Artwork not final – mock-up. Photo courtesy of Section23 Films.

BLOOM INTO YOU Available December 17th
Source: Section23 Films press release
Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff

Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced its December slate of releases featuring Sentai Filmworks hit romance series, BLOOM INTO YOU. Available on Blu-ray and special Limited Edition Premium Box Set!

Also scheduled for December are Blu-rays of K-ON ULTIMATE COLLECTION, SEITOKAI YAKUINDOMO, GOLDEN TIME, GAKUEN BASARA, and SEVEN SENSES OF THE REUNION plus a Limited Edition Premium Box Set of HAIKYU!! SEASON 3.
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Contents of the GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS Limited Edition 4 Disc Set. © 2019 Legendary, All Rights Reserved.
TM & © TOHO CO.,LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary

Source: Toho Co., Ltd.

On December 18, Toho will release Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS (2019) on home video in Japan on multiple formats, including retailer exclusives with bonus collectibles.
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Photo courtesy of X-Plus. KONG: SKULL ISLAND and all related characters and elements © Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.

Product Info and High-Res Photos, Direct from X-Plus!
Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd.
Special Thanks to Shingo Fujimoto

The Japanese collectibles company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and high-res photos of their latest figure of King Kong from the 2017 movie, KONG: SKULL ISLAND.
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Source: Crunchyroll Press Release
Special Thanks to Bianca Doria

Senku Ishigami, star of Dr. Stone, now showing on
Crunchyroll. Photo ©2019 TMS Entertainment.
Courtesy of Crunchyroll.

Crunchyroll, the world’s most popular anime brand, is premiering BEHIND THE SCENES OF DR. STONE, a documentary featuring creative producer Shusuke Katagiri and director Shinya Iino. The documentary premiered on Crunchyroll’s YouTube page on September 13, and will premiere on platform this week. Running a little over 25 minutes, it was shot onsite in Japan, following the pair and their team through the creative process to adapt the hit manga into the anime series.
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Source: Shout! Factory
Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan

Blu-ray cover art, courtesy of Shout! Factory. ©2015 “the
case of hana & alice” Film Partners

Shout! Factory is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray edition of THE CASE OF HANA & ALICE (花とアリス殺人事件, Hana to Arisu Satsujin Jiken, 2015). The release includes over two hours of bonus features, including a greeting from the film’s premiere and a message from animator Makoto Shinkai (Your Name) that are exclusive to the physical release.

When Alice transfers to a new middle school, she hears an urban legend about a student who disappeared the previous year and is suspected to have been killed by his fellow students. Even worse, Alice discovers that she lives next door to his former house, a supposedly haunted home, now occupied by a reclusive classmate named Hana.
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MONSTER SEAFOOD WARS creature designs by Reijiro Kato. Photo courtesy of Avery Guerra. ©2019 Monster Seafood Wars Production Committee

Source: Avery Guerra

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

The makers of MONSTER SEAFOOD WARS (三大怪獣グルメ, San Daikaijū Gurume) — aka MONSTER CUISINE — have provided SciFi Japan with a preview of their upcoming daikaiju movie.
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Photo courtesy of Funimation Films. © 2019 “Tokyo Ghoul 2” Film Partners © Sui Ishida/Shueisha.

Source: Funimation
Official Site: tokyoghoul.jp (Japan), funimationfilms.com/tokyo-ghoul (US)
Special Thanks to Scott Barretto

Funimation Films has provided a gallery of photos from TOKYO GHOUL S (東京喰種 トーキョーグール【S】, Tōkyō Gūru [S], 2019), the sequel to the original 2017 live action adaptation of Sui Ishida’s popular dark fantasy manga. TOKYO GHOUL S will have a limited theatrical release in the U.S. and Canada on September 16, 18 and 20, 2019. Visit funimationfilms.com/tokyo-ghoul for details.
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Source: Funimation press release
Official Site: heroaca.com (Japan), funimation.com/myheroclass (US)
Special Thanks to Scott Barretto

