Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: https://aniplex-online-fest.com/en/ Special Thanks to Aiko Makino Aniplex Online Fest 2021 is excited to announce the line-up of music artists that will be featured in the online event from Aniplex over the July 4th weekend. Musical acts will include some of the biggest names in anime music, including Aimer, ClariS, LiSA, ReoNa, and SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]. The online event, which saw over 800,000 viewers from all over the world in July 2020, will feature programming from popular Aniplex shows, music performances, and more on YouTube for free on Saturday, July 3, 2021 (PDT). Aniplex Online Fest 2021 revealed on May 27th their first round of programming, which includes DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA, SWORD ART ONLINE THE MOVIE -PROGRESSIVE- ARIA OF A STARLESS NIGHT, FATE/GRAND ORDER ANIME PROJECT, and PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA 10TH ANNIVERSARY PROJECT X MAGIA RECORD: PUELLA

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Photo courtesy of Toho. TM＆©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: Toho Co., Ltd. press release Official Site: godzilla.com Special Thanks to Jacara Jenkins Make your dad’s day this upcoming Father’s Day with the perfect gift! The Dad-zilla in your life deserves the best to make their day. TOHO has put together a Father’s Day Gift Guide of uncommon Godzilla merch & collectibles to help everyone discover the absolute best gift to get this June that will leave your dad roaring thank you’s! From unique merch pieces to headphones and exclusive collectibles there is something for every type of dad on this list. Since Godzilla roared on to the scene almost 70 years ago, the monster has been a source of nostalgia and a bridge of connection for each new generation that comes along. Godzilla is the perfect way to celebrate that special connection you

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Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. ©Pineapple Movie Limited   Source: Well Go USA, ddPR Special Thanks to Leif Helland Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. ©Pineapple Movie Limited Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray of the action-packed MMA thriller UNDERCOVER PUNCH & GUN (潛龍狙擊, Qián lóng jūjī, 2019). An undercover cop’s daring plan to infiltrate a notorious drug ring is severely compromised when a rival agency attacks mid-trade and kills the gang’s leader. Their cover blown, both teams are forced to unite and take to the high seas in an attempt to overthrow the ruthless smuggler behind it all.  First-time co-directors Lui Koon Nam and Frankie Tam assembled an exciting cast – including Philip Ng (ENTER THE FAT DRAGON, CHASING THE DRAGON), Van Ness Wu (IP MAN 4, DRAGON BLADE), and Andy On (SPECIAL

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Source: Sentai press release Official Site: http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/pr/anisun/anelog/ (Japan)   ©Shogakukan Inc.2014 Sentai announced today that it acquired the ANE LOG ( 姉ログ ～靄子姉さんの本編を飛び出しても止まらないモノローグ～, Ane Rogu ~ Moya-ko Nēsan no Honpen o Tobidashite mo Tomaranai Monorōgu ~, 2014-15) OVA collection, based upon the comedy manga series of the same name. Sentai will distribute the three-part OVA to audiences in the United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa as well as Latin America. Kids say the darndest things, and in Moyako’s opinion, her brother says the strangest things of all! An innocent childhood declaration that he’d one day marry her has convinced Moyako that her brother will grow up to be a total perv, and now she reads the worst into their every interaction. Surely it’s a big sister’s job to rehabilitate her little brother, right? Only

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Source: Comscore Official Movie Site: GodzillavsKong.com Special Thanks to Paul Dergarabedian Comscore has provided an update to the official North American and Global box office estimates for the Memorial weekend of May 31, 2021, as compiled by the company’s theatrical measurement services. As the trusted official standard for real-time worldwide box office reporting, Comscore provides the only theater-level reporting in the world. Customers are able to analyze admissions and gross results around the world using Comscore's suite of products. Please note that 72% of all North American Theaters are currently open. Comscore Monday Estimates Update - Memorial Weekend Edition - Box Office Roundup – May 31, 2021 A re-cap of this weekend’s notable performers as reported by their respective distributors ■ Top 5 Films in North America: Paramount scores a major summer hit over this Memorial Day weekend with A

