., Ltd. in the iconic science fiction monster franchise and is co-directed by Hideaki Anno

    The original video animation series MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) comes to Blu-ray and DVD in March. Image courtesy of Shochiku. © 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 Anime distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and anime producer Sunrise Inc. are excited to announce the upcoming release of MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) (????????UC(?????), Kidoo Senshi Gandamu Yunikon, 2010-2014), available on Blu-ray and DVD on March 6, 2018. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) BLU-RAY COLLECTION Based on a bestselling novel by the famed writer Harutoshi Fukui and animated with theatrical quality, this new chapter in the Gundam saga is a cutting-edge anime series for all coming generations. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) features an original story by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hajime Yatate, is directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi (HUNTER X HUNTER, RUROUNI KENSHIN, GETBACKERS) and has music by Hiroyuki Sawano (ATTACK ON TITAN, KILL LA KILL, BLUE EXORCIST). Universal Century 0096. Three years after the last

    Win the action-packed sequel, WOLF WARRIOR 2 on Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack from Well Go USA! Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2017 Beijing Dengfeng International Culture and Communication Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

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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 the action-packed sequel, WOLF WARRIOR 2 (??2, Zhàn láng 2, 2017). Directed by and starring Wu Jing (WOLF WARRIOR, SHAOLIN, BADGES OF FURY) as a loose cannon Chinese soldier who takes on a special mission in an African country protecting medical aid workers from local rebels and vicious arms dealers. One of the top five highest-crossing films worldwide in 2017 and the biggest box office champ ever in China, WOLF WARRIOR 2 also stars Frank Grillo (CAPTAIN AMERICA franchise), Celina Jade (ARROW), Wu Gang (WHITE DEER PLAIN), Hans Zhang (ZOMBIE FIGHT CLUB), Ding Haifeng (WHITE VENGEANCE) and Chungyu Shanshan (WITNESS), with special appearances by Yu Nan (THE EXPENDABLES 2), Yu Qian

    Contents of the SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL SET 3 Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © Naoko Takeuchi ? PNP ? Toei Animation

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    Latest Home Media Edition Of SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL Arrives In Time For The Holidays! Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab Official Site: sailormoon-official.com (Japan), VIZ.com/sailormoon (US) Special Thanks to Elizabeth Ellis and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, announces the home media release of SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL SET 3 on December 5th. The latest Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack features Act 27-38 (13 Episodes, 27-39) of the celebrated reboot of the classic anime series, based on Naoko Takeuchi`s original Sailor Moon manga series along with a host of bonus content. SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL SET 3 will also be available as a Standard Edition DVD-only set. The SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL SET 3 Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack will carry an MSRP of $79.99 U.S. / $93.99 CAN; Standard Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack will carry

    Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2017 Pokémon. © 1997-2005 Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK, TV Tokyo, ShoPro, JR Kikaku. TM, ® Nintendo.

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    Ash And Pikachu Continue Their Journey Through The Hoenn Region In New DVD Release Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Elizabeth Ellis and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, delivers substantial POKÉMON fun in time for the holidays as it announces the release of the POKÉMON ADVANCED CHALLENGE COMPLETE COLLECTION on December 5th. The new home media edition contains the venerable series’ complete seventh season on six DVDs and carries an MSRP of $54.97 U.S. / $63.99 CAN. In the POKÉMON ADVANCED CHALLENGE COMPLETE COLLECTION, a shadow hovers over Ash, May and friends as they continue their journey through the Hoenn region, and it`s not just that of Mt. Chimney -- both Team Magma and Team Aqua put plans into action with our heroes caught in the middle! When not

    Win the bloody revenge thriller THE VILLAINESS on Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack from Well Go USA! Photo courtesy of Kadokawa Pictures. © 2017 NEXT ENTERTAINMENT WORLD & APEITDA. All Rights Reserved.

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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 the stylish, kinetic South Korean action-thriller THE VILLAINESS (??, Aknyeo, 2017). Certified “Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes, this welcome shot of adrenaline to the classic femme fatale story follows a ruthless female assassin who leaves a trail of bodies behind her as she seeks her blood-spattered revenge. Honed from childhood into a merciless killing machine by a criminal organization, assassin Sook-hee is recruited as a sleeper agent with the promise of freedom after ten years of service -- and she jumps at the chance for a normal life. But soon enough, secrets from her past destroy everything she’s worked for, and now nobody can stand in her way as she embarks on

    Artwork not final – mock-up. Photos courtesy of Section23 Films.

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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

    Artwork not final – mock-up. Photos courtesy of Section23 Films.

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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

    Artwork not final – mock-up. Photos courtesy of Section23 Films.

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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

    Image courtesy of Shochiku. © Shuichi Shigeno / Kodansha ? 2015 New Movie

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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

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