SciFi Japan

    Cover art for the Warner Archive Collection DVD of the Rankin/Bass- Tsuburaya co-production THE LAST DINOSAUR. © 1977 Rankin Bass Productions Inc.

    DVD Blu-ray Digital

    Cult Favorite Rankin/Bass-Tsuburaya Co-production Available March 22nd Author: Keith Aiken Source: Warner Archive Collection Special Thanks to Gabriel Vicuna and Ed Godziszewski “It eats meat! Us!!” It is a Tyrannosaurus, ruler of a lost world hidden within a dormant polar volcano. Us are members of expedition led by a big game hunter and überzillionaire (Richard Boone). And eats – well, you get the idea, tyrant lizard fans! Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass, who charmed families with THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS and more animated and stop-motion holiday heartwarmers, relied on dinomight for THE LAST DINOSAUR, the sort of thrill-a-minute popcorn-seller that gives bad movies a good name. Join the adventurers as they encounter a perilous array of prehistoric beasts, a tribe of savage cavemen and a T. rex who, despite its less-than-special effect appearance, can kick some serious Triceratops butt. -synopsis courtesy

    Cover art for VAMPIRE KNIGHT GUILTY Volume 1. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2008 Matsuri Hino, Hakusensha/ VAMPIRE KNIGHT Project

    DVD Blu-ray Digital

    Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced their new DVD releases for this month. These include the first episodic volume of VAMPIRE KNIGHT GUILTY (the second season of the hit gothic melodrama VAMPIRE KNIGHT), the latest Box Set for BLEACH, and 3 new releases from the latest installment of POKÉMON, POKÉMON DP GALACTIC BATTLES. VAMPIRE KNIGHT GUILTY Volume 1 Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens MSRP: $19.97 U.S. / $28.99 CAN Available Now! In the opening of the second season, Zero is accused of Shizuka Hio`s murder and becomes the target of the Senate. When Kaname refuses to attest to Zero`s innocence, Yuki`s loyalties are torn between the two. Then Yuki meets a mysterious little boy whose seemingly

    DVD and Blu-ray cover art for the UK release of SUMMER WARS. Photo courtesy of The Associates. © 2009 Summer Wars Film Partners

    DVD Blu-ray Digital

    Japanese Academy Award-Winner Coming March 28th Source: The Associates press release Official Site: s-wars.jp (Japan), funimation.com/summer-wars (US) From Mamoru Hosoda, the visionary director of THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME, comes a brand new, award winning animated feature, SUMMER WARS (Samaa Woozu, 2009), the story of an ordinary family forced to go to extraordinary lengths to avert an impending cyber-apocalypse. Described by Jonathan Clements (author of Schoolgirl Milky Crisis: Adventures In The Anime And Manga Trade) as “GHOST IN THE SHELL for the Facebook generation”, as a “contemporary romance for the Facebook generation... [that] rivals the work of Ghibli” (Tom Smith, Neo) and by Anime News Network as “a triumph… incredibly entertaining and intriguingly intelligent… pretty much perfect”, SUMMER WARS was the winner of the 2010 Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year, the 2010 Japan Media Arts Festival’s Animation Division Grand

    Evangelion Unit 02 goes into Beast Mode in EVANGELION: 2.22 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE, coming to Region 1 DVD and Blu-ray this month. © 2009 Khara

    DVD Blu-ray Digital

    Get the Second "Rebuild of Evangelion" Film For Free, Courtesy of FUNimation Entertainment and SciFi Japan! Source: FUNimation Entertainment Official Movie Site: funimation.com/evangelion (US), evangelion.co.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Jackie Smith A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Our friends at FUNimation Entertainment are offering SciFi Japan readers the opportunity to win DVD or Blu-ray editions of EVANGELION: 2.22 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE, the digitally mastered and upgraded version of the anime theatrical feature EVANGELION: 2.0 (Evangelion Shin Gekijoban: Ha, 2009). FUNimation will be releasing EVANGELION: 2.22 on Blu-ray (SRP $29.98) and 2-disc DVD ($24.98) to retailers across North America on Tuesday, March 29th. The movie is the second chapter in the four part "Rebuild of Evangelion" (Evangelion Shin Gekijoban) film series by Hideaki Anno and Studio Khara, re-imagining the sci-fi animated series blockbuster NEON GENESIS EVANGELION (Shin Seiki Evangelion)— also written and directed by Anno— which first

    Helen Wallace (Arlene Zoellner) and Kenny Ishikawa (Yasushi Sakagami) root for Gamera, the friend of all children, in a publicity shot from GAMERA VS. ZIGRA. Photo courtesy of Kadokawa Pictures and Golden Media Group, Inc. © 1971 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.

