Out This Week: The First Slam Dunk, Memoir Of A Snail, Star Trek Lower Decks and More
Welcome back gentle reader to Out This Week. There are some eagerly anticipated releases this week. Adam Elliot's Oscar-nominated 'clayography' Memoir Of A Snail arrives, alongside a Memoir Of A Snail/Mary and Max double feature. Sci-fi comedy Star Trek: Lower Decks reaches its final season, alongside a complete series box-set. Also new is cult animation Nova Seed, and anime series Undead Unluck.
New in the UK this week is acclaimed sports drama The First Slam Dunk, releasing of 4K UHD and standard Blu-Ray. Also new is the collector's edition of sci-fi epic Macross Zero and Star Trek Lower Decks: the final season.
Information is correct to the best of our knowledge at time of publication and is subject to change.
UK Releases For March 24, 2025
Armor Shop for Ladies & Gentlemen (Anime Ltd., 15) "A young villager named Kautsu comes upon a unique armor shop that only deals with a certain kind of equipment for female adventurers."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Bleach Part 4 (Anime Ltd., 15)" The Soul Reapers’ battle against the Bounts continues! Rukia, Kurodo and Orihime face off against Yoshi and her dolls but must find a way to prevail when one of their own is possessed. Chad, Noba and Ururu fight Sawatari, but they might end up as fish food for his giant doll, Baura. And as the Bounts head for the Seireitei, their ultimate goal is revealed: to destroy the Soul Society itself!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
A Certain Magical Index III ( Crunchyroll LLC., 15) "Academy City and the Roman Orthodox Church are at each other's throats, and independent groups are looking to take advantage of the chaos. Now, Toma must deal with a hungry Index and the Right Seat of God, all while World War III looms on the horizon."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
The First Slam Dunk (Anime Ltd., 12) "Shohoku's “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. Born and raised in Okinawa, Ryota had a brother who was three years older. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, who was a famous local player from a young age, Ryota also became addicted to basketball.In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui as they take the stage at the Inter-High School National Championship. Now, they are on the brink of challenging the reigning champions, Sannoh Kogyo High School."
FORMATS: 4K+Blu-Ray Special Edition, Blu-Ray, DVD
How To Train Your Dragon: 3 Film Collection (Spirit Entertainment, PG) How to Train Your Dragon Hiccup is a young Viking who defies tradition when he befriends one of his deadliest foes — a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless. Together, the unlikely heroes must fight against all odds to save both their worlds in this “wonderful good-time hit!” (Gene Shalit, Today) How to Train Your Dragon 2
When Hiccup and Toothless discover a secret ice cave filled with hundreds of wild dragons and a mysterious dragon rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of an epic battle to save the future of men and dragons! How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Now chief and ruler of Berk alongside Astrid, Hiccup has created a gloriously chaotic dragon utopia. When the sudden appearance of a female Light Fury coincides with the darkest threat their village has ever faced, Hiccup and Toothless must leave the only home they’ve known and journey to a hidden world thought only to exist in myth. As their true destines are revealed, dragon and rider will fight together—to the very ends of the Earth—to protect everything they’ve grown to treasure. "
FORMATS 3D Blu-Ray+Blu-Ray
Macross Zero (Anime Ltd., 15) "Taking place one year before the Zentraedi arrive on Earth, Macross Zero chronicles the final days of the war between the U.N. Spacy and anti-U.N. factions. After being shot down by the anti-U.N.'s newest fighter plane, ace pilot Shin Kudo finds himself on the remote island of Mayan, where technology is almost non-existent. While Shin stays on the island to heal his wounds, the tranqulity of the island is shattered by a battle that involves the UN's newest fighter - the VF-0."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray Collector's Edition
Star Trek: Lower Decks: The Final Season (Paramount Pictures, 12) "Developed by Emmy Award winner Mike McMahan (“Rick and Morty,” “Solar Opposites”), season two of the Emmy nominated series, STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS is bigger, funnier and Star Trekkier than ever before. Follow the adventures of our favorite Starfleet support crew in the U.S.S. Cerritos as they deal with changes in group dynamics, chasing promotions, and tons of sci-fi missions. This 2-Disc DVD includes every hilarious episode of season two, along with over 1-hour of special features, including featurettes, deleted scenes, commentaries and much more! Also features guest appearances by Jonathan Frakes (“Star Trek: The Next Generation”, William T. Riker) and Robert Duncan McNeill (“Star Trek: Voyager”, Tom Paris)."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Star Trek: Lower Decks The Complete Series (Paramount Pictures) "The support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos, have to keep up with their duties, often while the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray Steelbook
Tales Of Wedding Rings: Season One (Crunchyroll LLC., 15) "Sato is a high school boy in love with his best friend Hime, an unearthly beauty from another realm. So when she moves back to her home world to get married, Sato doesn’t think twice—he follows her and crashes the wedding. Then, after a kiss from Hime, he suddenly becomes the new groom! But here, Hime is a Ring Princess and her husband is destined to be the Ring King: a hero of immense power."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Tenjho Tenge: Complete Series (MVM Entertainment, 15) "Souichiro and Bob want to rule their new school, but just as they begin cracking heads, their plan is shot to hell. First there's the Natsume sisters and their Juuken Club. If the older sister, Maya, isn't kicking their ass, then the younger sister, Aya, is trying to force feed Souichiro and make him her husband! Then there's the Student Executive Council that sends executioners to "educate" anyone who questions the council's authority! Their education is just beginning!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
