Industry News: Section23 Films April 2016 Release Slate

First of all, I apologise for the lateness of this post. I completely forgot about it and I think I was too distracted by my 'Platinum Progress' that I've been doing for some of my PS3 games. Nevertheless more information was shown off for some titles so let's get right into it. This line-up includes one title re-released for the Sentai Selects line, one title re-released as a complete set, one title re-released from Aesir Holdings, one title coming to Blu-ray after a hold-back and dozens of new additions coming to Blu-ray and DVD. Interesting.

Here's the list of anime that Section23 Films have scheduled for the month of April 2016.

Unboxing [US]: Fate/Stay Night - Collection 2 (Blu-ray)

My Rightstuf packages have finally arrived and I am excited to show them to everyone. They may not be the most popular of such but I got them all on a very good deal. For the fifth and final item Rightstuf reduced the set to as low as $14.99, just wow.

What's even wow is that this adaptation has CGI DRAGONS AAAAHHHHHH!!

Unboxing [US]: Fate/Stay Night - Collection 1 (Blu-ray)

My Rightstuf packages have finally arrived and I am excited to show them to everyone. They may not be the most popular of such but I got them all on a very good deal. For the forth item Rightstuf also reduced the set to as low as $9.99, just wow.

What's even wow is that this adaptation has the best line in anime history:
"People die if they are killed." The more you know...

Unboxing [US]: ef ~ A Tale of Melodies - Complete Collection (Blu-ray)

My Rightstuf packages have finally arrived and I am excited to show them to everyone. They may not be the most popular of such but I got them all on a very good deal. For the third item Rightstuf also reduced the set to as low as $9.99, just wow.

Here's what the set has to offer.

Unboxing [US]: ef ~ A Tale of Memories - Complete Collection (Blu-ray)

My Rightstuf packages have finally arrived and I am excited to show them to everyone. They may not be the most popular of such but I got them all on a very good deal. For the second item Rightstuf reduced the set to as low as $9.99, just wow.

Here's what the set has to offer.

Unboxing [US]: Highschool of the Dead - Complete Collection: Collector's Edition (BD/DVD) [NSFW]

My Rightstuf packages have finally arrived and I am excited to show them to everyone. They may not be the most popular of such but I got them all on a very good deal. For the first item this one was about 75% off which to me was enough to go ahead and double-dip.

Now before I discuss the show any further, it might be best to advise you all that some of the photos I took of this set do contain minor Not Safe For Work content, there's no exposure but implied. It's typical ecchi reasons if you know what I mean. Nevertheless, here's what the set has to offer.

Unboxing [US]: Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection - Standard Edition (PS3)

Another item I received for the holidays!

Unboxing [UK]: Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends - Limited Edition Steelbook (Blu-ray)

The third and final film in the Rurouni Kenshin live-action trilogy came out in the UK a couple months back but I now finally have a copy of this great finale.

Here's a look at what this release has to offer.

Unboxing [UK]: Mobile Suit Gundam - Part 1: First Print Edition (Blu-ray)

First of, happy holidays everyone. I know I haven't gotten much out for the past few weeks but due to shipping delays I couldn't do anything so I had to wait. Nevertheless I received new items today and I'll be unboxing some of them.

The first title is from Anime Limited and is the first Mobile Suit Gundam series! This edition is special, so let's check it out.

Industry News: Funimation March 2016 Release Slate

Just like last month, Funimation have unveiled the March schedule slightly earlier than usual but much like the January set-up, there's a couple surprises in store. Two of which I certainly wasn't expecting at all.

Here's the list of anime that Funimation have scheduled for the month of March 2016.

Random Topic: My Overall Thoughts/Reactions on PlayStation Experience 2015

Sony just unveiled their 2015 PlayStation Experience conference and there was a lot of good stuff going on in that show. Not only did we get new trailers for big titles like Final Fantasy VII Remake and Nioh, but we also received tons of Vita support (via Crossbuy & alongside PS4) as well as new titles!

For this random topic I'm only going to cover certain parts that I was quite hyped about.

Industry News: Section23 Films March 2016 Release Slate

Much like Funimation's schedule, Sentai's got theirs up earlier than usual. This line-up includes one title re-released for the Sentai Selects line, one title coming to Blu-ray after a hold-back and dozens of new additions coming to Blu-ray and DVD. Interesting.

Here's the list of anime that Section23 Films have scheduled for the month of March 2016.

Industry News: Funimation February 2016 Release Slate

Well this happened. Funimation's new line-up has appeared much earlier than usual (and this post is actually rather late, sorry about that (been busy with Steins;Gate visual novel)). But it's a pretty big month because we finally have some of the delayed titles!

Here's the list of anime that Funimation have scheduled for the month of February 2016.