MY HERO ACADEMIA Season 4 key art courtesy of Funimation.
© Kohei Horikoshi / Shueisha・”My Hero Accademia”
Production Committee

Anime’s favorite super heroes in training are back at U.A. High School for another thrilling season of MY HERO ACADEMIA (僕のヒーローアカデミア, Boku no Hīrō Akademia). Funimation, the global leader in sub and dub anime content and subsidiary of Sony Pictures Television, announced today that Season 4 of MY HERO ACADEMIA will premiere on Saturday, October 12, 2019. Subtitled simulcast episodes will stream day and date with the Japanese broadcast on both FunimationNow, in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland and Australia, and Hulu. FunimationNow will also stream SimulDub episodes of the top-rated anime series.

In preparation for MY HERO ACADEMIA Season 4, fans can binge watch sub and dub episodes of the three previous seasons now on both FunimationNow and Hulu or on home video. MY HERO ACADEMIA Season 3 Part 2 was released earlier this month in both DVD and Blu-ray/DVD Combo and is available now in the Funimation Shop.
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VIZ Media’s First Original Anime Series Delivers Intense Action, Original Storytelling And A Star-Studded Cast
Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases
Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen

Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © VIZ Media

VIZ Media, LLC, Netflix, Inc. and Powerhouse Animation Studios announced that the anime series SEIS MANOS will launch globally on Netflix on Thursday, October 3rd.

All eight episodes will premiere with English and Spanish audio and multiple subtitled language options. SEIS MANOS is VIZ Media’s first original animated property and was developed and produced with Powerhouse Animation Studios (Frederator Studios CASTLEVANIA).

Set in Mexico in the 1970’s, SEIS MANOS centers on three orphaned martial arts warriors who join forces with a DEA agent and a Mexican Federale to battle for justice after their beloved mentor is murdered in their tiny border town.

SEIS MANOS features a notable voice cast highlighted by Aislinn Derbez (LA CASA DE LAS FLORES) as Isabela, Mike Colter (LUKE CAGE) as Brister, Jonny Cruz (OVERWATCH) as Jesus, Angelica Vale (JANE THE VIRGIN) as Garcia, Vic Chao (MORTAL KOMBAT X) as Chiu, and Danny Trejo (MACHETE) as El Balde.
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A large scale Godzilla head stands atop the Hotel Gracery Shinjuku in Tokyo. Photo by Daisuke Ishizuka. TM & © TOHO CO.,LTD.

Author: Daisuke Ishizuka

Godzilla destroyed Shinjuku ward of Tokyo in 1984’s THE RETURN OF GODZILLA (ゴジラ, Gojira). Godzilla did battle with Mecha-King Ghidorah and demolished the rebuilt Shinjuku again in 1991. In April 2015, Godzilla appeared at in the Kabukicho area in Shinjuku. A Godzilla head was set atop the 8th floor of the Hotel Gracery Shinjuku. The head is a 12m (approximately 39 feet) tall and scaled to a full body Godzilla that would stand approximately 40m (131 feet) in height.
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GKIDS and Fathom Events Present Blistering Action-Adventure in a New English Language Version and Original Japanese
Source: GKIDS Inc., Fathom Events, Scoop Marketing press release
Official Site: promare-movie.com (Japan), PromareMovie.com (US)
Special Thanks to Katherine Schwappach, Erik Stein and Lucy Rubin
#Promare

Image courtesy of GKIDS and Fathom Events. ©TRIGGER,
Kazuki Nakashima/XFLAG

GKIDS and Fathom Events continue their collaboration to bring exciting all new animated features to U.S. cinemas with the PROMARE (プロメア, Puromea, 2019) special premiere events in September. PROMARE is the first feature-length film from the acclaimed Studio TRIGGER, creators of the hit series KILL la KILL and LITTLE WITCH ACADEMIA. Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi (GURREN LAGANN, KILL la KILL), PROMARE is the spiritual successor to many of his former works, and uses a bold cel-shaded visual style to tell a blistering action-adventure story.

