Out This Week: Transformers One, Attack On Titan, Piece By Piece and More
'Welcome to the final edition of Out This Week for 2024. This week's releases include the new animated movie Transformers One, new Steelbook editions of Attack On Titan and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. Also out is the LEGO-fied Pharell Williams biopic Piece By Piece and Ralph Bashki's cult curiosity Heavy Traffic.
New to the UK this week is Attack On Titan, Transformers One, and The Eminence In Shadow. Also released are new 4K and Blu-Ray editions of ParaNorman and Kubo And The Two Strings.
We'll see you in the new year!
UK Releases For December 16, 2024
Attack On Titan Season One (Crunchyroll LLC., 15) "Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by giants. Giants are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A small percentage of humanity survived by enclosing themselves in a city protected by extremely high walls, even taller than the biggest of giants. Flash forward to the present and the city has not seen a giant in over 100 years. Teenage boy Eren and his foster sister Mikasa witness something horrific as the city walls are destroyed by a super giant that appears out of thin air. As the smaller giants flood the city, the two kids watch in horror as their mother is eaten alive. Eren vows that he will murder every single giant and take revenge for all of mankind."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray STEELBOOK
Attack On Titan Season Two (Crunchyroll LLC., 15) "HUMANITY'S MET ITS match. Eren Jaeger's battle against the Titans rages on. After fighting the Female Titan, he has no time to rest as a horde approaches Wall Rose. With his ferocious abilities and a new plan, Eren and his friends set out to face the Titans head-on. But as they prepare for war, they begin to unearth terrifying secrets. What are the Titans really and where do they get their power? As they begin investigating the danger hidden within the walls, a colossal reveal shakes them to the core. Does humanity stand a chance at survival with no one to trust and a new evil on the horizon? Terror takes a new form. WHO'S REALLY on their side?"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray STEELBOOK
Attack On Titan Season 3 (Crunchyroll LLC., 15) "Their backs are against the wall. Under the care of Levi, Eren and the recruits are stuck in the middle of nowhere enduring Hange's experiments. But when their link to the secret behind the wall is murdered, they must find a new refuge and face a figure from Levi's past."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray STEELBOOK
Attack On Titan: The Final Season- The Final Chapters (Crunchyroll LLC., 15) "Eren unleashes the rumbling with one desire in mind: destroy all enemies beyond Paradis. Standing against him is a band of misfits made of former enemies and allies. But no matter what they do to halt the destruction, Eren’s final act is preordained."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Limited Edition''
The Eminence In Shadow Season One (Anime Ltd., 15) "Cid doesn't want to be a flashy hero or a dastardly villain. He wants to operate in the shadows and pull the strings of society through wit and cleverness. So, when he's isekai'd to another world armed with magic powers (and an overactive imagination), he forms Shadow Garden, an underground organization that fights an evil cult he totally made up. But while Cid happily roleplays his favorite antihero tropes, little does he know Shadow Garden's recruits treat his every lie as gospel, and worse yet? That "fake" cult is actually real, and they're not happy his power fantasy just impeded their plan to gain ultimate power!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Collector's Edition.
Kubo and The Two Strings (Anime Ltd., PG) "Kubo lives a quiet, normal life in a small shoreside village until a spirit from the past turns his life upside down by re-igniting an age-old vendetta. This causes all sorts of havoc as gods and monsters chase Kubo who, in order to survive, must locate a magical suit of armor once worn by his late father, a legendary Samurai warrior."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, 4K Steelbook [Zavvi Exclusive]
ParaNorman (Anime Ltd., PG) "A misunderstood boy who can speak with the dead, takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, 4k Steelbook [Zavvi Exclusive]
Re: Zero: Starting Life In Another World Season 2 Part 1 (Anime Ltd., 15)"Following the battle with the Witch Cult, Subaru has discovered that, to his utter horror, Rem is in a coma and everyone barring him has forgotten her existence - a horror exacerbated by the realisation that even his ability to "Return by Death" is unable to rectify the situation. In a desperate search for a resolution to this state of affair, Subaru follows a lead which leads him to the Sanctuary - the residence of Echidna, the Witch of Greed, and the home to a trio of harrowing trials that will test both him and Emilia like nothing they have experienced before."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Collector's Edition
Transformers One (Paramount Pictures, PG) "The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever."
