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LOL for a moment there I thought you got Baka & Test Season 2 LE just now, but that doesn’t seems to be the case

That season 2 is missing in my collection and if I’m not mistaken the LE is actually the only Blu-ray FUNimation ever released for season 2.

Haha yeah the clue is in the title (redux) which basically means I own it and posted it on the Blogger between 2013-2018, so it was something that I wanted to revisit for a while now.

But yeah Season 2 did not get a standard edition, had it sold out much sooner it would have gotten one.

 

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A few mini-updates for the blog.

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Unboxing Redux Additions:​

Attack on Titan Season 1 Parts 1 & 2 (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD)
More photos here. Released in June 2014 & September 2014, originally unboxed in May 2014 & December 2014 respectively.
Part 1 Original Blogger version / Part 2 Original Blogger version for comparison.

Spoiler: Sample Comparison

Another update for the Redux section with Attack on Titan Season 1, which makes logical sense as I already have Season 2 & 3 releases on the current blog. I have another old unboxing in mind for the current blog that I may work on soon.

 

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Unboxing Redux Additions:​

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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in September 2016, originally unboxed in December 2016.
Original Blogger version for comparison.

Spoiler: Sample Comparison

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Volumes 1, 2 & 3 (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD)
More photos here. Released in February 2012, April 2012 & June 2012, originally unboxed in October 2013.
Part 1 Original Blogger version / Part 2 Original Blogger version / Part 3 Original Blogger version for comparison.

Spoiler: Sample Comparison

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A new batch of redux posts for the blog. The Haruhi Suzumiya unboxing on Blogger was decent but the new version has better lighting and I actually tested the DVD disc properly which turned out to be Region 2 compatible which caught me by surprise.

The biggest improvement is actually the Madoka Magica unboxing because the Blogger version was really incomplete in terms of showcasing the items and the lighting is way better now. There's a lot of photos but it's now the definitive representation of these sets. It's been 8 years since that unboxing so it needed a redo at some point.

 

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Unboxing Redux Additions:​

Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners (Blu-ray Disc Box)
More photos here. Released in July 2013, originally unboxed in April 2015.
Original Blogger version for comparison.

Spoiler: Sample Comparison

Another Redux post, this time it's the Japanese import (standard edition) for Kara no Kyoukai. I had always wanted to revisit this 2015 unboxing because of the lighting as I felt it didn't represent the overall product properly, but that being said it did do the job pretty well.

Below is the list of all of the anime I covered on the Blogger, some of them have been revisited already. I don't plan to go through all of them, for instance from Funimation it'll probably be at least 6-7 more select titles.

