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    Blu-ray and DVD cover art for BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC III - THE ADVENT. Images courtesy of Warner Home Video. © Kentaro Miura (Studio Gaga), Hakuensha/Berserk Film Partners

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    Streets April 15th Source: Warner Home Video Official Site: berserkfilm.com (Japan), facebook.com/BerserkFilm (US) The BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC (????? ?????) anime film trilogy concludes with BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC III - THE ADVENT (????? ?????? ??, Berserk Oogon Jidai-Hen III: Koorin), coming to Blu-ray and DVD on April 15th from VIZ Media. It’s been a year since Griffith’s imprisonment by the Kingdom of Midland. Once praised as the saviors of Midland, the Band of the Hawk has been on the run and is on the brink of breaking apart. Much to everyone’s surprise, Guts returns to the Hawks, and the search for Griffith begins! Both editions come with all-new extras, while the Blu-ray has exclusive content including Outtakes and event features. Product Details Rating: M (MATURE) Blu-ray Cat#: 1000349128 UPC: 782009242604 Street Date: 4/15/14 MSRP: $24.98 Region: A Discs: 1 Disc

    Atsumi Kazu (Haruka Ayase) is trapped between life and death in REAL, the new film from internationally acclaimed director Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Photo courtesy of TBS. © 2013

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    Region 4 DVD Arrives February 26th Source: Madman Entertainment Official Movie Site: real-kubinagaryu.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Ben Pollock The Australian label Madman Entertainment has changed the cover art for their upcoming Region 4 DVD of REAL (?????????????, Riaru Kanzen Naru Kubinagaryu no Hi, 2013). Based on Rokuro Inui`s award-winning novel A Perfect Day for Plesiosaur, the film is directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the internationally renowned filmmaker best-known for his ground-breaking horror films PULSE (??, Kairo, 2001) and CURE (???, Kyua, 1997). The movie stars Takeru Sato, who played the title role in last year`s domestic blockbuster RUROUNI KENSHIN (??????, 2012), and Haruka Ayase, whose many credits include the blind swordswoman in ICHI (?, 2008). After an apparent suicide attempt, Atsumi Kazu (Haruka Ayase) has been left in a coma for year. Now through a radical new treatment called "Sensing", her fiance Koichi

    MOTHRA will be re-released on DVD as part of the budget SCI-FI CREATURE CLASSICS - 4-MOVIE SET. © 1961 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Chris Smith and Barrett Evans In 2012 and 2013, Mill Creek Entertainment signed home video distribution deals with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment covering the US and Canadian territories. Under the long-term licensing agreement, Mill Creek will distribute more than 900 classic and contemporary films and 52 television series from the vast SPHE catalog on DVD and Blu-ray. Many of these films will be made available in the Blu-ray high definition format for the first time ever, while other titles will be released in multi-feature standard definition DVD collections. On February 25th, Mill Creek will release the DVD collection SCI-FI CREATURE CLASSICS - 4-MOVIE SET with the Ray Harryhausen favorites 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH and IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA, the notorious THE GIANT CLAW and Toho`s classic MOTHRA (US Version). This budget release gives

    MORIBITO: GUARDIAN OF THE SPIRIT is coming to Neon Alley, DVD and Blu-ray. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © Nahoko UEHASHI/KAISEI-SHA/Guardian of the Spirit Committee

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    Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Series Site: moribito.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, opens 2014 with the announcement of the mid-season Neon Alley debut of MORIBITO: GUARDIAN OF THE SPIRIT (??????, Seirei no Moribito, 2007) on Friday, January 17th at 10:30PM (PST). The 26-episode fantasy/action anime series is rated ‘TV-14’ and new installments will debut every Friday. VIZ Media has also acquired the North American home video and web streaming rights for MORIBITO: GUARDIAN OF THE SPIRIT and plans to release the complete series on DVD and Blu-ray in 2014. MORIBITO: GUARDIAN OF THE SPIRIT is based on a bestselling collection of Japanese fantasy novels by author Nahoko Uehashi. The anime series tells the story of Balsa, a nomadic warrior who has vowed to atone

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    Source: Discotek Media On February 25th, the OVA film LILY C.A.T. (????????, Ririi Kyatto, 1987) will be released on Region 1 DVD by Discotek Media. 2264 A.D.: The Starship Saldes is sent into deep space to explore a newly discovered planet. The journey will take twenty years. The Saldes` crew of thirteen, mixing experienced space jockeys with eager but naive scientists, are prepared for anything -- except an unseen alien invader with an insatiable appetite, along with the ominous force that takes over the ship`s controls. The voyage becomes a grim struggle for survival in a vessel which has become a coffin orbiting the paradise world which was to be its destination. Originally released on VHS from Streamline Pictures, LILY C.A.T. is finally available on DVD with the English language dub, and the never before released Japanese language version with English subtitles. Produced by: Victor Music

