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Out This Week: 'Maquia' 'Modest Heroes' 'Sailor Moon' And More

This week's new animated home releases include a couple of recent anime movies that arrive on disc after successful cinema showings. UK fans get prolific anime writer Mari Okada's directorial debut Maquia When The Promised Flower Blooms, in collector's edition and regular Blu-Ray and DVD editions. US fans meanwhile can take home the Studio Ponoc anthology Modest Heroes.

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 June 17, 2019


Hanasaku Iroha  (MVM, 15) Slice-of-life anime.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray



Kikkoku- Collector's Edition (Anime Limited, 15) Sci-fi anime.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray 



Lupin The 3rd- Part IV [English Edition] (Anime Limited, 15) Dubbed only release of the return of the iconic gentleman thief.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray


Maquia: When The Promised Flower Blooms (Anime Limited, 15) Mari Okada's sumptuously animated fantasy. Read our review here.
FORMATS: Collector's Edition Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Combo Pack, DVD

US DVD and Blu-Ray Releases For June 18, 2019



Basquash! (Maiden Japan, TV-14) Science fiction Basketball anime.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray



Buddy Complex: The Complete Series* [Essentials] (Funimation) Sci-fi anime action
FORMATS: Blu-Ray+ Digital Combo




Daimidaler: Prince V.S. Penguin Empire: The Complete Series* [Essentials] (Funimation) Saucy sci-fi action.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray+ Digital Combo


Father's Day (Gravitas Ventures) Underwater family animation.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray


Love Tyrant: Complete Series (Funimation, TV-14) Anime rom-com.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray+ Digital Combo


Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre  (GKIDS/Shout Factory, PG) Studio Ponoc's Anthology. Read our review here.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray+ DVD Combo


Noein to Your Other Self: The Complete Series* [Essentials] (Funimation, TV-14) Anime fantasy.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray+ Digital Combo


One Piece: Adventure Of Nebulandia (Funimation) One Piece TV special.
FORMATS; Blu-Ray+ Digital Combo



Popeye the Sailor: The 1940s, Volume 2 (Warner Bros) Classic cartoon collection.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray



Sailor Moon Stars: Season 5 Part 1 (Viz Media, TV-14) Fighting Evil by Moonlight, winning love by daylight, never running from a real fight, she's the one named Sailor Moon.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray Collector Edition, Blu-Ray+ DVD Combo



Wonder Park (Paramount, PG) Family adventure.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray+ DVD+ Digital

This Week's Deals





Bag a bargain! Please note that these prices are correct at time of publication and subject to change at any time, and subject to availability.

The Blu-ray Edition of Batman The Animated Series is down to its lowest price so far (40% off) at $53.99, while seasons 1-3 of Rick and Morty can be yours for a schiwifty $34.99. Ranma 1/2 Season 5 is reduced to $29.99 At the cheaper end of things, Amazon have reduced a raft of DreamWorks Blu-Rays down to just $9.99, including Over The Hedge, Curse Of The Were-Rabbit and Sinbad. You can add Hotel Transylvania 2 to your collection for just $5

In the UK, the same Batman collection is down to £50.98, and Attack on Titan's Second Season Collection is down to an oddly specific £20.03 Warner Animation' Smallfoot can be yours for £9.19. Amazon UK also have a great deal going on Pixar Movies. Most single Blu-Rays are available for £6.99 (Except Recent releases Coco and Incredibles 2 which are £9.99) and most DVDs £4.99