August Haul - Batch #05
Arrived a couple of days ago is the Shaw Brothers release that I had to locate on eBay to secure a slipcase.
Disciples of Shaolin (洪拳小子) was the second release in 88 Film's latest batch after
The Chinese Boxer so it's no surprise both of these films were sold out on their first print runs. That now leaves me with five more left in this batch which I plan to sort out later this year.
Been a couple of months since I last made a Discotek Media batch order so here we are with nine more additions to the collection. Due to the distributor's warning that some stuff may discontinue to make room for other titles, the haul is a mixture of titles that have been released recently to all of the way back in 2017.
£266 ($321) worth of stuff, ranging from the classics all the way to dumb girl with banana show. I ordered these via United Publications because ordering from Rightstuf would cost about £50+ more due to high postage costs.
Actually I am..., a fun harem comedy series which went into a bit of a different direction from the manga but I enjoyed it when it was airing.
Aho-Girl, from the creator of
Girlfriend Girlfriend, a short series that is part of Discotek's limited run so I figured I'll get it sooner than later.
Demon City Shinjuku, from legendary director Yoshiaki Kawajiri. Last time I watched a Kawajiri film was
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust years ago so its nice to own another classic of his.
Holmes of Kyoto is a series that had me curious with the synopsis so I decided to pick it up. Also on a limited run.
New Getter Robo, part of the classic Getter Robo franchise and directed by Jun Kawagoe. Super Robot Wars V convinced me to check out this franchise so I picked this one.
Sorcerer Hunters, classic 90s Xebec series and directed by Kōichi Mashimo. One of the many retro anime that I wanted to check out.
Star Ocean EX, an anime adaptation of Star Ocean 2 from director Hiroshi Watanabe! With Star Ocean: The Divine Force coming soon, I figured I would check out this series from 2001.
Submarine Super 99, from Leiji Matsumoto! A bit of a random pick to start with from the many works Discotek has already put out but it's standalone so it helps.
Wicked City, another Kawajiri film. The UK release did not include the British dub so I opted for Discotek's instead. This is a film that I had been meaning to check out for years so I am looking forward to it.
And there we have it. 9 Discotek titles join the collection. There's still 150+ more to get but I have to start somewhere.