Miraculously chosen as the next Polymar, Takeshi finds himself thrust into the middle of the battleground, as he discovers his new role and purpose - to destroy Nova and his followers. He utilizes his karate skills comprised of spinning kicks and backfists with flight formula to defeat the Catsharks, only to have them re-emerge stronger then ever, led by the shrewd Nina. Once she gets Polymar out of the picture - Nova will be free to proceed with his insidious plan. It is a race against time, for Takeshi to save the Earth.

Years after the defeat of the Reptilian Empire, Getter Team has begun training on a new super robot, Neo Getter Robo. But a surprise attack from the Empire's revived leader forces them to recruit a street fighter named Go Ichimonji as Getter One's pilot. Faced with an enormously powerful foe, the new team's only hope for victory may lie in the resurrection of the lost weapon of humanity, Shin Getter Robo.

GUNDAM UNICORN Vol. 6 Available for Pre-Order
Posted on: Thursday, January 10, 2013

Mobile Suit Gundam UC (Unicorn), Vol. 6 is now available for pre-order on Blu-ray! The Honneamise release will feature English audio; Japanese audio; Japanese, English, French, Spanish, Mandarin and Cantonese subtitles; and 19 minutes of bonus features ("Story So Far," promotional clips, TV commercials, character and mecha highlights) and is currently scheduled to street March 22, 2013.

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HOUSTON, January 16, 2013 – Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its April slate of releases; including Maiden Japan’s newest acquisition Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, whichwill be available on both DVD and Blu-Ray.


Product details follow, in order of release
Coming April 2013


Title: TOKYO MAGNITUDE 8.0 COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by: Maiden Japan
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 325 min.
Street Date: 4/2/2013
Format: DVD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $59.98

SYNOPSIS: The devastation is unleashed in the span of seconds. Yielding to centuries of unrelenting pressure, an ancient rift in the Earth gives way and a force equivalent to over a thousand atomic bombs erupts beneath the feet of the citizens of the world's largest mega-cities! For the people of the greater Tokyo area, the results are catastrophic as even "earthquake-proof" buildings sway like weeds in the wind, gas mains rip open in gouts of flame and huge sections of the city's vital infrastructure are torn into shreds. For sister and brother Mirai and Yuki who were caught in the earthquake while in Odaiba during summer holiday, it's the start of a desperate journey back to their parent's home in Setagaya. For motorcycle courier Mari, it means an equally frantic battle towards Sangenjaya and her own daughter and mother. Joining together in an epic odyssey through the mangled streets, these three must brave impossible obstacles and endure unspeakable hardships and heartbreak, with no way of knowing if their loved ones are even still alive. But they've no other choice! In the aftermath of nature's fury, only the strongest of will and most courageous of heart can hope to survive in TOKYO MAGNITUDE 8.0!


Title: TOKYO MAGNITUDE 8.0 COMPLETE COLLECTION BLU-RAY
Published by: Maiden Japan
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 325 min.
Street Date: 4/2/2013
Format: BD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $69.98

SYNOPSIS: The devastation is unleashed in the span of seconds. Yielding to centuries of unrelenting pressure, an ancient rift in the Earth gives way and a force equivalent to over a thousand atomic bombs erupts beneath the feet of the citizens of the world's largest mega-cities! For the people of the greater Tokyo area, the results are catastrophic as even "earthquake-proof" buildings sway like weeds in the wind, gas mains rip open in gouts of flame and huge sections of the city's vital infrastructure are torn into shreds. For sister and brother Mirai and Yuki who were caught in the earthquake while in Odaiba during summer holiday, it's the start of a desperate journey back to their parent's home in Setagaya. For motorcycle courier Mari, it means an equally frantic battle towards Sangenjaya and her own daughter and mother. Joining together in an epic odyssey through the mangled streets, these three must brave impossible obstacles and endure unspeakable hardships and heartbreak, with no way of knowing if their loved ones are even still alive. But they've no other choice! In the aftermath of nature's fury, only the strongest of will and most courageous of heart can hope to survive in TOKYO MAGNITUDE 8.0!


Title: INU X BOKU SS COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 300 min.
Street Date: 4/9/2013
Format: DVD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $59.98

SYNOPSIS: Ayakashi Kan: a mysterious condominium, widely believed to be haunted, where every resident is required to have a personal bodyguard, or Secret Service agent. When the socially inept Ririchiyo moves in, all she's looking for is a little peace and quiet and some practice at inter-personal communications. However, she quickly discovers that her bodyguard Soushi might not just be foxy; he might actually BE a fox - a fox spirit that is. In fact, all of Ayakashi Kan's residents, and their agents, are more than they seem at first glance: each and every one of them has both human and non-human ancestors. But that's okay, because Ririchiyo does too! Welcome to the weirdest, wackiest mansion in town where no one is entirely human and mayhem is the order of the day, in INU X BOKU SS!


