What did you RECEIVE today? PHOTOS EDITION!
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Magical Senshi
Vampire Ninja
Quick question regarding Project A-ko, as I've seen many people get it, does Anime Limited's release use the Discotek masters?
Lucky_Deity
Dragon Knight
From ebay.
Sonic Lost World (Wii U) and Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (Wii U)
Two more Sonic games for the Wii U to add to the collection, I just need the two Mario & Sonic games for the system now.
Sonic Lost World I have played and beat on PC and is admittedly my least favourite mainline console Sonic game but I wanted it for the collection and I can still find fun with it.
Sonic Boom I have not played and I know it isn't a good game but I will play it as Sonic is my favourite video game series and I want to play and beat as many Sonic games in my lifetime as possible (I've beaten the majority over the past couple of decades anyway so I'm most of the way there).
And some of you may have noticed I've been picking up quite a few Sonic games lately and that's because I'm trying to go for a complete set for the series. At minimum a physical copy of at least one version of every game. A number I need to re-buy as I stupidly sold them when I was younger (with a lot of other games I miss and want to get again as well) so I've got a ways to go but it has been a fun journey so far.
This is how the collection is looking so far.
Sonic Lost World (Wii U) and Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (Wii U)
Two more Sonic games for the Wii U to add to the collection, I just need the two Mario & Sonic games for the system now.
Sonic Lost World I have played and beat on PC and is admittedly my least favourite mainline console Sonic game but I wanted it for the collection and I can still find fun with it.
Sonic Boom I have not played and I know it isn't a good game but I will play it as Sonic is my favourite video game series and I want to play and beat as many Sonic games in my lifetime as possible (I've beaten the majority over the past couple of decades anyway so I'm most of the way there).
And some of you may have noticed I've been picking up quite a few Sonic games lately and that's because I'm trying to go for a complete set for the series. At minimum a physical copy of at least one version of every game. A number I need to re-buy as I stupidly sold them when I was younger (with a lot of other games I miss and want to get again as well) so I've got a ways to go but it has been a fun journey so far.
This is how the collection is looking so far.
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Otomo
Pokémon Master
I'm waiting on them offering me money to take it.I always enjoy seeing what others have recieved but I've gotta ask.... I'm not seeing a whole lot of Ex-Arm recipientsthat did come out this week right? Say it isn't so that it isn't selling gang busters!!!
I did see a brilliant comment on it recently.
Can you make something like GITS?
Yes, when do you want it?
Tomorrow.
That's fine!
Lucky_Deity
Dragon Knight
From ebay.
Spy x Family CODE: White (Walmart Exclusive Steelbook) (BD / DVD)
From Crunchyroll Store.
Bleach - 4 Movie Collection (BD), Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (BD), Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card (BD), Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (S5) (BD) and Sailor Moon - 3 Movie Collection (BD)
Unfortunately Bleach didn't come with a slipcover so though it does line-up with the series still, it would had more so if it had a slipcover so a little bummed there.
Spy x Family CODE: White (Walmart Exclusive Steelbook) (BD / DVD)
From Crunchyroll Store.
Bleach - 4 Movie Collection (BD), Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (BD), Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card (BD), Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (S5) (BD) and Sailor Moon - 3 Movie Collection (BD)
Unfortunately Bleach didn't come with a slipcover so though it does line-up with the series still, it would had more so if it had a slipcover so a little bummed there.
Dai
Combat Butler
Maybe self-respect isn't dead after all!I always enjoy seeing what others have recieved but I've gotta ask.... I'm not seeing a whole lot of Ex-Arm recipients
Gemsy-chan
Himouto
Otomo
Pokémon Master
My Next Life as a Villainess
All Routes Lead to Doom
Content moderate violence, bloody images and RUDE humour. Sounds great.
I'm not a Steelbook junkie but I just wanted this even though it's 4K. I'll watch it one day but for now I'll just hug it
All Routes Lead to Doom
Content moderate violence, bloody images and RUDE humour. Sounds great.
