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Out This Week: Millennium Actress, Mars Red, Dr. Stone And More

March 20, 2022 ,

 


Welcome to another week of new animation releases! This week is pretty light in terms of number of releases but we still have some that are worth a look/ This week's most tempting new release is a re-release: Satoshi Kon's second feature Millenium Actress has been given a new Steelbook edition courtesy of GKIDS Films and Shout Factory. If you don't already have it on Blu-Ray, this is worth picking up. Meanwhile, making its North American disc debut this week from Funimation is period vampire anime Mars Red.

Don't forget to check out this week's deals section, where RightStuf Anime is offering big discounts on Sentai Filmworks titles.

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UK Releases For March 21, 2022

Big Order (Anime Ltd., 18) "Ten years ago, Eiji Hoshimiya destroyed the world. Or close enough, anyway. Eiji is what they call an Order: someone whose wish, their innermost desire, has been given form. Money, immortality--whatever it might be, an Order has the power to make it real. And the most terrifying part? Orders look like any normal human, with no way to tell one from the other. Yet, as the destroyer of the world, that's how Eiji has managed to live since the disaster, alone but safe, and terrified to use his power again. But he might not have a choice when his class gets a new transfer student, one who has too keen an interest in a supposedly anti-social boy like him."
💿 FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Dr Stone Complete Season One (Funimation, 12) "Modern society is lost when a mysterious light turns humanity to stone. After thousands of years, high schoolers Senku and Taiju break free. By combining teamwork and science, they’re determined to revive the petrified masses and rebuild civilization."
💿 FORMATS: Blu-Ray+Digital

 
 

King's Game The Animation  (Anime Ltd., 15) "A class of thirty-two high school students receive texts commanding them to complete strange tasks. Do what the messages say, and more will follow. Fail to go through with them and face the consequences. Nobuaki Kanazawa has played this game before and knows that these demands must be met. But until penalties for failure become lethal, no one is ready to step out of their comfort zone. With death around every corner, and as orders and punishments become more and more gruesome, the worst in people manages to tear its way out.
💿 FORMATS; Blu-Ray




US Releases For March 22, 2022





Doomed Megalopolis (Media Blasters, 16+) "An evil sorcerer bent on crushing the "greatest city on earth" uses dark powers to awaken the destructive spirit of Tokyo's historic "guardian." To save the city, a team of occultists, scientists and children become embroiled in a multi-decade supernatural struggle to oppose the forces of darkness! Long out of print, the epic four-chapter saga returns in all it’s horrific glory!"
💿 FORMATS: DVD
Mars Red (Funimation, TV-14) " It’s 1923, and the mysterious blood source Ascra has unleashed a horde of vampires across Japan. In response, the government spawns Code Zero. With S-rank vampire Defrott and the rookie Kurusu, this kill squad is made for one reason: to hunt the undead!"
💿 FORMATS: Blu-Ray+ Digital



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Millennium Actress Steelbook (GKIDS Films/Shout Factory, PG-13) "Satoshi Kon's masterful follow-up to Perfect Blue traces the career of a legendary actress, Chiyoko Fujiwara, as seen through the eyes of documentary filmmakers. Though Chiyoko has withdrawn into retirement, filmmaker Genya Tachibana receives the rare opportunity to interview her about her life. When he gives the actress a token from her past, Tachibana and his cameraman Ida are thrust into Chiyoko's memories, reliving the key moments of her life and uncovering the truth behind her fabled career. This timeless tale of passion bends reality and delivers emotion in a way only Satoshi Kon could."
💿 FORMATS: Blu-Ray+DVD Steelbook

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Otoboku Maidens Are Falling for Me!: Complete Collection (Media Blasters, 13+) "Mizuho is the very model of a well-behaved young man. Kind, intelligent, a true gentleman. When he can’t refuse his grandfather’s dying wish, Mizuho finds himself enrolling into the same school his mother attended- an exclusive academy for young ladies! He’s able to blend in with the help of a childhood friend who also attends there, but it’s not easy for a boy to keep a low profile at the all-girl school. Questionable situations, uncomfortable rivalries and the occasional disaster follow him on his amusing, heartwarming and gender-bending journey toward self-discovery, true friendship and unrequited love!"
💿 FORMATS Blu-Ray


