Unboxing [UK]: Yakuza Kiwami - Steelbook Launch Edition (PS4)

It's great to see Yakuza come back even bigger for the west after the hiatus it had on localisation due to poor sales on the English releases. As part of its deal with SEGA, Deep Silver will be publishing Yakuza Kiwami for UK and Europe.

Industry News: Sentai Filmworks January 2018 Release Slate

Just a couple days ago Sentai Filmworks announced they will be phasing out DVDs starting 2019 (more info on that in this blogpost) so we have 12 months left for those starting with the January 2018 slate. Bloody hell it's 2018 already.

Unboxing [UK]: Senran Kagura Peach Beach Splash - Girls of Paradise Collector's Edition (PS4) [NSFW]

It's summer over at Marvelous Europe despite summer already ending. The latest game in the Senran Kagura series has arrived and it's all about water guns and what not. I've picked up the collector's edition version so here it is.

Also to note, this game is Not Safe For Work because that's how it is.

Industry News: Funimation December 2017 Release Slate

Funimation conclude the end of the year with a few big-hitters and a mix of re-releases.

Unboxing [UK]: The Anthem of the Heart - Zavvi Exclusive Collector's Edition (BD/DVD)

I had been meaning to pick up this film for a long time, originally going to go for the Aniplex version, but I decided to make use of the Unidays student deal and acquire the UK Zavvi Exclusive edition for Anime Limited's release.

Unboxing [US]: Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls - Complete Series: Limited Edition (BD/DVD) [NSFW]

Sentai Filmworks' latest limited edition release has apparently broken pre-order records to the point where it's basically out of print. Never underestimate the power of monster girls.

Due to how Sentai went all out on the series, this unboxing is Not Safe For Work. There's a lot of fanservice with this set.

Unboxing [US]: Space Dandy - Season 2: Standard Edition (BD/DVD)

NO MY SLIPCOVER IS DAMAGED! HE CAN'T BE DANDY WITHOUT IT!

So yeah I finally have the second season of Space Dandy, actually looking forward to it.

Otaku Collection 2017: August Update | Taking a Break from Anime for More Games

The month of August has been a slow trend, two items were expected to arrive but ended up being delayed to September, and I decided to focus more on building my PlayStation collection!

Unboxing [UK]: Gal*Gun: Double Peace - Limited Edition (Vita)

Despite ordering the PlayStation 4 version, Rice Digital instead sent me the PlayStation Vita version and considering both were the exact same price and it's bank holiday weekend I decided there was no point in trying to wait and contact support. It's PQube's fault for making the packaging identical anyway to cause such a confusion (Marvelous did the same with Senran Kagura Estival Versus, which I also ended up with the wrong version).

Unboxing [US]: Drakengard 3 - Standard Edition (PS3)

Many months ago I wanted to acquire this game when I first started my path to acquire as many PS3 games as I could. Then suddenly it went out of print and the prices spiked. Now I finally got it, thanks to a restock for both this title and also NieR.

Industry News: Sentai Filmworks December 2017 Line-up

There's no limited edition sets this time, but instead there's a lot of re-releases so brace yourselves.

Industry News: Funimation November 2017 Release Slate

This past Otakon weekend, Funimation basically unveiled their November release slate so the element of surprise is pretty much gone. Nevertheless one of the most anticipated films is getting a home release.

Industry News: Otakon 2017 Announcements Round-up

Whenever Anime Expo ends, the next big convention that a lot of us wait for is Otakon, and there were once again some cool announcements to share. The convention occurred between 11th to 13th of August 2017.

The following panels covered in this round-up are as follows:

Anime - Aniplex of America, Crunchyroll, Discotek Media, Eleven Arts, Funimation, Nozomi/Rightstuf, Viz Media

Books - Viz Media

Games/Visual Novels - MangaGamer

Unboxing [JP]: Wangan Midnight - The Best! Edition Reissue (PS3)

Next up on my importing ventures is a PS3 title that's actually becoming rarer but I decided to go for a pre-owned copy due to the new retail copies becoming too dear to own.

Unboxing [UK]: The Handmaiden - Special Edition (Blu-ray)

It's been well over a year since I last bought a live-action film from the Asian Cinema (Japan, China, Hong Kong, Korea) and recently a new film from the director of Old Boy just got released and I wanted to check it out.