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#	Anime	Format	Unboxed	Redux?
1​	Freedom	UK BD+DVD	2013	No
2​	Baka & Test: Summon the Beasts Season 1	NA BD+DVD	2013	Done
3​	Ninja Scroll	UK BD+DVD CE	2013	Done
4​	Berserk (1997)	UK DVD	2013	No
5​	Black Lagoon	NA BD+DVD	2013	No
6​	Highschool of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead	UK DVD	2013	No
7​	Ga-Rei-Zero	NA BD+DVD	2013	No
8​	Sword of the Stranger	UK BD	2013	No
9​	Angel Beats!	UK BD	2013	No
10​	Paprika	UK BD	2013	No
11​	Berserk Golden Age: The Egg of the King	UK BD+DVD CE	2013	No
12​	Tekkonkinkreet	UK BD	2013	No
13​	Whisper of the Heart	UK BD+DVD	2013	No
14​	Summer Wars	UK BD	2013	No
15​	Origin: Spirits of the Past	UK BD	2013	No
16​	Ghost in the Shell 2.0	UK BD	2013	No
17​	Clannad	NA BD	2013	No
18​	Baccano!	NA BD	2013	No
19​	High School DxD	NA BD+DVD LE	2013	No
20​	Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance	UK BD+DVD CE	2013	No
21​	Highschool of the Dead	UK BD	2013	No
22​	Redline	UK BD+DVD CE	2013	No
23​	Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion	UK DVD	2013	No
24​	Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2	UK DVD	2013	No
25​	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Volume 1	NA BD+DVD LE	2013	Done
26​	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Volume 2	NA BD+DVD LE	2013	Done
27​	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Volume 3	NA BD+DVD LE	2013	Done
28​	Eureka Seven AO Part 1	NA BD+DVD LE	2013	No
29​	Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends	NA BD+DVD LE	2013	No
30​	Shiki Part 1	NA BD+DVD LE	2013	No
31​	Afro Samurai	UK BD	2013	No
32​	Shigurui: Death Frenzy	UK BD	2013	No
33​	Devil May Cry	UK BD	2013	No
34​	Last Exile -Fam, the Silver Wing- Part 1	NA BD+DVD LE	2013	No
35​	Maken-Ki!	NA BD+DVD LE	2013	No
36​	Perfect Blue	UK BD+DVD CE	2013	Done
37​	Welcome to the Space Show	UK BD+DVD	2013	No
38​	First Squad	UK BD	2013	No
39​	Wolf Children	UK BD+DVD CE	2013	No
40​	Michiko & Hatchin Part 1	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
41​	Good Luck Girl!	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
42​	Chaos;Head	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
43​	Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
44​	B Gata H Kei: Yamada's First Time	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
45​	Blood: The Last Vampire	UK BD	2014	No
46​	Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess	NA BD+DVD	2014	No
47​	Tenchi Muyo! Movie Collection	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
48​	Bakemonogatari	NA BD LE	2014	No
49​	Guilty Crown Part 1	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
50​	One Piece Film: Strong World	NA BD+DVD	2014	No
51​	Shiki Part 2	NA BD+DVD	2014	No
52​	Appleseed Ex Machina	UK BD	2014	No
53​	Batman: Gotham Knight	UK BD	2014	No
54​	The Animatrix	UK BD	2014	No
55​	The Garden of Words	UK BD	2014	No
56​	Tenchi Muyo! OVA Collection	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
57​	Robotics;Notes Part 1	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
58​	R.O.D. The TV	UK DVD	2014	No
59​	Psycho-Pass	NA BD LE	2014	No
60​	Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! GATTAI!!	NA BD LE	2014	No
61​	Baka & Test: Summon the Beasts Season 2	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	Done
62​	Durarara!!	UK BD CE	2014	No
63​	Blood-C: The Last Dark	UK BD+DVD CE	2014	No
64​	Eureka Seven Part 1	NA BD LE	2014	No
65​	Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning	UK BD+DVD CE	2014	No
66​	Strike Witches	NA BD+DVD	2014	No
67​	Strike Witches 2	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
68​	Appleseed	NA BD	2014	No
69​	One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta	NA BD	2014	No
70​	Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail	NA BD+DVD	2014	No
71​	Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends NEXT	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
72​	Fairy Tail: Parts 1-5	NA BD+DVD	2014	No
73​	Arrietty	UK BD	2014	No
74​	From Up on Poppy Hill	UK BD+DVD	2014	No
75​	Attack on Titan Part 1	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	Done
76​	OniAi	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
77​	Aria the Scarlet Ammo	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
78​	Heaven's Lost Property	NA BD+DVD AC	2014	No
79​	Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar Part 1	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
80​	Date A Live	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
81​	Daily Lives of High School Boys	NA BD PE	2014	No
82​	Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl	NA BD+DVD PE	2014	No
83​	Nyaruko: Crawling With Love!	NA BD PE	2014	No
84​	Baka & Test: Summon the Beasts OVA Collection	NA BD+DVD	2014	Done
85​	Level E	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
86​	Toradora!	NA BD+DVD PE	2014	No
87​	The Devil is a Part-Timer!	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
88​	Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Beginning & Eternal	JP BD-BOX LE	2014	No
89​	Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion	JP BD-BOX LE	2014	No
90​	Shakugan no Shana	NA BD+DVD SAVE	2014	No
91​	Shakugan no Shana II Part 1	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
92​	Shakugan no Shana II Part 2	NA BD+DVD	2014	No
93​	Heroic Age	NA BD	2014	No
94​	Love Live! School Idol Project Season 1	NA BD PE	2014	No
95​	C: The Money and Soul of Possibility Control	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
96​	Fractale	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
97​	Gargantia of the Verdurous Planet	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
98​	Nekomonogatari Black	NA BD LE	2014	No
99​	Nisemonogatari	NA BD LE	2014	No
100​	Gurren Lagann	UK BD UE	2014	No
101​	Kill la Kill Part 1	UK BD CE	2014	Done
102​	Martian Successor Nadesico	NA DVD LE	2014	No
103​	High School DxD New	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
104​	Sailor Moon Part 1	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
105​	K	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	No
106​	Attack on Titan Part 2	NA BD+DVD LE	2014	Done
107​	HAL	UK BD+DVD CE	2014	No
108​	Patema Inverted	UK BD+DVD UE	2014	No
109​	Time of Eve: The Movie	UK BD LE	2015	No
110​	Cowboy Bebop	NA BD+DVD PE	2015	No
111​	Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!	NA BD+DVD LE	2015	No
112​	Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day the Movie	NA BD+DVD LE	2015	No
113​	Shakugan no Shana III Part 1	NA BD+DVD LE	2015	No
114​	Blood-C	NA BD+DVD LE	2015	No
115​	Ben-To	NA BD+DVD LE	2015	No
116​	Senran Kagura: Ninja Flash!	NA BD+DVD LE	2015	No
117​	Fate/Zero Box Set 1	NA BD LE	2015	No
118​	Space Dandy Season 1	NA BD+DVD LE	2015	No
119​	Unbreakable Machine Doll	NA BD+DVD LE	2015	No
120​	Sword Art Online Box Set 1	NA BD LE	2015	No
121​	Sword Art Online Box Set 2	NA BD LE	2015	No
122​	Sword Art Online Box Set 3	NA BD LE	2015	No
123​	Sword Art Online Box Set 4	NA BD LE	2015	No
124​	Kill la Kill Part 2	UK BD CE	2015	Done
125​	D-Frag!	NA BD+DVD LE	2015	No
126​	The Garden of Sinners	JP BD-BOX	2015	Done
127​	The Garden of Sinners: Recalled Out Summer	NA BD LE	2015	No
128​	Genshiken Second Generation	NA BD PE	2015	No
129​	Fate/Zero Box Set 2	NA BD LE	2015	No
130​	Knights of Sidonia	NA BD+DVD LE	2015	No
131​	Kill la Kill Part 3	UK BD CE	2015	Done
132​	Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise	UK BD+DVD CE	2015	No
133​	Air (2005)	NA DVD SAVE	2015	No
134​	Kanon (2006)	NA DVD SAVE	2015	No
135​	Darker Than Black	NA BD PE	2015	No
136​	Hyperdimension Neptunia the Animation	NA BD+DVD LE	2015	No
137​	Expelled From Paradise	NA BD LE	2015	No
138​	Tiger & Bunny: The Rising	UK BD+DVD CE	2015	No
139​	A Lull in the Sea	NA BD PE	2015	No
140​	Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero	NA BD+DVD LE	2015	No
141​	No Game, No Life	NA BD+DVD LE	2015	No
142​	Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar Part 2	NA BD+DVD	2015	No
