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    Cover art for the UK DVD and Blu-ray editions of the Japanese/Korean horror adventure HIGANJIMA - ESCAPE FROM VAMPIRE ISLAND. Photo courtesy of The Associates. © 2010 Suzuki Koji/ Kodansha,

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    Source: The Associates press release Official Movie Site: Higanjima (Japan) From the TWILIGHT movies to television’s TRUE BLOOD, screen vampires have never been hotter than they are right now, so it should come as no surprise that Asian filmmakers would be keen to add a bit of spice to the genre with their own unique style and sensibilities. That’s certainly the case with HIGANJIMA - ESCAPE FROM VAMPIRE ISLAND, a brand new live-action horror movie based on the best-selling manga series by Koji Matsumoto, coming to DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom in October 2010. Brought to the screen by the South Korean director of VOLCANO HIGH, Kim Tae-gyun, and faithfully adapted by the Japanese screenwriter of the DEATH NOTE movies, Tetsuya Oishi, HIGANJIMA - ESCAPE FROM VAMPIRE ISLAND takes the vampire genre and its myths to new extremes, adding samurai sword

    KIMIKISS: PURE ROUGE COLLECTION 1. Photo courtesy of Section23 Films.

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    CANAAN Available on October 26th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has provided details on its October 2010 slate of releases, including CANAAN and TEARS TO TIARA which will be released on DVD and Blu Ray, from Section23 client Sentai Filmworks. Product details follow, in order of release... KIMIKISS: PURE ROUGE COLLECTION 1 Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 325 min. Street Date: 10/5/2010 Format: DVD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $49.98 Kouichi always thought of Mao as his little sister, but when he wakes up from a dream and she walks into his house, he doesn`t even recognize her. Probably because, after living in France for several years, Mao is definitely not anyone`s little sister anymore! To further complicate things, Koichi`s mom has invited Mao to stay at their house while

    Contents of the UK DEATH NOTE 1 & 2 Blu-ray Collection. Photo courtesy of 4Digital Media and Organic Marketing. © 2006 [Death Note] Film Partners

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    Source: 4Digital Media, Organic Marketing press releases Official Movie Site: Death-Note-Movie (Japan), 4digitalmedia.com/deathnote (UK) Special Thanks to Steve Beecham and Andy Green With over 25 million copies sold, Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata`s hit manga series Death Note has spawned an internationally successful anime series, and been adapted into two box office smash live-action feature films directed by Shusuke Kaneko, widely known for the popular Gamera monster film series. Now British distributor 4Digital Media will release a 4 disc special edition box set with both feature films in Blu-ray; DEATH NOTE and DEATH NOTE: THE LAST NAME, plus two discs packed full of extras on DVD. DEATH NOTE 1 & 2 Blu-ray Collection Street Date: 20 Sep 2010 Label: 4Digital Media Region: PAL Number of discs: 4 Running Time: 262 minutes Certificate: 15 RRP: £24.99 DEATH NOTE follows the story of Light Yagami

    DVD cover art for the UK release of BROTHER. Photo courtesy of Park Circus and Organic Marketing. © 2000 Little Brother, Inc./Office Kitano

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    Crime Thriller Streets October 4th Source: Organic Marketing Official Movie Site: office-kitano.co.jp/brother (Japan) Special Thanks to Andy Green Internationally acclaimed Japanese media phenomenon `Beat` Takeshi Kitano`s (ZATOICHI, BATTLE ROYALE) 2000 crime thriller BROTHER will be released on DVD in the United Kingdom by distributor Park Circus on October 4th. Kitano wrote, directed and starred in this straight-ahead gangster saga with a cross-cultural twist. The film focuses on Yamamoto (Kitano), a Yakuza gangster, who is forced out of the country when a gang war all but wipes out his clan. Armed with a fake credit card, a forged passport and a bag of money, he travels to Los Angeles, where he organizes one of the most powerful criminal syndicates in the city. Yamamoto seems unstoppable, until his gang runs afoul of the Mafia. Soon all that he built quickly and bloodily starts to unravel,

    We have winners for the Blu-ray DEATH NOTE COLLECTION and the BATTLE LEAGUE HORUMO DVD. Photos courtesy of VIZ Pictures. © 2006 [Death Note] Film Partners. © 2009 Kamogawa Horumo Film Partners

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    Source: VIZ Pictures Official Movie Sites: Death Note Films, horumo.com Special Thanks to Rieko Fuji A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Thank you to everyone who entered VIZ Pictures and SciFi Japan`s DEATH NOTE and HORUMO contest. The winning entries are... Blu-ray DEATH NOTE COLLECTION: Daniel Contreras BATTLE LEAGUE HORUMO DVD: Rita Porter Congratulations to the winners! VIZ Pictures will be shipping the prizes shortly so keep an eye on your mailbox. More contests are planned for 2010 so keep checking back with SciFi Japan for more chances to win some cool stuff! About VIZ Pictures, Inc. Based in San Francisco, CA, VIZ Pictures, Inc. distributes Japanese live-action films and DVDs, with particular focus on Japanese "kawaii (cute) and cool" pop culture. VIZ Pictures approaches each release from a J-pop fan`s point of view to serve manga and anime generation in North America . VIZ

    The LORD OF THE RINGS films will be released individually on Blu-ray this week. Warner Bros. is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win all three Blu-ray discs and a selection of LOTR prizes. Photo courtesy of Warner Home Video. © 2010 New Line Productions, Inc.

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    Source: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Official Website: LordOfTheRings.net Special Thanks to Bridget Groller Warner Bros. is giving SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a great THE LORD OF THE RINGS Blu-ray Prize Pack containing all three films and a host of cool LOTR collectibles. The award-winning, international blockbuster trilogy will be released individually on Blu-ray for the first time on September 14th. The Blu-ray discs have a MSRP of $24.98 each. Based on JRR Tolkien`s best-selling fantasy book series, director Peter Jackson`s THE LORD OF THE RINGS movie series comprises... THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING Assisted by a Fellowship of heroes, Frodo Baggins plunges into a perilous trek to take the mystical One Ring to Mount Doom so that it and its magical powers can be destroyed and never possessed by evil Lord Sauron. The astonishing journey

    Cover art for the STARCRASH 2-DISC SPECIAL EDITION DVD. Photo courtesy of Shout! Factory and New Horizons

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    Roger Corman, Caroline Munro, David Hasselhoff, Marc Singer, MST3K on DVD and/or Blu-ray Source: Shout! Factory press releases Special Thanks to Tom Chen B-movie fans are in for a treat as Shout! Factory prepares to unleash several Roger Corman films and another MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 DVD collection... STARCRASH 2-DISC SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY and DVD One of the most eagerly awaited inter-galactic science-fiction adventures, released by Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, will finally be made available for the first time to the home entertainment shelves as STARCRASH, directed by Luigi Cozzi, will debut September 14, 2010 on 2-Disc Special Edition Blu-ray and DVD from Shout! Factory, in association with New Horizons Picture Corporation. An adventure like no other, the STARCRASH 2-DISC SPECIAL EDITION contains anamorphic widescreen presentation of the movie with DTS HD 5.1 surround sound (Blu-ray), a reversible cover featuring

    Mamoru Hosoda`s Japanese Academy Award-winning SUMMER WARS is getting a US theatrical release. © 2009 Summer Wars Film Partners

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    An Anime Family Saves the World in this Film Festival Favorite Source: FUNimation Entertainment Official Site: s-wars.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Jackie Smith and Manny Alcala FUNimation Entertainment has acquired the North American home entertainment, theatrical, broadcast and merchandise rights to the animated sci-fi action film SUMMER WARS (Samaa Woozu, 2009) from NTV (Nippon Television Network). Released in August 2009 in Japan by Warner Brothers, SUMMER WARS is produced by Madhouse and directed by Mamoru Hosoda. SUMMER WARS is the second full-length film that Hosoda has made as a freelance director. The first, THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME (Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo, 2006), an animated movie in which the teenage heroine discovers that she can travel to the past, received rave reviews from critics and audiences worldwide. SUMMER WARS reunites many who worked on that film, including scriptwriter Satoko Okudera and character

