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    The main cast of HOSHI 35. From left to right: Megumi Odaka, Jun Hashizume, Daijiro Harada, Hiroshi Miyasaka and Yumiko Tanaka. Photos courtesy of 3Y Film. © 2023 3Y

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    The main cast of HOSHI 35. From left to right: Megumi Odaka, Jun Hashizume, Daijiro Harada, Hiroshi Miyasaka and Yumiko Tanaka. Photos courtesy of 3Y Film. © 2023 3Y Source: SRS Cinema LLCSpecial Thanks to Avery Guerra A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Photo courtesy of SRS Cinema. © 2023 3Y Aki lived her young life with a baby monster, but got separated from it for some reason. Thirty-five years later, a big earthquake hits her home. As the shaking grows stronger, a giant monster emerges… no longer a baby kaiju, the creature has grown… SRS Cinema LLC has acquired North American rights to the new kaiju film, HOSHI 35 (星35, 2023). Written and directed by Hiroto Yokokawa (THE GREAT BUDDHA ARRIVAL, NEZURA 1964), and co-directed by Kazuma Yoneyama and Daisuke Sato, with effects by Sato, the movie uses traditional Japanese FX techniques (aka tokusatsu)

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    Source: AnimEigo press release Special Thanks to Erik Jansen (MediaLab) Image courtesy of AnimEigo. Parts I & II © AIC, Part III © AIC / Flying Dog Anime distributor AnimEigo announces the upcoming home media Blu-ray release of the MEGAZONE 23 OVA (メガゾーン23, Megazōn Tsū Surī) on November 12th. Making its debut in 1985, MEGAZONe 23 ignited the Japanese Original Video Animation (OVA) boom. It proved there was a market for direct-to-video anime films and paved the way for anime to become not just a niche genre, but a world-wide phenomenon. It was soon joined by a visually mind-blowing sequel, and a 2-part spinoff that takes place centuries later. The new release from AnimEigo compiles the complete MEGAZONE 23 trilogy along with an array of bonus features that includes the original ADV Films commentary track, ADV Films English dub tracks for all 3 parts

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    Source: MVD Entertainment press releasee Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski Image courtesy of MVD Entertainment. ©Team Better Tomorrow Yoshikazu Ishii’s kaiju movie YUZO: THE BIGGEST BATTLE IN TOKYO (『特撮喜劇　大木勇造　人生最大の決戦』, Tokusatsu Kigeki Ōki Yūzō Jinsei Saidai no Kessen, 2022) is now available on DVD in North America from SRS Cinema. Ishii was an apprentice of the late Toho FX director Koichi Kawakita, and served as a special effects assistant director on GODZILLA: FINAL WARS,  NEGOTIATOR: MASHITA MASAYOSHI, DAIMAJIN KANON, and ULTRAMAN MEBIUS. He has directed  episodes of ULTRAMAN GINGA and ULTRAMAN GINGA S. SRS builds upon a successful relationship with Ishii following their release of his prior production, ATTACK OF THE GIANT TEACHER (アタック・オブ・ザ・ジャイアントティーチャー, Atakku Obu Za Jaianto Tīchā). Yuzo Ooki is unexpectedly fired. Managing to find a new job, Yuzo navigates the maze of crazy coworkers. Yuzo is undaunted, but he is bullied by his new workmates and

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    Photo courtesy of Well Go USA.  Source: Well Go USA, LBHpr  Special Thanks to Leif Helland Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray of the award-winner horror-thriller EXHUMA (파묘, 2024). Written and Directed by Jang Jae-Hyun (SVAHA: THE SIXTH FINGER), EXHUMA stars CHOI Min-Sik (OLDBOY, I SAW THE DEVIL), KIM Go-Eun (HERO, LITTLE WOMEN), YOO Hai-Jin (A TAXI DRIVER), and LEE Do-Hyun (PRISON PLAYBOOK, SWEET HOME). After tracing a strange ailment to a remote gravesite, a team of supernatural experts soon discovers what happens when you mess with the wrong grave. EXHUMA will be released on 4K Ultra HD (SLP: $34.98), Blu-ray (SLP: $29.98) and DVD (SLP: $24.98) October 8 from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film has a runtime of 135 minutes and is not rated. The release includes

