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In this week's new animated Home Entertainment releases, the UK finally gets a Blu-Ray release for the second season of Rick and Morty, a new edition of the Ghost In The Shell movie sequel Innocence and a handful of other new titles. The US meanwhile sees the usual mix of anime releases, with new titles like Pop Team Epic and Dragon Ball Super alongside several reissues, complete collections and re-releases. Warner Bros has a very active week in animation, releasing repackaged versions of several of their recent DC Animated Universe movies, alongside collections of vintage superhero cartoons and even a complete collection of Cartoon Network series Courage The Cowardly Dog.

Click the links below to order via Amazon (affiliate links used where possible). All information provided is correct at the time of writing to the best of our knowledge and is subject to change.

Titles marked with * are re-releases.




UK DVD and Blu-Ray Releases For October 1, 2018


Battle Girl High School (MVM, 12) Superpowered schoolgirls fight aliens.
FORMATS: BLU-RAY

Bigfoot (High Fliers, U) Cheap CGI feature not to be confused with Smallfoot.
FORMATS: DVD

Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence* (Manga, 15)  Mamoru Oshii's cyberpunk sequel. Read our review here.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, DVD

Rick and Morty Season 2 (Spirit Entertainment, 15) The smash-hit Adult Swim sci-fi comedy
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, DVD

RWBY Volume 4 (Manga, 12) Rooster Teeth's fairy-tale inspired action series
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, DVD

RWBY Volume 5 (Manga, 12) Continuation of the series.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, DVD

Testament Of Sister Devil (Anime Limited, 18)  A demon hunter shacks up with a succubus and a demoness in this horror-action anime.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray


US DVD and Blu-Ray Releases For October 2, 2018




Adventures Of Aquaman, The (Warner Bros) 1960's underwater super-hero antics.
FORMATS: DVD

Aquaman And Friends (Warner Bros) Aquaman meets other DC heroes.
FORMATS: DVD

Batman: The Killing Joke *(Warner Bros) DC animated movie adaptation of the iconic comic story
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, DVD


Courage The Cowardly Dog: The Complete Series (Warner Bros)
Part of the  Cartoon Network Hall of Fame collection.
FORMATS: DVD


DC Super Hero Girls: Legend Of Atlantis (Warner Bros) DC's female superheroes (and villains) get sub-aquatic.
FORMATS: DVD

Death Of Superman, The *(Warner Bros) DC Animated adaptation
FORMATS: Blu-Ray

Disasterous Life Of Saiki-K: Season 1 (Funimation) Psychic school antics.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray


Dragon Ball Super Part 5 (Funimation) The battle continues with Goku Black.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, DVD

Free! Take Your Marks (Funimation) Movie outing for Kyoto Animations Swimming boys.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray + DVD + Digital Combo

Free! Movie Bundle (Funimation) Collecting the Free! movie releases.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray Limited Edition

Galaxy Angel: Complete Collection (Right Stuf) Sci-fi comedy anime
FORMATS: Blu-Ray

High Speed! Free! Starting Days (Funimation) Prequel feature.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray+ DVD + Digital Combo

Hyouka: The Complete Series (Funimation) Highschool romance from Kyoto Animation
FORMATS: Blu-Ray + Digital Combo


Illumination Presents 6 Movie Collection (Universal) Containing The Despicable Me trilogy, Minions, The Secret Life Of Pets and Sing.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, DVD

New Adventures Of Superman, The (Warner Bros) The sixties series featuring the man of steel.
FORMATS: DVD

Pokemon The Movies 1-3 Collection* (Warner Bros) The first three Pokemon Movies.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray

Pop Team Epic: Season One (Funimation)
Wacky anime comedy.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray + Digital Combo

Rosario + Vampire: Complete Series (Funimation) A human transfers to a monster school.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray + Digital Combo

Sailor Moon S: The Movie (Viz) 1994 movie outing for the Sailor Scouts.
FORMATS: DVD

Star, The* (Sony, PG) Animated retelling of the Nativity, through the eyes of animals.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray + DVD + Digital Combo

Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay* (Warner Bros) DC Animated movie featuring the villains turned reluctant heroes.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray

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