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Since there are more and more shows being licensed nowadays, and there's never a shortage of releases, I thought this would be a useful thread to keep up with all the DVD releases of the anime we like. If any of the mods have a problem with this thread, then feel free to close it. You are free to do whatever you want with this thread. You can sticky it, delete it if you feel you need to, anything. I'll post as much news as I can find, but if I forget something (which I undoubtedly will), you guys can post news as well. Since I live in region 1, I'll only cover DVDs from here. People who don't live in North America can post news for their regions as well, just be sure to say where in the world it's being released so that people don't get confused.
All images credit to Rightstuf.
I'll go in alphabetical order.
Description: The very first anime ever produced, Osamu Tezuka's original 1963 - 1964 ASTRO BOY delighted children around the world with its touching stories and compelling characters. In the U.S., many will remember this popular children's series which aired on TV during the 1960s.
Now, this groundbreaking series returns for the first time ever in a stunning new collector's edition that includes the first 52 episodes of the original black and white series as seen in the US, restored to pristine detail, and featuring never-before-seen footage and brand new exciting extras.
The original boy-robot with 100,000 horsepower strength and courage! In the year 2000, Dr. Boyton creates a super-robot in his deceased son's image. He calls the robot Astro Boy. Astro Boy can swim oceans, leap over mountains, even fly into space on his own power. However, Astro Boy can't replace his son; Dr. Boyton becomes dissatisfied with the boy robot and disowns him. Astro Boy is befriended by Dr. Packadermus J. Elefun of the Institute of Science, who guides him through his adventures. Endowed with super strength, rocket-powered flight, a selfless heart and a kind demeanor, Astro Boy fights a never-ending crusade against the forces of evil!
This ultimate Astro Boy collection is perfect for both retro enthusiasts and adults who were delighted by the series' touching stories and compelling characters during its 1960s TV broadcast! Contains DVD Set 1 (episodes 1-52), PLUS a special collector's booklet, and an entire DVD full of extra bonus material, including part 1 of an interview with series producer Fred Ladd!
Spoken Languages: English
Bonus Features: Fully restored picture & sound
- Part 1 of an interview with series producer Fred Ladd
- Original Japanese Episode 1 (with English subtitles)
- Original Character Art Gallery
- Merchandise Gallery
- A Collector's Booklet featuring "The History of Astro Boy"
- an Osamu Tezuka biography
Release Date: 3/28/06
Description: The King goes underground! When Yujiro appears in the underground arena and quickly humbles his champion son, he accepts a vigorous challenge from the patient Doppo. Doppo's secret ten-year vendetta is exposed to the younger generation's champion - as well as his tremendous abilities as a grappler. But Baki must remain focused.
With his burgeoning friendship with Doppo on the line, he can't help agonizing over the possibilities of the elder warrior's bout with Yujiro. However, his own fate is in question as he awaits his match with a unique foe more concerned with nutrition and exercise than fighting. Kureha battles for the chance to prove the merit of years of research and seal his destiny as the supreme being on the planet.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Contains episodes 21-24:
An Unlikely Challenger
Head-On Collision
Medical Miracle
The King's Ransom
Bonus Features: Episode 21 Director/Actor commentary
- Episode Summaries
- Textless Songs
- Image Gallery
- Character Profiles
- English 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound (which is hardly a "special feature", IMO)
Release Date: 3/21/06
Description: Baki Hanma returns to the Supreme Fighting Circuit to defend his title against a sea of contenders. The quest to find the most supreme grappler in the world moves forward with unimaginable results. A monstrous secret is about to be unveiled in the arena; one which could bring about the ruin of Baki and every warrior in the competition!
The plot thickens as Yujiro takes an unusual strategy to ensure all feel his presence. As expected, Baki is filled with mixed emotions as he is driven to distraction by his father's bizarre behavior.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Contains episodes 25-28:
The Opening
Reverse
Darkness From Light
The King Returns
Bonus Features: Director/Actor Commentary for Episode 25
- Episode Summaries
- Textless Songs
- Stills
- Character Profiles
You have the option of buying this regularly or with an Artbox that holds future volumes.
Release Date: 5/16/06
Description: Conan wages even deeper into the seedy depths of the underworld, and he's up to his neck in danger. The darkest corners of the human psyche are wrought with peril, and the skeletons are overflowing from the closet: murder, madness, assassination attempts, kidnapped children, political intrigue, cursed pianos...
Working with Rachel and the Junior Detective League, Detective Conan sees the clues buried beneath the layers of human desperation that others miss. In hot pursuit of the truth, the investigation continues!
Contains episodes 10-15:
Deadly Game
The Moonlight Sonata Murder Case Part 1
The Moonlight Sonata Murder Case Part 2
Kidnapped: Amy
Mystery Mastermind
The Shooter
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: None
Release Date: 5/02/06
Description: Spike, Faye, Jet, Ed, and Ein continue their endless search for cash. However, tragedy and triumph await as they navigate their way through the dangers of space and corridors of memory.
Completely Re-mastered and Remixed with 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Bonus Episode: Session #0
- Staff and Cast Interviews
- "Tank!" Music Clips
Release Date: 5/09/06
Description: Enter a decimated world deep within the desert, where a less-than-noble hero fights for less-than-noble causes and chases a voluptuous love interest for less-than-decent reasons. A world where war is a way of life, sarcasm is mode of communication and the unexpected is always on the menu.
Contains the following episodes:
The Demon and the Double D's
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Fire Dragon Kong
An Ace in the Sand
You can buy it separately or with an artbox that contains a hat.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: The Original Japanese Extras which include "Making of the Live Action Opening" and an Interview with Takatori Hideaki (Singer)
- Original Japanese DVD Artwork
- Character Descriptions
- TV Edit of Episode One
- Main Character Cast Auditions
- Textless Songs
Release Date: 2/28/06
Description: Hitomi Kanzaki is a typical high school girl, with typical high school problems. But when a vision of a young man battling a dragon becomes a reality, her life changes forever.
Drawn into a strange vortex with the swordsman, Van, Hitomi is thrust into the strange world of Gaea. Entangled in a struggle over life and death, Van must learn to master the suit of armor, Escaflowne. Chased by the Empire of Zaibach, Van and Hitomi will encounter both allies and enemies in an effort to unlock the secrets within Escaflowne. Hitomi's heart is stirred by love and adventure, but at times aches with sorrow.
Contains the entire 26-episode series.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Playstation Game Footage
- Music Videos
- Textless Opening
- Staff & Cast Interviews
Release Date: 4/11/06
Description: While on the trail of Kuze, Section 9 tracks down the person who made his one-of-a-kind prosthetic face. There's only one problem - the designer is dead. And the person who killed his is Paz, or someone who looks exactly like him!
Meanwhile, Section 9 has some downtime, which they put to good use. During a friendly poker game, Saito recounts his first encounter with the Major, when they were both looking down the barrel of each other's guns. But there's still a lot of work left to he done, as everyone tries to unravel the mystery of the Individual Eleven and discover the whereabouts of Kuze.