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    Source: AnimEigo press release Special Thanks to Erik Jansen (MediaLab) Image courtesy of AnimEigo. ©AIC・Toshiba EMI Anime distributor AnimEigo delivers the sequel to the action-packed anime classic, BUBBLEGUN CRISIS, as it announces the Blu-ray home media release of BUBBLEGUM CRASH (バブルガムクラッシュ!, Baburugamu Kurasshu!) on January 21, 2025. BUBBLEGUM CRASH is a 1991 OVA anime produced by Artmic and Artland that followed the beloved 1987 series, BUBBLEGUM CRISIS, taking place a year after the original story. The new release contains all 3 episodes - ILLEGAL ARMY, GEO-CLIMBERS and MELT DOWN. It features a full restoration of Episode 2 (GEO-CLIMBERS), along with new HD upscales of Episodes 1 and 3, and comes packaged with a newly designed slipcover exclusively available for purchases from the MediaOCD webstore at https://www.mediaocd.com/product-page/bubblegum-crash-blu-ray.   Synopsis Times are changing in MegaTokyo. Boomers are no longer seen as a scourge, but rather, the city's saviors - heralds

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    Source: Sentai press release Sentai Home Video has announced its December 2024 slate of anime Blu-ray releases. Product details follow, in order of release...   Photo courtesy of Sentai. GUSHING OVER MAGICAL GIRLS Published by:    Sentai Distributed by:   Distribution SolutionsRun Time:         325 min.Street Date:      12/3/2024Format:             BDLanguage:        Japanese with English SubtitlesSRP:                 $59.98 Utena was obsessed with her city's Magical Girls, so when she was offered the chance to become a MG herself, she agreed without reading the fine print and now she's an EVIL magical girl in a scandalously brief costume, who has to fight her beloved heroines! And even more embarrassing? It seems Utena's MG obsession was nowhere near as innocent as she'd believed, and her relationships with Magical Girls take on a very twisted turn once her inner kinks are set free and she can TOUCH them! It's

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    Photo courtesy of Eureka Entertainment and MVD Entertainment. Source: MVD Entertainment press release Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski Photo courtesy of Eureka Entertainment and MVD Entertainment. Eureka Entertainment announces the release of THE SWORD (名劍, Míng Jiàn, 1980), Patrick Tam’s dazzling take on the classic wuxia adventure. Presented on Blu-ray from a brand new 2K restoration. Available as part of the Eureka Classics range, coming Nov 19 in North America. The Limited edition release of 2000 copies (per territory) will exclusively feature an O-card slipcase, and a collector’s booklet.     Best known as a key contributor to the Hong Kong New Wave as the director of MY HEART IS THAT ETERNAL ROSE and the editor of Wong Kar-wai’s DAYS OF BEING WILD and ASHES OF TIME, Patrick Tam began his filmmaking career with THE SWORD: a love letter to the wuxia genre starring

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    Image courtesy of Crunchyroll. Additional Blu-ray Releases from Crunchyroll this December Include DR. STONE NEW WORLD and SteelBook Debuts of ATTACK ON TITAN, Among Others!Source: Crunchyroll press release Anime fans will want to pour a tall cup of coffee heading into the New Year to celebrate in the most ghoulish way possible when the TOKYO GHOUL 10th Anniversary Complete Series Blu-ray Box Set releases on December 31, 2024 from Crunchyroll.  For the first time ever, this anniversary collection will contain all seasons of the popular TOKYO GHOUL series in one complete box set, including every episode of TOKYO GHOUL, TOKYO GHOUL √A, and TOKYO GHOUL:re. The art outside the box is newly commissioned artwork from the animation studio Pierrot that features the main character Kaneki and visual references to the fan-favorite opening song “Unravel” by TK from Ling Toshite Sigure. Special features will include select

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    © Full Moon Features Source: MVD EntertainmentSpecial Thanks to Derek Stubinski Photo courtesy of MVD Entertainment. © Full Moon Features MVD Entertainment is offering our readers a chance to win their new Full Moon Blu-ray of THE PRIMEVALS (2023), the long-delayed film by the late stop motion genius David Allen (THE HOWLING, WILLOW, GHOSTBUSTERS 2, PUPPET MASTER, EQUINOX, FLESH GORDON Stop motion FX wizard David Allen's long-planned passion project was shelved in the 1990's after Allen passed away from cancer. Finally completed in 2023 by Full Moon and former Allen associate Chris Endicott (AVENGERS: ENDGAME), THE PRIMEVALS is the ultimate retro-fantasy adventure, employing a wild array of arresting, 100% hand-rendered, stop-motion special effects in the vein of THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD, VALLEY OF GWANGI, CLASH OF THE TITANS and EQUINOX, and a rich orchestral score from composer Richard Band. THE PRIMEVALS lives!

