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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: fagirl.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Carolyn Medrano Sentai Filmworks unboxes their newest acquisition for the Spring 2017 anime simulcast season, FRAME ARMS GIRL (????????????, Fureemuaamuzu Gaaru, 2017), inspired by the popular Frame Arms model kit series! Ao Gennai, an ordinary high school girl, opens a package that was mistakenly delivered to her house. To her surprise, what lies within is a a small robot named Gourai, a Frame Arms Girl with an evolving personality. Ao discovers that Gourai is actually a newly developed prototype, and that she is the first person to activate her. Follow Ao’s antics as she learns the ups and downs of being Gourai’s owner... which will include putting her into competitive fights! The series will be directed by Keiichiro Kawaguchi (PHANTASY STAR ONLINE 2: THE ANIMATION), with sound direction by Satoki Iida (PERSONA 4: The

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: atom-tb.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Carolyn Medrano Return to the astounding world of the godfather of manga, Osamu Tezuka (Black Jack, The Mighty Atom, Phoenix), in Sentai Filmworks’ newest acquisition: ATOM THE BEGINNING (??? ???????, Atomu za Biginingu, 2017). Based on the original work by Tetsuro Kasahara, ATOM THE BEGINNING is the dramatic prequel series to Tezuka’s iconic manga, The Mighty Atom. The series will air exclusively in the U.S. on Anime Strike, the curated on-demand anime subscription from Amazon Channels. After a great calamity in Japan, the world needed a hero: but did this hero need to be a god? Or a friend? Two young geniuses, Umataro Tenma and Hiroshi Ochanomizu, have labored extensively to create a powerful artificial intelligence to protect the future. The result of their collaboration was a robot, A106. In this previously untold story,

    Front and back cover art for the BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack. Images courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2002 MASASHI KISHIMOTO / 2007 SHIPPUDEN © BMP 2015

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    Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: boruto-movie.com (Japan), elevenarts.net/boruto-naruto-the-movie (US) 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, delivers the highly-anticipated home video release of BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE (???????????????, Boruto: Naruto za Muubii, 2015) on March 28th, and will be followed by the Volume 1 launch of the Boruto manga series on April 4th. “NARUTO fans are going to love the all-new adventures depicted in the BORUTO anime feature film and manga series,” says Candice Uyloan, VIZ Media’s Senior Director of Product Marketing. “As the young and brash Boruto embarks on his quest to uncover and embrace his own destiny, he will face a variety of tests and new foes on his quest to become a strong shinobi. Will he be able to step out of the

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    GATE Available July 11th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its July slate of releases, including two Limited Edition Premium Box Sets from Sentai Filmwork -- GATE and MONSTER MUSUME: EVERYDAY LIFE WITH MONSTER GIRLS! Product details follow, in order of release... GATCHAMAN FIGHTER COMPLETE COLLECTION Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 1200 min. Street Date: 7/4/2017 Format: DVD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $79.98 The fight against Leader X was finally over, but a small portion of his evil remained and regenerated into Leader Z! Now, with the aid of the monstrous Count Egobossler, the Gatchaman team`s arch-foe is out to destroy the world again, and even though their ranks have been decimated, the Gatchaman force has no choice but to keep fighting. To combat their

    Win master filmmaker Johnnie To’s THREE on Blu-ray from Well Go USA! Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2016 Media Asia Film International Ltd

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland and Rachel Villegas Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the action-packed film, THREE (???, Saam Jan Hang, 2016), on Blu-ray. Tensions mounts and bullets fly in master filmmaker Johnnie To’s (DRUG WAR, EXILED, ELECTION) latest showdown between cops, robbers and everyone else caught in the crossfire. When a police sting goes bad, a cornered criminal (Wallace Chung, DRUG WAR) makes a desperate choice: he shoots himself, forcing the officers to cease fire and rush him to the hospital. Once there, he refuses treatment, waiting for his cohorts to break him out. Caught between an obsessed cop (Louis Koo, TRIAD ELECTION) and the dedicated surgeon assigned to save his life (Zhao Wei, RED CLIFF), the hospital is now a battleground of deception, double-crosses and a coming

