Baggie_Saiyan
Thousand Master
I really wish they'd release Mystery Incorporated on BD! Such a fantastic show
I might just bite the bullet and buy it on YouTube since apparently it says it has it in 1080p
What did you RECEIVE today? PHOTOS EDITION!
- Thread starter bakum4tsu
- Start date
I might just bite the bullet and buy it on YouTube since apparently it says it has it in 1080p
RadFemHedonist
Railgun
The Apple TV store or w/e it's called have it in 1080p as well if you have that, I have a Macbook and I bought it off there, the episodes look great (100% agree they should release it on Blu-ray though! Wonderful series!)
farzam1999
Brigade Leader
Lucky_Deity
Death Scythe
Meant to post this this morning but got to carried away playing it, such a great game, loving it!
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero! (PS5)
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero! (PS5)
Gemsy-chan
Shinigami
Got these from Pin Box. I'll be exchanging the hoodie as its too small (got the size I usually do but their sizes come up smaller)
ayase
State Alchemist
At £12 for Magus and £7 for Crimson in the Amazon Prime sale, plus a voucher I had sitting there (and an extra discount for using locker delivery) made it worth resubbing for a month to get these in addition to a couple more mundane items. Wonder if there’s anything worth watching on there while I’ve got it?
RadFemHedonist
Railgun
Shadow Cat
Death Scythe
Re:zero when it was £45 from ToysandFilms
Wasnt expecting to see the Aus rating stuck on it. Are US sets shipped like this or did I get one intended for Australia?
Wasnt expecting to see the Aus rating stuck on it. Are US sets shipped like this or did I get one intended for Australia?
RedundantSquash
Brigade Leader
I got my steelbook copy of The Boy and the Heron as well as a UK copy of Kiki's Delivery Service. I now have a complete Studio Ghibli steelbook collection to go with my Makoto Shinkai ones. Expensive but completely worth it
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BrokenPhoenix
Thousand Master
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I got my steelbook copy of The Boy and the Heron as well as a UK copy of Kiki's Delivery Service. I now have a complete Studio Ghibli steelbook collection to go with my Makoto Shinkai ones. Expensive but completely worth it
Your Ghibli collection looks so much more aesthetically pleasing compared to mine!
Mine is a mixture of the double play (BD/DVD) standard editions and the collector's editions.I never got the itch to match things on my shelves, I just want to collect it and have it - however, images like these make me appreciate the matching sets! They look great.
2024 HAUL - OCTOBER CHAPTER: BATCH #1
I didn't receive any packages last week which was intentional as I had to be in the office each day, so instead we got a whole bunch throughout this past week. I had some days off to make up for the long week.
Payday arrived at the start of the month and The Game Collection brought back their £10 Reward Points scheme which was great as I found them to be pretty useful. I ordered two Japanese RPGs though one of them sadly has been delayed due to stock not meeting with demand (but in return I'll receive a £10 voucher), but the other arrived without any shipping notice.
In September I played through the Secret of Mana remake which I had enjoyed (and went further to have the Platinum trophy) and while I still have yet to play Trials of Mana, I decided to order Visions of Mana sooner especially given what's happened with the developers in Japan (downsizing/layoffs from what I read). The game has received very well which is nice to see.
88 Films earlier in the year started to release Japanese films for the UK market and we knew they had roughly 20 films to go through. Now we have the latest Japanarchy release and it's a mixture of J-Horror and Pink genres which is not to everyone's tastes. This is the Gaira's Guts Trilogy box set, fully uncut and not safe for work with three films by director Kazuo Komizu released in 1986 & 1987 - Guts of a Virgin (処女のはらわた), Guts of a Beauty (美女のはらわた), and Rusted Body: Guts of a Virgin III (拷問貴婦人).
The limited edition box set is rather nice with commissioned artwork, three cases (one for each film) and also a booklet that adds a bit more context for the background of these films and the genre itself.
