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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: queensblade.tv (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez The ladies of the QUEEN’S BLADE mythos are back and ready to blaze their own paths toward eternal glory in Sentai Filmworks` latest acquisition, QUEEN’S BLADE: BEAUTIFUL WARRIORS (????????? ?????????, Kuiinzu Bureido ~Utsukushiki Tooshi-tachi~, 2011-2011). This 6 part OVA action series is directed by Kinji Yoshimoto (QUEEN’S BLADE: THE EXILED VIRGIN, UNBREAKABLE MACHINE-DOLL) with music production by Atsushi Yamamori (UFO ULTRAMAIDEN VALKYRIE, DRAGONAR ACADEMY), art direction by Junichi Higashi (SAIKANO, SAMURAI GIRLS) and animation production by ARMS (MAOYU, MEZZO). The tournament may be over, but the paths of your favorite characters of the Queen`s Blade competition continue on in preparation for a new age! Leina`s absence in Gainos sparks a war that reaches all the way to the steps of the castle, even as a new but familiar threat appears before her

    Cover art for SPACE PIRATE MITO Complete Collection. Image courtesy of Right Stuf. Season 1: © MITO Project /BANDAI VISUAL/AYERS. Season 2: © MITO Project/MITO Committee

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    Source: Right Stuf, Inc. press release Official Site: mito.rightstuf.com Special Thanks to Jessica Heemsbergen Anime producer Lucky Penny Entertainment has rescheduled the DVD release of SPACE PIRATE MITO Complete Collection to November 4, 2014. This 26-episode television adaptation contains both the first season, SPACE PIRATE MITO (??????????, Uchuu Kaizoku Mito no Daibooken), and the second, SPACE PIRATE MITO: A PAIR OF QUEENS (?????????? 2?????, Mito no Daibooken: Futari no Joo-sama). SPACE PIRATE MITO originally aired in Japan on TV Tokyo. The first season aired from January to March 1999 and the second season ran from July to October 1999. This new collection features animation by Triangle Staff (MACROSS PLUS, SERIAL EXPERIMENTS LAIN), as well as direction by Takashi Watanabe (BOOGIEPOP PHANTOM, LOST UNIVERSE). The DVD set will feature the complete anime series, in a single DVD keepcase, with Japanese audio, English audio (Season 1 Only) and

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: odanobuna.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez In an alternate past where the armies of Japan are led by female warlords, one woman’s dreams will shape a nation in Sentai Filmworks` latest acquisition, THE AMBITION OF ODA NOBUNA (???????, Oda Nobuna no Yaboo, 2012). This historical action comedy series is directed by Yuuji Kumazawa (SUNDY WITHOUT GOD, THE IRREGULAR AT MAGIC HIGH SCHOOL [Assosicate Director]) with series composition by Masashi Suzuki (KANOKON: THE GIRL WHO CRIED FOX, KOE DE OSHIGOTO!), music by Yasuharu Takanashi (FAIRY TAIL, SMILE PRECURE!) and animation production by Studio GOKUMI (A-CHANNEL, KOE DE OSHIGOTO!) x MADHOUSE (DEATH NOTE, HIGH SCHOOL OF THE DEAD). Thrust into the past, the young and ambitious Sagara Yoshiharu longs to fulfill an old man’s last wish. Yoshiharu is a curious high schooler who suddenly finds himself making an important promise

    Warner Bros. Pictures` and Village Roadshow Pictures` sci-fi thriller EDGE OF TOMORROW is coming to Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD in October. Photos courtesy of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. © 2014 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.

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    Available October 7th from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Source: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Official Site: edgeoftomorrowmovie.com Special Thanks to Tina Theriot Live, Die, Repeat when EDGE OF TOMORROW arrives onto Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD on October 7 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Directed by Doug Liman (THE BOURNE IDENTITY, MR. & MRS. SMITH), EDGE OF TOMORROW stars Oscar nominee Tom Cruise (BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, JERRY MAGUIRE, MAGNOLIA) and Emily Blunt (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU). Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ sci-fi thriller EDGE OF TOMORROW was directed by Liman from a screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie and Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth, and based on the novel entitled All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. EDGE OF TOMORROW is the first motion picture to be shot at Warner Bros.

    San, the Princess Mononoke, tries to reason with the boar god Okkoto in Studio Ghibli`s PRINCESS MONONOKE. Walt Disney Studios will release the film on Blu-ray for the first time in North America. Image courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. © 2013 Nibariki • GNDHDDTK © 2014 Disney.