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Source: Arrow Films, MVD Entertainment Special Thanks to Clint Weiler Photo courtesy of Arrow Films. © KADOKAWA WHEN A SEDUCTIVE WOMAN GETS A SPIDER TATTOO... SHE WANTS VENGEANCE ON THOSE WHO MISTREAT HER! Drawn from the pen of one of Japan's foremost writers of the 20th century, Junichiro Tanizaki (A Fool's Love, The Makioka Sisters), IREZUMI (刺青, 1966) is a stylish tale of lust, betrayal and revenge directed by Yasuzo Masumura (GIANTS AND TOYS, BLIND BEAST). Masumura's muse Ayako Wakao (THE BLUE SKY MAIDEN, RED ANGEL) stars as Otsuya, the daughter of a rich merchant, who is tempted by her lover, Shinsuke, a lowly employee of her father's, to elope. During their flight, Otsuya's beauty attracts the gaze of Seikichi, a mysterious master tattooist who sees her pristine white skin as the perfect canvas for his art. The image of the large demonic spider

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Source: Comscore Official Movie Site: GodzillavsKong.com Special Thanks to Paul Dergarabedian Comscore has announced the official North American and Global box office estimates for the weekend of May 30, 2021, as compiled by the company’s theatrical measurement services. As the trusted official standard for real-time worldwide box office reporting, Comscore provides the only theater-level reporting in the world. Customers are able to analyze admissions and gross results around the world using Comscore's suite of products. Please note that 71% of all North American Theaters are currently open. Memorial Weekend Edition - Comscore – Sunday Estimates – Weekend Box Office Roundup – May 30, 2021      A re-cap of this weekend’s notable performers as reported by their respective distributors ■ Top 5 Films in North America: Paramount scores a major summer hit over this Memorial Day weekend with A QUIET PLACE PART

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Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019 THE GREAT WAR OF ARCHIMEDES FILM PARTNERS   Source: Well Go USA, ddPR Special Thanks to Leif Helland Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. ©2019 THE GREAT WAR OF ARCHIMEDES FILM PARTNERS Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray of THE GREAT WAR OF ARCHIMEDES (アルキメデスの大戦, Archimedes no Taisen, 2019). Directed by award-winning filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki (ALWAYS -SUNSET ON THIRD STREET, THE ETERNAL ZERO, “Godzilla the Ride"), the film is a fictionalized depiction of the behind-the-scenes struggles of building the Yamato, the largest battleship in the world, during WWII. From renowned producer/distributor Toho (GODZILLA; MY HERO ACADEMIA, YOUR NAME), THE GREAT WAR OF ARCHIMEDES stars Suda Masaki (DROWNING LOVE), Emoto Tasuku (AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING), Hamabe Minami (THE PROMISED NEVERLAND), Shofukutei Tsurube (FAMILY OF STRANGERS), and Kobayashi Katsuya (THE

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Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: https://aniplex-online-fest.com/en/ Special Thanks to Aiko Makino Aniplex of America is thrilled to announce the return of Aniplex Online Fest 2021 on Saturday, July 3, 2021 (PDT). After the successful inaugural event in July 2020, which welcomed over 800,000 viewers from all over the world, Aniplex Online Fest is scheduled to feature programming from popular Aniplex shows, performances from the biggest musical acts, and more, streaming worldwide for free this summer. Aniplex Online Fest 2021 is also proud to reveal the main visual illustrated by Saki Takahashi and the first round of the programming line-up, which includes DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA, SWORD ART ONLINE THE MOVIE -PROGRESSIVE- ARIA OF A STARLESS NIGHT, FATE/GRAND ORDER ANIME PROJECT, and PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA 10TH ANNIVERSARY PROJECT X MAGIA RECORD: PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA SIDE STORY. For more

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  Source: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Official Site: GodzillavsKong.com Official Facebook: @GodzillaVsKong Official Instagram: @GodzillaVsKong Official Twitter: @GodzillaVsKong Special Thanks to Michael Foell Warner Bros. Home Entertainment as provided a trailer for the digital (May 21) and home video (June 15) release of GODZILLA VS. KONG. For more information, please see GODZILLA VS. KONG On Home Video From Warner Bros. Home Entertainment here on SciFi Japan. Video courtesy of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. © 2021 Legendary. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM © Legendary  About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video and digital distribution businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital

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VINLAND SAGA Available August 31st Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its August slate of releases which includes Sentai Filmworks warrior action series, VINLAND SAGA, available on English dubbed Blu-ray August 31st with a Limited Edition Premium Box Set to be released soon. Product details follow, in order of release... Photo courtesy of Section 23 Films.     MAOYU ~ ARCHENEMY & HERO Published by:    Sentai Filmworks Distributed by:  Section23 Films Run Time:         300 min. Street Date:      8/3/2021 Format:             BD Language:         Japanese with English Subtitles SRP:                $49.98 For 15 years, mankind has fought the dreaded Demon King, but when the heroic warrior known as Hero finally storms the King's Castle, he's shocked to learn that the Demon King is, in fact, a

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Photo courtesy of The Loot Company. © Rumiko Takahashi / Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, Sunrise 2009 Source: The Loot Company press release Special Thanks to George Roush Photo courtesy of The Loot Company. © Rumiko Takahashi / Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, Sunrise 2009   Loot Crate is proud to introduce the Inuyasha Special Edition Crate, honoring the popular manga series and anime adaptation. Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi, Inuyasha has been a worldwide phenomenon over its ten-year manga run, with numerous anime television adaptations and films, including the recently released anime television series “Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon.” Join the adventures of Kagome Higurashi and Inuyasha and hunt your own Sacred Jewel shards with this exclusive crate, featuring licensed gear, apparel and more! Debuting in the US as an instant anime success and a major influence on the entire industry nearly 20 years ago, Inuyasha continues

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Source: Sentai press release Official Site: https://kotobuki-anime.com/ (Japan) ©KOTOBUKI THE MOVIE Film Partners Sentai announced today that it acquired omnibus movie THE MAGNIFICENT KOTOBUKI THE MOVIE (荒野のコトブキ飛行隊 完全版, Koya no Kotobuki Hikotai Kanzenban, 2020), which sends the high-flying aerial action of THE MAGNIFICENT KOTOBUKI to new heights. Sentai will distribute the film to audiences in the Unites States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Central America and South America. In a desolate desert world, air pirates rule the skies. They prey on aerial commerce and hold remote towns for ransom, but the talented pilots of Team KOTOBUKI use their impressive aerial instincts and hard-won skills to defend cities and cargo shipments from these vultures… for the right price, of course. In their existent reciprocating engine aircraft and with ice in their veins, Team KOTOBUKI will take on

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Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. ©CJ ENM Corp., Hive Media Corp. Source: Well Go USA, ddPR Special Thanks to Leif Helland Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. ©CJ ENM Corp., Hive Media Corp. Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray of DELIVER US FROM EVIL (다만 악에서 구하소서, Daman Akeseo Goohasoseo, 2020), an action-packed thriller about a government-agent-turned-mercenary forced to re-emerge when he learns a little girl closely connected to him is kidnapped. However, when an infamous gangster learns who has entered the country and is finally within his grasp, he goes on a bloody rampage to thwart the ex-agent’s rescue mission.  Directed by Hong Won Chan (OFFICE), who infused the film with “impressively spectacular shootouts in the streets and a Bourne-level rooftop chase” (The Guardian), DELIVER US FROM EVIL stars Hwang Jung-min (THE WAILING, THE

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Source: Comscore Official Movie Site: GodzillavsKong.com Special Thanks to Paul Dergarabedian Comscore has announced the official North American and Global box office estimates for the weekend of May 23, 2021, as compiled by the company’s theatrical measurement services. As the trusted official standard for real-time worldwide box office reporting, Comscore provides the only theater-level reporting in the world. Customers are able to analyze admissions and gross results around the world using Comscore's suite of products. Please note that 67% of all North American Theaters are currently open. Comscore – Sunday Estimates – Weekend Box Office Roundup – May 23, 2021      A re-cap of this weekend’s notable performers as reported by their respective distributors ■ International Openers: Universal Pictures’ F9 is the No. 1 movie in the world this weekend as it kicked off its international run in eight markets including Korea,