The Special Edition Includes a collectible tin case and two figures.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Anamorphic Widescreen
- English & Japanese DTS Tracks
- Interviews & Trailers
Release Date: 3/21/06
Description: With both PLANT and Earth Forces entering a state of uneasy truce, the world has once again found itself at peace. Yet for some, the war has never ended. Shin Asuka, a coordinator who lost his entire family during the Battle of Orb, now fights with ZAFT in their newest prototype: the Impulse Gundam. When one of these machines is stolen by Federation forces, the world once again spirals towards chaos.
The Special Edition comes with a Collector's Artbox and the Gundam Seed Destiny Original Soundtrack CD.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Textless Ending #1
Release Date: 3/14/06
Description: Thousands of People live on giant orbiting space colonies called "Sides." However, the Earth Government, which rules the colonies, is unjust and cruel. A group of revolutionaries builds five robotic Gundams and plans to send them to Earth to begin their fight for independence. Piloted by five young men, their hopes and dreams of freedom of the colonists with them as they descend to Earth to begin Operation Meteor!
Contains the first half (episodes 1-25) of the Gundam Wing saga.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Textless Opening, Textless Ending
- Character Profile Gallery
- Gundam Profile Gallery
Release Date: 3/28/06
Description: With the Titan's ultimate weapon complete, the AEUG resistance group must forge an alliance with the renegade Axis fleet, a force no less dangerous than the Titans themselves. Yet as the war enters its last stages, the battlefield becomes a maze of treachery and confusion.
The sinister Paptimus Scirocco schemes to seize control of the Titans, while Axis leader Haman Karn plays both sides against each other. Even if Char Aznable and Kamille Bidan can survive this final battle, what will become of their hopes for the future?
Contains 10 episodes on 2 discs.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Reversible Cover
Release Date: 2/28/06
Description: Spurred on by the arrogant Tetsuo and the nervous Kimihiro, Hikaru is pulled into the new and exciting world of Go Tournaments. The only problem is Hikaru isn't even old enough to play!
As if the pressure of getting caught and playing in the tournament weren't bad enough, Akira Toya's got Hikaru on the run, eager to catch up and defeat this Go-playing upstart! Can Hikaru and his teammates win it all before their cover is blown?
Contains episodes 5-8:
An Inkling of an Awakening
A Game of Beauty
I'm not going to play you!
Rainy Day Strategy
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: None
Release Date: 3/28/06
Description: Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. The vain and vengeful Witch of the Waste, jealous of their friendship, puts a spell on Sophie, so she embarks on an incredible odyssey to lift the curse and enters a magical world where fire talks, dogs spy for their wizard owners, and a ramshackle castle flies across the countryside.
Spoken Languages: English, French, Japanese
Bonus Features: Behind The Microphone With Voice Talent From The Film's Dub
- Interview With English-Language Voice Director Pete Docter
- “Hello Mr. Lasseter”
- Complete Storyboards
- Original Japanese Trailers and Theatrical Trailers
Release Date: 3/07/06
Description: In the year 2048, the world's attention has been captured by the Immortal Grand Prix, where hi-tech fighting Mechs race at speeds faster than 350 mph.
Fresh from their victory from the minor-league IG-2, Team Satomi has catapulted up to the major leagues. But Team Satomi is going to have to tighten up their team work if they're going to win their first race against Team Sledge Mamma, a team that doesn't play by the rules.
Watch IGPX as it was meant to be seen, with uncut never-before-seen footage! See where it all started with the first original pilot episode of IGPX!
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Haley Joel Osment (Takeshi) Interview
- Cartoon Network producers Interview
- Commentary track with CN producers and English ADR director
Release Date: 3/23/06
Description: The Band of Seven's attacks on Inuyasha and the others continue. While their leader, Bankotsu, meets with Kikyo, the rest of the Band of Seven has split up their forces to attack. Jakotsu and Suikotsu attempt to kill Sesshomaru by using Rin as bait, while Renkotsu tries to kill Inuyasha and the injured Koga using his explosives.
Meanwhile, Miroku and Sango continue their search for Naraku on Mount Hakurei. Inside the sacred mountain's barrier, they come face to face with Kagura. How will they all manage to survive against the Band of Seven's unrelenting attacks?
Contains episodes 115-117:
Lured by the Black Light
The Exposed Face of Truth
Vanished in a River of Flames
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Artwork Gallery
Release Date: 2/28/06
Description: "How can a man, revered in life as a Saint, be helping Naraku?!"
Miroku and Sango climb deep into Mt. Hakurei, trying to determine the source of the sacred barrier that surrounds the mountain. They discover the remains of a revered monk, Saint Hakushin. But why is this revered spirit helping Naraku by creating the barrier around the mountain?
Meanwhile, Inuyasha is forced into the barrier during a battle with Renkotsu of the Band of Seven. But instead of purifying him, it turns him to his human form. How will Inuyasha survive without his demon powers?!
Contains episodes 118-120:
Into the Depths of Mt. Hakurei
Divine Malice of the Saint
Fare Thee Well: Jakotsu's Requiem
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Artwork Gallery
Release Date: 4/04/06
Description: With the barrier of Mt. Hakurei broken by Miroku and Sango, Inuyasha is faced with Bankotsu, the strongest of the Band of Seven. Bankotsu wields his giant halberd, already strong enough to thwart Inuyasha's huge sword, but now with shards of the Sacred Jewel imbedded in it!
Then Sango and Miroku rejoin the others at the center of Mount Hakurei. Suddenly, at long last, they find themselves face to face with their long-sought after nemesis: the newly reborn Naraku!
Contains episodes 121-123:
Final Battle: The Last and Strongest of the Band of Seven
The Power of Banryu: Duel to the Death on Mt. Hakurei
Beyond the Darkness - Naraku Reborn!
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Artwork Gallery
Release Date: 4/25/06
Description: Shy, timid Himeko happily attends school with both the popular and beautiful Chikane and her childhood friend, Souma, blissfully unaware of what's in store for her. However, the destiny of these three changes on Himeko's 16th birthday when the mark of the sun appears on her chest. What does this solar mark represent?
At the same time, why has a black aura of agony burst forth from Souma? Who is the enemy? The legend of the eight-headed beast returns to Japan!
You have the option to buy this separately or in an artbox that holds other volumes.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Textless Opening
- On-screen Text Only subtitles
Release Date: 4/25/06
Description: Misako's book about her life will hit stores tomorrow and the truth about Sana that's been kept under wraps will finally be revealed! How will the world react when they find out about Misako's little white lie? But she'll be shocked by an eye-popper of her own!
And when the much-anticipated scoop on Misako hits the streets, a swarm of reporters pitch tents around the Kurata house. Akito comes to the rescue, saving Sana from the media-frenzy. But will he be able to save her from what will happen next?!