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    New HD Digital Master of Hayao Miyazaki’s Masterpiece Source: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Inc. press release Witness the majesty of the celebrated animator Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece, PRINCESS MONONOKE (?????, Mononoke Hime, 1997), for the first time ever on Blu-ray High Definition. This exquisitely animated, critically acclaimed adventure from one of the most illustrious filmmakers of all time is now even more spectacular with dazzling HD picture and sound! Inflicted with a deadly curse, a young warrior named Ashitaka sets out to the forests of the west in search of the cure that will save his life. Once there, he becomes inextricably entangled in a bitter battle that matches Lady Eboshi and a proud clan of humans against the forest’s animal gods... who are led by the brave Princess Mononoke, a young woman raised by wolves. This monumental struggle between man and nature

    Contents of NISEKOI Blu-ray: Volume 1. Photo courtesy of Aniplex of America. © Naoshi Komi/SHUEISHA, ANIPLEX, SHAFT, MBS

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    Fan-Favorite Romantic Comedy Series from Anime Studio SHAFT to be Released on Blu-ray this Fall! Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: nisekoi.jp (Japan), NisekoiUSA.com (US) Special Thanks to Joanna Metoki Anime fans can look forward to more than a delicious turkey dinner this Thanksgiving as Aniplex of America, Inc. announced at their industry panel at OTAKON (Baltimore, MD) their plans to release NISEKOI (????, 2014) on Blu-ray. This highly-popular title will be released in four consecutive sets to be available in the U.S., Canada, Central and South Americas starting on November 25th. Pre-orders are now available on the official website. The release dates and details of Volumes 2-4 will be announced at a later date. Originally a popular manga series serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump, Nisekoi is a romantic comedy series written by author Naoshi Komi. The anime series of NISEKOI

    Madman will release MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC Vol. 07 as an individual DVD and in a Limited Collector`s Box. Images courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © SOTSU • SUNRISE

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    Source: Madman Entertainment Special Thanks to Ben Pollock On August 20th, the Australian label Madman Entertainment will release MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) Vol. 07 on Region 4 DVD. Adapted from the novel series, authored by bestselling Japanese writer Harutoshi Fukui, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC returns to the Universal Century with breathtaking animation. Featuring "Over The Rainbow", the seventh and final episode of the MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) (????????UC(?????), Kidoo Senshi Gandamu Yunikon) series, this DVD will be released both singly and in a Limited Collector`s Box with space to house Vols. 1-6. "Over The Rainbow" The location of Laplace’s Box, which has the potential to overthrow the Earth Federation government, has finally been revealed. The place is Magallanica at Industrial 7, where the whole incident began. Martha, the acting head of the Vist Foundation, is determined to protect the Foundation’s interests. Together with

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: nozakikun.tv (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez Tales of unrequited love are as old as time itself, but there’s never been a tale drawn out quite like this in Sentai Filmworks` latest acquisition, MONTHLY GIRLS’ NOZAKI-KUN (????????, Gekkan Shojo Nozaki-kun, 2014). This romantic comedy series is directed by Mitsue Yamazaki (HAKKENDEN: EIGHT DOGS OF THE EAST, KAMPFER) with series composition by Yoshiko Nakamura (HIIRO NO KAKERA – THE TAMAYORI PRINCESS SAGA, JUNJO ROMANTICA), art direction by Jirou Kouno (AMNESIA, SACRED SEVEN) and animation production by Dogakobo (MAJESTIC PRINCE, NATSUYUKI RENDEZVOUS). Love is the spirit that motivates an artist’s journey. Or, rather, it can and should be. Of course, for mangaka artist Nozaki... he’s clueless when it comes to those special feelings of love coming from his own classmate. It’s the age-old tale: the girl’s into a guy that barely

    Promotional art for the GODZILLA Blu-ray and DVD release from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. © 2014 LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS LLC & WARNER BROS ENTERTAINMENT INC. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Home Video Editions Street September 16th Source: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Official Site: Godzillamovie.com Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has released back cover packaging and promotional artwork for their upcoming Blu-ray and DVD release of GODZILLA. For front cover art, product specs, and the press release please see SciFi Japan`s previous GODZILLA Blu-ray/DVD report. GODZILLA will be available on home video starting September 16, 2014. About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment`s home video, digital distribution, interactive entertainment, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic

    The Korean monster movie YONGARY, MONSTER FROM THE DEEP has been released on DVD in Japan for the first time. © 1967 Keukdong Entertainment Company

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    Author: Kim Song-ho Source: Run Corporation, Amazon Japan YONGARY, MONSTER FROM THE DEEP (??? ???, Daegoesu Yonggary), the seminal 1967 Korean monster movie is now available on DVD for the first time in Japan. The Japanese company Run Corporation released the DVD on July 23 as part of their "Sci-Fi Masterpiece Movies" line. The DVD features the 1968 English-dubbed American version in widescreen, along with Japanese subtitles. There is no mention of any special features. The price is 1,620 yen (approximately $15.96 US). The Japanese release title is a direct translation of the original Korean title: DAIKAIJU YONGARY (???????). YONGARY, directed by Kim Ki-duk, is probably the most well-known Korean giant monster movie, both in its home country and the rest of the world. After the initial release in 1967, it was exported to several countries including the United States, Germany, France and Italy. It inspired the

    Win the new Blu-ray of SHORT PEACE, an anthology of four short animated films from some of Japan’s most talented anime creators. © SHORT PEACE COMMITTEE © KATSUHIRO OTOMO/MASH?ROOM/SHORT PEACE COMMITTEE

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    Source: Section23 Films Official Movie Site: shortpeace-movie.com (Japan), elevenarts.net/shortpeace (US) Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win AKIRA director Katsuhiro Otomo`s latest animated feature film, SHORT PEACE (????????, Shooto Piisu, 2013), on Blu-ray. In 1995, Otomo’s epic anthology MEMORIES showcased the work of upcoming superstars of the anime world. Now, Otomo’s spotlight shifts to a fresh generation of master creators with an all-new anthology of visionary films: A lone traveler is confronted by unusual spirits in an abandoned shrine in the 2013 Academy Award nominated POSSESSIONS, directed by Shuhei Morita (COICENT, KAKURENBO). A mysterious white bear defends the royal family from the predations of a red demon in the brutal GAMBO, directed by Hiroaki Ando (FIVE NUMBERS!) from REDLINE’s Katsuhito Ishii’s original story with character designs by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (NEON GENESIS

    The OVA series MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) concludes with DVD Part 4, coming October 7th from Sunrise and Right Stuf. Image courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © SOTSU • SUNRISE

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    Source: Right Stuf, Inc. press release Official Site: gundam-unicorn.net (Japan), gundamuc.rightstuf.com (US) Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Sunrise Inc. are pleased to announce MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN), Part 4 will be available on October 7, 2014. This DVD set will include episode 7, which concludes the MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) (????????UC(?????), Kidoo Senshi Gandamu Yunikon) series. It features both English and Japanese audio, plus English and Spanish subtitles. On-disc extras will include The Story So Far, episode EX "One Hundred Years of Solitude", promotional videos, TV commercials and character highlights. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC is based upon the best-selling novel by Harutoshi Fukui (Aegis). The seven OVAs were originally released on Blu-Ray in Japan. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC features theatrical quality animation and the entire series is directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi, known for directing HHUNTER X HUNTER and LE CHEVALIER D’EON. Yasuyuki

    © 2014 LEGENDARY PICTURES PRODUCTIONS LLC & WARNER BROS ENTERTAINMENT INC. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Home Video Editions Street September 16th Source: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Official Site: Godzillamovie.com Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has provided a new advertisement for their Blu-ray and DVD release of GODZILLA, coming September 16th. For more information of the various home video formats and editions, please see SciFi Japan`s report with cover art and specs. About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment`s home video, digital distribution, interactive entertainment, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer and publisher for console and online

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: momokyun.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez Big things come in small packages, but no one expected anything quite like Momo in Sentai Filmworks` latest acquisition, MOMOKYUN SWORD (????????, Momo Kyun Soodo, 2014). This comedy adventure series is directed by Shinsuke Yanagi (A CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC RAILGUN, RO-KYU-BU! SS) with series composition by Tsuyoshi Tamai (LADIES VS. BUTLERS!, STRIKE WITCHES), art direction by Chikako Shibata (AZUMANGA DAIOH, KINMOZA!) and animation production by Project No. 9 (RO-KYU-BU!) and Tri-Slash (YOWAMUSHI PEDAL). It was written in the stars the day Momoko came down the river, floating inside a giant peach found by an old childless couple. Although her fate might not yet be known to her, she was brought to this village to defend it. Now that she is all grown up, Momoko is prepared to fight. And while she might not

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    LOG HORIZON Available November 25th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its November slate of releases; including the swords and sorcery series LOG HORIZON which will be released on both DVD and Blu-ray. Product details follow, in order of release... HIDAMARI SKETCH x HOSHIMITTSU BLU-RAY Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 350 min. Street Date: 11/4/2014 Format: BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98 Some say that life is like an unfolding tapestry, but living at the Hidamari Apartments is more like being part of a patchwork quilt, one that constantly changes as bits and pieces of the lives and dreams of the young artists who make this extraordinary residence their home are added to the ever-expanding pattern. When we first met Yuno, she`d just been accepted to the prestigious

