Anchor Bay’s Blu-ray, DVD Replacement Program for Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions

If you purchased Anchor Bay Entertainment’s Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions Blu-ray and DVD, you are probably already aware of two problems afflicting these products, neither of which appear in the video products released in other territories.

The first issue emerges when playing the movie in its original Japanese language with English subtitles. The subtitles that are displayed are not actually translations of the Japanese dialogue. Rather, these subtitles match up line-by-line with what is spoken in the English-dubbed dialogue, and are also used for the subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing that appear when playing the movie in English. In other words, they are so-called dubtitles. The English version of the movie contains original writing and is not a direct translation of the Japanese dialogue.

The second issue is that the movie is presented in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio rather than its original 1.85:1 letterboxed aspect ratio. A 1.78:1 picture completely fills the screen of a standard widescreen display, but comes with a loss of some of the left and right sides of the picture.

I reached out to Anchor Bay for comment about these issues and the company has replied with details about how it is handling this movie going forward.

Regarding the subtitles, “Replacement discs are in the works to fix the ‘dubtitle’ issue,” explained an Anchor Bay rep. The company is currently “[w]orking with [4K Media] to confirm everything is accurate with the Japanese subtitles prior to manufacturing new discs.”

As for the aspect ratio, the cropping of the video was intentional and will not be changed, as “this is [an] original framed presentation without the 1.85 matte added in,” said Anchor Bay.

Anchor Bay was unable to comment on whether the replacement discs will eventually be available for sale in retail stores, and if they are, whether there will be a way to visually examine the packaging to determine if it contains an old disc or a replacement disc.

What Should You Do Now?

Anchor Bay Entertainment will be replacing its Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions Blu-ray and DVD for anyone who is not satisfied with the products. To request a replacement, please send an email to:

[email protected]

(This is the correct email address to contact. Lionsgate is the parent company of Anchor Bay.)

You will be asked to provide your contact information, location and date of purchase, and photographs of your receipt, packaging, and discs.

“Discs will be shipped as soon as possible to the core fans who reach out to this customer service email,” stated Anchor Bay.

If you have not purchased Yu-Gi-Oh! DSoD and want to ensure that you receive a copy that has the corrected subtitles, the easiest thing to do is to purchase the copy currently available on store shelves, then email Anchor Bay to guarantee yourself a corrected version once it becomes available.

Note that Anchor Bay is not recalling any products — the BD and DVD with the defective subtitles will continue to be sold in stores. Since Anchor Bay is unable to confirm when or if the corrected BD and DVD will eventually be available in stores, and whether it will even be possible to distinguish between the old and corrected products, there is no point in waiting for the corrected products to become available before making a purchase. If you wait, you may still end up buying an old product and having to contact Anchor Bay for a replacement anyway. So you might as well buy now, email Anchor Bay, and be among the first to get a replacement.

Also note that Anchor Bay has not yet manufactured the replacement discs. Since the discs still need to be reauthored, reprinted, and shipped — not to mentioned checked for errors all along the way — the replacement process could take months, not days or weeks.

Anchor Bay’s replacement program is only intended for the United States. Even though its region A/1 products are playable on equipment used in other markets and is available for sale in other markets, Anchor Bay itself is only the distributor for the U.S. and is thus unable to provide support to anyone in other territories who purchased its products.

Revolutionary Girl Utena Ultra Edition 20th Anniversary (Blu-ray) - 1060 minutes - $224.99 - 12/5/17

Bleach set 3 contains episodes 56-83.

Special Features: Art Gallery, Clean Opening and Endings, Bonus: Behind the Secens of Bleach (Interviews with English Cast), Kon's U.S. Tour

Hunter X Hunter set 3 contains episodes 27-50.

Special Features: Clean Opening & Ending Songs, Trailers

Hunter X Hunter set 3 contains episodes 27-50.