Contains episodes 17-20:
Mother's Book of Surprises
Two Hungry people Playing Hide and Seek
Daughter Cries, Mother Cries
Sana's Super Happy Quiz Show
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Love & Mallets: An Interview with Akitaro Daichi (Part 2)
Release Date: 3/07/06
Description: Sana takes the day off to see the orphaned children's academy where Naozumi was raised. But when one of the kids starts acting like a "mini-Akito," the visit takes one hilarious twist after another, leading to her impulsive decision to take a vacation from acting - forever!
Contains episodes 21-24:
Look Out! It's a Pint-Sized Akito!
Karate Heart, Quitting Blues
Sunny, With Occasional Disappearing
Math Mess
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: None
Release Date: 5/02/06
Description: Lupin and the gang travel around the world stealing the finest treasures. Cracking the unbreakable safe of "supernational" bank is just for starters, then the crew raise the Tokugawa Era's golden cannon from the deep sea by Japan.
In Los Angeles, the talented thieves chase the sacred sapphire called the "Eyes of Solomon." Then Lupin competes with the powerful American and Soviet Union teams in the World Robbery Olympics. Finally, the trio battle a human chameleon to steal back a diamond in South Africa.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: None.
Release Date: 4/04/06
Description: Internationally notorious super-thief, Lupin the Third, is back and this time it's not just and adventure - it's the fate of the world hanging in the balance! Lupin's hot on the trail of another priceless piece of art, when an unassuming antique becomes the key to world domination.
Jigen, Fujiko, and Goemon are Lupin's side once again as he goes head-to-head with a ruthless vixen and her former KGB thug. A sinister plot awaits Lupin and the gang as they race against time to solve a riddle inscribed in an ancient Mayan language!
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Character Profiles
- Photo Album
Release Date: 3/14/06
Description: Before coming to the Fuka Academy, all Mai Tokiha wanted was to live an ordinary high school life, but that's the last thing she's going to get. It turns out that Mai is a HiME, one of twelve girls with super-natural powers that are gathered at this school to fight the Orphans, demons that dwell around the school. A secret organization has other plans for the HiME than just demon-busting and Mai and the other HiME will have to risk something precious to protect the ones they love.
You can buy this separately or with an artbox which contains a shirt.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Feature: Character Featurettes
Release Date: 3/28/06
Description: Critically acclaimed as one of the most delightful and charming family films ever, My Neighbor Totoro is a stunning animated treat full of magical adventure from Hayao Miyazaki.
Follow the adventures of Satsuki and her four-year-old sister Mei when they move into a new home in the countryside. To their delight, they discover that their new neighbor is a mysterious forest spirit called Totoro, who can be seen only through the eyes of a child.
Totoro introduces them to extraordinary characters - including a cat that doubles as a bus! - and takes them on an incredible journey.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, French, English Subtitles
Bonus Features: Behind The Microphone With Dakota Fanning And Elle Fanning
- Complete Storyboards
- Original Japanese Trailer
- Clean Opening and Closing Animation
Release Date: 3/07/06
Description: Deep within the Hidden Leaf Village, sharp and cunning Ninja carry amazing talents and powers, and Naruto Uzumaki carries an amazing secret. Twelve years ago, the fourth Hokage sacrificed himself to save the village by sealing the Nine-tailed Fox Spirit inside this orphaned newborn. Now, this plucky prankster must do what it takes to achieve his life-long goal to become the next Hokage!
Contains 4 episodes:
Enter: Naruto Uzumaki!
My Name is Konohamaru
Sasuke and Sakura: Friend or Foes
Pass or Fail: Survival Test
Spoken Languages: English, English Dubtitles
This is the Edited Version as seen on Toonami.
Bonus Features: None.
Release Date: 3/28/06
Description: A young man named Monkey D. Luffy dreams of becoming King of the Pirates. When he's captured by a band of pirates, Luffy escapes to a naval base ruled by an evil captain. Luffy saves the famous swordsman, Zolo from execution in exchange for joining his crew, and the real adventure begins!
This is the Edited hackjob as seen on Toonami. There is no Japanese audio or uncut-ness anywhere.
Spoken Languages: English
Bonus Features: None
Release Date: 2/28/06
Description: Gene Starwind and his partner Jim Hawking run a small business on the backwater planet of Centinel 3. But all that changes the day that Hilda hires them for a bodyguard job. Now, thrust into a mystery they don't fully understand, they're on the run from the cops, the pirates, an angry alien, and a mysterious assassin. But they've got one thing going in their favor - they have the galaxy's most advanced ship!
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Image Gallery
- Textless Opening, Textless Ending
- Japanese DVD Cover Gallery.
Release Date: 3/28/06
Description: Contains 5 episodes:
A Six Pack Attack
The Bicker and the Better
Grass Hysteria!
Hoke Poke Balls
Whiscash and Ash
Spoken Languages: English
Release Date: 3/14/06
Description: Contains 5 episodes:
Me, Myself and Time
A Fan with a Plan
Crusin' for a Losin'
Pear's are a Spoink's Best Friend
That's Just Swellow
Spoken Languages: English
Release Date: 3/14/06
Description: This box set contains both Big Trouble in Nekonron, China and Nihao, My Concubine.
Big Trouble in Nekonron, China
It's an ordinary day around the Tendo Martial Arts Training Hall when a strange character arrives on a flying elephant. Ranma, the boy who turns into a girl when splashed with water, and all the other zany characters are forced to travel to China to save Akane, who has been kidnapped by a Chinese prince.
Ranma has to battle his way through the Seven Lucky Gods of Martial Arts to save her, but she may choose to marry the handsome prince anyway!
Nihao My Concubine
An outing on Kuno's yacht turns into a wild adventure when the usual cast of characters is marooned on an island, and one by one the girls of the group disappear! The males have to battle an assortment of wacky foes, while Ranma goes undercover as a girl to save his fiancee, Akane. However, his hot body and revealing outfit may land him in the bedchambers of the island's ruler instead of her!
Ranma 1/2 Movie Box Set contains both theatrically released films on 1 DVD.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Release Date: 5/16/06
Description: Romance, comedy, martial arts mayhem, multiple personality changes, devilish dolls, haunted caves, magical phoenixes, evil ogres, legendary monsters and more!
It's not easy being a teenage martial artist named Ranma Saotome, but it's even worse when your martial artist father Genma takes you from home at an early age to go on a decade-long training mission. He doesn't speak a word of Chinese, and yet he insists on bringing you to the cursed training ground known as Jusekyo, where falling into one of many springs instantly turns you into whoever (or whatever) drowned there last. And then, the two of you have this accident...
It seems that Ranma's life only gets more and more complicated as time goes by. Not only is he engaged to Akane Tendo, tomboy heir to the Tendo Anything-Goes School of Martial Arts, but he's also saddled with a bevy of beautiful, far-too persistent girls who want Ranma all to themselves! You'd think he could solve his own problem by just picking the one girl he wants to be his fiancee, but nothing is ever that simple...
Contains all 12 OVA Episodes on 2 discs.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Exclusive collector's post card set
- Character Profiles & Info
Release Date: 2/28/06
Description: The once impenetrable band of seven, now diminished to six, was forced to come to terms with inevitable when Gorobei risked his life to save his brethren. With sword in hand, Kambei is determined to find answers. Leaving the surviving samurai behind, Kambei departs on a solitary trek, with an even more perilous mission in mind.
After a confrontation with the Emperor lands him in prison, Kambei awaits his fate as the purported assassin of the Imperial Envoy. But, turmoil at the Capital is far from over. Ukyo's sudden rise to power has put Kambei at his mercy, and sparing his life is not what this scheming Emperor has in mind.
Contains episodes 17-20:
The Remembrance
The Emperor
The Mutiny
The Execution
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Textless Opening and Closing Songs
Release Date: 3/28/06
Description: In an unpredictable mix of heroics and political maneuverings, the rescue team finds a way out of the Capital alive. But the true struggle has only just begun. As Kambei's fate is reflected in the executioner's blade, the freedom of Sanae and Mizuki hangs in the balance.
Deep rifts sinuously divide the samurai as Ukyo's plot rapidly unfolds. Using Kanna's success to his advantage, he brilliantly machinates an insidious war of constituents against allies in order to achieve his two-faced goals. Ukyo has one essential caveat: burn Kanna to the ground. At a time where every move is crucial, can the samurai survive mutiny within their own ranks?
Contains episodes 21-23:
The Rescue
The Divide
The Lies
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Textless Opening and Closing Songs
Release Date: 5/30/06
Description: Comets are on a collision course with Earth?! WRONG! With impending comets threatening to destroy Earth, the "Meteor Sweepers" have been entrusted with the task of destroying these comets before they enter Earth's atmosphere. Mikaze Honjo and her 3 friends are a young pilots for the "Meteor Sweepers" based in Okinawa. But just as Mikaze starts losing motivation in her work, she'll suddenly discover a new goal in life...
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Voice Actor Vacation - Island Day 1-3
- Mechanical File Lecture
- YAK-28MST Design
- "Rainbow Kind of Feeling" Music Video
- 4 Character Music Videos
- Textless Opening, Textless Ending
- Staff/Cast comments
- "SAC-0" Plane Design
Release Date: 3/14/06
Description: Joe is just your average dude. He has two great loves: his girlfriend Silvia and Captain Blue, the action-movie superhero. Now that Joe has totally awesome superpowers, he's ready to battle his way through Movieland to rescue Silvia. But first, he enters hamburger heaven to fight his own hunger.
It's too bad Jadow wants to hit Joe where it hurts... Will the hungry hero overcome? And every hero has to have a trusty sidekick. Enter Captain Blue Jr.!
Spoken Language: English
Bonus Features: Character Profiles
- Conceptual Images
Release Date: 4/04/06
Description: During summer vacation, a schoolgirl named Shizuku, who longs to discover her true talents, observes an ordinary-looking cat riding by himself on the train. Intrigued, she decides to follow him. This chance encounter leads her to the mysterious Seiji, a boy who is determined to follow his dreams, and the Baron, a magical cat figurine who helps her listen to the whispers in her heart. Soon, Shizuku's exciting adventures carry her far beyond the boundaries of her imagination.
Directed by Yoshifumi Kondou, screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki, and based on the manga by Aoi Hiiragi.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Behind The Microphone With Voice Talent From The Film - Including Brittany Snow, Courtney Thorne-Smith, David Gallagher, and Cary Elwes
- Original Storyboards
- Trailers & TV Spots
Release Date: 3/07/06
Description: Contains Yu Yu Hakusho volumes 27-32:
Tempting Fate
Three Kingdoms
Bandits and Kings
King Urameshi
Dreams of Power
Yusuke Rediscovered
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Release Date: 3/07/06
Description: Contains episodes 9-12:
The Third Spell
An evil clown-like mamodo is no joke when he and his ruthless partner attack. Kiyo is forced to try the third spell, without knowing what it will unleash.
The Elite Mamodo
A gentle giant who was bullied as a child is being used for evil by his devious mamodo. Without Zatch and Kiyo, the entire school will be flattened!
Enter Folgore
A duckling-like mamodo is partnered with a hot Italian superstar! This nutty duo comes after Zatch's spell book, but their spells are more hilarious than dangerous.
Sherry's Rhapsody of Life
Sherry's painful past is revealed, and the sad tale explains her incredible drive to make her mamodo, Brago, become king at any cost.
Spoken Language: English
Release Date: 4/11/06
Well, that's (almost) all the releases out for region 1 right now. Again, for those of you who don't live in region 1, feel free to post any info you want. Looking over these, I realized that FUNImation sure does give their DVDs a lot of bonus features. It make me wonder why Detective Conan & DBZ get such barebones discs.
I'll update this first post as news comes out or becomes dated.
Again, mods, you are all free to do whatever you want with this thread. You can sticky it, delete it if you feel you need to, anything.
All images credit to Rightstuf.
I'll go in alphabetical order.
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Astro Boy
Astro Boy: Ultra DVD Box Set 1 (Limited Edition)
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Astro Boy
Astro Boy: Ultra DVD Box Set 1 (Limited Edition)
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Description: The very first anime ever produced, Osamu Tezuka's original 1963 - 1964 ASTRO BOY delighted children around the world with its touching stories and compelling characters. In the U.S., many will remember this popular children's series which aired on TV during the 1960s.
Now, this groundbreaking series returns for the first time ever in a stunning new collector's edition that includes the first 52 episodes of the original black and white series as seen in the US, restored to pristine detail, and featuring never-before-seen footage and brand new exciting extras.
The original boy-robot with 100,000 horsepower strength and courage! In the year 2000, Dr. Boyton creates a super-robot in his deceased son's image. He calls the robot Astro Boy. Astro Boy can swim oceans, leap over mountains, even fly into space on his own power. However, Astro Boy can't replace his son; Dr. Boyton becomes dissatisfied with the boy robot and disowns him. Astro Boy is befriended by Dr. Packadermus J. Elefun of the Institute of Science, who guides him through his adventures. Endowed with super strength, rocket-powered flight, a selfless heart and a kind demeanor, Astro Boy fights a never-ending crusade against the forces of evil!
This ultimate Astro Boy collection is perfect for both retro enthusiasts and adults who were delighted by the series' touching stories and compelling characters during its 1960s TV broadcast! Contains DVD Set 1 (episodes 1-52), PLUS a special collector's booklet, and an entire DVD full of extra bonus material, including part 1 of an interview with series producer Fred Ladd!
