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    Cover art for ANTIQUE BAKERY. Image courtesy of Right Stuf. © Fumi Yoshinaga/SHINSHOKAN/Antique Committee

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    Source: Right Stuf, Inc. press release Official Site: antique.rightstuf.com Special Thanks to Jessica Heemsbergen Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce the ANTIQUE BAKERY (?? ?? ????, Seiyoo Kottoo Yoogashiten ~Antique~, 2008) DVD Collection will be released on February 4, 2014. This new, value-priced DVD set will feature the complete 12-episode anime with Japanese audio and English-language subtitles. On-disc extras will include the clean opening and closing, live event coverage, and an interview with AKB48 member Tomomi Kasai, who voices a supporting role in the series. Kidnapped as a child, Keiichiro Tachibana`s had trouble coming to terms with the haunting memory. He doesn`t remember much, only that the kidnapper forced him to eat sweets. As a way of dealing with his past, Tachnibana decides to open a bakery. But will his choice in staff -- a playboy patisserie who’s

    Australian Blu-ray and DVD cover art for WOLF CHILDREN. Images courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © 2012 “WOLF CHILDREN” Film Partners

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    Source: Madman Entertainment Official Site: ookamikodomo.jp (Japan),funimation.com/wolf-children, wolfchildrenmovie.com (US) Special Thanks to Ben Pollock Half Human, Half Wolf, All Heart. On December 18th, the Australian label Madman Entertainment will release WOLF CHILDREN (???????????, Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki, 2012) on Blu-ray (Region B) and 2-Disc Special Edition DVD (Region 4). From Mamoru Hosoda, the acclaimed director of SUMMER WARS and THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME, WOLF CHILDREN has won multiple international awards including the Japan Academy Prize 2013. Hana was a student before she was a mother. She was bright and pretty, and her future held endless possibilities. Then she met a man, who turned out to be a wolf, and together they built a family. Hana loved her mate fiercely, but fate took him from her, leaving her alone with two unusual kids she didn`t know how to raise. Frightened of being discovered, Hana

    Key art. © Nagomu Torii ? Kyoto Animation/Beyond the Boundary Production Committee

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: anime-kyokai.com (Japan) Special Thanks to David Williams They should never have met. They shouldn’t even exist. But the entire world will change when they come together in Sentai Filmworks’ newest acquisition, BEYOND THE BOUNDARY (?????, Kyokai no Kanata, 2013). This 12 episode series from the acclaimed Kyoto Animation studio is directed by Taichi Ishidate and features character designs by Miku Kadowaki with series composition by Jukki Hanada (CAMPIONE!) and music by Hikaru Nanase (HIIRO NO KAKERA ~ THE TAMAYORI PRINCESS SAGA). The last surviving member of her clan, Mirai Kuriyama is cursed with the terrifying ability to control and manipulate blood, a power so heretical that she is shunned even by those with the ability to understand her “gift”. Akihito Kanbara is only half human, but while the monstrous other half of his lineage seems to have doomed him

    CUTIE HONEY: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION cover art. Image courtesy of Discotek Media. © Go Nagai/ Dynamic Planning Inc., Toei Animation Co.,Ltd.

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    Source: Discotek Media On November 26th, the original 1973 TV series CUTIE HONEY (?????????, Kyuutii Hanii) will be released in a 4 Disc Set by Discotek Media. One day, Honey Kisaragi`s a trendy, class-cutting Catholic schoolgirl. The next, her father`s been murdered by demonic divas from a dastardly organization called Panther Claw. When his dying message reveals that she`s an android, Honey uses the transformative power of the Atmospheric Element Solidifier -- the very thing Panther Claw wanted to steal -- to seek revenge against the shadowy clan. Can Honey fight her way up Panther Claw`s ranks to defeat its leader, the sinister Sister Jill while managing to escape the watchful eyes of Miss Histler, her school`s headmistress? Aided by journalist Hayami Seiji, his ninja father, and lady loving grade school brother, Honey sometimes appears as a racecar driver, sometimes as a glamorous model, and sometimes

