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Bandai Entertainment January Release Schedule

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Dec 092011
 

Bandai Entertainment has released its January home video release schedule, which lists a couple of delays from this month as well as new releases. All links lead to Amazon listings.

  1. Star Driver Part 2 [DVD] – 300 minutes – $39.98 – 1/17/12 - Textless Opening and Endings (Mizuno Version & Kate Version) / Bandai Previews
  2. Star Driver Part 2 [Blu-ray] – 300 minutes – $49.98 – 1/17/12 - Textless Opening and Endings (Mizuno Version & Kate Version) / Bandai Previews
  3. Tales of the Abyss Part 2– 175 minutes – $29.98 – 1/3/12 - Textless Ending “Bouken Suisei” Version 1 / Bandai Trailers
  4. Tales of the Abyss: Part Two (Limited Edition) – 175 minutes – $34.98 – 1/3/12 - Textless Ending “Bouken Suisei” Version 1 / Bandai Trailers (LE Extra: Tales of the Abyss: Asch the Blood Vol. 2 Manga)
  5. The Girl Who Leapt Through Space Volume 4 – 150 minutes – $29.98 – 1/17/12 - Textless Ending #2 / Special Version Episode 26 / Trailers

Funimation Releases Complete English Cast List for Fairy Tail

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Aug 112011
 

Fairy Tail

Funimation has released the complete English cast list for its forthcoming release of Fairy Tail. The series will be released starting in November with the first 12 episodes in a DVD/BD combo pack. The ADR director is Tyler Walker.

ALZACK Austin Tindle
ANGELICA Heather Walker
AQUARIUS Jessica Cavanagh
BELNO Wendy Powell
BISCA Angela Chase
BOB Antimere Robinson
BOBO Elias Taylorson
BORA Ian Sinclair
BYARD Tyson Rinehart
CANA Jamie Marchi
ELFMAN Christopher R. Sabat
ERIGOR Jonathan Brooks
ERZA Colleen Clinkenbeard
DUKE EVERLUE Christopher Ayres
GRAY Newton Pittman
HAPPY Tia Ballard
HOROLOGIUM Ben Bryant
JELLAL Rob McCollum
JET Michael Chinnici
KABY Dave Trosko
KAGEYAMA Chad Cox
KARACKA Chris Cason
KEMU Jerry Russell
LAKI Apphia Yu
LAXUS Patrick Seitz
LEVY Kristi Bingham
LOKE Eric Vale
LUCY Cherami Leigh
LYON Jerry Jewell
LYRA Kristin Sutton
MACAO Brian Mathis
MAKAROV R Bruce Elliott
MIRAJANE Monica Rial
MOKA Kenny Green
MYSTOGAN Rob McCollum
NAB Mike McFarland
NARRATOR Bob Magruder
NATSU Todd Haberkorn
RAYULE Will Christoferson
REEDUS Sonny Strait
ROMEO Kayla Carlyle
SHERRY Trina Nishimura
TOBY Chad Halbrook
UR Kira Vincent Davis
ULTEAR Lydia Mackay
VIJEETER Tyler Walker
WAKABA Charlie Campbell
YUKA Anthony Bowling
ZARTI Mark Stoddard

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Disney Confirms Princess Mononoke No Longer Licensed in US

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Jul 262011
 

[media-credit name="Credit:Studio Ghibli" align="alignright" width="240"]Princess Mononoke Japanese Poster[/media-credit]In separate emails to each respective company, both Disney (through their Buena Vista Home Video Entertainment division) and Echo Bridge distribution, the former distributor for the defunct Miramax label have confirmed that the US license for Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke is no longer held by either company and has not been renewed,  greatly reducing the chances of a domestic home video re-release.

Thank you for your interest in the Miramax product distributed by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment.

At this time we do not have the rights to the title you reference in your email.

Thank You,
Sincerely,
EBHE Customer Service

The response from Disney.

Quote:
Thank you for taking the time to contact us regarding PRINCESS MONONOKE. This title is no longer a BVHE title.

Sincerely,

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Consumer Relations
US and Canada

The film was licensed and distributed by Miramax Entertainment in 1999 and given an extremely limited theatrical run, which prompted Disney executives to complain about its “poor” box office performance despite the limited run in arthouse theaters and larger markets.

