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    The Korean disaster movie THE TOWER will be released on DVD in North America this week. Photo courtesy of CJ Entertainment America. © 2012 CJ E&M CORPORATION

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    108 Floors of Terror... and Help is Out of Reach! Source: CJ Entertainment America Special Thanks to Hoon Bae CJ Entertainment is thrilled to present present the heart-pounding, action-packed drama THE TOWER (??, 2012). After stirring up intense interest in Korea where it opened as the holiday blockbuster offering for Christmas, the movie made its North American theatrical debut on January 11, 2013. THE TOWER was released on DVD in the United Kingdom on May 6th, and will be available in North America on July 2 and Australia on August 21st. THE TOWER features a star-studded ensemble cast including SUL Kyung-gu (NO MERCY, 2009; HAEUNDAE, 2009), SON Ye-jin (A MOMENT TO REMEMBER, 2004; SPELLBOUND, 2011) and KIM Sang-kyung (MEMORIES OF MURDER, 2003). Interwoven dramatic storylines, heartfelt acting, and show-stopping pyrotechnics make THE TOWER a bold new addition to the disaster action movie genre.

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    GATCHAMAN BLU-RAY EDITION Available on October 29th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its October slate of releases; including the classic action series GATCHAMAN. All 105 episodes of the original TV series plus the three episode OVA series will be released in both DVD & BD collections. Product details follow, in order of release... GODANNAR COMPLETE Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 650 min. Street Date: 10/1/2013 Format: DVD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $74.98 Five years ago, Goh, the pilot of the giant robot Dannar, rescued Anna Aoi as the monstrous Mimetic Beasts attempted to wipe human life from the planet. Now the Beasts are back, but Goh`s not going back into battle alone. Not only does his new bride-to-be Anna have a mech of her own,

    Packaging for the Blu-ray and DVD editions of PIETA. © 2012 KIM Ki-Duk Films

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    WINNER ~ Best Picture, Golden Lion, 2012 Venice Film Festival Source: Drafthouse Films, MPRM Communications press release Special Thanks to Leif Helland PIETA (???, 2012), the acclaimed film from the celebrated and controversial Korean director Kim Ki-Duk (BAD GUY; SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER... AND SPRING; 3-IRON), debuts on Blu-ray and DVD July 23rd from Drafthouse Films. An international box-office hit, PIETA has garnered numerous awards, including Best Picture trophies from 2012 Venice Film Festival, 2012 Blue Dragon Awards, 2013 Fantasporto Festival, and the 2012 Satellite Awards, and Best Director nods at the 2012 Dubai International Film Festival and a Jury Award at the South Korea’s 2012 Grand Bell Awards. Lee Jung-jin (WONDERFUL RADIO, NO DOUBT) stars as a loan shark forced to reconsider his violent lifestyle after the arrival of a mysterious woman claiming to be his long-lost mother. The mother is played by Cho Min-soo, who,

    LOVELY COMPLEX cover art. Image courtesy of Discotek Media. © Aya Nakahara / Shueisha • TBS • Toei Animation

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    Source: Discotek Media Official Site: toei-anim.co.jp/lovecom (Japan) On July 16th, the complete anime series LOVELY COMPLEX (?????, LoveCom, 2007) will be released on Region 1 DVD by Discotek Media. Koizumi`s just started high school, and she`s got a little problem: for a girl, she`s super tall! Meanwhile, her classmate Otani`s got a big problem: he`s virtually a midget, but still wants to join the basketball team. Written off as a bickering comedy duo by their teachers and classmates, the pair can`t decide who`s less likely to find love before graduating, and ultimately bet each other on who`ll actually land a mate first. LOVELY COMPLEX: THE COMPLETE SERIES contains episodes 1-24. DVD: Region 1 SRP: $49.95 Release Date: July 16, 2013 Discs: 4 Audio: Japanese Subtitles: English Running Time: 582 minutes