PROMARE will be shown in its original Japanese language as well as an all-new English language version. Additionally, event attendees will view exclusive footage with the Studio TRIGGER creative team.

Tickets for PROMARE can be purchased online by visiting fathomevents.com, PromareMovie.com, or at participating theater box offices. A complete list of theater locations is available on the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).
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The only feature-length film from the mysterious and ethereal world of NATSUME YUJIN-CHO finally arrives on Blu-ray!
Source: AniplexUSA press release
Official Site: natsume-movie.com (Japan), natsume-movieusa.com (US)
Special Thanks to Aiko Makino

Image courtesy of Aniplex of America. © YUKI MIDORIKAWA,
HAKUSENSHA/NATSUME YUJIN-CHO Project

Aniplex of America is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated release of NATSUME YUJIN-CHO THE MOVIE: EPHEMERAL BOND (劇場版 夏目友人帳 ～うつせみに結ぶ～, Natsume Yūjin-Chō: Utsusemi ni Musubu, 2018) on Blu-ray on November 26th. The first and only film from the beloved series features a brand new, original story by creator Yuki Midorikawa along with veteran director Takahiro Omori (DURARARA!!, HELL GIRL) returning as Chief Director with help from Hideki Ito, who has taken on the role of director for the film, and Tatsuo Yamada, who handled the yokai design and role of action animation director.

The film’s animation production is by studio Shuka, who produced the TV series since 2016, with screenplay by Sadayuki Murai (KINO’S JOURNEY, KNIGHTS OF SIDONIA) and music by Makoto Yoshimori, who has composed the music for the series since its premiere in 2008. The Blu-ray release comes with one disc featuring bonus contents including a teaser, special commercial, and both a trailer and extended trailer, as well as illustration cards, and a special Nyanko-sensei sticker.
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Photo courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. © 2020 “First Love” Production Committee

Source: NYAFF press release
Official Site: hatsukoi-movie.jp (Japan), firstlovemovie.com (US)

Hang with NYAFF next Tuesday, September 17th at 7pm to catch FIRST LOVE (初恋, Hatsukoi) at the Angelika Film Center where the man himself, director Takashi Miike, will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A!
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Source: Well Go USA, ddPR
Special Thanks to Leif Helland

Image courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment.

Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray Combo Pack of the Chinese martial arts comedy KUNG FU LEAGUE (功夫联盟, Gong fu lian meng, 2018). Directed by Jeffrey Lau (KUNG FU HUSTLE), the movie stars Yu-Hang To (IP MAN, IP MAN 2), Wenzhuo Zhao (THE UNITY OF HEROES, GOD OF WAR), Jay Chou (THE GREEN HORNET) and in his cinematic debut, Ashin.

When his manager prevents Fei Ying Xiong from getting the girl he loves, he summons the help from four legendary Kung Fu masters to learn the highest level of martial arts from the best in history and to defeat his enemies who stand in the way of the things he wants most.

KUNG FU LEAGUE debuts on DVD (SLP: $24.98) and Blu-ray Combo Pack (SLP: $29.98) September 17 from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film has a runtime of approximately 103 minutes and is not rated.
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The Japanese ULTRAMAN ARCHIVES ULTRA Q UHD & MovieNEX set presents the classic ULTRA Q series in 4K UHD. Photos courtesy of Tsuburaya
Productions. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

Source: Tsuburaya Productions
Official Site: m-78.jp/movie-nex/q

Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and photos for ULTRAMAN ARCHIVES ULTRA Q UHD & MovieNEX (ULTRAMAN ARCHIVES ウルトラQ UHD & MovieNEX), their upcoming 10-disc Japanese Blu-ray box set presenting all 28 episodes of the classic series on Blu-ray and in 4K UHD. Part of the company’s ULTRAMAN ARCHIVES (ウルトラマンアーカイブス) Project that looks back at key episodes of the Ultraman Series through home video, public events, and deluxe merchandising, the set also offers the episodes plus exclusive bonus video and text content on the TSUBURAYA MovieNEX streaming service.
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Photos courtesy of Tokyo Otaku Mode

Source: Tokyo Otaku Mode Inc. press release
Official Site: otakumode.com
Special Thanks to Takuya Akiyama

Tokyo Otaku Mode Inc. will be exhibiting at Tokyo Game Show 2019 (herein referred to as TGS2019) in Makuhari Messe from today, September 12th, to Sunday, September 15th, as an official media partner.
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Funimation Films to Release New Blockbuster ONE PIECE Film from Toei Animation
Source: Funimation Entertainment press release
Official Site: onepiece-movie.jp (Japan), funimationfilms.com/onepiecestampede (US)
Special Thanks to Scott Barretto

North American key art. Image courtesy of Funimation.
© Eiichiro Oda/2019 “One Piece” Production Committee

Anime’s favorite pirates are back on the big screen and set to plunder North American audiences later this year with the announcement that Funimation Films, the theatrical division of Sony Pictures Television’s Funimation, has acquired the new feature length film ONE PIECE: STAMPEDE (ワンピーススタンピード, Wan Pīsu Sutanpīdo, 2019) from Toei Animation, Inc. From producer Toei Animation, ONE PIECE: STAMPEDE is the 14th film from global hit ONE PIECE anime series which marks its 20th anniversary this year. ONE PIECE: STAMPEDE is already a smash hit since its opening in Japan in early August — grossing more than $28.7 million to date and setting the Japanese record for the biggest opening-day audience for 2019. Funimation Films will distribute the movie in both the U.S. and Canada this fall with theatrical dates to be announced later.

“We are so excited to bring ‘ONE PIECE: STAMPEDE to North America as part of our 20th anniversary celebration of this beloved anime series,” said Colin Decker, General Manager of Funimation. “It’s a blockbuster film that will delight new audiences and long-time fans alike,” said Colin Decker, executive vice president and general manager of Funimation.
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Photos courtesy of Mill Creek. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS © ULTRAMAN ORB PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM・TV TOKYO © ULTRAMAN GEED PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM・TV TOKYO

ULTRAMAN ORB and ULTRAMAN GEED are Slated for Blu-ray Release on November 19 — ULTRASEVEN SteelBook and Standard Blu-ray Releasing on December 10!
Source: Mill Creek Entertainment
Special Thanks to Barrett Evans, Jeff Hayne, J.W. Starrett, Michael Kedor and Katie Samuels

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

Mill Creek Entertainment (Minneapolis, MN) is pleased to announce the next group of releases from the Ultraman superhero library recently licensed from Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd for North American home entertainment distribution. ULTRAMAN ORB and ULTRAMAN GEED will be making their North American debut as Blu-ray combo packs that include the complete series and subsequent feature films that concluded each respective storyline for $39.98 each on November 19, 2019.The complete 1967 series ULTRASEVEN will also be making its Blu-ray debut in limited edition SteelBook® packaging for $49.98 and a standard Blu-ray release will also be made available for $39.98 on December 10, 2019.
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Source: Crunchyroll Press Release
Special Thanks to Bianca Doria

Crunchyroll, a subsidiary of Otter Media (a WarnerMedia company) serving anime fans in more than 200 countries and territories, and VIZ Media Europe Group, one of Europe’s established licensors and distributors of Japanese animation, have announced today the signing of an agreement to bring together Crunchyroll’s global platform with VIZ Media Europe Group’s EMEA-wide network of partners, distributors, and licensees. Through this strategic relationship, Crunchyroll will become the majority investor in VIZ Media Europe Group, with The Hitotsubashi Group (Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd.) retaining a minority stake in the company.
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GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS marquee in the lobby of the Kabukicho Shinjuku Toho Cinemas. Photo by Edward L. Holland.
© 2019 Legendary, All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO.,LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary

Author: Edward L. Holland
Official Movie Site: Godzillamovie.com

Critic rating systems have little bearing on the aggregate support of Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS (2019) by a big majority of North American fans during the 65th anniversary of Toho Studios’ trademarked kaiju.
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Artwork not final – mock-up. Photo courtesy of Section23 Films.

