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    Australian Blu-ray and DVD cover art for THE GARDEN OF WORDS. Images courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © Makoto Shinkai/ CoMix Wave Films

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    Lost in life. Found in Love. Source: Madman Entertainment Official Website: kotonohanoniwa.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Ben Pollock On February 19th, the Australian label Madman Entertainment will release THE GARDEN OF WORDS (?????, Kotonoha no Niwa, 2013) on Blu-ray (Region B) and DVD (Region 4). From acclaimed filmmaker Makoto Shinkai (CHILDREN WHO CHASE LOST VOICES, THE PLACE PROMISED IN OUR EARLY DAYS) and animation studio CoMix Wave (5 CENTIMETRES PER SECOND, CHILDREN WHO CHASE LOST VOICES), the film was seen in Australian and New Zealand cinemas as part of REEL ANIME 2013. When Takao, a young high school student who dreams of becoming a shoe designer, decides to skip school one day in favour of sketching in a rainy garden, he has no idea how much his life will change when he encounters Yukino. Older but perhaps not as much wiser, she seems adrift in the world.

    The Fairy Tail team of Natsu Dragneel, Erza Scarlet, Lucy Heartfilia, Carla, Wendy Marvell, Gray Fullbuster and Happy in the feature-length adventure, FAIRY TAIL THE MOVIE: PHOENIX PRINCESS. Image courtesy of Shochiku Co., Ltd. © Hiro Mashima ? Kodansha/ Fairy Tail Guild Movie Production

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    Source: FUNimation Entertainment, Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: fairytail-movie.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Scott Lonski FUNimation Entertainment has released FAIRY TAIL THE MOVIE: PHOENIX PRINCESS (??? FAIRY TAIL -?????-, Gekijooban Fear? Teiru: Hoo no Miko, 2012) in a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack. The mightiest team of mages from the magic kingdom’s most infamous guild faces evil rising from the embers in this action-packed feature length adventure! Follow Fairy Tail`s dream team -- Natsu, Gray, Erza, Lucy, Wendy, Happy, and Carla -- as they lend a helping hand to a girl with little memory and a grudge against wizards. As they uncover clues about her mysterious past, a lunatic prince hatches a half-baked plan to sacrifice her in exchange for immortality. When the fool unleashes an ancient force, a raging war becomes the fiercest inferno Fairy Tail has ever faced. Can the guild with a

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    The Dream is Real on February 26th Source: Madman Entertainment Official Movie Site: real-kubinagaryu.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Ben Pollock On February 26th, the Australian label Madman Entertainment will release REAL (?????????????, Riaru Kanzen Naru Kubinagaryu no Hi, 2013) on Region 4 DVD. 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). REAL was nominated for the Golden Leopard at the 2013 Locarno International Film Festival and was an Official Selection of the 2013 Japanese Film Festival Australia and Toronto International Film

    Contents of the K Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © GoRA ? GoHands/k-project

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    Mistaken Identity Embroils a Teenager in a Deadly War Between Seven Infamous and Bloodthirsty Clans Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: k-project.jpn.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, thrills fans as it announces the release of the psychological anime action thriller -- K -- as a special Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, as well as a standard DVD edition, on February 25th, 2014. The acclaimed 13-episode series is rated TV-14 and will be offered as a special 4-Disc limited edition Blu-ray/DVD combo pack with an MSRP of $69.99 US/CAN. The set also includes a full-color 80 page premium art booklet containing individual episode synopses, character profiles, poster art, translated song lyrics, an exclusive KANAME? K cosplay photo gallery, and much more! The standard

    Australian Blu-ray and DVD cover art for BLOOD-C: THE LAST DARK. Images courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © 2012 Production I.G, CLAMP / Project BLOOD-C Movie