    TEKKAMAN BLADE II: COMPLETE OVA COLLECTION cover art. Image courtesy of Discotek Media. © TATSUNOKO PRODUCTION

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    Source: Discotek Media On October 29th, the OVA series TEKKAMAN BLADE II (??????????????II, Uchu no Kishi Tekkaman Bureedo Tsuu, 1994) will be released on Region 1 DVD by Discotek Media. Ten years have passed since the original series -- TEKNOMAN to fans of the US TV series -- and a new generation of Tekkaman must confront a powerful enemy while rebuilding their forces. In STAGE 1: THE NEW GENERATION, Yumi Francois, a young mechanic, is the unlikely candidate for the elite Tekkaman fighting team. Thrust into the midst of battle, she must overcome her fear and inexperience and gain her teammates` confidence and trust to survive. In STAGE 2: THE ALIEN INTRUDER, the Tekkaman team discovers a new enemy planning to destroy them. Faced with adversaries everywhere and conflict with the team, the Tekkamen must beat the overwhelming odds against them to win. In STAGE 3:

    Key art. © Izuru Yumizuru, OVERLAP © Izuru Yumizuru, OVERLAP/Project IS

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: over-lap.co.jp/is (Japan) Special Thanks to David Williams The high-flying fan favorite is back in Sentai Filmworks’ newest acquisition: INFINITE STRATOS 2 (IS 2, IS ?Infinitto Sutoratosu? 2, 2013). This 12 episode follow up to the hugely successful series is directed by Yasuhito Kikuchi and features character designs by Kumi Horii (Student Council’s Discretion) with sound direction by Toshihiko Nakajima (INFINITE STRATOS, DEVIL MAY CRY) and music by Hikaru Nanase (INFINITE STRATOS, CANAAN). There are probably worse things that could have happened to Ichika Orimura besides being the first male on the planet capable of operating an Infinite Stratos powered exoskeleton. Then again, being the only guy in an academy filled with highly competitive, boy-crazed teenage girls equipped with giant robots and excessive amounts of combat training definitely qualifies as hazardous duty! It was bad enough becoming the focus of

    From left to right: Mia the Pink Ranger (Erika Fong), Mike the Green Ranger (Hector David Jr.), Jayden the Red Ranger (Alex Heartman), Kevin the Blue Ranger (Najee De-Tiege) and Emily the Yellow Ranger (Brittany Anne Pirtle) in Lionsgate Home Entertainment`s POWER RANGERS SUPER SAMURAI: A CHRISTMAS WISH. Photo courtesy of Lionsgate Entertainment. © 2013 SCG Power Rangers LLC.

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    Win a Free Volume of POWER RANGERS Holiday Adventures Source: Lionsgate, Bender/Helper Official Site: powerrangers.com Special Thanks to Geovani Rocha A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Lionsgate Home Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the holiday release POWER RANGERS SUPER SAMURAI: A CHRISTMAS WISH on DVD. The collection features festive Ranger adventures including STUCK ON CHRISTMAS and fan-favorite classic MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS episodes FOREVER FIENDS and ALPHA`S MAGICAL CHRISTMAS. The Samurai Rangers are stuck in Megazord`s cockpit when it breaks down after battling a Nighlok on Christmas Eve. By using their smarts, determination and teamwork, will the Rangers make it out in time to celebrate Christmas? POWER RANGERS SUPER SAMURAI: A CHRISTMAS WISH will be available on DVD and Digital Download tomorrow (October 7th) for the suggested retail price of $14.98, but here is your chance to win a

    Contents of the Criterion Collection`s ZATOICHI: THE BLIND SWORDSMAN Blu-ray/DVD Box Set Photo courtesy of The Criterion Collection. © Kadokawa Pictures, Inc. and Toho Co., Ltd.

