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Otaku Collection Haul for May 2023

This month’s haul takes a step back to allow room for future sales, but we do manage to receive some newly released anime sets and sort out another…

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Princess Jellyfish (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing

Princess Jellyfish returns to the UK, now on Blu-ray and from Anime Limited with a collector’s package that arrived early before its release.

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Looking for Magical Doremi (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD) Unboxing

Ojamajo Doremi’s 20th anniversary film from Toei Animation made its way into the UK with a Blu-ray release from Anime Limited.

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Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD) Unboxing

The second batch of episodes for Attack on Titan’s final season has now made its way onto Blu-ray in the UK. The limited edition’s SRP has gone up…

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August 2023 Solicitations for US Anime Home Video Releases

Ranking of Kings and Shield Hero take the LE stage, whilst we also see releases for the likes of Black Summoner, Reincarnated as a Sword and Vermeil in…

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Restaurant to Another World Season 2 (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD) Unboxing

The second season of the Restaurant Isekai series managed to receive a limited edition release from Crunchyroll, and it’s got some neat recipes too.

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Levius (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing

Polygon Pictures adaptation of Levius makes its way into the UK on Blu-ray by Anime Limited, which also comes with Soundtrack CDs!

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Ebola Syndrome (First Print Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing

In recent months, 88 Films released one of Herman Yau & Anthony Wong’s infamous films to the UK for the first time uncut for the Category III line-up…

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Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (Deluxe Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing

Lam Nai-choi goes from erotic to extreme violence with the Hong Kong adaptation of the Japanese manga series Riki-Oh, presented by 88 Films in a collector’s set for…

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Robotrix (Deluxe Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing [NSFW]

88 Films’ next Category III release is the return of a cult classic Robocop meets Terminator film Robotrix, released uncut for the first time in the UK, and…

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Erotic Ghost Story (Deluxe Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing [NSFW]

After releasing a deluxe edition for The Young Master, 88 Films continued the treatment with the release of Erotic Ghost Story, the first in their Category III line-up…

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Goodbye, Don Glees! (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD) Unboxing

An original film by studio Madhouse and A Place Further than the Universe director Atsuko Ishizuka, it’s of course the perfect fit for Anime Limited who in return…

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Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 Part 2 (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing

After a fair bit of delay due to approvals, the second half of Jujutsu Kaisen’s first season is now available in the UK on Blu-ray and this is…

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Otaku Collection Haul for April 2023

This month’s haul puts more emphasis on the Asian Cinema scene whilst also getting a few older anime and video games, including some PlayStation 3 games!

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Akudama Drive (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD) Unboxing

One of 2020’s best anime was released on Blu-ray ages ago and I finally got my hands on the limited edition before it became much harder to find.

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ID: INVADED (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD)

ID: INVADED has been around for a few years now, and after some back & forth on trying to get this release in recent weeks, I finally got…

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Yu Yu Hakusho (30th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing

After a fair bit of a delay, the 30th anniversary box set for Yu Yu Hakusho has now made its way into the UK, which includes two OVAs…

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July 2023 Solicitations for US Anime Home Video Releases

Another small month for Crunchyroll and Sentai, but we do see Magus Bride’s OVAs and Eizouken make their home video debut.

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Q2 2023 Solicitations for UK Asian Cinema Home Video Releases

This line-up features a whole bunch of returning classics from The Bullet Train and Yakuza Graveyard all the way to GO, Lady Reporter and The Untold Story uncut!

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Q2 2023 Solicitations for UK Anime Home Video Releases

This line-up of UK anime releases features the second half of Jujutsu Kaisen’s first season, a whole bunch of standard editions, and more multi-language releases from Crunchyroll.

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Otaku Collection Haul for March 2023

This month’s haul bring back the big batch of releases from all circles as we start to ramp up the pace with more rescue hauls, and some titles…

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Mieruko-chan (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD) Unboxing

Studio Passione animated Mieruko-chan which recently got released on Blu-ray by Crunchyroll in North America, so I picked up to finally check out the series.

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ARIFURETA: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest Season 2 (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD) Unboxing

ARIFURETA Season 2 gets the limited edition once again, but only in the US so I have decided to skip the UK release to pick up the set…

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Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Season 1 (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing

Nijigasaki High School Idol Club has made its way into the UK on Blu-ray from Anime Limited! Here’s the first season of the Love Live! series.

