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    ULTRAMAN ORB: THE MOVIE – LET ME BORROW THE POWER OF BONDS! and ULTRAMAN GEED: THE MOVIE – CONNECT THE WISHES! are now on sale in Walmart exclusive

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Barrett Evans Mill Creek Entertainment (Minneapolis, MN) -- On November 19, 2019, Tsuburaya Productions` ULTRAMAN ORB (?????????, Urutoraman ?bu, 2016) and ULTRAMAN GEED (?????????, Urutoraman J?do, 2017) will be making their North American debut as Blu-ray combo packs that include the complete television series, the subsequent theatrical feature films, plus digital redemption for $39.98 each. The ULTRAMAN ORB and ULTRAMAN GEED feature films have also been released in Walmart exclusive "movie-only" Blu-ray editions, currently available at select Walmart stores and on Walmart.com. The Walmart exclusives retail for $12.96 each, and present each movie with DTS-HD Master Audio of the original Japanese soundtrack with English subtitles. Digital redemption for the films will also be available via Mill Creek Entertainment’s streaming service, movieSPREE. ULTRAMAN ORB: THE MOVIE – LET ME BORROW THE POWER OF BONDS! (??? ?????????????????????, Gekij?-ban Urutoraman ?bu Kizuna no

    The series ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT: NEW GENERATION HEROES will be released on Blu-ray and DVD in Japan next February. Photos courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    New Series Comes to Home Video in Japan February 2020 Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: m-78.jp/galaxy-fight A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and photos for the Japanese Blu-ray and DVD editions of their new Ultraman series, ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT: NEW GENERATION HEROES (?????????????? ????????????????, Urutora Gyarakush? Faito Ny? Jener?shon H?r?zu, 2019). The first completely new Ultraman show to be produced exclusively for internet distribution, ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT: NEW GENERATION HEROES is currently streaming worldwide on the ULTRAMAN Official YouTube Channel, with the home video release scheduled for February 27, 2020. The home video editions will present a new Director`s Cut version of the series. The Blu-ray will also include the 13 mini-episodes as originally seen on YouTube, plus bonus features not available on DVD. Tsuburaya has also announced that the ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT: NEW GENERATION HEROES Director`s

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    CASTLEVANIA Season 2 Arrives Alongside Second Set Of SAILOR MOON SAILOR STARS; Deluxe Art Books For DRAGON BALL And TRANSFORMERS And New Manga Series Also Debut Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media announces the anticipated home media release of Season 2 of the hit Netflix Original Anime Series CASTLEVANIA. All 8 episodes of Season 2 will be available on Blu-ray and DVD and conclude Trevor Belmont’s battle with Dracula. The finale of SAILOR MOON also arrives with the home media release of SAILOR MOON SAILOR STARS PART 2. Available for the first time ever in the U.S., catch the final, climactic 17 episodes of the series as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack or as a Standard Edition DVD set. November’s publishing titles feature gorgeous new hardcover art books celebrating two of pop culture’s most iconic properties. Dragon Ball:

    Funimation has licensed the classic anime ROBOTECH for release in North America. Image courtesy of Funimation. ©1985-2019 Harmony Gold USA, Inc. All rights reserved

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    Source: Funimation press release Special Thanks to Scott Barretto Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution has licensed the highly successful original anime sensation ROBOTECH: THE SERIES (1985) and the sequel films ROBOTECH: THE SHADOW CHRONICLES (2006) and ROBOTECH 2: THE SENTINELS (1988) to Funimation, the global leader in sub and dub anime content and a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Television. Upon expiration of existing third-party deals, this expansive agreement gives Funimation all rights (including VOD, EST, home entertainment and merchandising) worldwide, excluding Japan, to over 45 hours of the cutting-edge CGI anime. Produced by Harmony Gold and Tatsunoko Production, the action adventure animated series ROBOTECH introduced an entire generation of viewers to anime when it first premiered in 1985 and to this day, has a thriving and extensive fan base around the globe. Separately, the Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Pictures Group is currently

    Win a Blu-ray of the J-Horror classic RINGU from Arrow Video US and SciFi Japan! Photo courtesy of MVD Entertainment. © 1998 The Ring/The Spiral Production Group

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    Source: Arrow Video US, MVD Entertainment Group Special Thanks to Clint Weiler Arrow Video US is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray of the Japanese horror classic RINGU (???, 1998) -- aka THE RING. The film is restored from the original negative in glorious high definition and supplemented by a wealth of archival and newly created bonus materials. With RINGU, director Hideo Nakata (DARK WATER) unleashed a chilling tale of technological terror on unsuspecting audiences, which redefined the horror genre, launched the J-Horror boom in the West and introduced a generation of moviegoers to a creepy, dark-haired girl called Sadako. The film’s success spawned a slew of remakes, reimaginations and imitators, but none could quite boast the power of Nakata’s original masterpiece, which melded traditional Japanese folklore with contemporary anxieties about the spread of technology. The RINGU Blu-ray

    A poet and monk follow clues to solve the mysterious death of famous Concubine in LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT. Photo courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. © 2017 New Classics Media Corporation, Kadokawa Corporation, Emperor Film Production Company Ltd.

