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NormanicGrav said:
Nice. I have that as well as one other Shaw Bros set to be up-to-date on their releases.

As much as I like 88 Films putting out Shaw Bros, Eureka handles them much better when it comes to space (and so does Arrow).
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I’m a bit behind on Eureka Shaw Bros sets but will pick the ones I’m missing up eventually, albeit with some OOP pricing.

From what I’ve heard a few of the recent 88Films Shaw Bros releases also seem to lack commentaries etc. compared to the Shout Factory Classics set equivalents, plus these Classics sets are also rather compact despite having up to 12 films each. 88Films will continue to get plenty of purchases out of me elsewhere, though, as most of their recent output has been superb.
 
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My Christmas order finally came!
Lupin 3rd The First - This is my first foray into this franchise and I’m excited to see what it’s all about.

Inuyasha Season 1 - I was just thinking about the Ocean cast the other day and realised how much I missed hearing their voices. Inuyasha is very nostalgic to me but drags a bit in the middle so I’ll probably just get season one, season two and The Final Act when it releases.

Magic Knight Rayearth - A bit disappointed the ironically named complete box set doesn’t come with the OVAs like Part 2 of the previous release but still cool to have. It’s been daring me to buy it for the past couple of Christmases.

Princess Jellyfish - Complete blind buy, but I’ve heard good things about it.

From: eBay

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Missed the boat on these years ago. I remember season one being sold out in a Christmas sale before I could grab it and then passed on season two the following year because I didn’t have season one. Silly in hindsight. Still, I got ‘em!
 
Titan said:
Received last Thursday, from Anime-on-line:

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Received on Monday, from All The Anime:

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Reincarated as a slime steelbooks are nice that they match, but compared to the orginal S1 steelbook feels a bit lack luster in art use (although the Sparkly eeffect I'm sure is better to see in person), but they have at least released more than just the 1st season as a steelbook this time around.
But collecting an actual full set of reincarnated as a slime is probably pretty tricky unless taking the standard edtion route (Orginal steel = S1 only and CE I think was 1st season was a US only, Edit: maybe season 3 too)
 
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The Anime Limited Christmas order is here
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anyone else find the Deiji Meets World release being in a different case (and adjusted sleeve) design weird? I haven't seen any other AL releases in this format.
Personally I think they should have made it so the AL Logo still lines up with other releases by putting something at the 'top' of the spin to keep the layout consistent.
 
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From Zavvi’s 2 for £30 deal.

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From Radiance Films’ recent flash sale - this was all hosted label titles from Raro Video (with a Grindhouse Releasing title thrown in for free postage). Several of these are now OOP on their website and were down to the last few units when the sale began.

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And finally an 88Films UHD release via an eBay seller.
 
sirijo said:
anyone else find the Deiji Meets World release being in a different case (and adjusted sleeve) design weird? I haven't seen any other AL releases in this format.
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I think all Blu-rays world-wide should have come in that format with the clear cases and full-height coversheet since the very beginning of Blu-rays. I so despise the fugly standard blue blu-ray case with exposed top and Blu-ray banners. Yecch!
 
Girls with Guns said:
I think all Blu-rays world-wide should have come in that format with the clear cases and full-height coversheet since the very beginning of Blu-rays. I so despise the fugly standard blue blu-ray case with exposed top and Blu-ray banners. Yecch!
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Yeah I really like these Scanavo cases, like the ones used for the Raro Video titles in my post above. More and more boutique labels are now using them for their releases, and they generally look nicer on the shelf for sure.
 
Wouldn't normally buy a Tom Baker plate but it was £18. Might end up using it as a present.
Haven't heard the Cave Monsters before. It was £18, I usually prefer to pay less for my audiobooks.
The Destiny Angel figure is a bit rubbish but I like the artwork.
Pretty sure I've have never watched Q the Winged Serpent and at £2 for a still sealed DVD, I couldn't refuse.

All from an Antique shop in Bolton.
 

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January Haul #3

I am slowly getting through my cold but thankfully I'm well enough to sort out my latest pickups. These arrived/acquired on Wed 28th & Thurs 29th.