HAIKYU!! SEASON 3 Available November 26th
Source: Section23 Films press release
Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff

Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced its November slate of releases featuring the exciting third season of HAIKYU!! from Sentai Filmworks, which will be available on DVD & BD November 26th with a Limited Edition Premium Box Set later this year.

Also coming in November are Blu-ray editions of MY TEEN ROMANTIC COMEDY ~ SNAFU, HIDAMARI SKETCH PICTURE PERFECT COLLECTION and NATSU NO ARASHI.
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Source: Funimation press release
Official Site: tokyoghoul.jp (Japan), funimationfilms.com/tokyo-ghoul (US)
Special Thanks to Scott Barretto

Theatrical poster, courtesy of Funimation Films. © 2019
“Tokyo Ghoul 2” Film Partners © Sui Ishida/Shueisha.

The ghouls return to North America this September with TOKYO GHOUL S (東京喰種 トーキョーグール【S】, Tōkyō Gūru [S ]), the next thrilling live action adaptation — true to Sui Ishida’s original manga and the sequel to the original 2017 movie. Set in Tokyo where man-eating creatures called Ghouls lurk, the film depicts the struggles of a half-human and half-ghoul university student.

TOKYO GHOUL S opens Monday, September 16 in 400 theaters across the U.S. and Canada. The film will have a three-day limited theatrical run (September 16, 18 & 20) and will screen in Japanese with English subtitles.
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Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © Masashi Kishimoto /Shueisha Inc.

The World’s Most Popular Ninja Marks His Platinum Anniversary With Special Products, Activations And Collaborations With Top Lifestyle Brands
Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases
Official Site: Naruto.com (US)
Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen

Multimedia entertainment company VIZ Media will mark the 20th anniversary of NARUTO with a national brand campaign, the YEAR OF NARUTO, launching at the upcoming New York Comic Con 2019 (NYCC). The beloved action/adventure franchise has become synonymous with Japanese pop culture and exemplifies the massive international popularity of anime and manga.
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The anime masterpiece on Blu-ray for the first time in North America!
Source: Shout! Factory press release
Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan

Photo courtesy of Shout! Factory. © 2001 Millennium Actress
Production Committee

A gorgeous new restoration of the captivating anime feature MILLENNIUM ACTRESS (千年女優, Sennen Joyū, 2001) will be released on Blu-ray + DVD combo pack and digital download on November 19, 2019 from ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio and Shout! Factory. Fans ordering directly from shoutfactory.com will receive a limited-edition lithograph, available while supplies last.

Boasting countless awards and recognitions, including Grand Prize winner in the Japan Agency of Cultural Affairs Media Arts Festival, MILLENNIUM ACTRESS is a must see for anime fans of all ages. This release includes the original Japanese audio and a new English dub.

The incredible film from legendary director Satoshi Kon (PERFECT BLUE, PAPRIKA, TOKYO GODFATHERS) and famed anime studio Madhouse (PERFECT BLUE, WOLF CHILDREN, DEATH NOTE) is “a lovely Valentine to the golden age of Japanese filmmaking and an era of gentler, deeper feelings” (San Francisco Chronicle).
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Photos courtesy of X-Plus. Alien Baltan, Ultraman Tiga Dark and Mukadender © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS. Hedorah TM & © TOHO CO., LTD.
Godzilla (2019) © 2019 Legendary, All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO.,LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary

Product Info and Exclusive GIANT High-Res Photos, Direct from X-Plus!
Author: Keith Aiken
Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd.
Special Thanks to Shingo Fujimoto

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

The Japanese collectibles company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and daikaiju-sized photos of their monster figures scheduled for release in October 2019.
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Special guest Michael Dougherty will attend Godzillafest for a screening of his movie, GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, plus
several of Toho’s classic daikaiju films. ©2019 Legendary TM & © TOHO CO.,LTD.

