What did you RECEIVE today? PHOTOS EDITION!
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RadFemHedonist
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My bigger sized one of these arrived today and fits comfortably, I'm very happy with it it's super cute and I think at least a bit longer than the smaller size, and has pockets! I also worked out how to and then printed one of my artworks that I did on my iPad Pro a few years go out on A3 high gloss photo paper a few days ago (it's scotch taped to my bedroom wall now, as seen here) and am very happy with the results, am looking forward to doing more fun stuff with my new printer and feel it was money well spent! 
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2025 HAUL - OCTOBER v4
I know I haven't been posting as much these days (because work is long) but I have more packages to wrap up October's haul. There's one more post after this as well going over a new arrival for November's haul.
And if you want to see what else I have received for October, you can check my blog post here.
#14 | More Eureka Ent. Shaw Brothers Releases
#15 | Arrow Video 4K Ultra HD Haul
#16 | Carole & Tuesday
#17 | Terracotta October Pre-order Haul
I know I haven't been posting as much these days (because work is long) but I have more packages to wrap up October's haul. There's one more post after this as well going over a new arrival for November's haul.
And if you want to see what else I have received for October, you can check my blog post here.
#14 | More Eureka Ent. Shaw Brothers Releases
Upon browsing the Blu-ray forums I noticed a couple of folks were panicking about a few newer releases surprisingly sold out already on Eureka Entertainmentās online store. So I had a look and one of the titles that I was after was also sold out. Miraculously I was able to secure a copy for the release from Terracotta which I bundled with another release from earlier in the year that I had yet to pick up.
The one that sold out was Martial Law: Lo Weiās Wuxia World, a three film collection from director Lo Wei that he worked on with the Shaw Brothers company. The films included in this set are 1968ās The Black Butterfly (儳äæ é»č“č¶) starring Lisa Chiao Chiao (The One-Armed Swordsman), Elliot Ngok Wah (Come Drink With Me) and Tien Feng (Fist of Fury), 1968ās Death Valley (ę·éč°·) starring Elliot Ngok Wah, Angela Yu Chien (Hong Kong 1941), and Chen Hung-Lieh (Come Drink With Me), and 1971ās Vengeance of a Snow Girl (å°å¤©äæ 儳) starring Li Ching (The 14 Amazons), Elliot Ngok Wah, Ku Feng (The One-Armed Swordsman), Tien Feng and Lisa Chiao Chiao.
I should have figured it would sell faster than the previous Shaw Brothers releases because Lo Wei is one of the more popular and well-known directors in the Hong Kong scene.
Also picked up is a double-film collection called The Daredevils and Ode to Gallantry: Two Venom Mob Films from director Chang Cheh. This one includes 1979ās The Daredevils (éęäŗ”å½é) and 1982ās Ode to Gallantry (äæ 客č”), each starring members of the Venom Mob crew with Phillip Kwok (Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky), Chiang Sheng (Crippled Avengers), Lu Feng (Five Deadly Venoms), Sun Chien (Human Lanterns), and Lo Meng (Kid with the Golden Arm).
Both of these Eureka Entertainment releases were priced really well and are packaged in their first print limited editions with the o-card slipcase, unique artwork from either the film poster or scenes and a booklet to go with it. There are at least two more Shaw Brothers releases left for me to grab that were also released earlier in the year ā those being The Magnificent Chang Cheh and Exact revenge: The Eunuch and The Deadly Knives which I am hoping to look into before the year is over.
The one that sold out was Martial Law: Lo Weiās Wuxia World, a three film collection from director Lo Wei that he worked on with the Shaw Brothers company. The films included in this set are 1968ās The Black Butterfly (儳äæ é»č“č¶) starring Lisa Chiao Chiao (The One-Armed Swordsman), Elliot Ngok Wah (Come Drink With Me) and Tien Feng (Fist of Fury), 1968ās Death Valley (ę·éč°·) starring Elliot Ngok Wah, Angela Yu Chien (Hong Kong 1941), and Chen Hung-Lieh (Come Drink With Me), and 1971ās Vengeance of a Snow Girl (å°å¤©äæ 儳) starring Li Ching (The 14 Amazons), Elliot Ngok Wah, Ku Feng (The One-Armed Swordsman), Tien Feng and Lisa Chiao Chiao.