Unboxing [US]: Guilty Crown - Part 2 (BD/DVD)

Another one bites the dust. Guilty Crown ended up with the same problem that Shakugan no Shana Season 3 had in which the second half ended up selling out. According to Robert's Anime Corner Store, a lot of the Funimation items are having stock problems presumably due to the Universal deal. Nevertheless I decided to get the set anyway considering I needed it and it's about time the series gets a re-release.

Otaku Collection 2015: August/September/October Update | A Very Slow Update (Sorry About That)

It's weird how it's been a couple months since my last Otaku Collection update. That update had a lot of sets picked up in one months. For this update however, well things took a different approach. I ran out of the funds I had during my time at Uni and I've been given allowances every now and then. Since I wasn't getting that much stuff I decided to delay this update for quite a bit. Nevertheless I've bought enough stuff to show off here.

Here's the latest pickups from the course of August, September and October 2015.

Random Topic: Unboxing the Viewster OMAKASE Beta Box

A wild box from Viewster has appeared.

I used the Funimation postcard to censor the delivery details. Note: The Funi post card is not included with the package.

Industry News: MCM London Comic Con (October 2015) Announcements (Part 2)

MCM Comic Con London has officially reached its third and final day now. The second day didn't have any major panels but fans were able to experience four anime films as part of MCM Loves Anime. The next day featured the last two major anime panels - Gundam and Anime Ltd Part 2. This second part of the news post will feature the remaining new announcements from Anime Ltd including MVM Entertainment's social media news.

Industry News: MCM London Comic Con (October 2015) Announcements (Part 1)

MCM Comic Con London is finally here and after many hours three of the UK distributors; Anime Ltd, Animatsu & Manga UK have finished their panels for today. Anime Ltd do have one more scheduled for Sunday but today is where a lot of the new stuff was announced.

Industry News: Section23 Films February 2016 Release Slate

Just before the big MCM Comic Con weekend happens, Sentai over in the states have announced their new line-up of titles. Unfortunately Nozaki-kun is still not scheduled but I get the feeling that got delayed for a Collector's Edition release. This line-up includes one title re-released for the Sentai Selects line, one title coming to Blu-ray after a hold-back and dozens of new additions coming to Blu-ray and DVD. Interesting.

Here's the list of anime that Section23 Films have scheduled for the month of February 2016.

Industry News: Funimation January 2016 Release Slate

It seems the deal with Universal has made Funimation provide small release slates over the next few months but for January 2016 it's usually quite small. For 2016 Funimation have some interesting titles selected.

Here's the list of anime that Funimation have scheduled for the month of January 2016.

Industry News: NYCC 2015 Announcements - New Manga/Light Novel Additions & More

Late again but at least I now know that all of the information from NYCC has been revealed so I can put everything together into one big post. Unlike the previous conventions I didn't think we would be getting any special announcements this time around but I was wrong because some huge titles went off this past weekend.

The distributors who announced new things were Kodansha Comics, Vertical, Viz Media, Yen Press as well as Aniplex and Funimation. Crunchyroll and Viewster also unveiled some new things but I'll be leaving them out this time around.

Unboxing [US]: Persona 4 the Animation - Complete Series: Collector's Edition (BD/DVD)

So recently I was given an allowance of sorts and not long after Rightstuf announced that Sentai's recent collector's edition release of Persona 4 has gone out of print and whatever stock that's left in other retailers are the only ones left. So I somewhat panicked as usual since I thought the set would last as long as the others did. I found one brand new on Amazon (don't worry they still have plenty for now) and now it's arrived, well the packaging they used for delivery is terrible but the set itself is in like new condition.

As of right now there are still copies of the set left but I have no idea how long they will last.

Well without further notes, here's what the collector's edition set has to offer.

Random Topic: Round-Up of Summer 2015's Legal Anime UK Streaming List

The Summer season is now over and the Fall/Autumn season is just about to start fairly soon, so for this random topic I wanted to talk about the results of the legal streaming services and what titles they all picked up during the season. I know a lot about the UK so it's an easy discussion but I'm not going to cover North America or Australia because it's pretty tough trying to find out what's new on their side when I can't even access them.

Charlotte was one of the most popular titles of the Summer 2015 season, but it ended up with the same problems that plagued Angel Beats! Nevertheless it's available to watch legally on Crunchyroll for UK fans.

For some reason I can imagine Yuu representing Funimation while the girl represents the UK. Mainly because we get screwed over in the legal anime streaming business.

Industry News: Anime Limited Announcements from MCM Comic Con Glasgow 2015

While it's usually London that gets the main announcements, this weekend saw Anime Limited unveiling a whole bunch of new information, not only for Scotland Loves Anime 2015 but also new licenses!

The other UK distributors were not there for the panels so there's nothing new coming from them yet (Jerome has news to show at MCM London this October).