See 11 Toho Classics Plus GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS With The Film’s Director, Michael Dougherty!
Source: Bay Area Film Events press release
Official Site: bayareafilmevents.com/shows

Bay Area Film Events, CinemaSF and 3Fish Studios are coming together to bring a huge Godzilla event to the Historic Balboa Theater in San Francisco. Taking place over a three day weekend, Godzilla stomps onto the big screen in twelve movies on both screens of the Balboa. The lineup includes classic films that have not been seen in theaters since Bay Area Film Events presented the very first Godzillafest at the Castro Theater in 2004.
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Photo courtesy of X-Plus. © 2019 Legendary, All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO.,LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary

Product Info and Exclusive GIANT High-Res Photos, Direct from X-Plus!
Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd.
Special Thanks to Shingo Fujimoto

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

The Japanese collectibles company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and daikaiju-sized photos of their upcoming DefoReal Series figure of King Ghidorah from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS.
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Source: Well Go USA, ddPR
Special Thanks to Leif Helland

Image courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. © 2017 Sun
Entertainment Culture

Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray Combo Pack of the action-packed thriller THE BRINK (狂獸, Kuáng shòu, 2017). The first feature film from director Jonathan Li, THE BRINK stars rising action star Max Jin Zhang (IP MAN 3, THE GRANDMASTER, PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING), Shawn Yue (THE GUILLOTINES, LEGEND OF THE FIST: THE RETURN OF CHEN ZHEN), Yue Wu (IP MAN 4: THE FINALE) and Janice Man (COLD WAR II). Li was nominated as Best New Director at the 2018 Hong Kong Film Awards, while Chung Chi Li was nominated for Best Action Choreography for his “impressively staged action sequences” (Screen Anarchy).

In THE BRINK, a renegade cop is on a mission to bring a shady smuggler to justice by any means necessary. When his investigation leads to a Triad mob boss and global smuggling ring, his manhunt quickly turns from local misconduct into a violent international incident. A relentless barrage of high flying action and explosive fight sequences, in this breakneck thriller, once the fists start flying, they never stop — not even underwater.
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Source: Hollywood Theatre press release
Official Site: GODZILLATHON
Special Thanks to Michael Calhoun

Nate Ashley’s GODZILLATHON prints of the ) will be on
sale at the screenings. TM & © TOHO CO.,LTD.

This month, GODZILLATHON stomps its way into the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Oregon!

Four films from the Showa period crash into the Hollywood! An entire weekend of extremely rare 35mm prints of classic kaiju! Mighty monsters in gargantuan duels on a 50 foot screen!

All four films are dubbed in English.

Poster prints of the GODZILLATHON artwork (by Nate Ashley) will be on sale at the lobby each screening.
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Source: Arrow Video US, MVD Entertainment Group
Special Thanks to Clint Weiler

Image courtesy of MVD Entertainment. © ATG

Arrow Video US is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Akio Jissoji: The Buddhist Trilogy Limited Edition Blu-ray. This box set contains three New Wave films from the Art Theatre Guild — THIS TRANSIENT LIFE, MANDALA and POEM, forming The Buddhist Trilogy — which were directed by Akio Jissoji (ULTRAMAN, TOKYO: THE LAST MEGALOPOLIS).

The Akio Jissoji: The Buddhist Trilogy Limited Edition Blu-ray will be available August 20 from Arrow Video US. The set features High Definition (1080p) presentations of THIS TRANSIENT LIFE, MANDALA and POEM; original uncompressed LPCM mono 1.0 audio on all three films; introductions and scene-select commentaries for all three films by , author of Eros Plus Massacre: An Introduction to the Japanese New Wave author David Desser; theatrical trailers; an illustrated 80-page perfect-bound collector’s book; and a bonus Blu-ray disc with Jissôji’s 1974 feature IT WAS A FAINT DREAM (あさき夢みし, Asaki Yumemishi), which continues the themes explored in the Trilogy.
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