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    Source: NECA press release Special Thanks to Summer Mullins NECA continues to celebrate the most famous kaiju of all time! This version of the beloved monster is based on Godzilla’s “Atomic Blast” attack in the 2001 movie GODZILLA, MOTHRA, AND KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK (?????????????? ??????, Gojira, Mosura, Kingughidora: Daikaiju Soshingeki), a spectacular battle between Godzilla and some of his most famous foes. The figure stands over 6? tall, with a head-to-tail measurement of over 12? long. It features a removable Atomic Blast effect, all new paint deco, and over 30 points of articulation, including an articulated tail. Manufacturer: NECA Item Number: 42883 UPC: 6-34482-42883-2 Product Dimensions: 6" x 12" Release Date: August 2017 SRP: $22.99 About NECA, Inc. NECA (National Entertainment Collectibles Association) provides wholesale merchandise based on

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    Product Info and High-Res Photos, Direct from X-Plus! Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd., Bandai Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Jun Umeji The Japanese collectibles company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and high-res photos of their latest collaboration with Bandai; a limited edition figure of Mechagodzilla (aka Kiryu) from GODZILLA: TOKYO SOS (???×???×????? SOS, Gojira Tai Mosura Tai Mekagojira Tokyo Esu Oo Esu, 2003). Previously released by X-Plus in September 2013, Kiryu is being re-issued with an updated paint scheme based on the nighttime battle sequence from the film. This new edition comes with a light up gimmick for the figure`s eyes that requires two AAA batteries (sold separately). Also included are the cyborg monster’s "Heavy Arms" weaponry, including the backpack unit and 4 Formula Railguns. This item is sold exclusively by the Premium Bandai website and Shounen Ric, and will not be available from

    Images courtesy of VIZ Media. CASTLE IN THE SKY © 1986 Studio Ghibli. PRINCESS MONONOKE © 1997 Studio Ghibli - ND. All rights reserved.

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    Full-Color Releases For CASTLE IN THE SKY And PRINCESS MONONOKE Capture The Magic Of These Extraordinary Films Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, received cheers from thrilled attendees this past weekend during its official panel at Chicago’s premier pop culture and comics convention C2E2, where it announced the winter release of a pair of full-color picture books for the famed Studio Ghibli films CASTLE IN THE SKY (????????, Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta, 1986) and PRINCESS MONONOKE (?????, Mononoke Hime, 1997). The new books expand VIZ Media’s Studio Ghibli Library and capture the magic of the legendary studio’s animated films with easy-to-read text, full-color pictures direct from the film, and a family-friendly oversized hardcover format aimed at readers of all ages. CASTLE IN

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    Manga Series Based On The Classic Nintendo Video Game Property Released In Deluxe 2-In-1 Omnibus Editions 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, expands its library of manga for THE LEGEND OF ZELDA with the release of The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition – The Minish Cap / Phantom Hourglass on May 9th. The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Editions adapt the 10-volume manga series, based on the classic Nintendo role playing, puzzle-solving, action video game, into a new line of deluxe, omnibus 2-in-1 editions that feature new covers and color illustrations by creator Akira Himekawa. The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition – The Minish Cap / Phantom Hourglass is rated ‘A’ for All Ages and will carry a print MSRP of $17.99

    Dragon Ball Super Vol. 1. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2015 by BIRD STUDIO, Toyotarou/SHUEISHA Inc.

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    Famed Creator Akira Toriyama Returns With The Sequel To His Best-Selling Dragon Ball Manga Series This Spring 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, proudly announces the exciting follow up to the iconic, best-selling saga Dragon Ball with the launch of Dragon Ball Super on May 2nd. The new series will be published in digital and print editions under the company’s Shonen Jump imprint. Dragon Ball Super delivers a captivating new martial arts adventure written by Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama and features artwork by manga illustrator and Dragon Ball super-fan Toyotarou. Dragon Ball Super is rated ‘T’ for Teens and will carry a print MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN. The series also launches digitally on May 2nd via VIZ.com