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Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to JW Starrett Photo courtesy of Mill Creek Entertainment. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Mill Creek Entertainment is offering our readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray + Digital set of Tsuburaya Productions’ ULTRAMAN LEO (ウルトラマンレオ Urutoraman Reo, 1974-75). The set contains stunning high definition video for all 51 half-hour episodes with DTS-HD Master Audio of the original Japanese soundtrack with English subtitles. ULTRAMAN LEO is the seventh and final entry in the first wave of the Ultraman Series, premiering in Japan in April 1974. The mighty hero Ultraseven is crippled while defending the Earth from an invasion by the tyrannical Alien Magma. He is rescued by Gen Otori, a young Ultra warrior who had fled to Earth following the destruction of his homeworld, Planet L77 in the Leo constellation. Unable to return to his giant form, the injured Ultraseven resumes

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Photo courtesy of Bandai. TM＆©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: Bandai Co., Ltd. Bandai has released the "Movie Monster Series" soft vinyl figure of of Godzilla Terrestris from 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 show debuted in Japan on March 25 with a worldwide release on Netflix this June 24. Movie Monster Series: Godzilla Terrestris -GODZILLA S.P-/ ムービーモンスターシリーズ ゴジラテレストリス-ゴジラS.P- Manufacturer: Bandai Item No.: 4549660477020000 Product Size: Length Approximately 30cm (11.8 Inches) Material: PVC Release Date: May 22, 2021 (Japan) Price: ¥2,420 (Approximately $22.21 US) About Bandai Co., Ltd. “Dreams and Creation” Since its founding in 1950, Bandai has been committed to promoting diverse forms of entertainment to customers worldwide. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Bandai creates toys with the hope of encouraging users of all ages to be inspired

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The final chapter of the [Heaven’s Feel] trilogy arrives on Blu-ray and digital release! Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: https://www.fate-sn.com/ (Japan), https://fatestaynightusa.com/ (US) Special Thanks to Aiko Makino Photo courtesy of Aniplex. © TYPE-MOON, ufotable, FSNPC Aniplex of America is thrilled to announce that the action-packed FATE/STAY NIGHT [HEAVEN'S FEEL] III. SPRING SONG will be available subbed and English dubbed in both Limited Edition and Standard Edition Blu-ray on August 17, 2021, as well as on digital starting May 25, 2021 on Apple TV, Google Play*, Microsoft Store, PlayStation Store, and Vudu. Both Blu-ray editions feature the blockbuster film in English and Japanese audio with English and Spanish subtitles and come with trailers and commercials as bonus contents. The Limited Edition Blu-ray is housed in a rigid box illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi (TYPE-MOON) along with a Digipak illustrated by Director Tomonori Sudo

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Source: Netflix press release Special Thanks to Sophia Shin Netflix announced today three all new animated films and series from Asian American creators -- THE MONKEY KING film with an all-star voice cast, MECH CADET series from renowned animation studio Polygon and BOONS AND CURSES series from newcomer Jaydeep Hasrajani. Our Voices, Our Stories: Asian Americans Take the Lead in Netflix Animation  By: Jane Lee, Manager, Netflix Animation Never underestimate the power of seeing yourself on the screen. Watching my favorite cartoons growing up, I rarely saw a face or name like mine, and certainly never as the hero. But I always had a passion for animation, and now I get to reclaim the space for myself and others who deserve to see ourselves on screen. Today I’m so proud to share three brand new projects putting Asian American protagonists front and center

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New 5 Issue Comic Book Mini-Series Concludes Source: IDW Publishing Photo courtesy of IDW. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. IDW Publishing has announced solicitations for the final 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 #5 will be available from comic book shops and retailers in August 2021 and features a main cover by artist Dan Schoening. Retailers who order 10 copies will receive one free variant cover by Philip Murphy. Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors #5 Writer: Erik Burnham Artist: Dan Schoening Colorist: Luis Antonio Delgado Cover A: Dan Schoening Cover B: Photo Cover Tentative In-Store Date: August 2021 Pages: 32 Cover Price: $3.99 Rise Up, Part 5! The time has come to see if the world is worthy of saving!

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