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    FROM THE NEW WORLD Available on April 15th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its April slate of releases including the epic tale FROM THE NEW WORLD, which will be available on both DVD and Blu-ray. Product details follow, in order of release... EBITEN COMPLETE COLLECTION Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 275 min. Street Date: 4/1/2014 Format: DVD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $49.98 EBITEN COMPLETE COLLECTION BLU-RAY Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 275 min. Street Date: 4/1/2014 Format: BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98 Take one group of rabid fan girls with tenuous grips on reality, toss out all rules of proper social behavior, mix them together in a basement with more twisted anime parodies and allusions than you can shake

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    Source: Discotek Media HIGH ADVENTURE ON THE HIGHEST FRONTIER On February 25th, the complete 2-part OVA MIGHTY SPACE MINERS (?????????, Oira Uchu no Tankofu, 1994) will be released on Region 1 DVD by Discotek Media. When disaster strikes an asteroid mining colony, who can the trapped miners call? No one! That`s why only the bravest and most resourceful of individuals can ever become space miners, the hardworking pilots, scientists, and technicians who keep Earth supplied with priceless metals and isotopes from deep-space asteroid mines in the year 2060. MIGHTY SPACE MINERS is a stunning animated OVA that depicts what happens when a military satellite triggers a catastrophic disaster on a remote asteroid colony! It`s an adventure on an epic scale, as the colonists must cope with world turned literally inside out with a runaway nuclear reactor that threatens toturn the entire asteroid into a miniature sun

    Well Go USA is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the action-comedy BADGES OF FURY starring Jet Li. Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2013 Beijing Enlight Pictures

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Well Go USA is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the action-comedy BADGES OF FURY (????, Bu er shentan, 2013) on Blu-ray. International action superstar Jet Li (HERO, FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE, THE EXPENDABLES franchise) teams up for a third time with Zhang Wen (THE GUILLOTINES, THE SORCERER AND THE WHITE SNAKE) as bickering cops out to catch a prolific serial killer in this tongue-in-cheek spoof on kung fu cops from first-time director Tsz Ming Wong. When a series of eerie murders erupt across Hong Kong, two troublemaking cops are assigned to the case. Young maverick Wang (Zhang Wen) is a reckless risk-taker, and grizzled vet Huang (Jet Li) is fed up with cleaning up his rookie’s messes. After discovering all the victims were

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: mikakunin.jp Special Thanks to Christian Lopez Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce its newest acquisition: ENGAGED TO THE UNIDENTIFIED (???????, Mikakunin de Shinkookei, 2014). This 12 episode series about the suddenly atypical life of a very typical teenager is directed by Yoshiyuki Fujiwara (GJ CLUB) and features character designs by Ai Kikuchi (RAINBOW – NISHA ROKUBO NO SHINCHIN) with series composition by Fumihiko Shimo (CLANNAD), music by Jun Ichikawa (C3) and sound direction by Kazuzou Hamano (SHIN KOHIME MUSO: OTOME TAIRAN). Meet Kobeni, your typical, completely normal high school girl. She’s good at cooking, poor at sports and lives with her freewheeling mother and her older, eccentric sister, Benio. The only thing unusual about Kobeni is that she can’t remember her childhood due to an accident when she was small. But everything changes on her 16th birthday with the

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    Source: Madman Entertainment, FUNimation Entertainment Official Movie Site: evangelion.co.jp (Japan), elevenarts.net/evangelion3 (US), madman.com.au/nge (Aus) Special Thanks to Ben Pollock Eleven Arts and FUNimation Entertainment will release the highly anticipated third installment of the "Rebuild of Evangelion" series, EVANGELION: 3.0 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO (?????????????Q, Evangerion Shin Gekijooban: Kyuu, 2012), in theaters across the U.S. on January 10th and Canada on January 11, 2014. The upgraded edition, EVANGELION: 3.33 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO, will follow on Blu-ray and DVD in North America from FUNimation Entertainment later this year. Fans in Australia and New Zealand can purchase the film on Blu-ray (Region B) and DVD (Region 4, PAL) on March 19th, courtesy of Madman Entertainment. For more information on "Rebuild of Evangelion" please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: Japanese Movies at American Film Market 2008 Japan Film Festival- Los

    Image courtesy of Discotek Media. © Bandai Visual

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    Source: Discotek Media THERE’S A REBELLION BREWING ON THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON! On February 25th, the complete anime series DALLOS (???, Darosu, 1983) will be released on Region 1 DVD by Discotek Media. Shun Nonomura is a young man out of Monopolis, a sprawling miner’s colony on the lunar surface. His people mine helium-3 and other essentials for the Earth -- but in the late 21st century, Earth’s resources are depleted and the planetary government has resorted to authoritarian rule to get what they want. As the put-upon miners, including Shun’s own family and friends, start to organize a revolt, they come under attack from Earth’s new lunar commander: Alex Leiger, a military man unafraid to use force to put down the uprising! As Shun’s idealism and Alex’s chilly pragmatism clash, Monopolis is thrown into chaos. The last, best hope for victory lies within

    © Natsumi Eguchi?KODANSHA?Hozuki no Reitetsu PRODUCT COMMITTEE © King Record.Co.,Ltd.