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    Source: Well Go USA, ddPR Special Thanks to Leif Helland Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray of the visually lush Xianxia fantasy LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT (???, Y?o M?o Zhuàn, 2017). From Kaige Chen, the acclaimed director of FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE, the award-winning film stars Xuan Huang (BREAKING THE WAVES), Shôta Sometani (Takashi Miike’s FIRST LOVE), Yuqi Zhang (THE MERMAID) and Hao Qin (THE NIGHTENGALE). Havoc descends upon the Imperial Court of the Tang Dynasty when the General’s wife is possessed by an ancient demon. Through a series of unexpected twists and turns, the unlikely duo of an eccentric poet and dutiful monk, unravel the dark and ancient mystery behind a centuries-old death of a beautiful courtesan in hopes it holds the key to saving the general’s wife. LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT

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    TSURUNE Available January 28th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its January slate of releases featuring Sentai Filmworks hit title by the acclaimed studio, Kyoto Animation, TSURUNE. Available on Blu-ray and special Limited Edition Premium Box Set! Product details follow, in order of release... THE GIRL IN TWILIGHT Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 1/7/2020 Format: BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98 Every day, Asuka and her friends Nana, Mia, Yu and Chloe go to a certain temple to find out if an urban legend they heard is true: that if you set your radio to a random channel at 4:44 PM, and pray really hard, you can open a door into another dimension. It`s a game, really, and the girls don`t take it too

    Win the Tsuburaya classics ULTRA Q and ULTRAMAN on Blu-ray from Mill Creek Entertainment and SciFi Japan! Photos courtesy of Mill Creek. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Barrett Evans Mill Creek Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray + Digital sets of Tsuburaya Productions` ULTRA Q (?????, Urutora Q, 1966) and ULTRAMAN (???????????????, Urutoraman K?s? Tokusatsu Shir?zu, 1966-67). Originally airing in 1966, ULTRA Q and ULTRAMAN were ratings successes that spawned an ongoing franchise of television series, specials, movies and merchandising. Now both series are presented in stunning high definition video with DTS-HD Master Audio of the original Japanese soundtrack with English subtitles. ULTRA Q and ULTRAMAN debut on Blu-ray + Digital in standard sets (SRP: $39.98) and in limited edition SteelBooks (SRP: $49.98) on October 15, 2019. Mill Creek`s Ultraman titles can be ordered from UltramanOnAmazon as well as other retailers (both online and in stores). Both series can also be purchased on Mill Creek`s movieSPREE streaming service website and

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    Source: Well Go USA, ddPR Special Thanks to Leif Helland Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray Combo Pack of the Chinese horror film THE LINGERING (??, G? zhái, 2018). First time feature directors Ho Pong Mak and Derrick Taoby have crafted a tale of a mother and son haunted by a malevolent spirit on New Year’s Eve. Years later, the son returns to find the ghost is still there... THE LINGERING stars Athena Chu, Louis Cheung, Bob Chang, Terry Zou, Lee Fung, Wei Lai and Yao Tong. THE LINGERING debuts on Blu-ray Combo Pack (SLP: $29.98), DVD (SLP: $24.98) and Digital October 15 from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film is presented in the original Cantonese with English subtitles, has a runtime of approximately 87 minutes and is not rated. Bonus materials include a

    Shinpei Hayashiya`s indie daikaiju movie RAIGA VS. OHGA is coming to North America from SRS Cinema. © Shinpei Hayashiya

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    Source: SRS Cinema LLC Special Thanks to Avery Guerra A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Distributor SRS Cinema has licensed director Shinpei Hayashiya`s RAIGA VS. OHGA (????? ? ?????, Shinkaij? Raiba Tai Y?ganj? ?kiba, 2019) for release in North America. The film is the third in a trilogy of independent daikaiju movies that began with REIGO; KING OF THE SEA MONSTERS (???????, Shinkaij? Reig?, 2005/2008) and continued with RAIGA: GOD OF THE MONSTERS (?????, Shinkaij? Raiba, 2009). Fans will be able to complete their collections in early 2020. RAIGA VS. OHGA comes to limited edition Blu-ray and VHS in January or February, with official wide-release DVDs to follow. About SRS Cinema LLC SRS Cinema LLC is among the leaders in ultra low budget indie film distribution, having evolved to it’s

