2024 HAUL - DECEMBER CHAPTER: BATCH #2
I had to use up some annual leave because I work too hard, so I had today off work which is a good time because more parcels will start arriving. This batch focuses on packages that arrived last Monday and today.
Terracotta Store is my go-to for various new Asian Cinema releases and this is one perfect example. The latest Arrow Video release for Asian films has arrived which is from Korean director Kim Jee-woon. This is 2008's
The Good, The Bad, The Weird (좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈) which is a Spaghetti Western but made in Korea. Actually hadn't heard of this film until Arrow revealed their 4K Ultra HD release. Now just to add, the UK release is cut by the BBFC due to animal cruelty i.e. horse falls, but as long as it's not noticeable it should be fine.
Also arrived is the latest Shaw Brothers release from Eureka Entertainment with their Blu-ray collection
Horrible History: Four Historical Epics by Chang Cheh with four films released between 1972-1976. We have
Marco Polo (馬哥波羅), which is also known as The Four Assassins,
The Pirate (大海盜),
Boxer Rebellion (八國聯軍) &
Four Riders (四騎士).
Anime Limited's 12 Days of Christmas sale is pretty good if you didn't bother to pick up any of their titles throughout the years and for me there really wasn't much to offer which is good. But there were some that I wouldn't mind owning if the price was right, and they both appeared during the Flash Sale.
Let's start off with
Nadia: Secret of the Blue Water, also known as
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, which is a 1990 anime series that Hideaki Anno directed before Evangelion came along. I didn't bother with the initial Blu-ray release by Animatsu and Sentai so waiting until now somewhat paid off. The Ultimate Edition release is a combo pack with 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray versions of the series - the 4K based on a newer restoration that removes all grain from the master, while the Blu-ray is the older master that keeps the grain, so you have two versions which is perfectly fine by me (if only Venus Wars did this). The Artbook is really nice and well-detailed with various information and artwork so I do recommend getting this if you are a fan of the anime and if the price is right (I paid £50.99 which is pretty good value for the 39 episode series + Artbook + UHD/BD combo pack format).
You can view more photos & specs
on my blog.
Next we have
Tower of God Season 1, the anime adaptation of the popular WebToon series from South Korea. I really enjoyed watching the anime and have seen half of Season 2 thus far. I didn't buy the UK release immediately because the price was steep but having the series available in the flash sale I figured was a good opportunity to pick it up (at £48.49 because of shipping costs). The artbook is good and there's a lot of designs and notes about the series included.
You can view more photos & specs
on my blog.
The Crunchyroll UK Store packages did arrive today but they came later in the afternoon which missed the window for good photo shots. Meanwhile, Bleach Set 2, one of the Limited Run Games packages, the Sentai Filmworks Black Friday haul and maybe the VideoGamesPlus Black Friday haul should all be arriving this week.