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: nhk.or.jp/rinne (Japan) Special Thanks to Carolyn Medrano Get ready to ride the Wheel of Reincarnation once more in Sentai Filmworks’ latest addition to the Spring 2017 anime lineup: RIN-NE 3 (???RINNE, Kyookai no Rinne, 2017). Rinne Rokudo, Rokumon, and Sakura Mamiya are back for more misadventures in a story that pairs school life with the afterlife. Saving lost souls on the tightest budget known to man is only a day’s work for half-human, half-Shinigami kind-of-thing Rinne! Together with the almost too-collected Sakura and his black cat Rokumon, life continues as normal as Rinne helps guide the dead to their final rest. However, new transfers are never a good sign, and a popular fortune teller ends up at Rinne and Sakura’s school as their new teacher. Things get chaotic when a strange girl wielding a scythe makes an appearance, and

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    Mega-Hit Anime Series Slated to Receive Box Set Release for the First Time Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: swordart-online.net (Japan), swordart-onlineusa.com (US) Special Thanks to Alex Crum Aniplex of America announced today their product details and release plans for the SWORD ART ONLINE (????????????, Soodo Aato Onrain) Blu-ray Box Set. This set will include all 25 episodes from the first season in addition to SWORD ART ONLINE Extra Edition and various bonus contents. Previously teased at the North American premiere of SWORD ART ONLINE THE MOVIE – ORDINAL SCALE – (??? ???????????? -???????????-, Gekijooban Soodo Aato Onrain -Oodinaru Sukeeru-) on March 1, this will be the first time a complete season SWORD ART ONLINE box set has seen a domestic release since its original broadcast in 2012. This product is scheduled for release on June 27 of this year. Pre-orders have begun on

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: typhoon-noruda.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Carolyn Medrano Sentai Filmworks is inviting you to ride out the storm in Studio Colorido’s fantasy adventure, TYPHOON NORUDA (??????, Taifuu no Noruda, 2015). The film, helmed by first-time director and former Studio Ghibli animator Yojiro Arai, features character designs by Hiroyasu Ishida and music by Masashi Hamauzu (CLASSICALOID, FINAL FANTASY X). The film takes place in a middle school on a remote island. Shuichi Azuma, a dedicated student, suddenly quits the baseball team, which leads to a fight with his best friend, Kenta. When a storm hits their school one day, Shuichi meets Noruda, a mysterious girl with a strange necklace, who seems to be somehow connected with the typhoon. Who is she? More importantly, why does Shuichi feel the need to help her? TYPHOON NORUDA will soon be available on select digital

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: fukumenkei-anime.jpn (Japan) Special Thanks to Carolyn Medrano Sentai Filmworks rocks it out with their latest acquisition, ANONYMOUS NOISE (?????? Fukumenkei Noizu, 2017)! Based on the manga written by Ryoko Fukuyama and currently running in the bimonthly comic anthology Hana to Yume, ANONYMOUS NOISE is an exciting addition to Sentai’s Spring 2017 anime lineup! Blessed with a beautiful voice, Nino only sings for one reason: to be found. Nino finds herself looking for two boys who left her without reason, Momo and Yuzu. By chance, all three of them end up in the same high school, and Nino discovers that her singing isn’t in vain. As they rediscover their bonds, the group realizes that time changes many things, and sometimes certain things can’t be repaired. The series will be directed by Hideya Takahashi (KEIJO!!!!!!!!), with sound direction by Takayuki Yamaguchi

    Front and back DVD cover art for POKÉMON THE MOVIE: VOLCANION AND THE MECHANICAL MARVEL. Images courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2016 Pokémon. ©1998-2016 PIKACHU PROJECT. TM, ®, and character names are trademarks of Nintendo.

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    Ash And Pikachu’s Latest Cinematic Adventure 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 POKÉMON fans as it announces the upcoming home media release and the official manga edition of POKÉMON THE MOVIE: VOLCANION AND THE MECHANICAL MARVEL this spring. Fans can experience all of the excitement and adventure of the newest POKÉMON anime feature film in the POKÉMON X•Y series in both DVD and graphic novel form. POKÉMON THE MOVIE: VOLCANION AND THE MECHANICAL MARVEL was directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and was originally released in Japanese theaters last summer. POKÉMON THE MOVIE: VOLCANION AND THE MECHANICAL MARVEL DVD Rated ‘TV-Y7’ for Viewers Ages 7 and Older • MSRP: $19.98 U.S. / $24.99 CAN • Available March 21st In the latest adventure,

