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So who is excited for the possible long-awaited Index Season 3 then? Give me Lessar or give me death I say!

Of course i wont believe it until i see more concrete details heh

The author indicated a while back it would happen and to be patient. It's worth noting the main Index LN series has ended and is now on some wierd sequel.
 
I thought the new series focused more on Accelerator & co

Well Accelerator and Hamazura certainly get their time in the spotlight but nah all the mains are still the main focus ... But really its justvlike one big series. Much as id love the Othinus arc i'll settle for up to the end of British Halloween which they should reachbif its a two cour
 
A distributor would never make any difference with regards to the contents of the book. It's only if they were doing different editions or using a different printer that this would be affected.
 
Coming from Arrow...

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NEW UK/US TITLE: Doberman Cop (Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD)

Never before released on video outside of Japan, Doberman Cop is a unique entry in the career of director Kinji Fukasaku.
Pre-order your copy in the UK: http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/shop/ind...product_id=949
North American pre-orders links should be live soon!

Release Dates: 26/27 June

Released just as the popularity of yakuza movies was waning in Japan, and as the country's film industry was undergoing some fundamental shifts, Doberman Cop is a unique entry in the career of director Kinji Fukasaku (Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Cops vs Thugs), and reunited him with star Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba (The Street Fighter, Wolf Guy) in an American-style crime movie that mixes gunplay and pulp fiction with martial arts and lowbrow comedy to create one of their most entertaining films.

Based on a popular manga by "Buronson" (creator of Fist of the North Star), Doberman Cop follows the fish-out-of-water adventures of Joji Kano (Chiba), a tough-as-nails police officer from Okinawa who arrives in Tokyo's Kabuki-cho nightlife district to investigate the savage murder and mutilation of an island girl who had been working as a prostitute. Initially dismissed as a country bumpkin (complete with straw hat and live pig in tow!), Kano soon proves himself a more savvy detective than the local cops, and a tougher customer than anyone expected. As he probes deeper into the sleazy world of flesh-peddling, talent agency corruption and mob influence, Kano uncovers the shocking truth about the girl, her connection to a yakuza-turned-music manager (Hiroki Matsukata), and a savage serial killer who is burning women alive.

Made to appeal both to the youth market with its biker gangs and popular music, as well as to old-time yakuza movie fans, Doberman Cop is an surprising oddity in Fukasaku's career, his sole film adapted directly from a manga and never before released on video outside of Japan. Featuring Chiba at his charismatic best — channeling a Japanese Dirty Harry while doing all his own stunts — and Fukasaku at his most fun, deftly showcasing the combined talents of his "Piranha Army" stock company of actors and other regular players — Doberman Cop is a classic action comedy and a missing link in 1970's Japanese cinema deserving of rediscovery.

•High Definition digital transfer
•High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
•Original uncompressed mono audio
•Optional English subtitles
•Beyond the Film: Doberman Cop, a new video appreciation by Fukasaku biographer Sadao Yamane
•New video interview with actor Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba
•New video interview with screenwriter Koji Takada
•Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Chris Malbon
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s book featuring new writing on the films by Patrick Macias
 
March Comes In Like a Lion is getting a season 2 in October. Quite surprising given the sales, but I guess the manga must be doing well and SHAFT are big enough where they can shoulder the costs?

Never saw this coming. Absolutely fantastic news. Given that the manga remains license-less I was dreading not being able to continue the story, so this has made my day :D

The manga's pretty popular, I think it's one of the top sellers in Japan? I would guess the show had high TV ratings too cause like you said, the physical sales were awful..
 
Never saw this coming. Absolutely fantastic news. Given that the manga remains license-less I was dreading not being able to continue the story, so this has made my day :D

The manga's pretty popular, I think it's one of the top sellers in Japan? I would guess the show had high TV ratings too cause like you said, the physical sales were awful..

Great news! I suspect the manga will probably be licensed for the US now. :) But if your French is okay, Kana are bringing it out (Vols 1-2 already available) Vol.2 March comes in like a lion - Manga
 
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