Random Topic: My Overall Thoughts/Reactions to Tokyo Games Show 2015 (Part 3)

One of the biggest gaming conventions this year has just ended and it's been one heck of a ride for many video game players. For this post I decided to continue discussing my overview thoughts and reactions to the games revealed and/or detailed at Tokyo Games Show 2015. In Parts 1 & 2 I focused on the games announced at Sony's CEJA conference, and for this final part I wanted to focus on the other games that were also shown off at the expo.

Unboxing [US]: Shakugan no Shana - Season 3 Part 2 (BD/DVD)

Shoutout to Robert's Anime Corner Store for not only having this set in stock but also getting it past customs by reducing the value. The set was relatively cheap but when it comes to USPS there was always a possibility of it getting caught so cheers! Shana returns for the final part of the anime saga (based on the light novels mind you).

Here's an overview of what the second half of Shana Season 3 has to offer.

Industry News: Section23 Films January 2016 Release Slate

As usual Sentai Filmworks teases their line-up with a couple of new license announcements but just today they have fully revealed their January 2016 release slate. This line-up includes one title re-released for the Sentai Selects line, one title coming to Blu-ray after a hold-back and dozens of new additions coming to Blu-ray and DVD. Maiden Japan even have one title coming out!

Here's the list of anime that Section23 Films have scheduled for the month of January 2016.

Random Topic: My Overall Thoughts/Reactions to Tokyo Games Show 2015 (Part 2)

One of the biggest gaming conventions this year has just ended and it's been one heck of a ride for many video game players. For this post I decided to continue discussing my overview thoughts and reactions to the games revealed and/or detailed at Tokyo Games Show 2015. In the first post I covered nearly half of the games announced at Sony's CEJA conference, and in this part I'll be covering more of them.

Industry News: Funimation December 2015 Release Slate

I know I'm a week late on this one but I figured I would hold off this post because Funimation have been on a wild rampage when it comes to their release schedules. Free! Eternal Summer and Tokyo Ghoul CE went on hiatus for unknown reasons while Noein got pushed back from November to January. And let's not forget that this slate was even leaked by Amazon Canada themselves, heh.

Here's the list of anime that Funimation have scheduled for the month of December 2015.

Random Topic: My Overall Thoughts/Reactions to Tokyo Games Show 2015 (Part 1)

One of the biggest gaming conventions this year has just ended and it's been one heck of a ride for many video game players. For this post I decided to discuss my overview thoughts and reactions to the games revealed and/or detailed at Tokyo Games Show 2015. If it helps I also watched Sony's Press Conference for Japan/Asia at 8 in the morning (this is UK time, for US fans that would be around 1-3 in the morning). Let's just say I found this conference to be as big as Sony's E3 2015 conference in terms of surprises and announcements.

Unboxing [US]: Michiko & Hatchin - Part 2 (BD/DVD)

Using whatever I had left, I decided to get some of the Part 2 sets that I had to get before it was too late. Michiko & Hatchin may still be in print but with a S.A.V.E. edition now around I doubt the part sets will last another 12 months, but nevertheless I managed to get a copy and here it is.

Here's an overview of the second half of Michiko & Hatchin.

Random Topic: Is Animax UK Worth It?

So with the site still continuing, I figured for this month I'll talk about another streaming service that's been a mixed bag in the UK anime community. Many fans in the Asian territories are happy to have a service like this, but does it have the same effect over here?

Industry News: Scotland Loves Anime 2015 line-up

If you live in the UK you may be familiar with this particular name. Scotland Loves Anime is a film festival dedicated to screening the latest (and in some occasions older) anime movies out there in Scotland; Glasgow and Edinburgh. The host for the festival is none other than Andrew Partridge who is also in charge of the UK anime distribution company Anime Limited. SLA always pops up during the Fall time each year and now this year's festival line-up has been revealed.

The festival's poster! Bringing back the same cast of characters for this year's festival.

Blog News - Current Situation [UPDATE]

Right, it's been a while and I feel it's probably best to provide an explanation to what's currently going on for myself and this blog.

Unboxing [UK]: Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson - Standard Edition [3DS]

Apologises for not getting anything this month, I'll explain that at a later point but for now I have something else to show.

Here's a barebones overview of the standard edition for the latest Nintendo 3DS title released in UK & Europe today.

Otaku Collection 2015: July Update | Some Luck on Pricing!

August is here, it's boiling hot and it's that time again for me to show off my latest pickups from the month of July 2015. Couple were pre-orders, some were OOP rescues and others were picked up by luck.

Unboxing [US]: Elfen Lied - Complete Collection (Blu-ray)

Luck was around when myself and others have discovered a loop hole over at Amazon.It in which many anime titles were released at very low prices. Unfortunately it was fixed and some orders were cancelled but other titles did get dispatched and as such, two of my orders got through. The other item that I had ordered arrived today.