I should have figured it would sell faster than the previous Shaw Brothers releases because Lo Wei is one of the more popular and well-known directors in the Hong Kong scene.
Also picked up is a double-film collection called The Daredevils and Ode to Gallantry: Two Venom Mob Films from director Chang Cheh. This one includes 1979ās The Daredevils (éęäŗ”å½é) and 1982ās Ode to Gallantry (äæ 客č”), each starring members of the Venom Mob crew with Phillip Kwok (Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky), Chiang Sheng (Crippled Avengers), Lu Feng (Five Deadly Venoms), Sun Chien (Human Lanterns), and Lo Meng (Kid with the Golden Arm).
Both of these Eureka Entertainment releases were priced really well and are packaged in their first print limited editions with the o-card slipcase, unique artwork from either the film poster or scenes and a booklet to go with it. There are at least two more Shaw Brothers releases left for me to grab that were also released earlier in the year ā those being The Magnificent Chang Cheh and Exact revenge: The Eunuch and The Deadly Knives which I am hoping to look into before the year is over.
#15 | Arrow Video 4K Ultra HD Haul
As we were approaching Halloween season, Arrow Video once again ran another sale so a bunch of their releases went down in price, especially through HMV. I was eyeing one box set and a few others joined the mix even though I could in theory waited until their standard editions came out.
The box set that I had been meaning to get for a while was the standard edition 4K Ultra HD set for Hellraiser Tetralogy, which includes Clive Barkerās 1987 film Hellraiser starring Clare Higgins (Ready Player One), Ashley Laurence (Lurking Fear), Sean Chapman (Scum) and Doug Bradley (Nightbreed), the latter of which appeared in these four films known as the āPinheadā by a lot of fans, Tony Randellās 1988 film Hellbound: Hellraiser II starring Kenneth Cranham (Layer Cake), Imogen Boorman (Alive and Kicking) and William Hope (Aliens), Anthony Hickoxās 1992 film Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth starring Terry Farrell (Back to School), Kevin Bernhardt (Midnight Warrior) and Ken Carpenter (Phantom of the Paradise), and Alan Smitheeās 1996 film Hellraiser: Bloodline starring Bruce Ramsay (Holes), Valentina Vargas (Dirty Games), and Charlotte Chatton (Titanic).
Out of the four films I have currently watched the first three. The first film is not what I had expected but it worked really well and loved the direction that it went. The second film captures the horror vibe with the hell world that it introduces and the practical effects were great too. And the third film was interesting but deviates a lot from the first two even though it does capture some of the horror even if itās rather silly at times.
Next we have the limited edition 4K Ultra HD release for William Peter Blattyās 1990 film The Exorcist III, starring George C. Scott (Dr. Strangelove), Ed Flanders (Salemās Lot) and Brad Dourif (Childās Play), and this is the seuel to the iconic 1973 horror classic which I have not actually seen despite being familiar with the name. So as you can probably guess I wonāt be able to watch this one just yet but I heard itās a solid film on its own.
The limited edition release includes the o-card slipcase, a booklet and also a second disc that contains the āLegionā directorās cut on Blu-ray which should be available for the standard edition as well like the previous Blu-ray release did when Arrow first put it out.
And then we switch genres from horror all the way to crime with two films that looked pretty intriguing to me. The first is Joe Carnahanās 2002 film Narc starring Jason Patric (Speed 2: Cruise Control), Ray Liotta (Goodfellas) and Chi McBride (The Terminal), which was released in North America first by Arrow and they managed to bring it over to the UK about a year later, and Bryan Singerās 1995 film The Usual Suspects starring Stephen Baldwin (Born on the Fourth of July), Gabriel Byrne (Ballerina: From the World of John Wick) and Benicio del Toro (One Battle After Another).
Both of these films I could have waited for the standard editions as well but the price was pretty solid and the artwork used for the slipcase looked pretty good. Each come with an o-card slipcase, booklet and a poster plus art cards for the latter.