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    New 27 Disc Collection Coming in November Source: The Criterion Collection, Image Entertainment Official Site: criterion.com/1012-zatoichi-the-blind-swordsman The colossally popular Zatoichi films make up the longest-running action series in Japanese history and created one of the screen’s great heroes: an itinerant blind masseur who also happens to be a lightning-fast swordsman. As this iconic figure, the charismatic and earthy Shintaro Katsu became an instant superstar, lending a larger-than-life presence to the thrilling adventures of a man who lives staunchly by a code of honor and delivers justice in every town and village he enters. The films that feature him are variously pulse-pounding, hilarious, stirring, and completely off-the-wall. This deluxe dual format Blu-ray/DVD set features the string of twenty-five Zatoichi films made between 1962 and 1973, collected in one package for the first time. Collector’s Set Includes... THE TALE OF ZATOICHI (?????, Zatoichi Monogatari) Kenji

    Key art. © Yuyuko Takemiya / ASCII Media Works Inc. / Omaken

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: golden-time.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to David Williams Experience the law of clause and effect in Sentai Filmworks’ newest acquisition: GOLDEN TIME (????????, Gooruden Taimu, 2013). This 24 episode series revolving around the lives of some decidedly unusual law students is based on the light novel by Yuyuko Takemiya (Toradora!) and features direction by Chiaki Kon (LA STORIA DELLA ARCANA FAMIGLIA, WHEN THEY CRY – HIGURASHI) with character designs by Shinya Hasegawa (KILL ME BABY, REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA), series composition by Fumihiko Shimo (KOKORO CONNECT, CLANNAD) and sound direction by Jin Aketagawa (BODACIOUS SPACE PIRATES, UPOTTE!). Many people think that lawyers live in a separate reality, but at one private law school in Tokyo that may literally be true. For example, when would-be law student Banri Tada tumbled off a bridge, he learned more than just that legal eagles can’t

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications press release Special Thanks to Leif Helland The legendary teacher and Wing Chun grandmaster returns to the screen for the action-packed martial arts drama IP MAN: THE FINAL FIGHT (???????, Ye Wen: Zhongji Yi Zhan, 2013), available on Blu-ray and DVD November 12th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film depicts a realistic account of Ip Man’s later life in Hong Kong as he struggles against the vicissitudes of life: his pursuit of a romance with a young singer after his wife’s death (against the wishes of his disciples); his relationship with his elder son; and his thoughts on Bruce Lee, who would become his most celebrated student. Directed by Herman Yau (THE LEGEND IS BORN: IP MAN), IP MAN: THE FINAL FIGHT stars Anthony Wong (WHITE VENGEANCE, INFERNAL AFFAIRS), Eric Tsang (INFERNAL AFFAIRS), Jordan Chan (WHITE VENGEANCE), Gillian Chung (THE

    Satoru Watarai (Gaku Hamada, right) won`t ever leave his apartment complex in director Yoshihiro Nakamura`s SEE YOU TOMORROW, EVERYONE. Photo courtesy of Third Window Films. © See You Tomorrow, Everyone Production Committee

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    Source: Third Window Films Official Movie Site: minasan-movie.com (Japan), thirdwindowfilms.com/see-you-tomorrow-everyone (UK) Special Thanks to Adam Torel The director and acting team behind the hugely entertaining FISH STORY reunite for their latest film, SEE YOU TOMORROW, EVERYONE (??????????, Minasan, Sayonara, 2013). Distributor Third Window Films will release the movie on DVD (Region 2) in the United Kingdom on October 14th, 2013. After Satoru Watarai (Gaku Hamada from FISH STORY) graduated from elementary school, he dropped out of school and decided to live within his apartment complex, never to venture outside. Satoru Watari then meets his old friends as they are coming back from their middle school classes. Satoru has now gotten a job at a cake shop within the apartment complex and eventually gets engaged to one of his friends. Satoru, still lives within the apartment complex only, but, as time passes, more of

    Key art. © Rejet ? IDEA FACTORY/ DIABOLIK LOVERS PROJECT

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: anime-dialover.com (Japan) Special Thanks to David Williams Follow the red string of fate, if you dare, to Sentai Filmworks’ newest acquisition: DIABOLIK LOVERS (????????????, Diaborikku Ravaazu, 2013). This sexy and provocative 12 episode series about the fate of a young woman in the hands of a brood of vampires is directed by Shinobu Tagashira and features character designs by Yuuko Yahiro and music by Yuuki Hayashi. Yui Komori used to see dead people. But as troubling as past glimpses of spirits, poltergeists and psychic phenomena may have been, they pale into insignificance compared to what she’s about to discover once she’s forced to transfer to a new school. Because it turns out that her own history is very different from what she thought it was, and she has a very different kind of family waiting for her. Now she’ll