The home video release was also not without controversy, as celebrated fantasy writer Neil Gaiman was hired to provide a Westernized English dub script that essentially removed the references to Japanese folklore at the cost of its fidelity to the overall narrative along with initial plans to release the film without the original Japanese track, which forced the delay of the home video release after outcry from fans.

Despite the initial hurdles. the film was a success on home video for Disney/Miramax as it was the best selling anime DVD in January of 2001 owing to the distributor’s massive retail presence. The current probability for the film to be rescued for a new release on DVD/Blu-Ray is low, even for a Miyazaki film as Miramax is dead, with core assets transferred to the successor Weinstein Bros. production company while Disney has shown no interest in renewing the license itself and Echo Bridge is considered a poor choice due to its often criticized treatment of home video releases.

[via Mania Anime/Manga]

Funimation Delays for July/August/September

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Jun 232011
 

New Funimation logo black smallFunimation has issued a new listed of release date changes to retailers. The following dates are considered final unless the distributor issues another updated slate within the next month.

Sgt Frog (Keroro Gunso) Season 3 Part 1 DVD Boxed Set (Eps #52-64) – Jul 12 to Jul 26
Noir Complete Collection DVD Boxed Set (Classic Collection) – Jul 19 to Aug 9
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Part 5 DVD Boxed Set (Eps #53-64) – Jul 26 to Aug 2
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Part 5 DVD (Eps #53-64) (BLURAY) – Jul 26 to Aug 2
Soul Eater Collection Season 2 Complete DVD Box (Eps #27-52) – Jul 26 to Aug 9
Soul Eater Collection Season 2 Complete DVD Box (Eps #27-52) (BLURAY) – Jul 26 to Aug 9
Yu Yu Hakusho Season 2 DVD Boxed Set (Eps #29-56) (BLURAY) (Classic) – Jul 26 to Aug 9
Spice and Wolf Season 1 Collection BLURAY Boxed Set (Eps #1-13) – Aug 2 to Aug 30
Spice and Wolf Season 2 DVD / BLURAY Combo Set (Eps #14-26) (LE) – Aug 2 to Aug 30
Eden of the East Movie 2: Paradise Lost DVD / BLURAY Combo Set – Aug 2 to Aug 23
Sgt Frog (Keroro Gunso) Season 3 Part 2 DVD Boxed Set (Eps #65-77) – Aug 16 to Aug 23
Peacemaker Kurogane Complete Collection DVD Boxed Set (Classics Collection) – Aug 30 to Sep 6
Yu Yu Hakusho Season 3 DVD Boxed Set (Eps #57-84) (BLURAY) (Classic Collection) – Sep 6 to Sep 27
Dragon Ball Z Dragonbox DVD Set #7 – Sep 13 to Oct 11

Tegami Bachi Reverse Japanese DVD Release to Include Exclusive Shorts

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Oct 042010
 

Tegami Bachi Reverse DVD 1Amazon Japan listings have confirmed that the DVD release of Tegami Bachi Reverse, the second season of Tegami Bachi will include bonus 3 minute “Omakebachi” shorts exclusive to the release.  The second season will be simulcast by Crunchyroll, with the complete first season also available as Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee.

The anime adaptation is based off of the manga series authored by Hiroyuki Asada, about  the land of AmberGround, a place of perpetual night only partially illuminated by an artificial sun. Lag Seeing works as a “Letter Bee” (delivery boy) at the “Bee Hive” (a delivery service), with his Dingo, Niche, and her “pet”, Steak, traveling with him. As a Letter Bee, Lag’s job is entrusted to deliver letters and packages from town to town while avoiding Amberground’s deadliest hazard — a species of giant armored insect known as Gaichuu, who attempt to feed off the “heart” that reside within these letters and packages.

