Out This Week: Inside Out 2, Macross Plus The Killing Joke and More

Welcome to this week's edition of Out This Week. This week is one of the quietest we've seen for new releases in the United States for a while. Volume 2 of Show Time arrives on Blu-Ray, as does and the complete season of 'isekai' adventure Outbreak Company. Additionally, there are two Crunchyroll Store Exclusives from British label Anime Limited: the deluxe ultimate edition of 90s sci-fi classic Macross Plus and The Abandoned Sacred Beasts.

New titles in the UK this week include the debut of Pixar sequel Inside Out 2. It's joined by a selection of anime. Anime rom-com Rent-A-Girlfriend's third season is joined by sci-fi action series 86 Eighty-Six, Bungo Stray Dogs' fifth season, and controversial horror Elfen Lied. Arriving on 4K is dark Batman entry, Batman: The Killing Joke.

UK Releases For September 30, 2024

86 Eighty-Six- The Complete Series (Crunchyroll LLC, 15) "Unmanned combat drones, aka Juggernauts, are anything but unmanned. They're piloted by the Eighty-Six-humans forced to be tools of war. Now given command of the Spearhead Squadron, Lena is seeing the humanity behind those who defend the republic."

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Batman: The Killing Joke (Warner Bros., 15) "The history of the Clown Prince of Crime, from his humble beginnings as a struggling comedian to his fateful encounter with Batman that changes both of their lives forever. Years later, and now escaped from Arkham Asylum, The Joker devises a plan to prove that one bad day can make anyone as insane as he is."

FORMATS: 4K STEELBOOK

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Bungo Stray Dogs Season 5 (Crunchyroll LLC., 15) "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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Elfen Lied (Anime Ltd., 15) "Lucy is a psychopathic killer with powers beyond any humans. Nyu is a helpless child with no memories. Both could not be farther apart, but both find themselves inside the same body. Two students that have taken in Nyu find their world being turned around as the government sets out to kill Lucy. A strange story of romance and chaos as innocence and darkness collide in a series like nothing you’ve ever seen."

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Inside Out 2 (Disney, PG) "Teenager Riley’s mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone."

FORMATS: 4K, Blu-Ray, DVD, 4K STEELBOOK

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Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 3 (Crunchyroll LLC., 15) "To realize Chizuru’s acting dreams, Kazuya flips the script and goes from customer to producer. With crowdfunding (and personal savings), he’s passionately making her movie. But now that they’re working together, is there room for a real relationship?"

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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US Releases For October 1, 2024

Macross Plus: Ultimate Edition [Crunchyroll Store Exclsuive] (Anime Ltd ) "In the year 2040, on the distant planet Eden, former childhood friends Isamu Dyson and Guld Bowman find themselves pitted against each other as test pilots of rival teams in a competition to decide the next generation of variable mecha fighters. The two must also deal with their own unresolved history with mutual love interest, Myung Fang Lone, who has returned as the manager of Sharon Apple, the AI pop star (virturoid) and the galaxy’s biggest singing sensation. When Sharon’s advanced artificial intelligence gains consciousness, Isamu, Myung, and Guld must face their turbulent past and come together as Sharon Apple becomes self-aware and takes control of the Macross battlefortress itself!"

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Outbreak Company (Sentai Filmworks, TV-14) "With a father who writes and a mother who illustrates erotic video games, it’s no surprise that Shinichi Kano is a huge fan of manga and anime. What IS a surprise, though, is when a new parallel world is discovered that’s remarkably similar to Japanese anime and Shinichi is made an ambassador to the Eldant Empire! Is dropping a drooling diplomat with a moe fetish into a world filled with adorable elf maids and very real dragons one of the greatest ideas in the history of diplomacy? Perhaps not, but the results are sure to be entertaining as reality and decorum both go wildly out of bounds in Outbreak Company!"

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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Show Time ! 2 (Ascendant Animation, TV-MA) "The Sing-Along! Show is growing in popularity, and as such, many more eyes are on Minami! Minami and Shoji are happy in their relationship, but all of that pauses when she realizes someone is stalking her! Minami is given an ultimatum of blackmail. Either give the stalker what he wants, or lose her entire career and possibly even her relationship!"

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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To The Abandoned Sacred Beasts (Anime Ltd., TV-MA) "The democratic nation of Patria was created on the continent of Patria. Because of economical disputes, the country split north and south, creating the Northern Union of Patria and the Southern Confederation of Patria and they waged a long civil war.With their numbers dwindling, the North decides to use forbidden technology in order to defeat the South. This technology turns humans into monster-like soldiers, giving them almost godlike powers. And with those powers, the long war came to an end and peace was restored."

FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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