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    Source: Madman Entertainment Official Website: blood-c-movie.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Ben Pollock There`s a Reward for the Victor... and a Punishment For the Loser On January 15th, the Australian label Madman Entertainment will release BLOOD-C: THE LAST DARK (???BLOOD-C The Last Dark [??????? ???? ?? ? ??? ???], 2012) on Blu-ray (Region B) and DVD (Region 4). With character designs by fan favorites CLAMP (CODE GEASS, CARDCAPTOR SAKURA), the full length feature film is a sequel to the hit TV series BLOOD-C (???? ??, 2011). BLOOD-C: THE LAST DARK is also an action packed return to true form for the BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE franchise that will have fans of the original movies clamoring for more. Saya is part human, part monster, and has one thing on her mind: revenge. Visions of twisted experiments and creatures slaughtering everyone she loved fuel her thirst for vengeance. With blade

    FUNimation will release Blu-ray and DVD editions of APPLESEED XIII: TARTAROS & OURANOS in February 2014. Images courtesy of FUNimation Productions. © 2011 Shirow Masamune / Seishinsha - APPLESEED XIII Project

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    Source: FUNimation Entertainment Official Site: appleseed13.jp (Japan), funimation.com/appleseed-xiii (US) Special Thanks to Tim Baxter FUNimation Entertainment has announced that the movies APPLESEED XIII: TARTAROS (???????XIII ????, Appurushiido Saatiin ~Yuigon~, 2011) and APPLESEED XIII: OURANOS (??????? XIII ~??~, Appurushiido Saatiin ~Yogen~, 2011) will be released on Blu-ray and DVD in North America on February 25, 2014. A summarized take on the thirteen episode series APPLESEED XIII (???????XIII Appurushiido Saatiin, 2011), the two films feature a revolutionary art style that combines hand-drawn 2D characters with modern, CGI overlays. Based on the original graphic novel Appleseed created by Masamune Shirow (Ghost in the Shell, Vexille), the story follows the exploits of the ES.W.A.T. special forces member Deunan Knute and her combat cyborg colleague Briareos at the city of Olympus after World War V. Though keeping Shirow`s story setting and characters, APPLESEED XIII features a completely original story plot, supervised by

    Well Go USA is giving SciFi Japan readers a chance to win SAVING GENERAL YANG on Blu-ray. © 2013 Pegasus Motion Pictures

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the acclaimed action drama SAVING GENERAL YANG (?????, Zhong Lie Yang Jia Jiang, 2013) on Blu-ray. The international box office hit is an epic tale about the renowned Song Dynasty’s military defense headed by the clan of Yang against a nomadic Northern nation. Head of the Yang clan is the charismatic old general, Yang Ye (Adam Cheng), who is also the father of seven sons. The seven young men possess differing temperaments, and are each a master of their own kung fu discipline. In AD 986, the Khitan army takes its revenge for a past massacre, abducting General Yang and leaving his wife and sons to rescue him -- and fall into their deadly

    UNICO Double Feature cover art. Image courtesy of Discotek Media. ©© Sanrio Co., Ltd. /Tezuka Productions Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Discotek Media On January 14, 2014, Discotek Media will release a double feature Blu-ray set containing THE FANTASTIC ADVENTURES OF UNICO (???, Uniko, 1981) and UNICO IN THE ISLAND OF MAGIC (??? ?????, Uniko: Mahoo no Shima e, 1983). Based on a manga the legendary "God of Manga" Osamu Tezuka (ASTRO BOY, KIMBA) created for Sanrio’s Ririka magazine, the movies follow Unico the Unicorn who has the amazing power to make anyone he meets happy. Whether it`s because of his personality or the powers of his horn, no one knows. However, the gods become jealous of Unico, thinking that only they should be able to decide or allow people to be happy. Condemned to wander endlessly with no home and no memories, Unico’s cheerfulness and kindness provide lessons in living in the moment in these heartrending but uplifting fables. THE FANTASTIC ADVENTURES OF UNICO Unico

