Industry News: Sentai Filmworks January 2019 Release Slate

Sentai Filmworks have already begun to reveal their plans for the year of 2019. That also means they will no longer be releasing titles on DVD (hence the introduction of SD Blu-ray releases).

Never the less, here's their release slate for the month of January 2019 featuring the following:

 - 2 new dubbed releases

 - 3 Standard Definition on Blu-ray releases

 - 2 Blu-ray only releases

8th January:

Human Crossing: Complete Collection

Format: Standard Definition on Blu-ray

Audio: English & Japanese
Distributor: Maiden Japan

Suggested Retail Price: $49.98

Regions: US Geolock

Extras: None
Notes: None

15th January:

Rocket Girls: Complete Collection

Format: Standard Definition on Blu-ray

Audio: Japanese
Distributor: Sentai Filmworks

Suggested Retail Price: $39.98

Regions: US Geolock

Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animation
Notes: None

22nd January:

HATARAKI MAN: Complete Collection

Format: Standard Definition on Blu-ray

Audio: Japanese
Distributor: Maiden Japan

Suggested Retail Price: $39.98

Regions: US Geolock

Extras: None
Notes: None

Land of the Lustrous: Complete Collection (Steelbook Edition)

Format: Blu-ray

Audio: English, Spanish & Japanese
Distributor: Sentai Filmworks

Suggested Retail Price: $79.98

Regions: US Geolock

Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animation
Notes: None

29th January:

Girls' Last Tour: Complete Collection (Limited Edition)

Format: Blu-ray

Audio: English & Japanese
Distributor: Sentai Filmworks

Suggested Retail Price: $149.98

Regions: US Geolock

Extras: Japanese Commercial, Japanese Promos, Clean Opening & Closing Animation
Extras (LE): Storyboard Booklet, Special Booklet, Metal Dog Tag, 6 Sticker Sets, Double-sided reversible cover
Notes: None

Girls' Last Tour: Complete Collection (Standard Edition)

Format: Blu-ray

Audio: English & Japanese
Distributor: Sentai Filmworks

Suggested Retail Price: $69.98

Regions: US Geolock

Extras: Japanese Commercial, Japanese Promos, Clean Opening & Closing Animation

Grav's Thoughts on the Release Slate:

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

Catalogue:

HATARAKI-MAN
Human Crossing
Rocket Girls

Autumn 2017:

Girl's Last Tour

Land of the Lustrous

We have one limited edition release this month in the form of Girls' Last Tour which received a lot of attention during its simulcast so it warranted one I would say. We also have a steelbook release for Land of the Lustrous which will certainly disappoint people considering it was one of the biggest shows of that year.

More titles join the SD Blu-ray format with HATARAKI-MAN, Human Crossing and Rocket Girls between both Sentai Filmworks and Maiden Japan. Not much to say, but it's great to see more older anime receive a release.

Here is what's left of the catalogue:

Completely Forgotten:

Phi-Brain (Season 3)

Tribe Cool Crew

Autumn 2016:

Haikyu!! (Season 3) [likedly to be Dubbed]

Spring 2017:

Sagrada Reset

Autumn 2017:

ClassicaLoid (Season 2)

Dynamic Chord

Himouto! Umaru-chan R

Hozuki's Coolheadedness (Season 2)

Just Because! [Dubbed]

My Girlfriend is ShoBitch [Dubbed]

Winter 2018:

DAMEPRI Anime Caravan

Hakumei and Mikochi

Mitsuboshi Colors [Dubbed]

Spring 2018:

Alice or Alice

Cutie Honey Universe

Devils Line [Dubbed]

DOREIKU the Animation [Dubbed]

Real Girl [Dubbed]

Tada Never Falls In Love [Dubbed]

Summer 2018:
100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams
Mr. Tonegawa Middle Management Blues [Dubbed]
Revue Starlight [Dubbed]
The Thousand Musketeers

Autumn 2018:
Bloom Into You

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