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Out This Week: Green Lantern: Beware My Power, Cyber City Oedo, and More

July 24, 2022 ,
 

This week in new home entertainment releases there's a decent variety of titles. For superhero fans there's the latest DC animated release Green Latern: Beware My Power.  For old school anime fans there's Cyber City Odeo 808, Violence Jack and Future Boy Conan. Or for more recent anime, there's Vinland Saga, Release The Spyce and Scar on the Praeter: 

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UK Releases For July 25, 2022


Cardcaptor Sakura  | Collector's Edition (Anime Ltd )"Ten-year-old Sakura lives a pretty normal life with her older brother, Toya, and widowed father, Fujitaka. Or she did, until the day she returned home from school to discover a glowing book in her father’s study. After opening the book and releasing the cards within, Sakura is tasked with collecting each of these magical cards while balancing her life as a normal fourth grader. Join Cardcaptor Sakura on her heartwarming tale of love, excitement, and adventure!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray


 

 


Future Boy Conan: Complete Series (Anime Ltd, 12) Twenty years ago, a terrible war fought with magnetic weapons caused the earth’s axis to tilt, and earthquakes and tidal waves destroyed civilization. Conan is born into this new world, raised by his adopted grandfather on an isolated island. But his life is forever changed when a mysterious girl named Lana washes ashore, pursued by shadowy operatives who seek to use her in a new scheme to control what’s left of the world." 
FORMATS: Blu-Ray


 

 


Green Lantern: Beware My Power (Warner Bros, 15) " When a Power Ring is bestowed upon former Marine John Stewart, it leads him on a life-changing mission. With Justice League member Green Arrow and Thanagarian Hawkgirl by his side, Stewart is thrown into a complicated galactic war with shocking origins and catastrophic consequences. It's a trial by fire for the inexperienced Lantern as he battles deadly enemies like Sinestro - but a much darker secret will be the true test of this Green Lantern's strength!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray


 

 


Release the Spyce: Collection | Collector's Edition (MVM Entertainment, 15 ) "One never knows where the forces of evil may be preparing to strike, but fortunately for the citizens of the city of Sorasaki, there is a secret group of mysterious protectors who stand ever ready to fend off the pernicious plans of sinister scoundrels, malevolent malefactors and nefarious ne'er-do-wells. But who are these heroes and how are they recruited? Momo Minamoto is a normal high school student who dreams of one day becoming a police officer like her late father, but when she investigates the case of a missing friend, she quickly finds herself being recruited into the ranks of the Tsukikage, a group of high school girl spies with above average abilities and the ferocious fighting skills needed to take on any fiend who foments foulness and corruption! Stand back evildoers!" '


 

US Releases For July 26, 2022

 





Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (Discotek Media)"The world's greatest blue sapphire, the "blue lapis fist", said to have sunk in a pirate ship in the late 19th century, on the coasts of Singapore. A local millionaire plots to retrieve it, and when it's exhibited in an exhibition at the Singaporean Marina Sands hotel, a murder takes place.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray





Cyber City Oedo 808 (Discotek Media)"The year is 2808. The place: Oedo, a cybernetic megalopolis of the future where the dreams of a brighter tomorrow are drowning in a tide of violence, vice and villainy. Driven to breaking point, the forces of law and order are left with no choice but to use the very criminals they capture to help hunt their own kind.Enter hardened cyber criminals Sengoku, Gogul, and Benten. Presented by police chief Hasegawa with a stark choice, they must decide to either rot in jail for the rest of their lives, or join a special force of the Cyber Police and possibly get one more chance at freedom.With their less than subtle blend of extreme violence and excessive swearing, some hard justice is coming to Oedo. With each criminal apprehended and each successful mission completed, the state will agree to reduce their sentences. But with each of them serving a 300-year stretch, and Hasegawa keeping them in line with explosive collars, will they survive long enough to be free men once again?"
FORMATS Blu-Ray Steelbook






Green Lantern: Beware My Power (Warner Bros., Rated PG-13)When a Power Ring is bestowed upon former Marine John Stewart, it leads him on a life-changing mission. With Justice League member Green Arrow and Thanagarian Hawkgirl by his side, Stewart is thrown into a complicated galactic war with shocking origins and catastrophic consequences. It's a trial by fire for the inexperienced Lantern as he battles deadly enemies like Sinestro - but a much darker secret will be the true test of this Green Lantern's strength!"
FORMATS:Blu-ray + Digital HD, 4K, DVD, Digital







Heart and Yummie Collection (Discotek Media) "Based on the popular Tyrannosaurus series of children's books by Tatsuya Miyanishi comes a collection of dinosaur tales that will capture our imagination. In Heart and Yummie, Heart is a tyrannosaurus who is found and raised bv a herbivore mother. After learning his true nature as a meat eater, he runs away from home and finds a baby ankylosaurus egg that hatches and thinks Heart is his father. After accidentally naming the baby Yummie - thinking he looked tasty - their love for one another tests the bounds of nature vs. nurture.In the Adventures of Tyrano Boy, Toron, a young tyrannosaurus boy is carried off downstream and loses his memory. While making his way back home, he discovers new friends and finds out that working together is the only way forward in life.Also included is the 20 episode Heart and Yummie TV series adapting four of the children's books. These fanciful dinosaur tales will pull at your heartstrings!" 