I'm not a Steelbook junkie but I just wanted this even though it's 4K. I'll watch it one day but for now I'll just hug it
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Gemsy-chan
Himouto
Also got the MP3 download of Expedition 33 soundtrack.
Shadow Cat
Dragon Knight
Quack 
RadFemHedonist
Guild Member
One of my pairs of pants arrived and they're gorgeous and fit rly well, also got some lingerie from Lovehoney that makes me feel extra babelicious, my Hell Bunny Loulou blouse arrived and it's glorious, very cute and colourful and fits rly well, and I got They Were 11! by Moto Hagio off Amazon, which I'm v excited to read, it's a gorgeous edition and much bigger than I was expecting, though ofc being me I wish it was in hardcover, there is also some minor damage but not to the point where I feel compelled to send it back 
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2025 HAUL - JUNE v4
A whole bunch of stuff in one day yesterday. Half came from a trip to town (as I went to see 28 Years Later at the cinema), and half from packages in the post that all arrived at once.
#06: Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus, Zebraman & Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City
#07: HMV's 3 for £50 Deal - Croupier, Heat & The Running Man
#08: CeX Haul - Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Luigi's Mansion 3, Mario Golf: Super Rush & Xenoblade Chronicles 3
#09: Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Souless Army
#10: The Adventurers & Hong Kong 1941
#11: Second Sight 4K Haul - Drive, The Nice Guys, Scanners & The Witch
A whole bunch of stuff in one day yesterday. Half came from a trip to town (as I went to see 28 Years Later at the cinema), and half from packages in the post that all arrived at once.
#06: Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus, Zebraman & Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City
As it's been a while since I had visited town, I decided to go and take a visit to the HMV store to see what they have to offer. I picked up a bunch of stuff so in this portion I'm focusing on the Asian Cinema titles.
Our first pick is a pretty intriguing addition to the collection and that's Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus, a 2023 concert film directed by Neo Sora dedicated to Ryuichi Sakamoto's final concert before his passing. Considering how important his music has been to the film industry and rather uncommon to have a UK home video release like this, I figured I'll pick it up. This was distributed by Modern Films, the same folks who also released Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Evil Does Not Exist.
Next we have two films from director Takashi Miike and were recently released in the UK by 88 Films back in May. It's the tokusatsu films Zebraman (ゼブラーマン) from 2004 and Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (ゼブラーマン -ゼブラシティの逆襲-) from 2010, starring Show Aikawa (Dead or Alive Trilogy, Yakuza 5) in the leading role. The first time I heard about these films actually came from Funimation releasing the second film years back which Media Blasters then rescued. 88 Films picked it up thanks to Toei and included it as part of their Japanarchy range which fits really well considering the director's style and genre. The limited editions include an obi-strip and booklet.
Our first pick is a pretty intriguing addition to the collection and that's Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus, a 2023 concert film directed by Neo Sora dedicated to Ryuichi Sakamoto's final concert before his passing. Considering how important his music has been to the film industry and rather uncommon to have a UK home video release like this, I figured I'll pick it up. This was distributed by Modern Films, the same folks who also released Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Evil Does Not Exist.
Next we have two films from director Takashi Miike and were recently released in the UK by 88 Films back in May. It's the tokusatsu films Zebraman (ゼブラーマン) from 2004 and Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (ゼブラーマン -ゼブラシティの逆襲-) from 2010, starring Show Aikawa (Dead or Alive Trilogy, Yakuza 5) in the leading role. The first time I heard about these films actually came from Funimation releasing the second film years back which Media Blasters then rescued. 88 Films picked it up thanks to Toei and included it as part of their Japanarchy range which fits really well considering the director's style and genre. The limited editions include an obi-strip and booklet.
#07: HMV's 3 for £50 Deal - Croupier, Heat & The Running Man
Also picked up in HMV are three more live-action Hollywood films for the 4K Ultra HD collection thanks for the 3 for £50 offer. They didn't have every single title that I was interested in, but the three that I picked were of my curiosity recently.