Next for the Nintendo Switch collection is an Action RPG that's gotten pretty rare or rather uncommon over the past few years. It took a while but I managed to get Code of Princess EX, the remastered version of the 2012 Nintendo 3DS game by Studio Saizensen. Atlus released the 3DS version but Nicalis released the Switch version which is mostly why this game is hard to find due to their limited print run.
Now this may surprise people, but this game is actually still available to get for regular prices however its exclusive to Nicalis' webstore and with a hefty shipping cost. It does look to be a second print version which would exclude the booklet, and what I have is the original release which has been a challenge to get. There were a few eBay bids here and there and I failed to get them due to last minute bids or auto-bidding so it caught me by surprise to find one that was available immediately. Price was better than the bids at least.
The second series in the Kaiji gambling franchise Kaiji: Against All Rules was finally released in the UK last month but the collector's edition didn't get released until October and at least it was readily available than having to wait a while. Much like the first series, Anime Limited re-used Sentai's discs. The collector's edition could have had better physical features. You can view more photos & specs on my blog.
Two more Eureka Entertainment releases arrive from their October pre-order batch. The first is Jeong Chang-Hwa's 1977 film Broken Oath (破戒) starring Angela Mao which is apparently an unofficial adaptation of the Lady Snowblood story (mainly the Japanese live-action adaptation). Despite featuring the actress Eureka didn't follow the same packaging style as their other releases Angela Mao: Hapkido & Lady Whirlwind and When Taekwondo Strikes, but it does have a slipcase and booklet.
The second is Wong Jing's 1993 film Future Cops (超級學校霸王) starring Andy Lau which is also an unofficial adaptation but based on Capcom's Street Fighter II game, and released before the 1994 American live-action film. This release is also a rarity, because it's not going to receive a standard edition. Due to the materials not being on par with Eureka's intentions (i.e. they couldn't do a new remaster themselves) and given how the film is loose to the Capcom IP, this release is only 1000 units which has unfortunately sold out. The release came with a slipcase, booklet and poster.
Been a while since I had bought regular films for the 4K collection and I bought two box sets. The first is John Wick Chapters 1-4 Collection which I have enjoyed each of them a lot. I do own the first film on Blu-ray but the 4K scene started appearing just as the second film came out, so I held off. Now initially I was going to buy them individually but I just figured having a collection would be better and it helps that given how the story goes Chapter 4 is a good stopping point.
Next we have The Godfather Trilogy which I have not seen before but have heard so many people enjoy these films a lot. Mafia/gangster films is not something that I have watched very much of and this is a great opportunity to jump into the genre more. This box set includes all three films on 4K Ultra HD plus both the original theatrical, final director's cut and 'Coda' versions for The Godfather Part III. Once I watch these films, I may look into The Godfather video games which I have also heard are pretty solid.
I didn't receive any packages last week which was intentional as I had to be in the office each day, so instead we got a whole bunch throughout this past week. I had some days off to make up for the long week.
Payday arrived at the start of the month and The Game Collection brought back their £10 Reward Points scheme which was great as I found them to be pretty useful. I ordered two Japanese RPGs though one of them sadly has been delayed due to stock not meeting with demand (but in return I'll receive a £10 voucher), but the other arrived without any shipping notice.
In September I played through the Secret of Mana remake which I had enjoyed (and went further to have the Platinum trophy) and while I still have yet to play Trials of Mana, I decided to order Visions of Mana sooner especially given what's happened with the developers in Japan (downsizing/layoffs from what I read). The game has received very well which is nice to see.
88 Films earlier in the year started to release Japanese films for the UK market and we knew they had roughly 20 films to go through. Now we have the latest Japanarchy release and it's a mixture of J-Horror and Pink genres which is not to everyone's tastes. This is the Gaira's Guts Trilogy box set, fully uncut and not safe for work with three films by director Kazuo Komizu released in 1986 & 1987 - Guts of a Virgin (処女のはらわた), Guts of a Beauty (美女のはらわた), and Rusted Body: Guts of a Virgin III (拷問貴婦人).
The limited edition box set is rather nice with commissioned artwork, three cases (one for each film) and also a booklet that adds a bit more context for the background of these films and the genre itself.