Spoken Languages: English
Bonus Features: Fully restored picture & sound
- Part 1 of an interview with series producer Fred Ladd
- Original Japanese Episode 1 (with English subtitles)
- Original Character Art Gallery
- Merchandise Gallery
- A Collector's Booklet featuring "The History of Astro Boy"
- an Osamu Tezuka biography
Release Date: 3/28/06
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Baki the Grappler
Baki the Grappler: Volume 6 - King Hanma
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Baki the Grappler
Baki the Grappler: Volume 6 - King Hanma
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Description: The King goes underground! When Yujiro appears in the underground arena and quickly humbles his champion son, he accepts a vigorous challenge from the patient Doppo. Doppo's secret ten-year vendetta is exposed to the younger generation's champion - as well as his tremendous abilities as a grappler. But Baki must remain focused.
With his burgeoning friendship with Doppo on the line, he can't help agonizing over the possibilities of the elder warrior's bout with Yujiro. However, his own fate is in question as he awaits his match with a unique foe more concerned with nutrition and exercise than fighting. Kureha battles for the chance to prove the merit of years of research and seal his destiny as the supreme being on the planet.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Contains episodes 21-24:
An Unlikely Challenger
Head-On Collision
Medical Miracle
The King's Ransom
Bonus Features: Episode 21 Director/Actor commentary
- Episode Summaries
- Textless Songs
- Image Gallery
- Character Profiles
- English 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound (which is hardly a "special feature", IMO)
Release Date: 3/21/06
Baki the Grappler: Volume 7 - The Hunted
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Description: Baki Hanma returns to the Supreme Fighting Circuit to defend his title against a sea of contenders. The quest to find the most supreme grappler in the world moves forward with unimaginable results. A monstrous secret is about to be unveiled in the arena; one which could bring about the ruin of Baki and every warrior in the competition!
The plot thickens as Yujiro takes an unusual strategy to ensure all feel his presence. As expected, Baki is filled with mixed emotions as he is driven to distraction by his father's bizarre behavior.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Contains episodes 25-28:
The Opening
Reverse
Darkness From Light
The King Returns
Bonus Features: Director/Actor Commentary for Episode 25
- Episode Summaries
- Textless Songs
- Stills
- Character Profiles
You have the option of buying this regularly or with an Artbox that holds future volumes.
Release Date: 5/16/06
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Case Closed
Case Closed: Case 1 Volume 2 - In Hot Pursuit
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Case Closed
Case Closed: Case 1 Volume 2 - In Hot Pursuit
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Description: Conan wages even deeper into the seedy depths of the underworld, and he's up to his neck in danger. The darkest corners of the human psyche are wrought with peril, and the skeletons are overflowing from the closet: murder, madness, assassination attempts, kidnapped children, political intrigue, cursed pianos...
Working with Rachel and the Junior Detective League, Detective Conan sees the clues buried beneath the layers of human desperation that others miss. In hot pursuit of the truth, the investigation continues!
Contains episodes 10-15:
Deadly Game
The Moonlight Sonata Murder Case Part 1
The Moonlight Sonata Murder Case Part 2
Kidnapped: Amy
Mystery Mastermind
The Shooter
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: None
Release Date: 5/02/06
Cowboy Bebop
Cowboy Bebop Remix: Volume 5
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Cowboy Bebop Remix: Volume 5
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Description: Spike, Faye, Jet, Ed, and Ein continue their endless search for cash. However, tragedy and triumph await as they navigate their way through the dangers of space and corridors of memory.
Completely Re-mastered and Remixed with 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Bonus Episode: Session #0
- Staff and Cast Interviews
- "Tank!" Music Clips
Release Date: 5/09/06
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Desert Punk
Desert Punk: Volume 1 - Enter the Desert
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Desert Punk
Desert Punk: Volume 1 - Enter the Desert
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Description: Enter a decimated world deep within the desert, where a less-than-noble hero fights for less-than-noble causes and chases a voluptuous love interest for less-than-decent reasons. A world where war is a way of life, sarcasm is mode of communication and the unexpected is always on the menu.
Contains the following episodes:
The Demon and the Double D's
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Fire Dragon Kong
An Ace in the Sand
You can buy it separately or with an artbox that contains a hat.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: The Original Japanese Extras which include "Making of the Live Action Opening" and an Interview with Takatori Hideaki (Singer)
- Original Japanese DVD Artwork
- Character Descriptions
- TV Edit of Episode One
- Main Character Cast Auditions
- Textless Songs
Release Date: 2/28/06
Dragon Ball/Z/GT
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Edward Elric is covering the releases of these shows in the following thread.
Recent & Upcoming Dragon Ball DVD Releases
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Escaflowne
Escaflowne: DVD Complete Collection
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Edward Elric is covering the releases of these shows in the following thread.
Recent & Upcoming Dragon Ball DVD Releases
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Escaflowne
Escaflowne: DVD Complete Collection
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Description: Hitomi Kanzaki is a typical high school girl, with typical high school problems. But when a vision of a young man battling a dragon becomes a reality, her life changes forever.
Drawn into a strange vortex with the swordsman, Van, Hitomi is thrust into the strange world of Gaea. Entangled in a struggle over life and death, Van must learn to master the suit of armor, Escaflowne. Chased by the Empire of Zaibach, Van and Hitomi will encounter both allies and enemies in an effort to unlock the secrets within Escaflowne. Hitomi's heart is stirred by love and adventure, but at times aches with sorrow.
Contains the entire 26-episode series.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Playstation Game Footage
- Music Videos
- Textless Opening
- Staff & Cast Interviews
Release Date: 4/11/06
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Fullmetal Alchemist
The DVD releases of his show are being covered in the Fullmetal Alchemist Discussion Thread, and I'm sure you all know where that is.
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The DVD releases of his show are being covered in the Fullmetal Alchemist Discussion Thread, and I'm sure you all know where that is.
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig: Volume 4 & Volume 4: Special Edition
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig: Volume 4 & Volume 4: Special Edition
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Description: While on the trail of Kuze, Section 9 tracks down the person who made his one-of-a-kind prosthetic face. There's only one problem - the designer is dead. And the person who killed his is Paz, or someone who looks exactly like him!
Meanwhile, Section 9 has some downtime, which they put to good use. During a friendly poker game, Saito recounts his first encounter with the Major, when they were both looking down the barrel of each other's guns. But there's still a lot of work left to he done, as everyone tries to unravel the mystery of the Individual Eleven and discover the whereabouts of Kuze.
The Special Edition Includes a collectible tin case and two figures.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Anamorphic Widescreen
- English & Japanese DTS Tracks
- Interviews & Trailers
Release Date: 3/21/06
Gundam SEED Destiny
Gundam SEED Destiny: Volume 1
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Gundam SEED Destiny: Volume 1
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Description: With both PLANT and Earth Forces entering a state of uneasy truce, the world has once again found itself at peace. Yet for some, the war has never ended. Shin Asuka, a coordinator who lost his entire family during the Battle of Orb, now fights with ZAFT in their newest prototype: the Impulse Gundam. When one of these machines is stolen by Federation forces, the world once again spirals towards chaos.
