Out This Week: Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, Evangelion: 3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon a Time and more
Welcome back to another edition of our new release round-up. This week's titles include the 4K Debut of the latest Dragon Ball feature film Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. Other new anime titles this week include the latest season of Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon?, Mobile Suit Gundam-San and Chihayafuru: Season 3.
New to the UK this week is the latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles outing Mutant Mayhem, beloved children's animation Ivor The Engine and the 4K edition of The Prince Of Egypt. New anime releases include Evangelion: 3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon a Time and Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna.
UK Releases For November 20
Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (Anime Ltd., PG) "An
unprecedented phenomenon occurs and the DigiDestined discover that growing up
means an end to their relationships with their Digimon. On top of that, the
DigiDestined realize that the more they fight with their Digimon, the faster
their bond breaks. Will they fight for others and risk losing? The time to
choose and decide is approaching fast. Tai and Agumon, along with the rest,
will be forced to risk everything in their epic last adventure."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Evangelion: 3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon a Time (Anime Ltd. 15) "The fourth
and final film in the four-part silver-screen remake of sci-fi anime classic
Neon Genesis Evangelion, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time is set
immediately after the events of You Can (Not) Redo. After Shinji Ikari
almost caused the fourth impact, himself along with Asuka Shikinami Langley
and Rei Ayanami walk around Tokyo in search of temporary shelter in order to
recover before attempting to prevent Gendo Ikari's plans."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray CE, Blu-Ray Steelbook
Hula Fulla Dance Collector's Edition (Anime Ltd, PG) "Hiwa
Natsunagi is a high school student living in Iwaki City, Fukushima
Prefecture. Worried about what to do with her life after graduation, she
spots a poster for Spa Resort Hawaiians - the "Hawaii of Tohoku", a place
where her sister used to work - and applies to their hula dancer campaign on
a whim. Despite her lack of experience, Hiwa is accepted for the job, and
starts on the path towards becoming a Hula Girl with her classmates Kanna,
Ranko, 'Ohana and Shion. However, unable to keep in step with one another
due to their differing personalities, the first stage ends in disaster.
Called the "most pitiful rookies ever", the girls are disheartened, but they
learn to share the good and bad, and strengthen their bonds despite the
occasional fumble. With their hearts and minds firmly set, the girls grace
the stage once more..."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray CE
Ivor the Engine: The Complete Collection (Restored) (Fabulous Films,
PG) You wait ages for a Welsh Locomotive TV series and then three come
along at once. The end of the 1950s found Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin
feeling their way into a new and challenging world of stop-frame animation.
Their first collaboration as Smallfilms brought us the utterly charming
six-part story of how Ivor the Engine got the chance to fulfil his dream of
singing in the choir of the the Grumbly and District Choral Society. The
1960s saw 26 new adventures about the Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail
Traction Company Limited and all the gently eccentric inhabitants of the
towns and villages to whom the trainline served, as well as dragons,
elephants and a donkey named Bluebell. This series hasn't been seen since
1969.
The 1970s saw Ivor and his friends brought back to our screens with forty
episodes in full colour.
Now, for the first time, all the series have been lovingly remastered and
brought together in one definitive collection. Voiced, along with Postgate,
by David Edwards, Olwen Griffiths, Anthony Jackson and accompanied by the
beautifully evocative bassoon music of Vernon Elliott, we bring you Ivor the
Engine. Peep-peep!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Ivor The Engine: The Colour Series (Fabulous Films, U) "In 1975 Oliver
Postgate and Peter Firmin decided to revisit the top left-hand corner of
Wales. This time Ivor’s many adventures, some from the 60’s series and some
brand new, were in full colour! The forty 5-minute stories hit our screens in
January 1976 and ran until December 1977, after which they were regularly
shown on the BBC until the 1980s. Olwen Griffiths reprised her role as Mrs
Porty and Anthony Jackson came onboard for the voices of Dai Station, Evans
the Song and Mr Dinwiddy. And of course the series was cushioned on the
beautifully haunting bassoon music of Vernon Elliott."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Overlord IV: Season 4 (Crunchyroll LLC, 15) "Newly crowned Ains plans his
utopia, but before he can reform the rival kingdoms, he’ll have to rule
them. His terrifying nature makes allies hard to come by, but when the
Dwarven Kingdom is threatened, Ains finally has a chance to prove his good
intentions."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Mawaru Penguindrum: The Complete Series (Anime Ltd, 15) Himari Takakura
passes away after going out on a trip with her brothers, twins Kanba and
Sh?ma. She was, however, miraculously saved by a spirit in a penguin-shaped
hat. In return for her extended life, the twins must search for an item
known as the Penguin Drum with the aid of three penguins, which are visible
only to the siblings.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
The Prince Of Egypt 4K (Universal, U) Egyptian Prince Moses
learns of his identity as a Hebrew and his destiny to become the chosen
deliverer of his people.