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    Photo courtesy of Crunchyroll. © 2023 SPY x FAMILY The Movie Project © Tatsuya Endo/Shueisha The First Film From the Fan-Favorite SPY x FAMILY Franchise Will Be Available to Stream Subtitled and Dubbed Around the WorldSource: Crunchyroll press release Photo courtesy of Crunchyroll. © 2023 SPY x FAMILY The Movie Project © Tatsuya Endo/Shueisha The Forger family comes home for a new mission when SPY x FAMILY CODE: WHITE (劇場版 SPY×FAMILY CODE: White, Gekijō-ban Supai Famirī Kōdo: Howaito, 2023) arrives on Crunchyroll starting tomorrow, Thursday, September 5 at 5:00 PM PT. The film will be available to stream in select territories around the world in both Japanese with subtitles and dubbed in English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian, and Castilian Spanish. Premiering outside of Japan in North America and select territories earlier this year from Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures

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    Source: MVD Entertainment press release Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski Image courtesy of MVD Entertainment. ©2021 The Great Yokai Wars Film Partners Following the recent Blu-ray release, THE GREAT YOKAI WAR: GUARDIANS (妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ, Yōkai Daisensō Gādianzu, 2021) comes to DVD this October 8th from SRS Cinema. The film is the second entry in the popular Great Yokai War series from legendary director Takashi Miike (AUDITION, ICHI THE KILLER). In the year 20xx, cities located along the Fossa Magna, a fault that runs from north to south across the Japan island, are destroyed by what appears to be a storm or an earthquake. The route of the destruction points towards Tokyo. Meanwhile, in Beijing, Yokai from around the world come together for an international conference known as the "Yummit". They discover that monsters formed from ancient underwater fossils have combined into one giant Yokai and

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to CJ Johnsen and Spencer Kopp Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS. Series: ©ULTRAMAN TAIGA PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM. Movie: ©ULTRAMAN TAIGA FILM PARTNERS. All Rights Reserved. Mill Creek Entertainment is offering our readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray set of ULTRAMAN TAIGA: The Complete Series and ULTRAMAN TAIGA THE MOVIE: NEW GENERATION CLIMAX. This 4-disc collection presents the 25 series, the feature film, plus a 12-page booklet with hero character profiles, a main enemy & Kaiju guide, and episode synopses. These prizes also come with the  San Diego Comic-Con exclusive O-card (see artwork above right). ULTRAMAN TAIGA: The Complete Series and ULTRAMAN TAIGA THE MOVIE: NEW GENERATION CLIMAX is on sale now and has a SRP of $39.99. The set can be ordered from Amazon, Deep Discount and other retailers (both online and in stores). OFFICIAL CONTEST

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    Photo courtesy of Radiance Films. ©KADOKAWA CORPORATION Source: Radiance Films, MVD Entertainment Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski DAIEI GOTHIC: JAPANESE GHOST STORIES presents a collection of three of Japan's most famous ghost stories that have haunted people for centuries in a limited edition Blu-ray set from Radiance Films. Photo courtesy of Radiance Films. ©KADOKAWA CORPORATION Kenji Misumi (LONE WOLF AND CUB) directs THE GHOST OF YOTSUYA (四谷怪談,Yotsuya Kaidan, 1959), in which a woman returns from the grave as a horribly disfigured phantom to torment her husband and his new bride. In THE SNOW WOMAN (怪談雪女郎, Kaidan Yukijorō, 1968), directed by Tokuzo Tanaka (ZATOICHI), a woodcutter must keep his oath to a vengeful female spirit or pay the ultimate price. THE BRIDE FROM HADES (牡丹燈籠, Botan Tōrō, 1968) by Satsuo Yamamoto (SHINOBi) sees a handsome samurai so enchanted by a courtesan's beauty that

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    © Full Moon Features Source: MVD Entertainment press releasee Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski Photo courtesy of MVD Entertainment. © Full Moon Features THE PRIMEVALS (2023), the long-delayed film by the late stop motion genius David Allen (THE HOWLING, WILLOW, GHOSTBUSTERS 2, PUPPET MASTER, EQUINOX, FLESH GORDON), comes to Blu-ray this September from Full Moon Features (PUPPET MASTER, SUBSPECIES, DEMONIC TOYS). Deep in the Himalayas, a group of Sherpas subdue and kill a towering humanoid creature. Its remains - including a brain that appears to have undergone some kind of surgery - wind up under the supervision of Dr. Claire Collier (Juliet Mills, BEYOND THE DOOR), who believes it to be one of the legendary Yeti. Joined by her former student Matt Connor (Richard Joseph Paul), a longtime believer in the creatures' existence, big-game hunter Rondo Montana (Leon Russom, THE BIG LEBOWSKI), and others,

    Kinji Fukasaku’s crime drama THE THREAT will soon be available outside Japan for the first time ever. Photo courtesy of Arrow Video. © Toei Co., Ltd.

