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Out This Week: Turning Red, Wonder Egg Priority, Constantine: The House Of Mystery and More

May 01, 2022 ,


This week sees a chance to grab Pixar's latest Turning Red on disc on both sides of the pond- whether you're not a Disney Plus subscriber or you just want to have a copy of your own. Unusually, this week has two releases that are happening both in the US and UK, as DC's latest short collection led by Constantine: The House Of Mystery is also released.

Don't forget to check out this week's deals section, where you can make some major savings on top titles.

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UK Releases For May 2, 2022




Constantine: The House of Mystery (Warner Bros | 15)""Contantine - The House of Mystery" anchors a new collection of DC Showcase animated shorts, including: "Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth!"; "The Losers"; and "Blue Beetle".
FORMATS: Blu-Ray




Turning Red (Disney | PG) "Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red introduces Mei Lee, a confident, dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother’s dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. Her protective, if not slightly overbearing mother, Ming, is never far from her daughter—an unfortunate reality for the teenager. And as if changes to her interests, relationships and body weren’t enough, whenever she gets too excited, she “poofs” into a giant red panda!"
FORMATS: 4K, Blu-Ray, DVD, Digital




Wonder Egg Priority: The Complete Season (FUNimation Entertainment | 12)" This is the story of Ai, an introverted girl whose fate is forever changed when she acquires a mysterious “Wonder Egg” from a deserted arcade. That night, her dreams blend into reality, and as other girls obtain their own Wonder Eggs, Ai discovers new friends—and the magic within herself."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray+Digital, Blu-Ray LE



US Releases For May 3, 2022

 




2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team - The Complete Season (FUNimation Entertainment |  TV-14) "After everything that’s happened, can the ace pair be reunited? Genius setter Kimichika Haijima and team ace Yuni Kuroba were a duo on and off the volleyball court. But at the last tournament of middle school, the two begin fighting and end their friendship. Now in high school, they are forced to meet on the same side of the net. They’ll need to work things out if they want a chance at Nationals."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray+Digital





Constantine: The House of Mystery /DC Showcase Shorts, (Warner Bros. | R )"After rewriting time and preventing the Apokolips War from happening, John Constantine finds himself imprisoned in the House of Mystery, facing a punishment he does not yet understand. As he explores the House’s labyrinths, he soon finds Zatanna and many friends, but these meetings repeatedly end in his brutal death. Facing an endless loop of his own demise, the ever-brilliant Constantine begins to unravel the path that led to his hellish confinement. Can he outwit his captor and escape, or is he destined to serve his eternal sentence? Can he outwit his captor and escape his sentence, or is he destined to serve his eternal verdict? Plus 3 more animated shorts - Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth!, The Losers, and Blue Beetle. Bonus feature included!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray+Digital


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Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution: Anemone (FUNimation Entertainment |  TV-14)"Her father disappeared seven years ago, leaving only an app behind. Now, the battle against mankind's enemy sends Anemone’s consciousness to another world. A boy named Dominic appears at her side while Eureka cries out for Renton's return. Every possibility stretches out before them, but Anemone has a choice to make—save the world or the person she loves."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray+Digital



OBSOLETE: Complete Collection (Sentai Filmworks | 2019-2020 |  TV-14 ) "Sci-fi drama series. Aliens arrive at Earth and offer an exo-skeleton with telepathic neuro interface for each metric ton of limestone. Each stand-alone episode looks at the socio-economic and military impact of that encounter over the years up to and including the 25th century. Early episodes focus on the decades after the arrival and have an over-arching storyline about the effect that an unknown terrorist organization has that utilizes the exo-skeletons for warfare in various conflict arenas on different continents (they have been banned from battlefields internationally by the so-called Sankt-Gallen-Treaty)."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray



Turning Red Blu-ray (Disney / Buena Vista | Rated PG ) "Disney and Pixar's Turning Red introduces Mei Lee, a confident, dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. Her protective, if not slightly overbearing mother, Ming, is never far from her daughter—an unfortunate reality for the teenager. And as if changes to her interests, relationships and body weren't enough, whenever she gets too excited, she "poofs" into a giant red panda!"
FORMATS: 4K, Blu-Ray+DVD+Digital



Upcoming Releases

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



Mega Zone 23 (AnimeEigo) May 10
Belle (GKIDS/Shout Factory) Digital May 3, Blu-Ray May 17 
Nana Complete Collection (Sentai Filmworks) May 17
Astro Boy (1981-82) (Discotek Media) May 31
Double Dragon (Discotek Media) May 31
Poupelle Of Chimney Town (Eleven Arts/Shout Factory) Digital May 3, Blu-Ray May 31 
5 Centimeters Per Second (GKIDS) Blu-Ray June 7
Children Who Chase Lost Voices (GKIDS) Blu-Ray June 7
The Place Promised In Our Early Days (GKIDS) Blu-Ray June 7
El Hazard The Wanderers (RightStuf) June 14
Panda Go Panda (GKIDS) June 21
Belle (Anime Ltd, 12) June 27 [UK]
Urusei Yatsura Movie 4: Lum The Forever (Discotek Media) June 28




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, May 8

Attack On Titan S1 $59.98 $26.59
Attack On Titan S2 $49.98 $26.59
Death Parade $49.98 $26.59
Fairy Gone s1 p1 $64.98 $29.91
Mob Psycho 100 $64.98 $29.91
Mob Psycho 100 II $64.98 $29.91
My Hero Academia s3  $69.98 $29.91
Paranoia Agent $49.98 $26.59
The Rising Of A Shield Hero  $64.98 $29.91
Tokyo Ghoul s1 $49.98 $26.59





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