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    Fans Are Encouraged to Indulge in All Things ANI-MAY With Activations Available Across Retail, AVOD, Crunchyroll Games, Home Entertainment, Crunchyroll Store, and More Source: Crunchyroll press release Crunchyroll, the ultimate home for anime worldwide, is kicking off the third annual Ani-May celebration with global retail, digital, and streaming activations. New and exclusive products and promotions will be available at Hot Topic and Uniqlo in the United States, Liverpool and Suburbia in Mexico; JB Hi-Fi and EB Games & Zing Pop Culture in Australia and at several retail locations across Europe and the Middle East, including HMV in the UK and Virgin Megastore Dubai, among many others. New and exclusive product launches and exciting promotional deals will also be available on the Crunchyroll Store all month! “Anime isn’t just an entertainment medium; it’s a lifestyle. To celebrate anime’s explosive growth, we’re giving fans a variety of

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    Photo courtesy of Arrow Films. ©KADOKAWA CORPORATION 1970 Source: Arrow Films, MVD Entertainment Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski Daiei's fantasy film THE INVISIBLE SWORDSMAN (透明剣士, Tōmei Kenshi, 1970) will be released in June in a limited edition Blu-ray from Arrow Films. Photo courtesy of Arrow Films. ©KADOKAWA CORPORATION 1970 Mysterious sprites, eery supernatural goings on and heroic sword-fighting action abound in this mystical tale of vengeance and adventure from the makers of the Zatoichi, Daimajin and Yokai Monsters films. In Edo-era Japan, Sanshiro diligently hones his sword-fighting technique at the kendo dojo, but no amount of practice can hide the fact that he is both clumsy and cowardly. When his samurai father falls prey to a gang of murderous phantom thieves while on night watch duties, Sanshiro is drawn to the banks of the Sanzu River that separates the worlds of the living

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    Source: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Kim Estlund Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. ©TOHO CO., LTD. WEBTOON Entertainment Inc., a leading global entertainment company and home to some of the world’s largest storytelling platforms, is partnering with IDW Publishing to bring some of the publisher’s most popular franchises to WEBTOON. The partnership will make WEBTOON’s English-language platform the exclusive digital home of newly reformatted webcomic versions of Godzilla: Unnatural Disasters, Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, and They Called Us Enemy. The first batch of titles from WEBTOON’s IDW slate will launch on April 25, with additional titles to be announced at a later date.    “WEBTOON has become the destination for comics of all kinds, including some of the biggest franchises in entertainment,” said Yongsoo Kim, Head of Global WEBTOON at WEBTOON Entertainment. “This partnership with IDW Publishing is

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    Image courtesy of AnimEigo. ©TMS Acclaimed anime film about pro-cycling arrives for first time on English friendly home media; includes limited edition slipcoverSource: AnimEigo press release Special Thanks to Erik Jansen (MediaLab) Image courtesy of AnimEigo. ©TMS Anime distributor AnimEigo and parent company MediaOCD have announced the home media Blu-ray release of NOBODY’S BOY REMI (家なき子, Ie Naki Ko, 1977–78) on May 11th. The lushly animated series from the celebrated director Osamu Dezaki features 51 episodes that are presented in 3-D and in High Definition for the first time. An incredible testament to the human spirit, this classic series from celebrated director Osamu Dezaki (TOMORROW'S JOE, DEAR BROTHER, SPACE ADVENTURE COBRA) is equally shocking, tragic and joyous. Based on the classic novel Nobody's Boy (Sans Famille) by Hector Malot, NOBODY'S BOY REMI will be a series you will remember for the rest of

    DeAgostini Japan is releasing a magazine series that comes with DVDs of 78 Toho FX movies. Photo courtesy of DeAgostini Japan. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD.

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    DeAgostini Japan is releasing a magazine series that comes with DVDs of 78 Toho FX movies. Photo courtesy of DeAgostini Japan. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: DeAgostini Japan press releaseOfficial Website: https://deagostini.jp/r/tt2/ Cover for the first issue. Photo courtesy of DeAgostini Japan. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. The collectibles company DeAgostini Japan will release their bi-weekly magazine Toho Special Effects DVD Collection - New and Expanded Edition (増補新版 東宝特撮映画DVDコレクション,  Zōho Shinpan Tōhō Tokusatsu Eiga DVD Korekushon) at bookstores across Japan and on the official DeAgostini website starting Tuesday, May 20, 2025. This "magazine with DVD" series will delve deeply into the appeal of Toho's special effects films, with each issue focusing one movie. The lineup features a total of 78 Toho FX films, both old and new, including sci-fi masterpieces and epic spectaculars, centered around the golden age of the 1950s and 60s when

