Industry News: Section23 Films March 2016 Release Slate

Much like Funimation's schedule, Sentai's got theirs up earlier than usual. This line-up includes one title re-released for the Sentai Selects line, one title coming to Blu-ray after a hold-back and dozens of new additions coming to Blu-ray and DVD. Interesting.

Here's the list of anime that Section23 Films have scheduled for the month of March 2016.

Industry News: Funimation February 2016 Release Slate

Well this happened. Funimation's new line-up has appeared much earlier than usual (and this post is actually rather late, sorry about that (been busy with Steins;Gate visual novel)). But it's a pretty big month because we finally have some of the delayed titles!

Here's the list of anime that Funimation have scheduled for the month of February 2016.

Unboxing [US]: Guilty Crown - Part 2 (BD/DVD)

Another one bites the dust. Guilty Crown ended up with the same problem that Shakugan no Shana Season 3 had in which the second half ended up selling out. According to Robert's Anime Corner Store, a lot of the Funimation items are having stock problems presumably due to the Universal deal. Nevertheless I decided to get the set anyway considering I needed it and it's about time the series gets a re-release.

Otaku Collection 2015: August/September/October Update | A Very Slow Update (Sorry About That)

It's weird how it's been a couple months since my last Otaku Collection update. That update had a lot of sets picked up in one months. For this update however, well things took a different approach. I ran out of the funds I had during my time at Uni and I've been given allowances every now and then. Since I wasn't getting that much stuff I decided to delay this update for quite a bit. Nevertheless I've bought enough stuff to show off here.

Here's the latest pickups from the course of August, September and October 2015.

Random Topic: Unboxing the Viewster OMAKASE Beta Box

A wild box from Viewster has appeared.

I used the Funimation postcard to censor the delivery details. Note: The Funi post card is not included with the package.

Industry News: MCM London Comic Con (October 2015) Announcements (Part 2)

MCM Comic Con London has officially reached its third and final day now. The second day didn't have any major panels but fans were able to experience four anime films as part of MCM Loves Anime. The next day featured the last two major anime panels - Gundam and Anime Ltd Part 2. This second part of the news post will feature the remaining new announcements from Anime Ltd including MVM Entertainment's social media news.

Industry News: MCM London Comic Con (October 2015) Announcements (Part 1)

MCM Comic Con London is finally here and after many hours three of the UK distributors; Anime Ltd, Animatsu & Manga UK have finished their panels for today. Anime Ltd do have one more scheduled for Sunday but today is where a lot of the new stuff was announced.

Industry News: Section23 Films February 2016 Release Slate

Just before the big MCM Comic Con weekend happens, Sentai over in the states have announced their new line-up of titles. Unfortunately Nozaki-kun is still not scheduled but I get the feeling that got delayed for a Collector's Edition release. This line-up includes one title re-released for the Sentai Selects line, one title coming to Blu-ray after a hold-back and dozens of new additions coming to Blu-ray and DVD. Interesting.

Here's the list of anime that Section23 Films have scheduled for the month of February 2016.

Industry News: Funimation January 2016 Release Slate

It seems the deal with Universal has made Funimation provide small release slates over the next few months but for January 2016 it's usually quite small. For 2016 Funimation have some interesting titles selected.

Here's the list of anime that Funimation have scheduled for the month of January 2016.

Industry News: NYCC 2015 Announcements - New Manga/Light Novel Additions & More

Late again but at least I now know that all of the information from NYCC has been revealed so I can put everything together into one big post. Unlike the previous conventions I didn't think we would be getting any special announcements this time around but I was wrong because some huge titles went off this past weekend.

The distributors who announced new things were Kodansha Comics, Vertical, Viz Media, Yen Press as well as Aniplex and Funimation. Crunchyroll and Viewster also unveiled some new things but I'll be leaving them out this time around.

Unboxing [US]: Persona 4 the Animation - Complete Series: Collector's Edition (BD/DVD)

So recently I was given an allowance of sorts and not long after Rightstuf announced that Sentai's recent collector's edition release of Persona 4 has gone out of print and whatever stock that's left in other retailers are the only ones left. So I somewhat panicked as usual since I thought the set would last as long as the others did. I found one brand new on Amazon (don't worry they still have plenty for now) and now it's arrived, well the packaging they used for delivery is terrible but the set itself is in like new condition.

As of right now there are still copies of the set left but I have no idea how long they will last.

Well without further notes, here's what the collector's edition set has to offer.

Random Topic: Round-Up of Summer 2015's Legal Anime UK Streaming List

The Summer season is now over and the Fall/Autumn season is just about to start fairly soon, so for this random topic I wanted to talk about the results of the legal streaming services and what titles they all picked up during the season. I know a lot about the UK so it's an easy discussion but I'm not going to cover North America or Australia because it's pretty tough trying to find out what's new on their side when I can't even access them.

Charlotte was one of the most popular titles of the Summer 2015 season, but it ended up with the same problems that plagued Angel Beats! Nevertheless it's available to watch legally on Crunchyroll for UK fans.

For some reason I can imagine Yuu representing Funimation while the girl represents the UK. Mainly because we get screwed over in the legal anime streaming business.

Industry News: Anime Limited Announcements from MCM Comic Con Glasgow 2015

While it's usually London that gets the main announcements, this weekend saw Anime Limited unveiling a whole bunch of new information, not only for Scotland Loves Anime 2015 but also new licenses!

The other UK distributors were not there for the panels so there's nothing new coming from them yet (Jerome has news to show at MCM London this October).

Random Topic: My Overall Thoughts/Reactions to Tokyo Games Show 2015 (Part 3)

One of the biggest gaming conventions this year has just ended and it's been one heck of a ride for many video game players. For this post I decided to continue discussing my overview thoughts and reactions to the games revealed and/or detailed at Tokyo Games Show 2015. In Parts 1 & 2 I focused on the games announced at Sony's CEJA conference, and for this final part I wanted to focus on the other games that were also shown off at the expo.

Unboxing [US]: Shakugan no Shana - Season 3 Part 2 (BD/DVD)

Shoutout to Robert's Anime Corner Store for not only having this set in stock but also getting it past customs by reducing the value. The set was relatively cheap but when it comes to USPS there was always a possibility of it getting caught so cheers! Shana returns for the final part of the anime saga (based on the light novels mind you).

Here's an overview of what the second half of Shana Season 3 has to offer.