143​	Elfen Lied	NA BD	2015	No
144​	Michiko & Hatchin Part 2	NA BD+DVD	2015	No
145​	Shakugan no Shana III Part 2	NA BD+DVD	2015	No
146​	Persona 4 the Animation	NA BD+DVD LE	2015	No
147​	Guilty Crown Part 2	NA BD+DVD	2015	No
148​	Mobile Suit Gundam Part 1	UK BD CE	2015	Done
149​	Highschool of the Dead	NA BD+DVD LE	2015	No
150​	ef ~ A Tale of Memories	NA BD	2015	No
151​	ef ~ A Tale of Melodies	NA BD	2015	No
152​	Fate/Stay Night (2006) Collection 1	NA BD	2015	No
153​	Fate/Stay Night (2006) Collection 2	NA BD	2015	No
154​	Durarara!!	UK BD	2016	No
155​	Harlock: Space Pirate 3D	NA BD	2016	No
156​	Darker Than Black: Gemini of the Meteor	NA BD+DVD AC	2016	No
157​	Last Exile -Fam, the Silver Wing- Part 2	NA BD+DVD	2016	No
158​	Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Collections 1 & 2	NA BD	2016	No
159​	Love Live! School Idol Project Season 2	NA BD PE	2016	No
160​	Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa	NA BD	2016	No
161​	Mobile Suit Gundam Part 2	UK BD CE	2016	Done
162​	Sword Art Online II Part 1	UK BD+DVD CE	2016	Done
163​	Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)	NA BD	2016	No
164​	Robotics;Notes Part 2	NA BD+DVD	2016	No
165​	Nekomonogatari White	NA BD LE	2016	No
166​	Nisekoi: False Love Volume 1	NA BD LE	2016	No
167​	Nisekoi: False Love Volume 2	NA BD LE	2016	No
168​	Samurai Flamenco Part 1	UK BD CE	2016	No
169​	Seraph of the End -Vampire Reign- Part 1	UK BD CE	2016	No
170​	Terror in Resonance	UK BD+DVD UE	2016	No
171​	Danganronpa the Animation	NA BD+DVD LE	2016	No
172​	High School DxD BorN	NA BD+DVD LE	2016	No
173​	Free! Eternal Summer	UK BD CE	2016	No
174​	Kabukimonogatari	NA BD LE	2016	No
175​	Otorimonogatari	NA BD LE	2016	No
176​	Children Who Chase Lost Voices	NA BD+DVD SS	2016	No
177​	Psycho-Pass: The Movie	UK BD+DVD CE	2016	No
178​	Your Lie in April Part 1	UK BD CE	2016	No
179​	The Vision of Escaflowne	UK BD UE	2016	No
180​	Gundam: Reconguista in G	UK BD CE	2016	Done
181​	The Tatami Galaxy	UK BD CE	2016	No
182​	Sword Art Online II Part 2	UK BD+DVD CE	2016	Done
183​	Outlaw Star	UK BD CE	2016	No
184​	The Place Promised in Our Early Days & Voices of a Distant Star	UK BD+DVD CE	2016	No
185​	Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Heart Throb	NA BD+DVD LE	2016	No
186​	Psycho-Pass 2	UK BD CE	2016	No
187​	Mai Mai Miracle	UK BD+DVD CE	2016	No
188​	The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya	NA BD CE	2016	Done
189​	Akira	UK BD+DVD CE	2016	Done
190​	Nisekoi: False Love Volume 3	NA BD LE	2017	No
191​	Nisekoi: False Love Volume 4	NA BD LE	2017	No
192​	The Case of Hana & Alice	UK BD+DVD CE	2017	No
193​	Blue Exorcist Parts 1 & 2	UK BD	2017	No
194​	Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis	UK BD+DVD CE	2017	No
195​	The Heroic Legend of Arslan Part 1	UK BD CE	2017	No
196​	Love Live! School Idol Project Season 1	UK BD LE	2017	No
197​	Love Live! School Idol Project Season 2	UK BD LE	2017	No
198​	The Heroic Legend of Arslan Part 2	UK BD CE	2017	No
199​	Seraph of the End -Vampire Reign- Part 2	UK BD CE	2017	No
200​	Berserk (1997)	UK BD CE	2017	No
201​	Nyaruko: Crawling With Love! Season 2	NA BD PE	2017	No
202​	Eureka Seven Part 2	NA BD	2017	No
203​	Eureka Seven AO Part 2	NA BD+DVD	2017	No
204​	Persona 3 the Movie -#1 Spring of Birth-	UK BD+DVD CE	2017	No
205​	Knights of Sidonia: Battle for Planet Nine	NA BD+DVD LE	2017	No
206​	Sword Art Online: Extra Edition	NA BD LE	2017	No
207​	Sekirei	NA BD+DVD AC	2017	No
208​	Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Part 1	UK BD CE	2017	Done
209​	Eden of the East	UK BD CE	2017	No
210​	Aldnoah Zero Season 1	UK BD CE	2017	No
211​	Fuse: Memoirs of a Huntress	UK BD+DVD CE	2017	No
212​	Tokyo ESP	UK BD+DVD CE	2017	No
213​	Full Metal Panic!	UK BD	2017	No
214​	Serial Experiments Lain	UK BD+DVD CE	2017	No
215​	Mobile Suit Gundam: Movie Trilogy	UK BD CE	2017	Done
216​	Absolute Duo	UK BD+DVD	2017	No
217​	Mikagura School Suite	UK BD+DVD	2017	No
218​	No-Rin	UK BD	2017	No
219​	Blood Blockade Battlefront	UK BD CE	2017	No
220​	Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya	UK BD CE	2017	No
221​	Samurai Flamenco Part 2	UK BD CE	2017	No
222​	Persona 3 the Movie -#2 Midsummer Knight's Dream-	UK BD+DVD CE	2017	No
223​	Onimonogatari	NA BD LE	2017	No
224​	Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?	NA BD+DVD LE	2017	No
225​	Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone	UK BD+DVD CE	2017	No
226​	One Punch Man	NA BD+DVD LE	2017	No
227​	Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Part 2	UK BD CE	2017	Done
228​	Your Lie in April Part 2	UK BD CE	2017	No
229​	Koimonogatari	NA BD LE	2017	No
230​	Hanamonogatari	NA BD LE	2017	No
231​	Persona 3 the Movie -#3 Falling Down-	UK BD+DVD CE	2017	No
232​	Tokyo Marble Chocolate	UK BD+DVD CE	2017	No
233​	Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion	NA BD LE	2017	No
234​	Black Butler	NA BD+DVD AC	2017	No
235​	Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu	NA BD LE	2017	No
236​	Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu	NA BD LE	2017	No
237​	Gonna Be the Twin-Tail!!	UK BD+DVD	2017	No
238​	Sword Art Online II Part 3	UK BD+DVD CE	2017	Done
239​	Persona 3 the Movie -#4 Winter of Rebirth-	UK BD+DVD CE	2017	No
240​	Prison School	UK BD CE	2017	No
241​	Overlord	UK BD CE	2017	No
242​	Sword Art Online II Part 4	UK BD+DVD CE	2017	Done
243​	Rage of Bahamut: Genesis	UK BD CE	2017	No
244​	Deadman Wonderland	NA BD+DVD AC	2017	No
245​	Spice & Wolf	NA BD+DVD AC	2017	No
246​	Steins;Gate	NA BD+DVD AC	2017	No
247​	Belladonna of Sadness	UK BD CE	2017	No
248​	The Wind Rises	UK BD+DVD	2017	No
249​	The Tale of the Princess Kaguya	UK BD+DVD	2017	No
250​	ERASED Part 1	UK BD CE	2017	No
251​	Space Dandy Season 2	NA BD+DVD	2017	No
252​	Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls	NA BD+DVD LE	2017	No
253​	The Anthem of the Heart	UK BD+DVD CE	2017	No
254​	Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Part 1	UK BD CE	2017	Done
255​	Beyond the Boundary -I'll Be Here-	UK BD+DVD CE	2017	No
256​	Ouran High School Host Club	UK BD CE	2017	Done
257​	In This Corner of the World	UK BD+DVD CE	2017	No
258​	Your Name	UK BD+DVD DE	2017	Done
259​	Blood Lad	UK BD CE	2017	No
260​	Psychic School Wars	UK BD+DVD CE	2017	No
261​	Hyouka Part 1	UK BD CE	2017	Done
262​	A Silent Voice	UK BD+DVD CE	2017	Done
263​	Freedom	NA BD LE	2017	No
264​	Genius Party & Genius Party Beyond	UK BD+DVD CE	2017	No
265​	Sword of the Stranger	UK BD+DVD CE	2017	No
266​	Noein	UK BD CE	2017	No
267​	Ajin: Demi-Human	UK BD CE	2017	No
268​	Claymore	UK BD CE	2017	Done
269​	Assassination Classroom Season 1 Part 1	UK BD CE	2017	No
270​	Assassination Classroom Season 1 Part 2	UK BD	2017	No
271​	Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Part 2	UK BD CE	2018	Done
272​	009 Re:Cyborg 3D	UK BD+DVD CE	2018	No
273​	Expelled From Paradise	UK BD+DVD CE	2018	No
274​	Lord Marksman and Vanadis	UK BD CE	2018	Done
275​	Grimgar: Ashes & Illusions	UK BD CE	2018	No
276​	Yuri!!! on ICE	NA BD+DVD LE	2018	No
277​	Keijo!!!!!!!!	NA BD+DVD LE	2018	No
278​	Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun	NA BD+DVD LE	2018	No
279​	ERASED Part 2	UK BD CE	2018	No
280​	Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust	UK BD+DVD CE	2018	No
281​	Lupin the Third Part IV: The Italian Adventure	UK BD CE	2018	No
282​	Love Live! Sunshine!! Season 1	UK BD CE	2018	Done
283​	Animerama: A Thousand & One Nights and Cleopatra	UK BD	2018	No
284​	Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Part 1	UK BD CE	2018	Done
285​	Rokka -Braves of the Six Flowers-	UK BD CE	2018	No
286​	Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I-IV: Chronicle of Char and Sayla	UK BD CE	2018	Done
287​	Lu Over the Wall	UK BD+DVD CE	2018	No
288​	The Night is Short, Walk on Girl	UK BD+DVD CE	2018	Done
289​	Momotaro Sacred Sailors	UK BD+DVD CE	2018	No
290​	No Game, No Life Zero	NA BD+DVD LE	2018	Done
291​	And You Thought There is Never a Girl Online?	NA BD+DVD LE	2018	No
292​	My First Girlfriend is a Gal	NA BD+DVD LE	2018	No