Title INU X BOKU SS COMPLETE COLLECTION BLU-RAY
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 300 min.
Street Date: 4/9/2013
Format: BD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $69.98

SYNOPSIS: Ayakashi Kan: a mysterious condominium, widely believed to be haunted, where every resident is required to have a personal bodyguard, or Secret Service agent. When the socially inept Ririchiyo moves in, all she's looking for is a little peace and quiet and some practice at inter-personal communications. However, she quickly discovers that her bodyguard Soushi might not just be foxy; he might actually BE a fox - a fox spirit that is. In fact, all of Ayakashi Kan's residents, and their agents, are more than they seem at first glance: each and every one of them has both human and non-human ancestors. But that's okay, because Ririchiyo does too! Welcome to the weirdest, wackiest mansion in town where no one is entirely human and mayhem is the order of the day, in INU X BOKU SS!


Title: LETTER BEE SEASON 2 COLLECTION 1
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 325 min.
Street Date: 4/9/2013
Format: DVD
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $49.98

SYNOPSIS: After Niche carries the wounded and stunned Lag back to the Bee Hive, the Letter Bee finally begins to piece the puzzle together. Now he knows what's happened to Gauche, why the Marauders are so focused on stealing mail and the actual intent of the group controlling both, Reverse. However, when he's forbidden to reveal the truth, Lag is soon forced out of the artificial sunlight and back into the world of perpetual night. And soon Reverse's plot to take down the Letter Bees and overthrow the Amberground government begins to accelerate. If things weren't already bad enough, the giant insect creatures called gaichuu are apparently evolving into something new; there may be traitors working within the Hive; and Niche's sister, who's definitely not human friendly, shows up to turn family drama into a full-scale siege! It all spells serious trouble for the Letter Bees, but if anyone can weather the storms and gloom of night, Lag and his team are the ones who'll deliver. The excitement continues as the man of letters who's also the ultimate man of action carries on fighting in TEGAMI BACHI: LETTER BEE REVERSE Collection 1!


Title: HIIRO NO KAKERA SEASON 1
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 325 min.
Street Date: 4/16/2013
Format: DVD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $59.98

SYNOPSIS: Every girl dreams of being an enchanted princess, but how many stop to think about all the grim and horrible things that happen in fairy tales? That's a lesson Tamaki learns all too graphically when she's attacked on the way to her grandmother's house by creatures she thought only existed in myths! Fortunately, she's rescued by an extraordinary young man: one who's not only part demon; but her future classmate as well, and one of the protectors that Tamaki will need if she's going to fulfill her destiny as a Tamayori princess. A destiny that no one's bothered to tell her she's inherited until now! And if it wasn't bad enough to learn that every plan she's had for the future has to change, to top it all off, Tamaki still has to start attending a new high school as well! The new girl in school will have to learn how to deal with some very, very old school-type problems in a hurry in Hiiro no Kakera ~ The Tamayori Princess Saga.


Title: HIIRO NO KAKERA SEASON 1 BLU-RAY
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 325 min.
Street Date: 4/16/2013
Format: BD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $69.98

SYNOPSIS: Every girl dreams of being an enchanted princess, but how many stop to think about all the grim and horrible things that happen in fairy tales? That's a lesson Tamaki learns all too graphically when she's attacked on the way to her grandmother's house by creatures she thought only existed in myths! Fortunately, she's rescued by an extraordinary young man: one who's not only part demon; but her future classmate as well, and one of the protectors that Tamaki will need if she's going to fulfill her destiny as a Tamayori princess. A destiny that no one's bothered to tell her she's inherited until now! And if it wasn't bad enough to learn that every plan she's had for the future has to change, to top it all off, Tamaki still has to start attending a new high school as well! The new girl in school will have to learn how to deal with some very, very old school-type problems in a hurry in Hiiro no Kakera ~ The Tamayori Princess Saga.


Title: PLACE TO PLACE COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 325 min.
Street Date: 4/16/2013
Format: DVD
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $49.98

SYNOPSIS: Everyone has a circle of friends they hang out with. But even within a small group there are smaller groups of friends, best friends and, here's where it gets complicated, boyfriends and girlfriends. Sometimes relationships just develop in a way where you're not exactly sure what you are to the other person. Which is the problem Tsukimi has when it comes to Io. Io's as tall and easygoing as Tsukimi is short in both temper and stature, but he also seems to be totally clueless about how she's starting to feel. Yet, at times, he's almost too affectionate. It's just confusing and irritating. And their prankster friends Mayoi and Sakai aren't much help. Especially Mayoi, as it gives her one more thing to tease Tsukimi over. Hime, the fifth member of their usual gang of five isn't much better, because she's not really well connected to reality anyway. Which leaves Tsukimi stuck in a quandary. Are she and Io just best friends? And is it worth risking that for what Tsukimi wants? It's a puzzle she'll have to solve as they live from one moment to the next in PLACE TO PLACE.


Title: HAKUOKI OVA COLLECTION
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 150 min.
Street Date: 4/23/2013
Format: DVD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $29.98

SYNOPSIS: A geisha should posses all of these and more. The coming war grows more imminent with each passing moment and Kyoto is filled with turbulence as the various factions vie for power. And when rumors reach the Shinsengumi that a group of rogue warriors intend to attack their headquarters, they must investigate the situation or risk perishing before they've even begun to fight. The only safe meeting place seems to be the Sumi Inn inside the red light district of Shimabara. So, it is up to Chizuru to disguise herself as a geisha and infiltrate the inn. But life as a geisha can be filled with hazards of many kinds, especially for one as beautiful as Chizuru. Does Chizuru have what it takes to be a convincing geisha? Can the Shinsengumi protect her and keep her from harm's way without blowing her cover? Discover the answers in Hakuoki: A Memory of Snow Flowers!


Title: PSYCHIC DETECTIVE YAKUMO COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 325 min.
Street Date: 4/23/2013
Format: DVD
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $49.98

SYNOPSIS: Haruka Ozawa’s sophomore year is getting seriously scary. One of her friends is possessed, another has committed suicide and Haruka could be the next one to flunk the still-breathing test. So, what’s her only way out of this potentially lethal dead end? Yakumo Saito, an enigmatic student born with a mysterious red eye that allows him to see and communicate with the dead. But the deceased don’t always desist and some killers are more than ready to kill again to keep dead men from telling any more tales. That doesn’t stop Haruka’s knack for digging up buried secrets, and there’s even more evidence of bodies being exhumed by both Yakumo’s police contact and an investigative journalist with a newly made corpse in her closet! Can this pair of anything but normal paranormal detectives solve the ultimate dead case files or will they end up in cold storage themselves? If the spirits are willing, they may just have a few ghosts of a chance in PSYCHIC DETECTIVE YAKUMO!


Title: PATLABOR OVA
Published by: Maiden Japan
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 210 min.
Street Date: 4/30/2013
Format: DVD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $29.98

SYNOPSIS: Drunk drivers are bad, but put a drunk driver in a giant robot called a Labor and you've got a disaster waiting to happen. And when REAL criminals get their hands on those same giant robots, the cops need giant robots of their own just to maintain the status quo, right? Well, that's the logic behind the development of the Patlabor program and special Labor Crime units like Japan's Section 2 in any case. But what logic fails to take into account is where to find police officers who're equally conversant with both robots and the regulations? And THAT's where the motley crew of Section 2, Division 2 comes in! With ridiculously perky tomboy Noa Izumi and gun-happy madman Isao Ohta as primary Labor pilots and the impossibly laid back Captain Goto in what passes for command, SV2 is ready to hit the streets with their twenty ton feet! But will they be taking a byte out of crime or have they bitten off more than they can chew? The law of the land and the laws of robotics are about to collide in the first Earth shattering collection of MOBILE POLICE PATLABOR!


Title: PATLABOR OVA BLU-RAY
Published by: Maiden Japan
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 210 min.
Street Date: 4/30/2013
Format: BD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $39.98

SYNOPSIS: Drunk drivers are bad, but put a drunk driver in a giant robot called a Labor and you've got a disaster waiting to happen. And when REAL criminals get their hands on those same giant robots, the cops need giant robots of their own just to maintain the status quo, right? Well, that's the logic behind the development of the Patlabor program and special Labor Crime units like Japan's Section 2 in any case. But what logic fails to take into account is where to find police officers who're equally conversant with both robots and the regulations? And THAT's where the motley crew of Section 2, Division 2 comes in! With ridiculously perky tomboy Noa Izumi and gun-happy madman Isao Ohta as primary Labor pilots and the impossibly laid back Captain Goto in what passes for command, SV2 is ready to hit the streets with their twenty ton feet! But will they be taking a byte out of crime or have they bitten off more than they can chew? The law of the land and the laws of robotics are about to collide in the first Earth shattering collection of MOBILE POLICE PATLABOR!


Title: QWASER OF STIGMATA II COMPLETE
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 325 min.
Street Date: 4/30/2013
Format: DVD
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $49.98

SYNOPSIS: No sooner has the matter of the Sword of Maria been resolved when word comes of a NEW ancient artifact: the Magdalene of Thunder! Given that finding it requires "sampling" the soma of girls who may have been in proximity to the artifact, Alexander "Sasha" Nikolaevich's extensive hands on experience makes him a natural choice to do the necessary research. There's just one small catch: the Magdalene's hidden within the cloisters of the all-girl Seirei Academy, which means that Sasha will be checking in as "Alexandra!" And with covering the large tracts of land the search will encompass will keeping Sasha's hands full, racking up a victory is no sure thing. Not to mention there's also another transfer student checking out the girls and the Seirei Academy has a virtual fighting system that could level the playing field. There will be plenty of soul-baring tête-à-têtes and hook ups on the balcony in addition to the usual full frontal assaults! So get ready for double whammies and bombshells galore, as no sucker punches are pulled in QWASER OF STIGMATA II!

Pre-Order Now at Rightstuf and Official Retailers
(Pre-Orders Begin Jan. 21)

Product Details
■ALL 11 Episodes on 5 Blu-ray discs
■3 cases inside Rigid Box with key art
■Double-side Blu-ray case wraps
■36-page Deluxe Booklet

Bonus Materials
■Textless openings and ending
■Trailers Collection

Coming 2.26.13

SRP: $149.98
Sales Price: $119.98

Blu-ray Specs
Languages: Japanese
Video: 16:9 1080p/MPEG-4 AVC
Audio: Linear PCM/Stereo (48KHz/16bit)
Subtitles: English (dialog + song lyrics translation/roma-ji + screen text)

Total Run Time: approx. 280 min.
Region: --
Rating: 16 UP

Coming 2.27.13
Pre-orders begin Monday January 21st

Oreimo Blu-ray Disc Set (Import)

Features and Bonus Contents
Product Details
■ALL 16 Episodes on 4 Blu-ray discs
■4-panel digipak newly illustrated by Hiro Kanzaki
■PET clear sleeve case
■Super Picture Label

Bonus Materials
■Character Commentary video for all 16 episodes!

LIMITED SUPPLY!
Pre-order at Rightstuf and Official Retailers
SRP: $329.98
Sales Price: $278.98

Blu-ray Specs
Languages: Japanese
Video: 16:9 1080p/MPEG-4 AVC
Audio: Linear PCM/Stereo (48KHz/16bit)
Subtitles: English

Total Run Time: approx. 640 min.
Region: --
Rating: 13 UP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



GRIMES, Iowa, Jan. 23, 2013 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and its Nozomi Entertainment division are excited to announce THE ROSE OF VERSAILLES, Part 1 Limited Edition DVD set will be available on May 7, 2013.

The first limited-edition DVD set will feature the series’ initial 20 episodes – housed in a collectible, chipboard art box – with Japanese audio, English subtitles, and English on-screen translations, plus on-disc extras.

This release marks the very first time The Rose of Versailles, also known as “Berusaiyu no Bara” and “Lady Oscar,” will be available to English-speaking audiences in North America on DVD. Right Stuf and Nozomi Entertainment are also currently streaming the series via Viki (viki.com).

Set during the years preceding the French Revolution, The Rose of Versailles is a tale of romance and political intrigue that centers around Oscar François de Jarjayes, a young woman whose father has raised her as a man – and trained her to be an elite and skilled soldier – so she can succeed him as the commander of the palace guards.

The Rose of Versailles is based upon the best-selling manga (comic) by Riyoko Ikeda (Dear Brother, a.k.a. Oniisama e...), which was originally serialized in Shueisha’s shoujo (girls’) anthology magazine Margaret, from 1972 through 1973, and later collected into 10 volumes. In addition to its anime adaptation, it inspired a short story collection (also written by Ikeda), a French-Japanese live-action film, and multiple musicals staged by Japan’s famed Takarazuka Revue.

This 40-episode anime adaptation of The Rose of Versailles originally aired on Japanese television from October 1979 through September 1980. It features animation by TMS ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD., as well as direction by Tadao Nagahama (Romance Robot Trilogy) and Osamu Dezaki (Nobody’s Boy – Remi, Dear Brother, Aim for the Ace!). Right Stuf, Inc. acquired The Rose of Versailles anime series from TMS ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.

Visit rov.rightstuf.com for more information about The Rose of Versailles, to preview the series and to pre-order the first limited-edition DVD set.

About THE ROSE OF VERSAILLES, Part 1

Street Date: 5/7/2013
Runtime: 480 minutesGenre: Drama, HistoricalSuggested Rating: 13+

Audio: Japanese (Mono)
Subtitles: English subtitles and English on-screen translations
Video: 4:3, ColorCatalog #: RSDVD1374
ISBN: 1-57032-748-3UPC: 7-42617-1374-2-6SRP: $49.99

Features:
To be announced.

** Product specifications and content may be subject to change.

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GRIMES, Iowa, Jan. 23, 2013 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and its Nozomi Entertainment division are pleased to announce theSOUND OF THE SKY (Sora no Woto) Complete Series DVD setwill be available on May 7, 2013.

This new set repackages all 12 television episodes of Sound of the Sky – plus the two special episodes from the home video release of the series – with Japanese audio, English subtitles and English on-screen translations, along with on-disc extras.

Also known by the title “Sora no Woto,” Sound of the Sky aired on TV Tokyo and via Internet simulcast in early 2010. It was the first series produced as part of the “Anime no Chikara” program, a joint initiative by TV Tokyo and Aniplex to develop original animated content for television.