The Special Edition comes with a Collector's Artbox and the Gundam Seed Destiny Original Soundtrack CD.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Textless Ending #1
Release Date: 3/14/06
Gundam Wing
Gundam Wing DVD Collection 1
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Gundam Wing DVD Collection 1
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Description: Thousands of People live on giant orbiting space colonies called "Sides." However, the Earth Government, which rules the colonies, is unjust and cruel. A group of revolutionaries builds five robotic Gundams and plans to send them to Earth to begin their fight for independence. Piloted by five young men, their hopes and dreams of freedom of the colonists with them as they descend to Earth to begin Operation Meteor!
Contains the first half (episodes 1-25) of the Gundam Wing saga.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Textless Opening, Textless Ending
- Character Profile Gallery
- Gundam Profile Gallery
Release Date: 3/28/06
Gundam, Mobile Suit Zeta
Gundam, Mobile Suit Zeta: Volume 5
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Gundam, Mobile Suit Zeta: Volume 5
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Description: With the Titan's ultimate weapon complete, the AEUG resistance group must forge an alliance with the renegade Axis fleet, a force no less dangerous than the Titans themselves. Yet as the war enters its last stages, the battlefield becomes a maze of treachery and confusion.
The sinister Paptimus Scirocco schemes to seize control of the Titans, while Axis leader Haman Karn plays both sides against each other. Even if Char Aznable and Kamille Bidan can survive this final battle, what will become of their hopes for the future?
Contains 10 episodes on 2 discs.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Reversible Cover
Release Date: 2/28/06
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Hikaru No Go
Hikaru No Go: Volume 2 - The Go Club's Strategem
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Hikaru No Go: Volume 2 - The Go Club's Strategem
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Description: Spurred on by the arrogant Tetsuo and the nervous Kimihiro, Hikaru is pulled into the new and exciting world of Go Tournaments. The only problem is Hikaru isn't even old enough to play!
As if the pressure of getting caught and playing in the tournament weren't bad enough, Akira Toya's got Hikaru on the run, eager to catch up and defeat this Go-playing upstart! Can Hikaru and his teammates win it all before their cover is blown?
Contains episodes 5-8:
An Inkling of an Awakening
A Game of Beauty
I'm not going to play you!
Rainy Day Strategy
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: None
Release Date: 3/28/06
Howl's Moving Castle
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Description: Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. The vain and vengeful Witch of the Waste, jealous of their friendship, puts a spell on Sophie, so she embarks on an incredible odyssey to lift the curse and enters a magical world where fire talks, dogs spy for their wizard owners, and a ramshackle castle flies across the countryside.
Spoken Languages: English, French, Japanese
Bonus Features: Behind The Microphone With Voice Talent From The Film's Dub
- Interview With English-Language Voice Director Pete Docter
- “Hello Mr. Lasseter”
- Complete Storyboards
- Original Japanese Trailers and Theatrical Trailers
Release Date: 3/07/06
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IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix
IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix: Volume 1
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IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix: Volume 1
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Description: In the year 2048, the world's attention has been captured by the Immortal Grand Prix, where hi-tech fighting Mechs race at speeds faster than 350 mph.
Fresh from their victory from the minor-league IG-2, Team Satomi has catapulted up to the major leagues. But Team Satomi is going to have to tighten up their team work if they're going to win their first race against Team Sledge Mamma, a team that doesn't play by the rules.
Watch IGPX as it was meant to be seen, with uncut never-before-seen footage! See where it all started with the first original pilot episode of IGPX!
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Haley Joel Osment (Takeshi) Interview
- Cartoon Network producers Interview
- Commentary track with CN producers and English ADR director
Release Date: 3/23/06
Inuyasha
Inuyasha: Volume 39 - The Black, Impure Light
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Inuyasha: Volume 39 - The Black, Impure Light
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Description: The Band of Seven's attacks on Inuyasha and the others continue. While their leader, Bankotsu, meets with Kikyo, the rest of the Band of Seven has split up their forces to attack. Jakotsu and Suikotsu attempt to kill Sesshomaru by using Rin as bait, while Renkotsu tries to kill Inuyasha and the injured Koga using his explosives.
Meanwhile, Miroku and Sango continue their search for Naraku on Mount Hakurei. Inside the sacred mountain's barrier, they come face to face with Kagura. How will they all manage to survive against the Band of Seven's unrelenting attacks?
Contains episodes 115-117:
Lured by the Black Light
The Exposed Face of Truth
Vanished in a River of Flames
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Artwork Gallery
Release Date: 2/28/06
Inuyasha: Volume 40 - Divine Malice
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Description: "How can a man, revered in life as a Saint, be helping Naraku?!"
Miroku and Sango climb deep into Mt. Hakurei, trying to determine the source of the sacred barrier that surrounds the mountain. They discover the remains of a revered monk, Saint Hakushin. But why is this revered spirit helping Naraku by creating the barrier around the mountain?
Meanwhile, Inuyasha is forced into the barrier during a battle with Renkotsu of the Band of Seven. But instead of purifying him, it turns him to his human form. How will Inuyasha survive without his demon powers?!
Contains episodes 118-120:
Into the Depths of Mt. Hakurei
Divine Malice of the Saint
Fare Thee Well: Jakotsu's Requiem
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Artwork Gallery
Release Date: 4/04/06
Inuyasha: Volume 41 - Naraku Reborn
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Description: With the barrier of Mt. Hakurei broken by Miroku and Sango, Inuyasha is faced with Bankotsu, the strongest of the Band of Seven. Bankotsu wields his giant halberd, already strong enough to thwart Inuyasha's huge sword, but now with shards of the Sacred Jewel imbedded in it!
Then Sango and Miroku rejoin the others at the center of Mount Hakurei. Suddenly, at long last, they find themselves face to face with their long-sought after nemesis: the newly reborn Naraku!
Contains episodes 121-123:
Final Battle: The Last and Strongest of the Band of Seven
The Power of Banryu: Duel to the Death on Mt. Hakurei
Beyond the Darkness - Naraku Reborn!
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Artwork Gallery
Release Date: 4/25/06
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No releases for the letter "J" right now, I'm afraid.
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Kannazuki No Miko
Kannazuki No Miko: Volume 1
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Kannazuki No Miko: Volume 1
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Description: Shy, timid Himeko happily attends school with both the popular and beautiful Chikane and her childhood friend, Souma, blissfully unaware of what's in store for her. However, the destiny of these three changes on Himeko's 16th birthday when the mark of the sun appears on her chest. What does this solar mark represent?
At the same time, why has a black aura of agony burst forth from Souma? Who is the enemy? The legend of the eight-headed beast returns to Japan!
You have the option to buy this separately or in an artbox that holds other volumes.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Textless Opening
- On-screen Text Only subtitles
Release Date: 4/25/06
Kodocha
Kodocha: Volume 5 - Spilled Beans
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Kodocha: Volume 5 - Spilled Beans
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Description: Misako's book about her life will hit stores tomorrow and the truth about Sana that's been kept under wraps will finally be revealed! How will the world react when they find out about Misako's little white lie? But she'll be shocked by an eye-popper of her own!
