Otaku Collection 2015: January Update | Classics, Catalogues and Imports

It's been an interesting start so far. 2015 will hopefully be the year that I'll be able to catch up with the anime collecting and get on track on any title that shows up! But first it's that day where I present a compilation of stuff I picked up in the month of January. While 2014 was an improvement on one part, I still had some occasions where I wasn't able to collect some of the older titles so for this month I focused on a various type of things.

Due to my change of location, two of the animes arrived at home while everything else arrived at Uni.

Unboxing [US]: Blood-C - Complete Series: Limited Edition (BD/DVD)

More anime arrived and one of them is part of the popular Blood franchise. Here's a look at what Blood-C's limited edition set has to offer.

Unboxing [US]: Shakugan no Shana - Season 3 Part 1: Limited Edition (BD/DVD)

More anime arrived and the one of them is the start of the final season of Shana. Here's a look at what Shakugan no Shana Final Part 1's limited edition set has to offer.

Unboxing [JP]: Dekamori Senran Kagura Shinovi Pack - First Print Edition (Vita) [NSFW]

Presenting the first Japanese Vita Import in my collection and a rather 'Not Safe for Work' title, I present to you all the finest shinobi team in PlayStation history. Here's a good look at what this double pack offers.

Unboxing [US]: Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day: The Movie - Collector's Edition (BD/DVD)

Another Aniplex of America title is now part of my collection and it's none other than more tears to be shed with the arrival of the Anohana movie. Here's a good overview of what the package has to offer.

Unboxing [US]: Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! - Season 1: Collector's Edition (BD/DVD)

Sentai Filmworks' second special edition has arrived a month early and it's one nice looking set. Here's a good overview of what the set has to offer!

Blog News - Future Updates/Plans

Hey everyone, it's time for me to provide a good update on what's been planned for Q1 2015.

First things first, I am now adding video games and visual novels to the unboxing group as some of them are pretty unique. Well I know Japanese standard sets may not be very interesting but it's nice to have something added to the blog. The previous visual novel and games will be added at a later point not as an unboxing. The visual novels I'm still working out on how I can portray them as they are mainly not safe for work so stay tuned on those.

As mentioned I have another section planned called an Overview. This is essentially an unboxing post but the item is already opened. I have done this years ago but I'm bringing it back for some titles from my shelf that were note worthy. Most of the anime titles in Overview will be UK sets.

And some of you may have noticed that I have not mentioned Giovanni's Island on this blog. Well that is because I decided to cancel the Ultimate Edition because of the inconsistency with the design that affects the other two sets (and also other priorities came into action). I do plan on getting the film at a later point however.

Now for the most important news that many would want to know, what's getting picked up next?

Unboxing [JP]: Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax - Standard Edition (PS3)

Another import arrives and this time it's one of the new crossover fighting games released recently!

Unboxing [JP]: Initial D: Extreme Stage - The Best! Edition (PS3)

Decided to add a new section to my blog, and to start that off my latest Japanese import arrived.

Unboxing [US]: Cowboy Bebop - Complete Series: Amazon Exclusive Premium Edition (BD/DVD)

3, 2, 1, LET'S JAM!

The Bebop crew are back, with a different High Definition transfer to the UK & Japanese versions. Here's a look at what the Amazon Exclusive set has to offer.

Unboxing [UK]: Time of Eve: The Movie - Deluxe Edition (Blu-ray)

Are you ready for the Time of Eve? Well I should be as it's the first anime pickup of 2015 for my collection. Here's a look at what the Deluxe Edition has to offer.

Otaku Collection 2014: November/December Update | Devils, Sailors, Pirates & Inverted Titans

So after struggling through November and going through the massive amount of work for University, these last two months have been rough. But putting that aside I managed to get a strong amount of anime, manga and games for the collection. Across these two months I have basically picked up the latest Limited Edition sets, two quite rare video games and one huge manga box set.

Like the previous double month post, this post will be split between what I bought in November and December of 2014.

Unboxing [UK]: Patema Inverted - Ultimate Edition (BD/DVD)

Anime Limited have gone through a lot of new directions for the UK industry and for the first time they have gone to Kickstarter for UK fans to help support. Mai Mai Miracle was a success thanks to the US fan support but this time their second kickstarter was for a special edition exclusive to UK fans only. Here it is, the Kickstarter Ultimate Edition for Patema Inverted (Anime Limited's second kickstarter).

Unboxing [UK]: HAL - Collector's Edition (BD/DVD)

Anime Limited brings out a fault-free release with WIT Studio's next work after Attack on Titan.

Unboxing [US]: Attack on Titan - Part 2: Limited Edition w/Ender Box (BD/DVD)

The war against the Titans continues with the second half of Season 1.

Also a note of warning. Due to Funimation's design choices (and licensing approvals), this Limited Edition Unboxing will contain major spoilers (in fact don't buy Part 2 until you've watched it online via Crunchyroll or Funimation, or read the manga) so if you haven't watched the anime (or read the manga) I suggest you don't look any further because I would rather not upset people who have just started the series and notice things that could make it worse for them.