Next for the Nintendo Switch collection is an Action RPG that's gotten pretty rare or rather uncommon over the past few years. It took a while but I managed to get Code of Princess EX, the remastered version of the 2012 Nintendo 3DS game by Studio Saizensen. Atlus released the 3DS version but Nicalis released the Switch version which is mostly why this game is hard to find due to their limited print run.
Now this may surprise people, but this game is actually still available to get for regular prices however its exclusive to Nicalis' webstore and with a hefty shipping cost. It does look to be a second print version which would exclude the booklet, and what I have is the original release which has been a challenge to get. There were a few eBay bids here and there and I failed to get them due to last minute bids or auto-bidding so it caught me by surprise to find one that was available immediately. Price was better than the bids at least.
The second series in the Kaiji gambling franchise Kaiji: Against All Rules was finally released in the UK last month but the collector's edition didn't get released until October and at least it was readily available than having to wait a while. Much like the first series, Anime Limited re-used Sentai's discs. The collector's edition could have had better physical features. You can view more photos & specs on my blog.
Two more Eureka Entertainment releases arrive from their October pre-order batch. The first is Jeong Chang-Hwa's 1977 film Broken Oath (破戒) starring Angela Mao which is apparently an unofficial adaptation of the Lady Snowblood story (mainly the Japanese live-action adaptation). Despite featuring the actress Eureka didn't follow the same packaging style as their other releases Angela Mao: Hapkido & Lady Whirlwind and When Taekwondo Strikes, but it does have a slipcase and booklet.
The second is Wong Jing's 1993 film Future Cops (超級學校霸王) starring Andy Lau which is also an unofficial adaptation but based on Capcom's Street Fighter II game, and released before the 1994 American live-action film. This release is also a rarity, because it's not going to receive a standard edition. Due to the materials not being on par with Eureka's intentions (i.e. they couldn't do a new remaster themselves) and given how the film is loose to the Capcom IP, this release is only 1000 units which has unfortunately sold out. The release came with a slipcase, booklet and poster.
Been a while since I had bought regular films for the 4K collection and I bought two box sets. The first is John Wick Chapters 1-4 Collection which I have enjoyed each of them a lot. I do own the first film on Blu-ray but the 4K scene started appearing just as the second film came out, so I held off. Now initially I was going to buy them individually but I just figured having a collection would be better and it helps that given how the story goes Chapter 4 is a good stopping point.
Next we have The Godfather Trilogy which I have not seen before but have heard so many people enjoy these films a lot. Mafia/gangster films is not something that I have watched very much of and this is a great opportunity to jump into the genre more. This box set includes all three films on 4K Ultra HD plus both the original theatrical, final director's cut and 'Coda' versions for The Godfather Part III. Once I watch these films, I may look into The Godfather video games which I have also heard are pretty solid.
BrokenPhoenix
Thousand Master
I'm collecting and reading four ongoing manga series at the moment, so there are periods where I don't receive one of my manga subscriptions from Forbidden Planet for a while. However, today we received Sakamoto Days volume 13.
Can't wait to see the anime for this.
Can't wait to see the anime for this.
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Lucky_Deity
Death Scythe
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island (BD)
farzam1999
Brigade Leader
2024 HAUL - OCTOBER CHAPTER: BATCH #2
A few more packages from the post earlier in the week plus a haul from town earlier today.
Third Window Films are taking a break from releasing new titles for a few months and so their final 2024 releases are from one of the big directors of Japan - Shinya Tsukamoto! Here I have ordered three of his films and all of them are presented in their limited edition slipcase version.
His 2015 film Fires of the Plain (野火) is an interesting case because apparently a reprint of the limited edition slipcase was done by accident so there's stock for this out of nowhere and I figured I'll go for it since the artwork is pretty nice. The film was released on Blu-ray in the UK back in September 2017.
The latest release from the director is his 2023 film Shadow of Fire (ほかげ) which is the third in his war trilogy after Fires on the Plain and Killing.