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    Kinji Fukasaku’s crime drama THE THREAT will soon be available outside Japan for the first time ever. Photo courtesy of Arrow Video. © Toei Co., Ltd. Source: Arrow Video, MVD Entertainment Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski Photo courtesy of Arrow Video. © Toei Co., Ltd. Arrow Video’s September Slate features a rarely seen gem from the director of BATTLE ROYALE. THE THREAT (脅迫 おどし, Odoshi, 1966) is a gritty crime drama in the vein of Kurosawa's HIGH AND LOW, set against the backdrop of a rapidly modernizing Japan that has left many of its citizens behind. Misawa (Rentarō Mikuni; FUGITIVE FROM THE PAST, VENGEANCE IS MINE) appears to lead a charmed life, the very model of Japan's post-war economic miracle. His position as the account manager of a prestigious advertising agency is enough to pay the mortgage on the spacious modern house he

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    Source: Sentai press release Sentai Home Video has announced its November 2024 slate of anime Blu-ray releases. Product details follow, in order of release...   Photo courtesy of Sentai. THE VEXATIONS OF A SHUT-IN PRINCESS COMPLETE COLLECTION Published by:    Sentai Distributed by:   Distribution SolutionsRun Time:         300 min.Street Date:      11/5/2024Format:             BDLanguage:        English Dub, Japanese with English SubtitlesSRP:                 $69.98 Romari Gandesblood is NOT your typical vampire. She's weak, can't use magic, dislikes blood, and prefers to hide in her room and pretend that the rest of the world isn't there. Unfortunately, as a Vampire of Important Parentage and her father's daughter, she's been assigned to the job she's least suited for: leading one of her nation's armies! Can Komari and her obsessive new maid Villhaze convince her new battalion of bloodthirsty brutes into believing that she's their fearless leader and totally in command?

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    Photo courtesy of Arrow Films. Source: Arrow Films, MVD Entertainment Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski Remastered from the best available elements and packed with a host of new and archival extras, J-HORROR RISING presents seven of the genre's most distinctive titles in this limited edition set from Arrow Video. Photo courtesy of Arrow Films. In the ghostly pastoral horror of SHIKOKU (死国, 1999), a young woman returns after many years to her rural birthplace, only to find her best friend from childhood has died by drowning when just sixteen. The dead girl's mother, the local Shintoist priestess, has embarked on the region's famous pilgrimage - but why is she walking backwards? The aftermath of the devasting Kobe Earthquake of 1995 creates fissures in the already fractured mind of a high-school girl in ISOLA: MULTIPLE PERSONALITY GIRL (ISOLA 多重人格少女 ISOLA Taju-jinkaku Shojo, 2000), allowing

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    Image courtesy of Crunchyroll. DRAGON BALL Z and DRAGON BALL SUPER Complete Series Blu-ray Box Sets Also Arrive to the Crunchyroll Store Exclusively in NovemberSource: Crunchyroll press release Image courtesy of Crunchyroll. The epic anime series finale of the decade will finally be available to own when ATTACK ON TITAN FINAL SEASON THE FINAL CHAPTERS arrives on Blu-ray on November 26 in North America from Crunchyroll. The limited edition Blu-ray and DVD combo pack version will include a 148-page art book, a 32-page digibook, several art cards, and two exclusive Titan enamel pins. This November, Crunchyroll’s lineup of Blu-rays will also include two complete series rereleases with immense power levels: DRAGON BALL SUPER (all 131 Episodes) and DRAGON BALL Z (all 291 episodes), launching exclusively at the Crunchyroll Store. Each will come with multiple special features that will provide fans with various behind-the-scenes

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      Photo courtesy of the Criterion Collection. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: The Criterion Collection press release Special Thanks to Courtney Ott Photo courtesy of the Criterion Collection. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. The Criterion Collection has announced that Akira Kurosawa's SEVEN SAMURAI (七人の侍, Shichinin no Samurai,1954), one of the most thrilling warrior epics of all time, will be released November 12th in a 3-disc 4K UHD + Blu-ray set. The previously released two disc Blu-ray and three disc DVD editions are also available for purchase. SEVEN SAMURAI tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits. This three-hour-plus ride from Akira Kurosawa—featuring legendary actors Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura—seamlessly weaves philosophy and entertainment, delicate human emotions and relentless action, into a rich, evocative, and unforgettable tale of courage and hope. 1954

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      Photo courtesy of the Criterion Collection. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: The Criterion Collection press release Special Thanks to Courtney Ott Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. Photo courtesy of the Criterion Collection. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. The Criterion Collection has announced that Toho's classic GODZILLA (ゴジラ, Gojira, 1954) will be released November 5th in a 2-disc 4K UHD + Blu-ray set. The previously released single disc Blu-ray and two disc DVD editions are also available for purchase. GODZILLA is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama, made in Japan at a time when the country was reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing in the Pacific. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population’s fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning more than thirty sequels. A thrilling, tactile spectacle that

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