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Thursday, 21 December 2017

Industry News: Sentai Filmworks April 2018 Release Slate

Haikyu!! Second Season got pushed back to the April release slate but we also have a couple new additions included!

As a brief reminder, there will be no DVD versions for any brand new releases and re-releases. To ensure consistency select titles that have sequel contents (whether it's a second series or a second film) will keep the DVD option for now.

The April 2018 release slate features the following:
 - 2 limited edition sets
 - 3 subtitled-only releases
 - 2 films (included with 1 TV series set)

Not listed below but is also under the Section23 Films release slate is Garo: Red Requiem which will be available on April 10th for Blu-ray at $19.98 dubbed & subbed.

April 3rd:


Utano Prince Sama: Legend Star: Complete Collection
Blu-ray - Japanese - $59.98
Region: US Geolock ~ Publisher: Hakuhodo DY MAP/Showgate
Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations


Utano Prince Sama: Legend Star: Complete Collection
DVD - Japanese - $49.98
Region: 1 ~ Publisher: Hakuhodo DY MAP/Showgate
Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations

April 10th:


Ajin: Demi-Human: Season 2 + Movies 2 & 3 Collection (Limited Edition)
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $99.98
Region: US Geolock|1 ~ Publisher: King Records + Netflix
Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations
LE Extras: Art Booklet, Art Cards


Ajin: Demi-Human: Season 2 + Movies 2 & 3 Collection (Standard Edition)
Blu-ray - English & Japanese - $69.98
Region: US Geolock ~ Publisher: King Records + Netflix
Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations


Ajin: Demi-Human: Season 2 + Movies 2 & 3 Collection (Standard Edition)
DVD - English & Japanese - $59.98
Region: 1 ~ Publisher: King Records + Netflix
Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations

April 17th:


Haikyu!!: Season 2 Collection (Limited Edition)
Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $129.98
Region: US Geolock|1 ~ Publisher: TOHO Animation
Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations


Haikyu!!: Season 2 Collection (Standard Edition)
Blu-ray - English & Japanese - $99.98
Region: US Geolock ~ Publisher: TOHO Animation
Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations


Haikyu!!: Season 2 Collection (Standard Edition)
DVD - English & Japanese - $79.98
Region: 1 ~ Publisher: TOHO Animation
Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations


Urara Meirocho: Complete Collection
Blu-ray - Japanese - $59.98
Region: US Geolock ~ Publisher: 
Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations

April 24th:


ClassicaLoid: Season 1 Collection
Blu-ray - Japanese - $79.98
Region: US Geolock ~ Publisher: Sunrise
Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations

Grav's Thoughts on the Release Slate:

So for the month of April we have four titles.

Autumn 2015:
Haikyu!! (Season 2)

Spring 2016:
Ajin: Shoutotsu [included with Ajin Season 2]

Autumn 2016:
Ajin: Demi-Human (Season 2)
Ajin: Shougeki [included with Ajin Season 2]
ClassicaLoid (Season 1)
Utano Prince Sama: Legend Star

Winter 2017:
Urara Meirocho

As you may have noticed, the second season of Haikyu!! was pushed back to the April slate. Production issues I believe, which is a given considering it has been an on-going trend for their limited edition sets as well.

Ajin: Demi-Human Season 2 is the highlight of the month, bringing more Ajin goodness for anime fans on home video plus adding in the remainder of the movie trilogy version for no added cost! Thankfully they reduced the SRP of the limited edition but I'll be sticking with the Anime Limited version since it's cheaper and better design/packaging wise in my opinion.

ClassicaLoid, Urara Meirocho and the fourth season of Utano Prince Sama all appear in this release slate as well. All three are Japanese with English subtitles only which was a given for the Utano Prince Sama series, but the other two are more-or-less expected. I would have thought ClassicaLoid would warrant a dub considering it's got a second season currently airing but I guess it's not that popular.

That's it for the month of April, here is what's left of the catalogue.

Completely Forgotten:
Phi-Brain (Season 3)
Tribe Cool Crew

Autumn 2016:
Haikyu!! (Season 3) [Dubbed]
Long Riders
Magic of Stella

Winter 2017:
BanG Dream!

Spring 2017:
Anonymous Noise
Armed Girl's Machiavellism
Atom: The Beginning
Frame Arms Girl
Grimoire of Zero
Kabukibu!
Rin-ne (Season 3)
Sagrada Reset
Sword Oratoria: Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side

Summer 2017:
Action Heroine Cheer Fruits
Battle Girl High School
Hitorijime My Hero
Love & Lies
Made in Abyss
Princess Principal
Vatican Miracle Examiner

Autumn 2017:
ClassicaLoid (Season 2)
Dynamic Chord
Girl's Last Tour
Himouto! Umaru-chan R
Hozuki's Coolheadedness (Season 2)
Just Because!
Land of the Lustrous
My Girlfriend is ShoBitch

Catalogue titles:
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden
Legend of the Galactic Heroes Movies
New Initial D the Movie Legend Movie 3 [Dubbed]
No Game No Life Zero [Dubbed]

Catalogue titles (Sunrise deal):
Argentosoma
Betterman
Brain Powered
Infinite Ryvius
Kurokami: The Animation
Overman King Gainer
s-CRY-ed
Sacred Seven
The Girl Who Leapt Through Space
Z-MIND
Zegapain

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