Out This Week: Cat City, Street Fighter II, Crying Freeman and More

Welcome back to yet another edition of Out This Week. This week's releases include 80's Hungarian curioo Cat City; classic video game anime Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie on 4K and 1990's OAV Crying Freeman. Meanwhile, UK readers can pick up a pair of Gundam titles (Gundam Build Fighters: Season 1 Part 1 and Mobile Fighter G Gundam: Part 1) and Ascendance of a Bookworm: Seasons 1 & 2.

UK Releases From November 27

Ascendance of a Bookworm: Seasons 1 & 2 (Anime Ltd, 12) "When a sickly young girl suddenly becomes obsessed with inventing new things, her family and friends are all puzzled. "What has gotten into Myne?" they wondered, never dreaming that the answer is not a "What" but a "Who": Urano Motosu, a book-loving apprentice librarian who died in an earthquake in Tokyo who somehow found herself in Myne's body! And since Myne's world is still in a medieval stage, where books can only be owned by the elite, the new Myne intends to do everything she can to bring her beloved books to the masses in the time she has left. Unfortunately, that may not be very long, as Myne's body is still failing, and she may only have a short time left to achieve her lofty goals!"

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Gundam Build Fighters: Season 1 Part 1 (Anime Ltd, 12) "The story is set in the near future when GunPla Battles, competitions that pit Gundam plastic models against each other, have become popular worldwide in the "Second GunPla Boom." Sei Iori, a first-year middle-school student and the only son of a model shop owner, is talented at building GunPla, but inexperienced in the GunPla Battles. He encounters a mysterious boy named Reiji, who happens to be an accomplished Gundam Fighter. Together, they strive for the GunPla Battle world championships."

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Mobile Fighter G Gundam: Part 1 (Anime Ltd, 12)This is the Future Century. In this age of technological wonders, the ruling elites live in orbital space colonies, using the ravaged Earth as a battleground to settle their differences. Every four years, a martial tournament called the Gundam Fight is held to determine the leader of the space colonies, and now the Gundam Fighters who represent each colony have gathered on Earth to begin the 13th tournament. Their purpose is simply to fight, and fight, and fight, until only one remains to claim the title "Gundam of Gundams". But Neo Japan's Domon Kasshu has another, secret, mission... and if he fails, all of humanity may pay the price

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US Releases From November 28

Aim For The Ace: Another Match (Discotek Media, UR)" Three years has passed since the events of the first series. Hiromi continued training with her coach and became Japan's junior champion. Their common profits have also contributed to the coach being chosen as the first trainer of the Japanese Selection of Tennis and is arranged to head a trip with the youngest members of the team to USA. The relation between Hiromi and its trainer is narrower at personal level but it exceeds the teacher-student bond with great difficulty."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Cat City (Deaf Crocodile Films, UR) " In the year 80 AMM (After Mickey Mouse) on planet X the crime-syndicated Cats try to erase the Mouse-population once and for all. A scientist of the mice, prof. Fushimishi seems to have found the weapon against the threat - so Intermouse calls it's best, but now retired agent - Nick Grabowsky - to get the plans. As a distraction for the Cats, they also send a second agent - Seargent Lazy Dick - for the mission."

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Chargeman Ken!: The Complete Series (Discotek Media, UR)" It is the year 2074. In a world threatened by aliens... an unlikely hero emerges! Ken Izumi may look like an ordinary 10-year-old boy, but he secretly possesses weapons, armor, and accessories that transform him into the superheroic Chargeman Ken. Ken protects his mom, dad, little sister Caron, robot pal Barican, and the rest of mankind from the diabolical Juralians, shape-shifting alien invaders bent on terrorizing the Earth with flesh-eating butterflies, booby-trapped scientists, an evil doll, a prison break, alien mummies, a kid that sets stuff on fire, a song that makes you die... basically, they have about 65 plans for world domination, and the only thing standing between the fragile human race and conquest by the Juralians is Chargeman Ken and his unquenchable thirst for fiery, atomic justice!"

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Crying Freeman (Discotek Media, UR) "Brainwashed by the 108 Dragons, a powerful Chinese crime syndicate, Yo Hinomura is transformed into a killing machine known as "Crying Freeman" for the silent tears he sheds for his victims. When a lovely artist witnesses one of his killing missions, Freeman is ordered to eliminate her. But the heated chemistry between Emu Hino and her would-be killer spurs an immediate reaction. Hunted by the police and the mob, victim and assassin vow to face whatever fate has in store for them together. Based on the critically acclaimed manga series written by Kazuo Koike (Lone Wolf and Cub) Crying Freeman is a sophisticated pulse-pounding adventure not to be missed!"

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior - Legend of Yuria & Legend of Toki (Discotek Media, UR) "LEGEND OF YURIA: Love binds them together, even when abduction by a megalomaniacal conquerer keeps them apart! Yuria is a young orphan with a closed heart and the unwanted power of prophecy when her guardian, Dharma, takes her to the Hokuto temple where four brothers reside. There, she has a fateful encounter with Kenshiro. Several years later, Kenshiro, now the master of Hokuto Shinken, sets out on a journey with Yuria.

LEGEND OF TOKI: The man who should have been master of Hokuto Shinken... Toki has the temperament and talent to become the next successor to Hokuto Shinken, but Sara, the doctor at the Hokuto temple, confides in the current master, Ryuken, telling him that Toki has a terminal disease and little time left to live. After much soul-searching, Ryuken chooses Kenshiro to be the inheritor instead, a decision Toki approves of. Now Toki has a different destiny. "

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Management Of A Novice Alchemist (Sentai Filmworks, TV-14) " Orphaned Sarasa Feed just graduated from the Royal Alchemist Academy and is now a full-fledged alchemist! She longs for a life of luxury, but there's only one place Sarasa can afford to set up shop - and her dilapidated new digs are way out in the sticks! Stuck in the middle of nowhere with a business to run and supplies to gather from a very dangerous natural world, Sarasa has her work cut out for her as she transmutes this bad location into a golden opportunity."

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (Discotek Media, PG-13/UR) "M.Bison's plan to crush those who would oppose his evil Shadaloo organization is simple: brainwash the strongest martial artists around the world with his dreaded psycho power and turn them into living weapons! And now, he's found his newest target: Ryu, a traveling vagabond said to be the strongest man in the world. In order to stop the dictator's evil plot, Interpol agent Chun-Li forms a rocky partnership with Major Guile of the United States Air Force. But they'll have to put aside their differences and learn how to work together if they want to stop M.Bison; while the wandering Ryu is a hard man to find, M.Bison is closing in on Ryu's eternal rival Ken in a bid to lure out his real target! Will Shadaloo succeed, or will the World Warriors beat M.Bison to the punch?"

FORMATS: 4K

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Tsurune: The Linking Shot - Complete Collection (Sentai Filmworks, TV-14) "Minato's return to archery may have helped Kazemai High's Kyudo Club win a prefectural tournament, but it's a poor bowman who expects an arrow to fly the same flight every time. With the entry of a radical new team, one of whose members is Minato's former upperclassman, the old rivalry between Kazemai and Kirisaki becomes a triangle with the upstart team from Tsujimine as serious contenders. And even as the men's team struggles to adjust to the new paradigm, competition doubles again as the Kazemai women's team of Rika, Yuna, and Noa prepares to enter their first tourney as well! Prepare to be aquiver as each new arrow makes its mark!"

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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