Out This Week: The Last Unicorn, FLCL, Akiba Maid Wars And More

Welcome back to another fine edition of our new release round up, Out This Week. This week's new releases in the United States include season 2 of The Anceint Magus Bride, season 5 of Bungo Stray Dogs and a new edition of the GAINAX anime classic FLCL. Making its 4K/UHD debut this week is the 80's fantasy fave The Last Unicorn (also on Blu-Ray).

New titles in the UK this week inclde Season Four of Bungo Stray Dogs, Ninja Scroll: The Series, Reborn As A Vending Machine, I Wander The Dungeon and Akiba Maid Wars.

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

UK Releases For August 19

Akiba Maid Wars (Anime Ltd., 15) "In the spring of 1999, bright-eyed Nagomi Wahira moves to Akihabara with dreams of joining a maid café. She quickly dons an apron at café Ton Tokoton, AKA the Oinky Doink Café, but adjusting to life in the big city isn’t easy. Paired with the dour Ranko who never smiles, Nagomi must do her best to elevate the Oinky Doink Café over all other maid cafés vying for top ranking, but she soon discovers not everything is as it seems amid the frills and thrills of the maid cafés of Akihabara…"

FORMATS: Blu-Ray (AllTheAnime Exclusive Until September 9)

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Bungo Stray Dogs Season Four (Crunchyroll LLC., 15) "After a flashback to Rampo and Fukuzawa's first case, the agency finds itself at the whim of a reality-altering book. Its wielders, a group known as the Decay of Angels, have framed the agency for murder. Could this spell the end of the Armed Detective Agency?"

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Ninja Scroll: The Series Collector's Edition (MVM Entertainment, 15) "In feudal Japan, the Edo period brought a time of delicate peace bought with blood. This is a chronicle of the life of Jubei Kibagami as he wanders the countryside as a ninja for hire. At this time, ninja clans are everywhere. One clan, known as the Hiruko Clan, doomed to live and die in darkness, protects a sacred treasure called the Dragon Stone. The Kimon Clan, however, bent on reviving the power of the Toyotomi, wants the Dragon Stone and the treasure it hides. Jubei Kibagami is the best the man for the job of protecting both the Dragon Stone and the only one whom can use it - The Light Maiden!"

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Reborn As A Vending Machine, I Now Wander The Dungeon (Crunchyroll LLC., 12) "Reincarnated as a vending machine, Boxxo can't move or speak more than his programmed phrases. But when a girl named Lammis brings him to her village, he'll learn how to make the most of his new life, dispensing nourishment and encouragement along the way."

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion (Crunchyroll LLC., 15) "Rinko knows her fiancé will poison her. How? She was just reborn as a doomed character in a romance novel. To avoid a second death, she'll use her memory of the story to out-maneuver her enemies. Step one: blackmail the duke to be her new fiancé."

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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US Releases For August 20

The Ancient Magus Bride Season 2 Part 1 (Crunchyroll, TV-14) "Seeking answers about her curse, Chise joins the College—a school of bright young sorcerers with dark family secrets. When a powerful book disappears, mysterious forces drain magic from those around Chise and her only way to help puts her deeper in peril."

FORMATS: Blu-Ray+DVD

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Bungo Stray Dogs Season 5 (Crunchyroll LLC., TV-14) "Framed as terrorists and driven into a corner by the brutal Hunting Dogs, the agency uncovers the Decay of Angels' plot to destroy the state. Now Atsushi and the gang are chased down by the Angels' leader, Kamui, who commands an army of vampires."

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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FLCL Season One (Crunchyroll LLC., TV-14) "Naota is a normal Japanese 6th grade boy (although a little cynical), but when his older brother leaves for the U.S. to play baseball, his brother leaves his homeless 17 year old girlfriend Mamimi behind. Mamimi is sending mixed signals and advances to Naota, and he doesn't know what to do about her. But to make matters worse, Naota's world is totally turned upside down when he is run over by a woman on a Vespa. During their first encounter, she hits him over the head with her guitar, which then causes a horn to grow out of his forehead. She calls herself "Haruko" and her presence changes Naota's life to even further insanity."

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Helck: Complete Collection (Sentai Filmworks, TV-14) "The tournament to replace the recently vanquished Demon Lord has begun, but overseer Vermilio suspects that one of the contestants, Helck, is not what he seems. Why? Because he’s human, just like the Hero who killed the last Demon Lord. Yes, the big brute claims to hate his own kind, but is he telling the truth? Or is this a sinister plot against demon kind? And even when Vermilio manipulates the games against him, Helck keeps winning, forcing her to become more personally involved in both the games and the mysteries surrounding its frontrunner. She must know. She must find out. What secrets lurk in the past of HELCK?"

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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The Last Unicorn 4k (Shout Factory, G) "A lone unicorn seeks out others like herself through a mystical land of talking cats and spellbinding magicians. In her search for other unicorns, the last unicorn encounters a cast of delightful characters as well as dangers she never imagined. Throughout the fantastic adventure, she learns of friendship, love and most importantly her true self."

FORMATS: 4K+Blu-Ray, 4K Steelbook, Blu-Ray

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