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    Popular Mobile Game is Coming to North America Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: fate-go.jp (Japan), fate-go.us (US) Special Thanks to Aiko Makino Notes Co., Ltd (Tokyo, Japan), Aniplex Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) and DELiGHTWORKS Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) announced at the Aniplex industry panel at Sakura-Con in Seattle, Washington their plans to launch an English version of FATE/GRAND ORDER (????/????????, Feito/Gurando Oodaa) in North American territories in Summer 2017. The game will be available on both iOS and Android platforms. FATE/GRAND ORDER is one of the most successful mobile role-playing game in Japan. Players will become Masters, and together with characters called Heroic Spirits (also known as Servants) they will embark on a journey to the past called Grand Order. “FATE/GRAND ORDER has done incredibly well in Japan. It brings me a great joy to know that the fans in North America will soon be

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    Seek-And-Find Activity Book Returns In A Revised and Updated Hardcover Edition Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: VIZ.com/Pokemon 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, delights POKÉMON fans of all ages with the release this summer of the Let`s Find Pokémon! Special Complete Edition. Set for an exclusive print release in July, Let`s Find Pokémon! returns in a revised and updated hardcover edition containing the first three volumes of the popular activity book series. MSRP will be $16.99 U.S. / $22.99 CAN. The Let`s Find Pokémon! Special Complete Edition features over thirty intricately illustrated spreads by artist Kazunori Aihara that provide hours of seek-and-find fun. Can you find Bulbasaur`s hiding place? Where has Squirtle gone? And Pikachu! Where are you? Solve mazes, unlock puzzles, and find your

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    New Prose Story From The Bestselling Manga Series Depicts The Mysterious And Harrowing World Of Ghouls 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, notably expands its catalog of original novels inspired by the smash hit Tokyo Ghoul with the print and digital release of Tokyo Ghoul: Past on April 18th. The latest novel is the third release in an ongoing series of original stories, each focusing on a lead character from the bestselling manga series created by Sui Ishida. Tokyo Ghoul: Past was written by Shin Towada and debuts under the VIZ Signature imprint. The novel will be released in print with an MSRP of $12.99 U.S. / $17.99 CAN. It also be will available digitally for $8.99 from VIZ.com/read, the VIZ

    Godzilla (2016) kicks off the DefoReal figures series from X-Plus. Photo courtesy of X-Plus. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD.

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    Product Info and High-Res Photos, Direct from X-Plus! Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Jun Umeji and Shingo Fujimoto A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE The Japanese collectibles company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and high-res photos of the first giant monster figure in their new DefoReal Series. While X-Plus has traditionally produced monster figures that accurately represent the characters` onscreen appearances, the DefoReal Series will be in the popular "Super Deformed" (SD) style with large heads, squat, chubby bodies and stubby limbs. The company is putting their own spin on the figures by combining the cute SD look with more realistic features. The DefoReal Series kicks off with Godzilla (2016) from the blockbuster hit SHIN GODZILLA (??????, Shin Gojira, 2016). Godzilla goes through several stages of evolution in the film, with the DefoReal figure depicting the "4th Form" seen during the

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    Information and HUGE High-Res Photos, Direct from X-Plus! Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd., Bandai Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Jun Umeji A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE The partnership between Toho Co. Ltd., NEON GENESIS EVANGELION (???????????, Shin Seiki Evangerion) creator Hideaki Anno, and Anno`s EVANGELION collaborator, Shinji Higuchi, has proven to be a tremendous success. Anno and Higuchi co-directed Toho`s SHIN GODZILLA (??????, Shin Gojira), which became the highest grossing live-action Japanese film of 2016 and also topped the 40th Japan Academy Film Prize with seven awards, including wins for Best Picture and Best Director. One of the tie-ins for SHIN GODZILLA is the "Godzilla vs. Evangelion" line; a merchandising and marketing campaign from Toho and Anno`s Khara Inc. with products from multiple licensees. In early 2017, the toy and collectible companies X-Plus and Bandai released a pair of 30cm figures that combined aspects of the King

    Images courtesy of VIZ Media. SHOJO KAKUMEI UTENA © 1997 Chiho SAITO, Be-PaPas /SHOGAKUKAN. GEKIJOBAN SHOJOKAKUMEI UTENA ADOLESCENCE MOKUSHIROKU © 1999 Chiho SAITO, Be-Papas /SHOGAKUKAN

