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    CHALLENGE FROM THE YEAR 2020 title card. Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: m-78.jp/ultraman-archives (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE In October, Tsuburaya Productions announced their new ULTRAMAN ARCHIVES (????????????) Project that looks back at key episodes of the Ultraman Series through home video, public events, and deluxe merchandising. The first home video release will be the ULTRAMAN ARCHIVES: ULTRA Q Episode 19: CHALLENGE FROM THE YEAR 2020 Blu-ray & DVD Set (ULTRAMAN ARCHIVES??????? Episode 19?2020?????Blu-ray?DVD????), which will be available in Japan on February 20, 2019. The set features HD remasters of the original 1966 black & white episode and the COLOR ULTRA Q colorized version from 2011 plus video testimonials by cast and crew members such as director/screenwriter Toshihiro Iijima and actors Hiroko Sakurai, who starred in ULTRA Q as reporter Yuriko Edogawa, and Satoshi “Bin” Furuya, who played Kemur in the episode (and later starred as Ultraman). Also included

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

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    HAKUMEI & MIKOCHI Available March 19th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its March slate of releases which includes Sentai Filmworks fantasy adventure series HAKUMEI & MIKOCHI, available on Blu-ray March 19th. Product details follow, in order of release... TOKYO LIVING DEAD IDOL BLU-RAY Published by: Kraken Releasing Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 83 min. Street Date: 3/5/2019 Format: BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $19.98 Tokyo 27-ku`s the hottest pop group around, but when singer Kamiya Miku (Nana Asakawa) gets bitten by a zombie, she goes from being on top of the charts to the top of the most wanted lists! With just 72 hours until the sizzling chanteuse becomes a shuffling zombie, Miku`s only hope is finding a serum that might possibly cure her. Unfortunately, if Miku can`t reach the antidote

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    Collectible 20-Disc Set Includes MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: THE MOVIE Debuting for the First Time on Blu-ray! Source: Shout! Factory Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan The 20-disc, stunning steelbook edition of MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: The Complete Series is now available from shoutfactory.com. Spanning the first 3 seasons of the Power Rangers television series and spotlighting MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: THE MOVIE for the first time on Blu-ray, this home entertainment collection features over 60 hours of action-packed entertainment across 19 DVDs and 1 Blu-ray, including hours of bonus content with brand-new interviews specific to the movie. Following its debut in 1993, POWER RANGERS quickly became the most watched children’s television program in North America. Emphasizing the importance of teamwork, responsibility and helping others by following the adventures of a group of ordinary young people who “morphed” into superheroes, this long-running series has been seen in

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    Source: Film Movement, Foundry Communications press release Special Thanks to Michael Krause Takeshi Kitano is among Japan`s most famous multi-hyphenates. Originally entering show business in 1972 as "Beat" Takeshi, a member of the famous comedy duo Two Beats, he went one to become one of the most popular entertainers in the country in the `80s. However, it was when he went behind the camera for the first time in 1989 for VIOLENT COP, his directorial debut, that his originality, unique POV and artistic sensibilities shone, quickly making him a darling of international cinema. Going on to write, direct, edit or star in nearly a film per year since then, such as BOILING POINT (1990), SONATINE (1993) and HANA-BI (1997), Kitano would also be nominated for two Palmes d`Or Awards at Cannes and, in 2010, was made a Commander of the Order of the Arts and Letters,

    Nao Omori and Takeshi Kitano in OUTRAGE CODA. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. © 2017 ‘Outrage Coda’ Production Committee

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    Strap In For the Explosive Final Chapter In Takeshi Kitano`s Acclaimed Underworld Series Source: Film Movement, Foundry Communications press release Special Thanks to Michael Krause All the betrayal, double-crossing, and action-filled gun battles of OUTRAGE are back in OUTRAGE CODA (?????? ???, Autoreiji Saishusho, 2017), the final chapter of Takeshi Kitano`s acclaimed underworld film series. Five years after surviving the all-out war between the Sanno and Hanabishi crime families, former yakuza boss Otomo (Beat Takeshi) now works in South Korea for Mr. Chang, a renowned fixer whose influence extends internationally. But when a relatively minor incident causes tensions to escalate out of control between Chang Enterprises and the Hanabishi, Otomo must return to Japan to settle the score once and for all. "This ruthlessly austere yakuza triptych marks a return to basics for director-star Takeshi Kitano, aka Beat Takeshi," said Jonathan Romney of