 

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Unboxing Redux Additions:​

Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD)
More photos here. Released in March 2017, originally unboxed in April 2017.
Original Blogger version for comparison.

Spoiler: Sample Comparison

With Season 2 coming to the collection sometime next week (unless shipping speeds up), I decided it was a good opportunity to also redux the first season's unboxing which was honestly pretty decent the first time (mid-2017 onwards was where the unboxings did improve on the presentation).

 

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Unboxing Additions:​

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The Future Diary (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in July 2021, acquired from Anime Limited.

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Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? II (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD)
More photos here. Released in October 2020, acquired from Rightstuf.

Real Girl (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in January 2021, acquired from MVM's Anime-on-Line.

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Item Schedules:​

Anime	Edition	Current Est. Arrival
BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense.	Limited Edition Blu-ray	2nd August 2021
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Part 2	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	16th August 2021
Love Live! Sunshine!! the School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	6th September 2021
Lupin III: The First	Collector's Edition Blu-ray & DVD	30th August 2021
Penguindrum	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	16th August 2021
Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto-Memory Doll	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	9th August 2021

Other items planned:

• The Dungeon of Black Company Manga Volume 3

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Industry News:​

It seems I have forgotten to post about the previous write-ups so here's a recap.

September 2021 US anime home video releases write-up is available. This includes the latest releases from Discotek, Funimation & Sentai due for September 2021.

October 2021 US anime home video releases write-up is also available. This includes the latest releases from Funimation, with Discotek & Sentai being added when they are revealed later down the line, for October 2021.

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Random Notes:​

Over the first half of the month I've added a number of old unboxings from the old blog back onto the current one, they're mostly US releases but were worth revisiting either way.

The Dungeon of Black Company Volume 3 has taken this long due to stock issues but I have also switched from Book Depository to Wordery as the latter seems to have actual stock but will take a bit longer to arrive (it was also cheaper at least). The plan to get more Prison School Omnibus books is still going ahead but I want to wait and see how things are going for the other parts of the light novel and manga scene in case they need to be prioritised also.

Because of stock issues, there is a possibility that I might not receive BOFURI's limited edition as I have ordered it much later than everyone else. I also went with UP1 as it was the cheapest option available.

I don't want to spend tons immediately until I find out more about Anime Limited's plans for their Summer sale which is expected sometime early next week. I'm only after a few titles but it's possible they might not show up or be on offer until the Christmas sale appears.

Last few months I spent buying a whole bunch of PlayStation 3 games. I'm going to try and get more PlayStation 4 games to switch up and most importantly be ahead of the pace just in case any discontinues occur. Much like the previous generation, if a PS5 physical version exists for a game I'll just wait for that to save myself the hassle. On another note, the Persona Dancing games released on PS4 (Moonlight & Starlight) will instead be acquired via the Japanese versions due to stock issues with the local ones and the fact that it's cheaper to import them.

 

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Unboxing Additions:​

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Part 2 (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in July 2021, acquired from Anime Limited.

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Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in August 2021, acquired from Anime Limited.

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Item Schedules:​

Anime	Edition	Current Est. Arrival
Fate/Stay Night [Heaven's Feel] III. Spring Song	Limited Edition Blu-ray Disc Box	Literally Today
Love Live! Sunshine!! the School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	13th September 2021
Lupin III: The First	Collector's Edition Blu-ray & DVD	20th September 2021
Miss Hokusai	Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD	27th September 2021
Neon Genesis Evangelion	Ultimate Edition Blu-ray	6th December 2021
Penguindrum	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	27th September 2021

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Otaku Collection:

The Monthly Collection post for July 2021 is available. This update features 7 anime titles, 1 book, 6 manga volumes, 4 video games and 1 live-action Asian cinema title.

The Monthly Collection post for August 2021 is also available. This update features 1 anime title, 5 light novel volumes, and 10 manga volumes.

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Industry News:​

November 2021 US anime home video releases write-up is available. This includes the latest releases from Funimation & Sentai, with Discotek being added when they are revealed later down the line, due for November 2021.

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Random Notes:​

The August haul was smaller compared to previous months primarily due to Evangelion and having the funds prepared for that. With that sorted, there's still two more hurdles left (Cardcaptor Sakura and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny) but it would not surprise me if they are delayed into 2022.

I am hoping to offer more variety once again for the September 2021 haul with 88 Films bringing their Category III films Riki-Oh and Robotrix at the end of the month for the Asian Cinema batch and then there's Anime Ltd with the delayed anime releases as per usual. But anything can happen so we'll just have to wait and see how it all turns out.

 

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Unboxing Additions:​

Spoiler

Fate/Stay Night [Heaven's Feel] III. Spring Song (Limited Edition Blu-ray Disc Box)
More photos here. Released in March 2021, acquired from Amazon Japan.

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Love Live! Sunshine!! the School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in September 2021, acquired from Anime Limited.

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Lupin III: The First (Collector's Edition Blu-ray & DVD)
More photos here. Released in September 2021, acquired from Anime Limited.

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Item Schedules:​

Anime	Edition	Current Est. Arrival
Miss Hokusai	Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD	27th September 2021
Neon Genesis Evangelion	Ultimate Edition Blu-ray	6th December 2021
Penguindrum	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	27th September 2021
Sword Art Online Alicization -War of Underworld- Part 1	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	22nd November 2021

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Industry News:​

December 2021 US anime home video releases write-up is available. This includes the latest releases from Funimation, with Discotek and Sentai being added when they are revealed later down the line, due for December 2021.

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Random Notes:​

The September haul is smaller than initially planned at the moment for a reason, but once that clears up the pace will speed up again.

88 Films titles Riki-Oh and Robotrix are both still planned for end of September with pre-orders hopefully starting soon on their website. From Anime Ltd, Sword Art Online Alicization -War of Underworld- Part 1 joins the haul but is now pushed back to November, and ON-GAKU will also be picked up which has also been pushed back to November.

 

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Unboxing Additions:​

Miss Hokusai (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD)
More photos here. Released in October 2021, acquired from Anime Limited.

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Item Schedules:​

Anime	Edition	Current Est. Arrival
Neon Genesis Evangelion	Ultimate Edition Blu-ray	6th December 2021
ON-GAKU: Our Sound	Collector's Edition Blu-ray & DVD	15th November 2021
Penguindrum	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	22nd November 2021
Sword Art Online Alicization -War of Underworld- Part 1	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	22nd November 2021
Sword Art Online Alicization -War of Underworld- Part 2	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	13th December 2021

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Industry News:​

Q4 2021 UK anime home video releases write-up is available. This covers all upcoming releases from Anime Limited, Funimation, and MVM between October 2021 to December 2021.

I have updated both the November 2021 and December 2021 US anime home video release posts. These include the new layout also being used on the Q4 2021 UK anime home video release post, as well as any remaining finalised artwork and new additions from Aniplex of America.

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Random Notes:​

In case you missed the news, I now have a new job (second one in fact, first time since 2018). There's good and bad news as a result. The bad news is that due to working hours and the days getting darker, it won't be possible to sort out a nice good photo shoot for my unboxings so the presentation won't look great unless I delay the posts until the weekend.