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    Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and Standard Edition DVD Set Resume the Ferocious Battles Between Warring Clans 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, delivers the visually stunning K: MISSING KINGS (??? K MISSING KINGS, Gekijooban K MISSING KINGS, 2014) feature film home media release to audiences today. Set for release as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and as a Standard Edition DVD Set, K: MISSING KINGS expands the story of a once easygoing teenager that becomes embroiled in a deadly war between seven bloodthirsty clans. The film’s plot takes place one year after the conclusion of the original K anime series, which VIZ Media first released in 2013. K: MISSING KINGS features a notable English voice cast that is highlighted by Sam Riegel as Yashiro

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    Source: Nozomi Entertainment press release Special Thanks to Jessica Breon and Jake Hockenberry Anime producer Nozomi Entertainment is pleased to announce the release of SOUND OF THE SKY BLU-RAY COLLECTION. Sound of the Sky Blu-ray Collection will be available June 6, 2017. The anime is directed by Mamoru Kanbe (ELFEN LIED, CARDCAPTOR SAKURA, YOUR LIE IN APRIL), with music by Michiru Oshima (FULLMETAL ALCHMIST, MAGIC USER`S CLUB, BOYS OVER FLOWERS) and series composition by Hiroyuki Yoshino (CODE GEASS: LELOUCH OF THE REBELLION, BLACK BUTLER, ACCEL WORLD). Available on Blu-ray in North America for the first time ever, the Collection contains all 12 episodes of the TV series plus two special bonus episodes. Special Features include the US Trailer, an Alternate Version of Episode 1, Episode Previews, and an Art Gallery. About SOUND OF THE SKY (?????????, Sora no Woto, 2010) In a lonely corner of the

    UK Blu-ray and DVD cover art for DESTRUCTION BABIES. Photos courtesy of Third Window Films. © 2016

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    "THE MOST EXTREME 108 MINUTES IN JAPANESE CINEMA HISTORY" Source: Third Window Films press release Special Thanks to Claire Marty On April 10th, Third Window Films will release the breakthrough film of Tetsuya Mariko, DESTRUCTION BABIES (???????????????, Disutorakushon Beibizu, 2016), on Blu-ray and DVD in the United Kingdom. Mariko brings us a deceptive piece of cinema which begins like a slice-of-life story and then takes an abrupt plunge into a pit of moral ambiguity. DESTRUCTION BABIES stars award-winning actors Yuya Yagira (NOBODY KNOWS) and Masaki Suda (THE LIGHT SHINES ONLY THERE, DEATH NOTE Light up the NEW world) in one of their best performances in Japanese cinema this year. Winner of the Best New Director at the 2016 Locarno Film Festival. Synopsis Taira, an unnervingly quiet delinquent teen, mysteriously leaves town right before the coming of age festival. His disappearance doesn’t worry

    Contents of the SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL SET 2 Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © Naoko Takeuchi ? PNP ? Toei Animation

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    Limited Edition Combo Pack With Latest Episodes Of Beloved Anime Series Available, Special Bonus Features And Exclusive Extras Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab Official Site: sailormoon-official.com (Japan), VIZ.com/sailormoon (US) 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, delivers exciting new episodes of the SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL anime series with the home media release of SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL Set 2. The Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack, available February 28th, features the entire Black Moon arc, Episodes 15-26, of the celebrated reboot of the classic anime series based on Naoko Takeuchi`s original Sailor Moon manga series along with a host of notable bonus features. SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL Set 2 also will be released as a Standard Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack (February 28th) and a Standard Edition DVD-only set (now

    Contents of the ONE-PUNCH MAN Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © ONE, Yusuke Murata/SHUEISHA, Hero Association HQ

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    Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: onepunchman-anime.net (Japan) 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 fans with news of preorders for the forthcoming home media release of ONE-PUNCH MAN (??????, Wanpanman) on April 25th. The first release of the popular anime series about an unlikely superhero with a knockout punch will debut as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack, a Standard Edition Blu-ray and a Standard Edition DVD set. Each edition will feature Episodes 1-12 and will contain both English dubbed and original Japanese (with English subtitled) dialogue selections. Preorders are available now from a variety of leading outlets and online retailers. Fans that order the ONE-PUNCH MAN Limited Edition Combo Pack from RightStufAnime.com will receive a special gift with purchase -- while supplies

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    SCHOOL-LIVE! COMPLETE COLLECTION Available June 27th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its June slate of releases, including two Limited Edition Premium Box Sets from Sentai Filmworks: CHIVALRY OF A FAILED KNIGHT and SCHOOL-LIVE! COMPLETE COLLECTION! Product details follow, in order of release... KINO`S JOURNEY COMPLETE COLLECTION Published by: ADV Films Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 325 min. Street Date: 6/6/2017 Format: DVD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $29.98 Three days. Two nights. That’s how much time Kino and Hermes allot to each new place they visit before drifting off again, crossing a mysterious land filled with mystical sights and strange customs. Kino’s an enigmatic loner, skilled with weapons and always anticipating what might lie around the next hill or bend of the river. Hermes is Kino’s friend,

    DVD packaging for POWER RANGERS DINO SUPER CHARGE Volumes 1 and 2. Photos courtesy of Lionsgate Entertainment. TM and © 2016 SCG Power Rangers LLC.