    DVD cover art for DEMEKING, THE SEA MONSTER and PSYCHO SHARK. Photos courtesy of Cinema Epoch. DEMEKING © 2009

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    Source: Cinema Epoch Movie Website: demeking-movie.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Gregory Hatanaka and Edwin Santos Next month, the American movie and video distributor Cinema Epoch will release two 2009 independent Japanese monster movies on Region 1 DVD. Both DEMEKING, THE SEA MONSTER and PSYCHO SHARK will be available October 12th for the suggested retail price of $19.98 each. DEMEKING, THE SEA MONSTER is adapted from the 1991 cult hit manga Demeking by Takashi Imashiro. The film was produced by Tornado Film Co., Ltd. (MONSTER X STRIKES BACK/ ATTACK THE G8 SUMMIT!) and given a limited theatrical release in Japan by Jolly Roger Inc. starting March 7, 2009. Imashiro also co-wrote the film`s screenplay with director Kotaro Terauchi (SLIT MOUTH WOMAN 2, BOYS LOVE THE MOVIE, SHAOLIN GRANDMA). Takeshi Nadagi, a member of the comedy team The Plan 9 who has been highly praised

    Region 1 DVD and Blu-ray cover art for EDEN OF THE EAST, The Complete Series. Photos courtesy of FUNimation Entertainment. © 2009 EDEN OF THE EAST.

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    Complete Series Goes on Sale October 19th Source: FUNimation Entertainment Official Site: juiz.jp (Japan), funimation.com/edenoftheeast (US) Special Thanks to Jackie Smith and Manny Alcala FUNimation Entertainment will release the award-winning anime series EDEN OF THE EAST (Higashi no Eden, 2009) next month on Blu-ray and Region 1 DVD. Produced by anime studio Production I.G. (GHOST IN THE SHELL, KILL BILL VOL. 1), the show was created, written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama (director of MORIBITO: GUARDIAN OF THE SPIRIT and the best-selling GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX), and features character designs by manga artist Chica Umino (Honey and Clover). Originally announced for September 28th, 2010, the FUNimation DVD and Blu-ray of EDEN OF THE EAST will now street on October 19th. The 2 disc sets will each contain the complete series of 11 episodes. Story Monday, November 22, 2010...

    Cover for the DEATH NOTE COLLECTION. Photo courtesy of VIZ Pictures. © 2006 [Death Note] Film Partners

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    Two Great Prizes from VIZ Pictures and SciFi Japan Source: VIZ Pictures Official Movie Sites: Death Note Films, horumo.com Special Thanks to Rieko Fuji A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Our good friends at VIZ Pictures are giving SciFi Japan readers in the United States and Canada a chance to win one of two new releases from the company: the Blu-ray DEATH NOTE COLLECTION or the DVD of BATTLE LEAGUE HORUMO. Directed by Shusuke Kaneko, DEATH NOTE is a battle of wits based on the acclaimed manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata (published in North America by VIZ Media, rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens). Law student Light Yagami is upset with the justice system and when he finds the Death Note dropped by a Shinigami death god, he vows to rid the world of evil. Any human whose name is written in

    The cybernetic hero becomes an assassin in the series CASSHERN SINS, now available on DVD and Blu-ray from FUNimation. © 2008 Tatsunoko Production/ Casshern Sins Project

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    Source: FUNimation Entertainment Official Site: casshern-sins.jp (Japan), funimation.com/casshernsins (US) Special Thanks to Jackie Smith and Manny Alcala The complete 24 episode anime series CASSHERN SINS (Kyashan Sins, 2008) has been released on North American DVD and Blu-ray by FUNimation Entertainment. The series is loosely based on the original NEO-HUMAN CASSHERN (Shinzo Ningen Casshan, aka CASSHAN), a 1973 superhero show produced Tatsunoko Production (SPEED RACER, GATCHAMAN). Prior to CASSHERN SINS, the title character had previously been revived in 1993 for the four part Original Video Animation series ROBOT HUNTER CASSHERN (Robotto Hantaa Kyashan, released in the United States as the feature length CASSHAN: ROBOT HUNTER) and again in 2004 for director Kazuaki Kiriya`s live-action film CASSHERN. The new series is set in a post-apocalyptic world where mankind is nearly extinct. Robots far outnumber humans, but the inhospitable environment has begun to destroy even their