The good news is that the hauls will grow much larger, at least for the next six months as I'm on a contract for now. The biggest difference between the first and second jobs are the location, as I'm remaining at home than living independently in the meantime (plus more time to myself as there's no insane travel situation because I'll be driving to work rather than relying on trains and walking). This means I will have more income than before to speed things up.

There's currently nothing planned to arrive this month because everything Anime Limited related got delayed once again, so those items are now in November. My paydays are also during the early parts of the month so I'll receive roughly the same as I would have done normally. November onwards is where the real deal begins.

I also have plans to upgrade my TV. I currently use an old Sony Bravia KDL-32EX301 released back in March 2010. I can't get a massive TV due to room limitations so the highest size I can probably get is around 50-55 inches at best. The ideal priorities are 4K, 120Hz, and HDR with Dolby Vision support at least for some future proofing. The obvious thing people like to bring up is OLED which may not be possible due to pricing and size limitations.

For consoles, Nintendo Switch OLED is planned and could be acquired this month if I have enough funds to get it sooner, but if not it'll be achieved later in the year. PlayStation 5 is planned for November if I can get into the stock bandwagon on-time.

In terms of the collection, it's up in the air at the moment. I do plan to expand the rows on my IKEA bookshelves but there's currently stock issues with the individual row add-ons which won't be sorted until the end of October from what I was told by their Twitter support.

 

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Unboxing Additions:​

Fire Force Season 1 Part 1 (UK Blu-ray) & Part 2 (US Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD)
More photos here. Released in May 2020 (UK) & September 2020 (US), acquired from Amazon UK.

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Item Schedules:​

Anime	Edition	Current Est. Arrival
Black Lagoon	Limited Edition Blu-ray	29th November 2021
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled	Limited Edition Blu-ray	6th December 2021
Death Parade	Limited Edition Blu-ray	13th December 2021
Josee, the Tiger & the Fish	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	31st January 2022
Neon Genesis Evangelion	Ultimate Edition Blu-ray	6th December 2021
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life	Limited Edition Blu-ray	13th December 2021
ON-GAKU: Our Sound	Collector's Edition Blu-ray & DVD	15th November 2021
Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World	Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD	2nd November 2021
Penguindrum	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	22nd November 2021
Sword Art Online Alicization -War of Underworld- Part 1	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	22nd November 2021
Sword Art Online Alicization -War of Underworld- Part 2	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	13th December 2021

Also Coming Soon:
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Title	Format	Current Est. Arrival
Bullet Girls Phantasia	Asian English PlayStation 4 game	27th-30th October 2021
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Arcade Future Tone DX	Japanese PlayStation 4 game	27th-30th October 2021
Hitomi-chan is Shy with Strangers Vol. 1	Manga volume	27th-30th October 2021
How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Vol. 2	Manga volume	26th-28th October 2021
Monster Musume Vol. 15 & 16	Manga volume	27th-30th October 2021
Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire	Japanese PlayStation 4 game	27th-30th October 2021
Taiko no Tatsujin Session de Dodon ga Don!	Japanese PlayStation 4 game	27th-30th October 2021

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Industry News:​

January 2022 US anime home video releases write-up is available. This covers all upcoming releases from Funimation, with Discotek & Sentai to be added later.

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Random Notes:​

As I mentioned before, this month's haul is basically going through a bit of a turbulence in which I can still buy stuff for the collection but it's not going to be here this month or the funds were spread out. This meant that plans to get a Nintendo Switch OLED was delayed as a result. Plans to expand my shelves has also been delayed due to IKEA not allowing stock of the additional rows to be available for online delivery (I can buy new shelves but not the rows themselves).

This month's orders have been a mix of higher priced titles and smaller items. Gotten a couple of import games ordered to avoid losing out on them later in the coming months (Miku & Taiko both came out in 2017, that's quite a while ago).

Let's talk anime! Thanks to my job, I can in theory get every Anime Ltd CE on offer for the next few months, but November is usually the quiet month to make way for the Christmas season (12 Days of Christmas) so I'm only expecting maybe 1-2 on offer or just focused on Vinyl. This month's anime has been ordered/paid at least. Fire Force Season 2 LE will be ordered next month to save myself the faff of dealing with holding out (it does help that Season 2 Part 1 is cheaper than Season 1's Part 1). Aniplex haul is planned for November, going to get Fate/Apocrypha due to its increased chances of going OOP to make way for a BD-Box that will probably happen next year.

Let's talk games! You will notice I have been acquiring more imports as of late. That was actually because Solaris Japan ran a multiple points offer on their titles, while Play-Asia was going to expire some gold coins on my account so this was a good opportunity to grab some games I was after. I ordered Sisters Royale on Amazon Japan because it wasn't available on the other sites for a decent price (seems Solaris doesn't have the newer games so that's a challenge). Here's the current list of games I plan to acquire from Japan & Asia in the coming months:

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Asia:

• Full Metal Panic! Fight! Who Dare Wins
  Bandai Namco Asia, Genre: Strategy RPG, Released: May 2018
  
  
• Gundam Breaker 3: BREAK EDITION
  Bandai Namco Asia, Genre: Action/Arcade, Released: May 2017
  
  
• Legend of Mana
  Square Enix, Genre: Action RPG, Released: June 2021
  
  
• Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost ON
  Bandai Namco Asia, Genre: Action/Arcade, Released: July 2020
  
  
• SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays
  Bandai Namco Asia, Genre: Strategy RPG, Released: November 2019
  
  
• Super Robot Wars 30
  Bandai Namco Asia, Genre: Strategy RPG, Released: November 2021

Japan:

• Ace Attorney 1 2 3 (Gyakuten Saiban 123: Naruhodo Selection)
  逆転裁判123 成歩堂セレクション
  Capcom, Genre: Visual Novel, Released: February 2019
  
  
• A Certain Magical Virtual-On (Toaru Majutsu no Denno Senki Virtual-On)
  とある魔術の電脳戦機
  SEGA, Genre: Action/Arcade, Released: February 2018
  
  
• City Shrouded in Shadow (Kyoei Toshi)
  巨影都市
  Bandai Namco Japan, Genre: Adventure/Survival RPG, Released: October 2017
  
  
• CLANNAD
  クラナド
  Prototype, Genre: Visual Novel, Released: June 2018
  
  
• Crows Burning Edge
  クローズ BURNING EDGE
  Bandai Namco Japan, Genre: Action/Beat em Up, Released: October 2016
  
  
• Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
  大逆転裁判1&2 -成歩堂龍ノ介の冒險と覺悟-
  Capcom, Genre: Visual Novel, Released: July 2021
  
  
• The iDOLM@STER Stella Stage
  アイドルマスター ステラステージ
  Bandai Namco Japan, Genre: Music/Rhythm/Simulation, Released: December 2017
  
  
• MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA
  DELiGHTWORKS, Genre: Fighting, Released: September 2021
  
  
• Million Arthur: Arcana Blood
  ミリオンアーサー アルカナブラッド
  Square Enix, Genre: Fighting, Released: November 2018
  
  
• Wing of Darkness
  有翼のフロイライン
  Production Exabilities, Genre: Action, Released: June 2021

A few more games from Japan and Asia may join the list, such as Empire of Angels IV, but for now I want to prioritise on these ones.