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    Source: Lionsgate press release Official Site: powerrangers.com, nick.com/power-rangers-dino-charge Saban’s Power Rangers roar into battle as they continue their fight against evil in POWER RANGERS DINO SUPER CHARGE Volumes 1 and 2 on DVD, Digital HD and On Demand from Lionsgate. In this season of one of the longest-running children’s live-action series in TV history, the teen superheroes must work together to protect the Energems and save the universe from the most dangerous threat yet. Each DVD Volume of POWER RANGERS DINO SUPER CHARGE contains 10 episodes and has a suggested retail price is $14.98. POWER RANGERS: DINO SUPER CHARGE: VOLUME 1 - ROAR The Power Rangers continue their search for the Energems after Sledge’s defeat, but soon learn that his most dangerous prisoner, the evil Heckyl, survived! In light of this new threat, Kendall creates a powerful new Dino Charger that unlocks the Red Ranger’s T-Rex Super

    Front and back covers of the HUNTER X HUNTER Set 2 Blu-ray. Images courtesy of VIZ Media. © POT (Yoshihiro Togashi) 1998 © VAP?NTV?Madhouse/Shueisha

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    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, expands the home media library for the HUNTER X HUNTER (????×????, Hantaa x Hantaa, 2011-14) anime series with the release of HUNTER X HUNTER Set 2 on February 28th. The latest edition of the action-driven series will be released as DVD and Blu-ray sets that each contain 13 episodes (Episodes 14 to 26). The HUNTER X HUNTER Set 2 Blu-ray will carry an MSRP of $29.98 U.S. / $34.99 CAN; the HUNTER X HUNTER Set 2 DVD edition will carry an MSRP of $24.98 U.S. / $29.99 CAN. The two-disc Blu-ray set includes uncut English dubbed as well as Japanese subtitled dialogue options along with series trailers and clean opening and ending

    Win the action packed, Hong Kong police thriller COLD WAR 2 on Blu-ray from Well Go USA! Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2016 Irresistible Beta Ltd.

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland and Rachel Villegas Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the police thriller COLD WAR 2 (??II, Hon Zin Ji, 2016) on Blu-ray. A sequel to the Hong Kong box-office smash, COLD WAR 2 continues the 2012 film’s saga of intra-police rivalry. Picking up some time after the events in the first movie, Sean Lau (Aaron Kwok, THE MONKEY KING franchise) is now the Commissioner of Police. Things turn bad when his wife and daughter are kidnapped and he must seek help from a former rival (Tony Leung, THE TAKING OF TIGER MOUNTAINn) to save their lives. Joining Kwok and Leung from the original cast are Charlie Young (KUNG FU KILLER), Eddie Peng (CALL OF HEROES), Aarif Rahman (YOUNG BRUCE LEE), Ma Yili (BADGE OF FURY)

    Internationally renowned filmmaker Takashi Miike is back with TERRAFORMARS, the live-action adaptation of the hit manga. Photo courtesy of Madman. © YU SASUGA, KENICHI TACHIBANA/SHUEISHA, © 2016

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    Source: Madman Entertainment Official Movie Site: terraformars-movie.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Ben Pollock When Cockroaches Strike Back! The Australian label Madman Entertainment will release the live-action feature film TERRAFORMARS (????????, Terafoomaazu, 2016) on Region 4 DVD March 8, 2017. Based on the manga series by Yu Sasuga and Kenichi Tachibana, and directed by cult filmmaker Takashi Miike (13 ASSASSINS, SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO), this is the first Japanese movie to shoot on location in Iceland. 21st century Earth faces overpopulation. Scientists devise a plan to terraform Mars through moss and cockroaches, using them to absorb sunlight and purify the atmosphere. Five hundred years later, humanity is ready to emigrate. Ambitious scientist Professor Honda (Shun Oguri) assembles a band of criminals with the promise of a full pardon and generous reimbursement, sending them to the red planet as cockroach exterminators. They are met with an

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