    DVD Blu-ray Digital

    Who will Receive the Complete Gamera Set DVD for Free from Shout! Factory and SciFi Japan? Source: Shout! Factory Special Thanks to Tom Chen, Roy McAree and Richard Noboru Kekahuna A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Our thanks to everyone who entered Shout! Factory and SciFi Japan`s contest for the complete Shout! Factory Gamera DVD Collection. We`ve received hundreds of entries, and the randomly chosen winners are: Jared P. Foust Mike Powell Rob Walicki Kevin Blackwell Abelardo D. Flores Congratulations to the winners! Each of you has won a DVD set of the original series of Gamera movies, including GAMERA THE GIANT MONSTER, GAMERA VS BARUGON, GAMERA VS. GYAOS /GAMERA VS. VIRAS Double Feature, GAMERA VS. GUIRON /GAMERA VS. JIGER Double Feature, and GAMERA VS. ZIGRA/GAMERA: THE SUPER MONSTER Double Feature. Shout! will be shipping the prizes soon so keep an eye on your

    EVANGELION: 2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE is coming to DVD and Blu-ray this month as the upgraded edition EVANGELION 2.22. Photo courtesy of FUNimation Entertainment. © 2009 Khara

    DVD Blu-ray Digital

    Second "Rebuild of Evangelion" Film Streets March 29th Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Movie Site: funimation.com/evangelion (US), evangelion.co.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Jackie Smith Brutal mechanized action explodes on a grand scale as towering cyborg gladiators— the Eva Units— fight for the fate of the world in the new feature film EVANGELION: 2.22 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE, coming to Blu-ray and 2-disc DVD in North America on Tuesday, March 29th. The home video editions from FUNimation Entertainment present the theatrical anime movie EVANGELION: 2.0 (Evangelion Shin Gekijoban: Ha, 2009), digitally mastered and with upgraded scenes. In the earliest battles against the monstrous Angels, young Eva pilots Shinji Ikari and Rei Ayanami were forced to carry humanity’s hopes on their shoulders. Now, with the deadly onslaught of the Angels escalating and the apocalyptic Third Impact looming, Shinji and Rei find their burden shared

    Young lovers struggle to stay true despite time and distance in director Makoto Shinkai`s 5 CENTIMETERS PER SECOND. Photo courtesy of The Associates. ©2007 Makoto Shinkai /CoMix Wave Films

    DVD Blu-ray Digital

    Source: The Associates press release Official Movie Site: 5cm.yahoo.co.jp (Japan) Hailed by many fans and critics as Japanese animation’s successor to Hayao Miyazaki (PONYO; HOWL`S MOVING CASTLE; SPIRITED AWAY), director Makoto Shinkai (THE PLACE PROMISED IN OUR EARLY DAYS) presents his most mature and complicated work yet, 5 CENTIMETERS PER SECOND (Byoosoku Go Senchimeetoru: a Chein Obu Shooto Sutoriizu Abauto Zea Disutansu, 2007), coming to DVD on 14th March 2011 and featuring a brand new and superior audio dub produced by Bang Zoom! Entertainment. Taking its title from the speed at which cherry blossoms fall, 5 CENTIMETERS PER SECOND comprises three interconnected short stories, each centered on the hopes and dreams of a boy named Takaki Tono, beginning in the 1990s and end in the present day. The story begins when a new girl, Akari Shinohara, transfers to Takaki’s elementary school, the two

    Dot Matrix and her brother Enzo announce the winners of the REBOOT Seasons 1 and 2 DVD contest. Photo courtesy of Shout! Factory. © 2011 Rainmaker Inc.

    DVD Blu-ray Digital

    Source: Shout! Factory Special Thanks to Tom Chen A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Thank you to everyone who entered Shout! Factory and SciFi Japan`s contest for free DVDs of REBOOT Seasons 1 and 2. The winning entries are: Andrew Stengele Jeffrey Richardet Richard Shirley Mark Martucci Lucas Micromatis Congratulations to the winners! Shout! will be shipping the prizes soon so keep an eye on your mailboxes. And be sure to enter our new contest for free copies of Shout! Factory`s upcoming GAMERA VS ZIGRA/GAMERA: THE SUPER MONSTER Double feature DVD. The REBOOT Seasons 1 and 2 DVD is now on sale. The four disc set includes all 23 episodes from the first two seasons plus new audio commentary by producer Christopher Brough, designer and storyboard artist Blair Peters and animator Zeke Norton. The set`s total running time is approximately 570 minutes. The SRP is $29.93.