The series is based on an original concept by Paradores and features direction by Mamoru Kanbe (Elfen Lied, Letter Bee: Light and Blue Night Fantasy), series composition and scripting by Hiroyuki Yoshino (Macross Frontier, My-Otome) and animation by A-1 Pictures (Black Butler, Fractale). Sound of the Sky’s opening theme is composed by Yuki Kajiura (Noir, .hack//SIGN) and performed by Kalafina (Black Butler).


Street Date: 5/7/2013
Runtime: 355 minutes
Genre: Drama Suggested Rating: 16+

Audio: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Subtitles: English subtitles, English on-screen translations
Video: 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen, ColorCatalog #: RSDVD1364ISBN: 1-57032-741-6UPC: 7-42617-1364-2-9SRP: $39.99


** Product specifications and content may be subject to change.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



SECTION23 FILMS ANNOUNCES MAY SLATE

K-ON! THE MOVIE Available on May 21st

HOUSTON, January 24, 2013 – Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its May slate of releases; including Sentai Filmworks newest acquisition K-ON! THE MOVIE, the theatrical follow-up to the ultra-popular TV series. K-ON! THE MOVIE will be available on both DVD and Blu-Ray.


Product details follow, in order of release

Coming May 2013


Title: KIDS ON THE SLOPE COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 300 min.
Street Date: 5/7/2013
Format: DVD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $59.98

SYNOPSIS: It's the summer of 1966 and high school freshman Kaoru Nishimi is struggling to adjust to the latest of many moves in his young life, this time to his uncle's home in the seaside town of Kyushu. It's never easy adjusting. It's never easy fitting in. But this time will be different. This time he'll meet friends who will change his life forever. And he'll discover a new passion, one that grabs his heart and rocks him to his very soul. It's music. A beat. A whole new way of looking at life. It's called jazz, and together with bad boy Sentaro and music store girl Ritsuko, they're going to follow their muse to wherever their music takes them! You think garage bands are something new? Think again and travel to a time when dreams and a couple of musical instruments really could change the world! Get ready to be blown away by a tale of life, love and all that jazz in THE KIDS ON THE SLOPE!


Title: KIDS ON THE SLOPE COMPLETE COLLECTION BLU-RAY
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 300 min.
Street Date: 5/7/2013
Format: BD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $69.98

SYNOPSIS: It's the summer of 1966 and high school freshman Kaoru Nishimi is struggling to adjust to the latest of many moves in his young life, this time to his uncle's home in the seaside town of Kyushu. It's never easy adjusting. It's never easy fitting in. But this time will be different. This time he'll meet friends who will change his life forever. And he'll discover a new passion, one that grabs his heart and rocks him to his very soul. It's music. A beat. A whole new way of looking at life. It's called jazz, and together with bad boy Sentaro and music store girl Ritsuko, they're going to follow their muse to wherever their music takes them! You think garage bands are something new? Think again and travel to a time when dreams and a couple of musical instruments really could change the world! Get ready to be blown away by a tale of life, love and all that jazz in THE KIDS ON THE SLOPE!


Title: NATSUYUKI RENDEZVOUS COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 275 min.
Street Date: 5/7/2013
Format: DVD
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $49.98

SYNOPSIS: Hazuki may be near-sighted, but he knows true beauty when he sees it and the delicate form of flower shop owner Rokka draws him in like a bee to honey. So, hoping to cultivate a relationship between them, Hazuki takes a part time job at her shop, only to discover two huge thorns preventing the nurturing of any romance. The first, the fact that Rokka is still grieving for her late husband Shimao, would be enough to snip most men’s ardor short, but it’s the second that really threatens to make Hazuki’s forlorn hopes wilt. Because while Shimao is most definitely deceased, he hasn’t yet departed and his spirit is still living in Rokka’s apartment! Except only Hazuki can see him, which leads to a very strange romantic triangle indeed. Are Hazuki’s chances with Rokka as dead as the man who still lives in her house? Or can he somehow make love blossom even though there’s an interloper pushing up the daisies between them? One way or another, the ground’s going to be rocky and someone or something’s likely to get nipped in the bud in NATSUYUKI RENDEZVOUS!


Title COLORFUL: THE MOTION PICTURE
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 126 min.
Street Date: 5/14/2013
Format: DVD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $29.98

SYNOPSIS: There is a train station on the other side of death, yet not all who arrive on the platform will be judged ready for passage onwards. For one unready soul, there will be both a test and a second chance. Rather than be reborn, this soul will awake in the body of 14-year-old suicide Makoto Kobayashi where it must not only find a way to fit into Makoto's existence, but also unravel two mysteries. What is the secret of the great sin it committed in its own previous life and what were the reasons that led to Makoto's suicide? While some may believe the truth to be as plain to see as black and white, "Makoto" soon finds that the real world is overlaid with so many shades of grey and rainbows of colors that even the most obvious of "facts" are not what they seem. With the soul's time in Makoto's body quickly running out, the answers to all life's mysteries await discovery in the acclaimed animation masterpiece that won the 34th Japanese Academy Prize for Excellence in Animation: Colorful ~ The Motion Picture.