Let's talk books! Seven Seas manga titles I have been ordering are a mix of new and on-going additions, and about half have arrived so far. By the end of that batch, Monster Musume would be completely up-to-date and Dumbbells will have every volume released before 2021 acquired. In terms of light novels, apparently Seven Seas did reprint Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash so I may be able to continue that series after all. Outside of that I plan to try and get the recent volumes for ARIFURETA, How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, and Monster Girl Doctor before the year is over. The Yen Press light novels will also be picked up but I have yet to decide how I'll tackle it now that plans have shifted.

Let's talk Asian Cinema! There's an Arrow sale going on and I may pickup a few titles, but at the same time I may also prefer to get some Third Window titles also. I haven't narrowed down my decision yet, for instance all of Gamera is available for £48 on Zavvi. 88 Films have delayed their line-up but Armour of God is still planned for this year so I can order that without issue.

Last but not least - I do want to get a PlayStation 5 but I don't think I'll be able to get it because whenever a retailer advertises the stock for online purchase it always seems to be during working hours. Hmmm...

 

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Unboxing Additions:​

Spoiler

Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire (PlayStation 4) [Japan Imports]
シスターズロワイヤル 5姉妹に嫌がらせを受けて困っています
More photos here. Released in January 2020, acquired from Amazon Japan.

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Toshiaki Toyoda: 2005-2021 (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in October 2021, acquired from Terracotta Distribution.

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Item Schedules:​

Anime	Edition	Current Est. Arrival
Black Lagoon	Limited Edition Blu-ray	29th November 2021
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled	Limited Edition Blu-ray	6th December 2021
Death Parade	Limited Edition Blu-ray	13th December 2021
Josee, the Tiger & the Fish	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	31st January 2022
Neon Genesis Evangelion	Ultimate Edition Blu-ray	6th December 2021
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life	Limited Edition Blu-ray	13th December 2021
ON-GAKU: Our Sound	Collector's Edition Blu-ray & DVD	15th November 2021
Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World	Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD	2nd-5th November 2021
Penguindrum	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	22nd November 2021
Sword Art Online Alicization -War of Underworld- Part 1	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	22nd November 2021
Sword Art Online Alicization -War of Underworld- Part 2	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	13th December 2021

Also Coming Soon:
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Title	Format	Current Est. Arrival
Bullet Girls Phantasia	Asian English PlayStation 4 game	3rd-6th November 2021
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Arcade Future Tone DX	Japanese PlayStation 4 game	3rd-6th November 2021
One Cut of the Dead: Hollywood Edition	Limited Edition Blu-ray	Mid November 2021
Pink Films Vol. 5-6	Regular Blu-ray	Mid November 2021
Taiko no Tatsujin Session de Dodon ga Don!	Japanese PlayStation 4 game	3rd-6th November 2021

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Otaku Collection:

The Monthly Collection post for September 2021 is available. This update features 4 anime titles, 8 manga volumes, 4 video games, and 2 live-action Asian cinema titles.

The Monthly Collection post for October 2021 is available. This update features 2 anime titles, 7 manga volumes, 3 physical video games, 14 digital video games, and 1 live-action Asian cinema title.

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Random Notes:​

So there were a couple of unexpected delays that went rather off on my estimations. Basically the three video game imports (one from Play-Asia, two from Solaris Japan) didn't make progress with shipping until this past week, but all three are now on their way into the UK so they should arrive in the next five-six days (Solaris Japan order is likely to arrive first)!

Also, payday in early November so that's going to be fun.

The second phase of the otaku collection haul will be an expansion to the bookshelves in my room. That being more add-on rows for the current bookcases and replacing the old bookshelf with another Billy bookcase. The old shelf is dated and has aspects that can damage the books if you fill up a whole row completely. While the old shelf has more width, the Billy bookcases have more rows in return. The plan is to get the new bookcase and the add-on rows at the same time due to shipping costs.

And yes the complete collection update will be happening at the end of the year!

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Unboxing Schedule Changes:
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On another note, I've been looking at how things have been going for my blog and I am considering delaying the unboxing posts for incoming items if they arrive during the weekdays. This is mainly because I want to provide really nice and colour accurate photos during the daytime, which is not possible due to work.

I'm not happy with the alternate setup since it doesn't provide good photos in the end (and I'm not going to waste money getting a fancy setup with lights or anything, like some folks have suggested).

Spoiler: Comparison between Night-time and Day-time photos.

So the plan is that I intend to save the unboxings for weekends (and weekdays on my days off) instead. No point trying to be among the first since I'll be at work, and better to have a good blogpost than a rushed one. This approach will only be until mid-Spring when the days get lighter.

To provide an example, if Our Last Crusade arrives on a Thursday, the unboxing will go up on Saturday essentially. I always write-up most of it beforehand so it's just the photos that will cause its delay.

 

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Unboxing Additions:​

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Akira (Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in December 2020, acquired from Zavvi.
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BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense Season 1 (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in August 2021, acquired from Zavvi.​

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Arcade Future Tone DX (PlayStation 4) [Japan Imports]
初音ミク Project DIVA Future Tone DX
More photos here. Released in November 2017, acquired from Solaris Japan.

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Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Season 1 (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD)
More photos here. Released in November 2021, acquired from United Publications.
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Item Schedules:​

Anime	Edition	Current Est. Arrival
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day	Limited Edition Blu-ray	2nd-4th December 2021
Bartender	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	TBC December 2021
Black Lagoon	Limited Edition Blu-ray	7th February 2022
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled	Limited Edition Blu-ray	2nd-4th December 2021
Death Parade	Limited Edition Blu-ray	13th December 2021
Fate/Grand Order -First Order-	Limited Edition Blu-ray	2nd-4th December 2021
Josee, the Tiger & the Fish	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	31st January 2022
Neon Genesis Evangelion	Ultimate Edition Blu-ray	TBC December 2021
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life	Limited Edition Blu-ray	13th December 2021
ON-GAKU: Our Sound	Collector's Edition Blu-ray & DVD	TBC December 2021
Penguindrum	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	2nd-10th December 2021
Sword Art Online Alicization -War of Underworld- Part 1	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	13th December 2021
Sword Art Online Alicization -War of Underworld- Part 2	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	13th December 2021
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out Season 1	Limited Edition Blu-ray	TBC January 2022

Also Coming Soon:
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Title	Format	Current Est. Arrival
Armour of God	Deluxe Edition Blu-ray	13th December 2021

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Otaku Collection:

The Monthly Collection post for November 2021 is available. This update features 5 anime titles, 4 video games, and 5 live-action Asian cinema titles.

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Random Notes:​

It's that time of year, the sales are here and I aim to acquire a few more titles as per usual. The post will be delayed due to the holidays so expect a 2 day delivery window to take like a week this time. Half of the budget is going towards anime for various reasons.

The Christmas haul hasn't been finalised, but so far two titles have been selected (1 anime, 1 game). The plan is to offer a variety like previous years.