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    JUST BECAUSE! Available February 26th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its February slate of releases which includes Sentai Filmworks television series JUST BECAUSE!, available on Blu-ray February 26th. Product details follow, in order of release... SPACE RUNAWAY IDEON BLU-RAY Published by: Maiden Japan Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 1158 min. Street Date: 2/5/2019 Format: BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $69.98 When Earth archaeologists on the planet Solo dig up a set of strange vehicles, they have no idea that they`ve unearthed something that will change the course of mankind. Even more shocking is the discovery that a SECOND human race called the Buff Clan is also seeking the mechs! A deadly competition ensues as the two races battle to secure the secrets of what the Buff Clan calls the "Ide". While

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications press release Special Thanks to Leif Helland and Rachel Villegas @wellgousa, #AlongwiththeGods2 Following the blockbuster success of ALONG WITH THE GODS: THE TWO WORLDS, writer/directed KIM Yong-hwa (TAKE OFF) returns to bring back the characters based on a wildly popular webcomic in ALONG WITH THE GODS: THE LAST 49 DAYS (????-?? ?, Sin-gwa-hamkke - Ingwa Yeon, 2018). With an all-star cast, including HA Jung-woo (THE HANDMAIDEN), JU Ji-hoon (ASURA: THE CITY OF MADNESS), KIM Hyang-gi (THREAD OF LIES) and LEE Jung-jae (ASSASSINATION) ALONG WITH THE GODS: THE LAST 49 DAYS debuts on Digital, Blu-ray Combo Pack & DVD December 11. The bonus materials include behind-the-scenes footage and character intros. Synopsis The fantasy epic that smashed box office records in Korea reaches its thrilling climax in ALONG WITH THE GODS: THE LAST 49 DAYS. As the deceased soul

    Cover art for the Standard Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and Standard DVD Set. Photos courtesy of VIZ Media. © Naoko Takeuchi/PNP, Toei Animation Film © 1993 Toei Animation Co., Ltd.

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    Second Half Of SAILOR MOON Season 4 Arrives As A Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack And A Standard Edition DVD Set Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: sailormoon-official.com (Japan), VIZ.com/sailormoon (US) Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media adds an exciting new chapter to its expansive SAILOR MOON home media catalog with the release of SAILOR MOON SUPERS PART 2 on November 13th. The latest set presents the second half of Season 4 (Episodes 147-166) of the classic anime series based on Naoko Takeuchi`s original Sailor Moon manga series. The SAILOR MOON SUPERS PART 2 Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack will carry an MSRP of $69.99 U.S. / $81.99 CAN; the Standard Edition DVD set will carry an MSRP of $39.99 U.S. / $52.99 CAN. In SAILOR MOON SUPERS PART 2, the hunt for Pegasus heats up after the evil Zirconia enlists the help of the

    Win a Blu-ray of the Toei sexploitation classic ORGIES OF EDO from Arrow Video US and SciFi Japan! Image courtesy of MVD Entertainment. © 1969 Toei Co., Ltd.

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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 Teruo Ishii`s ORGIES OF EDO (???????? ?????, Zankoku Ijo Gyakutai Monogatari: Genroku Onna Keizu, 1969), a bloody follow-up to his SHOGUN`S JOY OF TORTURE (??????, Tokugawa Onna Keibatsu-shi, 1968), and the fourth entry in Toei`s `abnormal love` film series. Ishii`s politically incorrect moral lessons paint a trio of tales of tragic heroines caught up in violence, sadomasochism, incest and torture. Told in anthology style by an impassive physician (Teruo Yoshida), the first story follows Oito (Masumi Tachibana), an innocent young girl deceived by a handsome yakuza and sold into prostitution who finds herself in a doomed love affair with the man who brought her to ruin. The tale of Ochise (Mitsuko Aoi) is about the daughter of a

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    Source: Maiden Japan press release Maiden Japan has announced that it will now release the SPACE RUNAWAY IDEON (????????, Densetsu Kyojin Ideon, 1980) Complete Collection in high definition and has canceled the standard edition pre-orders (originally scheduled for December). Fans who have already pre-ordered the classic space epic will receive a full refund of their purchase. “After listening to our fans’ concerns, we promptly began investigating the possibility of high definition materials,” said Matt Greenfield, owner and president of Maiden Japan. “Maiden Japan is always committed to releasing the highest quality product that is currently available to us.” SXION 23 will announce the new release date for SPACE RUNAWAY IDEON. STORY When Earth archaeologists on the planet Solo dig up a set of strange vehicles, they have no idea that they’ve unearthed something that will change the course of mankind. Even more shocking is the discovery