    The classic anime series GATCHAMAN will be released on both DVD and Blu-ray in North America. Image courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © Tatsunoko Production

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Special Thanks to David Williams Get ready for the one that started it all as Sentai Filmworks brings GATCHAMAN (???????????, Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman, 1972-1974) to the U.S. in high definition! All 105 episodes of the original TV series plus the three episode OVA series will be released in both DVD and Blu-ray versions. This classic action series is directed by Hisayuki Toriumi (AREA 88) and features character designs by Tatsuo Yoshida (HURRICANE POLYMAR) with sound direction by Shigeharu Shiba (SORCERER HUNTERS) and music by Bob Sakuma. Using amazing weapons powered by super-science, the international terrorist organization known as Galactor is out to steal all of Earth’s resources for itself and its inhuman masters. Mankind’s only hope? The International Science Organization and their elite strike force, the Science Ninja Team! But these five young heroes will have their work

    The Korean disaster movie THE TOWER will be released on DVD in North America this July. Photo courtesy of CJ Entertainment America. © 2012 CJ E&M CORPORATION

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    Action-Packed, Heart-Pounding Korean Drama Explodes on DVD Source: CJ Entertainment America press release Special Thanks to Hoon Bae When unthinkable disaster strikes, two strangers become the only hope of thousands of holiday revelers in the heart-pounding, action-packed drama THE TOWER (??, 2012), burning up DVD July 2 from CJ Entertainment America. It’s Christmas Eve at Seoul’s ultra-luxurious, 108-story, residential high-rise, Tower Sky, and the annual White Christmas gala is planned once again to dazzle the elite tenants and their VIP guests. Building manager Dae-ho, a single father, reluctantly disappoints his young daughter again, cancelling plans to work the elegant event. Kitchen manager Yoon-hee, who has a secret crush on him, offers to babysit. Respected fire chief Young-ki has finally agreed to a date night with his long-suffering wife and the extravagant gathering is the perfect venue. The holiday revelry is in full swing

    Packaging for the Blu-ray and DVD editions of THE GUILLOTINES. Photos courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2012 We Pictures, Ltd., Stellar Mega Films, Ltd., Media Asia Film International, Ltd., Polycoce Film Company, Ltd

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    The Ultimate Weapon from the Director of INFERNAL AFFAIRS Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications press release Special Thanks to Leif Helland Director Andrew Lau (INFERNAL AFFAIRS) teams up with China’s hottest rising action stars for the explosive, martial arts-filled film THE GUILLOTINES (???, Xue Di Zi, 2012), debuting on Blu-ray and DVD August 13th from Well Go USA Entertainment. A secret brotherhood of assassins -- the Guillotines -- once favored by the Emperor, are now a force of terror and oppression under a new regime. Exiled to a remote village and hunted by a squad of fighters with firearms that challenge their cold steel, the Guillotines must now outwit and outfight enemies from both sides. The film stars Xiaoming Huang (IP MAN 2: LEGEND OF THE GRANDMASTER, THE BANQUET), Ethan Juan (MONGO), Zhang Wen (THE SORCERER AND THE WHITE SNAKE), Shawn Yue (INFERNAL AFFAIRS), Yuchun Li

    Logo for ROBOTECH: 2 MOVIE COLLECTION, coming to DVD on July 23rd from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Image courtesy of Content Media Corporation. © 1985 Tatsunoko Production Co. Ltd. © 1985-2013 Harmony Gold USA. Inc.