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    Source: Sentai press release Sentai Home Video has announced its July 2025 slate of anime Blu-ray releases. Product details follow, in order of release...   Photo courtesy of Sentai. CALL OF THE NIGHT SEASON 1 PREMIUM BOX SET Published by:    Sentai Distributed by:   Distribution SolutionsRun Time:         325 min.Street Date:      7/1/25Language:        English Dub, English SDH, Japanese with English SubtitlesSRP:                 $179.98 After being bitten by the vampire Nazuna while wandering late at night, insomniac student Ko Yamori unhappily learns that he’s NOT becoming a vampire himself. Apparently, if you’re bitten by a vampire that you’re not in love with, you just get a bloodthirsty friend instead of a supernatural blood connection. But being vamped is one of the few things to ever intrigue Ko, so he makes it his goal to fall in love with Nazuna. Of course, Ko’s friends aren’t

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    Photo courtesy of Crunchyroll. ©Hajime Isayama, KODANSHA/ATTACK ON TITAN The Final Season Production Committee Source: Crunchyroll press release ATTACK ON TITAN: THE LAST ATTACK (劇場版「進撃の巨人」 ～THE LAST ATTACK～, Gekijōban Shingeki no Kyojin ~Za Rasuto Attaku~, 2024) lands on Crunchyroll today. Debuting in 2013, the ATTACK ON TITAN anime has become both a critical and commercial success worldwide garnering praise for its dark themes, stunning animation, and deep intellectual and emotional themes. Often regarded as one of the defining animes of a generation, the series has been ranked as #23 on the top 250 TV shows of all time on IMDb (as rated by IMDB users) and three of the seasons have received a 100% critic’s score on Rotten Tomatoes. ATTACK ON TITAN: THE LAST ATTACK brought together the last two episodes of the highly acclaimed anime series, delivering the epic finale in a colossal-sized

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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. Acclaimed martial arts icon Donnie Yen (IP MAN franchise, JOHN WICK CHAPTER 4, ENTER THE FAT DRAGON)​ is back in fine form in the action-packed legal thriller THE PROSECUTOR  (誤判, Wùpàn, 2024) --  debuting on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD May 27 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Yen directs and stars in this brutal revenge story about a prosecutor determined to exact justice with every means at his disposal. THE PROSECUTOR also stars Julian Cheung (THE GRANDMASTER), Francis Ng (CUSTOMS FRONTLINE, INFERNAL AFFAIRS II), and Kent Cheng (I DID IT MY WAY, IP MAN franchise). Synopsis:       Inspired by an actual legal case in Hong Kong, THE PROSECUTOR follows the story of a man who falsely pleads guilty to drug trafficking

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    ALYA SOMETIMES HIDES HER FEELINGS IN RUSSIAN Season 1, THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED AS A SLIME Season 3 Part 1, RE:MONSTER, and THE STRONGEST MAGICIAN IN THE DEMON LORD'S ARMY WAS A HUMAN Also Arriving on Blu-ray Source: Crunchyroll press release Nominated for 13 categories in this year’s ninth annual  Crunchyroll Anime Awards, including Anime of the Year, Best New Series, and Best Action, SOLO LEVELING Season 1 is coming home for the first time in North America on Blu-ray from Crunchyroll on July 22. Special features on both the Limited Edition and Standard Edition Blu-ray and DVD box sets for SOLO LEVELING Season 1 include “The Leveling of SOLO LEVELING” documentary, textless opening and ending videos, a collection of character videos, and more. The Limited Edition also comes with multiple exclusives, including four art cards, a sticker sheet, and a 68-page art book featuring a never-before-seen

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    Scene from THE EUNUCH. Photo courtesy of Eureka Entertainment and MVD Entertainment. Two of Shaw Brothers Studio's Most Compelling and Underrated Revenge Tales Source: MVD Entertainment press release Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski Photo courtesy of Eureka Entertainment and MVD Entertainment. Eureka Entertainment is proud to announce the release of EXACT REVENGE (THE EUNUCH and THE DEADLY KNIVES), two of Shaw Brothers Studio’s most compelling and underrated revenge tales, presented on Blu-ray for the first time anywhere in the world. Available as part of the Eureka Classics range on June 17, 2025 in North America. Presented in a Limited edition of 2000 copies exclusively featuring an O-card slipcase and collector’s booklet.    Revenge is and has always been one of the most popular and prolific themes in Hong Kong cinema, from classic wuxia epics to kung fu movies and heroic bloodshed films. During

    Win the ULTRAMAN Z: The Complete Series Blu-ray set from Mill Creek Entertainment. Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN Z PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM・TV TOKYO. All Rights Reserved.