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    Source: Avery Guerra Distributor SRS Cinema has revealed a new North American trailer for RAIGA: GOD OF THE MONSTERS (?????, Shinkaij? Raiba, 2009), the independent daikaiju film from director Shinpei Hayashiya. Both RAIGA and its predecessor REIGO; KING OF THE SEA MONSTERS (???????, Shinkaij? Reig?, 2005/2008) are being released on home video by SRS Cinema. Limited edition Blu-ray and VHS can now be ordered exclusively at the SRS Cinema website. The wide release DVD of REIGO is coming in November, with RAIGA following in February 2020. REIGO; KING OF THE SEA MONSTERS Order Links: • REIGO BLU-RAY • REIGO VHS • REIGO T-SHIRT • REIGO ALL-OVER PRINT T-SHIRT RAIGA: GOD OF THE MONSTERS Order Links: • RAIGA BLU-RAY • RAIGA VHS • RAIGA T-SHIRT • RAIGA ALL OVER PRINT T-SHIRT About SRS Cinema LLC SRS Cinema LLC is among the leaders in ultra

    Contents of the ULTRAMAN limited edition SteelBook edition from Mill Creek Entertainment. Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Barrett Evans Tsuburaya Productions` ULTRA Q (?????, Urutora Q, 1966) and ULTRAMAN (???????????????, Urutoraman K?s? Tokusatsu Shir?zu, 1966-67) arrive on Blu-ray October 15 from Mill Creek Entertainment. Both complete series will be available in Blu-ray boxed sets for $39.98 each and in limited edition SteelBook editions for $49.98 each. ULTRA Q and ULTRAMAN -- along with Mill Creek`s upcoming releases of ULTRASEVEN, ULTRAMAN ORB and ULTRAMAN GEED -- can be preordered at bit.ly/UltramanOnAmazon. About Mill Creek Entertainment Mill Creek Entertainment is the home entertainment industry’s leading independent studio for Blu-ray, DVD, and digital distribution. With direct sales pipelines to all primary retail and online partners, Mill Creek Entertainment licenses, produces, markets and distributes a dynamic array of film and television content to over 30,000 retail stores and

    He may look harmless, but appearances can be deceiving in KUNG FU MONSTER. Photo courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. © 2018 Bona Film Group

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    Source: Well Go USA, ddPR Special Thanks to Leif Helland Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray of the action-packed Hong Kong wuxia fantasy KUNG FU MONSTER (????, W? Lín Guài Shòu, 2018), starring martial arts icon Louis Koo (KILL ZONE 2, THE WHITE STORM). Director by Andrew Lau (THE GUILLOTINES, INTERNAL AFFAIRS trilogy) employs lavish special effects for the epic story of Ocean (Koo), an animal trainer in the Ming Dynasty, who releases a gentle, gremlin-like ball of fur he names Lucky into the world after he witnesses its mistreatment by Crane, an evil eunuch. This infuriates Crane, who immediately puts a huge bounty on both Ocean and Lucky’s heads. From all corners of China, bounty hunters with the most diverse backgrounds and masters of the martial arts sign up for the hunt. What

    A crime boss finds himself forming an unlikely partnership with a local detective to catch a serial killer in THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL. Photo courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. © 2019 Kiwi Media Group

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    Source: Well Go USA, ddPR Special Thanks to Leif Helland Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray of the action-packed South Korean drama THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL (???, Ak-in-jeon, 2019), in which a crime boss finds himself forming an unlikely partnership with a detective to catch an elusive serial killer. Directed by Lee Won Tae, the film stars Don Lee (TRAIN TO BUSAN), Kim Moo Yul (WAR OF THE ARROWS) and Sung-kyu Kim (TUNNEL). In THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL, the fierce gang boss Jang Dong-su (Don Lee) is violently attacked after a fender bender on a rainy night. After fighting back, he barely escapes, however his reputation as a feared leader is damaged beyond repair. The only way to restore his image is to find his attacker and exact revenge. Jang

    Arrow Video presents RINGU and its immediate sequels in high definition with a wealth of bonus materials. Photo courtesy of MVD Entertainment. © 1998 The Ring/The Spiral Production Group