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    DVD Set Coming July 23rd Source: Lionsgate, Click Communications Special Thanks to Angelica Sabado Juarez Hang on tight because one of the greatest anime sagas of all time is back!! ROBOTECH: 2 MOVIE COLLECTION crash lands on DVD July 23, 2013, featuring the brand-new never-before-seen LOVE LIVE ALIVE (2013) as well as the classic hit THE SHADOW CHRONICLES (2006). Complete with bonus material that includes multiple featurettes, deleted scenes, outtakes, photo galleries and animatics, this affordably priced 2-film DVD collection will be available for the suggested retail price of only $19.98. About Lionsgate Lionsgate is a leading global entertainment company with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, family entertainment, digital distribution, new channel platforms and international distribution and sales. Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent

    Cover art for POWER RANGERS MEGAFORCE: ULTIMATE TEAM POWER - Volume 1. Image courtesy of Lionsgate Entertainment. © 2013 SCG Power Rangers LLC.

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    Latest POWER RANGERS Series Comes to DVD and Digital Download Source: Lionsgate, Bender/Helper Impact press release Official Site: powerrangers.com Special Thanks to Geovani Rocha The number one boys live-action series returns for its 20th anniversary season with an all-new series, POWER RANGERS MEGAFORCE currently airing on Nickelodeon. POWER RANGERS MEGAFORCE: ULTIMATE TEAM POWER - Volume 1 includes the first four episodes of POWER RANGERS MEGAFORCE and is arriving on DVD and Digital Download September 3rd from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. New Rangers, Zords, enemies and battles make this anniversary season the most exciting yet! Featuring five new Power Rangers protecting our earth from the evil Warstar aliens to prevent a massive invasion, POWER RANGERS MEGAFORCE: ULTIMATE TEAM POWER - Volume 1 includes the "Power Rangers Morph Through 20 Years" featurette and will be available for the suggested retail price of $14.98. For centuries, the earth has been

    Win the Blu-ray edition of TAI CHI HERO -- the sequel to TAI CHI ZERO -- courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2012 Huayi Brothers & Taihe Film Investment Co., Ltd.

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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 ass-kicking epic TAI CHI HERO (??? ????, 2012) on Blu-ray. The original cast are back for the second installment in the internationally popular TAI CHI trilogy, including Jayden Yuan, Angelababy, Eddie Peng, Tony Leung Ka Fai and Daniel Wu. Director Stephen Fung’s (HOUSE OF FURY, JUMP) innovative film mixes elements from disparate eras in China’s past and brings together different film genres in a completely unique way. The legendary Sammo Hung (IP MAN 2: LEGEND OF THE GRANDMASTER) also returns, providing his brilliant signature martial arts choreography. The cast also includes franchise newcomer Peter Stormare (HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS, THE BIG LEBOWSKI). Bonus material includes the behind-the-scenes featurette “From Zero to Hero:

    DINO KING 3D is now available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital. Photo courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. © 2012 Dream Search C&C, Inc., EBS and Olive Studio, Inc.

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Official Movie Site: blog.naver.com/jumbagi2012 (South Korea) Special Thanks to Leif Helland A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Our thanks to everyone who entered Well Go USA and SciFi Japan`s contest for a free DINO KING 3D Blu-ray. The randomly chosen winners are: Emmanuel Avila Mike Jacobson Alison Fey Lyle Huckins Angelica Sampson Congratulations to the winners! Your prizes will ship soon. Meet Speckles. He’s a Tarbosaurus, and lives a happy life in his forest home with his mom and siblings. One day, as he’s just learning to hunt, he encounters One-Eye, a Tyrannosaur looking for a new place to live. His herd is attacked, leaving poor Speckles an orphan, hungry and alone in the deepest depths of the hostile jungle. Speckles happens upon a much needed ally in the form of Blue Eyes, a young female Tarbosaurus. They

    Packaging for the Blu-ray and DVD editions of THE KING OF THE STREETS. Photos courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2012 Bei Jing Yue Song Television Culture Co., Ltd.