The box set that I had been meaning to get for a while was the standard edition 4K Ultra HD set for Hellraiser Tetralogy, which includes Clive Barkerās 1987 film Hellraiser starring Clare Higgins (Ready Player One), Ashley Laurence (Lurking Fear), Sean Chapman (Scum) and Doug Bradley (Nightbreed), the latter of which appeared in these four films known as the āPinheadā by a lot of fans, Tony Randellās 1988 film Hellbound: Hellraiser II starring Kenneth Cranham (Layer Cake), Imogen Boorman (Alive and Kicking) and William Hope (Aliens), Anthony Hickoxās 1992 film Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth starring Terry Farrell (Back to School), Kevin Bernhardt (Midnight Warrior) and Ken Carpenter (Phantom of the Paradise), and Alan Smitheeās 1996 film Hellraiser: Bloodline starring Bruce Ramsay (Holes), Valentina Vargas (Dirty Games), and Charlotte Chatton (Titanic).
Out of the four films I have currently watched the first three. The first film is not what I had expected but it worked really well and loved the direction that it went. The second film captures the horror vibe with the hell world that it introduces and the practical effects were great too. And the third film was interesting but deviates a lot from the first two even though it does capture some of the horror even if itās rather silly at times.
Next we have the limited edition 4K Ultra HD release for William Peter Blattyās 1990 film The Exorcist III, starring George C. Scott (Dr. Strangelove), Ed Flanders (Salemās Lot) and Brad Dourif (Childās Play), and this is the seuel to the iconic 1973 horror classic which I have not actually seen despite being familiar with the name. So as you can probably guess I wonāt be able to watch this one just yet but I heard itās a solid film on its own.
The limited edition release includes the o-card slipcase, a booklet and also a second disc that contains the āLegionā directorās cut on Blu-ray which should be available for the standard edition as well like the previous Blu-ray release did when Arrow first put it out.
And then we switch genres from horror all the way to crime with two films that looked pretty intriguing to me. The first is Joe Carnahanās 2002 film Narc starring Jason Patric (Speed 2: Cruise Control), Ray Liotta (Goodfellas) and Chi McBride (The Terminal), which was released in North America first by Arrow and they managed to bring it over to the UK about a year later, and Bryan Singerās 1995 film The Usual Suspects starring Stephen Baldwin (Born on the Fourth of July), Gabriel Byrne (Ballerina: From the World of John Wick) and Benicio del Toro (One Battle After Another).
Both of these films I could have waited for the standard editions as well but the price was pretty solid and the artwork used for the slipcase looked pretty good. Each come with an o-card slipcase, booklet and a poster plus art cards for the latter.
#16 | Carole & Tuesday
Another Anime Limited release arriving on time (well a weekās delay technically) but itās a pretty interesting one for the collection as we finally have Carole & Tuesday from studio Bones and creator ShinichirÅ Watanabe. Iāve not watched this series yet because it landed on Netflix at the time due to the programming block deal between Fuji Creative Corporation had with the streaming platform for +ULTRA.
Since it took a long while to make it over to the UK as Sentai Filmworks released it over in the US for a few years, this did work in our favour as we were also able to get the big booklet that was included in Sentaiās premium edition that came years later for this release which is pretty good. This series is also different to Watanabeās other works as we have more collaborations with international members for the music which is pretty cool to see.
You can view more photos & specs on my blog.
Since it took a long while to make it over to the UK as Sentai Filmworks released it over in the US for a few years, this did work in our favour as we were also able to get the big booklet that was included in Sentaiās premium edition that came years later for this release which is pretty good. This series is also different to Watanabeās other works as we have more collaborations with international members for the music which is pretty cool to see.
You can view more photos & specs on my blog.
#17 | Terracotta October Pre-order Haul
And rounding up this monthās haul are another set of pre-orders that I did through Terracotta to be ahead of the holiday season. We have three releases here and each of them are different for various reasons.
Starting off with Third Window Filmsā latest release and a limited edition in fact. This is KaizĆ“ Hayashiās Maiku Hama Trilogy which centres on the main lead portrayed by Masatoshi Nagase (Electric Dragon 80000V). The films included in this release are 1994ās The Most Terrible Time in My Life (ęćäŗŗēęęŖć®ę), 1995ās The Stairway to the Distant Past (éććŖę代ć®éꮵć) and 1996ās The Trap (ē½ THE TRAP). Each of these films also feature actors who have reprised their roles throughout including Joe Shishido (Cruel Gun Story), Haruko Wanibuchi (House) and Shinya Tsukamoto (Shin Godzilla).
Each of these films were restored in 4K as part of a 30th anniversary project and much like previous Third Window releases we also have a couple of good extras included with audio commentary, interviews and more. This set also includes a small essay booklet going over the directorās filmography which is great for those unfamiliar with his works.