Special Features: Web Previews, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Promo Videos, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Promo Videos, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Episode 13 Commentary, Promo Video, Textless Opening Song, Trailers

Special Features: Episode 13 Commentary, Promo Video, Textless Opening Song, Trailers

Special Features: Textless Closing Song, Trailers

Special Features: Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Maria's Secret Video, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Maria's Secret Video, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Episodes 52 - 64

Special Features: Episode 58 Commentary, Episode 52 Video Commentary, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Episode 7 Commentary, Episode 10 Video Commentary, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Episode 9 Commentarym Episode 2 Video Commentarym Textless Opening & Closing Songsm Trailers

Episodes 14 - 26

Episodes 14 - 26

Special Features: Watching Dragon Ball Super: with Jason Douglas & Ian Sinclair, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Inside the Episode: Fight Song, Inside the Episode: Footsteps, Inside the Episode: Army of Ours--Sortie at Dawn, Inside the Episode: Active Heart, Inside the Episode: Bring Back Love, Inside the Episode: Men of Destiny, Inside the Episode: Chaos Driver, Inside the Episode: Mystery CALL ME, Inside the Episode: Serious Bomber, Inside the Episode: Baba Yetu, Inside the Episode: The Adventure of the Pistol Daimyo ~Bullet Counting Song~, Inside the Episode: Staring at Shinsengumi ~The Song of the Fervid Kyushu Man~, Episode 1 Audio Commentary, Episode 10 Audio Commentary, Promotional Videos, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Episodes 213 - 239

Special Features: Guild Pride: Lamia Scale, Guild Pride: Blue Pegasus, Guild Pride: Fairy Tail, Episode 220 Commentary, Episode 222 Commentary, Episode 229 Commentary, Episode 237 Commentary, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, U.S. Trailer, Trailers

Episodes 541 - 552

Special Features: Episode 541 Commentary, Episode 543 Commentary, Episode 552 Video Commentary, Textless Opening Song, Trailers

Special Features: All the World's a Stage, Sleepy Life of Servamp Parts 1-3, Episode 1 Audio Commentary, Episode 11 Video Commentary, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: All the World's a Stage, Sleepy Life of Servamp Parts 1-3, Episode 1 Audio Commentary, Episode 11 Video Commentary, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Trailers

Special Features: Dandy Guy in Space: Part 01, Dandy Guy in Space: Part 02, Episode 01 Commentary, Episode 10 Commentary, Episode 19 Commentary, Episode 26 Commentary, Volume 1 Teaser Trailer, Promotional Video 1, Promotional Video 2, Commercials, Blu-ray & DVD Commercials, Textless Opening & Closing Songs, U.S. Trailer, Trailers

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- Yamibo - Darkness, the Hat, and Travelers of the Books: Complete Collection (Blu-ray) - 325 minutes - $39.99 - 12/13/16

Coming October 31st. Magical Canan TV series on DVD!

This contains all 13 episodes in Japanese with English subtitles.

Coming October 31st 2017 The Adventures of the Little Prince anime on DVD! This will include all 26 English dubbed episodes.

True Tears on Blu Ray coming October 31st 2017!

Contains the complete series in Japanese with English subtitles.

Chargeman Ken! Complete series on DVD October 31st 2017!

This contains all 65 episodes in Japanese with English subtitles!

Fist of the North Star the complete TV series on SDBD! This will contain all 152 episodes in Japanese with English subtitles on 3 Blu Ray discs! Episodes 1-36 will also have the English dub. October 31st 2017!

This is a Region A Blu Ray set.

All 152 episodes in one complete set!

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars will be available on digital on August 22, and will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and as a 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo Pack on September 19.

The Blu-ray release includes a making-of featurette, interviews with Neumeier and Van Dien, and several other bonus features, including a photo gallery and deleted scene. The 4K Ultra HD disc features Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio support.

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower contains a storage box specially illustrated by Hajime Katoki, 80-min. bonus disc MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM THUNDERBOLT “Rumble & Silence” (no subtitles), Storyboards (from original eps. 5 to 8 streamed exclusively in JP), “Animation Works” (line art illustrations, staff interviews), sleeve case specially illustrated by Yasuo Ohtagaki, jacket illustration specially created for this release, and special booklet.

Special Features: Staff & cast audio commentary (no subtitles), Promo Video, TV-Commercials.

Special Features: Promo Videos, Tv Commercials, Staff and Cast audio commentary (no subtitles).