Title: COLORFUL: THE MOTION PICTURE BLU-RAY
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 126 min.
Street Date: 5/14/2013
Format: BD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $39.98

SYNOPSIS: There is a train station on the other side of death, yet not all who arrive on the platform will be judged ready for passage onwards. For one unready soul, there will be both a test and a second chance. Rather than be reborn, this soul will awake in the body of 14-year-old suicide Makoto Kobayashi where it must not only find a way to fit into Makoto's existence, but also unravel two mysteries. What is the secret of the great sin it committed in its own previous life and what were the reasons that led to Makoto's suicide? While some may believe the truth to be as plain to see as black and white, "Makoto" soon finds that the real world is overlaid with so many shades of grey and rainbows of colors that even the most obvious of "facts" are not what they seem. With the soul's time in Makoto's body quickly running out, the answers to all life's mysteries await discovery in the acclaimed animation masterpiece that won the 34th Japanese Academy Prize for Excellence in Animation: Colorful ~ The Motion Picture.


Title: KÄMPFER ~ FÜR DIE LIEBE
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 50 min.
Street Date: 5/14/2013
Format: DVD
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $19.98

SYNOPSIS: Natsuru used to dream of being a lady killer. Instead, he got turned into a Kämpfer - a lady who's supposed to fight and kill other girls in mortal combat! Now, he's stuck splitting his/her days between being a typically average Japanese boy and a very untypical Japanese girl. And to make matters even more complex, Natsuru's allowed him/herself to be convinced to move in with three other gorgeous Kämpfers, who are definitely all woman all of the time, for their "mutual defense." Of course, the fact that more than one of them may have less than honorable designs upon one or the other of his/her two alternate sexualities couldn't possibly be a problem, could it? Of course it could, and things really get hopping when Natsuru has to take a job at the Bunnygirl Café and ends up in the hot box! Getting in touch with your feminine side's a full-contact, no-holds-barred, Amazon action-fest as feelings are bared and titans clash in Kämpfer für die Liebe!


Title: K-ON! THE MOVIE
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 110 min.
Street Date: 5/21/2013
Format: DVD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $29.98

SYNOPSIS: Graduation time is finally here, but the girls of the Sakuragaoka Girl's High Light Music Club aren't going to let the end of high school be the end of all they've built together. First though, they have to keep a promise to take a trip together, and like everything else they do, they're not doing it halfway. So it's time to hop on the bus - the double-decker bus that is - and go around the world as the band heads for the birthplace of the British Invasion: the United Kingdom! And on the way they're going to have to solve that one last big puzzle that's been vexing them: what to get for their underclassman rhythm guitarist Azusa, who will be taking over the club once they don their caps and gowns and leave Sakuragaoka for the last time. Get ready for a Magical Musical Tour as the whole gang takes in the sights and sounds of London and prepares for one last amazing encore in the climatic finale of K-ON! THE MOVIE!


Title: K-ON! THE MOVIE BLU-RAY
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 110 min.
Street Date: 5/21/2013
Format: BD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $39.98

SYNOPSIS: Graduation time is finally here, but the girls of the Sakuragaoka Girl's High Light Music Club aren't going to let the end of high school be the end of all they've built together. First though, they have to keep a promise to take a trip together, and like everything else they do, they're not doing it halfway. So it's time to hop on the bus - the double-decker bus that is - and go around the world as the band heads for the birthplace of the British Invasion: the United Kingdom! And on the way they're going to have to solve that one last big puzzle that's been vexing them: what to get for their underclassman rhythm guitarist Azusa, who will be taking over the club once they don their caps and gowns and leave Sakuragaoka for the last time. Get ready for a Magical Musical Tour as the whole gang takes in the sights and sounds of London and prepares for one last amazing encore in the climatic finale of K-ON! THE MOVIE!


Title: LOVE ♥ LOVE? COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by: Maiden Japan
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 195 min.
Street Date: 5/21/2013
Format: DVD
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $39.98

SYNOPSIS: It's said that Heaven and Hell can be the same place, depending upon your situation, and Naoto Ooizumi is learning that lesson the hard way. At only 17 years old, he's working on the set of Cosmopolitan Prayers (CosPrayers for short,) one of the hottest TV soaps on the air, and the girl of his dreams, Natsumi Magami, is playing the lead. The problem: as much as he wants to start a relationship with her, he keeps getting romantically intercepted by the OTHER cute girls in the show. It's not like they're just trying to stop a Naoto/Natsumi hook up. They seem to be actively "interested" in the cute young man who's running the behind the scenes production camera! But that's not the biggest twist, because unknown to anyone except the show's producer, Ooizumi ISN'T just a camera operator, he's also the show's WRITER! So what do you do when you're able to put any words you want in the mouth of the girl you love, but you're contractually obligated to put similar things between the lips of the girls that love you? The pros and cons abound as romance goes wildly off script in LOVE ♥ LOVE?!