    Eva Units 02 and 00 battle the Angel Sahaquiel in EVANGELION 2.0: YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE. The film will be released in North America next year by FUNimation Entertainment. © 2009 Khara

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    Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Movie Site: funimation.com/evangelion (US), evangelion.co.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Jackie Smith and Manny Alcala FUNimation Entertainment announced that it has acquired the North American home entertainment, broadcast, digital and merchandise rights to the animated sci-fi action film EVANGELION: 2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE (Evangelion Shin Gekijoban: Ha, 2009) from international sales agent NTV (Nippon Television Network). EVANGELION: 2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE is the second of four "Rebuild of Evangelion" films by Hideaki Anno and Studio Khara based on the Gainax television series NEON GENESIS EVANGELION (Shin Seiki Evangelion, 1995), a long-running anime about teenagers defending the world from monsters and mass destruction. The film is produced by Toshimichi Otsuki and directed by Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, and Kazuya Tsurumaki from the screenplay written by Anno. The mechanical designer is Ikuto Yamashita. The setting

    Photo courtesy of FUNimation Entertainment. © Bird Studio/Shueisha, Toei Animation. ©1986 Toei Animation Co., Ltd.

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    Source: FUNimation Entertainment Special Thanks to Jackie Smith and Manny Alcala FUNimation Entertainment has provided details on their new and upcoming Region 1 anime DVD and Blu-ray releases... DRAGON BALL Season 5 Available at major retailers July 27th SRP $49.98 Rated TV14 Episodes 123-153 on 5 discs Official Site: dragonball.com In the aftermath of his epic battle with Piccolo, Goku embarks on an electrifying quest to rescue his fallen friends from the realm of the dead. His perilous journey will take him to the heights of Korin Tower - and beyond - as he searches for Kami, a mystical being with the power to resurrect Shenron and restore the magic of the seven Dragon Balls! But even if Goku succeeds in raising the dead, there`s no guarantee he`ll live long enough to enjoy a reunion with his slain comrades. The World Martial Arts tournament is just

    Photos courtesy of Shout! Factory. © 1967 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.

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    Four Classic Gamera Movies Coming September 21st Source: Shout! Factory Special Thanks to Tom Chen and Brian Ward Our friends at Shout! Factory sent over advance copies of their GAMERA VS. GUIRON / GAMERA VS. JIGER and GAMERA VS. GYAOS / GAMERA VS. VIRAS Double-Feature Collector’s Edition DVD sets, so we`re pleased to give SciFi Japan readers an early look at what`s coming their way on September 21st. Each DVD set is sold separately and has a suggested retail price of $19.93. GAMERA VS. GYAOS / GAMERA VS. VIRAS DOUBLE-FEATURE COLLECTOR’S EDITION DVD MAIN MENU GAMERA VS. GYAOS MENUS AND EXTRA FEATURES GAMERA VS. GYAOS (Daikaiju Kuchusen: Gamera Tai Gyaosu, 1967) Running Time: 86 minutes Japanese Audio 2 English Dubs (AIP-TV RETURN OF THE GIANT MONSTERS and Sandy Frank GAMERA VS. GAOS versions) English Subtitles GAMERA

    Cover art for Shout! Factory`s GAMERA VS. GYAOS / GAMERA VS. VIRAS and GAMERA VS. GUIRON / GAMERA VS. JIGER Double Feature DVD Collections. Photos courtesy of Shout! Factory. © 1967-1970 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.