    Shout! Factory is giving SciFi Japan readers the chance to win the complete Gamera DVD collection, including the new GAMERA VS. ZIGRA/GAMERA: THE SUPER MONSTER Double Feature DVD. Photos courtesy of Shout! Factory © 1965-1980 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.

    DVD Blu-ray Digital

    Get the Entire Series of Classic Gamera Movies for Free, Courtesy of Shout! Factory and SciFi Japan! Source: Shout! Factory Special Thanks to Tom Chen, Roy McAree and Richard Noboru Kekahuna A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE This month, Shout! Factory completes their DVD releases of the early Gamera movies (1965-1980) with the GAMERA VS. ZIGRA/GAMERA: THE SUPER MONSTER Double Feature. In celebration, Shout! is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their complete Gamera collection before the final DVD arrives on store shelves! The GAMERA Collection from Shout! Factory includes all eight movies on five DVDs... GAMERA THE GIANT MONSTER GAMERA VS BARUGON GAMERA VS. GYAOS /GAMERA VS. VIRAS Double Feature GAMERA VS. GUIRON /GAMERA VS. JIGER Double Feature GAMERA VS. ZIGRA/GAMERA: THE SUPER MONSTER Double Feature The first four Gamera DVDs are now available in stores and from online retailers with

    Photo courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © 2010 National Arts Films Production Limited

    DVD Blu-ray Digital

    Source: Madman Entertainment Special Thanks to Ben Pollock and Philippa Lamb The "Asian Eye" line from Australian distributor Madman Entertainment will be releasing the following anime and live action titles on Blu-ray and Region 4 DVD in March, 2011... IP MAN: THE LEGEND IS BORN Featuring some of the most spectacular, innovative and explosive martial arts ever staged, The Legend is Born is the remarkable true story of the early life of Ip Man, the formidable kung fu genius who would become Bruce Lee’s mentor. Beginning at the start of his journey from his initial training through to the ultimate battle to become the supreme master of the art of Wing Chun, The Legend is Born has already been hailed as one of the greatest martial arts films of all time and features an all-star cast, including Sammo Hung (Enter The Dragon), Yuen Biao and Ip

    SHIN KOHIME†MUSO - COMPLETE COLLECTION. Photo courtesy of Section23 Films.

    DVD Blu-ray Digital

    GUIN SAGA COLLECTION 1 BLU-RAY EDITION Available on March 29th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has provided details on its March 2011 slate of releases, including the sweeping anime epic for the ages, GUIN SAGA! The first collection will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray by Section23 client Sentai Filmworks. Product details follow, in order of release... SHIN KOHIME†MUSO - COMPLETE COLLECTION Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 325 min. Street Date: 3/1/2011 Format: DVD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $49.98 What do you do once you’ve made your epic journey and accomplished the legendary quest you set out for yourself. Well, you could hang around the village looking important, but when Kan`u and Chouhi`s rescue a mysterious girl, they find that a more enjoyable option may be a brand new

    Win the new REBOOT Seasons 1 and 2 DVD. Photo courtesy of Shout! Factory. © 2011 Rainmaker Inc.

    DVD Blu-ray Digital

    Get the 4 Disc DVD Set for Free, Courtesy of Shout! Factory and SciFi Japan Source: Shout! Factory Special Thanks to Tom Chen A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE SciFi Japan is pleased to present out first contest with Shout! Factory, who have offered our readers a chance to win the new 4 disc DVD set of REBOOT Seasons 1 and 2. Since early 1990s, Dot Matrix, Enzo, Guardian Bob and thousands of Binomes from REBOOT have thrust into battles with corrupt forces of Megabyte and Hexadecimal to stop their relentless pursuit of chaos and destruction of the high-tech city Mainframe. REBOOT made history for being the first fully computer-generated animated TV series when it debuted on U.S and Canadian television in 1994. The series ran four successful seasons and was seen in over 70 countries around the world, boasting a large fan base of loyal followers