You can view more photos & specs on my blog.
Next we have two brand new releases from Arrow Video which are horror focused but from different parts of Asia.
Starting off with Rob Jabbazās 2021 film The Sadness (åę²) starring Berant Zhu (Bad Education), Regina Lei (Twelve), Tzu-Chiang Wang (My Missing Valentine) and Ying-Ru Chen (Wrath of Desite). This film is unique as itās another scenario of a foreign director producing a film in Asia with an Asian cast and their language, as Rob Jabbaz is from Canada. A good example of a previous film produced like this was Welsh director Gareth Evans producing The Raid in Indonesia. US distributor Shudder had the rights which Arrow Video was able to license for the UK & Ireland. I was honestly expecting this film to be too gruesome for the UK but thankfully its uncut. Itās also on the 4K Ultra HD format as well which is very nice.
Next we have a very special release that I had been waiting a very long time to see return to the UK. The Three/Three Extremes collection are two anthology films from various directors across Asia. This includes 2002ās Three (äøę“/ģ°ė¦¬) by Korean director Kim Jee-woon on the segment āMemoriesā, Thai director Nonzee Nimibutr on the segment āThe Wheelā, and Hong Kong director Peter Chan on the segment āGoing Homeā, and 2004ās Threeā¦ Extremes (äøę“2/ģ°ė¦¬, ėŖ¬ģ¤ķ°) by Hong Kong director Fruit Chan on the segment āDumplingsā, Korean director Park Chan-wook on the segment āCutā and Japanese director Takashi Miike on the segment āBoxā. Tartan Video previously released these films in the UK and I believe they were released in reverse order (the second film came first). Also worth noting that one of the segments āDumplingsā did receive a full theatrical version but thatās not included in this release unfortunately. Arrow Videoās Blu-ray release is a limited edition that includes an o-card slipcase, booklet and poster.
Starting off with Third Window Filmsā latest release and a limited edition in fact. This is KaizĆ“ Hayashiās Maiku Hama Trilogy which centres on the main lead portrayed by Masatoshi Nagase (Electric Dragon 80000V). The films included in this release are 1994ās The Most Terrible Time in My Life (ęćäŗŗēęęŖć®ę), 1995ās The Stairway to the Distant Past (éććŖę代ć®éꮵć) and 1996ās The Trap (ē½ THE TRAP). Each of these films also feature actors who have reprised their roles throughout including Joe Shishido (Cruel Gun Story), Haruko Wanibuchi (House) and Shinya Tsukamoto (Shin Godzilla).
Each of these films were restored in 4K as part of a 30th anniversary project and much like previous Third Window releases we also have a couple of good extras included with audio commentary, interviews and more. This set also includes a small essay booklet going over the directorās filmography which is great for those unfamiliar with his works.
You can view more photos & specs on my blog.
Next we have two brand new releases from Arrow Video which are horror focused but from different parts of Asia.
Starting off with Rob Jabbazās 2021 film The Sadness (åę²) starring Berant Zhu (Bad Education), Regina Lei (Twelve), Tzu-Chiang Wang (My Missing Valentine) and Ying-Ru Chen (Wrath of Desite). This film is unique as itās another scenario of a foreign director producing a film in Asia with an Asian cast and their language, as Rob Jabbaz is from Canada. A good example of a previous film produced like this was Welsh director Gareth Evans producing The Raid in Indonesia. US distributor Shudder had the rights which Arrow Video was able to license for the UK & Ireland. I was honestly expecting this film to be too gruesome for the UK but thankfully its uncut. Itās also on the 4K Ultra HD format as well which is very nice.
Next we have a very special release that I had been waiting a very long time to see return to the UK. The Three/Three Extremes collection are two anthology films from various directors across Asia. This includes 2002ās Three (äøę“/ģ°ė¦¬) by Korean director Kim Jee-woon on the segment āMemoriesā, Thai director Nonzee Nimibutr on the segment āThe Wheelā, and Hong Kong director Peter Chan on the segment āGoing Homeā, and 2004ās Threeā¦ Extremes (äøę“2/ģ°ė¦¬, ėŖ¬ģ¤ķ°) by Hong Kong director Fruit Chan on the segment āDumplingsā, Korean director Park Chan-wook on the segment āCutā and Japanese director Takashi Miike on the segment āBoxā. Tartan Video previously released these films in the UK and I believe they were released in reverse order (the second film came first). Also worth noting that one of the segments āDumplingsā did receive a full theatrical version but thatās not included in this release unfortunately. Arrow Videoās Blu-ray release is a limited edition that includes an o-card slipcase, booklet and poster.
