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    Four different Japanese Blu-ray and DVD editions of GODZILLA have been announced by Toho. © 2014 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Legendary and Ratpac-Dune Entertainment LLC. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Japanese Home Video Editions Coming February 2015 Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: Godzillamovie.com (US), godzilla-movie.jp (Japan) Toho goes all-out with the Japanese home video release of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ GODZILLA on February 25, 2015. Four different Blu-ray and DVD editions have been announced, including a deluxe 5 Disc Set. GODZILLA (???, 2014) Running Time: 124 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Staff Director: Gareth Edwards Screenplay: Max Borenstein Production Designer: Owen Paterson Music: Alexandre Desplat Director of Photography: Seamus McGarvey VFX Supervisor: Jim Rygiel Japanese Subtitle and Dubbing Translation: Katsutoshi Kawamata Cast Ford Brody: Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Japanese Dub: Fuminori Komatsu) Dr. Ishiro Serizawa: Ken Watanabe (Japanese Dub: Ken Watanabe) Elle Brody: Elizabeth Olsen (Japanese Dub: Haru) Sandra Brody: Juliette Binoche (Japanese Dub: Kaori Yamagata) Vivienne Graham: Sally Hawkins (Japanese Dub: Rieko Takahashi) Admiral William Stenz: David Strathairn (Japanese Dub: Tetsuo Kanao) Joe Brody: Bryan Cranston

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: sora-no-method.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez A long forgotten pact between friends will reawaken memories of a strange girl from an even stranger place in Sentai Filmworks` latest acquisition, CELESTIAL METHOD (???????, Sora no Mesoddo, 2014). This fantasy slice of life series is directed by Masayuki Sakoi (NEEDLESS, PRINCESS RESURRECTION) with original character designs by QP: flapper (MM!, OREIMO 2), art direction by Hiromu Itou (GOLDEN TIME, AZUMANGA DAIOH) and animation production by Studio 3Hz. It’s been seven years since an unusual saucer mysteriously appeared in the sky above Kiriya Lake. With no one knowing what this strange object was or where it came from, concern and panic spread amongst the people. But as time went on this occurrence went from oddity to tourist attraction. Before long, the world lost interest entirely, and the saucer remained nearly forgotten

    TRAFFICKERS Blu-ray and DVD cover art. Images courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2012 TimeStory/Cinus Entertainment

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    Korea’s Black Market, Where Everything Is for Sale... Even Your Life Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications press release Special Thanks to Leif Helland The award-winning, action-packed South Korean crime thriller TRAFFICKERS (????, Kongmojadeul, 2012) debuts on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Dec. 23 from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film takes place over six hours on a passenger boat with an ongoing black-market organ-trafficking operation, and a desperate husband out to find his missing wife. Directed by first time feature film director Kim Hong-sun, TRAFFICKERS stars Im Chang-jung (TWILIGHT GANGSTERS), Daniel Choi (CYRANO AGENCY), Oh Dal-soo (OLDBOY), Cho Youn-hee (DOOMSDAY BOOK), Cho Dal-hwan (PIRATES), Jeong Ji-yoon (I SAW THE DEVIL). Young-Gyu was the best. He was an organ dealer, smuggling body parts for sale to the highest bidder. His crew was the best -- an organized team of professionals with top skills and no conscience. But when

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: ookamishojo-anime.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez A girl with a penchant for flagrant fabrications is about to learn a hard lesson as one of her lies becomes a reality in Sentai Filmworks` latest acquisition, WOLF GIRL AND BLACK PRINCE (??????????, Ookami Shojo to Kuro Oji. 2014). This romantic comedy series is directed by Kenichi Kasai (HONEY AND CLOVER, LOVE STAGE!!) with series composition by Sawako Hirabayashi (SHIKI, WATAMOTE), music by Go Sakabe (DATE A LIVE!, SONIANI: SUPER SONICO THE ANIMATION) and animation production by TYO Animations (AMAGAMI SS, FLOWERS OF EVIL). Prideful Erika Shinohara talks to her friends all the time about her exploits with her boyfriends, but the sad truth is she`s never had one in all her 16 years. Sensing her lies were reaching the breaking point, she secretly takes a picture of a cute guy