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    Win the ULTRAMAN Z: The Complete Series Blu-ray set from Mill Creek Entertainment. Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN Z PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM・TV TOKYO. All Rights Reserved. Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Spencer Kopp Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. ©©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN Z PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM・TV TOKYO. All Rights Reserved. Mill Creek Entertainment is offering our readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray set of ULTRAMAN Z: The Complete Series . This 3-disc collection presents the 25 episode series with Japanese and English audio tracks, 3 Bonus Recap episodes, plus a 12-page booklet with hero character profiles, a main enemy & Kaiju guide, and episode synopses. ULTRAMAN Z: The Complete Series will be released April 22, 2025 and has a SRP of $39.98. The set can be pre-ordered now from Amazon, Deep Discount and other retailers (both online and in

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    Photo courtesy of Third Window Films. ©2024 The Box Man Film Partners Source: Third Window Films, Terracotta Special Thanks to Adam Torel Third Window Films is pleased to announce the release of THE BOX MAN (箱男, Hako Otoko, 2024) on Blu-ray and digital June 30th. Gakuryu Ishii, director of such cult classics as ELECTRIC DRAGON 80000v and THE CRAZY FAMILY takes on the 1973 novel The Box Man by Kōbō Abe (Woman in the Dunes), an adaptation 40 years in the making! Starring Masatoshi Nagase (MYSTERY TRAIN) and Golden Globe winning actor Tadanobu Asano (SHOGUN). A man with a cardboard box over his head wanders the streets of Tokyo. Peering at the world through a peephole, he incessantly writes down in a notebook what he can see. The photographer Myself spots the man and is fascinated. He decides to do the same thing and become

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    Photo courtesy of Eureka Entertainment and MVD Entertainment. Chow Yun-fat Delivers a Powerful Performance in this Gripping and Emotional Masterpiece Source: MVD Entertainment press release Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski Photo courtesy of Eureka Entertainment and MVD Entertainment. Eureka Entertainment is proud to announce the release of HONG KONG 1941 (等待黎明, Děng Dài Lí Míng, 1984), the critically acclaimed masterpiece starring Chow Yun-fat, Cecilia Yip, and Alex Man, presented on Blu-ray from a brand new 4K restoration. Available as part of The Masters of Cinema Series June 17, 2025 in North America. Released in a Limited edition of 2000 copies exclusively featuring an O-card slipcase and collector’s booklet.    A versatile British-Chinese filmmaker whose career has spanned nearly fifty years, Po-Chih Leong has worked in a variety of genres, from action in FOXBAT to horror in THE ISLAND, comedy in PING PONG and

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    Photo courtesy of Bandai Namco Filmworks. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN ARC PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM・TV TOKYO Source: Bandai Namco Filmworks press release Bandai Namco Film Works Inc. (President and CEO: Makoto Asanuma, Address: Suginami-ku, Tokyo) hasl released the ULTRAMAN ARC Blu-ray BOX (ウルトラマンアーク Blu-ray BOX, Urutoraman Āku Blu-ray BOX) in Japan. The special set collects the television series directed by Takanori Tsujimoto, which aired from July 2024 to January 2025, packaged with an array of special features.   Contents of the ULTRAMAN ARC Blu-ray BOX (Special Limited Edition. Photo courtesy of Bandai Namco Filmworks. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN ARC PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM・TV TOKYO ■ ULTRAMAN ARC Blu-ray BOX (Special Limited Edition) Product Features This set includes all 25 episodes of the series on 4 Blu-ray discs, as well as 2 bonus Blu-rays containing various video extras, a 52 page production booklet, and an Ultraman Card Game Blu-ray BOX limited PR

    DAN DA DAN: Season One comes to Blu-ray in June. Photo courtesy of GKIDS. ©Yukinobu Tatsu/SHUEISHA, DANDADAN Production Committee

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    DAN DA DAN: Season One comes to Blu-ray in June. Photo courtesy of GKIDS. ©Yukinobu Tatsu/SHUEISHA, DANDADAN Production Committee Source: GKIDS, Shout! Studios press releaseOfficial Site: https://anime-dandadan.com/ (Japan), https://gkids.com/series/dandadan/ (US) Special Thanks to Lauren Blum   DAN DA DAN: Season One Collector's Edition. Photo courtesy of GKIDS. ©Yukinobu Tatsu/SHUEISHA, DANDADAN Production Committee The biggest hit new anime of 2024, DAN DA DAN: Season One will now be available to own on stunning Blu-ray from GKIDS, with distribution by Shout! Studios. Packed with exclusive bonus features, this release offers fans the ultimate collector’s edition to bring home. Both DAN DA DAN: Season One (Collector’s Edition) and the standard edition DAN DA DAN: Season One are presented in 2-disc Blu-ray sets. The Collector’s Edition is housed in striking box set and includes a beautifully designed 32-page booklet, art cards, and a die-cut sticker, making it

    Front and back packaging artwork for the ULTRAMAN Z: The Complete Series Blu-ray set. Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN Z PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM・TV TOKYO. All Rights Reserved.

