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    Toho presents a new theatrical production based on Studio Ghibli’s SPIRITED AWAY. Image courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. ©2001 Studio Ghibli – NDDTM ©Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. press release Official Site: tohostage.com/spirited_away Special Thanks to Sarah Allen Toho Co., Ltd. is delighted to announce the world premiere of a new theatrical production based on Studio Ghibli’s Oscar-winning film SPIRITED AWAY (千と千尋の神隠し, Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi). This production will be the first ever stage adaptation of the 2001 animated masterpiece by Hayao Miyazaki which became a massive box office hit in Japan and earned worldwide acclaim including Academy Award for Best Animated Feature of 2002. The Tony and Olivier Award-winning director and Honorary Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, John Caird (Les Misérables, Nicholas Nickleby, Daddy Long Legs), who has been an admirer of the film for years will write and direct the stage adaptation Chihiro, the heroine of the story, is a 10-year-old girl moving with her parents to their new home. They lose

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    Source: Crunchyroll press release Official Site: godzilla.com, store.crunchyroll.com/collections/cr-loves-godzilla Special Thanks to Amanda Geraldo Crunchyroll, the world’s most popular anime brand, and Toho International, Inc., the subsidiary of the Japanese entertainment studio Toho Co., Ltd, are excited to announce that they’ve collaborated on an extensive new Crunchyroll Loves collection featuring GODZILLA. The exclusive streetwear collection captures the God of Destruction and its famous kaiju “frenemies” across three hoodies, one sweatshirt, three long-sleeve shirts, and three short-sleeve shirts. Additionally, Crunchyroll Loves will release three never-before-seen Medicom figures that capture a more playful side of GODZILLA as well as a collector’s book that memorializes iconic GODZILLA masterpieces throughout the years. • GODZILLA: Cover Compendium is an 80-page art book from IDW Publishing that will highlight their multiple comic series. The book cover was designed exclusively by Crystal Cheung for this Crunchyroll

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    Adding to its robust anime arsenal, Tubi secures seven series and six films from Toei Animation for the US, Canada and Mexico including global franchise phenom ONE PIECE Source: Toei Animation Inc. press release Official Site: tubitv.com Special Thanks to Scott Barretto Tubi, a division of FOX Entertainment, is continuing to expand its robust animation portfolio by entering a significant licensing agreement with Toei Animation, the industry-leading anime studio and pioneer in Japanese animation. With the deal including seven television series totaling nearly 500 episodes, as well as six TV specials, viewers will soon have access to six TV special installments of the internationally popular ONE PIECE franchise — including 3D2Y, EPISODE OF SABO, ADVENTURE OF NEBULANDIA, HEART OF GOLD, EPISODE OF EAST BLUE and EPISODE OF SKYPIEA — as well as episodes from the ONE PIECE television series currently streaming on Tubi. Additionally,

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Official Site: GodzillavsKong.com Official Facebook: @GodzillaVsKong Official Instagram: @GodzillaVsKong Official Twitter: @GodzillaVsKong Special Thanks to Liza Nedelman Warner Bros. Pictures has provided SciFi Japan with two recent TV spots for GODZILLA VS KONG. About GODZILLA VS KONG On March 31, 2021 from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures comes the long-awaited face-off between two icons in the epic adventure GODZILLA VS KONG, starring Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, with Kyle Chandler and Demián Bichir, under the direction of Adam Wingard, from a screenplay by Eric Pearson and Max Borenstein, story by Terry Rossio and Michael Dougherty & Zach Shields, based on the character “Godzilla” owned and created by TOHO CO., LTD. Legends collide in GODZILLA VS KONG as these mythic adversaries meet in a spectacular battle for the ages, with the fate

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    Source: Netflix Japan Official Site: godzilla-sp.jp (Japan), Godzilla Singular Point | Netflix (US) Official Twitter: twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP (Japan) Special Thanks to Shigeko Watanabe A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Netflix Japan has provided SciFi Japan with US and Japanese teaser trailers for the Netflix original anime series GODZILLA SINGULAR POINT (ゴジラ S.P ＜シンギュラポイント＞, Gojira S.P < Shingyura Pointo >). The series will premiere in Japan on Netflix Thursday, March 25 and on Tokyo MX, KBS, BS11 and SUN on Thursday April 1. Note: Article updated to correct release date information. About Netflix Netflix is the world`s leading streaming entertainment service with 193 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on