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Set 1 (Blu-ray LE) - $69.99 - 7/25/17

Special Features: Clean Opening Animation; Clean Closing Animation

Special Features: Clean Opening Animation; Clean Closing Animation

Special Features: Chipboard Box; Hardcover Booklet; Art Cards; Character Trading Cards; Karasuno Token; Set of 9 Bird Pens; Clean Opening Animation; Clean Closing Animation

Special Features: Japanese Promo; Clean Opening Animation; Clean Closing Animation

Special Features: Japanese Promo; Clean Opening Animation; Clean Closing Animation

Special Features: Chipboard Box; Sakamoto Survival Guide Booklet; Audio CD; Art Cards; Sock Slippers; Microfiber Cloth; Japanese Promo; Clean Opening Animation; Clean Closing Animation

Special Features: Chuni-Shorts; Japanese Promos; Chunibyo Lite; Clean Opening Animation; Clean Closing Animation

Special Features; Japanese Promos & Commentaries; Mini Squid Girl Short Stories; I Th-INK That's English!? Clean Version Short; Clean Opening Animation; Clean Closing Animation

Special Features; Japanese Promos & Commentaries; Mini Squid Girl Short Stories; I Th-INK That's English!? Clean Version Short; Clean Opening Animation; Clean Closing Animation

Special Features: Chipboard Box; 2 Harcover Booklets; Art Cards; Chibi Keychain; Lenticular Card; Authenticity Card; Button Pack; CCA Donation Card; CCA Donations; Japanese Promos & Commentaries; Mini Squid Girl Short Stories; I Th-INK That's English!? Clean Version Short; Clean Opening Animation; Clean Closing Animation

SECTION23 FILMS ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER SLATE

HAIKYU!! SEASON 1! Available November 14th

HOUSTON, July 25, 2017 - Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its November slate of releases which includes three Sentai Filmworks titles that have Limited Edition Premium Box Sets! HAIKYU!! SEASON 1, HAVEN'T YOU HEARD? I'M SAKAMOTO COMPLETE COLLECTION and THE SQUID GIRL COMPLETE COLLECTION!


Product details follow, in order of release

Coming November 2017


Title: LOVE, CHUNIBYO & OTHER DELUSIONS! COMPLETE COLLECTION BLU-RAY
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 650 min.
Street Date: 11/7/2017
Format: BD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $99.98

SYNOPSIS: Thousands of Japanese students have "chunibyo", a state where they've convinced themselves that they have secret knowledge and hidden powers. Yuta Togashi knows that all too well, as he spent his middle school years living in a complete fantasy world. With work and effort, he's overcome his delusions, and he's ready to go to high school as a normal kid. Unfortunately, the girl who lives above him is deep into her own case of chuni, and she's decided that he's her soul mate! Can Yuta survive a girl who may be literally mad about him? And what happens when Yuta's FORMER "one true soul mate" returns? Maybe the best thing that could happen is for Yuta to re-embrace his own chunibyo as things get seriously wild and crazy in LOVE, CHUNIBYO & OTHER DELUSIONS! and LOVE, CHUNIBYO & OTHER DELUSIONS! -HEART THROB-


Title: TO HEART 2 COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by: Maiden Japan
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 325 min.
Street Date: 11/7/2017
Format: BD, DVD
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $59.98, $49.98

SYNOPSIS: Sometimes life leads us in circles. Sometimes it takes us on strange detours. Takaaki and Konomi have been friends since they were kids, but now that they're in high school, Takaaki's finding out the fact that he's a boy and she's a girl can change everything, especially since there are a lot of other attractive girls who are also suddenly demanding his attention. Between the Himeyuri twins: electronics geek Sango and brash Ruri; the awkward class representative Manaka; mystery loving Karin; mountain biker Yuma; the mysterious Yuki; and even Lucy, who's convinced that she's an alien, Takaaki's not sure which way to turn. And when his OTHER female childhood friend, Tamaki, arrives having changed so much from attending an exclusive boarding school that the others barely recognize her, things are really going to get romantically complicated in TO HEART 2!


Title: HAIKYU!! SEASON 1 COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 625 min.
Street Date: 11/14/2017
Format: BD, DVD, COMBO
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $99.98 $79.98, $199.98

SYNOPSIS: Shoyo Hinata isn't a large guy, but he's got huge ambitions: to become the next big thing in high school volleyball. Unfortunately, his junior high team was trashed in their first and only match. But now that he's enrolled in a high school with a top volleyball program, things are going to be different. There's just one problem: Tobio Kageyama, whose team beat Hinata's and is already considered a star player, is attending the same school. Can a kid out of nowhere hold his own against the King of the Court? Or could the rivalry and competition actually be the best thing for both of them? Get ready for a knock-down, throw-down, ultimate showdown barrage of volleys, spikes, and blocks as two rivals face off in HAIKYU!!