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks, HIDIVE press releases Official Site: tsurune.com (Japan) Sentai Filmworks has announced that it acquired TSURUNE (???, 2018), the latest series crafted by the acclaimed studio, Kyoto Animation (FREE!, VIOLET EVERGARDEN, BEYOND THE BOUNDARY), for distribution in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South America, and other select territories. Based on the award-winning light novel series by Kotoko Ayano, TSURUNE follows Minato Narumiya as he explores his relationship with archery and, in turn, how he sees himself. Having loved the sport as a child, Minato joined his middle school’s archery club only to suffer a terrible loss during his last tournament. He then gives it up and despite persistence from his childhood friends, refuses to try again. Now in high school, Minato encounters a mysterious stranger who inspires him once more and joins the Kazemai High School Archery club in hopes of winning the

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    Source: Shout! Factory press release Official Site: sayoasa.jp (Japan), elevenarts.net/animedistrbution/maquia (US) Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan and Tom Chen The stunning anime feature MAQUIA: WHEN THE PROMISED FLOWER BLOOMS (????????????????, Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana o Kazaro, 2018) will be released on Blu-ray + DVD combo pack, DVD and digital download on February 5, 2019 from ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio and Shout! Factory. Winner of Best Animated Film at the Shanghai International Film Festival and awarded Best Film for Fantastic Discovery at Spain’s Sitges Film Festival, MAQUIA makes its way to home video following its nationwide theatrical release earlier this year. This release is presented in Japanese with subtitles, and with an English dub. Bonus features include the featurette “Making of MAQUIA,” trailers and TV spots. MAQUIA is the directorial debut of renowned and prolific screenwriter Mari Okada (ANOHANA THE MOVIE:

    Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © Yu Sasuga, Kenichi Tachibana/ SHUEISHA, Project TERRAFORMARS

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    Season 2 Of The Sci-Fi/Horror Series TERRAFORMARS Arrives This Month As A Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack 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 release of Season 2 of the sci-fi horror series TERRAFORMARS: REVENGE (???????? ????, Terafoomaazu Ribenji. 2016) on October 23rd. TERRAFORMARS: REVENGE will be available as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack, with an MSRP of $59.99 U.S. / $69.99 CAN. The set contains all 13 episodes of Season 2. Blu-ray episodes are presented in full 1080p HD, 16x9 video with stereo audio featuring English and Japanese dialogue options. Notable bonus features for the set include clean opening and closing segments and the official series trailers, a digital art gallery, and behind-the-scenes interviews with the English voice cast. As TERRAFORMARS: REVENGE

    Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2015 Reki Kawahara / KADOKAWA ? ASCII Media Works / AWIB Project

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    Anime Feature Film Expands The Virtual World Of The Popular Anime Series 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 home media release of the movie ACCEL WORLD: INFINITE BURST (?????????????????????, Akuseru Waarudoo Infinitto Baasutoo, 2016) on October 23rd. The film will be available on Blu-ray, with an MSRP of $24.98 U.S. / $29.99 CAN, and on DVD, with an MSRP of $19.98 U.S. / $24.99 CAN. ACCEL WORLD: INFINITE BURST will include English and Japanese 5.1 and stereo audio selections, English subtitles, a character art gallery, as well as two OVAs, REVERBERATION and VACATION. In ACCEL WORLD: INFINITE BURST, a mysterious black cloud kicks Haruyuki and his friends out of the online fighting game Brain Burst. Unable to reenter, they

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    Second SAILOR MOON Feature Film Debuts In Stunning HD In A New Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack 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, delights anime fans as it announces the home media release of SAILOR MOON S: THE MOVIE (??? ????????????? Gekijooban Bishoojo Senshi Seeraa Muun S, 1994). The second feature film of the popular fantasy/adventure anime series is now available as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack as well as a Standard Edition DVD Set. In SAILOR MOON S: THE MOVIE, a sudden snowstorm has hit Tokyo, marking the return of an ancient being named Princess Snow Kaguya! She has a chilling plan to freeze Earth, but it requires the recovery of a missing piece of her ice crystal. After falling ill due to

    Screenshots from the upcoming OPERATION: MYSTERY Blu-ray Box from Japan. Photos courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. © Tsuburaya Productions