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

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    AHIRU NO SORA Available May 25th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its May slate of releases which includes Season 3 & 4 of Sentai Filmworks hit series, AHIRU NO SORA, available on Blu-ray May 25th and also included in the Season 1-4 Limited Edition Premium Box Set! Product details follow, in order of release… GATE Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 600 min. Street Date: 5/4/2021 Format: BD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98 When a dimensional rift appears in downtown Tokyo and begins spewing an army of monsters and men in medieval armor, 33-year-old JSDF officer Yoji Itami’s hobbies of fantasy novels and video games suddenly complement his military training and help rout an invasion from another world! They also

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Official Site: GodzillavsKong.com Official Facebook: @GodzillaVsKong Official Instagram: @GodzillaVsKong Official Twitter: @GodzillaVsKong Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures’ GODZILLA VS KONG (Title: 哥斯拉vs金剛, Gēsīlā vs Jīngāng) will open in Taiwan on March 24, 2021. Warner Bros. Pictures has released 4 new TV spots for the film. About GODZILLA VS KONG Legends collide in GODZILLA VS KONG as these mythic adversaries meet in a spectacular battle for the ages, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous journey to find his true home, and with them is Jia, a young orphaned girl with whom he has formed a unique and powerful bond. But they unexpectedly find themselves in the path of an enraged Godzilla, cutting a swath of destruction across the globe. The epic clash between the two titans --

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Official Site: GodzillavsKong.com Official Facebook: @GodzillaVsKong Official Instagram: @GodzillaVsKong Official Twitter: @GodzillaVsKong Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures’ GODZILLA VS KONG will open in Taiwan on March 24, 2021, ahead of the film`s release in the United States or Japan. The movie`s title for that country, 哥斯拉vs金剛 (Gēsīlā vs Jīngāng) translates as GODZILLA VS KING KONG. About GODZILLA VS KONG Legends collide in GODZILLA VS KONG as these mythic adversaries meet in a spectacular battle for the ages, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous journey to find his true home, and with them is Jia, a young orphaned girl with whom he has formed a unique and powerful bond. But they unexpectedly find themselves in the path of an enraged Godzilla, cutting a swath of destruction across

    Spiral Studio’s Ultimate Masterline Series Burning Godzilla Deluxe Edition comes with a Thermonuclear Pulse Wings Effect and a Diorma. Photo courtesy of Spiral Studio. © 2021 Legendary, All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO.,LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary

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    Source: Spiral Studio Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Atichai Sirithanapisarn The collectibles company Spiral Studio Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and 75 large, high-res photos of the Deluxe Edition of their Ultimate Masterline Series: Burning Godzilla (2019) statue from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS. Burning Godzilla is sculpted and painted with an aim to stay true to the details portrayed in the actual film. With Thermonuclear Pulse Effect made with translucent material as a complementary item to represent Mothra’s energy in one of the most iconic scene in the history of Godzilla’s movies, Burning Godzilla Statue Deluxe Edition offers something that is unique in its entirety. Additionally, the entire Burning Godzilla Statue and Diorama are fully equipped with LED light-up functions with a goal of presenting movie-accurate details in mind, in order to truly depict

    Photo courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment.© 2020 CRAZY SAMURAI MUSASHI FILM PARTNERS

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    Source: Well Go USA, ddPR Official Site: wiiber.com (Japan), wellgousa.com/films/crazy-samurai-400-vs-1 (US) Special Thanks to Leif Helland Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray of the groundbreakingly innovative action epic CRAZY SAMURAI: 400 vs. 1 (狂武蔵, Kyō Musashi, 2020). The highlight of this extraordinary film is a 77-minute action sequence shot in one continuous take, a “marathon battle [that] rivals any ever filmed” (Forbes). Director Yuji Shimomura (DEATH TRANCE, RE: BORN) has crafted an epic achievement in action choreography around martial arts icon Tak Sakaguchi (VERSUS, RISE OF THE MACHINE GIRL), who plays Japan’s most legendary swordsman — Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645), a warrior undefeated in at least 60 documented duels — as he takes on his most difficult battle. CRAZY SAMURAI: 400 VS. 1 debuts on Blu-ray (SLP: $29.98) and DVD (SLP:

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    Japanese Soft Vinyl Figures Go on Sale in March Source: Bandai Co., Ltd. Bandai has released product details and large photos of their “Movie Monster Series” soft vinyl figures based on the Godzilla Channel YouTube channe web series KAIJU PUPPET SHOW GODZIBAN (怪獣人形劇ゴジばん, Kaijū Ningyō Geki Gojiban). Movie Monster Series: Godzilla-kun (KAIJU PUPPET SHOW GODZIBAN) / ムービーモンスターシリーズ ゴジラくん(怪獣人形劇ゴジばん) Manufacturer: Bandai Item No.: 4549660571339000 Product Size: Height Approximately 12.5cm (4.9 Inches) Material: PVC Release Date: March 2021 (Japan) Price: ¥1,650 (Approximately $15.61 US) Movie Monster Series: Little (KAIJU PUPPET SHOW GODZIBAN) / ムービーモンスターシリーズ リトル(怪獣人形劇ゴジばん) Manufacturer: Bandai Item No.: 4549660571346000 Product Size: Height Approximately 9cm (3.5 Inches) Material: PVC Release Date: March 2021 (Japan) Price: ¥715 (Approximately $6.76 US) Movie Monster Series: Minilla (KAIJU PUPPET SHOW GODZIBAN) /

    Photos courtesy of Legendary. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. © 2021 WARNER BROS. ENT. © LEGENDARY 2021

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    Source: Legendary Official Movie Site: GodzillavsKong.com Official Facebook: @GodzillaVsKong Official Instagram: @GodzillaVsKong Official Twitter: @GodzillaVsKong Special Thanks to Sarah Jarvis and Tracy Brown In anticipation of the March release of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures epic action adventure GODZILLA VS KONG, Legendary has worked with Merch by Amazon on tie-in products. All of these items can now be purchased from Legendary’s Amazon Store. GODZILLA VS KONG Official White Logo T-Shirt Officially licensed GODZILLA VS KONG logo design printed on a lightweight, classic fit, cotton T-shirt with double-needle short sleeve and bottom hem. Available in Men’s and Women’s sizes in black, navy, royal blue, heather grey and orange from Legendary’s Amazon store. Manufacturer: Legendary/Merch by Amazon ASIN: B08TVX4NZR Release Date: January 23, 2021 SRP: $19.99 GODZILLA

    Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors #2 Cover A, Image courtesy of IDW Publishing. © Toho Co., Ltd.

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    2nd Chapter Of New 5 Issue Comic Book Mini-Series Source: IDW Publishing IDW Publishing has announced solicitations for the second issue of the five part mini-series Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors, the first Godzilla comic published under IDW’s new multi-year agreement with Toho Co. Ltd. Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors #2 will be available from comic book shops and retailers in May 2021 and features a main cover by artist Dan Schoening. Retailers who order 15 copies will receive one free variant photo cover by SL Gallant. Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors #2 Writer: Erik Burnham Artist: Dan Schoening Colorist: Luis Antonio Delgado Cover A: Dan Schoening Cover B: Photo Cover by Jorge Monlongo Tentative In-Store Date: May 2021 Pages: 36 Cover Price: $4.99 Godzilla roars back into comics! “Rise Up!” Part 2: The world knows that the King of the

    Fans who have purchased the RETURN OF ULTRAMAN complete series can now get a free updated and corrected booklet. Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Barrett Evans and J.W. Starrett Mill Creek Entertainment has asked SciFi Japan to share the following update… ATTN Ultra-Fans! We have made a series of updates, corrections and revisions to the booklet included in the RETURN OF ULTRAMAN complete series releases. We are now making a replacement booklet available for consumers who have purchased the collection. If you’re interested in receiving an updated booklet, please fill out the following form, http://bit.ly/ReturnOfUltramanBooklet. Proof of purchase must be provided via the instructions detailed in the form. Thank you for your continued support of Mill Creek Entertainment and our lineup of Ultraman Blu-rays! For further details on the RETURN OF ULTRAMAN standard Blu-ray and special edition SteelBook sets, please see the previous coverage here on SciFi Japan. About

    Photos courtesy of Legendary Comics. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. © 2021 WARNER BROS. ENT. © LEGENDARY 2021

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    The robust offerings include all-new prequel graphic novels, two children’s books, a behind-the-scenes art book, a novelization, and a special anthology of past stories, set to debut in March 2021 Source: Legendary Comics press release Official Movie Site: GodzillavsKong.com Official Facebook: @GodzillaVsKong Official Instagram: @GodzillaVsKong Official Twitter: @GodzillaVsKong Special Thanks to Sarah Jarvis and Tracy Brown In anticipation of the March release of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures epic action adventure GODZILLA VS KONG, Legendary Comics announced today an exciting companion publishing program that will allow fans to dive deeper into stories relating to the upcoming cinematic showdown between two of the most beloved pop culture Titans of all time — the great Godzilla and the mighty Kong! The GODZILLA VS KONG publishing program will feature: two new epic prequel graphic novels; an anthology featuring past fan-favorite comic series; two endearing titles for