    Toshiro Mifune stars in Akira Kurosawa`s THRONE OF BLOOD. Photo courtesy of The Criterion Collection. © 1957 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: The Criterion Collection, Image Entertainment Official Site: criterion.com/735-throne-of-blood A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, THRONE OF BLOOD (????, Kumonosu-jo, 1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa, sets Shakespeare’s definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. As a hardened warrior who rises savagely to power, Toshiro Mifune (YOJIMBO) gives a remarkable, animalistic performance, as does Isuzu Yamada (BLACK RIVER) as his ruthless wife. THRONE OF BLOOD fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh theater to create an unforgettable cinematic experience. DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY/DVD Catalog #: CC2323BDDVD UPC: 7-15515-11241-3 SRP: $39.95 Release Date: January 7, 2014 SPINE #190 Production Year: 1957 Rating: Not Rated Run Time: 109 Minutes Color Format: Black & White Audio: PCM Mono Language: Japanese Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1 Number of Discs: 2 Closed Captions: No Subtitle: English Special Features: • One Blu-ray and two

    Packaging for the Blu-ray and DVD editions of THE ROOFTOP. Photos courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2013 Chuang Ying Pictures Entertainment, Sun Entertainment Culture, Mojo Entertainment

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    Writer/Director/Star Jay Chou’s Genre-Bending Action/Comedy Featuers 11 Musical Numbers Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications press release Special Thanks to Leif Helland Taiwanese pop sensation Jay Chou (THE GREEN HORNET, THE VIRAL FACTOR), drawing on his years as an actor, director, and recording star, creates a fantasy playground of music, moves, and magic as a backdrop to an action comedy which pays homage to the wondrous musicals of the past, while exploding to life with today’s sound and spirit in THE ROOFTOP (??, Tian Tai, 2013), debuting on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital December 10th from Well Go USA Entertainment. Described as “Writer-director Chou`s ambitious Luhrmann-esque merging of musical numbers, kung fu, vaudeville and dippy romance is set in a candy-colored world with a deliberately retro vibe. (Think afros, polyester, vintage cars and bowling.)” by The Los Angeles Times, Chou composed 11 original tunes for this buoyant musical.

    Image courtesy of FUNimation Entertainment. © BIRD STUDIO/ SHUEISHA, TOEI ANIMATION. Film © 1989 TOEI ANIMATION CO., LTD.

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    Source: FUNimation Entertainment Official Site: toei-anim.co.jp/dragonz (Japan), funimation.com/dragon-ball-z (US) Special Thanks to Tim Baxter FUNimation Entertainment has announced that DRAGON BALL Z: Season 2 will be released on Blu-ray in North America on February 18, 2014. The Season 2 set contains over 800 minutes of action for under $45. For the first time ever, the DRAGON BALL Z season sets are available on Blu-ray! This epic collection presents episodes 40 - 74 of the legendary series in remastered, high definition quality and 16:9 aspect ratio using frame by frame, pan and scan technology. An elite team of Capsule Corp. scientists worked around the clock to put the greatest anime in history on the cutting edge of modern technology. In addition, exclusive, never-before-seen artwork is being created specifically for the packaging of all DRAGON BALL Z Blu-ray releases. Having suffered heavy losses in the battle with the

    FUNimation has released Blu-ray and DVD editions of Mamoru Hosoda`s WOLF CHILDREN. Images courtesy of FUNimation Productions. © 2012 “WOLF CHILDREN” Film Partners

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    Source: FUNimation Entertainment Official Site: ookamikodomo.jp (Japan), funimation.com/wolf-children, wolfchildrenmovie.com (US) Special Thanks to Tim Baxter Experience the latest masterpiece from Mamoru Hosoda, the internationally-acclaimed, award-winning director of SUMMER WARS. FUNimation Entertainment has released WOLF CHILDREN (???????????, Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki, 2012) on DVD and in a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack. Hana was a student before she was a mother. She was bright and pretty, and her future held endless possibilities. Then she met a man, who turned out to be a wolf, and together they built a family. Hana loved her mate fiercely, but fate took him from her, leaving her alone with two unusual kids she didn’t know how to raise. Frightened of being discovered, Hana and her wolf children fled to the countryside to build a new life. Raising her little wild things was an adventure. It left Hana bruised, scratched, exhausted, and joyously