    Contents of the SAILOR MOON Season 1, Set 1 Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © Naoko Takeuchi ? PNP ? Toei Animation

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    Celebrated Anime Released for the First Time Uncut, Re-mastered and in High Definition Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab Official Site: sailormoon-official.com (Japan), VIZ.com/sailormoon (US) Special Thanks to Elizabeth Ellis and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, delivers one of the most legendary anime series of all time with the home media release of SAILOR MOON Season 1, Set 1 as a Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and on DVD on November 11th. SAILOR MOON has been completely re-mastered and is presented uncut and with a brand new English voice cast. The Standard Edition DVD and first-ever Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack each contain 23 episodes along with a wealth of bonus features and premium packaging. English dubbed as well as Japanese subtitled dialogue options are available on both formats. The limited edition SAILOR

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    The Action-Packed Hong Kong Epic Comedy/Fantasy Thaws Out November 11th Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland Well Go USA is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the Blu-ray of ICEMAN (???: ????, B?ng F?ng: Chong Sheng Zhi Men, 2014), starring international martial arts icon Donnie Yen (IP MAN franchise, HERO, SPECIAL ID). A remake of the 1989 film ICEMAN COMETH (????), Yen plays a Ming era warrior who, along with his three traitorous childhood friends, are accidentally buried and kept frozen in time. 400 years later, they are defrosted and continue their battle in modern times where they left off. Directed by Law Wing Cheong (PUNISHED, THE WRATH OF VAJRAa), ICEMAN also stars Eva Huang (KUNG FU HUSTLE, RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN), Wang Baoqiang (LOST IN THAILAND), Simon Yam (THE THIEVES, IP MAN franchise), Mark Wu (DUE WEST: OUR

    Win a set containing Blu-ray editions of PATEMA INVERTED, WELCOME TO THE SPACE SHOW and NOCTURNA from GKIDS and Cinedigm! Images courtesy of GKIDS. © Yasuhiro YOSHURA / Sakasama Film Committee 2013. © A-1 Pictures, THE SPACE SHOW Committee. © A1P/US. © 2014 Filmax Animation. Art and Design © 2014 Cinedigm Entertainment Corp.

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    Set Includes PATEMA INVERTED, WELCOME TO THE SPACE SHOW and NOCTURNA Source: Cinedigm, GKIDS Inc., Bender/Helper Impact Special Thanks to Geovani Rocha GKIDS and Cinedigm are offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a set of Blu-rays for three acclaimed animated feature films: PATEMA INVERTED, WELCOME TO THE SPACE SHOW and NOCTURNA. Each Blu-ray includes English audio tracks and subtitles plus extensive bonus features. PATEMA INVERTED, WELCOME TO THE SPACE SHOW and NOCTURNA will be available from retailers on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital starting November 11th, but here is your chance to win all three movies on Blu-ray for free! PATEMA INVERTED (????????, Sakasama no Patema, 2013) TIME OF EVE (?????, Ivu no Jikan, 2009) director Yasuhiro Yoshiura returns with a perspective-twisting sci-fi adventure about two kids separated by opposite gravities. Patema lives in an underground world of tunnels, the long-abandoned ruins of a giant industrial

    POKÉMON Season 1: INDIGO LEAGUE - THE COMPLETE COLLECTION. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2014 Pokémon. © 2014 Pokémon. © 1997 Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK, TV Tokyo, ShoPro, JR Kikaku. TM, ® Nintendo.