 

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Unboxing Additions:​

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Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in October 2017, acquired from Rightstuf.
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Armour of God (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in December 2021, acquired from 88 Films.
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Bartender (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in January 2021, acquired from Anime Limited.
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Children of the Sea (Collector's Edition Blu-ray & DVD)
More photos here. Released in March 2021, acquired from Anime Limited.
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Code Geass: Akito the Exiled (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in December 2021, acquired from United Publications.
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Death Parade (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in December 2021, acquired from United Publications.
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Fate/Apocrypha Box Sets 1 & 2 (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in November 2018 (Box Set 1) & February 2019 (Box Set 2), acquired from Farzam.
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Fate/EXTRA Last Encore (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in October 2019, acquired from Farzam.
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Fate/Grand Order -First Order- (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in October 2017, acquired from Rightstuf.
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K Season 1 (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in February 2021, acquired from Anime Limited.
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On-Gaku: Our Sound (Collector's Edition Blu-ray & DVD)
More photos here. Released in December 2021, acquired from Anime Limited.
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Penguindrum (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in December 2021, acquired from Anime Limited.
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Summer Days with Coo (Collector's Edition Blu-ray & DVD)
More photos here. Released in February 2021, acquired from Anime Limited.
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Item Schedules:​

Anime	Edition	Current Est. Arrival
Black Lagoon	Limited Edition Blu-ray	28th February 2022
Boogiepop Phantom	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	14th February 2022
Cardcaptor Sakura	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	14th February 2022
Dai Shogun: Great Revolution	Blu-ray	TBC December 2021
El-Hazard: The Magnificent World	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	24th January 2022
Eureka Seven	Blu-ray Collection with Box	TBC December 2021
Josee, the Tiger & the Fish	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	31st January 2022
Kaiba	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	10th January 2022
Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	31st January 2022
My-HiME	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	14th February 2022
Neon Genesis Evangelion	Ultimate Edition Blu-ray	13th-18th December 2021
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life	Limited Edition Blu-ray	13th-24th December 2021
Sword Art Online Alicization -War of Underworld- Part 1	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	13th-18th December 2021
Sword Art Online Alicization -War of Underworld- Part 2	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	13th-18th December 2021
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out Season 1	Limited Edition Blu-ray	TBC January 2022

Also Coming Soon:
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Title	Format	Current Est. Arrival
Nobuhiko Obayashi's Anti-War Trilogy	Limited Edition Blu-ray	13th-18th December 2021

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Random Notes:​

So that was a good batch, though it was only made possible because I was able to get this current job. I have enough funds for a few additional items like books, but January onwards is where we'll see more bigger items emerge like the Switch OLED.

The dates mentioned above are current estimates so they are subject to change. I wasn't that burned by the Christmas sale to be honest, most went to early birds that were planned beforehand and some EBs got removed from my list for various factors.

Uzaki-chan LE has been dispatched but I have no clue when it'll arrive, so I'll be amazed if it arrives before the year is over.

The Christmas haul has mostly been finalised so expect 1 CE anime to be unboxed on that day, while the rest is a variety of books, films and games.

And in case I haven't said it already, there will be a complete otaku collection update post at the end of the year.

 

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Unboxing Additions:​

Spoiler

MEGALOBOX (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in August 2020, acquired as part of the Christmas 2021 haul.
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Neon Genesis Evangelion (Ultimate Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in December 2021, acquired from Anime Limited.
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Nichijou: My Ordinary Life (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in December 2021, acquired from United Publications.
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Nobuhiko Obayashi's Anti-War Trilogy (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in December 2021, acquired from Terracotta Distribution.
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Sword Art Online Alicization -War of Underworld- Parts 1 & 2 (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in December 2021, acquired from Anime Limited.​

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Item Schedules:​

Anime	Edition	Current Est. Arrival
Black Lagoon	Limited Edition Blu-ray	28th February 2022
Boogiepop Phantom	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	14th February 2022
Cardcaptor Sakura	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	14th February 2022
El-Hazard: The Magnificent World	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	24th January 2022
Josee, the Tiger & the Fish	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	31st January 2022
Kaiba	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	10th January 2022
Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	31st January 2022
My-HiME	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	14th February 2022
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out Season 1	Limited Edition Blu-ray	TBC January 2022

Also Coming Soon:
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Title	Format	Current Est. Arrival
Record of Lodoss War -Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-	PlayStation 5	31st January 2022

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Industry News:​

Q1 2022 UK anime home video releases write-up is available. This covers all upcoming releases from Anime Limited, Funimation, and MVM between January to March 2022.

March 2022 US anime home video releases write-up is also available. This covers all upcoming releases from Discotek, Funimation and Sentai for that specific month.

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Otaku Collection:​

The Monthly Collection post for December 2021 is available. This update features 22 anime releases, 6 light novel volumes, 6 manga volumes, 4 physical video games, and 4 live-action Asian cinema releases.

Also available is the 9th Complete Otaku Collection post which covers all of the items I have acquired since 2012 all the way to the end of 2021.

 

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A number of blog updates since the beginning of the year.

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Unboxing Additions:​

Spoiler: January 2022 Haul

Boogiepop Phantom (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in January 2022, acquired from Anime Limited.

El-Hazard: The Magnificent World (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in January 2022, acquired from Anime Limited.

Kaiba (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in January 2022, acquired from Anime Limited.

Kakegurui (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in January 2022, acquired from Anime Limited.

My-HiME (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in January 2022, acquired from Anime Limited.

Plunderer Parts 1 & 2 (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD)
More photos here. Released in November 2021 (Part 1) & January 2022 (Part 2), acquired from United Publications.

Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Season 1 (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD)
More photos here. Released in November 2021, acquired from Madman.

Spoiler: February 2022 Haul

Black Lagoon (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in February 2022, acquired from Anime Limited.

Interspecies Reviewers (Limited Edition Blu-ray Steelbook)
More photos here. Released in January 2022, acquired from United Publications.

Ride Your Wave (Collector's Edition Blu-ray & DVD)
More photos here. Released in December 2020, acquired from Zavvi.

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Item Schedules:​

Anime	Edition	Current Est. Arrival
Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 1	Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD	28th March 2022
Cardcaptor Sakura	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	28th March 2022
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train	Limited Edition Blu-ray	4th April 2022
HINAMATSURI	Limited Edition Blu-ray	30th May 2022
In/Spectre	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	18th April 2022
Isekai Quartet Season 2	Standard Blu-ray	21st March 2022
Josee, the Tiger & the Fish	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	14th March 2022
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle	Standard Blu-ray	14th March 2022
WONDER EGG PRIORITY	Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD	6th May 2022
Yona of the Dawn	Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD	7th March 2022

Also Coming Soon:
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Title	Format	Current Est. Arrival (Week comm.)
Destiny Lovers Volume 8	Manga	28th February 2022
Dolls	Blu-ray	4th March 2022
Dreadnaught	First Print Blu-ray	28th April 2022
Funky Forest & The Warped Forest	First Print Blu-ray	4th March 2022
Getting Any?	Blu-ray	4th March 2022
Go Straight: The Ultimate Guide to Side-Scrolling Beat-’Em-Ups	Book	28th February 2022
Gran Turismo 7	PlayStation 5	4th March 2022
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu	First Print Blu-ray	16th May 2022
Hitomi-chan is Shy with Strangers Volume 3	Manga	7th March 2022
The Killer Meteors	First Print Blu-ray	6th June 2022
Kids Return	Blu-ray	4th March 2022
Kikujiro	Blu-ray	4th March 2022
Knockabout	First Print Blu-ray	28th April 2022
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV	PlayStation 4	7th March 2022
Mad Detective	Blu-ray & DVD	3rd March 2022
Midnight	First Print Blu-ray	14th March 2022
Odd Couple	First Print Blu-ray	21st March 2022
A Scene at the Sea	Blu-ray	4th March 2022
SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays	PlayStation 4	7th March 2022
Super Robot Wars 30	PlayStation 4	7th March 2022
World's End Harem: Fantasia Volume 6	Manga	7th March 2022
Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs Volume 18	Manga	7th March 2022

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Industry News:​

More US anime home video solicitation write-ups are available on the site: April 2022 & May 2022! Some parts I still need to update but most of it is accurate. I have also shifted the upcoming US titles to the release schedule section so it'll make updating the site much easier to manage.