2025 HAUL - NOVEMBER v1
I was actually anticipating this to arrive at the last minute for October's haul, but it ended up arriving at the start of November instead which is good for me as I would have had to redo my collection haul photo.
#01 | Tales of Xillia Remastered
I was actually anticipating this to arrive at the last minute for October's haul, but it ended up arriving at the start of November instead which is good for me as I would have had to redo my collection haul photo.
#01 | Tales of Xillia Remastered
Starting off the month is another Tales of remaster which I am actually surprised arrived in the same year as the previous remaster (Tales of Graces f). Tales of Xillia Remastered is a remaster of the 2015 PlayStation 3 JRPG that I have played and wasn't as fond of compared to its second game (which thankfully has been confirmed to receive a remaster as that's one of my favourite Tales of games), but I did want to revisit the first game to see if my opinion has changed. I remember not liking the ending for whatever reason despite the great story beats it had in parts here and there.
Also worth noting this game features two story paths, you get to choose between playing as spirit girl Maxwell or medical student boy Jude Mathis. In my PlayStation 3 playthrough I went with Maxwell so for this remaster I plan to see Jude's playthrough as there are some differences here and there. Like Tales of Graces f Remastered, this game features 4K resolution & 60 frames per second support on PlayStation 5 and various adjustments here and there.
Also worth noting this game features two story paths, you get to choose between playing as spirit girl Maxwell or medical student boy Jude Mathis. In my PlayStation 3 playthrough I went with Maxwell so for this remaster I plan to see Jude's playthrough as there are some differences here and there. Like Tales of Graces f Remastered, this game features 4K resolution & 60 frames per second support on PlayStation 5 and various adjustments here and there.
BrokenPhoenix
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March Comes In Like a Lion: Volume 4 from Blackwell's.
The release of volume 4 has been a bit of a nightmare, some release delays and it not being in stock at various UK retailers on and after the stated release day.
Fortunately, Blackwell's had me covered. If others are looking for this volume, Blackwell's do have it, but it's currently shipping within 7 days, so prepare for a little bit of a wait.
The release of volume 4 has been a bit of a nightmare, some release delays and it not being in stock at various UK retailers on and after the stated release day.
Fortunately, Blackwell's had me covered. If others are looking for this volume, Blackwell's do have it, but it's currently shipping within 7 days, so prepare for a little bit of a wait.
Blackwells have been very useful for rarities especially during the pandemic where I was able to successfully complete the Sekirei volumes because they were the only retailer to have them in stock even if it took a while.
RadFemHedonist
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These arrived, the jacket is a decent fit as far as not being too tight but is far too short it only just covers my bust when I lift up my arms, cardigan is prob quite nice if you like knitted things but it will aggravate my autistic sensory issues and OCD so I'll have to return them both. Ah well, got some other stuff arriving today that will hopefully be better!
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RadFemHedonist
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These three items arrived today - the shoes look very cool but will def rub like hell so I'm prob gonna give them to charity, the fleece is cool (also warm) and it fits but not very flattering on me I'd say, and the wooden toggle buttons don't stay done up v well - I will try pairing it with some things I think would go well with it tomorrow to see how it looks, and if it works for me style-wise I will then stitch a couple of stitches where each toggle button goes then just put the hoodie over my head when I wanna wear it. Best for last - the dress is absolutely amazing and I look like a beautiful princess at her wedding in it, couldn't be happier with how lovely and pretty it is and how well it fits!! Also doesn't drag on the floor too much surprisingly!
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Dragon Knight
Been wanting to pick this up myself!
DragonBlaze67
Za Warudo
Went to HMV to get some Arrow sets in their sale and Chainsaw Man
DragoStark
School Idol
This finally arrived! Had to get the CatiVi version. Obviously.
It'll look great with my season 1 steelbook too. Very happy to own this, one the best animated shows around.
It'll look great with my season 1 steelbook too. Very happy to own this, one the best animated shows around.