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    Front and back packaging artwork for the ULTRAMAN Z: The Complete Series Blu-ray set. Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN Z PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM・TV TOKYO. All Rights Reserved. Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Spencer Kopp Mill Creek Entertainment, a division of Alliance Entertainment, will release ULTRAMAN Z: The Complete Series on Blu-ray and Digital April 22, 2025. This set will include both the original Japanese audio and the English dub. This release comes from Mill Creek Entertainment’s recently announced extension and expansion of its current partnership with Tsuburaya Fields Media & Pictures Entertainment, Inc. The deal includes digital and physical rights for a full slate of episodic series and feature films from the international powerhouse brand, ULTRAMAN, including many that have not been available in the US previously Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN Z PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM・TV TOKYO.

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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. When a young woman stepped out of prison after doing two years to cover up corruption from her fellow cops, she expected the life she was promised as payment in the action-packed crime thriller REVOLVER, debuting on Digital April 8 from Well Go USA Entertainment . However, she soon realizes that the reward was a lie, and she’s not going to let it go. Directed by Woo Min-ho (THE SHAMELESS), REVOLVER stars South Korean film icon Jeon Do-Yeon (KILL BOKSOON, EMERGENCY DECLARATION), Ji Chang-Wook (HARD HIT), and Lim Ji-Yeon (SPIRITWALKER). REVOLVER also hits Blu-ray and DVD exclusively through Amazon on April 8.   Synopsis:       After serving two years in prison to protect her corrupt colleagues, Su-young expected the

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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. Layered with explosive visceral action and complex political intrigue, the action-packed South Korean historical thriller HARBIN --  debuting on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD April 1 from Well Go USA Entertainment -- is a gripping tale of a nation on the edge of conquest. As Japan marches toward Korean annexation, heroic freedom fighters formulate a deadly plan to ensure the continuation of their beloved country. Directed by Woo Min-ho (THE MAN STANDING NEXT, INSIDE MEN), HARBIN stars Hyun Bin (CONFIDENTIAL ASSIGNMENT franchise), Park Jeong-min (DR. CHEON AND THE LOST TALISMAN), Jeon Yeo-been (DARK NUNS), Jo Woo-jin (ALIENOID, SEOBOK), and Lee Dong-wook (SINGLE IN SEOUL).  Bonus content includes a “making-of” featurette.   Synopsis:       Based on true events, HARBIN

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    Source: Shout! Studios press releaseSpecial Thanks to Lizbeth Galeno Photo courtesy of Shout! Studios. ©YORIMOI PARTNERS The beloved slice-of-life anime will charm in home entertainment shelves as A PLACE FURTHER THAN THE UNIVERSE (宇宙よりも遠い場所, Sora yori mo Tōi Basho, 2018) arrives in select North American e-commerce stores from Anime Limited, distributed by Shout! Studios on April 29, 2025. From the renowned anime studio Madhouse (PACIFIC BLUE, DEATH NOTE, HUNTER X HUNTER), the feel-good series delights viewers as the spirit of youth is captured in beautiful animation, lovable characters and an incredible adventure. A PLACE FURTHER THAN THE UNIVERSE follows the journey of four girls in their travels to Antartica and is directed by Atsuko Ishizika (GOODBYE, DON GLEES!, NO GAME NO LIFE), with script and series composition by Jukki Hanada (STEINS;GATE, LONG LIVE! SUPERSTAR!!). The lauded original anime drama won the hearts of coming-of-age enthusiasts, as

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    Source: HIDIVE press release Official Site: https://aiomodarkelf.deregula.com/ (Japan)Special Thanks to Scott Barretto (AMCN Entertainment Group) Photo courtesy of HIDIVE. ©Nakanosora・TAKESHOBO/WWWave Fantasy comes to Earth this spring for anime fans with today’s announcement from HIDIVE that the new reverse isekai rom-com YANDERE DARK ELF (full title: YANDERE DARK ELF: SHE CHASED ME ALL THE WAY FROM ANOTHER WORLD!) will stream exclusively on the anime streaming service from AMC Networks. Based on the popular manga series created by Nakanosora, YANDERE DARK ELF will premiere on April 6 as part of HIDIVE’s Spring 2025 simulcast line-up. As part of today’s announcement, HIDIVE released the official English subtitled trailer for the show. “We’re excited to add YANDERE DARK ELF to HIDIVE’s slate of exclusive simulcasts streaming this spring,” said John Ledford, President of HIDIVE. “YANDERE DARK ELF brings the fantasy world to Earth in a unique isekai series that

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