Title: MEZZO FORTE
Published by: SoftCel Pictures
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 60 min.
Street Date: 11/14/2017
Format: DVD
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $19.98

SYNOPSIS: Mob boss Momokichi Momoi has one way to deal with those who fail him: he kills them. Even when they're not criminals, but simply people who work for his legitimate businesses, no one is safe. Needless to say, that kind of poor employee relations has earned Momokichi a lot of enemies, and someone has recruited the elite Danger Services Agency to take him out of the picture. But the D.S.A., comprised of ex-cop Kurokawa, tech guru Harada, and the lovely but lethal Mikura, is going to have their hands (and other body parts) full handling this case. Because while Momokichi kills for profit, his daughter Momomi is even worse and kills because she gets off on it! Two ultimate bad girls face off as the blood and bullets fly in the adult-only anime classic that tops sex and violence? with a side helping of EXTRA violence: MEZZO FORTE!.


Title: HAVEN'T YOU HEARD? I'M SAKAMOTO COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 325 min.
Street Date: 11/21/2017
Format: BD, DVD, COMBO
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $69.98, $59.98, $169.98

SYNOPSIS: Step into classroom 1-2 and meet the coolest guy in school. In fact, Sakamoto may just be the coolest guy ever. And that's not just because he makes his student uniform and glasses look like a fashion magazine cover. There's also the fact that nothing ever seems to surprise or rattle him. The girls are all crazy for him, of course, but even the most macho delinquents start to feel a little funny when he's around. However, Sakamoto never seems to notice, let alone take advantage of the attention. He's too busy being cool and mysterious without even trying! This does drive some people crazy, but the more someone tries to challenge Sakamoto, the more they start to fall under his spell. Intrigued? Then come join the class and get a lesson in cool from the master in Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto!


Title: THE SQUID GIRL COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 675 min.
Street Date: 11/28/2017
Format: BD, DVD, COMBO
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $99.98, $79.98, $199.98

SYNOPSIS: Angered by mankind's pollution of her beloved ocean, Squid Girl rises from the dark and mysterious depths in order to punish the loathsome human race! Unfortunately, that plan immediately hits more snags than a dozen fishing lines in a washing machine. Not only does her small stature not intimidate humans, but instead of unleashing a tsunami of destruction, her attempts only cause minor damage to a pleasant little beachside restaurant. And then, the unexpectedly aggressive Aizawa sisters, who run the Lemon Beach House, force her to work there to pay it off! They even make her provide her own squid ink for a tasty squid ink spaghetti! Thus begins our tale of a poor not-quite fish out of water: SQUID GIRL

IMPORTANT NOTICE! (Effective 07/31/17)

*Due to unexpected delays, the street date for this premium box set has been pushed back to September 12, 2017. We apologize for the inconvenience, rest assured, we are working on getting the the highest quality box sets out as soon as possible. For additional questions, please feel free to Contact us.

IMPORTANT NOTICE! (Effective 08/01/17)

*Due to unexpected delays, the street date for this premium box set has been pushed back to September 26, 2017. We apologize for the inconvenience, rest assured, we are working on getting the the highest quality box sets out as soon as possible. For additional questions, please feel free to Contact us.

Available on 10.31.2017
Anohana Blu-ray Box Set

Disc Spec
■ Spoken Language: English & Japanese
■ Subtitles: English
■ Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Widescreen
■ Episodes: 11
■ Number of Disc: 2 Blu-ray Discs
■ Total Run Time: Approx. 256 min.
■ Rating: 13 UP

Bonus Contents
■ Textless Opening & Ending
■ Web Previews
■ Trailers and Commercials
■ English Dub Teaser
■ English Dub Trailer
■ English Dub Bloopers
■ English Dub Commentary
* Bonus contents subject to change.
* Bonus contents include English subtitles.

Bonus Materials & Package
■ 60-page Deluxe Booklet
■ Rigid Box
■ Package Illustrated by Masayoshi Tanaka (Character Design)
* Bonus contents subject to change.