Holmes of Kyoto: The Complete Series (Discotek Media) " Holmes, a young man whose family runs an antique shop in Kyoto, has the unique ability to read people and instantly distinguish genuine and high value antiques. When a local high school student, Aoi Maki, starts working alongside Holmes, together they begin to unravel the many mysteries surrounding the antiques brought to the shop".
FORMATS: Blu-Ray






Lupin III: Prison of the Past (Discotek Media)"Lupin and his gang sneak into a kingdom to rescue a legendary thief, but thieves from around the world are coming into that kingdom too."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray








Scar on the Praeter: The Complete Season (Crunchyroll, LLC, TV-14)"They’re called the Scard—humans blessed with divine tattoos and incredible powers. As protectors of the lawless Akatsuki Special Ward of Tokyo, they’ll do whatever it takes to dispense their versions of justice, even if it means fighting each other."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray+Digital






Powered Armor Dorvack: The Complete TV Series (Discotek Media)"When an alien force lands at the base of Mont Blanc, the proud armies of Earth mobilize to fight back! Colonel Takagi created the Dorvack Team and its fabulous transforming Variable Machines in preparation for this day, but the military bureaucracy has put its faith in powered armor infantry instead. Undeterred, young pilots Masato, Louie, and Pierre seek to prove their worth. But as the Dorvack Team begins to climb the ranks, they’ll learn at every turn how rarely real world battlefields turn out the way they do in movies. From the studio that created GoShogun, Power Armored Dorvack embraces the 80s robots trend begun by Gundam and Macross by placing its focus on smaller mass-produced robots and their role in a larger military operation. With tons of lushly shaded robot, vehicle, and powered armor action to boot!"
FORMATS: SD Blu-ray*




Vinland Saga | Limited Edition (Sentai Filmworks, TV-MA) "Raised in peace and on fanciful tales of a mythical far-off land without war, young Thorfinn dreams of someday traveling to the fabled Vinland. That dream is shattered when threats from the legendary Jomsvikings put him in the path of a band of Viking mercenaries, forcing Thorfinn's father to sacrifice himself to the band's leader: Askeladd. Alone and far from home, Thorfinn joins the forces of his father's slayer, determined to compel a duel with the mercenary leader and avenge his father. However, Thorfinn quickly finds himself ill prepared for a soldier's life in the long war between Denmark and England...where the opportunistic Vikings earn coin by fighting for both sides. Now he must learn how to fight and survive, even if it means facing friend and clan in battle!" FORMATS: Blu-Ray
 
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Violence Jack: Complete OVA Collection (Discotek Media) "After a devastating natural disaster, the Kanto region in Japan is now a wasteland of lawlessness, where the weak are playthings of the strong. Ruled with an iron fist by the Slum King, the people of Kanto have no hope left to them, living at the whims of raiders and bandits. In this hellish world, there is only one man with the power to stand up for the powerless, and his name alone strikes terror into evil hearts--Violence Jack! Whether he’s saving women from sex camps, protecting the models of Zone C from those who covet their beauty, or exterminating a biker gang bent on destruction; if you oppress the weak, the only thing you can look forward to is a swift death from Jack’s knife! Acclaimed artist and author Go Nagai is famous for pushing the boundaries of animation in Japan, and Violence Jack lives up to that reputation"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray


 
 

Upcoming Releases

All Release dates are subject to change. Listed Dates are for US release unless stated otherwise. Digital releases may be earlier. Titles are Blu-ray unless stated otherwise.

 

Vivo  (Sony) August 9
Heavy Metal 4K  August 16
South Park Season 23 (Paramount) August 16
FernGully The Last Rainforest (30th Anniversary Edition) Shout Factory Aug 23
Belle 4K  (GKIDS) August 30
Project Ako 2 (Discotek) August 30
Lightyear (Disney) September 13
Gunbuster: The Movie (Sentai) September 13
Urusei Yatsura Movie 5: The Final Chapter  (Discotek Media) Septmber 27
Burn The Witch (Viz) October 4
Ranking Of Kings (Crunchyroll) October 11



This Week's Best Deals


All prices are subject to change and do not include postage or delivery costs, plus any additional taxes in the US. Titles are Blu-Rays unless otherwise stated.
 

Akira 4K $29.98 $15.36
Deca-Dence $64.98 $33.30
El Hazard $39.99 $21.99
Future Boy Conan $44.98 $31.16
The Girl Without Hands  $22.97 $14.23
Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind STEELBOOK $26.99 $18.16
Made In Abyss $69.98 $18.62
Mind Game $22.99 $14.23
Revolutionary Girl Utena $49.99 $25.00
Summer Days With Coo $26.99 $18.16
Tatami Galaxy $49.98 $25.61
Trigun Badlands Rumble   $24.98 $12.80
Weathering With You $29.97 $19.29




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