Out This Week: Vinland Saga 2, Lupin III, Mazinkaiser and More

Welcome back to another edition of Out This Week! This week is a bonanza for you if you enjoy retro anime of the sort that Discotek Media usually puts out. This week, US fans can pick up The Mazinkaiser OAV collection, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A’s: TV Series 2, Space Emperor God Sigma, Urusei Yatsura OAV Collection and not one but two Lupin III specials. More recent anime To Your Eternity's second season is also released.

Meanwhile in the UK, Paramount's Oscar-winner Rango gets a 4K UHD upgrade. Also released is A Place Beyond The Universe, Vinland Saga season 2 and Justice League: Crisis On Infinite Earths Part 3 on 4K Steelbook.

Release information correct to the best of our knowledge but is subject to change. Affiliate links used where available.

UK Releases For July 29, 2024

Justice League: Crisis On Infinite Earths Part 3 (Warner Bros, PG-13) "Now fully revealed as the ultimate threat to existence, the ANTI-MONITOR wages an unrelenting attack on the surviving Earths that struggle for survival in a pocket universe."

FORMATS: 4K Steelbook

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A Place Further Than The Universe (Anime Ltd., 12) "Scenery that we have never seen. Sounds that we have never heard. Scent that we have never smelled. Food that we have never tasted. And the surge of emotion that we have never experienced. This is the expedition of recollecting the pieces torn apart and sensation left alone. When we reach that place, what will we think? Howling, 40 degree angle. Raging, 50 degree angle. Shouting, 60 degree angle. A wilderness beyond the heavy sea. The furthest south, far from civilization. At the top ofthe Earth. We will find lights through the girls’ eyes to live tomorrow."

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Rango (Paramount Pictures, PG) "When he becomes lost in the desert, pet chameleon Rango pretends he's a tough guy and ends up sheriff of a corrupt and violent frontier town."

FORMATS: 4K

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Vinland Saga: Season 2 Part One (Crunchyroll LLC., 15) "A year after Askeladd’s death, Thorfinn meets Einar, a farmer who lost everything in a Viking raid. Enslaved, the two toil toward freedom, forging a bond and coming to terms with their pasts. Meanwhile, Canute schemes to rule both England and Denmark."

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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US Releases For July 30, 2024

Lupin III: Princess Of The Breeze (Discotek Media) "After a chaotic heist, Lupin and Jigen find themselves becoming caretakers of a baby boy, while a young sky pirate called Yutika is after their loot. Yutika is an inhabitant of the city-state of Shahalta, which has recently fallen to a shady minister. Soon, Lupin's gang and Yutika join forces to uncover one of Shahalta's greatest treasures, facing off against both Shahaltan authorities and Zenigata."

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Lupin III: The Secret Page Of Marco Polo (Discotek Media) "Lupin has become a suspect in the murder of a professor named Theo Argent. The professor had just discovered the missing page of Marco Polo's Record of Observations of the East travel journal. As Lupin is being pursued by the police, he ends up getting unlikely help from the granddaughter of Theo Argent, Lisa."

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A’s: TV Series 2 (Discotek Media) "Nanoha Takamachi was supposed to be an ordinary third grader, but everything changed when a chance encounter with Yuuno bestowed her with magical powers. It’s been a little over six months since that day and the Precia Testarossa Incident—a battle over otherworldly artifacts known as Jewel Seeds. After numerous confrontations with Fate Testarossa, Nanoha’s efforts to reach out to her rival sparked a close friendship between the two. Nowadays, Nanoha’s living the quiet life with her friends and family. However, a new battle erupts when the forbidden Book of Darkness is flung wide open. With Fate and the Time-Space Administration Bureau working beside her, Nanoha discovers that a girl named Hayate Yagami holds the key to this crisis. Acting with courage burning in her heart, Nanoha desperately reaches out into the unknown to forge another connection."

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Mazinkaiser The OAV Collection (Discotek Media) "Dr. Hell has resurrected an ancient army of mechanical monsters to conquer the world, but first he has to destroy the photon power lab and the one thing standing in his way: Mazinger! But it’s going to take more than defeating Mazinger for Dr. Hell and his evil henchman Baron Ashura to clear their way for world domination, because there’s a new kid in town, and he packs quite theatomic punch! Can young Koji Kabuto, as the runner behind the amazing Mazinkaiser, deal out the thunder faster than Dr. Hell’s army can take it? With the help of the team of Mazinger, Boss Borot, and Venus Ace, photon power may yet save the world!"

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Space Emperor God Sigma (Discotek Media) "After hitchhiking all the way from Io, the hot-blooded Toshiya Dan arrives on Earth just in time for Doctor Kazami to reveal his trio of deep space exploration robots. But just as the champagne is about to be popped open, the extraterrestrial Eldan Army storms the planet and demands that humanity hands over an immense power source known as Trinity Energy. However, this alien menace’s target just might be their downfall! By utilizing Trinity Energy, the aforementioned robot trio can combine into the mighty Space Emperor God Sigma! With Toshiya and his buddies behind the wheel, the Eldan Army is going to wish they stayed home!"

FORMATS: SD Blu-Ray

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To Your Eternity Season One (Viz Media, TV-14) "An orb is cast unto Earth. It morphs to a boy, Fushi. His eternal quest, bearing the pain of living with the fortitude of someone who chooses his own path."

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Urusei Yatsura: OAV Collection (Discotek Media) "The adventures of Lum, Ataru, Ten, and all the gang from Tomobiki continue in an assortment of new – but no less weird – stories. Watch as Lum, Ataru, and Shinobu encounter a rabbit-clad youth, enter the Room of Destiny, and get a glimpse into their futures in “Inaba the Dreammaker,” or see Ran's plans to use a sherbet cone-producing bird to open a sherbet shop one hot Tokyo summer go terribly awry in “Raging Sherbet.” Ataru has yet another bad experience with Lum's cooking in “I Howl at the Moon,”....and so on"

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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