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    Classic Animated Series Debuts in a New DVD Box Set Containing More than 27 Hours of POKÉMON Fun Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, announces the release, for the first time ever, of the entire POKÉMON INDIGO LEAGUE animation in one comprehensive DVD set. POKÉMON Season 1: INDIGO LEAGUE - THE COMPLETE COLLECTION contains all 78 episodes (more than 27 hours) of this legendary POKÉMON season on 9 DVDs and will be released on October 28th. POKÉMON Season 1: INDIGO LEAGUE - THE COMPLETE COLLECTION will carry an MSRP of $54.98 U.S. / $63.99 CAN. Take a trip back to the very beginning, when the adventures were just getting started! In POKÉMON INDIGO LEAGUE, Ash Ketchum celebrates his tenth birthday and he`s ready

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: vap.co.jp/gokukoku (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez The night’s sky hides a dark secret that will threaten the lives of not only one, but many in Sentai Filmworks` latest acquisition, BRYNHILDR IN THE DARKNESS (??????????, Gokukoku no Buryunhirude, 2014). From Lynn Okamoto, original creator of legendary series ELFEN LIED, BRYNHILDR IN THE DARKNESS is directed by Kenichi Imaizumi (KATEKYO HITMAN REBORN!, STUDENT COUNCIL`S DISCRETION LEVEL 2) with character designs by Hiroaki Karasu (MAOYU, GATCHAMAN CROWDS), scripting by Yukinori Kitajima (HAMATORA, SENRAN KAGURA), and animation production by ARMS (ELFEN LIED, SAMURAI GIRLS). A high school senior Murakami Ryota had a childhood friend called Kuroneko who died in an accident. Ryota had made a promise with Kuroneko that he will prove there are aliens in the universe. In order to fulfill his promise, he joined the astronomy club at the school

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    SPACE BROTHERS COLLECTION 1 Available February 24th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced its February slate of releases, including the hit space adventure series SPACE BROTHERS which will be released on both DVD and Blu-ray. Product details follow, in order of release... GOLDEN TIME COLLECTION 2 Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 2/3/2015 Format: DVD, BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $49.98, $59.98 Adjusting to college life is hard enough for most students, but ever since Banri Tada lost all his memories he`s literally being haunted by the spirit of the person he was before the accident. And now that the Banri-that-is has fallen in love with Koko instead of Linda, the girl his old self was in love with, the ghost of the Banri-that-was is

    WELCOME TO THE SPACE SHOW is coming to Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD in November. Images courtesy of GKIDS. © A-1 Pictures, THE SPACE SHOW Committee. © A1P/US. Art and Design © 2014 Cinedigm Entertainment Corp.

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    Arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD November 11th Source: Cinedigm, GKIDS Inc., Bender/Helper Impact press release Official Website: uchushow.net (Japan), gkidsfilms.com/spaceshow (US) Special Thanks to Geovani Rocha From the distributors who brought us classics like ERNEST & CELESTINE and FROM UP ON POPPY HILL, GKIDS introduces the stunning animation, WELCOME TO THE SPACE SHOW (??????????, Uchuu Shoo e Yookoso), arriving on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD November 11, in conjunction with Cinedigm. WELCOME TO THE SPACE SHOW is a visually stunning and humorous film hailed as “a big pile of awesome” (Twitch) and includes theme songs by Susan Boyle (Britain’s Got Talent). The Blu-ray and DVD editions have English and Japanese audio, English subtitles and extensive bonus features including interviews with the director and character designer and a Storyboard to Film comparison. SYNOPSIS With an intergalactic cast of thousands, director Koji Masunari’s

    ONIMONOGATARI Blu-ray cover art. Image courtesy of Aniplex of America. © NISIOISIN/KODANSHA, ANIPLEX, SHAFT

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    The Fourth Arc of the "Monogatari Series Second Season" is Full of Drama, Humor and Charming Fan-service! Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: monogatari-series.com (Japan), AniplexUSA.com/monogatarisecondseason (US) Special Thanks to EJ Rivera and Joanna Metoki Halloween is in the air and anime fans who enjoy the idea of apparitions were certainly given a treat at Aniplex of America’s industry panel at New York Comic Con this past Saturday when they announced the details on their ONIMONOGATARI Blu-ray Set. The set is planned to be released on December 30th, with pre-orders beginning October 13th on their official homepage and through official retailers for sale in the U.S. and Canada. The ONIMONOGATARI Blu-ray Set will feature all 4 “Shinobu Time” episodes on 2 Blu-ray discs featuring over 100 minutes of content. The set will include the original Japanese audio and English subtitles. Bonus contents and materials

    PATEMA INVERTED is coming to Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD in November. Images courtesy of GKIDS. © Yasuhiro YOSHURA / Sakasama Film Committee 2013. Art and Design © 2014 Cinedigm Entertainment Corp.