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    Source: Arrow Video US, MVD Entertainment Group press release Special Thanks to Clint Weiler Before the sequels, remakes and crossovers, audiences were first introduced to a future horror icon amidst an era of ultra-violent slashers from the ‘80s and ‘90s, where its more sombre march towards terror taught audiences and filmmakers alike that the dread of the unknown can be more frightening than the horrors we know. THE RING (???, Ringu, 1998), initially released to worldwide acclaim, sparking a global genre renaissance and a western love-affair with “J-Horror” that endures to this day. Now, the twisted visage of Sadako is one of horror’s most recognizable icons, alongside the likes of Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees. The hushed gossiping of the tape’s ghastly legend resonated with those who spent their playground years sharing stories of Bloody Mary and Candy Man, offering us an insight into Japan’s y?rei-driven folklore,

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: ahirunosora.jp (Japan) Sentai Filmworks announced today that it acquired exclusive rights to the action-packed shounen sports anime AHIRU NO SORA (?????) through a worldwide licensing arrangement excluding Asia. The all-new television series is based on the best-selling manga by Takeshi Hinata and debuts October 2019. He may be shorter in stature, but Sora Kurumatani can soar and score on the basketball court! With a passion for the sport he inherited from his mother, Sora vows to her that he’ll take top prize at a high school basketball tournament... but there’s one problem. His new school’s basketball club has turned into a hangout for delinquents! Will Sora’s sheer tenacity and amazing three-point shooting change their minds and get the club up and running again? Produced by Studio Diomed?a (DOMESTIC GIRLFRIEND, MY GIRLFRIEND IS SHOBITCH, SQUID GIRL), AHIRU NO SORA is

    An alien monster and a giant high school teacher battle in the old-school tokusatsu movie, ATTACK OF THE GIANT TEACHER, coming to home video in North America from SRS Cinema. Photo courtesy of SRS Cinema. © 2019 Attack of the Giant Teacher Film Partners

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    Source: SRS Cinema LLC Special Thanks to Avery Guerra and Ron Bonk A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE The new independent daikaiju film ATTACK OF THE GIANT TEACHER (??????????????????????, Atakku Obu Za Jaianto T?ch?, 2019) has been licensed for North American distribution by SRS Cinema LLC. A classic-style tokusatsu movie, ATTACK OF THE GIANT TEACHER will be available on limited edition Blu-ray and VHS in early January 2020, with wide release DVDs planned for next summer. Synopsis Kenzo Miyazawa is an earnest teacher who works at a night high school. His class is filled with unique and slightly odd students. Suddenly, the night school witnesses a drop in student numbers and has no choice but to shut down by the end of the year. Mr. Miyazawa’s class decides to create a musical for the school’s last festival. Then, an alien beast invades Earth

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

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    BLOOM INTO YOU Available December 17th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced its December slate of releases featuring Sentai Filmworks hit romance series, BLOOM INTO YOU. Available on Blu-ray and special Limited Edition Premium Box Set! Product details follow, in order of release... K-ON ULTIMATE COLLECTION Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 1135 min. Street Date: 12/3/2019 Format: BD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $129.98 The Sakuragoaka Girls` Academy curriculum traditionally focuses on the three "R"s of reading, writing and arithmetic, but Ritsu Tainaka wants to add two more "R"s: Rock and Roll! To do that, however, Ritsu has to save the Light Music Club from being shut down due to little problems like not having any other members or a faculty advisor. After strong-arming her best friend

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    Source: Shout! Factory Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan Shout! Factory is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray edition of THE CASE OF HANA & ALICE (?????????, Hana to Arisu Satsujin Jiken, 2015). The release includes over two hours of bonus features, including a greeting from the film’s premiere and a message from animator Makoto Shinkai (Your Name) that are exclusive to the physical release. When Alice transfers to a new middle school, she hears an urban legend about a student who disappeared the previous year and is suspected to have been killed by his fellow students. Even worse, Alice discovers that she lives next door to his former house, a supposedly haunted home, now occupied by a reclusive classmate named Hana. Hana and Alice decide to investigate this “murder case” together, but soon find that their lack of

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    The only feature-length film from the mysterious and ethereal world of NATSUME YUJIN-CHO finally arrives on Blu-ray! Source: AniplexUSA press release Official Site: natsume-movie.com (Japan), natsume-movieusa.com (US) Special Thanks to Aiko Makino Aniplex of America is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated release of NATSUME YUJIN-CHO THE MOVIE: EPHEMERAL BOND (??? ????? ?????????, Natsume Y?jin-Ch?: Utsusemi ni Musubu, 2018) on Blu-ray on November 26th. The first and only film from the beloved series features a brand new, original story by creator Yuki Midorikawa along with veteran director Takahiro Omori (DURARARA!!, HELL GIRL) returning as Chief Director with help from Hideki Ito, who has taken on the role of director for the film, and Tatsuo Yamada, who handled the yokai design and role of action animation director. The film’s animation production is by studio Shuka, who produced the TV series since 2016, with screenplay by Sadayuki Murai

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