Title: OKAMIKAKUSHI ~ MASQUE OF THE WOLF COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 300 min.
Street Date: 5/28/2013
Format: DVD
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $49.98

SYNOPSIS: From the moment Hiroshi and his family arrive in J?ga, he senses something odd about the isolated village. It's not that the people are cold and aloof. Except for his beautiful class president, Nemuru, most welcome him quite warmly. But some also simply disappear. Students transfer out of his school without any notice, and Hiroshi's next door neighbor Isuzu, who seems quite infatuated with him, warns him to stay away from the old part of town. The upcoming Haasaku Festival, which celebrates the town's unique oranges, seems to be generating an unusual level of concern, and groups of masked people roam the streets by night, hunting… something. Could the legends of man-sized wolves roaming the mountains surrounding J?ga be real? Who is the girl with the scythe? What is the real purpose of the festival? And how does this all revolve around something called a Temptation? Hiroshi and his new circle of friends have little time to solve these riddles before the answers will become far more dangerous and personal than he could ever imagine! Beneath the mask of society and the skin of humanity, something ancient awaits in Okamikakushi - MASQUE OF THE WOLF!


Title: PHI-BRAIN ~ SEASON 1 COLLECTION 2
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 300 min.
Street Date: 5/28/2013
Format: DVD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $59.98

SYNOPSIS: Kaito's spent his whole life solving puzzles, and now his life depends on being able to solve some of the world's most difficult - and deadly - puzzles. Designated as Puzzles of Fools, these puzzles are designed to push Kaito's solving abilities to their limits and beyond, or destroy him in the attempt. Each one is more fiendish than the last, and they're all intended to prepare Kaito for his attempt to solve the Puzzle of God. There's just one catch: Kaito doesn't want to solve the Puzzle of God; that's all the POG's idea. And when Kaito discovers the identity of the mastermind behind the POG, the sinister group that's been endangering him and his friends with their cruel puzzles, it may just be the final solution. Solving puzzles has never been more challenging or potentially lethal than in Phi-Brain ~ Puzzle of God Season 1 Collection 2!


Title: PHI-BRAIN ~ SEASON 1 COLLECTION 2 BLU-RAY
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 300 min.
Street Date: 5/28/2013
Format: BD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $69.98

SYNOPSIS: Kaito's spent his whole life solving puzzles, and now his life depends on being able to solve some of the world's most difficult - and deadly - puzzles. Designated as Puzzles of Fools, these puzzles are designed to push Kaito's solving abilities to their limits and beyond, or destroy him in the attempt. Each one is more fiendish than the last, and they're all intended to prepare Kaito for his attempt to solve the Puzzle of God. There's just one catch: Kaito doesn't want to solve the Puzzle of God; that's all the POG's idea. And when Kaito discovers the identity of the mastermind behind the POG, the sinister group that's been endangering him and his friends with their cruel puzzles, it may just be the final solution. Solving puzzles has never been more challenging or potentially lethal than in Phi-Brain ~ Puzzle of God Season 1 Collection 2!



About Section23 Films:
Section23 Films provides home video marketing and distribution services for a variety of companies, including Sentai Filmworks, Switchblade Pictures, Maiden Japan and AEsir Holdings. With its special focus on genre entertainment, Section23 Films distributes some of the very best anime, martial arts, and horror titles on the market today.

Synopsis
From a man on the moon to a spirited sports car, there are creative cartoons all over the place in this eight-film collection! Featuring popular franchises as well as soon-to-be favorites for all ages.

POKÉMON 4EVER
In order to escape a greedy Pokémon hunter, Celebi must use the last of its energy to travel through time to the present day.

LUNAR JIM
There is a man on the moon, and his name is Jim! Jim lives where the unexpected and fantastic happen every day. Includes four episodes.

TONY HAWK IN BOOM BOOM SABOTAGE
When Grimley's circus is canceled because of Tony Hawk's tour, he and his cronies devise a plan to take Tony out of the picture for good.

BIONICLE 3: WEB OF SHADOWS
Six great Toa heroes return to Metru Nui and find their once-glorious city overrun by a sinister army of spidery, web-slinging Visorak.

CAR'S LIFE 2
Sparky is a high-spirited sports car who's sick of his boring life. He wants to hit the highway and explore the world, but first he needs a GPS.

BEYBLADE: FIERCE BATTLE
When Tyson battles a mysterious opponent, their Beyblades awaken ancient dark forces threatening to destroy mankind.

