Mattrivers95
Dandy Guy, in Space
My nova media release of suzume arrived from s Korea today, I went with the Blu ray as I have the jp 4k one already.
What did you RECEIVE today? PHOTOS EDITION!
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Dragon Slayer
Titan
After a small delay my latest Waterstones order arrived.
sniper_samurai
Guild Member
Bang! 1/6 scale Threezero Spike Spiegel from Amazon US, ordered on Monday.
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BrokenPhoenix
Thousand Master
Wandered out to my local CEX this morning and picked up Digimon World: Next Order (PS4) with some leftover voucher money; save some money on postage costs.
Although not the case anymore with this particular game, I do love PS games that say 'Only On PlayStation' on the cover.
Although not the case anymore with this particular game, I do love PS games that say 'Only On PlayStation' on the cover.
TakamakiJoker
Hunter
Birdie Num Num
Straw Hat Pirate
2025 HAUL - FEBRUARY v3
More packages this week! Another mixture of titles and this is probably the last remaining items for the month due to various delays on the Anime Limited titles (all expected to appear in March).
#11: Terracotta February Pre-Order Haul
#12: Bubblegum Crisis & Bubblegum Crash!
#13: Berserk Golden Age Arc: Memorial Edition & Goblin Slayer II
#14: Collateral, The Lighthouse & Mulholland Drive
#15: Erotic Ghost Story Trilogy & Sex and Zen
More packages this week! Another mixture of titles and this is probably the last remaining items for the month due to various delays on the Anime Limited titles (all expected to appear in March).
#11: Terracotta February Pre-Order Haul
Similar to the previous month, I pre-ordered a few new releases that were scheduled for February from distributors Arrow Video and Eureka Entertainment.
From Arrow Video we have Kazuo Mori's 1967 films A Certain Killer (ある殺し屋) & A Killer's Key (ある殺し屋の鍵) from Japan, both are Yakuza themed starring Raizō Ichikawa. I'm familiar with Kazuo Mori because he directed films for the Shinobi series and Zatochi: The Blind Swordsman series which were put out by Radiance & Criterion respectively.
From Eureka Entertainment we first have Jamie Luk Kin-ming's 1990 film Doctor Vampire (殭屍醫生) from Hong Kong. This Chinese horror themed film is not part of the Category III line-up despite how it looks but I am familiar with the director's style thanks to his other film Robotrix. Over in the US, Shout! Factory included this film alongside various CATIII titles that 88 Films have released in a box set but here Eureka were the ones to release this.
Also released by Eureka Entertainment as part of their Masters of Cinema line-up is Kinji Fukasaku's 1983 film Legend of the Eight Samurai (里見八犬伝) from Japan. This is another one of Fukasaku's fantasy type films after producing so many Yakuza stories over his career.
From Arrow Video we have Kazuo Mori's 1967 films A Certain Killer (ある殺し屋) & A Killer's Key (ある殺し屋の鍵) from Japan, both are Yakuza themed starring Raizō Ichikawa. I'm familiar with Kazuo Mori because he directed films for the Shinobi series and Zatochi: The Blind Swordsman series which were put out by Radiance & Criterion respectively.
From Eureka Entertainment we first have Jamie Luk Kin-ming's 1990 film Doctor Vampire (殭屍醫生) from Hong Kong. This Chinese horror themed film is not part of the Category III line-up despite how it looks but I am familiar with the director's style thanks to his other film Robotrix. Over in the US, Shout! Factory included this film alongside various CATIII titles that 88 Films have released in a box set but here Eureka were the ones to release this.
Also released by Eureka Entertainment as part of their Masters of Cinema line-up is Kinji Fukasaku's 1983 film Legend of the Eight Samurai (里見八犬伝) from Japan. This is another one of Fukasaku's fantasy type films after producing so many Yakuza stories over his career.
#12: Bubblegum Crisis & Bubblegum Crash!
Next we have our second AnimEigo haul from the MediaOCD store. This time focusing on two of their newer releases since I already owned Time of Eve.
First we have Bubblegum Crisis, the classic 1987 OVA series. I missed out on the Kickstarter and while I would have loved to own the set it was pretty expensive and OOP by that point, then the standard edition felt like an insult since it crammed 3 Blu-ray discs onto a single disc with packaging that felt bootleg-like. So when I heard that MediaOCD through AnimEigo were re-releasing the series with new discs, I decided now was the time to pick it up. The 2025 re-release comes with a slipcase and booklet, and they were also offering a T-Shirt featuring the main lead Priss, so I figured I'll order that as well. It's a very cool shirt.
Next we have Bubblegum Crash!, the 1991 OVA series and sequel to Bubblegum Crisis. Only three episodes long, but this was another one of the AnimEigo titles that were re-released for modern audiences, though not part of any of the recent Kickstarter campaigns. Two of the three episodes had to use AstroRes but from what I heard they look good. Like recent AnimEigo sets the slipcase is a limited run through MediaOCD's store.
So this will probably be the final order I'll make through MediaOCD's Store for a long time because their newer releases Nasu: Summer in Andalusia, Nobody's Boy Remi and Romeo's Blue Skies are all not available for purchase for UK owners (I can still get them through Crunchyroll Store but it means I won't have the slipcases).
First we have Bubblegum Crisis, the classic 1987 OVA series. I missed out on the Kickstarter and while I would have loved to own the set it was pretty expensive and OOP by that point, then the standard edition felt like an insult since it crammed 3 Blu-ray discs onto a single disc with packaging that felt bootleg-like. So when I heard that MediaOCD through AnimEigo were re-releasing the series with new discs, I decided now was the time to pick it up. The 2025 re-release comes with a slipcase and booklet, and they were also offering a T-Shirt featuring the main lead Priss, so I figured I'll order that as well. It's a very cool shirt.
Next we have Bubblegum Crash!, the 1991 OVA series and sequel to Bubblegum Crisis. Only three episodes long, but this was another one of the AnimEigo titles that were re-released for modern audiences, though not part of any of the recent Kickstarter campaigns. Two of the three episodes had to use AstroRes but from what I heard they look good. Like recent AnimEigo sets the slipcase is a limited run through MediaOCD's store.
So this will probably be the final order I'll make through MediaOCD's Store for a long time because their newer releases Nasu: Summer in Andalusia, Nobody's Boy Remi and Romeo's Blue Skies are all not available for purchase for UK owners (I can still get them through Crunchyroll Store but it means I won't have the slipcases).
#13: Berserk Golden Age Arc: Memorial Edition & Goblin Slayer II
Crunchyroll UK titles are on sale once again, though the prices aren't as strong as they were a few months back. For this occasion I decided to focus on only two of the recent releases that have been on my radar in terms of priority.
First pick is Berserk Golden Age Arc: Memorial Edition. This is a TV version to the three part film trilogy (which was very good for the most part) and I was curious to see how this holds up since there were notes of how the animation had been tweaked here and there plus a new episode of content was added (which was in the 1997 series but not in the films). I don't own all of the films annoyingly but waiting for the right opportunity to see if they'll get re-released one day. Aniplex produced the TV series hence why Crunchyroll managed to grab the rights instead of Viz Media.
Next we have Goblin Slayer II, the second season to the fantasy slaying series that aired a few years ago. I missed out on watching this season during simulcast but now I finally got it. I did watch the Goblin's Crown special beforehand so I can jump into this at any time. Interesting about this UK release is that it's in a slim case than the usual UK one which is weird but if it makes it easier for the shelf-space then I'm fine with it.
First pick is Berserk Golden Age Arc: Memorial Edition. This is a TV version to the three part film trilogy (which was very good for the most part) and I was curious to see how this holds up since there were notes of how the animation had been tweaked here and there plus a new episode of content was added (which was in the 1997 series but not in the films). I don't own all of the films annoyingly but waiting for the right opportunity to see if they'll get re-released one day. Aniplex produced the TV series hence why Crunchyroll managed to grab the rights instead of Viz Media.