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    Exceptional Hardcover Two-Volume Box Set Features Exclusive Color Pages And Poster Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, offers manga fans and collectors a very special release as it announces the debut of the Revolutionary Girl Utena Manga Box Set on April 11th. The renowned series, created by Be-PaPas and featuring story and artwork by Chiho Saito, returns in a deluxe set that includes all of Revolutionary Girl Utena and The Adolescence of Utena, collected into two hardcover volumes. Exclusive color pages and a poster add to the exceptional release. The set is rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens and will be published under the Shojo Beat imprint with an MSRP of $49.99 U.S. / $64.99 CAN. In the series, Utena strives to be

    Win a double sided YOUR NAME. theatrical poster from Funimation Films and SciFi Japan! Image courtesy of Funimation Films. © 2016 “your name.” Film Partners. All Rights Reserved

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    Source: Funimation Films Official Site: kiminona.com (Japan), funimationfilms.com/movie/yourname (US) Special Thanks to Scott Barretto Funimation Films is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a North American theatrical poster for the acclaimed anime film YOUR NAME. (?????, Kimi no Na wa., 2016). Measuring 27 x 40", this high-quality poster was produced for display in a light box, and features the key art printed on the front and in reverse on the back. Written and directed by Makoto Shinkai (5 CENTIMETERS PER SECOND, THE GARDEN OF WORDS), YOUR NAME. is the highest-grossing anime film of all time and Japan`s biggest international hit (live action or animated) ever. The movie opens in North American theaters on April 7, 2017. Tickets are available now on the official film website. The contest rules this time are a little different than the usual SciFi Japan giveaway so be sure to

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    Romantic Adventure From The Creator Of The Bestselling Dawn of the Arcana Launches This Spring Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, announces a fresh new fantasy adventure shojo manga series with the debut of The Water Dragon`s Bride on April 4th. The new series, by Rei Toma, the creator of the critically acclaimed manga series, Dawn of the Arcana (also published by VIZ Media), is rated ‘T’ for Teens and will be published under the Shojo Beat imprint. Volume 1 will carry a print MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN. The Water Dragon`s Bride also launches digitally via VIZ.com and the VIZ Manga App, as well as from the Nook, Kobo, Kindle, iBooks, comiXology, and GooglePlay stores. Future volumes of

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    Latest Manga Series Of The Action Adventure Card Dueling Franchise Launches This Spring Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, notably expands the world of YU-GI-OH! with the launch of Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V on April 4th. Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V features story by Shin Yoshida and artwork by Naohito Miyoshi. First printings of the latest incarnation of the iconic series will include an ultra-rare trading card that will be highly prized by collectors and game players. The series is rated ‘T’ for Teens and will be published under the Shonen Jump imprint with a print MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN. Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V also launches digitally via VIZ.com and the VIZ Manga App, as well as in the Nook, Kobo, Kindle, iBooks,

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    Author Of Gene Mapper Returns With A Tense Thriller About International Agents Battling Space-Based Terror Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: haikasoru.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media’s Haikasoru literary imprint expands its catalog of works by the renowned Japanese author Taiyo Fujii with the publication of his celebrated novel Orbital Cloud on March 21st. The gripping near-future thriller will be released in print with an MSRP of $16.99 U.S. / $22.99 CAN. An eBook edition will debut on March 21st in the Amazon Kindle, Apple’s iBooks Store, Barnes & Noble’s Nook Book Store, the Kobo eBooks Store, and the Google Play Store. Taiyo Fujii is a winner of the Nihon SF Taisho Award as well as the prestigious Seiun Award and Japan’s “Best Science Fiction” Award, a rare triple-crown victory that has propelled the author to the country’s top

    Naruto: Sasuke`s Story - Sunrise. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. NARUTO SAKURA-HIDEN SHIREN,HARUKAZE NI NOSETE © 2015 by Masashi Kishimoto, Tomohito Ohsaki/SHUEISHA Inc.