Nyu?

Industry News: Otakon 2015 Announcements Round-up (Part 2) - Discotek, Funimation & Visual Novels

Rather late on this one (apologies for that). Otakon recently happened and it's one of the biggest anime conventions primarily due to the industry announcements. While most of them were copy & paste from Anime Expo a couple of weeks ago, there's also some new additions added to the mix.

Here's the other half of the announcements.

Unboxing [US]: Tenchi Muyo!: War on Geminar - Part 2 (BD/DVD)

Luck was around when myself and others have discovered a loop hole over at Amazon.It in which many anime titles were released at very low prices. Unfortunately it was fixed and some orders were cancelled but other titles did get dispatched and as such, two of my orders got through. One of them arrived today.

So here it is, the second half of Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar.

Industry News: Otakon 2015 Announcements Round-up (Part 1) - Aniplex, Viewster & Manga Publishers

Rather late on this one (apologies for that). Otakon recently happened and it's one of the biggest anime conventions primarily due to the industry announcements. While most of them were copy & paste from Anime Expo a couple of weeks ago, there's also some new additions added to the mix.

This post will be split into two parts; one for the Friday announcements (+ any Manga announcements) and another for Saturday & Sunday.

Industry News: MCM Manchester 2015 Announcements - Anime Limited, Animatsu, Manga UK & Kaze

Couple of days late but just recently some big news were announced over at MCM Comic Con Manchester. With the exception of MVM Entertainment, the other major anime distributors have announced new and updated details on their schedules.

Unboxing [US]: No Game No Life - Complete Series: Limited Edition (BD/DVD)

Apologises for the delay on this set, Rightstuf had some shipping problems due to their website change and recent conventions but the set went through without any issues, I just couldn't track it that's all. So here it is, the fourth Collector's Edition from Sentai Filmworks and they have two more incoming which I have yet to order but I will get them whenever I have the funds to do so.

Time to dig in and check out the world of No Game No Life. Also some of the photos below may not be safe for work, just to let you know.

Unboxing [US]: NieR (PS3)

Recently arrived in the post, the now out of print cult hit spin-off to the Drakengard series is now in my collection.

Industry News: Anime Expo 2015 Announcements Round-up (Part 4) - Manga Publishers, NIS America & Extras

The expo has finally ended and this post will cover what's been announced for the manga & light novel publishers who attended (or announced during that time). The publishers include Crunchyroll Manga, Kodansha Comics, Seven Seas, Vertical Comics, Viz Media and Yen Press. In addition some extra news that I haven't yet covered will also be mentioned in this post including Aksys Games, NIS America and.. Tokyopop.

Industry News: Anime Expo 2015 Announcements Round-up (Part 3) - Crunchyroll & Visual Novel Publishers

The Expo is nearly over, but that doesn't stop the amount of announcements coming over. In this part I'll cover Crunchyroll and the visual novel publishers; JAST USA, MangaGamer and Sekai Project. Note that some of the games mentioned in this post may not be safe for work due to the game's eroge content.

Industry News: Anime Expo 2015 Announcements Round-up (Part 2) - Daisuki, Funimation, Ponycan & Rightstuf

Continuing what we left off from yesterday, it's time for the second part of the Anime Expo 2015 announcements. In this post I'll be going through the latest from Daisuki, Funimation, Ponycan USA and Rightstuf/Nozomi Entertainment. Other panels that occurred yesterday/last night like Aksys and NIS America will be going along with JAST USA in one post while Vertical will be with Kodansha Comics and Yen Press in another.

Industry News: Anime Expo 2015 Announcements Round-up (Part 1) - Aniplex, Sentai & Viz Media

Rather out of the ordinary in terms of what I generally post about on this blog, but I couldn't resist writing about what's been happening over at the Anime Expo 2015 convention because a LOT of important news has just exploded towards everyone in the anime community. So this is the first part of a couple due to distributors having different panels on different days so for now I'll be talking about Aniplex of America, Sentai Filmworks and Viz Media. I'll save Vertical and JAST USA for their own topics since their fellow distributors have their panels on later dates.

Unboxing [US]: Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero - Complete Series: Limited Edition (BD/DVD)

Another older Funimation limited edition set arrives in my collection, and it's actually going out of print fairly soon which is something. Took 2 weeks to arrive through United Publications.

Here's an overview for what the set has to offer.

Unboxing [US]: A Lull in the Sea (Nagi no Asukara) - Complete Series: Premium Edition (Blu-ray)

The latest title from NIS America gets a special treatment for home release.

Here's an overview of the complete series on Blu-ray Premium Edition!

Otaku Collection 2015: June Update | Small Pickups, Strong Titles

It's been a month since I've returned home and I have some more cash thanks to Birthday. But in all fairness I didn't get that much this month. So here's what I got: