Industry News: Sentai Filmworks July 2018 Release Slate

Sentai are providing a mostly subtitled only release slate while Maiden Japan continue to add another Madhouse title to the catalogue.

UPDATE: Legend of the Galactic Heroes was stealth announced via Anime Boston, home video details included in this release slate.

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 July 2018 release slate features the following:
 - 1 limited edition release

 - 6 subtitled-only releases

 - 1 dubbed release

 - 6 Blu-ray only releases

 - 1 DVD only release

July 3rd:

Magic of Stella: Complete Collection

Blu-ray - Japanese - $59.98

Region: US Geolock ~ Publisher: ???

Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations

July 10th:

Love & Lies: Complete Collection

Blu-ray - Japanese - $59.98

Region: US Geolock ~ Publisher: ???

Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations

The Tibetan Dog

Blu-ray - English & Japanese - $29.98

Region: US Geolock ~ Publisher: ???

Extras: None

July 17th:

Long Riders!: Complete Collection

Blu-ray - Japanese - $59.98

Region: US Geolock ~ Publisher: ???

Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations

July 24th:

Battle Girl High School: Complete Collection

Blu-ray - Japanese - $59.98

Region: US Geolock ~ Publisher: ???

Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: OVAs & Movies Collection (Limited Edition)
Blu-ray - Japanese - $799.98
Region: US Geolock ~ Publisher: ???
Extras: None
Extras (LE): Box with digipack packaging for the discs, 200-page Hardcover Book, Two Commemorative Coins (Double Sided), 2 Iconic Flagship Lenticular Cards

July 31st:

Welcome to Pia Carrot! 2 DX: Complete Collection

DVD - Japanese - $29.98

Region: 1 ~ Publisher: ???

Extras: Clean Opening Animation

Grav's Thoughts on the Release Slate:

So for the month of July we have a couple titles.

Catalogue:
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (+ Gaiden series + Movies)
The Tibetan Dog
Welcome to Pia Carrot! 2 DX

Autumn 2016:
Long Riders
Magic of Stella

Summer 2017:
Battle Girl High School
Love & Lies

Every title Sentai is releasing this month will not be getting an English dub, not even Love & Lies which I thought would have warranted one (I guess viewership wasn't enough).

Two titles from the Autumn 2016 season make their appearance, leaving Haikyu!! Third Season as the remaining one left. Meanwhile Spring 2017 gets ignored and we instead have two titles from the Summer 2017 season.

Plus we have a random catalogue release with Welcome to Pia Carrot 2! DX, which is a 6 episode OVA series that retells the events of the original hentai OVA series. This was released between 1999-2000. A DVD-only release of course.

And last but not least we have once again another Maiden Japan release with The Tibetan Dog (Tibet Inu Monogatari), a 2011 movie from studio Madhouse. Yep Maiden Japan pretty much got some kind of bundle from the animation studio and I believe publisher TFC. Much like Maiden Japan's previous announcements this title will also be given an English dub.

Aside from these announcements, Sentai have finally revealed details on the home video release for Legend of the Galactic Heroes. And.. the results were unexpected. First things first this limited edition set includes all 110 episodes of the main series, all 52 episodes of the Gaiden series, and 3 movies; My Conquest is the Sea of Stars, Overture to a New War, and Golden Wings. There won't be an English dub due to the SFX/Music track not available to make the dub possible, and this release is exclusive to Sentai Filmworks' shop which is for US & Canada only. Also there are currently no plans to release a standard edition and the Blu-ray master is an upscale.

My guess is either a stealth announcement for the July line-up or it's going to be part of the August 2018 release slate.

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

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

Autumn 2016:
Haikyu!! (Season 3) [Dubbed]

Spring 2017:
Armed Girl's Machiavellism [Dubbed]
Frame Arms Girl
Sagrada Reset

Summer 2017:
Action Heroine Cheer Fruits
Hitorijime My Hero
Made in Abyss [Dubbed]
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
UQ Holder!

Winter 2018:
DAMEPRI Anime Caravan
Hakumei and Mikochi
Mitsuboshi Colors
Pop Team Epic
The Seven Heavenly Virtues
Takunomi.

Spring 2018:
Alice or Alice
Cutie Honey Universe
Devils Line
Real Girl
Tada Never Falls In Love

Catalogue titles:
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