What did you RECEIVE today? PHOTOS EDITION!
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RadFemHedonist
Mad Scientist
Start times, end times, I've had my share
(I did watch the first 3 seasons of Supernatural and a bit of 4, was an interesting series for sure though not as good as Buffy IMO, my favourite episode is Faith, from Season 1)
Lucky_Deity
Pokémon Master
Picked this up from CeX for only £4.00 before work this morning. Have never actually seen Cowboy Bebop, an anime sin I know. Plan to pick up the series and watch it before watching this.
CeX's sticker residue has definitely gotten worse over the years it seems, never used to have a problem.
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (BD)
CeX's sticker residue has definitely gotten worse over the years it seems, never used to have a problem.
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (BD)
Dragon Slayer
The Wildcard
SkwigglesWorth
Magical Girl
Non Non Biyori Season 3 and vacation
Birdie Num Num
Straw Hat Pirate
This week's arrivals
CommanderZx2
Magical Girl
My latest arrivals:
TakamakiJoker
Hunter
Gemsy-chan
Shrine Maiden
Girls with Guns
Chuunibyou
2023 HAUL VER 7.1
(note: images are hosted via AUKN for the meantime)
While ideally I would have made multiple posts for each of these throughout this past week I decided to put them altogether into a single post, been occupied so here we are.
Starting off with some more Nintendo Switch games for the collection. With Final Fantasy XVI out of the way, I decided to finally order the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster collection that includes Final Fantasy I-VI on a single cartridge, which arrived last Tuesday. This Asian English collection is unfortunately not cheap as I had ordered mine through Bazaar Bazaar for £89.99 (roughly the same as Play-Asia and Video Game Plus in terms of pricing). While this collection is available on PlayStation 4, only Switch got a proper physical release (Square Enix ran a super limited PS4 version which was overpriced anyway thanks to shipping).
Meanwhile I also picked up Live A Live, the HD-2D remake of the Japan only Super Famicom game, yesterday. Much like the collection prior, only the Nintendo Switch got a physical release but was also available in Europe and copies had been going up in value. GAME ran a clearance sale which was offering new and sealed copies for £24.99 so I decided now was the time to act in case this becomes harder to find.
Speaking of video games here we have The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie for the PlayStation 5, which arrived last Wednesday. This is the 10th mainline game in the Trails saga for The Legend of Heroes and wraps up the storylines shown through both the Crossbell (Zero, Azure) and Erebonia (Cold Steel I-IV) games. I should note that much like Ys VIII, this game is also experiencing some localisation issues thanks to NIS America so I suggest waiting for a short while before playing it (go ahead and buy it sooner either way as these games don't stay in print for long). Much like the Crossbell games, this is also rated PEGI 18 due to gambling.
Eureka Entertainment ran a pre-order bundle for their titles released for the month of July and both happened to be Asian Cinema titles that I wanted. In this bundle which arrived last Thursday we have Junya Sato's GOLGO 13 (ゴルゴ13), the 1973 Japanese live-action film to the manga series, and Taylor Wong's two-film collection featuring Rich and Famous (江湖情) and Tragic Hero (英雄好漢). Much like Eureka's previous releases, these first print editions in their Classics range include a slipcase and booklet.
Also arrived on the same day is the latest Third Window Films release which is the Katsuhito Ishii Collection, presented as a limited edition box set. This includes pretty much most of the remainder of the director's works that weren't released by Third Window prior - Promise of August (8月の約束) from 1995, Shark Skin Man & Peach Hip Girl (鮫肌男と桃尻女) from 1998, PARTY 7 from 2000, Sorasoi (そらそい) from 2008, Hello Junichi (ハロー!純一) from 2014, and Norioka Workshop (ノリオカワークショップ) from 2022. This box set is more like the first Toshiaki Toyoda release as there's no additional physical items, just a digipack with a slipcase but the main focus is getting all of these films together which is great.
If you're not familiar with Katsuhito Ishii, chances are you've watched one of his works already through SHORT PEACE (Gambo short), Kill Bill Volume 1 (the anime segment) and even REDLINE (wrote the film). He's also known for the wacky WTF bizarre 'oh japan' scenes that you might have witnessed on YouTube randomly thanks to his film Funky Forest. You can view more photos & specs for the set on my blog.
(Grav note: this section is an tweaked version of what I've posted in the ordered thread so expect some deja vu)
Rightstuf have been running their Summer sale and it's got a decent selection of titles. My original plan was to focus on more Funimation releases, but I decided to switch things around and go for a Sentai Filmworks focused haul which I believe is the first time that I've done that, as previous Rightstuf or importing hauls were mix of distributors. There are also stock issues on a number of titles so there were some that didn't make the cut, most notably And Yet the Town Moves which must have spiked in sales due to Heavenly Delusion.
So here we have 8 Blu-ray releases, which arrived last Friday. I won't lie it was an expensive haul because international shipping and VAT adds $100 more to the overall cost, but according to my notes I still saved almost £100 against UP1 so that's not too bad.
The haul was split into two groups; the newer releases, and the re-releases which are older titles that have been re-authored with some amendments including revised translations and sub layouts whenever possible so it's worth looking into these versions if you had yet to own them. All 8 titles below will work on European PlayStation 5 players as part of the whole geolock stuff.
Monster Girl Doctor, Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory, and YA BOY KONGMING! are the new releases.
I am a fan of Monster Girl Doctor's anime so I wanted to own the series on Blu-ray, while many had overlooked it I liked the premise and the cast is interesting. I have the novels so I can read the rest of the story. Then we have the 'fanservicey new ecchi show' that I was curious to check out with Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory, so there's nothing else that needs to be said there. Last but not least we have YA BOY KONGMING! which is considered to be one of the best shows in recent years, so I look forward to it.
Broken Blade, BTOOOM!, Dusk Maiden of Amnesia, Gugure! Kokkuri-san, and Punch Line are the re-releases, titles that were first released on Blu-ray many years ago and are now back with some tweaks.
Now you might see this line-up and notice both Broken Blade and PUNCH-LINE given that they already have UK Blu-ray releases. When Sentai re-releases a title, they don't re-use the discs like Funimation does, and they tend to have improvements or amendments along the way, so to me those old UK releases are pretty much redundant especially with Broken Blade which was released 10+ years ago (and the UK cover art was not particularly appealing for my shelf to begin with). Broken Blade is also a mecha series animated by both Production I.G & Xebec so it's one that I wanted to check out as well. Meanwhile I have seen PUNCH-LINE when it first aired and it's a great underrated show by the creator of AI: The Somnium Files and the Zero Escape Trilogy so if you have yet to watch this series, please do, I highly recommend it.
Next we have two shows that had also received UK releases but only on DVD, and were re-released in recent years too. BTOOOM! is one of the few anime that I had watched before I joined the legal streaming venture, and its a fun battle royale with grenades series so I was happy that it got re-released since the previous set came out a decade ago. Whereas Dusk Maiden of Amnesia I've heard a lot over the years and now was a good opportunity finally watch it. I know the original release included OSTs so the music must have stood out to get that sort of treatment. And then we have Gugure! Kokkuri-san, because I heard its a solid comedy series so I look forward to it.
(note: images are hosted via AUKN for the meantime)
While ideally I would have made multiple posts for each of these throughout this past week I decided to put them altogether into a single post, been occupied so here we are.
Starting off with some more Nintendo Switch games for the collection. With Final Fantasy XVI out of the way, I decided to finally order the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster collection that includes Final Fantasy I-VI on a single cartridge, which arrived last Tuesday. This Asian English collection is unfortunately not cheap as I had ordered mine through Bazaar Bazaar for £89.99 (roughly the same as Play-Asia and Video Game Plus in terms of pricing). While this collection is available on PlayStation 4, only Switch got a proper physical release (Square Enix ran a super limited PS4 version which was overpriced anyway thanks to shipping).
Meanwhile I also picked up Live A Live, the HD-2D remake of the Japan only Super Famicom game, yesterday. Much like the collection prior, only the Nintendo Switch got a physical release but was also available in Europe and copies had been going up in value. GAME ran a clearance sale which was offering new and sealed copies for £24.99 so I decided now was the time to act in case this becomes harder to find.
Speaking of video games here we have The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie for the PlayStation 5, which arrived last Wednesday. This is the 10th mainline game in the Trails saga for The Legend of Heroes and wraps up the storylines shown through both the Crossbell (Zero, Azure) and Erebonia (Cold Steel I-IV) games. I should note that much like Ys VIII, this game is also experiencing some localisation issues thanks to NIS America so I suggest waiting for a short while before playing it (go ahead and buy it sooner either way as these games don't stay in print for long). Much like the Crossbell games, this is also rated PEGI 18 due to gambling.
Eureka Entertainment ran a pre-order bundle for their titles released for the month of July and both happened to be Asian Cinema titles that I wanted. In this bundle which arrived last Thursday we have Junya Sato's GOLGO 13 (ゴルゴ13), the 1973 Japanese live-action film to the manga series, and Taylor Wong's two-film collection featuring Rich and Famous (江湖情) and Tragic Hero (英雄好漢). Much like Eureka's previous releases, these first print editions in their Classics range include a slipcase and booklet.