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#6: One Battle After Another
I took another trip to York as I was visiting the Picturehouse Cinema to watch No Other Choice. Before I watched the film I also checked HMV and realised that Paul Thomas Anderson's 2025 film One Battle After Another just got released.

This is a pretty intriguing film and one of my top picks for the year. Bizarre was my first reaction but in a good way and I really enjoyed the characters and journey from start to finish. Whilst the 4K Ultra HD release won't have the IMAX aspect ratios or even any disc extras (those extras are exclusive to the steelbook release later down the line), I wanted to revisit this film.

The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio (Killers of the Flower Moon), Sean Penn (Licorice Pizza), Benicio del Toro (The Phoenician Scheme) and Teyana Taylor (The Book of Clarence).

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#7: Terracotta January Pre-Orders Haul
One of many pre-order hauls I've done to keep myself up-to-speed with the Asian Cinema collection. This haul focuses on January's pre-orders from distributors Eureka Entertainment and 88 Films.

From Eureka Entertainment we start off with a very special release which I expect to sell out pretty soon. Cloud/Charisma: Two Films by Kiyoshi Kurosawa is a collection that contains the 1999 film Charisma (カリスマ) and the 2024 film Cloud (クラウド), the latter of which is exclusive to this limited edition release which I found odd considering Criterion is releasing this normally over in North America. I have enjoyed a lot of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's works and to see more released over here is great. This release is part of the Masters of Cinema range and the limited edition also includes a slipcase and booklet.

Next we have Gordon Chan's 1992 film King of Beggars (武狀元蘇乞兒) starring Stephen Chow (Kung Fu Hustle). I've not checked out either the director or actor's works yet but I know Stephen Chow is a big actor in the Hong Kong scene so I wanted to pick this up sooner than later. This release is part of the Classics range and the limited edition also includes a slipcase and booklet.

Moving over to 88 Films is their latest Shaw Brothers releases which came out of nowhere considering their previous batches were much earlier in 2025. Here we have two films; Chang Cheh & Pao Hsueh-Li's 1972 film The Delightful Forest (快活林) and Tony Lou Chun-Ku's 1984 film Secret Service of the Imperial Court (錦衣衛), the latter of which was released during one of the final years that Shaw Brothers were actively producing films until they eventually shifted focus on other things from the late 80s onwards. Both only include a slipcase this time for their first print run but the artwork looks great.

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#8: Code Vein II
A brand new game for 2026 and the first one I decided to pick up is Bandai Namco's Action Souls RPG Code Vein II for the PlayStation 5. The first game was a lot of fun and I didn't check out much of the gameplay for the second game as I knew they would keep what made it special. I've played a good number of hours into the game and so far it's decent. The combat is fine, though the health system is weird as half of your health is dedicated to your partner offering you support which I felt was interfering with the experience.

The boss fights can be pretty tedious due to how they literally don't get staggered or when you recover they immediately mess you up with multi-hit combos. There is a parry system but it felt way too slow so timing is pretty challenging. I don't remember struggling this much with the first game but all I can do at this point is further build the character's stats to make sure I can get past this hurdle. At the moment the game's a decent 6/10 but that can change as I progress further into the game (there's no missable trophies so a Platinum trophy is possible).

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#9: Eureka Ent. Shaw Brothers Catch-Up Haul
Rounding up the month is another Eureka Entertainment haul and with this one it came from a recent sale they did on their online store which featured one of the Shaw Brothers releases that I was after.

The Magnificent Chang Cheh collection features two of his works; his 1966 film The Magnificent Trio (邊城三俠) and 1967 film Magnificent Wanderers (江湖漢子). I forget which one people really enjoyed and the other they disliked so either way they're in this collection.

Also picked up from their online store is the Exact Revenge collection which features two films; Teddy Yip Wing-Cho's 1971 film The Eunuch (鬼太監) and Jang Il-ho's 1972 film The Deadly Knives (落叶飞刀), also known as Fists of Vengeance. Both collection sets were released as part of the Classics range and the limited edition also includes a slipcase and booklet.

With these two, I'm now caught up on Eureka's Shaw Brothers releases. Whether they will release any more I have no clue but there's hundreds that need to be brought over.
 
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