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: starchild.fm/hozuki Special Thanks to Christian Lopez It`s a hell of a dirty job, but some demon`s got to do it in Sentai Filmworks` latest acquisition, HOZUKI NO REITETSU (?????, 2014). This 13 episode underworld comedy is directed by Hiro Kaburaki (KIMI NI TODOKE, MY LITTLE MONSTER), with character design by Hirotaka Kato (EYESHIELD 21, YU-GI-OH! 5D`s), series composition by Midori Goto (LOUPS=GAROUS) and Animation Production by WIT Studio (ATTACK ON TITAN). There are hard jobs and jobs that seem outright impossible, but in the end, the most difficult job in all creation probably belongs to Hozuki, Deputy Chief to the Great King Enma. Because the Great King spends all his time sitting in judgment on the recently deceased, it’s up Hozuki to keep the dark half of the afterlife running smoothly, which would be hellishly complicated even if Hell

    Madman Entertainment will release EVANGELION: 3.33 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia and New Zealand. Image courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © khara

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    Third "Rebuild of Evangelion" Film Streets March 19th Source: Madman Entertainment Official Movie Site: evangelion.co.jp (Japan), madman.com.au/nge (Aus) Special Thanks to Ben Pollock What Was Destroyed Can (Not) Be Rebuilt. The impressive 21st Century makeover of one of the most revered and influential anime series of all time continues apace with the Australian DVD and Blu-ray release of the feature-length EVANGELION: 3.33 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO (?????????????Q, Evangerion Shin Gekijooban: Kyuu, 2012) from Madman Entertainment. The film was screened at REEL ANIME 2013, taking home over $60k at the Australian Box Office. After the `Third Impact`, Shinji Ikari awakens to an existence he does not recognize. Earth lies in ruins. Those he once fought valiantly to protect have cruelly turned against him. With Rei Ayanami nowhere to be seen, could his efforts to save her have been in vain -- and what friendships can he now rely

    Contents of the RANMA ½ Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © Rumiko Takahashi/Shogakukan

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    Legendary Martial Arts-Action-Adventure-Comedy Debuts in High Definition with an Array of Special Bonus Features Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, delights multiple generations of anime fans as it announces pre-orders for the upcoming March 25th release of RANMA ½ (???½), the celebrated martial arts action-adventure based on the smash hit manga series created by Rumiko Takahashi (2-in-1 omnibus manga editions featuring the original right-to-left reading format also debut the same month). VIZ Media will release the first of seven seasons of RANMA ½ sets as a special Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set and also as a Standard Edition DVD Set. Pre-orders will be available soon through most major video/DVD/Blu-ray retailers as well as from leading anime retailers including Amazon, RightStuf, and Robert`s Anime Corner

    The DVD and Blu-ray releases of CASSHAN: THE COMPLETE SERIES DVD and MARIA HOLIC COMPLETE COLLECTION have been delayed. CASSHAN © Tatsunoko Production. MARIA HOLIC COMPLETE COLLECTION © Minari Endou ? MEDIA FACTORY/Mariaholic Project

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    Source: Section23 Films Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced that two of their anime titles originally scheduled for release in January will be postponed. The CASSHAN: THE COMPLETE SERIES DVD and Blu-ray and MARIA HOLIC COMPLETE COLLECTION DVD and Blu-ray sets will now street on March 4th. About Section23 Films Section23 Films provides home video marketing and distribution services for a variety of companies, including Sentai Filmworks, Switchblade Pictures, and AEsir Holdings. With its special focus on genre entertainment, Section23 Films distributes some of the very best anime, martial arts, and horror titles on the market today.

    Secret agent Jong-seong (Ha Jung-woo, right) and his wife, Jung-hee (Gianna Jun), are the targets of an international conspiracy in THE BERLIN FILE. Photo courtesy of CJ Entertainment America. © 2013 CJ E&M CORPORATION

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    Source: CJ Entertainment America, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland and Jill Gurich A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE CJ Entertainment America is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the Korean thriller THE BERLIN FILE (???, Bereurlin, 2013) on DVD. Action auteur Ryoo Seung-wan (CITY OF VIOLENCE, CRYING FIST) delivers East meets West double agent intrigue in this hit film starring Jung-woo Ha (winner of the Best Actor award for this performance at the 2013 Baek Sang Art Awards), Suk-kyu Han (EYE FOR AN EYE), Seung-beom Ryu (PERFECT NUMBER, DOOMSDAY BOOK) and Gianna Jun (THE THIEVES, SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN). Exposed during an illegal arms trade gone wrong in Berlin, North Korean “ghost” agent Jong-seong (Ha Jung-woo) finds himself in the crosshairs of an international manhunt. Caught between his love of country and his wife Jung-hee (Gianna Jun), he