The films that I picked were Mike Hodges' 1998 film Croupier starring Clive Owen (Children of Men) and Alex Kingston (Doctor Who) which was distributed by Arrow Video; Michael Mann's 1995 film Heat starring Al Pacino (Scarface), Robert de Niro (Goodfellas) and Val Kilmer (Top Gun), distributed by 20th Century Studios; and Paul Michael Glaser's 1987 film The Running Man starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator), distributed by Paramount.
The films that I picked were Mike Hodges' 1998 film Croupier starring Clive Owen (Children of Men) and Alex Kingston (Doctor Who) which was distributed by Arrow Video; Michael Mann's 1995 film Heat starring Al Pacino (Scarface), Robert de Niro (Goodfellas) and Val Kilmer (Top Gun), distributed by 20th Century Studios; and Paul Michael Glaser's 1987 film The Running Man starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator), distributed by Paramount.
#08: CeX Haul - Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Luigi's Mansion 3, Mario Golf: Super Rush & Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Before I visited HMV I first went to the CeX store because I traded in a bunch of anime, most of them will be replaced with different editions/releases later down the line and this was an opportunity to get it out of the way, which meant I received £125 worth of vouchers!
After going into HMV I went back to CeX and took this opportunity to further build the Nintendo Switch collection, especially now with the Nintendo Switch 2 backward compatibility improving the performance for a number of titles. But this haul was mainly focused on first-party Nintendo games because they tend to never go down in price in most cases. So here we have Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (from Koei Tecmo but they're using a Nintendo IP), Luigi's Mansion 3, Mario Golf: Super Rush and Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
After going into HMV I went back to CeX and took this opportunity to further build the Nintendo Switch collection, especially now with the Nintendo Switch 2 backward compatibility improving the performance for a number of titles. But this haul was mainly focused on first-party Nintendo games because they tend to never go down in price in most cases. So here we have Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (from Koei Tecmo but they're using a Nintendo IP), Luigi's Mansion 3, Mario Golf: Super Rush and Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
#09: Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Souless Army
The Game Collection brought back their £10 reward points system which included more games to choose from, and that included Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Souless Army, which is a remaster for Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army originally released on PlayStation 2 in 2006 - which Koei Tecmo published in Europe funny enough.
Unlike the Persona and mainline Shin Megami Tensei games, Raidou is actually an action RPG set in 1931 Japan where Raidou works part-time summoning demons to help investigate various cases. The remaster here is handled better than Nocturne did which includes better performance, presentation and quality of life improvements to make the gameplay even better (which I read were mainly carried over by its second game), plus there's voice acting. While this is on Nintendo Switch 2, I felt PS5 was the better option especially considering the former is a Game Key Card which makes that pointless to grab as a physical owner.
Unlike the Persona and mainline Shin Megami Tensei games, Raidou is actually an action RPG set in 1931 Japan where Raidou works part-time summoning demons to help investigate various cases. The remaster here is handled better than Nocturne did which includes better performance, presentation and quality of life improvements to make the gameplay even better (which I read were mainly carried over by its second game), plus there's voice acting. While this is on Nintendo Switch 2, I felt PS5 was the better option especially considering the former is a Game Key Card which makes that pointless to grab as a physical owner.
#10: The Adventurers & Hong Kong 1941
More Hong Kong goodness from Eureka Entertainment which I ordered from the Terracotta store.
We have Ringo Lam's 1995 film The Adventurers (大冒險家) starring Andy Lau (Infernal Affairs) that Eureka released last April as part of their Eureka Classics range. And released this month is Po-Chih Leong's 1984 film Hong Kong 1941 (等待黎明) starring Chow Yun-fat (Hard Boiled) as part of Eureka's Masters of Cinema range. Both feature slipcases and booklets for their first print editions.
We have Ringo Lam's 1995 film The Adventurers (大冒險家) starring Andy Lau (Infernal Affairs) that Eureka released last April as part of their Eureka Classics range. And released this month is Po-Chih Leong's 1984 film Hong Kong 1941 (等待黎明) starring Chow Yun-fat (Hard Boiled) as part of Eureka's Masters of Cinema range. Both feature slipcases and booklets for their first print editions.