Funimation’s November Slate Confirmed

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Aug 142010
 

Funimation’s November release slate has been officially listed, which includes two long-awaited titles in Oh! Edo Rocket and Sekirei, both licensed in the middle of last year during convention season.  Sekirei is slated for a November 23rd launch at $49.98 while Oh! Edo Rocket is slated for launch at the beginning of the month, also for $49.98.  The rest of the slate is as follows, including the recently announced Girls Bravo:

Armitage III Movie Collection: 11/23/10 – 100 min. – $29.98
Birdy the Mighty Decode Part 2: 11/30/10 – 300 min. – $59.98
Blassreiter Complete Series: 11/2/10 – 580 min. – $49.98
Comic Party Revolution Complete Series (S.A.V.E. Edition): 11/9/10 – 315 min. – $19.98
Girls Bravo Complete Series: 11/23/10 – 560 min. – $49.98
Initial D Stage 1 Part 2: 11/16/10 – 300 min. – $29.98
Tsubasa Season 2 (Viridian Collection): 11/9/10 – 625 min. – $49.98

 

[via ToonZone]

Phantom: Requiem of the Phantom on DVD/Blu-Ray in 2011

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Jun 222010
 

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Funimation has opened its dedicated page for the Phantom: Requiem of the Phantom anime adaptation and has revealed the home video release date, now set for 2011 on DVD and Blu-Ray.  The series is also available to stream directly from Funimation via its dedicated video portal and Hulu.

The mature action oriented anime is adapted from the erotic visual novel Phantom of Inferno developed by Nitorplus and centers around a Japanese national as he travels to America and is abducted after witnessing an assassination, leading to his indoctrination into the group that executed the killing.

[via Mania Anime/Manga Forums]

Media Blasters Confirm Streaming Content as Samples for Series on DVD

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May 162010
 

Media BlastersDuring Anime Central 2010, Media Blasters representatives have confirmed that its streaming initiative is meant to help sell DVDs, as it currently streams the first episodes of Queen’s Blade and Kanokon: The Girl Who Cried Fox on its revamped website while planning similar content for Xbox LIVE, iTunes, PlayStation Network, hulu, YouTube, Crunchyroll and Anime News Network.

The company does not expect to stream full series in the vein of Viz Media or Funimation.

[via @NebsTV on Twitter]

Nippon Ichi Details Toradora and Persona:Trinity Soul Premium DVD Releases

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Mar 192010
 

Toradora Prelim ArtworkPersona Trinity Soul

Just got the PR from Nippon Ichi detailing the Toradora and Persona Trinity Soul Premium versions. Both releases are two-disc English sub-only sets and will feature a hardcover artbook and premium keepsake artbox for an MSRP of $59.99, harkening back to the boom years of 2002-2007.

The Toradora Premium version will also feature a 20″x13″ double sided poster featuring a Toradora! illustration on one side and a Persona illustration on the other as an exclusive.

The Persona Trinity Soul Premium release will also feature the same poster and include the “A Whale’s Feather” picture book from the main storyline inside the artbook. Both are slated for release in July, with discounted pre-orders from the RosenQueen online store and RightStuf now available.

Pre-Order Toradora from RosenQueen
Pre-Order Persona: Trinity Soul from RosenQueen
Pre-Order Toradora from RightStuf
Pre-Order Persona: Trinity Soul from RightStuf

Tokyopop Confirms Rave Master Complete DVD Set Via Email

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Mar 022010
 

Rave Master Complete CollectionIn an email sent out to mailing list subscribers, Tokyopop has confirmed plans to release Rave Master in a complete 51 episode set spanning 8 DVDs for $39.99 using the CreateSpace on demand disc pressing service, in a similar vein to ImaginAsian and its attempt to sell select series on demand.

The set has also been confirmed to be English dub only and will not include the Japanese voice or background music tracks.  Tokyopop formerly published the Rave Master manga before its license from Kodansha expired, which forced Tokyopop to cease publication at 32 volumes, with Del Rey resuming publication this year.

The series was also broadcast on Cartoon Network via the Toonami animation block in 2004 before recently moving to SyFy’s Ani-Monday block in 2009.Tokyopop also distributed the anime before ceasing in house licensing and distribution in 2007 due to financial concerns.

At this point, it is not known whether the Rave Master set signals the resumption of physical anime distribution for Tokyopop, or a one-time promotion.

[Special thanks to Psychopuppet]

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