And when the much-anticipated scoop on Misako hits the streets, a swarm of reporters pitch tents around the Kurata house. Akito comes to the rescue, saving Sana from the media-frenzy. But will he be able to save her from what will happen next?!
Contains episodes 17-20:
Mother's Book of Surprises
Two Hungry people Playing Hide and Seek
Daughter Cries, Mother Cries
Sana's Super Happy Quiz Show
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Love & Mallets: An Interview with Akitaro Daichi (Part 2)
Release Date: 3/07/06
Kodocha: Volume 6 - Sana's Bombshell
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Description: Sana takes the day off to see the orphaned children's academy where Naozumi was raised. But when one of the kids starts acting like a "mini-Akito," the visit takes one hilarious twist after another, leading to her impulsive decision to take a vacation from acting - forever!
Contains episodes 21-24:
Look Out! It's a Pint-Sized Akito!
Karate Heart, Quitting Blues
Sunny, With Occasional Disappearing
Math Mess
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: None
Release Date: 5/02/06
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Lupin the 3rd
Lupin the 3rd: Volume 14 - For Larva or Money
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Lupin the 3rd: Volume 14 - For Larva or Money
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Description: Lupin and the gang travel around the world stealing the finest treasures. Cracking the unbreakable safe of "supernational" bank is just for starters, then the crew raise the Tokugawa Era's golden cannon from the deep sea by Japan.
In Los Angeles, the talented thieves chase the sacred sapphire called the "Eyes of Solomon." Then Lupin competes with the powerful American and Soviet Union teams in the World Robbery Olympics. Finally, the trio battle a human chameleon to steal back a diamond in South Africa.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: None.
Release Date: 4/04/06
Lupin the 3rd: Movie 10 - Missed by a Dollar
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Description: Internationally notorious super-thief, Lupin the Third, is back and this time it's not just and adventure - it's the fate of the world hanging in the balance! Lupin's hot on the trail of another priceless piece of art, when an unassuming antique becomes the key to world domination.
Jigen, Fujiko, and Goemon are Lupin's side once again as he goes head-to-head with a ruthless vixen and her former KGB thug. A sinister plot awaits Lupin and the gang as they race against time to solve a riddle inscribed in an ancient Mayan language!
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Character Profiles
- Photo Album
Release Date: 3/14/06
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My-HiME
My-HiME: Volume 1
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My-HiME: Volume 1
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Description: Before coming to the Fuka Academy, all Mai Tokiha wanted was to live an ordinary high school life, but that's the last thing she's going to get. It turns out that Mai is a HiME, one of twelve girls with super-natural powers that are gathered at this school to fight the Orphans, demons that dwell around the school. A secret organization has other plans for the HiME than just demon-busting and Mai and the other HiME will have to risk something precious to protect the ones they love.
You can buy this separately or with an artbox which contains a shirt.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Feature: Character Featurettes
Release Date: 3/28/06
My Neighbor Totoro
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Description: Critically acclaimed as one of the most delightful and charming family films ever, My Neighbor Totoro is a stunning animated treat full of magical adventure from Hayao Miyazaki.
Follow the adventures of Satsuki and her four-year-old sister Mei when they move into a new home in the countryside. To their delight, they discover that their new neighbor is a mysterious forest spirit called Totoro, who can be seen only through the eyes of a child.
Totoro introduces them to extraordinary characters - including a cat that doubles as a bus! - and takes them on an incredible journey.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, French, English Subtitles
Bonus Features: Behind The Microphone With Dakota Fanning And Elle Fanning
- Complete Storyboards
- Original Japanese Trailer
- Clean Opening and Closing Animation
Release Date: 3/07/06
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Naruto
Naruto: Volume 1
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Description: Deep within the Hidden Leaf Village, sharp and cunning Ninja carry amazing talents and powers, and Naruto Uzumaki carries an amazing secret. Twelve years ago, the fourth Hokage sacrificed himself to save the village by sealing the Nine-tailed Fox Spirit inside this orphaned newborn. Now, this plucky prankster must do what it takes to achieve his life-long goal to become the next Hokage!
Contains 4 episodes:
Enter: Naruto Uzumaki!
My Name is Konohamaru
Sasuke and Sakura: Friend or Foes
Pass or Fail: Survival Test
Spoken Languages: English, English Dubtitles
This is the Edited Version as seen on Toonami.
Bonus Features: None.
Release Date: 3/28/06
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One Piece
One Piece: Volume 1 - King of the Pirates
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Description: A young man named Monkey D. Luffy dreams of becoming King of the Pirates. When he's captured by a band of pirates, Luffy escapes to a naval base ruled by an evil captain. Luffy saves the famous swordsman, Zolo from execution in exchange for joining his crew, and the real adventure begins!
This is the Edited hackjob as seen on Toonami. There is no Japanese audio or uncut-ness anywhere.
Spoken Languages: English
Bonus Features: None
Release Date: 2/28/06
Outlaw Star
Outlaw Star Complete Collection
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Description: Gene Starwind and his partner Jim Hawking run a small business on the backwater planet of Centinel 3. But all that changes the day that Hilda hires them for a bodyguard job. Now, thrust into a mystery they don't fully understand, they're on the run from the cops, the pirates, an angry alien, and a mysterious assassin. But they've got one thing going in their favor - they have the galaxy's most advanced ship!
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Image Gallery
- Textless Opening, Textless Ending
- Japanese DVD Cover Gallery.
Release Date: 3/28/06
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Pokemon
Pokemon Advanced Challenge: Volume 7
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Description: Contains 5 episodes:
A Six Pack Attack
The Bicker and the Better
Grass Hysteria!
Hoke Poke Balls
Whiscash and Ash
Spoken Languages: English
Release Date: 3/14/06
Pokemon Advanced Challenge: Volume 8
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Description: Contains 5 episodes:
Me, Myself and Time
A Fan with a Plan
Crusin' for a Losin'
Pear's are a Spoink's Best Friend
That's Just Swellow
Spoken Languages: English
Release Date: 3/14/06
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There aren't any DVD releases shows starting with Q. Sorry to disappoint you Q fans.
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Ranma 1/2
Ranma 1/2: Movie Collection
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Description: This box set contains both Big Trouble in Nekonron, China and Nihao, My Concubine.
Big Trouble in Nekonron, China
It's an ordinary day around the Tendo Martial Arts Training Hall when a strange character arrives on a flying elephant. Ranma, the boy who turns into a girl when splashed with water, and all the other zany characters are forced to travel to China to save Akane, who has been kidnapped by a Chinese prince.
Ranma has to battle his way through the Seven Lucky Gods of Martial Arts to save her, but she may choose to marry the handsome prince anyway!