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Official Site: GodzillavsKong.com Official Facebook: @GodzillaVsKong Official Instagram: @GodzillaVsKong Official Twitter: @GodzillaVsKong A new trailer has been released for Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures’ GODZILLA VS KONG. The movie will open in American theaters and on HBO Max on March 31, and in Japanese cinemas on May 14, 2021. About Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures has been at the forefront of the motion picture industry since its inception and continues to be a leading creative force in the industry. Warner Bros. Pictures produces and distributes a wide-ranging slate of some 18-22 films each year, employing a business paradigm that mitigates risk while maximizing productivity and capital. Warner Bros. Pictures either fully finances or co-finances the films it produces and maintains worldwide distribution rights. It further monetizes its distribution and marketing operations by distributing films that are

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    Source: Sentai press release Official Site: baki-anime.jp (Japan) Sentai announced today that it acquired BAKI (グラップラー刃牙, Gurappurā Baki), the brutal martial arts anime series, for release in a home video complete collection. Sentai’s release will feature the original Japanese with English subtitles together with an all-new English dub. Five vicious convicts escape death row. They make their way to Tokyo intent on committing violent blood sport. Now they’re after Baki Hanma. With the onslaught looming, Baki must enlist Kaoru Hanayama, Doppo Orochi, Sea King Retsu and Goki Shibukawa, each with his own unique combat ability, if Baki wants to live to brawl another day. From the mind of the series’ original creator, Keisuke Itagaki, BAKI adapts the “Most Evil Death Row Convicts Saga” of the second manga series. BAKI is produced by TMS Entertainment (GUGURE! KOKKURI-SAN, MEGALOBOX , LUPIN THE 3rd) and

    Spiral Studio presents the second statue in their Ultimate Masterline Series… Burning Godzilla! Photo courtesy of Spiral Studio. © 2021 Legendary, All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO.,LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary

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    Source: Spiral Studio Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Atichai Sirithanapisarn “Long Live The King.” The collectibles company Spiral Studio Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and more than 70 large, high-res photos of the second statue in their Ultimate Masterline Series; Burning Godzilla (2019) from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS. The figure is part of the “Battle in Boston” series and depicts Godzilla in his most lethal state following Serizawa’s and Mothra’s self-sacrifices. Spiral Studio’s Burning Godzilla Statue is fully equipped with LED light-up functions with a goal of presenting movie-accurate details in mind, in order to truly depict the iconic shot of the final battle in GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS. Burning Godzilla is now available for pre-order until February 28, 2021 (or while stock lasts) at spiraltoy.com. As

    Win a Godzilla Gallery: Godzilla 1995 (Burning) Gallery Diorama from Diamond Select Toys and SciFi Japan! Photo courtesy of Diamond Select. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD.

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    Source: Diamond Select Toys Special Thanks to Zach Oat Diamond Select Toys is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their Godzilla Gallery: Godzilla 1995 (Burning) Gallery Diorama. Designed by Joe Allard and sculpted by Jorge Santos Souza, the figure depicts Godzilla from 1995 Toho movie GODZILLA VS DESTOROYAH (ゴジラvsデストロイア, Gojira vs Desutoroia), and measures approximately 10 inches tall. Originally released as a 2020 SDCC exclusive, this figure comes packaged in a full-color window box. The suggested retail price is $69.99. Diamond Select Toys’ Godzilla collectibles can now be ordered internationally from their web store. OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES and INFORMATION Prize: A. There are two (2) prizes, each consisting of one (1) Godzilla Gallery: Godzilla 1995 (Burning) Gallery Diorama. B. The prizes will be shipped to the contest winners so entrants must include a valid mailing address.

    Photo courtesy of MVD Entertainment. © 1968 Toei Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Arrow Video US, MVD Entertainment Group press release Special Thanks to Clint Weiler Arrow Video US and MVD Entertainment are offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the new Blu-ray of Toei’s SHOGUN’S JOY OF TORTURE (徳川女刑罰史, Tokugawa Onna Keibatsu-shi, 1968), cult director Teruo Ishii’s infamous omnibus of three shocking tales of crime and punishment based on true-life documented cases set during the reign of the Tokugawa shogunate. The first tale sees the beautiful Mitsu (Masumi Tachibana) going to horrifying lengths to tend to her older brother Shinzō (Teruo Yoshida), a carpenter injured in a work accident, but the law catches up on them and metes out a terrifying retribution after they violate the ultimate taboo. In the second, unfettered passions in a Buddhist nunnery are not allowed to go unpunished after abbess Reihō (Yukie Kagawa) and

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