Out This Week: Villainess Level 99, Naruto Shippuden, The Kingdom Of Ruin and More
Welcome back to another edition of Out This Week- and welcome to a whole new year of animation home releases. It's a fairly quiet start to 2025, with this week's releases including recent anime titles Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside 2, Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord and The Wrong Way To Use Healing Magic.
New to the UK this week is Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside 2, Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord, The Kingdom Of Ruin, Sound Euphonium, and Re:Zero Starting Life In Another World- Season 2 Part 2.
UK Releases For January 13, 2025
Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the
Countryside 2
(Crunchyroll LLC, 15) "As Red and Rit settle down in Zoltan, Red’s sister
and former hero Ruti joins them in the countryside. But it seems the past
isn’t done with them just yet, as Van, a dogmatic hero who lacks empathy,
steps into Ruti’s old role and unsettles their quiet life."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray+DVD
Bleach Part 3 (Anime Ltd., 12) "It's Soul Reaper against Soul Reaper as
captains Ukitake and Kyoraku face punishment from Head Captain Yamamato.
Yoruichi encounters her former subordinate Soi Fon in a deadly battle, while
Ichigo struggles to survive his own fight with Captain Byakuya. Meanwhile,
Captain Hitsugaya and Rangiku break into Central 46, but they're not alone!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
The Kingdoms Of Ruin (Crunchyroll LLC, 18) "Witches were once
respected for the wisdom and magic they gifted to humans, until the rise of
science. Now they're seen as enemies and a brutal witch hunt begins. Adonis
was an apprentice to a witch who fell victim. After her death, he vows to
avenge her."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Re:Zero Starting Life In Another World- Season 2 Part 2 (Crunchyroll LLC.,
15) "As Emilia and Subaru continue to contend with the challenging trials placed
before them, so the lines between friend and foe become blurred. Can Subaru
find a route forward that will save everyone - and everything - that is close
to him? With past and present colliding and battle lines drawn, the stakes
have never been higher for Subaru, and new depths of bravery and ingenuity
will be required to defeat the beastly foes that he finds himself pitted
against."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Sound Euphonium Season 1 (Crunchyroll LLC, PG) "Kumiko wasn’t sad after
missing nationals in junior high, until her bandmate Reina told her why she
should be. Simultaneously scared and inspired by Reina’s commitment, she joins
the high school band and decides whether music is just a hobby - or her whole
life."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord
- The Complete Season (Crunchyroll LLC., 12) "This college kid wants nothing more than a quiet life. So when she’s reborn
as Yumiella, the hidden villainess of an Otome RPG, she’s not exactly
thrilled. Still yearning for peace, she abandons her evil duties to live a
more discreet life. Until her gamer side kicks in and she accidentally
reaches level 99! Now, everyone suspects that she’s the infamous Demon Lord.
What future awaits her?"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
US Releases For January 14, 2025
Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the
Countryside 2 (Crunchyroll LLC, TV-14) "As Red and Rit settle down in Zoltan, Red’s sister and former hero Ruti
joins them in the countryside. But it seems the past isn’t done with them
just yet, as Van, a dogmatic hero who lacks empathy, steps into Ruti’s old
role and unsettles their quiet life."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Naruto Shippuden: Set 5 (Viz Media, TV-14) "Orochimaru is in agony as
his body fails him. But when he sets his sights on taking over Sasuke’s body,
he finds his new student no easy target! Then Sasuke begins recruiting some of
the strongest shinobi in the land to form an unstoppable team. Their first
real test comes in the form of the explosive Akatsuki, Deidara! And Jiraiya
infiltrates the Hidden Rain Village and faces his old student Pain, who’s
learned some new, deadly tricks. Finally, Sasuke goes to collect on an old
grudge as he tracks his brother, Itachi, down!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Rurouni Kenshin: Complete Boxset Part One (Aniplex, 13+) "During the
violent era known as the Bakumatsu, there was an Ishin assassin known only as
the Hitokiri Battousai, whose skill and brutality became near legendary in the
age of Restoration he helped to build. However, as the time of fighting drew
to a close, he vanished without a trace, only to resurface eleven years later
as a wandering swordsman, Himura Kenshin. Now staying at a kenjutsu dojo
maintained by a fiery-tempered woman named Kamiya Kaoru, and surrounded by
newfound friends like the streetfighter Sagara Sanosuke, ex-samurai's son
Myoujin Yahiko, and the shrewd doctor Takani Megumi, he seeks to carry out his
vow to protect the weak without killing in order to atone for the lives he's
taken. It's not long, though, before this vow is put to the test, and the
shadows of his past return to haunt him and everyone he holds dear."
FORMATS Blu-Ray [Crunchyroll Store Exclusive]
Rurouni Kenshin Complete Boxset Part Two (Aniplex, 13+) " During
the violent era known as the Bakumatsu, there was an Ishin assassin known only
as the Hitokiri Battousai, whose skill and brutality became near legendary in
the age of Restoration he helped to build. However, as the time of fighting
drew to a close, he vanished without a trace, only to resurface eleven years
later as a wandering swordsman, Himura Kenshin. Now staying at a kenjutsu dojo
maintained by a fiery-tempered woman named Kamiya Kaoru, and surrounded by
newfound friends like the streetfighter Sagara Sanosuke, ex-samurai's son
Myoujin Yahiko, and the shrewd doctor Takani Megumi, he seeks to carry out his
vow to protect the weak without killing in order to atone for the lives he's
taken. It's not long, though, before this vow is put to the test, and the
shadows of his past return to haunt him and everyone he holds dear."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray [Crunchyroll Store Exclusive]
Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord
- The Complete Season (Crunchyroll LLC., 12) "This college kid wants nothing more than a quiet life. So when she’s reborn
as Yumiella, the hidden villainess of an Otome RPG, she’s not exactly
thrilled. Still yearning for peace, she abandons her evil duties to live a
more discreet life. Until her gamer side kicks in and she accidentally
reaches level 99! Now, everyone suspects that she’s the infamous Demon Lord.
What future awaits her?"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
The Wrong Way To Use Healing Magic (Crunchyroll LLC., TV-14) " Usato
and the two most popular kids in school are summoned to a new world to defeat
a demon lord, except Usato wasn’t in the plan. But after he shows a rare gift
for healing magic, a brutal woman trains him to rescue people - by getting him
totally jacked."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Also Released
- Akiba Girls [Adult Title]
Upcoming Releases
All dates subject to change.
Bubblegum Crash January 21
Mashle: Magic and Muscles January 25
The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 Part 1, January 28
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters January 28
Ninja Scroll January 28
A Certain Magical Index III February 4
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 February 4
Macross Zero February 10
Bubblegum Crisis: Perfect Collection February 11
Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat In Space February 11
Sailor Moon: 3 Film Collection February 11
The First Slam Dunk 4K February 18
The Lord Of The Rings: War For Rohirrim February 18
Chie The Brat Season 2 February 25
Cutie Honey February 25
Digimon Adventure Season 2 February 25
The Place Further Than the Universe February 25
Rise Of The Shield Hero Season 3 February 25
Akira 4K Steelbook March 4
Ghost Cat Anzu March 4
Nasu: Summer in Andalusia March 11
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Part 2 March 18
Spy X Family Code White March 18
Spy X Family Season 2 March 18
Memoir Of A Snail March 25
Star Trek Lower Decks: The Final Season March 25
The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 Part 2 March 25