    The new CG film APPLESEED ALPHA will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 22nd. Image courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. © 2014 Lucent Pictures Entertainment Inc. and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Inc. © 2014 Shirow Masamune / Crossroad

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    All-New, CG-Animated Sci-Fi Action Adventure Based on the Popular APPLESEED Franchise Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Official Site: wmg.jp/appleseed (Japan), AppleseedAlphaMovie.com (US) The popular franchise Appleseed comes to new life in the CG-animated prequel APPLESEED ALPHA (??????? Alpha, Appurushiido Alpha), available July 22 on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. World-renowned anime filmmaker Shinji Aramaki (STARSHIP TROOPERS: INVASION) directs the latest installment in the sci-fi adventure franchise based on the original comic books by Shirow Masamune (Ghost in the Shell) published by Seishinsha with a screenplay by Marianne Krawczyk (GOD OF WAR game series, STAR TREK game and BAFTA Award winner for character and story on GOD OF WAR 2 game). APPLESEED ALPHA depicts the early days of female soldier Deunan and her cyborg partner, Briareos, as they embark on an action-packed journey in search of the legendary utopian city of Olympus.

    Image courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. © 2001 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Update on Upcoming Godzilla and Mothra Blu-rays Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released the back cover art and title treatments for their new "Toho Godzilla Collection" Blu-ray sets scheduled for September 9, 2014. The SRPs for these discs are $19.99 each. About Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is a Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) company. Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE`s global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. For

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press releases Special Thanks to Christian Lopez and Ashley Johnson Sentai Filmworks has announced several new anime series licensed for streaming and home video in North America... I COULDN’T BECOME A HERO SO I RELUCTANTLY DECIDED TO GET A JOB (?????????????????????????, Yuusha ni Narenakatta Ore wa Shibushibu Sh?shoku o Ketsui Shimashita, 2013) Official Site: yu-sibu.com (Japan) It’s out of the battlefield and into the fire as a would-be hero becomes a retail warrior in I COULDN’T BECOME A HERO SO I RELUCTANTLY DECIDED TO GET A JOB. This comedic action series is directed by Kinji Yoshimoto (Genshiken 2, Unbreakable Machine-Doll) with series composition by Masashi Suzuki (The Ambition of Oda Nobuna, Rail Wars!), sound direction by Yasushi Nagura (The Future Diary, Wagnaria!! Season 2) and animation production by asread (Minamni-ke: Okaeri, Shuffle!). Raul Chaser never wanted to work in retail, but when the

    The alien monster Orga from GODZILLA 2000, one of six Toho films coming to Blu-ray in North America this September from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. © 1999 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Details on Upcoming Godzilla and Mothra Blu-rays Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment SciFi Japan follows up Monday`s exclusive announcement of a second wave of "Toho Godzilla Collection" Blu-rays with some additional information: initial product specs for the three sets, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. GODZILLA 2000 GODZILLA 2000 U.S. Version Running Time: Approximately 99 Minutes GODZILLA 2000 Japanese Version Running Time: Approximately 107 Minutes Cat.#: 44658 UPC: 043396446588 Street Date: September 9, 2014 SRP: $19.99 Discs: 1 Total Runtime: 206 Minutes Screen Format: Anamorphic Aspect Ratio: 2.40/2.35 Languages: English 5.1, Japanese Stereo Subtitles: English (US), French (Parisian) Close Captioned: Yes Special Features Behind The Scenes Featurette Michael Schlesinger and Editor Audio Commentary Godzilla Double Feature: GODZILLA, MOTHRA, AND KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK + GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA GODZILLA, MOTHRA, AND KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK Running

    GODZILLA, MOTHRA, AND KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK is one of six Toho films coming to Blu-ray in North America this September from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. © 2001 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    GODZILLA & MOTHRA ARE BACK & PRIMED FOR BATTLE! Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has given SciFi Japan an exclusive first look at their second wave of "Toho Godzilla Collection" Blu-rays featuring both Godzilla and Mothra. Scheduled for September 9, 2014, the lineup features the debut of three new Blu-ray sets featuring Toho films previously unavailable on Blu-ray in North America. The stand-alone title GODZILLA 2000 (1999) presents both the U.S. version of the film along with -- for the first time in America -- the original Japanese version. The Godzilla Double Feature contains GODZILLA, MOTHRA, AND KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK (2001) and GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA (2002), and the REBIRTH OF MOTHRA TRILOGY features REBIRTH OF MOTHRA (1996) plus REBIRTH OF MOTHRA II (1997) and REBIRTH OF MOTHRA

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