And probably the most interesting from this haul is his 2004 film Vital (ヴィタール) starring Tadanobu Asano. This film was in licensing limbo because it was still with Tartan Video for a long time, and while Arrow Video was able to release the film for North America, Third Window had to wait until this year to be able to finally release it on home video for the UK.
Another Discotek Media haul. This one is a proper batch (as the previous haul was a special case) as we have a wide variety of titles that have been on my list. Here we have HD remasters, films from long-running franchises, as well as romance, slice of life and martial art shows.
Starting off with two new releases from Discotek's September 2024 batch.
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka the Animation
Adapted by Studio Pierrot in 1999 and directed by Noriyuki Abe, this is a classic and an experience to watch. I actually watched the whole series beforehand thanks to Discotek adding the series to Crunchyroll many years back and while the anime doesn't adapt the whole manga, I did enjoy the anime's conclusion. Discotek's SD-BD release is also worth owning because the series is very difficult to remaster in HD and they were able to rescue the Tokyopop extras that were missing from their previous DVD release.
Kite Integral Version
Animated by studio ARMS in 1998 and directed by Yasuomi Umetsu, we have a hentai in the collection! Yes that's right in case you haven't been kept in the loop, Kite is an adult hentai OVA series which was eventually released with an edited version (to remove the adult content) in theatrical format to reach a wider audience. Media Blasters released both versions on Blu-ray and DVD, and I wasn't aware that their license had expired, so it was a surprise when Discotek Media revealed they picked up the license. Their release includes both versions on the same disc (with the option to pick and choose if you wish to see the adult content or not when inserting the disc), but what I also didn't know about is there is a third version that was mainly available in Europe. Discotek's release also amended the SD portions by using AstroRes so this release is the definitive version to own if you want to check out this anime.
Next we have a few that were restored in HD in the past few years.
Appleseed
Adapted by studio GAINAX in 1988 and directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama, I finally own the original OVA of this classic sci-fi franchise. I've watched the first two CG anime films many years ago and I enjoyed them, but I've always been interested in checking out the original OVA adaptation which is in 2D compared to the rest. Manga Entertainment previously released the anime before Discotek Media picked it up over in North America, and I think it may still be available in the UK on DVD but likely had its license expired with the whole brand takeover by Crunchyroll and Funimation. Discotek Media released the Blu-ray on January 2022.
Iria: Zeiram the Animation
Animated by studio Ashi Productions in 1994 and directed by Tetsuro Amino, this OVA series is a prequel to the live-action Zeiram film which released in Japan in 1991, and heard its a solid gem. Central Park Media released the OVAs in North America while MVM brought it over here in the UK, but Discotek Media eventually rescued the license and also brought it over to Blu-ray once they found the original negatives. Discotek Media released the Blu-ray on July 2023.
A Wind Named Amnesia
Adapted by studio Madhouse in 1990 and directed by Kazuo Yamazaki, this film is apparently not particularly good but I was intrigued to see why. Apparently Yoshiaki Kawajiri is among the staff involved which is intriguing. Manga Entertainment released the film back in the day in the UK while Central Park Media did the same for North America. Discotek rescued the license for a DVD release and then also found the original negatives for a Blu-ray release. Discotek Media released the Blu-ray on May 2023.
Here we have two lesser-known romance shows.
Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~
Adapted by Studio Hibari in 2006 and directed by Nobuaki Nakanishi, this is a yuri series in a sense. Basically a "gender bender" of sorts where the main lead is now a girl, hence the yuriness. Media Blasters previously released the series in North America before Discotek Media rescued the license for a Blu-ray release. Discotek have also revised the translation so that the pronouns and gender naming are better presented than its prior release. Discotek Media released the Blu-ray on May 2021.
Mahoraba ~Heartful days~
Adapted by J.C.Staff in 2005 and directed by Shinichiro Kimura, this is a romance slice of life series that I wasn't aware of until Discotek mentioned it during their livestreams. Apparently it was one of many shows that missed the window of being released in the west due to the market bursting or such. Discotek Media released the Blu-ray on July 2021.