US Releases For March 25, 2025
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You: Season 1 (Crunchyroll LLC., TV-14) "After 100 rejections, Rentaro prays for better luck. Taking pity on the lovesick, the God of Love grants him 100 girls to date. But when soulmates meet, they must happily love each other - or die! To save lives, he must prove his love 100 times over."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
The Apothecary Diaries Season 1, Part 2 (Crunchyroll LLC, TV-14) "Now working in Jinshi’s home, Maomao investigates a warehouse explosion, an apparent poisoning, and the brothel’s secrets as these seemingly separate mysteries point toward a deadly plot. Along the way, she’ll begin to come to terms with her past, too."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
The Magilla Gorilla Show The Complete Series (Warner Bros. ) "Magilla Gorilla is a gorilla who spends his time languishing in the front display window of Melvin Peebles' pet shop, eating bananas and being a drain on the businessman's finances."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Memoir Of A Snail (IFC Films, R) "From Academy Award winning animator Adam Elliot comes this bittersweet memoir of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel - a hoarder of snails, romance novels, and guinea-pigs."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Memoir Of A Snail/ Mary and Max (IFC Films, R) "MEMOIR OF A SNAIL is a poignant and heartfelt chronicle of the life of Grace Pudel, a lonely misfit with an affinity for collecting ornamental snails and an intense love of romance novels. At a young age, when she’s separated from her twin brother, she falls into a spiral of anxiety and angst. Despite a continued series of hardships, inspiration and hope emerge when she strikes up an enduring friendship with an elderly eccentric woman named Pinky. As she slowly learns to let go of the clutter in her home and her mind, Grace starts to find her confidence and the courage to love again. MARY AND MAX spans 20 years and two continents, Mary and Max recounts the pen-pal relationship between two very different people: Mary Dinkle, a chubby, lonely eight-year-old living in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia; and Max Horovitz, a severely obese, 44-year-old Jewish man with Asperger's syndrome living in the chaos of New York City."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Nova Seed (Cartuna, NR) "In an age of men and beasts, centuries of war have left much of the world toxic, sick and uninhabitable. Mutants and half-men wander the globe. Civilization has crumbled and the survival of the human race is uncertain. In an attempt to seize control of the planet, the evil Mad Doctor Mindskull lays plans to acquire the Nova Seed and harness the earth’s very life essence to turn himself into the ultimate weapon. With nowhere left to turn, a fading humanity places it’s last hopes of defeating Doctor Mindskull in a genetically modified NAC (neo-animal combatant). Enslaved by the armed forces that think of him as a tactical weapon, this nameless NAC is forced to undertake a mission to stop Doctor Mindskull. When Doctor Mindskull sets his evil plan in motion, the two super powered entities do battle. Ultimately, the NAC is faced with a life or death choice. The Nova Seed and the fate of the earth hang in the balance. The only answer lies out of reach, Lies... within the Nova Seed."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
One Piece: Season 14 Voyage 3 (Crunchyroll LLC., TV-14) "Stuck in a labor camp and shackled with ability-blocking cuffs, Luffy and Kid still manage to shake things up as Raizo plans a rescue. In town, Sanji’s sensational soba cart puts him in the crosshairs of Page One, prompting him to rock his raid suit for the showdown. Meanwhile, Big Mom washes ashore without memories, and Nami partners with Shinobu to spy on Orochi’s banquet - before chaos erupts."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Star Trek: Lower Decks The Final Season (Paramount Pictures) "The support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos, have to keep up with their duties, often while the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Star Trek: Lower Decks The Complete Series (Paramount Pictures) "The support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos, have to keep up with their duties, often while the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray Steelbook
Undead Unluck (Viz Media, TV-MA) "Andy, a Negator with the ability “Undead”, has been long in search for someone with the ability to give him a 'real deathʼ. Fuko Izumo has been distancing herself from others in fear of bringing misfortune to those around her due to her ability “Unluck”. As Fuko plans on ending it all, a chance encounter with Andy makes her start seeing things in a new light. The two decide to join the Union, an organization which aims to control and protect the world from unidentified phenomena. With their newfound allies and armed with their abilities, Fuko and Andy take on challenging “Quests”."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Upcoming Releases
All dates subject to change.
City Hunter: Angel Dust March 31 [UK]
Mufasa: The Lion King March 31 [UK]
Mufasa: The Lion King April 01
My Hero Academia: You're Next April 01
Dog Man April 01
Summer Wars 4K April 01
Better Man April 07 [UK]
Urusei Yatsura: Seasons 1 & 2 April 14 [UK]
Metal Skin Panic Madox April 15
Batman Ninja 4K April 15
Batman Ninja Vs Yazuka League April 15
Demon Slayer Yimetsu No Yaiba : Hashira Training Arc April 22
A Place Further Than The Universe April 29
Urseri Yatsura Seasons 3 & 4 Collection April 29
Rick and Morty: The Anime April 29
Wacky Races: The Complete Series April 29
Dream Eater Merry May 06
Better Man May 13
Nobody's Boy Remi May 13
Jellyfish Can't Swim In The Night May 13
Insomniacs After School May 20
Angel Heart May 27
The Colors Within May 27
Professor Layton and The Eternal Diva May 27
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend - Collection 1 May 27
I Married A Strange Person June 10
Romeo's Blue Skies June 10
Looney Tunes Collector's Vault Volume 1 (1930-1969) June 17
My Hero Academia Season Seven Part One June 17
Wolf Children 4K+ Blu-Ray August 05