    A killer alien engages in a bloody battle to the death with ninja in Sushi Typhoon`s ALIEN VS NINJA, coming to home video in North America. Photo courtesy of FUNimation Entertainment. © 2010 Sushi Typhoon & “Alien vs. Ninja” Production Committee

    DVD Blu-ray Digital

    Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Site: funimation.com/avn, Sushi Typhoon Special Thanks to Jackie Smith and Manny Alcala On February 22nd, ALIEN VS NINJA will be released on North American DVD and Blu-ray from FUNimation Entertainment. The filmmakers behind TOKYO GORE POLICE and THE MACHINE GIRL joined studio Sushi Typhoon for this side-splitting horror-comedy... a new hybrid of science fiction and period action film brought to fans by legendary action directors and fight choregraphers Yuji Shimomura (VERSUS, SHINOBI, DEATH TRANCE) and Kensuke Sonomura (MACHINE GIRL, HARD REVENGE MILLY: BLOODY BATTLE), and directed by Seiji Chiba (DEATH TRANCE, EVIL NINJA)! In ancient Japan, the fiercest ninjas of the Iga clan face their toughest enemies - and they aren`t from this planet! A fiery mass crashes in the forest and soon horrifyingly savage creatures reduce the warriors to tasty snacks. But these jerks from outer

    Cover art for the UK DVD of DEATH NOTICE: IKIGAMI. Photo courtesy of The Associates. © 2008 IKIGAMI: The Ultimate Limit Production Committee

    DVD Blu-ray Digital

    His Job is to Deliver a Message: Tomorrow You Die… Source: The Associates press release Directed by Tomoyuki Takimoto (THE INVESTIGATION GAME), based on the best selling manga series written and illustrated by Motoro Mase, and sharing similar thematic elements with LOGAN`S RUN, BATTLE ROYALE, and 1984, DEATH NOTICE: IKIGAMI (????, Ikigami, 2008) paints a vivid and shocking portrait of a dystopian future Japan in which citizens are routinely killed, by law, “for the good of the nation”. In the interests of national prosperity, in a near-future Japan all children are given an inoculation on their first day at school. One in every thousand of the injections contains a lethal nano-capsule, which will end the recipient’s life some time between the ages of 18 and 24. Having been randomly selected to die, prior to their termination these citizens are given 24 hours’ notification of their impending

    Front and back cover art for Shout! Factory`s GAMERA VS ZIGRA/ GAMERA: THE SUPER MONSTER Double Feature DVD. Photos courtesy of Shout! Factory. © 1971. 1980 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.

    DVD Blu-ray Digital

    Source: Shout! Factory Special Thanks to Tom Chen Our friends at Shout! Factory sent over an advance copy of their GAMERA VS ZIGRA/ GAMERA: THE SUPER MONSTER Double Feature Collector’s Edition DVD set, so we`re pleased to give SciFi Japan readers an early look at what`s coming their way on March 15th. The DVD has a suggested retail price of $19.93. Both films are presented in their original widescreen theatrical aspect ratios. The quality of the image and Japanese audio tracks matches the high standards of Shout! Factory`s previous Gamera releases. The English dubs are the same ones used for the original American releases; unfortunately the English audio for GAMERA: THE SUPER MONSTER appears to have been lifted from inferior elements as it is rather muffled. It is also incomplete... the narration switches briefly to Japanese during Barugon`s rampage and is missing the line "The chilling monster

    Hayao Miyazaki`s NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND is coming to Blu-ray in North America. Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. © 1984 NIBARIKI - TOKUMA SHOTEN - HAKUHODO. © Disney Enterprises, Inc.

    DVD Blu-ray Digital

    Source: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Inc. Press release Official Movie Site: disneypictures/earthsea (US) On March 8th, Studio Ghibli`s TALES FROM EARTHSEA (DVD only) and NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND (Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack) will be available to bring home from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. Goro Miyazaki`s directorial debut, TALES FROM EARTHSEA (Gedo Senki, 2006), features exquisite hand-drawn animation and the vocal talents of Timothy Dalton, Willem Dafoe, Cheech Marin, and Mariska Hargitay. Bonus material includes a behind-the-scenes look at the studio and Studio Ghibli Trivia Challenge. NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND (Kaze no Tani no Naushika, 1984) launched the Academy Award-winning career of famed director Hayao Miyazaki! This stunning animated tale features the voices of Uma Thurman, Shia LeBeouf, and Patrick Stewart. Bonus features include a behind-the-scenes look into the recording booth and the birth story of Studio Ghibli. NAUSICAA