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

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    MARDOCK SCRAMBLE THIRD EXHAUST Available on March 25th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced its March slate of releases; including the highly anticipated third release of the spectacular trilogy MARDOCK SCRAMBLE, which will be available on both DVD and Blu-ray. Product details follow, in order of release... MYSELF; YOURSELF COMPLETE COLLECTION Published by: Maiden Japan Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 325 min. Street Date: 3/4/2014 Format: DVD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $49.98 Before his family left the town of Sakuranomori, Sana Hidaka said farewell to his five best friends, thinking that he would never see them again. Five years later, however, he finds himself returning to Sakuranomori to finish high school while living alone in an apartment owned by his parents. Can the threads of friendship severed by time be mended? Will

    Cover art for the DVD of POKÉMON THE MOVIE: GENESECT AND THE LEGEND AWAKENED. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2013 Pokémon. © 1998-2013 PIKACHU PROJECT.

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    Trouble Brews After Genesect Pokémon Attract the Attention Of Mewtwo in the Latest Pokémon Feature Film Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: VIZ.com/Pokemon Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, gives POKÉMON fans something brand new in time for the holidays as it announces the release of the DVD and manga editions of POKÉMON THE MOVIE: GENESECT AND THE LEGEND AWAKENED (???????????? ???????? ???????? ???????, Gekijooban Poketto Monsutaa Besuto Uisshu! Shinsoku no Genosekuto: Myuutsuu Kakusei, 2013) on December 3rd. The single-disc DVD release of the feature film is rated ‘TV-Y7’ and will carry an MSRP of $19.97 U.S. / $24.98 CAN. While supplies last, copies of the DVD will include a POKÉMON trading card as a special bonus for collectors. The manga adaptation of Pokémon the Movie: Genesect

    An elderly couple (Chieko Higashiyama, Chishu Ryu) travels to Tokyo to visit their adult children in Yasujiro Ozu`s classic, TOKYO STORY. Photo courtesy of The Criterion Collection. © 1953 Shochiku Co., Ltd.

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    Source: The Criterion Collection, Image Entertainment Official Site: criterion.com/284-tokyo-story A profoundly stirring evocation of elemental humanity and universal heartbreak, TOKYO STORY (????, Tokyo Monogatari, 1953) is the crowning achievement of the unparalleled Yasujiro Ozu (LATE SPRING). The film, which follows an aging couple as they leave their rural village to visit their two married children in bustling postwar Tokyo, surveys the rich and complex world of family life with the director’s customary delicacy and incisive perspective on social mores. Featuring lovely performances from Ozu regulars Chishu Ryu (THERE WAS A FATHER) and Setsuko Hara (LATE AUTUMN), TOKYO STORY plumbs and deepens the director’s recurring themes of generational conflict, creating what is without question one of cinema’s mightiest masterpieces. DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY/DVD Catalog #: CC2309BDDVD UPC: 0715515110211 SRP: $39.95 Release Date: November 19, 2013 SPINE #217 Production Year: 1953 Rating: Not Rated Run Time:

    Cover art for ACCEL WORLD Set 1. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © Reki Kawahara/ ASCII Media Works/ AW Project

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    Special Premium Art Booklet Included as a Free Gift with Purchase from Select Online Anime Retailers Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: accel-world.net (Japan), vizanime.com/accel-world (US) Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, invites fans to accelerate with the home video release of the ACCEL WORLD (?????????, Akuseru Waarudo, 2012) anime series on DVD and Blu-ray on November 26th. The new 2-disc set features 12 episodes of the sci-fi fantasy series, is rated ‘TV-14,’ and carries a DVD MSRP of $44.82 U.S. / 43.24 CAN; Blu-ray MSRP is $59.97 U.S. / $66.15 CAN. Preorders are available now through select retailers. A special 48-page premium art booklet featuring art and character profiles from this popular series and is also included (only while supplies last) as a special free gift

    MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) logo courtesy of Shochiku. © SOTSU • SUNRISE

