Out This Week: Grave Of The Fireflies, Batman Ninja, Sylvanian Families and More
Welcome back to another edition of Out This Week. As the summer months heat up the number of new releases tends to be relatively thin on the ground. This week, new titles include a new Steelbook edition of the devestating Studio Ghibli classic Grave Of The Fireflies, and a new 4K edition of Batman Ninja. Other releases include Nier Automata Ver1.a and curio Midcentury Animation from Thunderbean Animation.
New to the UK this week is kid's film Sylvanian Families: The Movie, based on the popular animal toys, along with Welcome To Demon School Iruma Kun Season 2 and Urusei Yatsura Seasons 3 and 4.
All information correct at time of publication to the best of our knowledge and is subject to change.
UK Releases For July 07, 2025
Sylvanian Families: The Movie (Dazzler Media, U) "The annual Star Festival arrives in Sylvanian Village again this year. While everyone is eagerly looking forward to it, Chocolate Rabbit girl Freya is worried. It's her mother's birthday on the day of the festival, and she can't think of a gift at all. Furthermore, Freya is appointed to the important role of preparing the festival's main event, the 'Tree of the Year.' So, what will Freya come up with to make her mother and her friends happy?"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, DVD, Digital
Urusei Yatsura Seasons 3 and 4 (MVM Entertainment, 15) "If drooling womanizer Ataru Moroboshi thought his life became complicated when he defeated bikini-clad alien invader Lum and she decided to move in, our human fool hasn’t seen anything yet! Wish-granting bubble gum? Body swapping and time travel? Lum turning into a cow??? In fact, as the third and fourth seasons of Rumiko Takahashi’s remade hit series continues to pile absurd adventure upon absurd adventure, the one thing that becomes clear is that our universe is not just much stranger (and funnier) than we imagine it is, it is, in fact, much stranger (and funnier) than we CAN imagine in Urusei Yatsura Seasons 3 & 4!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Welcome To Demon School Iruma-Kun Season 2 (Crunchyroll LLC., 12) "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
US Releases For July 08, 2025
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Batman Ninja 4K (Warner Bros. NR) "Batman, along with a number of his allies and adversaries, finds himself transplanted from modern Gotham City to feudal Japan."
FORMATS: 4K UHD
Grave Of The Fireflies (GKIDS Films/Shout Factory, NR) "On the final days of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his four-year-old sister Setsuko are orphaned after their mother is killed during an air-raid by American forces in Kobe, Japan. After having a falling-out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency funds and rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko must struggle to survive their hardships as well as those of their country, which is on the losing end of the war."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray Steelbook, Blu-Ray
Mid-Century Modern Animation Volume 3 (Thunderbean Animation, NR) "This new set (replicated Blu-ray) features more great Mid Century Modern shorts produced from the early 50s into the mid-60s. Included on this set are rare shorts by UPA, John Sutherland Productions, Storyboard, Shamus Culhane Productions and many others, commercials by various studios, still gallery of rare original animation art and more. Many of the shorts have never been available in any format since their original release. The set is nearing completion and will ship in September."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
NieR:Automata Ver1.1a - Volume 2 (Aniplex, 13+) "In the distant future of 5012, the sudden aerial invasion of and their creations led mankind to the brink of extinction. Humanity deployed a new unit of android soldiers as an ultimate weapon: . Now, in the year 11945, follow 2B and 9S amid their mission, as they encounter a myriad of mysterious phenomena…"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray [Crunchyroll Store Exclusive]
The Perfect Insider (Sentai Filmworks, TV-MA) "If Schrödinger’s cat was murdered, how would anyone know, let alone discover who committed the crime? That’s the level of conundrum that professor Sohei Saikawa and math prodigy genius Moe Nishinosono discover when they arrive at an ultra-secure laboratory and are confronted with the ultimate locked-room murder mystery: 15 years earlier, brilliant programmer Shiki Magata sealed herself in her lab, communicating only by video, until her mutilated body was suddenly transported out of her lab despite no one else ever entering. Now the duo must unravel one of the most baffling mysteries ever conceived as the acclaimed novel becomes the spellbinding anime The Perfect Insider!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army Was a Human: The Complete Season (Crunchyroll LLC, TV-14) "With his mastery of magic, Ike has risen in the Demon Lord’s army by conquering fortresses and leading the Undying Brigade. But this magician holds a dark secret - he’s a human! Will his acts of mercy reveal the truth? Or can he keep it all behind the mask?"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Upcoming Releases
All dates subject to change.
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 Levelling Season 1 July 22
Momokyun Sword: Complete Collection July 22
Chainsaw Man: Season 1 July 29
Highlander The Animated series July 29
Plus-Sized Elf July 29
RWBY Volume 2 July 29
Wolf Children 4K+ Blu-Ray August 05
Looking For The Full Moon August 12
The Concierge August 12
Vampire Hunter D August 12
The King Of Kings August 26
Queen Millennia: The Complete Series September 02
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time September 9
Serial Experiments Lain [UK] September 15
Metal Skin Panic Madox 01 September 16
Tower Of God Season 2 Part 2 September 16
Flow September 23
Ergo Proxy [UK] September 29
Isle Of Dogs (Criterion Collection) September 30
All release information from BluRay.com