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    Only the Strong Survive Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications press release Special Thanks to Leif Helland Produced, written, directed and starring Yuen Song, the action-packed, martial arts-fueled THE KING OF THE STREETS (????, Jie Tou Zhi Wang, 2012) debuts on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital July 23rd from Well Go USA Entertainment. A story of guilt, redemption and rebirth, up and coming Chinese martial arts actor Yuen Song plays an angry young man looking to avenge the death of his parents some eight years earlier by local gangsters. The cast also includes Becki Li, Yang Junping, Hou Xu, Li Changhai, Zhang Chao and Yu Xin as well as many real life professional fighters, all combining efforts to show some of the most cerebral and kinetic fight sequences to grace the screen. Set in the gritty underbelly of modern day Beijing, THE KING OF THE STREETS follows the

    Firefighters struggle to contain a runaway blaze in THE TOWER. Photo courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © 2012 CJ E&M CORPORATION

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    108 Storeys Up... Survive At Any Cost. Source: Madman Entertainment Special Thanks to Ben Pollock On August 21st, the Australian label Madman Entertainment will release the Korean disaster movie THE TOWER (??, 2012) on Region 4 DVD. Inspired by the 1974 film THE TOWERING INFERNO, this blockbuster uses state of the art visual effects; director Kim Ji-hoon (SECTOR 7) spent two years mixing 1,700 CG cuts with live action stunts for greater realism. THE TOWER was a box office sensation in Korea, drawing the second highest ever opening weekend box office total. On Christmas Eve, at the luxurious Tower Sky twin tower building in central Seoul, residents and staff members busy themselves with Christmas preparation. A small fire in the restaurant kitchen attracts the attention of Tower Sky staff member Lee Dae-Ho, who notices a faulty water sprinkler system. Building owner Jo disregards

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    Source: AniplexUSA Official Site: 6109.jp (Japan), blueexorcist.com (US) This Summer, BLUE EXORCIST (????????????? Ao no Ekusoshisuto, 2011) fans are in for a real treat. Recently at their panel at Anime Boston, Aniplex of America Inc. announced their Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set and Standard Edition DVD release plans for the anime series. They will feature both Japanese and English dialogue as well as bonus contents. They are scheduled for release at the following dates: Volume 1 – July 9th Volume 2 – September 10th All SKUs are available for pre-order and purchase through Right Stuf and Aniplex’s official retailers. Each Limited Edition Set is containing the show episodes on 3 Blu-ray discs along with an Original Soundtrack CD, an exclusive DVD featuring interviews with the English voice cast. In addition, inside a deluxe rigid box illustrated by Manga Author Kazue Kato, clear BD cases with double-sided

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

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    Plans for English Dub Scrapped Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced some changes to Maiden Japan`s DVD set NEW DOMINION: TANK POLICE COMPLETE, scheduled for release on August 20, 2013. The set had been solicited as an English dub release but it has been changed to a English subtitled release. For that reason the SRP has been reduced to $19.98 from the original $29.98. NEW DOMINION: TANK POLICE COMPLETE Published by: Maiden Japan Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 180 min. Street Date: 8/20/2013 Format: DVD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $19.98 When tanks are outlawed, only outlaws will have tanks. Or at least, that`s what Mayor Weatherby of New Port seems to be forgetting in his efforts to ban certain forms of weapons, including those used by tank-driving policewoman Leona Ozaki and her

    Takanori Ando (Koji Seto) and Enoki (Shota Sometani) search online for the list of SADAKO 3D Blu-ray winners. Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2012

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    A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Our thanks to everyone who entered Well Go USA and SciFi Japan`s contest for a free Blu-ray of SADAKO 3D. The randomly chosen winners are: Ricardo M Zayas Carl Wollett David Rogers Judy Plous Nathaniel Tan Congratulations to the winners! Your prizes will ship soon. Sadako waits, a vicious spirit, hungry for blood and souls. What began as a haunted videotape, passed from hand to cursed hand all those years ago in THE RING, has only gotten easier to find. Sadako waits. And it’s not just on tape anymore. At a local high school, there is a rumor about an online video of someone committing suicide. If it were only a prank, or the work of a deranged artist in town, the students wouldn’t be killing themselves after watching it, would they? The police would have a theory about