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    Arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD November 11th Source: Cinedigm, GKIDS Inc., Bender/Helper Impact Official Website: patema.jp (Japan), gkidsfilms.com/patema (US) Special Thanks to Geovani Rocha From the distributors who brought us classics like ERNEST & CELESTINE and FROM UP ON POPPY HILL, GKIDS introduces the stunning animation, PATEMA INVERTED (????????, Sakasama no Patema, 2013), arriving on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD November 11, in conjunction with Cinedigm. TIME OF EVE (?????, Ivu no Jikan, 2009) director Yasuhiro Yoshiura creates a perspective-twisting, sci-fi adventure about two people separated by opposite gravities. A nominee for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film, PATEMA INVERTED is cited as “charming fun from any angle” (Empire Magazine) and is sure to be a fan favorite. The Blu-ray and DVD editions have English and Japanese audio, English subtitles and extensive bonus features including an audio commentary and interviews with

    Image courtesy of Right Stuf. © Meito Manjo • Seiji Wakayama • KODANSHA/LABYRINTH PROJECT.

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    Source: Right Stuf, Inc. press release Official Site: tv-tokyo.co.jp/labyrins (Japan), labyrinth.rightstuf.com (United States) Special Thanks to Jessica Heemsbergen Anime producer Lucky Penny Entertainment is pleased to announce that FANTASTIC DETECTIVE LABYRINTH (??????????, Suteki Tantei Rabirinsu, 2007-08) will be available on January 6, 2015. This DVD set will feature all 25 episodes of the series with Japanese audio, English subtitles, and English on-screen translations. On-disc extras will include an interview with opening theme composers Kannivalism, the clean opening, clean closings, commercials, and promotional videos. FANTASTIC DETECTIVE LABYRINTH is based upon the manga series of the same name by Meito Manjo (story) and Seiji Wakayama (art). Adapting the first six volumes of the manga series, FANTASTIC DETECTIVE LABYRINTH features animation by Studio DEEN (FATE/STAY NIGHT, FRUITS BASKET), and is directed by Hiroshi Watanabe (HETALIA: THE BEAUTIFUL WORLD, JING: KING OF BANDITS). Thirty years ago, Tokyo was destroyed in

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

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    Source: Section23 Films Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced that the LOVE, CHUNIBYO & OTHER DELUSIONS COLLECTOR’S EDITION DVD/Blu-ray Combo has been postponed to February 24, 2015. The set, which will include an all-new English language track and both Blu-ray and DVD versions of the show, was originally scheduled to release in December. Section23 reports that the postponement is due to delays in receiving some CHUNIBYO components and extras from overseas. They apologize for the inconvenience. LOVE, CHUNIBYO & OTHER DELUSIONS COLLECTOR`S EDITION Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 325 min. Street Date: 2/24/2015 Format: Combo - DVD/BD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $129.98 Yuta has a problem. As one of the thousands of Japanese students afflicted with "chunibyo", a state where they`re so desperate to stand out that they`ve literally convinced themselves

    Win the Blu-ray Combo Pack of Hiroyuki Okiura`s A LETTER TO MOMO from GKIDS and Cinedigm! © 2012

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    Source: Cinedigm, GKIDS Inc., Bender/Helper Impact Official Website: momo-letter.jp (Japan), gkids.tv/momo (US) Special Thanks to Geovani Rocha GKIDS and Cinedigm are offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the A LETTER TO MOMO (??????, Momo e no Tegami, 2012) Blu-ray Combo Pack. The 2-disc set includes Hiroyuki Okiura`s award-winning film on both Blu-Ray and DVD. The last time Momo saw her father they had a fight and now all she has left to remember him by is an incomplete letter penned with the words “Dear Momo,” but nothing more. Moving with her mother to the remote Japanese island of Shio, Momo soon discovers three Yokai living in her attic, a trio of mischievous spirit creatures that only she can see and who create mayhem in the tiny seaside community as she tries desperately to keep them hidden. But these funny monsters have