Also arrived on the same day is the latest Third Window Films release which is the Katsuhito Ishii Collection, presented as a limited edition box set. This includes pretty much most of the remainder of the director's works that weren't released by Third Window prior - Promise of August (8月の約束) from 1995, Shark Skin Man & Peach Hip Girl (鮫肌男と桃尻女) from 1998, PARTY 7 from 2000, Sorasoi (そらそい) from 2008, Hello Junichi (ハロー!純一) from 2014, and Norioka Workshop (ノリオカワークショップ) from 2022. This box set is more like the first Toshiaki Toyoda release as there's no additional physical items, just a digipack with a slipcase but the main focus is getting all of these films together which is great.
If you're not familiar with Katsuhito Ishii, chances are you've watched one of his works already through SHORT PEACE (Gambo short), Kill Bill Volume 1 (the anime segment) and even REDLINE (wrote the film). He's also known for the wacky WTF bizarre 'oh japan' scenes that you might have witnessed on YouTube randomly thanks to his film Funky Forest. You can view more photos & specs for the set on my blog.
(Grav note: this section is an tweaked version of what I've posted in the ordered thread so expect some deja vu)
Rightstuf have been running their Summer sale and it's got a decent selection of titles. My original plan was to focus on more Funimation releases, but I decided to switch things around and go for a Sentai Filmworks focused haul which I believe is the first time that I've done that, as previous Rightstuf or importing hauls were mix of distributors. There are also stock issues on a number of titles so there were some that didn't make the cut, most notably And Yet the Town Moves which must have spiked in sales due to Heavenly Delusion.
So here we have 8 Blu-ray releases, which arrived last Friday. I won't lie it was an expensive haul because international shipping and VAT adds $100 more to the overall cost, but according to my notes I still saved almost £100 against UP1 so that's not too bad.
The haul was split into two groups; the newer releases, and the re-releases which are older titles that have been re-authored with some amendments including revised translations and sub layouts whenever possible so it's worth looking into these versions if you had yet to own them. All 8 titles below will work on European PlayStation 5 players as part of the whole geolock stuff.
Monster Girl Doctor, Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory, and YA BOY KONGMING! are the new releases.
I am a fan of Monster Girl Doctor's anime so I wanted to own the series on Blu-ray, while many had overlooked it I liked the premise and the cast is interesting. I have the novels so I can read the rest of the story. Then we have the 'fanservicey new ecchi show' that I was curious to check out with Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory, so there's nothing else that needs to be said there. Last but not least we have YA BOY KONGMING! which is considered to be one of the best shows in recent years, so I look forward to it.
Broken Blade, BTOOOM!, Dusk Maiden of Amnesia, Gugure! Kokkuri-san, and Punch Line are the re-releases, titles that were first released on Blu-ray many years ago and are now back with some tweaks.
| Anime | First Blu-ray release | Re-released |
|---|---|---|
| Broken Blade | February 2012 | March 2022 |
| BTOOOM! | December 2013 | June 2022 |
| Dusk Maiden of Amnesia | June 2013 | September 2021 |
| Gugure! Kokkuri-san | April 2016 | August 2022 |
| PUNCH-LINE | August 2016 | October 2020 |
Now you might see this line-up and notice both Broken Blade and PUNCH-LINE given that they already have UK Blu-ray releases. When Sentai re-releases a title, they don't re-use the discs like Funimation does, and they tend to have improvements or amendments along the way, so to me those old UK releases are pretty much redundant especially with Broken Blade which was released 10+ years ago (and the UK cover art was not particularly appealing for my shelf to begin with). Broken Blade is also a mecha series animated by both Production I.G & Xebec so it's one that I wanted to check out as well. Meanwhile I have seen PUNCH-LINE when it first aired and it's a great underrated show by the creator of AI: The Somnium Files and the Zero Escape Trilogy so if you have yet to watch this series, please do, I highly recommend it.
Next we have two shows that had also received UK releases but only on DVD, and were re-released in recent years too. BTOOOM! is one of the few anime that I had watched before I joined the legal streaming venture, and its a fun battle royale with grenades series so I was happy that it got re-released since the previous set came out a decade ago. Whereas Dusk Maiden of Amnesia I've heard a lot over the years and now was a good opportunity finally watch it. I know the original release included OSTs so the music must have stood out to get that sort of treatment. And then we have Gugure! Kokkuri-san, because I heard its a solid comedy series so I look forward to it.
Shadow Cat
Death Scythe
MU-2 model kit arrived
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