Next we have Goblin Slayer II, the second season to the fantasy slaying series that aired a few years ago. I missed out on watching this season during simulcast but now I finally got it. I did watch the Goblin's Crown special beforehand so I can jump into this at any time. Interesting about this UK release is that it's in a slim case than the usual UK one which is weird but if it makes it easier for the shelf-space then I'm fine with it.
#14: Collateral, The Lighthouse & Mulholland Drive
Whilst browsing the Blu-ray forums I noticed there was a sense of panic over Arrow Video's release for Robert Eggers' 2019 film The Lighthouse on 4K Ultra HD as it's been out of stock in various places and speculation that it's actually out of print due to a new release incoming from a different distributor. I didn't want to miss out on their 4K release so I ordered one through HMV's online store.
HMV still runs their 2 for £30 deal on 4K Ultra HD releases so I also added two more films to the list with Michael Mann's 2004 film Collateral released by Paramount, and David Lynch's 2001 film Mulholland Drive released by Studio Canal. As you can tell, the latter doesn't have a slipcase and I suspect its due to Studio Canal reducing their print run for those moving forward as they used to include them during the previous years.
HMV still runs their 2 for £30 deal on 4K Ultra HD releases so I also added two more films to the list with Michael Mann's 2004 film Collateral released by Paramount, and David Lynch's 2001 film Mulholland Drive released by Studio Canal. As you can tell, the latter doesn't have a slipcase and I suspect its due to Studio Canal reducing their print run for those moving forward as they used to include them during the previous years.
#15: Erotic Ghost Story Trilogy & Sex and Zen
88 Films have finally managed to release their next Category III film releases after months of delays for these two sets in particular.
First we let's go over the Erotic Ghost Story Trilogy box set. They have already released Nam Nai Choi's 1990 film Erotic Ghost Story (聊齋艷譚) a few years ago which I've watched and liked for what it was, and in this new release it also includes the Extended Mandarin version (so it's now on-par with the Shout! Factory release).
The other two films included in this set are Peter Ngor Chi-Kwan's 1991 film Erotic Ghost Story II (聊齋艷譚續集: 五通神) and Ivan Lai Kai-Ming's 1992 film Erotic Ghost Story III (聊齋三集之燈草和尚). All three films share similar themes but they're not connected in terms of the characters. It's interesting that these erotic films did super well in the Hong Kong film scene though, especially given a Category III rating means its restricted to 18 years or older.
88 Films' box set is similar to Gaira's Guts Trilogy with its foil covered box art, Scanavo packaging and included a booklet in one case, poster in another case, and art cards in the other. The distributor has confirmed it is limited to 3000 units this release.
Speaking of which, the one I'm more curious about is Michael Mak's 1991 film Sex and Zen (玉蒲團之偷情寶鑑) which was one of the first Category III titles to make a breakthrough in the UK if I remember correctly when I watched a featurette on Ebola Syndrome's release. Granted the previous releases were cut by the BBFC but here it is fully uncut for the first time. You may also recognise Michael Mak's name for his work directing The Long Arm of the Law Parts II-IV.
88 Film's Deluxe Collector's Edition release for this film is like their recent titles Island of Fire and Legacy of Rage, which has a rigid box (but this time using a Scanavo case instead of an Amaray case) with a booklet and poster.
First we let's go over the Erotic Ghost Story Trilogy box set. They have already released Nam Nai Choi's 1990 film Erotic Ghost Story (聊齋艷譚) a few years ago which I've watched and liked for what it was, and in this new release it also includes the Extended Mandarin version (so it's now on-par with the Shout! Factory release).
The other two films included in this set are Peter Ngor Chi-Kwan's 1991 film Erotic Ghost Story II (聊齋艷譚續集: 五通神) and Ivan Lai Kai-Ming's 1992 film Erotic Ghost Story III (聊齋三集之燈草和尚). All three films share similar themes but they're not connected in terms of the characters. It's interesting that these erotic films did super well in the Hong Kong film scene though, especially given a Category III rating means its restricted to 18 years or older.
88 Films' box set is similar to Gaira's Guts Trilogy with its foil covered box art, Scanavo packaging and included a booklet in one case, poster in another case, and art cards in the other. The distributor has confirmed it is limited to 3000 units this release.
Speaking of which, the one I'm more curious about is Michael Mak's 1991 film Sex and Zen (玉蒲團之偷情寶鑑) which was one of the first Category III titles to make a breakthrough in the UK if I remember correctly when I watched a featurette on Ebola Syndrome's release. Granted the previous releases were cut by the BBFC but here it is fully uncut for the first time. You may also recognise Michael Mak's name for his work directing The Long Arm of the Law Parts II-IV.
88 Film's Deluxe Collector's Edition release for this film is like their recent titles Island of Fire and Legacy of Rage, which has a rigid box (but this time using a Scanavo case instead of an Amaray case) with a booklet and poster.
RadFemHedonist
Railgun
I got my replacement discs for A Place Further Than The Universe a few days ago, looking forward to watching the series 
Lucky_Deity
Death Scythe
My GF is going through and getting rid of a number of her books and she had these laying around, she isn't really into anime and manga much so now they're mine.
Really enjoyed the anime so more than happy to own these now.
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (Vol. 1 - 4)
Really enjoyed the anime so more than happy to own these now.
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (Vol. 1 - 4)
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BrokenPhoenix
Thousand Master
I've assembled all 18 special sets, all 18 pieces of the puzzle What?! No one's ever been able to summon all 18 sets!.
From Amazon US, I received Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Set 17 and Set 18. Which completes the initial run of Boruto.
Crunchyroll are releasing the sets in Australia, but they are taking their sweet time so I finished off my Boruto collection with the VIZ sets from the US; resulting in this somewhat Frankenstein looking collection of Boruto blu-rays from the UK/AUS/US.
These were fun to collect. The Australian set 5 was kind of a challenge to find, I ended up getting it from a JB Hi-Fi store in New Zealand with the help of a parcel forwarder (this was back when I was region-B only). But I'm glad to finally have all the episodes in some form or another! Now, to complete Shippuden...!
From Amazon US, I received Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Set 17 and Set 18. Which completes the initial run of Boruto.
Crunchyroll are releasing the sets in Australia, but they are taking their sweet time so I finished off my Boruto collection with the VIZ sets from the US; resulting in this somewhat Frankenstein looking collection of Boruto blu-rays from the UK/AUS/US.
These were fun to collect. The Australian set 5 was kind of a challenge to find, I ended up getting it from a JB Hi-Fi store in New Zealand with the help of a parcel forwarder (this was back when I was region-B only). But I'm glad to finally have all the episodes in some form or another! Now, to complete Shippuden...!
Girls with Guns
Chuunibyou
I received one more February Pre-order today from Crunchyroll US today - Really looking forward to Season 2, so I can see more of my most favorite dragon girl Saphir!
Tales of Wedding Rings Season 1
Tales of Wedding Rings Season 1
weebsplat
Kiznaiver
My fully Bocchi the Rock!-themed order from AmiAmi arrived today! It dispatched the day after the Season 2 announcement so best believe I was very excited about all the-pre order stuff being released at that time.
The vast majority of everything here is apart of the Limited Re:/Re:Re: Movie Compilation Movie Release, namely:
(And thankfully I got incredibly lucky with the total cost (-delivery) of these adding up to 25,300 yen, which is just about £2 below the Import VAT charge limit at this point in time.)
The vast majority of everything here is apart of the Limited Re:/Re:Re: Movie Compilation Movie Release, namely:
- Both movies plus extras in a 3-disc package including a book featuring key art, promotional material, and merch designs.
- A Large B2 poster
- a 12" (LP size) print (1 of 4 randomly selected)
- Card/PET Bocchi Monster Standee
- AmiAmi-Exclusive Acrilyc standee
(And thankfully I got incredibly lucky with the total cost (-delivery) of these adding up to 25,300 yen, which is just about £2 below the Import VAT charge limit at this point in time.)
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RadFemHedonist
Railgun
Neighborhood Story Volume 1 arrived from Amazon