    © 2006 Noboru Yamaguchi ? Media Factory/ Familiar of Zero Production Committee

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: jcstaff.co.jp/zero-index (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian J. Lopez What do you get when you add a mage who’s a zero to the unlikeliest of heroes? Trouble with a capital “T” in Sentai Filmworks’ newest acquisition: FAMILIAR OF ZERO Season 1 (??????, Zero no Tsukaima, 2006). This 13 episode fantasy is directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki (BEST STUDENT COUNCIL) and features character designs by Masahiro Fujii (DREAM EATER MERRY) with scripts and series composition by Takao Yoshioka (DEMON KING DAIMO) and music by Shinkichi Mitsumune (ROZEN MAIDEN). Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière’s name is so long and her spell-casting skills are so poor that everyone at the Tristain Academy of Magic just calls her “Louise the Zero”. Louise’s humiliation only increases during an important second year test, where the other students summon up dragons and other mythological creatures as

    Advance cover art for the PRINCESS NINE Complete Series DVD. Artwork not final. Image courtesy of Right Stuf. © Kensei Date / Phoenix / NEP21

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    Source: Right Stuf, Inc. press release Special Thanks to Jessica Heemsbergen Anime producer Lucky Penny Entertainment is pleased to announce the PRINCESS NINE (????????????????, Purinsesu Nain Kisaragi Joshikoo Yakyuu-bu, 1998) DVD Collection will be released on April 1, 2014. The DVD set will feature the complete 26-episode anime series, in a single DVD keepcase, with English audio, Japanese audio and English subtitles. On-disc extras will include the clean opening and closing, player statistics, Oden Cooking Special, A History of Baseball in Japan, voice actress profiles, Karaoke with Princess Nine, an original Japanese cover art gallery and the U.S trailer. Plus, brand-new extras never before seen in North America including music clips for "Kaseki no Machi" and "Passionate Days", a Warsaw Philharmonic video, the "Music Selections" and "Dream Stadium" music videos and Sound Staff Interviews parts 1 and 2. PRINCESS NINE features animation by Phoenix Entertainment. The

    Cover art for THE THIRD: THE GIRL WITH THE BLUE EYE. Image courtesy of Right Stuf. © 2006 The Third Partners

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    Source: Right Stuf, Inc. press release Official Site: thethird.rightstuf.com Special Thanks to Jessica Heemsbergen Anime producer Nozomi Entertainment is pleased to announce THE THIRD: THE GIRL WITH THE BLUE EYE (????? ????????, The Third: Aoi Hitomi no Shoujo, 2006) will be released on April 1, 2014. This new value-priced DVD set will feature the complete 24-episodes anime with English audio, Japanese audio and English-language subtitles. On-disc extras will contain character bios including some with commentary by Megumi Toyoguchi (Honoka), Japanese voice actor interviews, music videos and trailers. THE THIRD: THE GIRL WITH THE BLUE EYE is based on a popular series of novels and short stories written by Ryou Hoshino and illustrated by Nao Goto. Spanning 17 volumes, the original light novel series appeared in Japan’s Dragon Magazine in 1999, alongside the serialized novels that inspired the FULL METAL PANIC! and SLYERS anime series. Additionally, the

    Robo Knight stars in Lionsgate Home Entertainment`s POWER RANGERS MEGAFORCE: THE MYSTERIOUS ROBO KNIGHT. Photo courtesy of Lionsgate Entertainment. © 2013 SCG Power Rangers LLC.

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    Second POWER RANGERS MEGAFORCE DVD Volume Streets January 14th Source: Lionsgate, Bender/Helper Impact Official Site: powerrangers.com Special Thanks to Geovani Rocha Lionsgate Entertainment has provided new photos from POWER RANGERS MEGAFORCE: THE MYSTERIOUS ROBO KNIGHT - Volume 2, coming to DVD (srp $14.98) and Digital Download January 14, 2014. The action-packed series continues as Troy, Noah, Emma, Gia and Jake POWER UP to defend Earth from evil insectoid monsters! The Rangers must use friendship, teamwork and their Megazords to overcome evil villains Beezara, Dizchord, Bluefur, Bigs, Hisser and Creepox! Then, when all seems lost, a mysterious new ally emerges -- ROBO KNIGHT! With the help of this transforming robot, Earth`s mightiest defenders will never surrender! About Saban Brands Formed in 2010 as a subsidiary of Saban Capital Group, Saban Brands (SB) was established to

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