FORMATS: 4K, Blu-Ray, 4K, Steelbook, DVD, Digital
US Releases For December 17, 2024
Amagi Brilliant Park: Complete Collection (Sentai Filmworks, TV-14) "Amagi Brilliant Park’s mascots are ancient, its attractions are falling apart, and the rides are only thrilling because they’re deathtraps. Which, given that ABP’s secret purpose is to gather magic from attendees to keep the mythical creatures that run the park alive, is not good! With creditors about to foreclose and bulldozers lining up, the mythical residents’ last hope is student Seiya Kanie, who has the impossible task of bringing in 250,000 paying guests within three months! Fortunately, nothing’s completely impossible when you’ve got magic, scantily clad fairies, gun-toting sheep, and a PLAN to save Amagi Brilliant Park!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Attack On Titan Season One (Crunchyroll LLC., 15) "Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by giants. Giants are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A small percentage of humanity survived by enclosing themselves in a city protected by extremely high walls, even taller than the biggest of giants. Flash forward to the present and the city has not seen a giant in over 100 years. Teenage boy Eren and his foster sister Mikasa witness something horrific as the city walls are destroyed by a super giant that appears out of thin air. As the smaller giants flood the city, the two kids watch in horror as their mother is eaten alive. Eren vows that he will murder every single giant and take revenge for all of mankind."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray STEELBOOK
Attack On Titan Season Two (Crunchyroll LLC., 15) "HUMANITY'S MET ITS match. Eren Jaeger's battle against the Titans rages on. After fighting the Female Titan, he has no time to rest as a horde approaches Wall Rose. With his ferocious abilities and a new plan, Eren and his friends set out to face the Titans head-on. But as they prepare for war, they begin to unearth terrifying secrets. What are the Titans really and where do they get their power? As they begin investigating the danger hidden within the walls, a colossal reveal shakes them to the core. Does humanity stand a chance at survival with no one to trust and a new evil on the horizon? Terror takes a new form. WHO'S REALLY on their side?"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray STEELBOOK
Attack On Titan Season 3 (Crunchyroll LLC., 15) "Their backs are against the wall. Under the care of Levi, Eren and the recruits are stuck in the middle of nowhere enduring Hange's experiments. But when their link to the secret behind the wall is murdered, they must find a new refuge and face a figure from Levi's past."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray STEELBOOK
Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga (Aniplex, 13+) "Assiah, the realm of humans, and Gehenna, the realm of demons. Normally, these two dimensions would never intersect, but demons are now intruding on the material world. But among the human race, there are those who can exorcise such demons—the Exorcists. Rin and his friends successfully defeated the Impure King in Kyoto and returned to their daily lives at True Cross Academy. However, the Knights of the True Cross begin receiving an increasing number of consultations about demons as a wave of strange events begins to spread across the world. Meanwhile, Rin and the other Exwires work to solve the mysterious phenomenon plaguing the school. But as the True Cross Academy Festival is in full swing, Lucifer, the King of Light and Commander-in-Chief of the Illuminati, suddenly appears. Lucifer declares war on the Knights of the True Cross – to resurrect the demon god Satan and rejoin Assiah and Gehenna as one. And to do so, he states that Izumo is necessary for a certain plan…"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray [Crunchyroll Store Exclusive ]
Darling In The Franxx: The Complete Season (Crunchyroll LLC., TV-14) "In a cruel future, teenagers live brief, loveless lives in an oppressive system. But a chance kiss between a girl with klaxosaur blood and a fallen prodigy named Hiro ignites a spark—one that’ll unleash their passion and burn this world to the ground!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Digimon: Digital Monsters- The Movies 1-3 (Discotek Media, UR) "A collection consisting of the first three Digimon movies with new English dubs starring the original Saban dub cast, along with the original English dubbed compilation movie from 2000. See individual titles for their synopses."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: Part 1 (Crunchyroll LLC., TV-14) "A great party of heroes once brought an era of peace, their deeds fading to legend over time. But what of their elven mage, Frieren, who outlived her companions? A new generation sparks her next adventure to understand the human heart, now and of the past."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Heavy Traffic (Sandpiper Pictures, R) "An "underground" cartoonist contends with life in the inner city, where various unsavory characters serve as inspiration for his artwork."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