FORMATS: 4K
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Paramount, PG) The film
follows the Turtle brothers as they work to earn the love of New York City
while facing down an army of mutants.
FORMATS 4k, Blu-Ray, DVD, Digital
US Releases For November 21
Chihayafuru: Season 3 (Sentai Filmworks, ) Chihaya Ayase's
obsession with the card game Karuta has already begun to bear fruit, and the
fledgling Mizusawa High School competitive team that she helped form has
stunned the karuta playing community by winning the national high school
team tournament. That's just the beginning for Chihaya, however, and now the
young card mistress has set her sights on an even more impossible task:
taking on grand master Wakamiya Shinobu and wresting the title of Queen away
for herself.As difficult as everything has been before, it will seem easy
compared to the task now ahead of her, and her teammates look to be equally
challenged, especially Taichi Mashima, who's finally made it to Class A. Has
he finally learned enough to challenge Arata Wataya? Only the cards know the
future as Chihaya and Crew hit the decks!
FORMATS: Collector's Edition
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (Crunchyroll, PG-13) "Descendants of
the Red Ribbon Army's sinister leaders have renewed their quest for world
domination. As their two ultra-powerful androids seek their own brand of
justice against Earth's heroes, Piccolo and Gohan, must push their powers to
new limits!"
FORMATS: 4K
Mobile Suit Gundam-San (Right Stuf) "The "Red Comet" has some more skin to
show, and the pilot of the "White Mobile Suit" is right in the middle of
puberty!? Just what happened to the One Year War and the Newtype
reformation? Can the Gundam world contain this mess? Let's see the mistakes
they've made because of foolishness!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? Season 4 Part 1 (Sentai
Filmworks, TV-MA) "How low can someone go in the mammoth Dungeon of Orario
and still return? With Bell recovering from his last fight, the Hestia
Familia receives a mission that they can't refuse: traveling deeper into the
Dungeon than they ever have before! Fortunately, missions are what friends
are for, and Hestia manages to borrow a few of the Miach and Takemikazuchi
Familias' heaviest hitters. Unfortunately, no one listens to Cassandra's
warnings once again and things immediately start to go wrong. Now the team
is split, Ryu's accused of a horrible crime, and Bell charges ahead to try
clearing her name as everyone races to the lower floors."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight AXIS Remain of the Red (Right Stuf) "Late U.C.
0096. Regarding the existence of the psycho-frame as a threat, the Earth
Federation sends a special forces team to investigate the shattered asteroid
Axis. The survey team includes the civilians Arlette Almage and Danton
Highleg, who formerly worked with the Zeon and Neo Zeon forces. While
investigating Axis, the team is attacked by a new Gundam that belongs to a
private militia called Birnam. And as the fighting escalates, Arlette
pursues a secret agenda of her own..."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Gunpla Builders: Beginning G (Right Stuf ) "The young Haru Irei has a
fateful encounter with an extremely rare Gunpla, the Beginning Gundam. After
building this Beginning Gundam, Haru learns about and participates in the
Gunpla Battle game. As he meets Kouji and other powerful rivals, Haru grows
up..."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time: Super Extra (Sentai Filmworks,
TV-MA) "The heat is on again for Peter Grill as the world's most powerful warrior
finds himself in the crosshairs of the lusty ladies who seek a penetrating
infusion of his potent DNA to create the perfect offspring. Why can't they
accept that he just wants to marry his fiancé and concentrate on being a
hero and fighting goblins and stuff? Oh wait, they probably do it because,
despite his sister's desperate efforts to keep him from wandering astray,
this is one Peter who keeps ending up in the wrong… er… place at the wrong
time. So, you really can't blame the girls for trying when they've got a
proven working strategy."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray Steelbook
Upcoming Releases
Fist Of The North Stars OVA November 28
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie November 28
Looney Tunes Collectors Choice Volume 2 November 28
One Piece Collection 33 December 12
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem December 12
Shaun The Sheep Complete Collection December 12
My Hero Academia Season 6 Part 1 December 19
Masaaki Yuasa: 5 Films Collection December 19
Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution: Eureka December 26
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior - Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Fierce Fight December 26
Lupin III: Seven Days Rhapsody December 26
Mazinger Z: TV Series Vol. 2 December 26