Industry News: Sentai Filmworks December 2016 Release Slate

Sentai Filmworks have started to put less titles onto the line-ups, but considering it's December I'm not surprised.

Here's the December 2016 release slate for Sentai Filmworks.

We have a few titles this month, so here's a quick tally:
- 1 Collector's Edition sets (no Standard sets)
- 1 *New* English dubbed title
- 1 *New* Subtitled only title
- 1 *New* Catalogue title
- 4 Blu-ray upgrades

6th December

The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors & Hostel Behaviour: Compete Collection
Region: United States Geolock
Publisher: TBS
Format: Blu-ray
Languages: Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $59.98

Extras:
Commercial Bumpers; Clean Opening Animation; Clean Closing Animation

Little Busters! EX: Complete Collection
Region: United States Geolock and 1
Publisher: Showgate
Format: Blu-ray and DVD
Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $49.98 [Blu-ray] and $39.98 [DVD]

Extras:
Clean Opening Animation; Clean Closing Animation

13th December

Angelic Layer: Complete Collection
Region: United States Geolock
Publisher: TV Tokyo
Format: Blu-ray
Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $59.98

Extras:
Commentaries with Actors and Director; Production Artwork; Clean Opening Animation; Clean Closing Animation

Hakuoki ~ Demon of the Fleeting Blossom: Record of the Jade Blood: Complete Collection
Region: United States Geolock
Publisher: NBC Universal Entertainment Japan
Format: Blu-ray
Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $69.98

Extras:
Hakuoki Sweet School Life ~ Chizuro in Danger?! The X-Day that Calls Forth a Storm; Extra Chaper; Clean Opening Animation; Clean Closing Animation

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Heart Throb: Complete Collection (Collector's Edition)
Region: United States Geolock and 1
Publisher: TBS
Format: Blu-ray and DVD (as a combo pack)
Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $149.98 [Combo]

Extras:
Chunibyo Lite; Clean Opening Animation; Clean Closing Animation

Extras (CE):
Blu-ray version, Chipboard Box; Goodsmail Satone Keychain; Art Cards; Notebook; Mirror; Poster; Stickers; Glitter Tattoo

20th December

My Love Story: Complete Collection
Region: United States Geolock and 1
Publisher: NTV
Format: Blu-ray and DVD
Languages: English & Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $99.98 [Blu-ray] and $79.98 [DVD]

Extras:
Clean Opening Animation; Clean Closing Animation

Wakaba*Girl: Complete Collection
Region: United States Geolock and 1
Publisher: Showgate
Format: Blu-ray and DVD
Languages: Japanese (w/English subs)
Price (SRP): $34.98 [Blu-ray] and $24.98 [DVD]

Extras:
Clean Opening Animation; Clean Closing Animation

So rather than getting the big titles out there Sentai have instead dedicated to provide smaller slates than per usual. This month we see the return of My Love Story back in the line-up, only this time as a complete collection release, apparently thanks to fan demand. There's also rumours of a collector's edition due in 2017, which I'm giving a high grain of salt on since I don't think there's that big enough demand for one (heck the whole complete collection thing could have been due to poor sales on the pre-orders).

From the Summer 2015 line-up we have Wakaba*Girl as a subtitle only release for both formats. Judging by the runtime it's a short series so I guess this time they didn't want to dub it. Episode 14 is also included for those who enjoyed the show.

TBS updates we have Kawai Complex getting a Blu-ray release and the appearance of Chunibyo Heart Throb as a collector's edition combo pack. Unfortunately the Blu-ray version is exclusive to this release but on-disc wise it's the same as DVD unlike Beyond the Boundary (that which had the OVA exclusive to the CE). Companies outside North America should be able to release Chunibyo Heart Throb as a standard set.

Speaking of Blu-rays we also have Angelic Layer and Hakuoki Season 2 getting the upgrade. With Hakuoki that's now all of the instalments on the HD platform, while Angelic Layer is a surprise inclusion and it also features commentary.

And finally we have Little Busters! EX which concludes the Little Busters! anime series with these OVA episodes. Also dubbed in English.

That's it for this December slate. I suspect we may see some more collector's editions in the next few slates (I'm willing to guess it's Amagi Brilliant Park, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? and Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls).