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    Contents of the RANMA ½ Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © Rumiko Takahashi/Shogakukan

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    One of Anime’s Greatest Titles Returns in New 3-Disc Blu-ray And DVD Sets with an Array of Special Features Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, is proud to announce the March 25th release of the first of seven sets of the venerable RANMA ½ (???½) anime series as a special new Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set and also as a Standard Edition DVD Set. For the first time, all RANMA ½ episodes will be presented in their original Japanese series order. The Blu-ray Box Set carries an MSRP of $54.97 (U.S. / CAN) and features a special 3-disc set containing the first 23-episodes of the acclaimed martial arts action comedy, presented in full 1080p High Definition resolution for the first time, taken straight from

    Textless logo courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released the back cover art and title treatments for three of their four "Toho Godzilla Collection" double feature Blu-ray sets scheduled for May 6, 2014. The SRPs for these discs are $19.99 each. March 22nd Update: The back cover and title treatment for the fourth Blu-ray set (GODZILLA: TOKYO SOS/GODZILLA: FINAL WARS) has been added. 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

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

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    Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland and Maureen Shanahan A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has given SciFi Japan an exclusive first look at their new Godzilla Blu-rays scheduled for early May. Press Release: One of the Most Iconic Monsters in Film History Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary With the Release of Four Toho Godzilla Double Features GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH (1991) + GODZILLA AND MOTHRA: THE BATTLE FOR EARTH (1992) GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA II (1993) + GODZILLA VS. SPACEGODZILLA (1994) GODZILLA VS. DESTOROYAH (1995) + GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRUS (2000) GODZILLA: TOKYO S.O.S. (2003) + GODZILLA: FINAL WARS (2004) Remastered in High Definition – First Time on Blu-ray in North America Each Double Feature is Available on May 6 in Two-Disc Blu-ray Sets with Digital HD UltraViolet Beginning with the introduction of the original Godzilla film in 1954,

    CONFESSION OF MURDER Blu-ray and DVD cover art. Images courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2012 Showbox/Mediaplex and Dasepo Club

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    He’s a Killer. He Didn’t Get Caught. And He’s About to be Famous. Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications press release Special Thanks to Leif Helland Writer/Director JUNG Byung-gil (ACTION BOYS) unleashes endless action and suspense when CONFESSION OF MURDER (?? ?????, Naega Salinbeomida, 2012) debuts on Blu-ray and DVD April 15th from Well Go USA Entertainment. Detective Choi is a broken man, a tough guy cop whose lasting legacy is to be the one who almost captured a vicious serial killer ten years earlier. His failure left him physically and mentally scarred while the killer was left to walk free. When the statute of limitations on the case runs out, a book is released by an author who claims to be the killer. The book sparks a media frenzy, with Choi and the families of the dead left to watch impotently as the killer becomes a

    Virologist Kim In-Hye (SU Ae) races to stop a new super virus in the Korean thriller FLU. Photo courtesy of CJ Entertainment America. © 2013 CJ E&M CORPORATION

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    Region 1 DVD on March 18th Source: CJ Entertainment America, MPRM Communications Official Site: theflu2013.interest.me (Korea) Special Thanks to Leif Helland and Jill Gurich CJ Entertainment has provided production notes and images from their viral outbreak thriller FLU (??, Gamgi, 2013), debuting on DVD in North America March 18th. W A R N I N G This area is infected with H5N1 avian influenza. As per KCDC`s protocol, this area is restricted and access is forbidden. Please follow the infection prevention steps below. If you exhibit or have seen anyone with symptoms such as coughing, high fever, skin rash or other common cold symptoms, please report to the nearest emergency response facility. INFECTION PREVENTION STEPS Step 1: Put on a mask Step 2: Refrain from contact with the outside world Step 3: Transfer immediately to a nearby quarantine facility SYNOPSIS Airborne

    KING KONG VS GODZILLA packaging artwork. Photo courtesy of Universal Studios Home Entertainment. © 1962 Toho Co., Ltd. © 1963 Universal Studios

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    Source: Universal Studios Home Entertainment Special Thanks to Haley Lierman and Sara Macaulay A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Universal Studios Home Entertainment has provided SciFi Japan with a first look at the wraparound cover art for their upcoming Blu-ray editions of KING KONG VS GODZILLA and KING KONG ESCAPES. USHE will release the Americanized, English dubbed versions of the two Toho King Kong films on April 1st, 2014. The SRP is $19.98 each. March 13 Update: The cover artwork USHE sent SciFi Japan yesterday included crop lines used in the design and printing of the Blu-ray sleeves. The studio has now provided "clean" covers without the crop lines, so the packaging art in this article has been updated. About Universal Studios Home Entertainment Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios. Universal

    Godzilla attacks the United Nations in DESTROY ALL MONSTERS, returning to Blu-ray and DVD in July 2014. © 1968 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Media Blasters, Inc. Special Thanks to Carl Morano A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE SciFi Japan has an update to last week`s DESTROY ALL MONSTERS (?????, Kaiju Soshingeki, 1968) and GODZILLA VS MEGALON (???????, Gojira Tai Megaro, 1973) Blu-ray/DVD exclusive. Media Blasters has provided product specs and a first look at the press release going out later this week. The two movies will be released on Blu-ray and DVD in July from the company`s Tokyo Shock label. The films will be presented uncut and in their original theatrical aspect ratio, with Japanese 2.0 and 5.1 audio, English subtitles and Toho`s English dub in 2.0. There will be no extra features. The SRP for both the DVD and Blu-ray editions is $19.99 each. Fans looking for a bargain should consider the Walmart exclusive GODZILLA STOMP BOX containing both DESTROY ALL MONSTERS and GODZILLA VS MEGALON. The 2-DVD

    Win Takeshi Kitano`s BEYOND OUTRAGE on DVD from Magnolia. Image courtesy of Magnolia Home Entertainment. ? 2012 Office Kitano. ? 2012

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    Source: Magnolia Home Entertainment, Bender/Helper Impact Official Site: warnerbros.co.jp/outrage2 (Japan), magnetreleasing.com/beyondoutrage (US) Special Thanks to Geovani Rocha Magnolia Home Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win BEYOND OUTRAGE (?????? ????, Autoreiji Biyondo, 2012) on DVD. Takeshi Kitano returns to his yakuza saga, OUTRAGE, but this time a manipulative police crackdown on organized crime has ignited a tricky power struggle in the yakuza underworld. As the police force prepares a full-scale crackdown, anti-gang detective Kataoka (Fumiyo Kohinata) wants to start a war between the Sanno crime family and the neighboring Hanabishi crime family in the hopes that they destroy each other. His trump card is Otomo (Kitano) -- the rumored-dead boss of a defunct family that was destroyed by the Sanno. Otomo wants to retire from a life of crime, but finds himself drawn back in through Kataoka’s manipulations as the Sanno and Hanabishi

    Elizabeth Olsen (GODZILLA) and Josh Brolin (NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN) star in Spike Lee`s OLBOY remake. Win the movie on DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and SciFi Japan. Photo courtesy of FilmDistrict. © 2013 FilmDistrict Distribution LLC

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    Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win OLDBOY on DVD. The remake of the cult classic 2003 Korean film of the same name, OLDBOY is a gritty tale of vengeance from critically-acclaimed director Spike Lee (INSIDE MAN). Joe Doucette (Academy Award nominee Josh Brolin) is abruptly kidnapped and framed for the murder of his wife. After being held hostage in solitary confinement for 20 years, Doucette is released without explanation and struggles to reacclimate himself until he crosses paths with a caring social worker (Elizabeth Olsen, GODZILLA) and sets out on an obsessive mission to find out who imprisoned him. He soon realizes that the real mystery is why he was set free. The cast also includes Sharlto Copley (ELYSIUM), Michael Imperioli (SOPRANOS), James Ransone

    Photos courtesy of Section23 Films. © 1966, 1971, 1972 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Section23 Films, Kraken Releasing Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE SciFi Japan is pleased to present our second Godzilla Blu-ray/DVD exclusive of the day! Kraken Releasing has provided a first look at the final packaging art -- newly approved by Toho -- for their upcoming Blu-ray and DVD editions of three classic Godzilla films: EBIRAH: HORROR OF THE DEEP (??????????????????, Gojira Ebira Mosura Nankai no Daikettoo, 1966), GODZILLA VS HEDORAH (???????, Gojira Tai Hedora, 1971) and GODZILLA VS GIGAN (?????? ????????, Chikyuu Kogeki Meirei Gojira Tai Gaigan, 1972). We also have new advertising artwork for these releases. Kraken Releasing`s Godzilla discs will be available May 6, 2014 and have SRPs $14.98 each for the Blu-Rays and $9.98 for the DVDs. Additional information is available from the links below.

    Wraparound cover art for the long-delayed GODZILLA VS MEGALON Blu-ray. Artwork pending approval. Image courtesy of Media Blasters. © 1973 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    New Releases for Two Toho Favorites this Summer Source: Media Blasters, Inc. Special Thanks to Carl Morano A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho`s DESTROY ALL MONSTERS (?????, Kaiju Soshingeki, 1968) and GODZILLA VS MEGALON (???????, Gojira Tai Megaro, 1973) are returning to home video in North America from Media Blasters` Tokyo Shock label. Both Godzilla classics will be released individually on DVD and Blu-ray and as a DVD box set to follow the wide theatrical release of the new Hollywood-produced GODZILLA. Media Blasters first released DESTROY ALL MONSTERS on both DVD and Blu-ray through their Tokyo Shock imprint on October 25, 2011. But Toho complained about the extra features included on the discs, forcing production to be halted until the two companies could come to an agreement. GODZILLA VS MEGALON was also pushed back from a planned November 2011 release, with the barebones DVD eventually streeting

    Wraparound packaging art for the GODZILLA: THE SERIES DVD set. Image courtesy of Mill Creek. © 1998 Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Co. Medien KG and SPE German Finance Co. Inc. © 1998-2000 Adelaide Productions, Inc. © 1998 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    New Set Containing All 40 Episodes of the Sony Cartoon Series Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Chris Smith, Barrett Evans, Jeff Hayne and Dennis Molloy A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Mill Creek Entertainment has officially announced that the hit animated show GODZILLA: THE SERIES will be released on DVD April 29th. Based on Sony`s GODZILLA theatrical remake (1998), the cartoon aired on the FOX television network from 1998-2000 and featured the voice talents of Ian Ziering (BEVERLY HILLS 90210, SHARKNADO), Kevin Dunn (GODZILLA, the TRANSFORMERS movie series), Padget Brewster (CRIMINAL MINDS), Joe Pantoliano (MEMENTO, THE MATRIX) and Tom Kenny (SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS). The entire 40 episode series will be available together for the first time in this DVD set, which will present the shows in their original production order and include 2 unaired episodes. GODZILLA: THE SERIES picks up immediately after the events of the

    Wraparound packaging art for the STAR BLAZERS 2199 Volume 2 Blu-ray. Image courtesy of Voyager Entertainment USA. © S. NISHIZAKI/VE/STAR BLAZERS 2199

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    Source: Voyager Entertainment USA Inc. Official Site: yamato2199.net Special Thanks to Shiori Kawana Voyager Entertainment USA, the company which holds the copyright to STAR BLAZERS -- the Americanized version of SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO -- is now releasing the 2013 series SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO 2199 (???????????, Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199) on Blu-ray and DVD in North America as STAR BLAZERS 2199. STAR BLAZERS 2199 Volume 2, containing Episodes 5-8, will go on sale April 24th in a limited edition pressing of 1,000 DVDs and 2,000 Blu-rays. For more information, follow STAR BLAZERS 2199 on Facebook and Twitter. STAR BLAZERS 2199 Volume 2 Distributor: Voyager Entertainment USA Inc. Release Date: April 24, 2014 Run Time: Approximately 98 Minutes 5: INESCAPABLE TRAP 6: THE SUN SETS ON PLUTO 7: FAREWELL TO THE SOLAR SYSTEM 8: WISH UPON A STAR Blu-ray Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (1080P HD) Audio: Japanese Linear PCM 2.0

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: maoyu.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez Even a guy named Hero will need a little help to save the world in Sentai Filmworks` latest acquisition, MAOYU – ARCHENEMY & HERO (????????, Maoyuu Maoo Yuusha, 2013). This romantic underworld comedy from the mind of Mamare Touno (LOG HORIZON) is directed by Takeo Takahashi (SO I CAN`T PLAY H, SPICE AND WOLF) with series composition by Naruhisa Arakawa (OUTBREAK COMPANY, UPOTTE!!), music by Takeshi Hama (KOBATO), and animation production by Arms Corporation (SAMURAI GIRLS, WIZARD BARRISTERS). Names can be deceiving, something the warrior known as Hero quickly discovers when he storms the castle of the dread Demon King that mankind has fought for 15 years. For one thing, the “King” turns out to be a Queen! Even more shocking, though, is that she’s been waiting for him with a very

    Former Shaolin monk and martial arts action star Xing Yu stars in THE WRATH OF VAJRA. Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2013 Media Asia Distribution Ltd.

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland Well Go USA is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the martial arts extravaganza THE WRATH OF VAJRA (???, J?ng?ng wáng, 2013) on Blu-ray. Former Shaolin monk and martial arts action star Xing Yu (SHAOLIN, IP MAN) is Vajra, a child kidnapped and trained as an assassin during WWII. The cast also includes Steve Yoo (MAN OF TAI CHI), Poppin Hyun-Joon (FLY, DADDY, FLY), Jiang Baocheng (LEGENDARY ASSASSIN) and newcomer Ya Mei. In 1930s Japan, a death cult working with the Imperial Army buys children and trains them as deadly assassins. When 8-year-old Vajrasattva accidentally kills his own brother in a fight for food, he makes a secret oath to take revenge. As an adult, he emerges as the cult’s best assassin, returning to China where he joins the Southern

    A FAREWELL TO ARMS, one of four chapters of the anthology SHORT PEACE. © SHORT PEACE COMMITTEE © KATSUHIRO OTOMO/MASH?ROOM/SHORT PEACE COMMITTEE

