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News recap: RIP Nobuhiko Obayashi
Welcome back! Hopefully everyone is following good social distancing guidelines, but in case you need some help, our favorite kaiju heroes are here to help: On to…
Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Anti-War Trilogy (Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
Third Window returns with a new limited edition box set offering Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Anti-War Trilogy series! And it has a booklet.
Nobuhiko Obayashi’s 80s Kadokawa Years (Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
Four more films by Nobuhiko Obayashi make their way into the UK on Blu-ray in a limited edition box set from Third Window Films.
To-Y Blu-ray
To-Y is a 1987 OVA about a Japanese indie rock band and its lead singer. It is based on a ten-volume manga by Kamijou Atsuji. To-Y …
Death Note, Karuizawa Syndrome, Satsujin Kippu wa Heart-iro, VINLAND SAGA, Black Lion
Angel's Egg On Blu-Ray?!?
GKIDS JUST GOT THE RIGHTS TO PUT ANGELS EGG IN THEATERS AND HOME VIDEO NEXT YEAR!!!!!!! FUCK YEAH LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! WOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I AM SO BUYING IT DAY ONE!!!!!!
Sailor Moon S: The Complete Third Season is coming to Blu-ray on July 25th
Viz has released the trailer for Sailor Moon S: The Complete Third Season on Blu-ray and DVD. While it isn’t up on any online stores just yet we…
Samurai Kids (水の旅人－侍KIDS－, Nobuhiko Obayashi, 1993)
A small boy grows closer to the natural world while guiding a tiny samurai on his journey to the sea in Nobuhiko Obayashi’s charming family adventure.
The Sailor Moon Cosmos films are coming to Blu-ray and DVD in Japan on December 20th
Good news for those who like to spend a lot of money to import movies they don’t understand! The official Sailor Moon site has announced that Sailor Moon…
A box set with six recent musicals is coming to DVD and Blu-ray on November 17th
Good news for fans of the Sailor Moon musicals but perhaps not for those living outside of Japan. A set with six of the recent musicals is coming…
Legend of the Cat Monster (麗猫伝説, Nobuhiko Obayashi, 1983)
A young writer falls prey to the dream of cinema while tasked with convincing a reclusive actress to return to the silver screen in Obayashi’s gothic tale of…
Seven Weeks (野のなななのか, Nobuhiko Obayashi, 2014)
“A death is a history” in Obayashi’s intensely moving tale of the interconnectedness of all things, love, death, war, and memory.
Sailor Moon SuperS, The Complete Fourth Season, is coming to Blu-ray January 30th
The next season of Sailor Moon will be coming to Blu-ray soon. Viz Media posted to their Twitter account to share that Sailor Moon SuperS Complete Fourth Season…
Dallos (Blu-ray)
It's been more than ten years since Orphan first released Dallos . After release posts for the DVD version , the HD web version , and the la...
Joker Game, Karuizawa Syndrome, Magic Knight Rayearth, Bavi Stock, Bubblegum Crisis
Darkstalkers Blu-ray
The Darkstalkers OVA series gets a new Blu-Ray treatment, but beneath the polished look it’s much the same as it was in the 1990s: nicely animated but too…
●UHD BLU-RAY + BLU-RAY● AKIRA 4K remaster set
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Sailor Moon Sailor Stars, The Complete Fifth season, is coming to Blu-ray May 28th
It looks like won’t need to wait much longer for the next season set of the original Sailor Moon anime. Last week in a since deleted Tweet Viz…
Anime Limited Announce Future Boy Conan UK Release on Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray
Anime distributors Anime Limited have just announced that they have the UK rights to Future Boy Conan. The hugely significant and influentia...
Anime Limited to release The Irresponsible Captain Tylor on UK Blu-ray
We first revealed our plans to bring this popular cult classic series to Blu-ray at the start of the month as part of our new slate of pre-orders,…
The Island Closest to Heaven (天国にいちばん近い島, Nobuhiko Obayashi, 1984)
A young woman comes to a new understanding of herself while travelling abroad in Nobuhiko Obayashi’s laidback kadokawa idol movie.
Blu-Ray Player Works!!!