    The first four SAINT SEIYA movies will be released this month on Region 1 DVD. Images courtesy of Discotek Media. © 1987-89 Masami Kurumada/ Shueisha, Toei Animation

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    Both Volumes Street June 25th Source: Discotek Media On June 25th, the first four SAINT SEIYA movies will be released on two Region 1 DVDs by Discotek Media. The DVDs will include the original Japanese audio track with English subtitles. Based on the long-running manga series by Masami Kurumada, SAINT SEIYA helped define the Shonen Jump anime format. A massive hit all around the globe, these releases bring the SAINT SEIYA feature films from the original series to North America for the first time, using the newest Japanese remaster. Combining Greek Mythology with Astrology, SAINT SEIYA is the story of five young men who, upon visiting the Sanctuary, are granted power armors called Cloths in order to protect the reincarnation of the goddess Athena. Running from 1986-1989, the SAINT SEIYA anime has been seen all around the world, and was broadcast on Cartoon Network in the US

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    Source: AniplexUSA Official Site: swordart-online.net (Japan), SwordArt-OnlineUSA.com (US) Recently at their panel at Anime Boston, Aniplex of America Inc. announced their release plans for the hit anime series SWORD ART ONLINE (????????????, Soodo Aato Onrain, 2012) in North America: 4 volumes per format, Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set and Standard Edition DVD. Release dates are as follows: Volume 1 – Aincrad Part 1 - August 13th Volume 2 – Aincrad Part 2 - September 17th Volume 3 – Fairy Dance Part 1 - October 15th Volume 4 – Fairy Dance Part 2 - November 19th All SKUs are available for pre-order and purchase through Right Stuf and Aniplex’s official retailers. Each of the Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Sets will come with tons of bonus materials including Original Soundtrack CD (Vol.1 & 3) or Bonus DVD of English cast interviews (Vol.2 & 4), a deluxe 16 page

    Contents of the 21-DVD box set POWER RANGERS: SEASONS 4-7. Photo courtesy of Shout! Factory. © Power Rangers LLC.

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    Limited Edition 21-Disc Collection Arrives in Stores July 30th Source: Shout! Factory press release Special Thanks to Tom Chen Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa have been defeated once again -- but the Command Center is in ruins, and King Mondo is on his way to conquer Earth! It’s now time to see what the Power Rangers are really made of! Picking up right where MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS and MIGHTY MORPHIN ALIEN RANGERS left off, POWER RANGERS: SEASONS 4–7 continues the saga of the heroic “teenagers with attitude” through four more unforgettable seasons: POWER RANGERS ZEO, POWER RANGERS TURBO, POWER RANGERS IN SPACE and POWER RANGERS LOST GALAXY. For the first time on DVD, you can now have all 183 episodes of these four epic seasons on 21 action-packed DVDs in one deluxe collection! POWER RANGERS: SEASONS 4–7 also contains an exclusive disc of rarely seen archival

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    Source: FUNimation Entertainment Special Thanks to Tim Baxter FUNimation Entertainment has provided information for their Blu-ray and DVD releases for July 2013. Product details follow, in order of release... HETALIA AXIS POWERS: PAINT IT, WHITE! - Reprice Release Date: 7/9/2013 SRP: $19.98 Running Time: 90 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Discs: 1 Rating: TVMA Languages: English, Japanese Subtitles: English Special Features: Outtakes The Hidden History Hidden Within Hetalia Opening Day Announcement Original Theatrical Ending Textless Songs Trailers It’s totally the end of the world in HETALIA AXIS POWERS: PAINT IT, WHITE! This full-length flick brings all your fave boys together in modern times with one goal: drop the bro-hammer on some alien invaders! The Pictorians have arrived from deep in space. They also have dangly glow-balls on their heads, which is kinda cool, but still. The freaky aliens are using use their crazy rainbow-beam-thingy to paint everything

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