Out This Week: Spiderverse Box Set, Disney Collection, Spirited Away On Stage and More
UK Releases For November 13, 2023
Deji Meets Girl (Anime Ltd., U) "Maise is stuck spending the summer
after her first-year of high school helping out at her family’s hotel in the
sleepy seaside town, but things become a little less sleepy once Ichiro, a
mysterious young man, checks into the hotel. It seems as if only Maise and
Ichiro can see the strange, sudden apparitions: the hotel lobby and the room
transforming into an aquarium, a giant tree erupting from the floor or the
rowdy monsters laying claim to the hotel restaurant. Maise vows to figure out
not just what’s causing these odd occurrences but why Ichiro has come to this
remote town in the first place."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace (BBC, 12) "The Doctor and his friends
find themselves in the lost city of Atlantis, where the crazed Professor
Zaroff has convinced the people of Atlantis that he can raise their sunken
city from beneath the sea. However, the Doctor discovers a terrible secret
behind Zaroff's plan - a secret that could destroy all life on Earth. As the
countdown commences to the end of the world, can the Doctor defeat the
underwater menace? The original 1967 master recordings of all bar episodes two
and three of 'The Underwater Menace' were lost soon after the programme's
original transmission. However, audio-only recordings of the missing two
episodes have survived and have been used here to create a brand new fully
animated presentation of this lost classic."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Steelbook
Shrek The Third (Universal, U) "When his new father-in-law King Harold
falls ill, Shrek is seen as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away. Not one to
give up his beloved swamp, Shrek recruits his friends Donkey and Puss in Boots
to install the rebellious Artie as the new king. Princess Fiona, however,
rallies a band of royal girlfriends to fend off a coup d'etat by the jilted
Prince Charming."
FORMATS 4K Steelbook
Tsurune (MVM Entertainment, 12) "Minato Narumiya used to be in his
middle school's archery club until a certain incident in his last tournament
caused him to resolve to quit archery for good. When he attends high school,
his childhood friends Seiya Takehaya and Ryouhei Yamanouchi try to rope him
into joining the high school's archery club again, but he refuses. However, an
encounter with a mysterious man at an archery range in a forest inspires
Minato to take up archery once more. Minato joins the Kazemai High School
Archery Club and along with his old friends and new teammates, Nanao Kisaragi
and Kaito Onogi, they aim for winning the prefectural tournament while trying
to overcome their doubts and shortcomings."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
US Releases For November 14, 2023
The Adventures Of Super Mario Bros The Complete Series (NCircle, ) Join Mario, and Luigi in 26 action packed adventures based on the classic NES video game.
FORMATS: DVD
Bluelock: Season 1 Part 1 (Crunchyroll LLC, TV-14)"Isagi Yoichi dreams
of winning the World Cup for Japan, so when he’s invited to join the team’s
experimental new training program, he decides to put it all on the line. Three
hundred high school players come to compete, but only one can come out on
top."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Boruto: Naruto Next Generation Collection 16
(Viz Media, TV-14) "Trouble in the Land of Water! An airship explodes,
setting off a violent chain of events that leads to a standoff between the
Funato Clan and the Mizukage’s forces. Teams 7 and 5 join up to try to quell
the impending war, but a giant mobile fortress equipped with a terrible weapon
puts everyone in danger. With Boruto and his teammates caught in the middle,
stemming the flow of casualties becomes a top priority!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, DVD
Disney Legacy Animated Film Collection (Disney, PG) Celebrate the extraordinary history of a century of Disney storytelling with this stunning one-of-a-kind collection available in a limited quantity exclusively from Walmart. Featuring 100 Disney and Pixar animated films on Blu-ray™, this singular array — from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Elemental — has been specially curated by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment in partnership with Walt Disney Studio Archives, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios. Brimming with Disney magic, this collection also includes 18 additional discs of bonus content from Pixar, a WISH lithograph, crystal Mickey ears hat collectible, digital codes for all 100 films and a numbered certificate of authenticity.
FORMATS: Blu-Ray [Wal-Mart Exclusive]
Magical Witch Punie Chan (Media Blasters, 13+)"Young Punie is next in
line to become queen of Magical Land. She must spend a year on Earth before
she can inherit the throne so she transfers to a school in Japan. Usually,
Punie is a sweet and gentle girl... until someone crosses her! Then, she
doesn’t hesitate to whip out her magic stick and cheerfully rain a bloody
beat-down upon the hapless fool, or use her vise-like "Submission" hold to
subdue them. Accompanied by her animal side-kick Paya-tan, who makes regular
attempts on her life, Punie faces a relentless obstacle course of attacks from
devious characters from her Kingdom who all have personal motives to prevent
her from ascending to the throne!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Rail Wars! The Complete Collection (Sentai Filmworks, TV-MA)" In a
world parallel to our own, Japan’s national train system is united under the
illustrious Japanese National Railways. High schooler Naoto Takayama is one of
many who dreams of someday becoming a driver at the JNR. When Naoto manages to
snag a job as a trainee for the Railways Security Force, he thinks he’s
finally on the fast-track to success. However, Naoto’s expectations are
quickly derailed when he finds that he has trouble telling who’s crazier- his
coworkers or the criminals he’s supposed to catch! But when RJ, a shadowy
group with sinister motives, appears to seize control of the JNR, it’s up to
Naoto and his motley crew to get things back on track. Will Naoto and the rest
of the Railways Security Force be able to pull the brakes on RJ’s scheme, or
will it be the end of the line not only for their team, but the entire JNR as
well?"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Rascal Does Not Dream Of Series (Animplex, 13+) "Enjoy a bittersweet
story, where we encounter unique and charming girls with wavering hearts, who
are experiencing "puberty syndrome" in a town of bright skies and glistening
seas."
FORMATS Blu-Ray [Crunchyroll Store Exclusive]
Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas (Shout Factory)Shaun's seasonal excitement turns to dismay when a farmhouse raid to get bigger stockings for the Flock inadvertently leads to Timmy going missing. Can Shaun get Timmy back before he becomes someone else's present?
Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse/ Spider-Man Across The Spider-Verse (Sony,
PG) Contains both Spider-Verse movies in Ultra High-Definition.
FORMATS: 4K+ Blu-Ray
Spirited Away: Live On Stage (GKIDS Films/Shout Factory, ) "A young
girl named Chihiro finds herself trapped in a mysterious world inhabited by
spirits and when her parents are turned into pigs, she must rescue them. The
movie version of the stage production was filmed during the play’s 2022 run at
the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Upcoming Releases
Fist Of The North Stars OVA November 28
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie November 28
Looney Tunes Collectors Choice Volume 2 November 28
One Piece Collection 33 December 12
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem December 12
Shaun The Sheep Complete Collection December 12
My Hero Academia Season 6 Part 1 December 19
Masaaki Yuasa: 5 Films Collection December 19
Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution: Eureka December 26
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior - Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Fierce Fight December 26
Lupin III: Seven Days Rhapsody December 26
Mazinger Z: TV Series Vol. 2 December 26
