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Just got this email from Amazon:

"We are pleased to report that the following item will dispatch sooner than expected:

"Tiger And Bunny: The Beginning [Blu-ray]"
Previous estimated arrival date: February 24 2014 - February 24 2014
New estimated arrival date: January 27 2014 - January 27 2014"
 
Warner Bros have updated the Rurouni Kenshin release with the Blu-ray's cover, now reflecting the Premium Collection design like The Last Samurai and The Matrix. The film will be released on February 17th for DVD and Limited Edition Blu-ray Steelbook (with UV).

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Meanwhile, rumours have it that the Classic Line Blu-ray/DVD combo pack for Is This A Zombie? may get released in March.
 
Funimation have announced they now own the license for Season Six of One Piece! The sixth season will cover the Thriller Bark arc of the series and is known for introducing another character to the crew (who also appeared in Strong World).

Season Six, Voyage One will arrive in May 2014.

Meanwhile, the collection sets continue with Collection Nine (Episodes 206-229 ~ Season Four, Voyages One & Two) set to arrive in April 2014.

Article from Funimation Blog said:
Flower Mound, Texas (January 17, 2014) – FUNimation® Entertainment announced today it has acquired the U.S. home video rights to Season Six of the action adventure anime series—One Piece. Season Six contains the Thriller Bark Saga, spanning Episodes 337 – 384, and will be released in four installments throughout 2014. That’s not all for One Piece news, though. FUNimation® Entertainment has also announced the return of the popular One Piece Collection series. Picking up where the series left off, One Piece Collection 9 will contain Episodes 206 – 229 and retail for $34.98 MSRP. Expect to see more of these, as One Piece Collections will continue to be released on a regular basis.

Upcoming Releases:
One Piece Collection 9
Episodes: 206 – 229
Release Date: 4/15/2014

One Piece Season Six, Voyage One
Episodes: 337 – 348
Release Date: 5/13/2014

- See more at: http://www.funimation.com/blog/?p=3411& ... qpk4Y.dpuf
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Mangaranga said:
I know it probably means nothing until we get any official word, but Amazon has updated the Place Promised/Distant Star pack date to the 10th Feb.
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It was confirmed (Facebook) to be false sadly, but it was predictable.
Received an email from Amazon UK stating that "The Place Promised in Our Early Days / Voices of a Distant Star Twin Pack [Blu-Ray]" release date is now Feb 10, 2014? Is this info accurate?

Anime Limited No - because we're still negotiating access fees for the dub. It should be set as end of year for now until we have the dub assets and can provide an accurate schedule.
Sorry for the misleading mail there!
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Something's going on in Ghibli's head:
Studio Ghibli Int'l
Quite a week! Finalized subtitles polishes for a Blu-ray re-release, worked on some Marnie materials and prepped a script translation...

Studio Ghibli Int'l
(Wanted to write "re-release of a film on Blu-ray" but didn't quite have enough room...)
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Rosencrantz said:
Emulsion said:
NormanicGrav said:
Awesome news, Black Lagoon manga continues with another volume.
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Nice. At a guess it won't be till 2015 till an English version comes out though.
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I'd just assumed it was a 1 chapter a month series hence the long time between volumes, didn't realise it'd been on hiatus since 2010.
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It was on hiatus, but it came out of it about march last year. Bar the gap between march and august, the chapters have been monthly and keeping to their schedule. So it's good to have it back, and the arc at the moment is more bearable than robertas arc was in the manga(which dragged).
 
SENTAI FILMWORKS LICENSES “MAGICAL WARFARE”
20 January 2014 at 21:21

HOUSTON, January 20, 2014 – Powerful magicians run rampant in the streets, and one more is about to enter the fray in Sentai Filmworks’ latest acquisition, Magical Warfare. This 12 episode magical action series is directed by Yuzo Sato (Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge, Kaiji)) with series composition by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (Miss Monochrome, Princess Resurrection), art direction by Jirou Kouno (Phi Brain, Amnesia) and animation production by the iconic Madhouse Studios (High School of the Dead, Ninja Scroll).

The last few years haven’t been easy for Takeshi Nanase. His parents are remote and distant, his little brother seems to despise him and even his relationship with Kurumi, his so-called girlfriend, isn’t exactly romantic in nature. In fact, for two years the only real high point in Takeshi’s existence has been studying the Japanese sword-fighting technique of Kendo, and that’s unlikely to be something that will have any practical application in the real world. Or so he thinks until he discovers an unconscious girl in an unknown uniform in the school hallway. Rushing the damsel in distress to the infirmary, he suddenly finds himself being held first at gunpoint and then in the middle of a battle as he attempts to defend the girl, Mui Aiba, from a group of teenagers using what appears to be magic! But as shocking as learning that magic is real may be, what’s even more stunning is the revelation that Takeshi’s been changed into a magician himself! Okay, so maybe those sword lessons are going to be relevant after all! When the worlds of the mystical and the mundane collide, anything can happen in MAGICAL WARFARE!

Magical Warfare will be available soon through select digital outlets with a home video release to follow.
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The following titles will be going Out of Print/Sold Out forever:
- Baccano!: Complete Series - Standard Blu-ray
- Bakemonogatari: Complete Series - Limited Edition Blu-ray
- Heaven's Lost Property: Season 1 - Standard BD/DVD
- Shakugan no Shana: Season 1 - Standard BD/DVD
- Shangri-La: Part 1 - Limited Edition DVD
- Shiki: Part 1 - Limited Edition BD/DVD
- The Garden of Sinners: Complete Movie Set - Limited Edition DVD
 
With Bakemonogatari, will Aniplex now release a standard edition, same Blu-rays just without the physical extras for a cheaper price? or are Aniplex LE's really just their standard versions as they seem to be around for some time. A true LE would have had a limited print run.

That's what I don't get about Aniplex. Practically everyone else does a standard and a limited/collectors version. Standard has the same discs but doesn't come with physical extras, art book, extras disc, etc but is cheaper.
 
Crunchyroll have updated their list of manga with two more titles; Okitenemuru and Star Light Woman.

Here's the complete list of legal manga on Crunchyroll:
A Town Where You Live
As the Gods Will - The Second Series
Attack on Titan
COPPELION
Fairy Tail
Fort of Apocalypse
Inside Mari
Love Theory
My Wife is Wagatsuma-san
Mysterious Girlfriend X
Okitenemuru
Silver Nina
Space Brothers
Star Light Woman
The Seven Deadly Sins
UQ HOLDER!
Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches
 
Emulsion said:
With Bakemonogatari, will Aniplex now release a standard edition, same Blu-rays just without the physical extras for a cheaper price?
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Knowing Aniplex there will be a standard edition DVD. For $69.99. >Buying DVDs.
Speaking of Aniplex, Nekomonogatari fricken when? I'd like to hope they are putting it off so that they can get the audio commentaries.
 
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Mangaranga said:
Speaking of Aniplex, Nekomonogatari fricken when? I'd like to hope they are putting it off so that they can get the audio commentaries.
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They're probably saving it for the second quarter or early summer (June maybe?), in Japan there's no BD-Box but two volumes (last release April 2013). I wonder what the pricing will be once revealed, it would be reasonable to be £70 (like Madoka if they include tons of extras physically/on-disc).


A two movie collection of Robotech is found on Amazon; Shadow Chronicles & Love Live Alive. I really hope Harmony Gold stop blocking Macross and other shows from us because of Robotech.
 
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