    Matsuko Kawajiri (Miki Nakatani) fins joy in the mundane in MEMORIES OF MATSUKO, the multi-award winning tragic fairytale from CONFESSIONS director Tetsuya Nakashima. Photo courtesy of Third Window Films. © 2006

    DVD Blu-ray Digital

    Source: Third Window Films, TBS Official Movie Site: thirdwindowfilms.com/memories-of-matsuko (UK) Special Thanks to Adam Torel When a bored college student learns that a long lost aunt has been found dead in a park, he begins piecing together her life to see if it had any value. What he finds is a revelation. On February 14th, Third Window Films will release MEMORIES OF MATSUKO (Kiraware Matsuko no Isshoo, 2006) on Blu-ray in the United Kingdom. Talented film director Tetsuya Nakashima (KAMIKAZE GIRLS, CONFESSIONS) wields a host of cinematic tools to make a memorably entertaining and emotionally powerful "fairytale tragedy," weaving together realistic human drama with offbeat comedy and spectacular, Bob Fosse-like production numbers to tell the heartbreaking story of Matsuko Kawajiri, a starry-eyed woman who spends her entire life searching for a worthy "prince" capable of returning her limitless love. After losing her job

    VIZ Pictures, Inc. has announced that it will now operate as NEW PEOPLE, Inc. © 2011 NEW PEOPLE, Inc

    DVD Blu-ray Digital

    Source: MediaLab press release Official Site: NewPeopleEnt.com Special Thanks to Erik Jansen VIZ Pictures, Inc., the film distributor and producer behind the Japanese pop culture venue in San Francisco known as NEW PEOPLE, has announced that it will now operate as a newly established company, NEW PEOPLE, Inc., to re-brand and create synergy between all corporate divisions. The company’s film distribution and licensing division will now operate as NEW PEOPLE Entertainment. NEW PEOPLE Entertainment is complemented by the launch of another dedicated film and event production division – NEW PEOPLE Productions – that will organize and manage the annual J-Pop Summit Festival as well as future film premieres, live events, and the development of original programming. The J-Pop Summit Festival takes place in San Francisco every summer and has become one of the largest events in the U.S. devoted to Japanese pop culture, film, fashion, food, art,

    Shout! Factory completes their DVD releases of the original Gamera films with the GAMERA VS. ZIGRA/GAMERA: THE SUPER MONSTER DOUBLE-FEATURE, on sale March 15th. Photo courtesy of Kadokawa Pictures and Golden Media Group, Inc. © 1980 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.

    DVD Blu-ray Digital

    Final Two Classic Gamera Movies to be Released March 15th Source: Shout! Factory press release, Golden Media Group, Inc. Special Thanks to Tom Chen, Roy McAree and Richard Noboru Kekahuna The wait is over! On March 15, 2011, Shout! Factory will unleash the final two films in Daiei Motion Picture Company`s illustrious Gamera franchise: GAMERA VS. ZIGRA and GAMERA: THE SUPER MONSTER! Witness twice the excitement as Gamera takes on the malevolent underwater alien creature Zigra and then revisits each of his deadliest foes on by one while trying to save the word! Both films feature newly remastered transfers in their original Japanese language as well as English dubs. Until the partnership of Shout! Factory and Kadokawa Pictures in May 2010, the original Gamera films were woefully underrepresented on DVD in the United States, especially in featuring the authentic original Japanese versions of

    NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Box Set 5. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2002 Masashi Kishimoto/ 2007 Shippuden

    DVD Blu-ray Digital

    Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media) has announced a trio of new anime DVD releases set for release this week that expand some of the company’s most potent properties including NARUTO SHIPPUDEN, VAMPIRE KNIGHT and POKÉMON. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN BOX SET, Volume 5 Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens MSRP: $49.95 U.S. / $71.99 CAN Available Now! Naruto is troubled by nightmares after his second failed attempt to bring Sasuke home. Kakashi, recovering in the hospital, suggests a new training regimen for Naruto that puts him in touch with his wind chakra nature. Naruto seeks advice from another wind type, the Leaf Jonin Asuma. Then, when Tsunade sends Team Kakashi on a mission to the Fire Temple, the truth about a shocking event involving Asuma and the Guardian Shinobi Twelve begins to unfold. This latest

    Page 101 of 117

    SciFi Japan
    Copyright © 2025 | SCIFI JAPAN
    © 2025 Your Company. All Rights Reserved. Designed By JoomShaper