SRP $149.98
Sales Price $119.98

https://www.rightstufanime.com/Anoha...ox-Set-Blu-ray

KIZUMONOGATARI PART 3: REIKETSU Blu-ray

Coming 11/21

Disc Spec
Spoken Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9 Cinemascope
Episode: Movie
Number of Disc: 2 discs (Blu-ray Disc + Soundtrack CD)
Total Run Time: approx. 82 min.
Rating: 16 UP

Bonus Contents
■ Theatrical Trailer
■ PV & CM Collections

Bonus Contents
■ PART 3: REIKETSU Original Soundtrack CD
■ Deluxe Booklet
■ Pin-up Postcard Set
■ Package Illustrated by Akio Watanabe (Character Design)

Price
SRP: $89.98
Retail Price: $69.98

https://www.rightstufanime.com/Kizum...iketsu-Blu-ray

Coming 12/19

KOYOMIMONOGATARI Blu-ray Set

Disc Spec
■ Spoken Language: Japanese
■ Subtitle: English
■ Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Cinemascope
■ Episodes: 12 short episodes
■ Number of Disc: 2 Blu-ray discs
■ Total Run Time: approx. 150 min.
■ Rating: 16 UP

Bonus Contents
■ PV & CM Collections

Bonus Materials & Package
■ Deluxe Booklet
■ Pin-up Postcard Set
■ Package Illustrated by Akio Watanabe (Character Design)

*Bonus materials subject to change

SRP $89.98
Sales Price $69.98

https://www.rightstufanime.com/Koyomimonogatari-Blu-ray

Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale- Limited Edition Blu-ray

Coming 12/19

Description
Spoken Languages: Japanese & English
Subtitles: English & Spanish
Aspect ratio: 16:9 widescreen
Episodes: Feature Movie
Number of Discs: 2 (a Blu-ray & CD)
Total Run Time: approx. 120 min.
Rating: 16 UP
*Brief nudity and some violence. Parental guidance suggested.

Bonus Contents
■ Audio Commentary by Creators and Japanese Cast:
(Tomohiko Ito, Shingo Adachi, Reki Kawahara, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu and Sayaka Kanda)
■ Special Short Animation: Sword Art OFFline –Ordinal Scale–

* Bonus contents subject to change.
* Bonus contents include English subtitles.

Bonus Materials & Package
■ Bonus Music CD:
- "Ubiquitous dB –Special ver.-" by Asuna Yuuki (cv: Haruka Tomatsu), Keiko Ayano (cv: Rina Hidaka)
- "Break Beat Bark! –special ver.-" by Rika Shinozaki (cv: Ayahi Takagaki), Shino Asada (cv: Miyuki Sawashiro)
- "longing –movie ver.-," "delete –movie ver.-" and "smile for you –movie ver.-" by Yuna (cv: Sayaka Kanda)

■ Deluxe Booklet
■ Rigid Box

* Bonus contents subject to change.

SRP: $79.98
Retail Price: $69.98

https://www.rightstufanime.com/Sword...dition-Blu-ray

Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale- Standard Edition Blu-ray

Coming 12/19

Description
Spoken Languages: Japanese & English
Subtitles: English & Spanish
Aspect ratio: 16:9 widescreen
Episodes: Feature Movie
Number of Disc: 1 Blu-ray disc
Total Run Time: approx. 120 min.
Rating: 16 UP
*Brief nudity and some violence. Parental guidance suggested.

Bonus Contents
■ Audio Commentary by Creators and Japanese Cast:
(Tomohiko Ito, Shingo Adachi, Reki Kawahara, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu and Sayaka Kanda)
■ Special Short Animation: Sword Art OFFline –Ordinal Scale–

* Bonus contents subject to change.
* Bonus contents include English subtitles.

SRP: $49.98
Retail Price: $39.98

https://www.rightstufanime.com/Sword...-Scale-Blu-ray

Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale- Standard DVD

Coming 12/19

Description
Spoken Languages: Japanese & English
Subtitles: English & Spanish
Aspect ratio: 16:9 widescreen
Episodes: Feature Movie
Number of Disc: 1 DVD disc
Total Run Time: approx. 120 min.
Rating: 16 UP
*Brief nudity and some violence. Parental guidance suggested.

SRP: $39.98
Retail Price: $29.98

https://www.rightstufanime.com/Sword...inal-Scale-DVD