Next we have a franchise that is familiar with many of you if you were buying anime since the Manga UK & Funimation era.
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple - Seasons 1 & 2
Adapted by TMS Entertainment in 2006 and directed by Hajime Kamegaki, this is a martial arts series with fanservice elements throughout but its artstyle looks neat and it's one that I would remember as a Funimation title because they were the ones who dubbed and released the series in North America, though Manga Entertainment handled the release over here in the UK. When I first got into anime and being more familiar with UK licenses, this series kept popping up but I didn't bother with it because it had remained DVD only. So I was excited when I found out that Discotek Media rescued the license (because TMS didn't allow Funimation to renew some of their titles from what I've seen years back) and released the series on Blu-ray. Discotek Media released the first season in August 2021 and the second season in January 2022.
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple: The Attack of Darkness
Adapted by Brain's Base in 2012 and directed by Hiroshi Ishiodori, this is the continuation of the TV series but was never released outside of Japan for English audiences until Discotek Media picked up the rights. What's great is that Discotek Media also brought back a majority of the English dub cast to reprise their roles. I believe they used both the broadcast and home video masters depending on whether you watch the series in English or Japanese. Discotek Media released the Blu-ray in May 2024.
More Lupin the Third for the collection finally, but here I focused mainly on getting the two remaining mainline films released on Blu-ray in 2022.
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus & Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive
Animated by TMS Entertainment in 1995 and directed by Takeshi Shirato and Shunya Itō (Farewell to Nostradamus) & in 1996 and directed by Monkey Punch (Dead or Alive), much like the previous Lupin the Third films I have also watched both of these films back when I first got into anime in 2012 via other means. It has been so long since I last watched both of these films so I'm very intrigued to see what I think of them now after all these years. I do recall really enjoying Farewell to Nostradamus. Discotek Media rescued both of these films from Funimation and included their English dubs for their release. Discotek released the Blu-rays in October & December 2022.
To wrap up the haul I also picked up the last two remaining Urusei Yatsura films that I needed to pickup.
Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter
Adapted by Magic Bus in 1988 and directed by Satoshi Dezaki, this film covers the ending of the manga's storyline and forms a conclusion to the TV series. Apparently this was also released alongside the final chapter for Maison Ikkoku's anime. AnimEigo released the film prior with an English dub before Discotek Media rescued the license. Discotek released the Blu-ray on September 2022.
Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling
Animated by Madhouse in 1991 and directed by Katsuhisa Yamada, this is the final film in the franchise which celebrated the tenth anniversary of the franchise. Apparently it's also the least enjoyed film among the bunch. AnimEigo released the film prior with an English dub before Discotek Media rescued the license. Discotek released the Blu-ray on November 2022.
I went to town to watch Terrifier 3 but before I went to the cinema I picked up two more films for the 4K Ultra HD collection at the local HMV store - Paul W. S. Anderson's 1997 science fiction horror film Event Horizon which is a film that I've been wanting to watch in its entirely for a long while and looking at it it gives me System Shock vibes (though I am aware its not a cyberpunk film).
The other film I picked up was George Miller's 2024 action film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, the latest film in the Mad Max franchise and one that I missed out on watching in the cinema because the marketing made the film disinteresting and I also caught a cold at one point. While I do own Mad Max: Fury Road on Blu-ray I don't own the previous film on 4K just yet.
Also bought in town today was Konami's Getsu Fūma Den: Undying Moon for the Nintendo Switch from CeX. This is a rougelike vania Action RPG type game that has pretty much gone under the radar but I heard it was pretty solid so for £12 it was a solid deal. This game also includes the original Getsu Fūma Den released back in 1987 for the Famicom.
A few more packages from the post earlier in the week plus a haul from town earlier today.
Third Window Films are taking a break from releasing new titles for a few months and so their final 2024 releases are from one of the big directors of Japan - Shinya Tsukamoto! Here I have ordered three of his films and all of them are presented in their limited edition slipcase version.
His 2015 film Fires of the Plain (野火) is an interesting case because apparently a reprint of the limited edition slipcase was done by accident so there's stock for this out of nowhere and I figured I'll go for it since the artwork is pretty nice. The film was released on Blu-ray in the UK back in September 2017.
The latest release from the director is his 2023 film Shadow of Fire (ほかげ) which is the third in his war trilogy after Fires on the Plain and Killing.
And probably the most interesting from this haul is his 2004 film Vital (ヴィタール) starring Tadanobu Asano. This film was in licensing limbo because it was still with Tartan Video for a long time, and while Arrow Video was able to release the film for North America, Third Window had to wait until this year to be able to finally release it on home video for the UK.
Another Discotek Media haul. This one is a proper batch (as the previous haul was a special case) as we have a wide variety of titles that have been on my list. Here we have HD remasters, films from long-running franchises, as well as romance, slice of life and martial art shows.
Starting off with two new releases from Discotek's September 2024 batch.
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka the Animation
Adapted by Studio Pierrot in 1999 and directed by Noriyuki Abe, this is a classic and an experience to watch. I actually watched the whole series beforehand thanks to Discotek adding the series to Crunchyroll many years back and while the anime doesn't adapt the whole manga, I did enjoy the anime's conclusion. Discotek's SD-BD release is also worth owning because the series is very difficult to remaster in HD and they were able to rescue the Tokyopop extras that were missing from their previous DVD release.
Kite Integral Version
Animated by studio ARMS in 1998 and directed by Yasuomi Umetsu, we have a hentai in the collection! Yes that's right in case you haven't been kept in the loop, Kite is an adult hentai OVA series which was eventually released with an edited version (to remove the adult content) in theatrical format to reach a wider audience. Media Blasters released both versions on Blu-ray and DVD, and I wasn't aware that their license had expired, so it was a surprise when Discotek Media revealed they picked up the license. Their release includes both versions on the same disc (with the option to pick and choose if you wish to see the adult content or not when inserting the disc), but what I also didn't know about is there is a third version that was mainly available in Europe. Discotek's release also amended the SD portions by using AstroRes so this release is the definitive version to own if you want to check out this anime.
Next we have a few that were restored in HD in the past few years.
Appleseed
Adapted by studio GAINAX in 1988 and directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama, I finally own the original OVA of this classic sci-fi franchise. I've watched the first two CG anime films many years ago and I enjoyed them, but I've always been interested in checking out the original OVA adaptation which is in 2D compared to the rest. Manga Entertainment previously released the anime before Discotek Media picked it up over in North America, and I think it may still be available in the UK on DVD but likely had its license expired with the whole brand takeover by Crunchyroll and Funimation. Discotek Media released the Blu-ray on January 2022.
Iria: Zeiram the Animation
Animated by studio Ashi Productions in 1994 and directed by Tetsuro Amino, this OVA series is a prequel to the live-action Zeiram film which released in Japan in 1991, and heard its a solid gem. Central Park Media released the OVAs in North America while MVM brought it over here in the UK, but Discotek Media eventually rescued the license and also brought it over to Blu-ray once they found the original negatives. Discotek Media released the Blu-ray on July 2023.
A Wind Named Amnesia
Adapted by studio Madhouse in 1990 and directed by Kazuo Yamazaki, this film is apparently not particularly good but I was intrigued to see why. Apparently Yoshiaki Kawajiri is among the staff involved which is intriguing. Manga Entertainment released the film back in the day in the UK while Central Park Media did the same for North America. Discotek rescued the license for a DVD release and then also found the original negatives for a Blu-ray release. Discotek Media released the Blu-ray on May 2023.
Here we have two lesser-known romance shows.
Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~
Adapted by Studio Hibari in 2006 and directed by Nobuaki Nakanishi, this is a yuri series in a sense. Basically a "gender bender" of sorts where the main lead is now a girl, hence the yuriness. Media Blasters previously released the series in North America before Discotek Media rescued the license for a Blu-ray release. Discotek have also revised the translation so that the pronouns and gender naming are better presented than its prior release. Discotek Media released the Blu-ray on May 2021.
Mahoraba ~Heartful days~
Adapted by J.C.Staff in 2005 and directed by Shinichiro Kimura, this is a romance slice of life series that I wasn't aware of until Discotek mentioned it during their livestreams. Apparently it was one of many shows that missed the window of being released in the west due to the market bursting or such. Discotek Media released the Blu-ray on July 2021.
Next we have a franchise that is familiar with many of you if you were buying anime since the Manga UK & Funimation era.
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple - Seasons 1 & 2
Adapted by TMS Entertainment in 2006 and directed by Hajime Kamegaki, this is a martial arts series with fanservice elements throughout but its artstyle looks neat and it's one that I would remember as a Funimation title because they were the ones who dubbed and released the series in North America, though Manga Entertainment handled the release over here in the UK. When I first got into anime and being more familiar with UK licenses, this series kept popping up but I didn't bother with it because it had remained DVD only. So I was excited when I found out that Discotek Media rescued the license (because TMS didn't allow Funimation to renew some of their titles from what I've seen years back) and released the series on Blu-ray. Discotek Media released the first season in August 2021 and the second season in January 2022.
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple: The Attack of Darkness
Adapted by Brain's Base in 2012 and directed by Hiroshi Ishiodori, this is the continuation of the TV series but was never released outside of Japan for English audiences until Discotek Media picked up the rights. What's great is that Discotek Media also brought back a majority of the English dub cast to reprise their roles. I believe they used both the broadcast and home video masters depending on whether you watch the series in English or Japanese. Discotek Media released the Blu-ray in May 2024.
More Lupin the Third for the collection finally, but here I focused mainly on getting the two remaining mainline films released on Blu-ray in 2022.
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus & Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive
Animated by TMS Entertainment in 1995 and directed by Takeshi Shirato and Shunya Itō (Farewell to Nostradamus) & in 1996 and directed by Monkey Punch (Dead or Alive), much like the previous Lupin the Third films I have also watched both of these films back when I first got into anime in 2012 via other means. It has been so long since I last watched both of these films so I'm very intrigued to see what I think of them now after all these years. I do recall really enjoying Farewell to Nostradamus. Discotek Media rescued both of these films from Funimation and included their English dubs for their release. Discotek released the Blu-rays in October & December 2022.
To wrap up the haul I also picked up the last two remaining Urusei Yatsura films that I needed to pickup.
Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter
Adapted by Magic Bus in 1988 and directed by Satoshi Dezaki, this film covers the ending of the manga's storyline and forms a conclusion to the TV series. Apparently this was also released alongside the final chapter for Maison Ikkoku's anime. AnimEigo released the film prior with an English dub before Discotek Media rescued the license. Discotek released the Blu-ray on September 2022.
Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling
Animated by Madhouse in 1991 and directed by Katsuhisa Yamada, this is the final film in the franchise which celebrated the tenth anniversary of the franchise. Apparently it's also the least enjoyed film among the bunch. AnimEigo released the film prior with an English dub before Discotek Media rescued the license. Discotek released the Blu-ray on November 2022.
I went to town to watch Terrifier 3 but before I went to the cinema I picked up two more films for the 4K Ultra HD collection at the local HMV store - Paul W. S. Anderson's 1997 science fiction horror film Event Horizon which is a film that I've been wanting to watch in its entirely for a long while and looking at it it gives me System Shock vibes (though I am aware its not a cyberpunk film).
The other film I picked up was George Miller's 2024 action film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, the latest film in the Mad Max franchise and one that I missed out on watching in the cinema because the marketing made the film disinteresting and I also caught a cold at one point. While I do own Mad Max: Fury Road on Blu-ray I don't own the previous film on 4K just yet.
Also bought in town today was Konami's Getsu Fūma Den: Undying Moon for the Nintendo Switch from CeX. This is a rougelike vania Action RPG type game that has pretty much gone under the radar but I heard it was pretty solid so for £12 it was a solid deal. This game also includes the original Getsu Fūma Den released back in 1987 for the Famicom.