So now that I have a new computer, I decided to buy an external blu-ray drive since nobody makes PCs with built-in DVD/BR drives anymore. Plus, unlike with…
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners comes to Blu-ray in 2025
The hit anime comes to home video, manga prequel series also launching Glasgow, UK, 13th December August 2024 – Anime Limited, PLAION PICTURES and CD PROJEKT RED are…
Casting Blossoms to the Sky (この空の花 長岡花火物語, Nobuhiko Obayashi, 2012)
An emotionally arrested journalist begins to reconnect with the past through wartime stories of Nagaoka in Obayashi’s compassionate plea for a kinder future
Third Window Films Releases “Zokki” on Blu-ray on April 25, 2022
Details on the third Window Films Blu-ray release of “Zokki” on April 25, 2022
Yet Another Awful Blu-Ray
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On-Gaku: Our Sound (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD) Unboxing
A very intriguing music film done mostly by a small team is now available in the UK on Blu-ray and with a shop exclusive collector’s packaging from Anime…
On-Gaku: Our Sound (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD) Unboxing
A very intriguing music film done mostly by a small team is now available in the UK on Blu-ray and with a shop exclusive collector’s packaging from Anime…
Japan’s Blu-ray Recorder Market Collapses as Sony and REGZA Bow Out, Yet Blu-ray Refuses to Die
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Coming Soon: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Trilogy, Pyramid of Light Movie SteelBook Blu-ray
Physical media of Yu-Gi-Oh! anime is alive thanks to Cineverse, Konami’s video distribution partner for the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise. On May 21, Cineverse, the company formerly known as Cinedigm,…
Which streaming-only anime do you most want on Blu-Ray?
What’s your dream modern title? Classic anime (new or license rescue)? How long do we have to tweet about Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju before this works?
Kana Ozawa’s “Blue Thermal” Anime Film Debuts on Blu-ray & Digital
From the renowned animation powerhouse Telecom Animation Film, director Masaki Tachibana and Kana Ozawa, comes a captivating new anime adventure, BLUE THERMAL. Learn more!
88 Films Announces “Erotic Ghost Story” on Limited Edition Blu-ray!
Erotic Ghost Story (1990) [UNCUT] – CATIIILIMITED TO 2000 UNITS From the director of the legendarily bonkers The Story of Ricky comes an altogether more lubricious slice of…
To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
Maybe’s fantasy series that MAPPA adapted a few years back is now on Blu-ray from Anime Limited on behalf of Crunchyroll.
Hanime on Autism Announcement!
Greetings, fabulous people of the Internet! Hanime on Anime here, and welcome to the official announcement post for Hanime on Autism 2023! And with today officially being Autism…
Attack on Titan – 85 – Coming to This
Floch and the Jaegerists have taken the port and secured the Marleyan flying boat, but haven’t destroyed it yet, despite being the only thing our new alliance can…
Bartender (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
A very niche 2006 anime series was picked up by Anime Limited and released on Blu-ray, and now I’ve finally acquired it.
Kakegurui (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
Gambling anime series Kakegurui finally lands on Blu-ray in the UK, and while it doesn’t include the Netflix dub it does have nice collector’s packaging!
Tezuka's Barbara Blu-ray Release Details
The good folks from third window films have sent us details of new release of Tezuka's Barbara. It's a film adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's man...
Gunbuster (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
The classic mecha OVA series Gunbuster has returned to the UK on Blu-ray and uncut, with a collector’s package by Anime Limited.
Memories (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
Katsuhiro Otomo’s anthology film returns to the UK with a Blu-ray release (using Discotek’s disc) and Anime Limited’s very own collector’s packaging.
Review: Digimon Digital Monsters (Blu-Ray)
It’s Saturday Morning. Some people are looking for their five hours of summer over on Disney’s “One Saturday Morning”, others are trying to catch ‘em all over on…
Babylon (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
Thriller series Babylon that streamed on Amazon a few years back is now on home video in the UK from Anime Limited with a collector’s set.
Lovely Complex Anime Blu-Ray Review
Fans of romantic comedies with human characters, people who love and relate to weirdo protagonists, and long-time Lovely Complex admirers, pick up this Blu-ray.
UNBOXING: Charlotte Complete Series Blu-ray
It’s a series we know a lot of you have experienced, but there are also many of you haven’t had seen the super-powered hijinks that ensues in Charlotte.…
Digimon Movies Blu-Ray Is Here!!!
Yay, my copy of the new Digimon movie collection blu-ray is here! Woohoo!
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!
Bartender (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
A very niche 2006 anime series was picked up by Anime Limited and released on Blu-ray, and now I’ve finally acquired it.
NieA_7 (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
MVM have released many of Yoshitoshi ABe’s works over the years, but they have now finally picked up NieA_7 for the UK and on Blu-ray.
Kaiba (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
Masaaki Yuasa’s 2008 original series Kaiba lands its way into the UK on Blu-ray with some neat packaging.
Review: Mysterious Girlfriend X (Blu-Ray)
Hey guys, Josh here! You know, there comes a time in every anime fan’s life when he or she watches a show and wonders, “Why in the name…
Penguindrum (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
After a few messy 1080i Blu-rays and a DVD only release from KAZE UK, Penguindrum is back with a 1080p transfer and collector’s packaging from Anime Limited.