The Kingdom Of Ruin; The Complete Series (Crunchyroll LLC, TV-MA) "In the conflict between witches and humans, witch’s apprentice Adonis witnesses the public execution of his teacher. Now, his hate-fueled rampage is unleashed upon humanity. Will bloodshed satisfy him, or can the pure-hearted Doroka help him find peace?"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Piece By Piece (Universal Studios, PG) "Follow this autobiography where Pharrell Williams shows his imaginative and creative process using Lego, as he constructs Lego models representing his artistic development. Each build reflects a different creative milestone."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Sound Euphonium Season One (Crunchyroll, TV-14) "Kumiko wasn’t sad after missing nationals in junior high, until her bandmate Reina told her why she should be. Simultaneously scared and inspired by Reina’s commitment, she joins the high school band and decides whether music is just a hobby - or her whole life."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Tokyo Ghoul: 10th Anniversary Edition (Crunchyroll LLC., TV-MA) Ken Kaneki is a loner. In a world where ghouls—human-like creatures who survive on human flesh—and people are at war, his biggest concern is which novel to pick up next. But when a date with the mysterious Rize turns deadly, a life-saving operation horrifyingly transforms him into a human-ghoul hybrid. Can he find his place in a society where it’s hunt or be hunted?"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Tonikawa : Ovet The Moon For You (Shout Factory, NR) "Having grown up ridiculed for his bizarre name, Nasa Yuzaki strives to be remembered for something more. Fortunately, it seems he's on the right path, ranking first in the nation's mock exams and set to enter his high school of choice. However, everything changes in a single night when he notices a girl across the street on his way home. Enraptured by her overwhelming cuteness, it's love at first sight for Nasa. But in his infatuated daze, he fails to notice the approaching danger speeding down the road and finds himself at death's door. Barely alive thanks to the girl's intervention, Nasa musters the courage to confess his love to her, fearing she might otherwise vanish from his life. She accepts his proposal on one condition: marriage, to which Nasa gladly accepts before passing out from his injuries. Upon waking, however, the girl is nowhere to be found. After recovering from his injuries, Nasa tosses his previous ambitions aside and dedicates his life to finding the girl that captured his heart, yet several years pass to no avail. But one night, when an unexpected visitor comes knocking on his door, Nasa finds himself facing a woman that would forever change his world: his wife."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray Collector's Edition
Transformers One (Paramount Pictures, PG) "The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever."
FORMATS: 4K, Blu-Ray, 4K, Steelbook, DVD, Digital
Vermeil In Gold: Complete Collections (Sentai Filmworks, TV-MA) "Magic student Alto Goldfield isn’t having much luck at summoning, but it's required to advance to the next grade. Then he chances upon an old grimoire and summons a lot more than he anticipated – a very beautiful and naked demon girl named Vermeil! The good news: she’s willing to become his familiar! Unfortunately, she also wants to “bond” in another way, live off his mana, and isn’t crazy about wearing clothes. This is probably going to get awkward, but in a school where the bullies have dragons, could it hurt to have a familiar who can kick a dragon’s tail? Welcome to Demon keeping 101, where, with any luck, Alto will hopefully survive summoning Vermeil in Gold!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray STEELBOOK
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Bonds Beyond Time (Cineverse, NR) "With his world crumbling into chaos, a masked menace known as Paradox travels into the past to eliminate the source for his world's destruction - the Duel Monsters card game! Standing in his way are three legendary duelists who will do whatever it takes to save what's on the line - their friends, their family and the game they love. For the first time ever, Yugi, Jaden and Yusei will team together and battle with all their hearts in a duel that will decide the past, present and future!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