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    Final Episode to Screen in Japanese Theaters Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: gundam-unicorn.net (Japan), gundamuc.rightstuf.com (US) MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN)(????????UC(?????), Kidoo Senshi Gandamu Yunikon) comes to a conclusion with Episode 7: "Over The Rainbow" (????, Niji no Kanata ni). Based upon the best-selling novel by Harutoshi Fukui (Aegis), the original video animation series is produced by Sunrise and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi (HUNTER X HUNTER, LE CHEVALIER D’EON). MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC is distributed in Japan by Bandai Visual and in North America by Right Stuf. Multiple Blu-ray and DVD editions will be released in Japan on June 6, 2014... ? Limited Edition Blu-ray ?BCXA-0828? SRP: ¥9,800 Disc 1: 90 Minute Main Feature + 30 Minutes of Extras Video: 1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen, 1080p High Definition Audio: Japanese TrueHD 5.1, Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, English Dolby Digital 5.1 & 2.0 Stereo

    FUNimation will release Blu-ray and DVD editions of EVANGELION: 3.33 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO in February 2014. Images courtesy of FUNimation Productions. © khara

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    Source: FUNimation Entertainment Official Site: evangelion.co.jp (Japan), elevenarts.net/evangelion3.0, funimation.com/evangelion (US) Special Thanks to Tim Baxter FUNimation Entertainment has announced that EVANGELION: 3.33 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO (?????????????Q, Evangerion Shin Gekijooban: Kyuu, 2012) will be released on Blu-ray and DVD in North America on February 18, 2014. The continuation of one of the most popular anime franchises ever, EVANGELION: 3.33 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO is the third of four movies in the "Rebuild of Evangelion" series. The previous two movies -- EVANGELION: 1.11 (????????????: ?, Evangerion Shin Gekijooban: Jo, 2007) and EVANGELION: 2.22 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE (????????????:?, Evangerion Shin Gekijooban: Ha, 2009) -- have sold over 180,000 units to date in North America. EVANGELION: 1.11 and 2.22 drew 1 million and 1.2 million viewers, respectively, when they debuted on Adult Swim’s Toonami block during 2013; making the movies the #1 program in its timeslot for males 18-34.

    Cover art for ARIA THE NATURAL, Part 2. Image courtesy of Right Stuf. © 2006 Kozue Amano / Mag Garden - ARIA Company.

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    Source: Right Stuf, Inc. press release Official Site: aria.rightstuf.com Special Thanks to Jessica Heemsbergen Anime producer Nozomi Entertainment is pleased to announce ARIA THE NATURAL, Part 2 Collection will be released on March 4, 2014. This new, value-priced DVD set will feature the final 13-episodes of the second season with Japanese audio and English-language subtitles. On-disc extras will include Aria company roundtable discussion, Himeya roundtable discussion, Orange Planet roundtable discussion, cast reflections on ARIA The NATURAL parts 1 & 2, and director discussion on ARIA The NATURAL. Based on Kozue Amano’s best-selling Aria manga, the ARIA anime consists of three television seasons -- ARIA THE ANIMATION (??? The ANIMATION, 2005), ARIA THE NATURAL (??? The NATURAL, 2006) and ARIA THE ORIGINATION (??? ??????????, Aria ji Orijineeshon)-- plus an OVA (original video animation). The entire anime adaptation features direction by Junichi Sato (PRINCESS TUTU, SGT. FROG) and

    © Mutsumi Sasaki /Yeti /Regista · Myself; Yourself Production Committee 2007

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    Source: Section23 Films Official Site: maql.co.jp/anime-myyour (Japan) Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff You can never go home again. Or can you? Find out in Maiden Japan’s latest acquisition: MYSELF; YOURSELF (???????????, Maiserufu; Yuaserufu, 2007). This 13 episode series about the long journey home is directed by QZo (A BRIDGE TO THE STARRY SKIES) and features character designs by Tomoya Hiratsuka (SHIN KOIHIME MUSO) and series composition by Go Zappa (NAKAIMO ~ MY LITTLE SISTER IS AMONG THEM!). Before his family left the town of Sakuranomori, Sana Hidaka said farewell to his best friends, thinking that he would never see them again. Five years later, however, he finds himself returning to Sakuranomori to finish high school while living alone in an apartment owned by his parents. Can the threads of friendship severed by time be mended? Will his friends even recognize him? Or have the changes in

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