Out This Week: Ghost Cat Anzu, Akira, Jujutsu Kaisen: Season 2 and More
Welcome back to Out This Week. Sorry for missing last week, but we're back with a double sized edition featuring both week's releases. Included in this edition is a new 4K edition of Akira, Ghost Cat Anzu, Nasu: Summer in Andalusia, A Certain Scientific Railgun S and The Rising of Shield Hero: Season 3.
New in the UK is One Piece, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Jujutsu Kaisen: Season 2 - Hidden Inventory/Premature Death and Drifting Dragons
UK Releases For March 3, 2025
Bucchigiri?!: The Complete Season (Crunchyroll LLC., 15) "Transferring schools is tough - especially when you land a date with a gang leader’s sister, realize your childhood friend is on the other side of a turf war, and have to hang with a punch-happy genie who’s supposed to help you lose your virginity."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Jujutsu Kaisen: Season 2 - Hidden Inventory/Premature Death (Crunchyroll LLC., 15) "Before they were enemies, Gojo and Geto were classmates and friends. The two were tasked with protecting the Star Plasma Vessel, but this mission would set their destinies. Now in Shibuya, Gojo and the jujutsu sorcerers face the consequences of the past."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (Warner Bros., 12) "A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan, and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg".
FORMATS: 4K, 4K, Steelbook, Blu-Ray
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 4K Limited edition Steelbook (Spirit Entertainment, PG) "A Brooklyn plumber named Mario travels through the Mushroom Kingdom with a princess named Peach and an anthropomorphic mushroom named Toad to find Mario's brother, Luigi, and to save the world from a ruthless fire-breathing Koopa named Bowser."
FORMATS: 4K/Blu-Ray Steelbook
US Releases For March 4, 2025
Akira 4K (Crunchyroll LLC., R )" On July 16, 1988, Tokyo was destroyed by what was believed to be a new type of bomb, triggering World War III. Thirty-one years later, in 2019, Neo-Tokyo has arisen from ashes under Japan's new political system; but the glittering city is built on foundations of poverty, ignorance and despair. Kaneda and his friends, a bunch of juvenile delinquents, rumble with a rival group of bikers. While the police attempt to disperse a riot with tear gas, the rumble continues. Tetsuo takes the lead and, after disposing of his opponents, nearly runs down what looks to be a 100-year-old baby. Tetsuo's bike suddenly explodes and he is taken prisoner by the top-secret Akira Project where he is subjected to a series of tests which unleash his latent psycho-kinetic powers. But he is really more powerful than anyone imagined and breaks out, creating a swathe of destruction across the city as he mutates into another life form."
FORMATS: 4K
A Certain Scientific Railgun S (Crunchyroll LLC., TV-14) "When electromaster Mikoto Misaka discovers her DNA is being used to mass-produce clones for sadistic scientific experiments, she vows to save her duplicates and destroy the project. But this might be one fight she can’t win alone."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Ghost Cat Anzu (GKIDS Films/Shout Factory)"Karin, 11 years old, is abandoned by her father at her grandfather’s house, the monk of a small town in the Japanese countryside. Her grandfather asks Anzu, his jovial and helpful although rather capricious ghost cat, to look after her. The meeting of their strong characters causes sparks, at least at the beginning…"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, Digital
Shangri-La Frontier: Season 1, Part 1 (Crunchyroll LLC., TV-MA) "Rakuro Hizutome devotes his entire life to beating crappy video games. One day, he decides to try a new god-tier game: Shangri-La Frontier. But he quickly learns just how difficult it is. Will his expert skills be enough to uncover its hidden secrets?"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
The World Is Still Beautiful (Sentai Filmworks, TV-14) "When Princess Nike of the Rain Dukedom is sent to marry Livius, the ruthless King of the Sun Kingdom, she thinks she’s prepared to endure the worst in order to save her country. Until she’s thrown in jail by her new fiancé, that is. But all is not quite as it seems, and maybe they’re just off to a rough start. They’d better hope so because sinister forces are at work, and unless these hopelessly mismatched young royals can find a way to make their relationship more than simply diplomatic, both their countries may be destroyed in The World Is Still Beautiful!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