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Very Private Lesson (Media Blasters, 16+) "Tairaku is a teacher at a local high school and he has a crush on Ms. Satsuki, a fellow teacher whom he hopes to marry someday. Then he meets Aya Shirakaba, whom he makes such a favorable impression upon that she transfers into his class. Unfortunately, Aya's father is a very wealthy and powerful yakuza boss, who entrusts Tairaku to keep his daughter safe and chaste—or else! To make Tairaku’s job even more difficult, he must fend off the hordes of Aya’s male and female admirers and struggle to resist Aya’s blatant passes at him! Now, Tairaku is in a world of trouble!"
 ðŸ’¿ FORMATS: DVD





 

Upcoming Releases

All Release dates are subject to change. Listed Dates are for US release unless stated otherwise. Digital releases may be earlier.






Sing 2 (Universal) Blu-Ray, DVD  March 29
Mega Zone 23 (AnimeEigo) May 10
Spirited Away Collector's Edition (StudioCanal, PG) March 28 (UK) [Amazon Exclusive]
Only Yesterday Collector's Edition (StudioCanal, PG) March 28 (UK) [Amazon Exclusive]
Lupin The 3rd The Mystery Of Mamo (Discotek) Blu-Ray March 29
Rick and Morty Seasons 1-5  (WB) March 29
Demon Slayer The Movie Mugen Train CE  (Funimation) Blu-Ray April 4 (UK)
Flee (Curzon Artificial Eye) Blu-Ray, DVD April 11 [UK]
Only Yesterday STEEBOOK (GKIDS)  Blu-Ray April 19
The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya STEELBOOK (GKIDS)  Blu-Ray April 19
The God Of High School (Viz) April 19
Knights Of Sidonia Love Woven In The Stars (Funimation) Blu-Ray April 12
Heavy Metal/ Heavy Metal 2000 (Sony) 4K+Blu-ray April 19
Haibane Renmei (Standard Blu-Ray) (MVM) April 25 (UK)
Cats Eye: The Complete First Series (Discotek Media) Blu-Ray April 26
City Hunter 91 (Discotek Media) Blu-Ray April 26  
Belle (GKIDS/Shout Factory) Digital May 3, Blu-Ray May 17
Poupelle Of Chimney Town (Eleven Arts/Shout Factory) Digital May 3, Blu-Ray May 31






This Week's Best Deals


All prices are subject to change and do not include postage or delivery costs, plus any additional taxes in the US. Titles are Blu-Rays unless otherwise stated.
 

PRICES AVAILABLE UNTIL SATURDAY MARCH 26


Ane Log  $29.98 $17.99
Alice In Borderland $39.99 $23.99
BAKI $89.98 $53.99
Broken Blade $59.98 $35.99
Canaan $59.98 $35.99
Chihayafuru Season 3  $89.98 $53.99
Cutie Honey Universe $69.98 $41.99
Dororo $89.98 $53.99
Elfen Lied $49.98 $29.99
GATE  $59.98 $35.99 
High School Of The Dead STEELBOOK $99.99 $59.99
Is The Order A Rabbit? Bloom  $59.98 $35.99
K-ON! Ultimate Collection $129.98 $77.99
KAIJI $99.99 $59.99
Kids On the Slope  $59.98 $35.99
Knights Of Sidonia $89.98 $53.99
Monster Girl Doctor  $69.98 $41.99 
Negima! + Negima!? $129.98 $77.99
Princess Tutu STEELBOOK $129.98 $77.99
Run With The Wind  $89.98 $53.99
To Love Ru $89.98 $53.99

Vampire Hunter D OVA $29.98 $17.99
Venus Wars $29.98 $17.99
Vinland Saga $89.98 $53.99

Z/X Code Reunion $49.98 $29.99





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