#11: Second Sight 4K Haul - Drive, The Nice Guys, Scanners & The Witch
A few months back I picked up a couple of Second Sight Films titles on 4K Ultra HD and really enjoyed what I have watched thus far. Since it was going to be a while before there would be any form of sale, I decided to make use of the Zavvi Red Carpet that I still have to pick up four more from the distributor. Unlike HMV, Zavvi shipped all of the titles together in a single package which was very handy.
The films that I picked were Nicolas Winding Refn's 2011 film Drive starring Ryan Gosling (Barbie) and Carey Mulligan (The Great Gatsby), Shane Black's 2016 film The Nice Guys starring Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Ryan Gosling (Blade Runner 2049) and Margaret Qualley (The Substance), David Cronenberg's 1981 film Scanners starring Stephen Lack and Jennifer O'Neill, and Robert Eggers' 2015 film The Witch starring Anya Taylor-Joy (Furiosa) and Ralph Ineson (Final Fantasy XVI).
I have actually watched both Drive and The Nice Guys many years ago when I was in University so these are upgrades from Icon's Blu-ray releases.
The films that I picked were Nicolas Winding Refn's 2011 film Drive starring Ryan Gosling (Barbie) and Carey Mulligan (The Great Gatsby), Shane Black's 2016 film The Nice Guys starring Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Ryan Gosling (Blade Runner 2049) and Margaret Qualley (The Substance), David Cronenberg's 1981 film Scanners starring Stephen Lack and Jennifer O'Neill, and Robert Eggers' 2015 film The Witch starring Anya Taylor-Joy (Furiosa) and Ralph Ineson (Final Fantasy XVI).
I have actually watched both Drive and The Nice Guys many years ago when I was in University so these are upgrades from Icon's Blu-ray releases.
Magical Senshi
Vampire Ninja
Wait, the Zebraman films have a UK release!? I might retire my Media Blasters and Funimation releases if the UK releases are any better, on-disc wise.
Yeah they just came out by 88 Films last month as part of their Japanarchy range (which is dedicated to various Japanese films since they mainly work on Hong Kong, Italy & various genres). 88 tend to improve the discs whenever possible but I think the extras are identical from the looks of it.
Magical Senshi
Vampire Ninja
Thanks. I was also referring to the presentation of the films themselves (e.g. audio and picture quality, subtitles, etc).
Dragon Slayer
Soul Reaper
Received today from Wordery.
2025 HAUL - JUNE v5
MORE PACKAGES. And there's more tomorrow for a reason.
#12: Scifier Manga Haul - Alice in Borderland, MASHLE, Trillion Game, World's End Harem & WEH: Fantasia
#13: Discotek Media Haul from MediaOCD Store - Angel Heart, Kekko Kamen, Photon & Urotsukidoji
MORE PACKAGES. And there's more tomorrow for a reason.
#12: Scifier Manga Haul - Alice in Borderland, MASHLE, Trillion Game, World's End Harem & WEH: Fantasia
It's time for a manga haul and a bigger one than the usual. So in the past I've either bought Viz books at the Travelling Man store in town or ordered some Seven Seas books through Scifier and I decided for this occasion to combine the two - order Seven Seas and Viz Media books on Scifier. Travelling Man always never had the stock available for the volumes that I needed and with Scifier you know you're getting the books in solid condition and with a discount if possible. This haul also completes a few titles.
On the Viz Media side of things we have Alice in Borderland (今際の国のアリス) from author Haro Aso (Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead) with Omnibus 8 & 9 (Volumes 15-18) which now concludes the series - the books here were printed in Canada. Then we have Mashle: Magic & Muscles (マッシュル-MASHLE-) from author Hajime Kōmoto with Volumes 16, 17 & 18, which also concludes the series - the books here were printed in USA. And we also have Trillion Game (トリリオンゲーム) from author Riichiro Inagaki (Dr. STONE) and illustrator Ryoichi Ikegami (Crying Freeman) with Volumes 3, 4 & 5. The series is still on-going and this is currently the latest English print for now - the books here were also printed in Canada.
On the Seven Seas side of things we have Ghost Ship titles starting with World's End Harem (終末のハーレム) from author LINK (World's End Harem: Fantasia) and illustrator Kotaro Shono (Eunuch of Empire) with Volumes 17 & 18, which now concludes the series. Despite the heavy fanservice and sexual nature, in Japan, the series serialized under Shonen Jump+ next to 2.5 Dimensional Seduction, DANDADAN and SPY x FAMILY. And we also have World's End Harem: Fantasia (終末のハーレム ファンタジア) from author LINK and illustrator SAVAN (Hazure Skill Mapping) with Volumes 12, 13 & 14. The series is still on-going and this is currently the latest English print for now. In Japan, the series serialized under Ultra Jump & Shonen Jump+.
On the Viz Media side of things we have Alice in Borderland (今際の国のアリス) from author Haro Aso (Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead) with Omnibus 8 & 9 (Volumes 15-18) which now concludes the series - the books here were printed in Canada. Then we have Mashle: Magic & Muscles (マッシュル-MASHLE-) from author Hajime Kōmoto with Volumes 16, 17 & 18, which also concludes the series - the books here were printed in USA. And we also have Trillion Game (トリリオンゲーム) from author Riichiro Inagaki (Dr. STONE) and illustrator Ryoichi Ikegami (Crying Freeman) with Volumes 3, 4 & 5. The series is still on-going and this is currently the latest English print for now - the books here were also printed in Canada.
On the Seven Seas side of things we have Ghost Ship titles starting with World's End Harem (終末のハーレム) from author LINK (World's End Harem: Fantasia) and illustrator Kotaro Shono (Eunuch of Empire) with Volumes 17 & 18, which now concludes the series. Despite the heavy fanservice and sexual nature, in Japan, the series serialized under Shonen Jump+ next to 2.5 Dimensional Seduction, DANDADAN and SPY x FAMILY. And we also have World's End Harem: Fantasia (終末のハーレム ファンタジア) from author LINK and illustrator SAVAN (Hazure Skill Mapping) with Volumes 12, 13 & 14. The series is still on-going and this is currently the latest English print for now. In Japan, the series serialized under Ultra Jump & Shonen Jump+.
#13: Discotek Media Haul from MediaOCD Store - Angel Heart, Kekko Kamen, Photon & Urotsukidoji
It's been a few months since I last sorted out a Discotek Media haul and here we have a very different batch. The reason is because Crunchyroll Store's stock levels for the Discotek titles were pretty messy so I decided to switch things up and pick up a few titles that were available on MediaOCD Store which does ship directly to the UK with pre-paid VAT.
This haul consists of three anime releases and one live-action release from the Nihon Nights label.
Angel Heart
A 2005 television anime series by studio TMS Entertainment and director Toshiki Hirano, based on a manga written by Tsukasa Hojo. This is a spin-off series to City Hunter with a different main lead. Since I own the other City Hunter titles it made sense for me to get this one also. Discotek Media released the series on Blu-ray in May 2025.
Kekko Kamen: The Original Live-Action Movies
A 1991-1993 collection of films based on Go Nagai's manga series Kekko Kamen. The 1991 live-action Japanese film (けっこう仮面) was directed by Hikari Hayakawa (Go Nagai's Scary Zone films), and the 1992 & 1993 live-action Japanese films Kekko Kamen 2: We’ll be back… (けっこう仮面２) & Kekko Kamen 3 (けっこう仮面３) were directed by Yutaka Akiyama (Kunoichi: Deadly Mirage) starring Chris Aoki. These films were also distributed by Japan Home Video as part of the V-Cinema series which I found to be pretty interesting to discover. Discotek Media released the three films in Standard Definition on Blu-ray format in May 2025 and isn't available on Crunchyroll store.
