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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Sentai Filmworks has announced that it acquired distribution rights to the third season of the CHIHAYAFURU franchise for the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Scandinavia and Central and South America. The 25-episode follow-up to CHIHAYAFURU and CHIHAYAFURU Season 2 centers on ultra-competitive karuta enthusiast Chihaya Ayase as she climbs to the top of the karuta heap. They may have just won their most coveted karuta tournament, but members of the Mizusawa karuta team still have a long way to go. Each member chases their dreams, and with a win under their collective belt, those dreams are closer in reach than ever. Chihaya Ayase is determined to challenge Wakamiya Shinobu and win the title of Queen, and Taichi Mashima is ready to take on Arata Wataya now that he’s made it into the most elite

    The Studio Ghibli film library will be available this month on digital download-to-own. Images courtesy of GKIDS. © Studio Ghibli

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    Coveted Animation Collection Available For Digital Download-To-Own In The U.S. And Canada On December 17e Source: GKIDS Inc., 42 WEST press release Special Thanks to Ashley Simon GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, announced today that it will release the catalogue of Japan’s legendary, Oscar-winning animation house, Studio Ghibli, for digital download-to-own in the United States and Canada on December 17, 2019. Films will be available to purchase in both English and Japanese languages on all major digital transactional platforms including Apple TV, Amazon VOD, Vudu, Google Play, Sony, Microsoft and FandangoNow. This marks the first time the Studio Ghibli films will be available for digital transactional anywhere in the world. GKIDS previously announced an exclusive US streaming deal with HBO Max for the Studio Ghibli library starting in May 2020. Studio Ghibli is one of the most acclaimed and

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    Nickelodeon Home Entertainment, Click Communications press release Special Thanks to Caitlin McKinley Nickelodeon’s critically-acclaimed, Emmy award-winning series receives the SteelBook treatment as AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER – The Complete Series Blu-ray 15th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook Collection arrives on February 18, 2020. The 3-book collection features stunning new artwork by artist Caleb Thomas, with each book featuring a different element (Water, Earth, and Fire) and the covers combining to form a beautiful triptych. Thomas was handpicked to design the collection’s covers after series co-creator Bryan Konietzko became a fan of Thomas’ art style on social media. The collection’s production run will be limited to 20,000 units. Created by Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino, AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER aired on Nickelodeon from February 2005 through July 2008, garnering both critical and audience acclaim while also winning Annie, Genesis, Primetime Emmy, and Peabody awards. The

    ULTRAMAN TAIGA Blu-ray Box II will include a discussion between ULTRAMAn TARO star Saburo Shinoda and ULTRAMAN TAIGA star Yuki Inoue. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN TAIGA PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM ? TV TOKYO

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    Author: Keith Aiken Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: m-78.jp/taiga, ani.tv/taiga (Japan) As the latest Ultraman show, ULTRAMAN TAIGA (?????????, Urutoraman Taiga), completes its broadcast run on TV Tokyo, the next Japanese home video release has been announced by Tsuburaya Productions. ULTRAMAN TAIGA Blu-ray Box II [????????? Blu-ray BOX II], containing Episodes 14-25 of the series plus a Special Disc of exclusive bonus features, will be available on February 27, 2020. The key extra for Blu-ray Box II is a "father and son" discussion between Saburo Shinoda (who starred in ULTRAMAn TARO as Kotaro Higashi) and Yuki Inoue (who plays Hiroyuki Kudo, the human host for Taro`s son, ULtraman Taiga). Also included are featurettes, commentaries and 12 chapters of an audio drama episode with a bonus episode, recorded exclusively for this set. ULTRAMAN TAIGA Blu-ray Box I -- containing the first half of the

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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 acclaimed action-packed heist thriller SAVAGE (??, Xue Bao, 2019). The directorial debut of Cui Siwei (THE ISLAND), the film follows a dogged detective as he squares off against a trio of violent crooks on a remote mountain in northeastern China. Winner of the “New Currents Award” for Best Film at the 2018 Busan International Film Festival, SAVAGE stars Chang Chen (CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON), Ni Ni (THE THOUSAND FACES OF DINJIA), Liao Fan (LET THE BULLETS FLY), Huang Jue (LONG DAY`S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT), Liu Hua (THE MONKEY KING), newcomer Zhang Yicong and Li Guangjie (DRUG WAR). Buried by treacherous conditions at the top of Mt. Baekdu, a policeman must brave the extreme conditions until he`s

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    Source: Section23 Films Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Section23 Films is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new HAIKYU!! SEASON 3 Complete Collection Blu-ray! The Miyagi Prefecture Representative for the Spring High School National Volleyball Championship continues as the Karasuno team advances to take on the undefeated prefecture champions, Shiratorizawa Academy High School. This is the strongest opponent Karasuno has ever faced, and the deck is stacked against them with an extra ace in the form Wakatoshi Ushijima, a powerful wing spiker who`s already played with the National Team! If they want to win, Hinata, Kageyama and the rest of the Crows will have to learn an entirely new playing style in order to counter Ushijima and his seemingly unstoppable spike... and that`s just the first lesson the Shiratorizawa veterans have in store for the Crows. The game is on as the players

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    The North American debut for both series in glorious high-definition! Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Barrett Evans, Jeff Hayne, J.W. Starrett, Michael Kedor and Katie Samuels Minneapolis, MN (November 21, 2019) Mill Creek Entertainment is pleased to announce the next releases from the Ultraman superhero library! RETURN OF ULTRAMAN will arrive on Blu-ray as both a special edition SteelBook® for $49.98 and in standard packaging for $39.98 on Feb 25, 2020. ULTRAMAN ORB: THE ORIGIN SAGA, which also includes the bonus special ULTRA FIGHT ORB, will be released on February 11, 2020 for $19.98 SRP. Both releases denote the North American debuts of both properties having never been broadcast on TV or available on any home entertainment format. RETURN OF ULTRAMAN (???????????, Kaettekita Urutoraman) is the fourth entry in the Ultra Series, premiering in April of 1971. After years of relative peace, mankind is once

    Win the ULTRAMAN ORB and ULTRAMAN GEED Blu-ray sets from Mill Creek Entertainment and SciFi Japan! Photos courtesy of Mill Creek. © ULTRAMAN ORB PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM?TV TOKYO © ULTRAMAN GEED PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM?TV TOKYO

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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` ULTRAMAN ORB (?????????, Urutoraman ?bu, 2016) and ULTRAMAN GEED (?????????, Urutoraman J?do, 2017). The sets feature both complete series in stunning high definition widescreen with DTS-HD Master Audio of the original Japanese soundtrack with English subtitles. The feature films ULTRAMAN ORB: THE MOVIE – LET ME BORROW THE POWER OF BONDS! (??? ?????????????????????, Gekij?-ban Urutoraman ?bu Kizuna no Chikara, Okari Shimasu!, 2017) and ULTRAMAN GEED: THE MOVIE – CONNECT THE WISHES! (??? ????????? ????! ??!, Gekij?-ban Urutoraman J?do Tsunagu ze! Negai!!, 2018) are also imncluded. ULTRAMAN ORB and ULTRAMAN GEED debut on Blu-ray + Digital (SRP: $39.98 each) on November 19, 2019. Mill Creek`s Ultraman titles can be ordered from UltramanOnAmazon as well as other retailers (both

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    Source: Section23 Films Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Section23 Films is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new NATSU NO ARASHI Complete Collection Blu-ray! Sometimes when you meet someone, you just know they’re going to be interesting, but when 13-year-old Yasaka Hajime meets an older girl while staying at his grandfather’s house for summer vacation, he has no idea how much she’s about to change his life! To begin with, while Arashi may only look a few years older than Yasaka, she’s actually closer in age to his granddad! How is that possible? It seems that Arashi’s not exactly human anymore, and besides being a ghost from 1945, she has an important mission that revolves around her ability to travel in time! Since Arashi can only travel temporally if she’s accompanied by a living being from her current present, guess who’s about to

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    FOOD WARS! THIRD PLATE Available February 25th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced its February slate of releases featuring Sentai Filmworks smash hit series FOOD WARS! THIRD PLATE, available on Blu-ray, DVD and special Limited-Edition Premium Box Set! Product details follow, in order of release... THE MAGNIFICENT KOTOBUKI Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 2/4/2020 Format: BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98 In a desolate world where the safest form of transporting cargo is by zeppelin; air pirates roam the sky, preying on aerial commerce and holding remote towns for ransom. Against these airborne marauders, the only defense is to hire high-flying protection of your own, and that`s where mercenary pilots like the girls of the Kotobuki Squadron come in. Behind the joysticks of their

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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 DIVINE FURY (??, Saja, 2019). An MMA fighter helps an exorcist fight evil in the South Korean action-mystery from director Jason Kim (MIDNIGHT RUNNERD). The film stars Park Seo-joon (THE CHRONICLES OF EVILl), Ahn Sung-ki (UNBOWED) and Woo Do-hwan (MASTER), with special appearances by Choi Woo-shik (TRAIN TO BUSAN) and Kim Si-eun (THE BEAUTY INSIDE). After losing his father at a young age in a terrible accident, Yong-hu (Park) abandons his Christian faith and chooses to only believe in himself. Now as an adult, Yong-hu is a champion fighter and has everything he has ever wanted, that is until a mysterious wound appears in the palm of his hand. He himself in the middle

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment press release Official Event Site: minneapolis.galaxycon.com Special Thanks to Barrett Evans Mill Creek Entertainment will be promoting their Ultraman Blu-ray and SteelBook releases at the upcoming GalaxyCon event in Minneapolis, November 8-10. In addition to the getting great deals on the Ultraman Blu-ray sets, fans will also be able to get their picture taken with Ultraman and Alien Zetton! Other merchandise items will also be available for sale, so if you’re in the Minneapolis area, be sure to stop by BOOTH #1002! GalaxyCon Minneapolis will be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center (1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403). Attendees can shop from of a wide range of vendors and meet celebrity and creative guests from comics, movies, TV, science fiction, fantasy, anime, cartoons, video games and wrestling. There will also be 300 hours of programming over the 3 days with Q&As,

    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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