HENRY'S WORLD
Henry Wiggins is an eight-year-old boy who has amazing powers whenever he eats his mother's mushy carrots. Includes ten episodes.

POKÉMON HEROES: THE MOVIE
Ash, Pikachu and the rest of the gang face off against a pair of thieves who plan to steal a dangerous jewel.

Saint Seiya Movies 1 & 2. June 25th 2013. Japanese language, English subtitles.

Saint Seiya Movies 3 & 4. June 25th 2013. Japanese language, English subtitles.

Marvel's Iron Man is back with a brand new adventure in the animated feature-length movie Iron Man: Rise of the Technovore, debuting on Blu-ray and DVD April 16.

Exclusive to the Blu-ray is an interactive art gallery featuring the conceptual art produced by Madhouse for the film. Both the Blu-ray and DVD come with two behind-the-scenes featurettes: "Tale of Technovore," which explores the animation, story and the adaptation of Marvel characters for the anime film; and "S.H.I.E.L.D.: Protecting the Marvel Universe," which delivers an all-access look and brief history into the organization as portrayed in the comics and adapted in the film.

The Explosive New Chapter in the Hugely Popular Marvel Franchise
IRON MAN: RISE OF TECHNOVORE
An All-New, Action-Packed, Anime Feature Film
Available on Blu-ray™ and DVD with UltraViolet™ April 16th

Bonus Materials Include Photo Gallery and Two Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes

CULVER CITY, CALIF. (February 4, 2013) – Marvel’s Iron Man returns in the all-new, animated, high-adrenaline feature-length film IRON MAN: RISE OF TECHNOVORE, debuting on Blu-ray™ and DVD with UltraViolet™ April 16th from Marvel Entertainment and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Produced by Madhouse and featuring Marvel Super Heroes such as War Machine, Nick Fury, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and The Punisher, IRON MAN: RISE OF TECHNOVORE is the explosive new chapter in the popular Iron Man franchise. After a deadly terrorist attack, Iron Man is blamed and must go on the run from S.H.I.E.L.D. and stop the insane villain Ezekiel Stane who has developed a new type of “bio tech” that seems to outclass even the Iron Man armor. The cast includes the voice talents of ]Matthew Mercer (Resident Evil Damnation) as Iron Man and Norman Reedus (The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, TV’s “The Walking Dead”) as Punisher.

Exclusive to the Blu-ray is an interactive art gallery featuring the conceptual art produced by Madhouse for the film. The Blu-ray and DVD also come with two behind-the-scenes featurettes: “Tale of Technovore,” exploring the animation, story and the adaptation of Marvel characters for the anime film; and “S.H.I.E.L.D.: Protecting the Marvel Universe,” giving viewers an all-access look and brief history into the organization as portrayed in the comics and adapted in the film.

Synopsis:
Billionaire Tony Stark, in his Iron Man armor, prevents an attack from a mysterious new foe, but innocent bystanders are killed, including his best friend War Machine, Lt. Colonel James Rhodes. Detained for questioning by S.H.I.E.L.D., Iron Man escapes, determined to find the mastermind behind the attack. Pursued by Black Widow and Hawkeye, Iron Man enlists the help of the ruthless vigilante The Punisher. But can the Armored Avenger handle what he finds when he catches the person responsible and is forced to face his deadliest weapon, a biotechnology called Technovore that could wipe out all life on the planet?

IRON MAN: RISE OF TECHNOVORE is directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki (Paranoid Agent, Highlander) with story by Brandon Auman (The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Iron Man: Armored Adventures).

Blu-ray Exclusive Bonus Features Include:

• Conceptual Art Gallery

Blu-ray and DVD Bonus Features Include:

• Two Featurettes
• “Tale of Technovore”
• “S.H.I.E.L.D.: Protecting the Marvel Universe”

Join Yattaro, Skashee, and Pururun at Pizza Cats, the most popular place in Edoropolis. On the surface, they're a trio of goofball delivery cats, but their actual identity is as a Secret Ninja Trio, the Nyankees! broadcast in 1991 and created by legendary studio Tatsunoko Productions (Gatchaman, Speed Racer), Legendary Ninja Cats would become famous around the world in its dubbed form, Samurai Pizza Cats. This boxset presents the show in its original, uncut edition for the first time outside of Japan, featuring the original Japanese audio with English subtitles on all 54 episodes.

FUNimation Lowers SRP on EDEN OF THE EAST Apr. 2013 Re-Release
Posted on: Thursday, February 7, 2013

FUNimation lowered the SRP on both the Blu-ray and DVD Anime Classics editions of Eden of the East, which are currently scheduled for release on April 30, 2013. The Blu-ray set will now retail for $39.98 and the DVD version for $34.98. These changes have been noted in our system and will be automatically reflected in customer orders.

Lovely Complex complete series Japanese language, English subtitles. July 9th 2013