Photon: The Idiot Adventures
A 1997 original OVA anime series by studio AIC and director Koji Masunari. Koji Masunari (Welcome to the Space Show) directed with Masaki Kajishima (Tenchi Muyo!) also worked on this series. For this release Discotek used AstroRes to upscale the master. Discotek Media released the series on Blu-ray in February 2025.
Urotsukidoji Collection 1: Legend of the Overfiend
A 1987 original OVA anime series by studio Phoenix Entertainment (Project Team Muu & West Cape Corporation) and director Hideki Takayama. Yep, this is the peak of hentai now back again and the second one for Discotek to release on Blu-ray.
In addition to the OVA series, which is fully uncut and uncensored with the materials still available in Standard Definition, we also have the 1989 theatrical version from a brand new historic 2K scan and restoration of the last known existing uncut 35mm prints from a private collection. To recap what I've mentioned on the Discotek thread, Media Blasters did release this on Blu-ray previously but theirs was cropped and censored, so Discotek found one of the last prints and scanned them. AstroRes was used on a badly damaged print that took 9 months to restore.
As you may have noticed, the packaging does state Collection 1 which leads me to believe they may have plans to release the second OVA series & second theatrical film known as Legend of the Demon Womb but currently nothing has been said. Discotek Media released the collection on Blu-ray in May 2025 and isn't available on Crunchyroll store.
This haul consists of three anime releases and one live-action release from the Nihon Nights label.
Angel Heart
A 2005 television anime series by studio TMS Entertainment and director Toshiki Hirano, based on a manga written by Tsukasa Hojo. This is a spin-off series to City Hunter with a different main lead. Since I own the other City Hunter titles it made sense for me to get this one also. Discotek Media released the series on Blu-ray in May 2025.
Kekko Kamen: The Original Live-Action Movies
A 1991-1993 collection of films based on Go Nagai's manga series Kekko Kamen. The 1991 live-action Japanese film (けっこう仮面) was directed by Hikari Hayakawa (Go Nagai's Scary Zone films), and the 1992 & 1993 live-action Japanese films Kekko Kamen 2: We’ll be back… (けっこう仮面２) & Kekko Kamen 3 (けっこう仮面３) were directed by Yutaka Akiyama (Kunoichi: Deadly Mirage) starring Chris Aoki. These films were also distributed by Japan Home Video as part of the V-Cinema series which I found to be pretty interesting to discover. Discotek Media released the three films in Standard Definition on Blu-ray format in May 2025 and isn't available on Crunchyroll store.
Photon: The Idiot Adventures
A 1997 original OVA anime series by studio AIC and director Koji Masunari. Koji Masunari (Welcome to the Space Show) directed with Masaki Kajishima (Tenchi Muyo!) also worked on this series. For this release Discotek used AstroRes to upscale the master. Discotek Media released the series on Blu-ray in February 2025.
Urotsukidoji Collection 1: Legend of the Overfiend
A 1987 original OVA anime series by studio Phoenix Entertainment (Project Team Muu & West Cape Corporation) and director Hideki Takayama. Yep, this is the peak of hentai now back again and the second one for Discotek to release on Blu-ray.
In addition to the OVA series, which is fully uncut and uncensored with the materials still available in Standard Definition, we also have the 1989 theatrical version from a brand new historic 2K scan and restoration of the last known existing uncut 35mm prints from a private collection. To recap what I've mentioned on the Discotek thread, Media Blasters did release this on Blu-ray previously but theirs was cropped and censored, so Discotek found one of the last prints and scanned them. AstroRes was used on a badly damaged print that took 9 months to restore.
As you may have noticed, the packaging does state Collection 1 which leads me to believe they may have plans to release the second OVA series & second theatrical film known as Legend of the Demon Womb but currently nothing has been said. Discotek Media released the collection on Blu-ray in May 2025 and isn't available on Crunchyroll store.