What did you RECEIVE today? PHOTOS EDITION!

[Lucky_Deity]

Finally found another Lupin VHS for the collection, I only need two more and then I'll have all the Lupin titles released on VHS in the UK, those being Harimao's Treasure and Twilight Gemini released by MVM (they're the same as their DVD releases which I also own).

Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon (VHS)

Spoiler: The collection so far

 

[NormanicGrav]

2024 HAUL - APRIL CHAPTER: BATCH #3

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The days have gotten light enough for me to take photos after work now! And here is perhaps the weirdest release I've seen in a while.

Venus Wars is now finally back in the print and on Blu-ray! And where do I begin with this.

The packaging has fewer pieces of artwork than the Sentai release which is a shame, and while the booklet is filled with content it is missing the manga portion included in the Sentai limited edition. You can view more photos and specs on my blog.

But hey at least we got the disc right?

I put the disc in and I don't get the usual Sentai logos, instead after the Anime Limited logo popped up, I see Eastern Star's logo instead.



Yep that's right - this 2024 UK Blu-ray release is using the 2015 US Discotek Media masters instead, which is based on an older HD transfer of the film and has the classic Manga Entertainment dub. So if you're expecting the same as the 2021 Sentai Filmworks release that used a newer HD master and their own English dub, you're not getting that here, which is pretty funny considering the packaging almost resembles the newer master and Sentai assets but the disc slaps you back to an older version.

Now this is a pretty big deal in which the classic English dub is now available once again as the Discotek release has been out of print for a long time, but still this is an oddity.

 

[lonelywolf23786]

 

[BrokenPhoenix]

Tsurune CE and Tsurune Linking Shot from Amazon.

Trinity Blood from MVM's DOTW

Then I had a bunch of referral credit at Arrow saved up + a 10% off code, so went a bit wild in their Easter sale A Scene at the Sea and Memories of Matsuko were second-hand pick ups from eBay and CEX respectively.

 

[AgeOfBoredom]

Millennium Actress UHD, Ghost in the Shell UHD & Sailor Suit & Machine Gun from HMV and a few 2nd hand pick ups.

 

[AgeOfBoredom]

Another batch of 2nd hand stuff arrived today (although Hal and Lu over the Wall are both sealed). Hoping I can watch Lu and Momo with my daughter Hal was a bit of an impulse as it was the same seller and the price was good. Just two more things to arrive from the US now and that’s me good for a while.

 

[Birdie Num Num]

 

[AgeOfBoredom]

@Birdie Num Num
The Initial D omnibus looks nice! Love the bigger size. I might have to pick them up sometime as I really enjoy the anime.

 

[sniper_samurai]

@Birdie Num Num
The Initial D omnibus looks nice! Love the bigger size. I might have to pick them up sometime as I really enjoy the anime.

Plus it's a new translation so you don't have to put up with the awful Tokyopop one that's available digitally.

 

[Lucky_Deity]

Got a custom phone case from a site called Styletify for the new phone I got recently, the quality feels real good so pleased with it, will use them again in the future.

 

[Titan]

Received today, from Ebay:



Received today, from HMV:

 

[Emulsion]

 

[farzam1999]

Received over the last couple of days.

 

[ID5]

Cdjapan haul:

 

[CommanderZx2]

Busy day of arrivals:

 

[Denny Fisher]

 

[HWR]

From 88Films. Good to complete the IWS series.

From eBay and Zavvi. DDLC seemed to have become harder to get physically but found a copy for a good price on eBay. COTLD also seems to have sold out on Arrow’s website and HMV but Zavvi still had copies.

 

[AgeOfBoredom]

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From 88Films. Good to complete the IWS series.

How is IWS series? I’ve had my eye on it for a while but I keep getting distracted with anime releases.

 

[HWR]

How is IWS series? I’ve had my eye on it for a while but I keep getting distracted with anime releases.

Haven’t actually watched any of them yet but they’re meant to be solid films - I too know the feeling of many backlog distractions!

 

[AgeOfBoredom]

Haven’t actually watched any of them yet but they’re meant to be solid films - I too know the feeling of many backlog distractions!

Yeah I’m trying my hardest to finish one series before I start another. Kaiba has ruined that because I’m finding it tough to watch more than one episode at a time. Probably why I’m working through my films instead.