    THERMAE ROMAE: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION cover art. Image courtesy of Discotek Media. ©Mari Yamazaki/ Published by Enterbrain, Inc./Thermae Romae Anime Production Committee

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    Source: Discotek Media Official Site: thermae-anime.jp (Japan) On October 29th, THERMAE ROMAE: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION will be released on Region 1 DVD by Discotek Media. The 2012 anime is based on Mari Yamazaki`s manga, Thermae Romae (????????, Terumae Romae), which also inspired the hit live action movie of the same name. Rome in the year 128 AD. Bathhouse architect Lucius Modestus is having trouble coming up with ideas for his future designs. After losing his job for refusing to adapt to the current times, the depressed Roman stops by a strange bathhouse that happens to have a time traveling drain! He is sucked into it and transported to a modern day Japanese bathhouse! While confused by his surroundings, he`s amazed by some of their incredible bathhouse innovations. Taking these ideas back to Rome, he incorporates them into his own designs and soon becomes famous all over

    Well Go USA is giving SciFi Japan readers a chance to win Johnnie To`s Hong Kong crime thriller, DRUG WAR, on Blu-ray. Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2012 Beijing Hairun Pictures, Milkyway Film Production

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    Win the Uncompromising and Exhilarating Action Thriller Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Official Site: facebook.com/drugwarTW (China), wellgousa.com/drug-war (US) Special Thanks to Leif Helland A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win DRUG WAR (??, Du zhan, 2012) on Blu-ray. From Johnnie To (LIFE WITHOUT PRINCIPLE, ELECTION), master of the Hong Kong crime thriller, comes a high-velocity tale of a drug cartel boss who, after being arrested in a raid, is coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation. The film stars Louis Koo (TRIPLE TRAP, ACCIDENT), Sun Honglei (A WOMAN, A GUN AND A NOODLE SHOP), Michelle Ye (MOTORWAY, ONCE A GANGSTER), Huang Yi (LEGENDARY, ROMANCING IN THIN AIR), Wallace Chung (FOREVER YOUNG), and Li Guangjie (MOTORWAY, ROMANCING IN THIN AIR). DRUG WAR will be available on Blu-ray,

    DVD cover art for BLUE EXORCIST THE MOVIE (not final image). Image courtesy of AniplexUSA. © KAZUE KATO/ SHUEISHA, Blue Exorcist The Movie 2012

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    Source: AniplexUSA press release Official Site: ao-ex.com (Japan), BlueExorcist.com/themovie (US) Special Thanks to Joanna Metoki At their recent industry panel at Anime Weekend Atlanta in Georgia, Aniplex of America Inc. announced its home video release plans for BLUE EXORCIST THE MOVIE (??? ?????????????, Gekijoo-ban Ao no Futsumashi, 2012) in North America on December 17th 2013. The BLUE EXORCIST series is an anime based on Kazue Kato’s hit manga published in Jump Square (by SHUEISHA) and it streamed on Hulu, Crunchyroll, as well as on Neon Alley (English dub version). In response to its worldwide popularity, the movie was produced with an original story and released in North American theaters in August. The action-packed fantasy tale from animation studio A-1 Pictures (SWORD ART ONLINE, MAGI: THE LABYRINTH OF MAGIC) features plenty of breathtaking visuals throughout the film. BLUE EXORCIST THE MOVIE made its US debut at Anime

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

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    MEDAKA BOX ABNORMAL Available on January 21st Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its January slate of releases including the highly anticipated second release of MEDAKA BOX, which will be available on both DVD and Blu-ray. Product details follow, in order of release... UTA NO PRINCE SAMA 1000% SEASON 1 Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 325 min. Street Date: 1/7/2014 Format: DVD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $49.98 UTA NO PRINCE SAMA 1000% SEASON 1 BLU-RAY Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 325 min. Street Date: 1/7/2014 Format: BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98 When Haruka gets the chance to take the entrance exam for Saotome Academy for the Performing Arts, it seems as though she`s one step closer to her dream of