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    Classic Kaiju Movies to be Released September 21st Source: Shout! Factory press release Special Thanks to Tom Chen and Brian Ward The Gamera resurrection continues with two double-feature collector’s edition DVD sets of the titanic terrapin! Featuring North American DVD debuts of the original Japanese versions of the third through sixth Gamera movies, presented for the first time in anamorphic widescreen from recently restored masters. GAMERA VS. GUIRON / GAMERA VS. JIGER DOUBLE-FEATURE COLLECTOR’S EDITION DVD and GAMERA VS. GYAOS / GAMERA VS. VIRAS DOUBLE-FEATURE COLLECTOR’S EDITION DVD ROARING ONTO DVD ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 If you loved the first two Special Edition home entertainment releases of the original Gamera movies – GAMERA, THE GIANT MONSTER and GAMERA VS. BARUGON, prepare yourself for four times the fun! On September 21, 2010, Shout! Factory will further unleash four more Gamera movies (the original Japanese

    DVD cover art for SLAYERS EVOLUTION-R. Photo courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © 2008 Hajime Kanzaka ?Rui Araizumi?Fujimishobo?SLAYERS-R Committee

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    Source: Madman Entertainment Special Thanks to Ben Pollock and Philippa Lamb The Australian distributor Madman Entertainment is releasing the following anime and Asian live action titles on Region 4 DVD in September, 2010... THE SLAYERS EVOLUTION-R Collection (Series 5) The magical mayhem of THE SLAYERS REVOLUTION continues in THE SLAYERS EVOLUTION-R! With the original cast of THE SLAYERS back together for the first time in over a decade, Lina Inverse and her crew are reunited and doing what they do best - saving the world by almost destroying it! Lina`s gang and their new ally Pokota are hot on the trail of the Hellmaster`s Jar! It`s no ordinary piece of pottery: it holds the soul of Rezo the Red Priest. Opening the vessel and resurrecting Rezo is the only hope Pokota has of saving his kingdom`s people. With masked assassins, headless knights, and shifty Xellos in

    BLUE DROP COMPLETE COLLECTION. Photo courtesy of Section23 Films.

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    XAM’D Blu Ray Available on September 21st Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has provided details on its September slate of releases, including XAM’D. The Stone Cold Mecha Action series will be released on DVD and Blu Ray, from Section23 client Sentai Filmworks. Product details follow, in order of release... BLUE DROP COMPLETE COLLECTION Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 325 min. Street Date: 9/7/2010 Format: DVD SRP: $59.98 Five years ago, something horrifying happened on Kamioki Island. Something so nightmarish that it stripped all memory from Mari Wakatake`s mind even as it left every other human on the island dead in its wake! Now enrolled against her will at an isolated girl`s academy, Mari is unaware that hidden eyes are watching her, waiting for her memory to return. For buried in her

    The long-awaited sequel to THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA and Larry Blamire’s latest send-up have been released on DVD by Shout! Factory. © 2008 Bantam Street

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    A Double-Dose of Hilarious B-Movie Lampoons Source: Shout! Factory, Bantam Street Official Movie Websites: THE LOST SKELETON RETURNS AGAIN, DARK AND STORMY NIGHT Special Thanks to Brian Ward and Tom Chen In the grand tradition of Mel Brooks and Preston Sturges, Larry Blamire brings his zany ensemble of actors back in two hysterically funny and instant cult-classics, when the highly-anticipated sequel THE LOST SKELETON RETURNS AGAIN and Blamire’s latest send-up DARK AND STORMY NIGHT hit the home entertainment shelves August 17, 2010 from Shout! Factory. Poised to deliver the cinematic chuckle-fests that loyal fans have been waiting for, both collectible DVDs boast cast and crew commentary, a behind-the-scenes featurette and more. Each DVD is sold separately and has a suggested retail price of $14.97. Director, writer and actor Larry Blamire brings his unique brand of parody to life in the sequel to his

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

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    Vampires, Soul Reapers, Ninja, Mangaka, and Romance Heat Up the Summer 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, will delight anime fans with several exciting new DVD and manga releases scheduled for the summer. Anime titles are scheduled to include the North American debut of VAMPIRE KNIGHT, as well as the latest episodic releases of the popular BLEACH and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN series and a new POKÉMON collection. This summer also sees the launch of brand new manga series set to tantalize the most discriminating manga tastes and features romantic dramas, fantasy driven action, the trials of aspiring manga creators, and a tasty slice of life story set in a romantic bistro in Rome. For more information on other animated titles from VIZ Media please

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