Out This Week: Ben 10, Masters Of The Universe, Better Man, Dog Man and More
Welcome back once again to Out This Week. We've got quite varied releases this week, where Ben 10: The Complete Collection is joined by part-animated music biopic Better Man (featuring Robbie Williams as as a CGI chimp for no particular reason) and the streaming hit Masters Of The Universe: Revelation/Revolution comes to physical media for the first time. Also out are anime titles Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night, Welcome To Demon School Iruma-Kun and Nobody's Boy Remi- the latter part of AnimEigo's 'Ruined Childhood' line.
Meanwhile, new to the UK this week is DreamWorks's latest hit Dog Man. New anime titles include Bocchi The Rock!, Bleach Part 5 and The Rising Of The Shield Hero Season 3.
UK Releases For May 12, 2025
Bleach Part 5 (Anime Ltd., 15) "As Ichigo fears the growing strength of the Hollow within him, the Soul Society detects an attack on the World of the Living by Arrancars—Hollows with Soul Reaper powers created by the traitor Sosuke Aizen! Ichigo rushes to the aid of his friends, but his Hollow interferes. Can Ichigo master his inner self in time to help defeat the threat of the Arrancars? And who are the mysterious Visoreds who are interested in recruiting him?"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Bocchi The Rock!-The Complete Season (Crunchyroll LLC., 12) "Hitori Gotoh, aka Bocchi-chan, plays guitar in hopes of joining a band. And while she’s famous online, what’s holding her back is that she’s incredibly introverted. That is, until a desperate drummer gets Bocchi-chan out of her shell and onto the stage."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Dog Man (Spirit Entertainment, PG) "Dog Man is born after a human police officer and a dog are injured together on the job, and are stitched together in a life-saving, history-making surgery. With a nose for justice and a weakness for chasing squirrels, Dog Man doggedly pursues the feline supervillain Petey the Cat… until the arrival of the adorable kitten, Lil Petey, changes their dynamic."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, DVD
Rising Of The Shield Hero Season 3 (Crunchyroll LLC., 15) "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 Collector's Edition
Woodpecker Detective's Office (Anime Ltd., 12) "It is the end of the Meiji Era. The genius poet Ishikawa Takuboku, who’s struggling financially, starts a detective business out of his lodging in response to a certain murder case. He calls it the Woodpecker Detective’s Office. "The ghosts of the Twelve-Story Tower in Asakusa," "the man-eating figure who wanders the streets on snowy nights"...
Takuboku involves himself in one bizarre case after another with his hometown acquaintance, Kindaichi Kyosuke, as his assistant."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Collector's Edition
US Releases For May 13, 2025
Better Man (Paramount Pictures, R) "Better Man is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams."
FORMATS: 4K (Amazon Exclusive). DVD
Ben 10: The Complete Collection (Warner Bros, TV-Y-7) "Follow Ben Tennyson's epic journey from an everyday, average kid to a legendary teenage hero across four action-packed series. With the Omnitrix - a powerful device that lets him transform into incredible alien heroes - at his side and the help of his cousin Gwen, he battles powerful villains, uncovers hidden alien worlds, and saves the galaxy time and time again! Whether Ben's facing classic foes, unlocking ultimate transformations or stepping into a new era, every adventure proves that it's always Hero Time!"
FORMATS: DVD
Jellyfish Can't Swim In The Night: Complete Collection (Sentai Filmworks, TV-14) "Finding a kindred soul is an amazing thing, especially when it’s a complete stranger. However, when Mahiru Kouzuki meets Kano, a former idol turned indie artist, they’re astonished to realize that they already share a connection, as a street mural of jellyfish, from which Kano draws constant inspiration, was painted by Mahiru years earlier, before she abandoned her dream of becoming an artist. Inspired, Kano convinces Mahiru to return to art and collaborate on a joint project, one that will combine not just their own shared skills, but also those of two more rather “different” and oddly connected young women in Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Masters Of The Universe: Revelation/ Revolution (Mill Creek Entertainment, TV-PG) "Masters of the Universe: Revelation:He-Man defeats Skeletor at a great cost in which all magic leaves the universe. A year later, Teela and Andra, now mercenaries, are on a quest to find magic relics as Eternia will die without magic restored. They must journey to Subternia and Preternia to find the missing halves of the Sword of Power. Along the way, they reunite with friends, foes, and some unexpected familiar faces. Masters of the Universe: Revolution: The battle for Castle Grayskull continues in MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: Revolution, the epic follow-up to the hit series MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: Revelation. In this new chapter, it’s technology versus magic when He-Man and the heroic warriors face the forces of Skeletor and something more... the return of the despot Hordak, the ruthless leader of the Horde Empire."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray Steelbook
Nobody's Boy Remi (AnimEigo, 13+) "Remi is a boy living happily with his mother in the French countryside. But everything changes when his estranged father comes home and, in desperate need of money, reveals that Remi is adopted, and sells him. Heartbroken, Remi ends up with Vitalis, a traveling musician, and his troupe of animal entertainers. Together, they travel the country in search for Remi's real parents, along the way learning the harsh lessons of life. A deeply moving story about friendship, loss and the pursuit of happiness."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-Kun Season 3 (Crunchyroll LLC., TV-14) "It’s harvest season, which means it’s time for the annual test where students wade into the expansive and extremely dangerous jungle to compete for food. Classmates become rivals, and a gargantuan battle of brawn and wits erupts!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Upcoming Releases
All dates subject to change.
Vlad Love May 19
Armor Shop For Ladies and Gentlemen May 19
Insomniacs After School May 20
Gods' Games We Play May 20
Evangelion: 3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon a Time 4K May 26 [UK]
Angel Heart May 27
The Colors Within May 27
The Day The Earth Blew Up May 27
Professor Layton and The Eternal Diva May 27
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend - Collection 1 May 27
Street Fighter The Animated Series May 27
Riding Bean June 02 [UK]
Chang An June 02 [UK]
Pigtails and Other Shorts June 03
Tokyo Marble Chocolate June 03
I Married A Strange Person June 10
Romeo's Blue Skies June 10
Dan Da Dan+ Collector's Edition June 10
Dungeon People June 10
Towanoquon: Complete Collection June 17
Looney Tunes Collector's Vault Volume 1 (1930-1969) June 17
My Hero Academia Season Seven Part One June 17
Flow June 30 [UK]
Call Of The Night- Season 1 July 01
Grave Of The Fireflies July 08
NieR Automata Version 1.a Vol. 2 July 08
Romeo's Blue Skies July 15
Wallace and Gromit: The Complete Collection July 15
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings In Russian July 22
Small Soldiers 4K July 22
Solo Leveling Season 1 July 22
Momokyun Sword: Complete Collection July 22
Chainsaw Man: Season 1 July 29
Plus-Sezed Elf July 29
Wolf Children 4K+ Blu-Ray August 05
Looking For The Full Moon August 12
Metal Skin Panic Madox 01 September 16
Release information from BluRay.com