UK Releases For March 10, 2025
Drifting Dragons: Complete Collection (MVM Entertainment, 15) "Dragons may be huge flying leviathans, but their colossal bodies are also treasure troves of valuable oils and enough succulent flesh to feed small villages. So, even though it's incredibly dangerous, the profession of draking is still profitable enough for the crews of airships like the Quin Zaza to risk their lives in the deadly pursuit of the airborne behemoths. The mortality rate can be high, however, and the Zaza's newest recruit, Takita, will have to learn the ins and outs of her lethal new vocation quickly, even as her reckless crewmate Mika seems determined to set the worst possible example. That leaves it up the rest of the Quin Zaza crew to keep the new rookie on the right side of the food chain as they pursue the deadliest catch of all!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
One Piece Collection 36 (Crunchyroll LLC., 15) "Luffy’s new Gear Four form outpaces Katakuri, but when he and Sanji are caught in a trap, the Vinsmokes swoop in for a redemptive rescue. After Big Mom’s cake calms her down, the Straw Hat Crew reunites - with Oven’s ship in hot pursuit! Elsewhere, news of Luffy’s Fifth Emperor status spreads, the Revolutionary Army plans a war against the World Nobles, and Sabo plots to free the captive Kuma."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
US Releases For March 11, 2025
Chu-Bra!: Panty Appreciation Society (Media Blasters, 16+) "Nayu is an obsessed middle school girl. She shocks her classmates on the first day of school by wearing black lace panties! Being obsessed with provocative lingerie, Nayu takes every opportunity to preach the gospel of wearing elegant under-garments. She even starts up an exclusive student panty club, and exploits her fellow students’ anxiety about their bodies and their stress and uncertainty over choosing the best style of undies!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (AnimEigo)"A young cyclist must confront his past when the race of his career happens to go through his small Spanish town on the day his older brother marries his ex-girlfriend."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Ragna Crimson (Sentai Filmworks, TV-MA) "Few humans have more reason to hate dragons than Ragna, who seems cursed to lose everyone he loves to the ancient monsters. Unfortunately, Ragna’s abilities as a dragon hunter are inadequate, so he takes revenge by serving as the junior partner to young hunting prodigy Leonica… until he has a prophetic dream in which Leo is slain and multiple cities are destroyed. Confronted by an apparition from his future, Ragna finds himself wielding new powers that should be far beyond his reach. Have mankind’s greatest foes finally met their match? Find out as a new apex predator is born in Ragna Crimson!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray Steelbook
The Rising of Shield Hero: Season 3 (Crunchyroll LLC., TV-14) "The other heroes have vanished since taking on the Spirit Tortoise, and Naofumi races to reunite them before the next Guardian Beast awakens. But a corrupt colosseum tournament, a demon Emperor Dragon, and Princess Malty’s manipulation stand in his way."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Limited Edition
The Unwanted Undead Adventurer: The Complete Season (Crunchyroll LLC., TV-14) "For the last 10 years, upstanding Rentt Faina was a low-level adventurer. But when a solo quest leads to a dragon’s maw, his death gives him a new life as a skeleton! Maybe he can use this monstrous body to become the adventurer he’s always dreamed of."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun: Season 2 (Crunchyroll LLC., TV-14) "Iruma’s been enjoying life with Asmodeus, Clara, and the rest of his demon classmates. But just when he thought he was fitting in, his magic ring starts to talk, and he suddenly turns evil? Iruma’s chaotic life at demon school continues!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Upcoming Releases
All dates subject to change.
Watership Down 4K [UK]
Moana 2 March 17 [UK]
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Part 2 March 18
Spy X Family Code White March 18
Spy X Family Season 2 March 18
Moana 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
Undead Unluck March 25
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
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