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June 2023 Solicitations for US Anime Home Video Releases

Another small month for Crunchyroll, while Sentai revealed theirs early once again bringing another mix of re-releases, new titles and also a premium edition for Haikyu!! TO THE…

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Otaku Collection Haul for February 2023

This month’s haul puts more focus on both games released years ago for the PlayStation 4 and another round of games for the Nintendo Switch collection. In addition,…

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Cyber City Oedo 808 (Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing

Cyber City Oedo 808 is back, this time with the HD remaster that AnimEigo & Discotek discovered not long after Anime Limited’s 2021 collector’s release.

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May 2023 Solicitations for US Anime Home Video Releases

After a brief break, Crunchyroll releases a big batch of anime plus Violet Evergarden the Movie makes its US home video debut. Meanwhile Sentai revealed their slate weeks…

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Otaku Collection Haul for January 2023

This month’s haul doesn’t cover any books, but we do have a batch of 2022 orders emerging throughout the weeks, plus another batch of Asian films and more…

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Summer Ghost (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD) Unboxing

loundraw’s Summer Ghost is now on Blu-ray in the UK and Anime Limited provided a nice collector’s box set for the short film.

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The Deer King (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD) Unboxing

Masashi Ando and Production I.G’s The Deer King finally gets released in the UK and was shipped early from Anime Limited’s store. Comes with a slipcase too.

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April 2023 Solicitations for US Anime Home Video Releases

April is a smaller line-up for both distributors, we have more 2022 releases including Aoashi and Ya Boy Kongming! – but… we have Gunbuster too.

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Liz and the Blue Bird (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing

A few years after their release of Sound! Euphonium Season 1, Anime Limited now have their hands on the spin-off film making its UK debut on Blu-ray.

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Love Me, Love Me Not (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing

The anime film adaptation of Io Sakisaka’s shojo manga series is now out in the UK by Anime Limited in its English Blu-ray debut.

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Q1 2023 Solicitations for UK Asian Cinema Home Video Releases

Radiance Films joins the UK distribution scene with a classic Japanese film, while Eureka Ent. continues their Hong Kong craze with more action packed films with Cynthia Khan…

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Q1 2023 Solicitations for UK Anime Home Video Releases

2023 for the UK anime scene begins with another mixture of new and re-releases. Notable inclusions are Aria the Origination, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Liz and the Blue Bird,…

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The Video Games I Played in 2022 (Part 2)

The second part of my 2022 completed games discussion list includes multiple Resident Evil games, Nioh and God of War Ragnarok and more!

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The Video Games I Played in 2022 (Part 1)

For 2022, I finished 31 games. It’s less than 2021 but there’s some solid choices, so here’s a summary of my thoughts for each one! Part 1 covers…

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Otaku Collection Haul for December 2022

This month’s haul wraps up 2022 with one of the biggest batch of items picked up throughout my collecting years. In addition to the Christmas 2022 haul we…

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Grav’s Complete Otaku Collection – 2022 Edition

With more incomes brings more items to the haul. Here’s how 2022 has done for the collection so far with this 10th update.

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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 1 Part 1 (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD) Unboxing

One of 2021’s most popular anime managed to get its first cour released in the UK before 2022 was over. Crunchyroll UK brought the limited edition over so…

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The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA Series (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing

The Captain Tylor OVAs just manage to reach the UK before the year was over, so here’s a look at what Anime Limited have provided with their release.

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K: Seven Stories (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing

K: Seven Stories arrives from Anime Limited’s Christmas sale and also as part of my 2022 Christmas haul.

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Shawscope Volume 1 (Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing

After acquiring a bunch of releases from 88 Films, I finally got my hands on the first volume of Arrow Video’s Shawscope series.

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Dragons Forever (Deluxe Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray) Unboxing

Sammo & Corey’s Dragons Forever film is back with another re-release by 88 Films, this time it’s now on 4K Ultra HD and presented in a deluxe collector’s…

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Ju-On: The Grudge Collection (Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray) Unboxing

The iconic J-Horror franchise Ju-On is back in the UK with a six-film box set by Arrow, which also includes a 4K Ultra HD disc for Ju-On: The…

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March 2023 Solicitations for US Anime Home Video Releases

Crunchyroll goes all out with more sequel releases plus another Chinese anime show now on Blu-ray. Sentai brings more re-releases to the slate.

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Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny HD Remaster (Ultimate Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing

After months of delays and issues, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny is finally re-released in the UK on Blu-ray, with the original dub, new dub and C.E.73 Stargazer…

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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 Parts 1 & 2 (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD) Unboxing

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 (Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken) is a 2021 television anime series based on Fuse’s light novel series of the…

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