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Otaku Collection:​

The Monthly Collection post for January 2022 is available. This update features 15 anime releases, 19 manga volumes, 8 physical video games, and 5 live-action Asian cinema releases.

The February 2022 post will be available on Tuesday 1st March.

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For bonus notes, I did compile my overall thoughts on the games I played throughout 2021 into two posts (due to the amount of stuff I wrote for each game) - you can find them here: Part 1 and Part 2.

 

[NormanicGrav]

The March updates!

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Unboxing Additions:​

Spoiler: March 2022 Haul

Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 1 (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD)
More photos here. Released in March 2022, acquired from United Publications.

By the Grace of the Gods Season 1 (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD)
More photos here. Released in February 2022, acquired from United Publications.

The Daimajin Trilogy (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in July 2022, acquired from Zavvi.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in April 2022, acquired from United Publications.

Dr. STONE: Stone Wars (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD)
More photos here. Released in February 2022, acquired from United Publications.

Ghost in the Shell (Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in September 2021, acquired from Amazon UK.

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in March 2022, acquired from Anime Limited.

Yokai Monsters Collection (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in October 2021, acquired from Zavvi.

Yona of the Dawn (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD)
More photos here. Released in March 2022, acquired from United Publications.

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Item Schedules:​

Anime	Edition	Est. Arrival
Cardcaptor Sakura	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	23rd May
Full Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier than Real Life!	Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD	17th May
Future Boy Conan Part 1	Collector's Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray	23rd May
HINAMATSURI	Limited Edition Blu-ray	30th May
In/Spectre	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	18th April
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 Part 1	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	30th May
Lupin the Third Part 5	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	13th June
WONDER EGG PRIORITY	Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD	6th May

Also Coming Soon:
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Title	Format	Current Est. Arrival (Week comm.)
Chainsaw Man Volume 10	Manga	12th May
Chainsaw Man Volume 11	Manga	7th July
Dreadnaught	First Print Blu-ray	28th April
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu	First Print Blu-ray	16th May
The Killer Meteors	First Print Blu-ray	6th June
Knockabout	First Print Blu-ray	28th April

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Industry News:​

The June 2022 US anime home video solicitation write-up is available on the site.

The UK Q2 2022 anime home video slate will be up this weekend.

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Otaku Collection:​

The Monthly Collection post for February and March 2022 are both now available on the site.

February's update features 7 anime releases, 1 book, 9 manga volumes, 6 physical video games, and 4 live-action Asian cinema releases.

March's update features 17 anime releases, 4 light novel volumes, 6 manga volumes, 6 physical video games, and 11 live-action Asian cinema releases.

 

[NormanicGrav]

Industry News:​

The UK Q2 2022 anime home video slate is now available on the site.

 

[NormanicGrav]

The April & May updates!

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Unboxing Additions:​

Spoiler: April 2022 Haul

Big Order (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in August 2021, acquired from Anime Limited.

Love Live! The School Idol Movie (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in July 2021, acquired from Anime Limited.

PSYCHO-PASS: Sinners of the System (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in October 2021, acquired from Anime Limited.

WONDER EGG PRIORITY (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD)
More photos here. Released in May 2022, acquired from United Publications.

Spoiler: May 2022 Haul

Full Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier than Real Life! (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD)
More photos here. Released in May 2022, acquired from United Publications.

HINAMATSURI (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in May 2022, acquired from United Publications.

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 Part 1 (Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
More photos here. Released in May 2022, acquired from Anime Limited.

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Item Schedules:​

Anime	Edition	Est. Arrival
BELLE	Deluxe Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray	27th June
Cardcaptor Sakura	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	4th July
Emma: A Victorian Romance Season 1	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	11th July
Emma: A Victorian Romance Season 2	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	8th August
Future Boy Conan Part 1	Collector's Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray	27th June
Future Boy Conan Part 2	Collector's Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray	25th July
HELLO WORLD	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	18th July
In/Spectre Season 1	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	13th June
Lupin the Third Part 5	Collector's Edition Blu-ray	13th June
The Quintessential Quintuplets Season 2	Regular Blu-ray	18th July
Violence Jack	Regular Blu-ray	25th July

Also Coming Soon:
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Title	Format	Current Est. Arrival (Week comm.)
Chainsaw Man Volume 11	Manga	TBC July
Dragons Forever	Deluxe Edition 4K Ultra HD	22nd August
Fire Punch Volumes 3-4	Manga	TBC June
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders Volumes 4-7	Manga	TBC June
The Killer Meteors	First Print Blu-ray	6th June
Neptunia ReVerse	PlayStation 5	6th June
Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars	PlayStation 4	6th June
On the Run	Deluxe Edition Blu-ray	26th September
Pluto Volumes 7-8	Manga	TBC June
Righting Wrongs	Deluxe Edition Blu-ray	26th September
Running Out of Time 1 & 2	First Print Blu-ray	25th July
The Shaolin Plot	First Print Blu-ray	20th June
Tiger Cage Trilogy	Deluxe Edition Blu-ray	25th July

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Industry News:​

The July 2022 & August 2022 US anime home video solicitation write-ups are available on the site.

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Otaku Collection:​

The Monthly Collection updates for April 2022 and May 2022 are available to view on the site:

• April's update includes 14 anime releases, 23 manga volumes, 3 physical video games, and 2 live-action Asian cinema releases
• May's update includes 5 anime releases, 23 manga volumes & 1 box set, 9 physical video games & 1 accessory, and 4 live-action Asian cinema releases

 

[Scrambled Valkyrie]

Hey Grav. A question regarding Future Boy Conan (If you've been able to watch any of it yet) do you reckon the 4K restoration is worth the price tag? Also curious if you own the Gkids Blu ray for comparison. There's probably a few people like me who are wondering whether to spring for the 4K or get it on Blu. Any advice is appreciated.

 

[NormanicGrav]

Hey Grav. A question regarding Future Boy Conan (If you've been able to watch any of it yet) do you reckon the 4K restoration is worth the price tag? Also curious if you own the Gkids Blu ray for comparison. There's probably a few people like me who are wondering whether to spring for the 4K or get it on Blu. Any advice is appreciated.

That's a good question considering the show's age and that it's basically an SDR release (i.e. the only benefit being the 4K resolution). I haven't had the time to watch the show as I'm waiting on Part 2 to arrive before doing so, so my full overall opinion will have to wait a bit longer.

That said, the 4K and BD were both done by MediaOCD (aka the Discotek crew) for the UK release so it has been treated well on the authoring front. I don't own the US release (as I don't often go for the US version first like I used to do, though I am double-dipping on Memories because I consider Magnetic Rose to be a 10/10 piece of anime in that film).