    The classic anime series CASSHAN will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and streaming. © Tatsunoko Production

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Special Thanks to David Williams Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce its newest acquisition, from the creator of SPEED RACER and GATCHAMAN: CASSHAN (??????????, Shinzoo Ningen Kyashaan, aka NEO-HUMAN CASSHERN, 1973-1974)! This 35 episode sci-fi epic is the creation of Tatsunoko Production’s legendary Tatsuo Yoshida and features series composition by Takao Koyama (SLAYERS TV, SAINT SEIYA TV) and character designs by Tatsuo Yoshida and Yoshitaka Amano (FINAL FANTASY video games, VAMPIRE HUNTER D OVA), with music by Shunsuke Kikuchi (DORAEMON, GETTER ROBO). When lightning strikes the prototype android BK-1, a new horror is unleashed on the world as the resulting monster Buraiking begins taking over all other robots on Earth, setting them against their creators in a massive orgy of planet-wide destruction! With humanity helpless in the face of the new Neoroiders and their mechanical armies, mankind’s only hope may lie

    Gredadvances on the fallen Mike the Green Ranger (Hector David Jr.). Photo courtesy of Lionsgate Entertainment. © 2013 SCG Power Rangers LLC.

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    Holiday Adventures on DVD and Digital Download this October Source: Lionsgate, Bender/Helper Impact Official Site: powerrangers.com Special Thanks to Geovani Rocha Morph into the holiday season with POWER RANGERS SUPER SAMURAI: A CHRISTMAS WISH, arriving on DVD and Digital Download October 8 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The all-new holiday release features a collection of festive Ranger adventures including STUCK ON CHRISTMAS and fan-favorite classic MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS episodes FOREVER FIENDS and ALPHA`S MAGICAL CHRISTMAS. Filled with classic holiday songs, the POWER RANGERS SUPER SAMURAI: A CHRISTMAS WISH DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $14.98. About Saban Brands Formed in 2010 as a subsidiary of Saban Capital Group, Saban Brands (SB) was established to acquire and develop a world-class portfolio of properties and capitalize on the company’s experience, track record and capabilities in growing and monetizing

    A family takes in a feral orphan in the Korean romantic fantasy A WEREWOLF BOY, coming to Region 4 DVD. Photo courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © 2012 CJ E&M CORPORATION

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    Source: Madman Entertainment Official Movie Site: AWerewolfBoy.com Special Thanks to Ben Pollock Body temperature: 46°C. Blood type: indeterminable. On October 2nd, the Australian label Madman Entertainment will release the Korean romantic fantasy A WEREWOLF BOY (????, Neuk-dae so-nyun, 2012) on Region 4 DVD. The highest grossing melodrama ever in South Korea, A WEREWOLF BOY outsold THE DARK KNIGHT RISES at the domestic cinema in the same year. The film was an Official Selection of the 2013 Melbourne International Film Festival, 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, Udine Far East Film Festival and 2013 New Zealand International Film Festival. It will also be the opening night film for the 2013 Korean Film Festival in Australia, playing across 3 cities in August and September. Due to an ailment with her lungs, Suni (Park Bo-young) and her mother move to the clean air of the countryside. One

    Photo courtesy of Terracotta Distribution. © 2012

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    Hong Kong Thriller from the Director of THE EYE Source: Terracotta Distribution Special Thanks to Claire Marty In the Hong Kong horror thriller FAIRY TALE KILLER (??, Zui hung, 2012), a series of gruesome murders resembling fairy tales puzzle a hard-nosed detective. Inspector Wong arrests a seemingly disturbed man who has confessed to a brutal murder reminiscent of a children’s fable. After the supposed victim turns up alive and unharmed, the perpetrator is dismissed as a crank and let free. Days later, the victim turns up dead with his stomach cut open and stuffed with rocks. Wong realises he has let a dangerous killer go free and becomes obsessed with tracking him down whilst covering up his mistake. While Wong’s family life is neglected, more and more grizzly and bloody murders are committed laying reference to Cinderella, The Red Shoes and Hansel &

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