Nihao My Concubine
An outing on Kuno's yacht turns into a wild adventure when the usual cast of characters is marooned on an island, and one by one the girls of the group disappear! The males have to battle an assortment of wacky foes, while Ranma goes undercover as a girl to save his fiancee, Akane. However, his hot body and revealing outfit may land him in the bedchambers of the island's ruler instead of her!
Ranma 1/2 Movie Box Set contains both theatrically released films on 1 DVD.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Release Date: 5/16/06
Ranma 1/2: OVA Collection
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Description: Romance, comedy, martial arts mayhem, multiple personality changes, devilish dolls, haunted caves, magical phoenixes, evil ogres, legendary monsters and more!
It's not easy being a teenage martial artist named Ranma Saotome, but it's even worse when your martial artist father Genma takes you from home at an early age to go on a decade-long training mission. He doesn't speak a word of Chinese, and yet he insists on bringing you to the cursed training ground known as Jusekyo, where falling into one of many springs instantly turns you into whoever (or whatever) drowned there last. And then, the two of you have this accident...
It seems that Ranma's life only gets more and more complicated as time goes by. Not only is he engaged to Akane Tendo, tomboy heir to the Tendo Anything-Goes School of Martial Arts, but he's also saddled with a bevy of beautiful, far-too persistent girls who want Ranma all to themselves! You'd think he could solve his own problem by just picking the one girl he wants to be his fiancee, but nothing is ever that simple...
Contains all 12 OVA Episodes on 2 discs.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Exclusive collector's post card set
- Character Profiles & Info
Release Date: 2/28/06
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Samurai 7
Samurai 7: Volume 5 - Empire in Flux
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Description: The once impenetrable band of seven, now diminished to six, was forced to come to terms with inevitable when Gorobei risked his life to save his brethren. With sword in hand, Kambei is determined to find answers. Leaving the surviving samurai behind, Kambei departs on a solitary trek, with an even more perilous mission in mind.
After a confrontation with the Emperor lands him in prison, Kambei awaits his fate as the purported assassin of the Imperial Envoy. But, turmoil at the Capital is far from over. Ukyo's sudden rise to power has put Kambei at his mercy, and sparing his life is not what this scheming Emperor has in mind.
Contains episodes 17-20:
The Remembrance
The Emperor
The Mutiny
The Execution
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Textless Opening and Closing Songs
Release Date: 3/28/06
Samurai 7: Volume 6 - Broken Alliance
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Description: In an unpredictable mix of heroics and political maneuverings, the rescue team finds a way out of the Capital alive. But the true struggle has only just begun. As Kambei's fate is reflected in the executioner's blade, the freedom of Sanae and Mizuki hangs in the balance.
Deep rifts sinuously divide the samurai as Ukyo's plot rapidly unfolds. Using Kanna's success to his advantage, he brilliantly machinates an insidious war of constituents against allies in order to achieve his two-faced goals. Ukyo has one essential caveat: burn Kanna to the ground. At a time where every move is crucial, can the samurai survive mutiny within their own ranks?
Contains episodes 21-23:
The Rescue
The Divide
The Lies
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Textless Opening and Closing Songs
Release Date: 5/30/06
Stratos 4
Stratos 4 Complete Collection
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Description: Comets are on a collision course with Earth?! WRONG! With impending comets threatening to destroy Earth, the "Meteor Sweepers" have been entrusted with the task of destroying these comets before they enter Earth's atmosphere. Mikaze Honjo and her 3 friends are a young pilots for the "Meteor Sweepers" based in Okinawa. But just as Mikaze starts losing motivation in her work, she'll suddenly discover a new goal in life...
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Voice Actor Vacation - Island Day 1-3
- Mechanical File Lecture
- YAK-28MST Design
- "Rainbow Kind of Feeling" Music Video
- 4 Character Music Videos
- Textless Opening, Textless Ending
- Staff/Cast comments
- "SAC-0" Plane Design
Release Date: 3/14/06
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Nothing for U. Heh, get it? Nothing for yoU? Haha......heh...meh.
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Viewtiful Joe
Viewtiful Joe: Volume 2
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Description: Joe is just your average dude. He has two great loves: his girlfriend Silvia and Captain Blue, the action-movie superhero. Now that Joe has totally awesome superpowers, he's ready to battle his way through Movieland to rescue Silvia. But first, he enters hamburger heaven to fight his own hunger.
It's too bad Jadow wants to hit Joe where it hurts... Will the hungry hero overcome? And every hero has to have a trusty sidekick. Enter Captain Blue Jr.!
Spoken Language: English
Bonus Features: Character Profiles
- Conceptual Images
Release Date: 4/04/06
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Whisper of the Heart
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Description: During summer vacation, a schoolgirl named Shizuku, who longs to discover her true talents, observes an ordinary-looking cat riding by himself on the train. Intrigued, she decides to follow him. This chance encounter leads her to the mysterious Seiji, a boy who is determined to follow his dreams, and the Baron, a magical cat figurine who helps her listen to the whispers in her heart. Soon, Shizuku's exciting adventures carry her far beyond the boundaries of her imagination.
Directed by Yoshifumi Kondou, screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki, and based on the manga by Aoi Hiiragi.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Bonus Features: Behind The Microphone With Voice Talent From The Film - Including Brittany Snow, Courtney Thorne-Smith, David Gallagher, and Cary Elwes
- Original Storyboards
- Trailers & TV Spots
Release Date: 3/07/06
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Nothing for X. Yay, I have less to write!
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Yu Yu Hakusho
Yu Yu Hakusho: Saga of the Three Kings DVD Box Set
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Description: Contains Yu Yu Hakusho volumes 27-32:
Tempting Fate
Three Kingdoms
Bandits and Kings
King Urameshi
Dreams of Power
Yusuke Rediscovered
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles
Release Date: 3/07/06
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Zatch Bell!
Zatch Bell!: Volume 3 - The Invincible Folgore
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Description: Contains episodes 9-12:
The Third Spell
An evil clown-like mamodo is no joke when he and his ruthless partner attack. Kiyo is forced to try the third spell, without knowing what it will unleash.
The Elite Mamodo
A gentle giant who was bullied as a child is being used for evil by his devious mamodo. Without Zatch and Kiyo, the entire school will be flattened!
Enter Folgore
A duckling-like mamodo is partnered with a hot Italian superstar! This nutty duo comes after Zatch's spell book, but their spells are more hilarious than dangerous.
Sherry's Rhapsody of Life
Sherry's painful past is revealed, and the sad tale explains her incredible drive to make her mamodo, Brago, become king at any cost.
Spoken Language: English
Release Date: 4/11/06
Well, that's (almost) all the releases out for region 1 right now. Again, for those of you who don't live in region 1, feel free to post any info you want. Looking over these, I realized that FUNImation sure does give their DVDs a lot of bonus features. It make me wonder why Detective Conan & DBZ get such barebones discs.
I'll update this first post as news comes out or becomes dated.
Again, mods, you are all free to do whatever you want with this thread. You can sticky it, delete it if you feel you need to, anything.
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