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    Author: Keith Aiken Source: Tsuburaya Productions, Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: toei-video.co.jp/special/kaiki-bd Tsuburaya Productions` OPERATION: MYSTERY (?????, Kaiki Daisakusen, 1968-1969) will be released in a Blu-ray box set in Japan on March 6, 2019. Also known as THE MYSTERY FOE, this was the final television series supervised by FX legend Eiji Tsuburaya, and featured a team of agents investigating strange and paranormal events denied by the government. OPERATION: MYSTERY was a ratings hit, averaging a 22% audience share during its original broadcast run. The set has been remastered in the same manner as Tsuburaya`s recent Blu-ray Boxes of the classic Ultraman shows, with the episodes of the series digitally restored to fix film scratches and damage, adjust color tones, and improve image quality while retaining the graininess of the original 16mm film. This process allows for the maximum presentation of OPERATION: MYSTERY available

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications press release Special Thanks to Leif Helland and Rachel Villegas @wellgousa Director Tsui Hark (THE TAKING OF TIGER MOUNTAIN) brings back the popular hero in the smash hit wuxia fantasy franchise for DETECTIVE DEE: THE FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS (????????, 2018), coming to digital, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD November 13 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Set during the Tang dynasty, the third film in the action-packed, martial arts franchise finds the intrepid detective defending himself from the Empress while looking to recover a magical weapon. DETECTIVE DEE: THE FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS has Mark Chao (YOUNG DETECTIVE DEE: RISE OF THE SEA DRAGON) returning in the title role, with Feng Shaofeng (The Monkey King franchise), Lin Gengxin (THE TAKING OF TIGER MOUNTAIN), Ethan Juan (THE GUILLOTINES), Ma Sichun (GOLDBUSTER) and Carina Lau (DETECTIVE DEE franchise) rounding out the cast. Synopsis A

    Photo courtesy of MVD Entertainment. © 1969 Toei Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Arrow Video US, MVD Entertainment Group press release Special Thanks to Clint Weiler Legendary Toei director Teruo Ishii tells three stories of moral sickness set during Japan`s prosperous Genroku era in ORGIES OF EDO (???????? ?????, Zankoku Ijo Gyakutai Monogatari: Genroku Onna Keizu, 1969), a bloody follow-up to his sexploitation classic SHOGUN`S JOY OF TORTURE (??????, Tokugawa Onna Keibatsu-shi, 1968), and the fourth entry in Toei`s `abnormal love` film series. Ishii`s politically incorrect moral lessons paint a trio of tales of tragic heroines caught up in violence, sadomasochism, incest and torture. Told in anthology style by an impassive physician (Teruo Yoshida), the first story follows Oito (Masumi Tachibana), an innocent young girl deceived by a handsome yakuza and sold into prostitution who finds herself in a doomed love affair with the man who brought her to ruin. The tale of Ochise (Mitsuko

    A college student has a surreal night of drinking and adventure in Kyoto in director Masaaki Yuasa`s THE NIGHT IS SHORT, WALK ON GIRL. Image courtesy of GKIDS and Fathom Events. © Tomihiko Morimi, KADOKAWA NAKAME COMMITTEE

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    Source: Shout! Factory press release Official Site: kurokaminootome.com (Japan), NightIsShort.com (US) Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan The inventive new feature THE NIGHT IS SHORT, WALK ON GIRL (?????????, Yoru wa Mijikashi Aruke yo Otome, 2017) from anime auteur Masaaki Yuasa (MIND GAME, LU OVER THE WALL) will be released on Blu-ray + DVD combo pack on January 29, 2019 from GKIDS and Shout! Factory. Winner of the 2018 Japan Academy Prize for Best Animated Feature, the film comes to home video following its nationwide theatrical release in August. Bonus features include interview with Yuasa, trailers and TV spots. From the visionary mind of director Masaaki Yuasa comes a free-wheeling comedy about one epic night in Kyoto. As a group of teens go out for a night on the town, a sophomore known only as “The Girl with Black Hair” experiences a series of

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    The Hit Netflix Animated Series Based On The CASTLEVANIA Video Game Arrives On Blu-ray And DVD This December Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: netflix.com/castlevania 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, has announced preorders for the home media release of CASTLEVANIA SEASON 1. Set to debut on December 4th, the four-episode first season of the series is produced by Frederator Studios and has streamed to wide acclaim on Netflix. CASTLEVANIA will be available on Blu-ray, with an MSRP of $24.98 U.S. / $29.99 CAN, and on DVD, with an MSRP of $19.98 U.S. / $24.99 CAN. Bonus features for the CASTLEVANIA SEASON 1 home media release include on-disc storyboards and art galleries for both the BD and DVD. Exclusive Blu-ray extras include the sketch art-to-animation

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