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    Latest Novel Focuses On Naruto’s Best Friend And Rival Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, adds a brand new addition to the continuing series of NARUTO novels with the debut of Naruto: Sasuke`s Story - Sunrise. Readers are invited to join Sasuke Uchiha on his journey to atone for his sins following the conclusion of the Great Ninja War. Sasuke`s Story - Sunrise is available in print and digital editions. The novel was written by Shin Towada and features original cover art by NARUTO creator, Masashi Kishimoto. Naruto: Sasuke`s Story - Sunrise MSRP: $10.99 U.S. / $14.99 CAN / $6.99 Digital • Available Now! The Great Ninja War has ended, but to untangle the mystery that remains, Sasuke sets out on

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    Latest Manga Adaptation Based On The Classic Nintendo Video Game Franchise Debuts In An Exclusive Print Edition Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, announces the publication of the manga adaptation of The Legend of Zelda’s most famous video game with the release of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess on March 14th. Set for an exclusive print release, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is based on the classic Nintendo role playing, puzzle-solving, action video game series. The manga features story and artwork by creator Akira Himekawa, the team widely renowned for their previous ZELDA manga adaptations. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Vol. 1 is rated ‘T’ for Teens and will carry a print MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99

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    Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd., Bandai Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Jun Umeji A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE The Japanese collectibles company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and large photos of their Godzilla 1999 "Poster Image" figure. Four years after GODZILLA VS DESTOROYAH (???vs??????, Gojira Tai Desutoroia, 1995) brought a temporary end to the Godzilla series, the King of the Monsters returned to Japan with GODZILLA 2000 (???2000 ?????, Gojira Nisen: Mireniamu, 1999). The film introduced a new design for Godzilla, highlighted by massive, jagged purple dorsal fins. X-Plus first released their Toho 30cm Series: GODZILLA 2000 Godzilla (1999 Edition) /??30cm????????2000 ??????????1999?) figure in November 2013, with an American edition coming from X-Plus USA and Diamond Comic Distributors this March. Now, in collaboration with Bandai, X-Plus will release a new light-up, color variation. The new Poster

    Diabolique Magazine Issue 26 is devoted to Asian cinema. Image courtesy of Diabolique Magazine. © Diabolique Magazine.

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    Godzilla, J-Horror, Kurosawa, Oshima and More! Source: Diabolique Magazine Special Thanks to Kieran Fisher Following a brief hiatus, the Rondo-award winning Diabolique Magazine is back in print with an entire issue dedicated to celebrating Japanese and Korean cult cinema at its most sublime, otherworldly, erotic and visceral. The cover story explores the darker elements of Japanese folklore; tracking the evolution of the ghost story from genre defining classics ONIBABA, KWAIDAN, and KURONEKO, right through to the J-horror boom of the nineties in RINGU and JU-ON: THE GRUDGE; before joining J-horror pioneer Hideo Nakata to discuss his career in genre film. This is followed with features on the blood soaked tradition of Japanese theater in relation to the work of Akira Kurosawa and Jacobean revenge, the shocking horrors of Korean war portrayed in genre film and a tribute to the work of the late great David Bowie.

    Photos courtesy of Diamond Comic Distributors. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Diamond Comic Distributors Special Thanks to Megan Cosman and Zach Oat Diamond Comic Distributors has released information and photos for Godzilla items listed in the February 2017 edition of Previews Catalog, on sale now. Both listings are resolicitations of previously released figures. Offered Again! POP! GODZILLA: ATOMIC BREATH GODZILLA GLOW-IN-THE-DARK 6-INCH VINYL FIGURE A Previews Exclusive! The mighty monster Godzilla unleashes his deadly and destructive atomic breath with this POP! Vinyl Figure from Funko! Standing 6" tall, this glow-in-the-dark version of the mighty creature is available exclusively through Previews and your local comic shop. Window box packaging. Manufacturer: FUNKO Item Code: APR162788 SRP: $24.99 In Comic Shops: Available Now Offered Again! GODZILLA VINYL WARS: PX GIANT GODZILLA 2015 SOFUBI WAVE EX1 From MEDICOM Toy. Godzilla: Vinyl Wars is a collaboration between Japan`s classic sofubi manufacturers and

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