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Movie Site: shortpeace-movie.com (Japan), elevenarts.net/shortpeace (US) Special Thanks to David Del Rio Sentai Filmworks is honored to announce its newest acquisition: SHORT PEACE (????????, Shooto Piisu, 2013). Curated by the legendary Katsuhiro Otomo (AKIRA, STEAMBOY), SHORT PEACE is an omnibus collection of four anime shorts, including the 86th Academy Award nominated Best Animated Short Film POSSESSIONS (???, Tsukumo), directed by Shuhei Morita (COICENT, FREEDOM). SHORT PEACE is the first film release in over nine years from Otomo, whose long list of prestigious accolades includes a Purple Medal of Honor from the Japanese government, Career Achievement honors at the Annie Awards, and an induction into the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Hall of Fame. For SHORT PEACE, Otomo offers a spectacular tale of love, honor and firefighting in ancient Japan with the multi-award winning short COMBUSTIBLE (???, Hi

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

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    SAMURAI BRIDE Available June 24th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced its June slate of releases; including Sentai Filmworks’ newest acquisition: SAMURAI BRIDE. It’s the follow up to the smash series SAMURAI GIRLS! Product details follow, in order of release... AMNESIA COMPLETE COLLECTION Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 6/3/2014 Format: DVD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98 AMNESIA COMPLETE COLLECTION BLU-RAY Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 6/3/2014 Format: BD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $69.98 She runs through the flaming building seeking escape. She struggles in the water, desperate to keep afloat. And then she wakes in the hospital, with no knowledge of how she got there or memory of who

    Mill Creek will release two GAMERA: ULTIMATE COLLECTION Blu-ray sets and GAMERA LEGACY COLLECTION on DVD. Images courtesy of Mill Creek. © Kadokawa Pictures, Inc. NHFN/1965/1966/1967/1968/1969/1970/1971/1980/1995/1996/1999.

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Chris Smith, Barrett Evans, Jeff Hayne and Roy McAree A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Mill Creek Entertainment has revealed details and packaging artwork for a trio of Gamera Blu-ray and DVD sets scheduled for April. Between the three sets, all eleven Gamera movies produced by Daiei Motion Picture Co. will be released on Blu-ray and/or DVD. The eight Showa Gamera films (1965-1980) were previously released on DVD by Shout! Factory. When Shout`s rights expired, Mill Creek licensed the movies from Joyplex, Inc. (the US sales agent for Gamera`s owner, Kadokawa Pictures) -- represented by Golden Media Group -- and will now bring them to Blu-ray for the first time in North America. The three Heisei Gamera films (1995-1999), already available on Blu-ray from Mill Creek, will also be released on DVD as part of GAMERA LEGACY COLLECTION. The twelfth

    Image courtesy of Madman. © Masakazu Katsura / SHUEISHA, ZETMAN Project

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    A Clash of Two Superpowered Heroes Seeking Justice Source: Madman Entertainment Official Site: zetman.jp (Japan), VIZAnime.com/zetman (US) Special Thanks to Ben Pollock On April 16th, the Australian label Madman Entertainment will release ZETMAN (?????, Zettoman, 2012) on Region 4 DVD. Produced by Studio TMS, the animation studio behind D.GRAY MAN, ZETMAN is a new take on superheroes with detailed character designs, dark heroes and monsters, and stylistic violence. A dark, superpowered slugfest of vengeance vs justice, the series is perfect for fans of DARKER THAN BLACK and GUYVER. There are two forces in the world: the Zet, who are entrusted with the survival of humanity, and the Alphas, who have chosen an extreme form of justice. In a certain city, Jin lives under a bridge with an old man, struggling to pay off debts. He carries the destiny of humanity`s survival. Kouga lives

    Blu-ray and DVD cover art for MARDOCK SCRAMBLE: THE THIRD EXHAUST. © Tow Ubukata/ MS Committee

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    Source: Section23 Films Official Movie Site: m-scramble.jp/exhaust (Japan) Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff On March 25th, Sentai Filmworks will release MARDOCK SCRAMBLE: THE THIRD EXHAUST (????????????? ?3? ??, Maroudukku Sukuranburu: Dai 3 bu Haiki, 2012) on Blu-ray and DVD. Rune Balot`s struggle to bring the man who killed her to justice continues amid the world of high-stakes gambling and glamour at the Eggnog Blue Casino. The odds are stacked heavily in the house`s favor, and even with the aid of Dr. Easter and Oeufcoque, a universal item capable of turning into anything and everything, Rune`s chances of winning are slim. But winning the golden chips containing Shell Septinos` memories is only the next step on a long and treacherous road. Run will still have to live long enough to bring those memories before the court, and even that isn`t the end of the journey. Rune`s search for

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