    Contents of the -VALVRAVE THE LIBERATOR: Complete 2nd Season Blu-ray Set-. Photo courtesy of Aniplex of America. © SUNRISE/VVV Committee, MBS

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    Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: valvrave.com (Japan), aniplexusa.com/valvrave (US) Special Thanks to EJ Rivera Mecha fans were excited to hear at Aniplex of America’s industry panel at New York Comic Con of their plans to release the second season of VALVRAVE THE LIBERATOR (??????????, Kakumeiki Varuvureivu, 2013) in a complete Blu-ray set on January 20, 2015. Fans who were eagerly awaiting the conclusion to this unique mecha series will finally get the answers to the many mysteries left unanswered in the first season. Pre-orders for this product will begin October 13 on their official VALVRAVE THE LIBERATOR homepage and through official retailers. This product will be available for sale in the U.S., Canada, Central and South Americas only. Produced by the critically acclaimed studio, SUNRISE, known for their work on the GUNDAM franchise the story of VALVRAVE THE LIBERATOR takes

    Win KUNDO: AGE OF THE RAMPANT on Blu-ray! © 2014 Showbox/Mediaplex and Moonlight Film

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Official Site: kundo-movie.kr (South Korea) Special Thanks to Leif Helland Well Go USA is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win KUNDO: AGE OF THE RAMPANT (??: ??? ??, Gundo: Min-ran-eui Si-dae, 2014), the international box office hit and Asia’s answer to Robin Hood, on Blu-ray. Directed by Yun Jong-bin (NAMELESS GANGSTER: RULES OF THE TIME), the tongue-in-cheek historical comedy-action film depicts a power struggle between the unjust wealthy noblemen who run society and a group of righteous outlaws who steal from corrupt officials to give to the downtrodden and starving. When the film opened this summer, it broke all existing opening day box office records in South Korea. KUNDO: AGE OF THE RAMPANT stars Ha Jung-woo (THE BERLIN FILE), Kang Dong-won (HAUNTERS), Lee Sung-min (THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE WEIRD) and Ma Dong-seok (QUICK). 1859.

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: gugukoku.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez A forgotten spirit goes from scare-maker to caretaker to an odd little girl with a serious love of junk food in Sentai Filmworks` latest acquisition, GUGURE! KOKKURI-SAN (???? ??????, 2014). This dark comedy series from original creator Midori Endo is directed by Yoshimasa Hiraike (WAGNARIA!!, AKB0048) with character designs by Miwa Oshima (KOIHIME MUSO, BAKA AND TEST – SUMMON THE BEASTS) and animation production by TMS Entertainment (YOWAMUSHI PEDAL, HAMTARO). Enter Ichimatsu Kohina -- an unusual young girl with an even more unusual diet. Living off of nothing but cup ramen, the emotionally-detached Kohina spends her spare time attempting to summon ghosts in her giant home. But when Kohina actually does manage to summon a spirit, she finds herself face-to-face with a handsome young fox ghost named Kokkuri. Although Kohina wants nothing

    Don`t make Zoellick mad! Image courtesy of Shochiku. © 2014 Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Production Committee

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    Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Additional Information: Tim Eldred, Cosmo DNA Official Site: yamato2199.net The compilation movie SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO 2199: A VOYAGE TO REMEMBER (???????2199 ?????, Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199 Tsuioku no Kokai) is now playing in Japanese cinemas, but the home video release is already being advertised. In the new commercial, the pompous Garmillas Inspector General Herm Zoellick commands all worthless Earth people to buy A VOYAGE TO REMEMBER on Blu-ray and DVD this November 21st. For more information on SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: The Miyagawa Legacy SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO, Part 1: The Anime Classic That Nearly Wasn`t SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO, Part 2: From Valley to Peak SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO, Part 3: ARRIVEDERCI YAMATO Goodbye Dark Ages, Hello Global Village SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO, Part 4:

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