Out This Week: Solo Leveling, Bubblegum Crisis, Small Soldiers and More
Welcome back to another short but sweet edition of Out This Week. In a typically light summer week, the major release is megahit anime Solo Leveling, arriving on disc on both sides of the pond, in both standard and deluxe flavours. Other releases include Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings In Russian, Re: Monster and 4K editions of Madagascar and 90's hybrid VFX movie Small Soldiers.
Also new to the UK is 90's Cyberpunk classic Bubblegum Crisis.
All information is correct at time of publication to the best of our knowledge and is subject to change.
UK Releases For July 21, 2025
Bubblegum Crisis (MVM Entertainment, 12) "It is the year 2032 A.D. Like a Phoenix, the city of MegaTokyo is rising from the ashes of a devastating earthquake. In the twisted canyons of the megalopolis, the Knight Sabers, a small band of high tech mercenaries, fight a lonely battle against the evil GENOM Corporation and its sinister androids, the Boomers. Venture into an all too probable future, where technology has run amuck, and emotion is all that separates Man from Machine."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Solo Leveling Season One (Crunchyroll LLC, 15) "Monsters invade our planet through portals, and only hunters can stop them. The world’s weakest hunter, Sung Jinwoo, struggles to survive until a near-death dungeon battle grants him a program called “the system.” With hard work, he’ll level up like no one before."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Collector's Edition
US Releases For September 22, 2025
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings In Russian (Crunchyroll LLC, TV-14) "Transfer student Alya is beautiful, brilliant, and totally unavailable - or so people think. Between cruel insults toward her otaku classmate Kuze, she can’t help but blurt out her true feelings for him in Russian, unaware he understands every word!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Collector's Edition
Madagascar 4K (Universal, PG) "Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, and Gloria the Hippo are friends who have lived their entire lives in New York’s Central Park Zoo. When Marty escapes from the zoo to explore the outside world, Alex, Melman, and Gloria attempt to rescue him, only for all four animals and a group of penguins to be captured and sent on a boat to Africa. However, said boat is hijacked by the penguins to go to Antarctica, leading the zoo animals to end up shipwrecked on the island of Madagascar, where they must adapt to their newfound surroundings."
FORMATS 4K UHD+Blu-Ray+Digital
Momokyun Sword (Sentai Filmworks, TV-14)"Momoko is definitely not your average girl: She was born from a giant peach, can merge and share powers with her dog god, monkey god, and pheasant god friends, and has been learning how to fight since she could walk. So, when an army of evil Oni starts rampaging through the feudal countryside, is it any surprise that Momoko finds herself recruited by the Celestial Goddesses sent to stop them? Well, it is for Momoko, but while her thinking’s not quite as peachy-keen as her martial skills, the latter should hopefully be enough to save Japan in Momokyun Sword!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Pokémon Journeys: The Series The Complete Season (Viz Media, TV-Y7) "Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum has a new plan: see the world! But first, he and his partner Pikachu are headed to the opening of the Cerise Laboratory, a research facility dedicated to uncovering the mysteries of Pokémon in every region. Ash meets Goh, another boy with boundless curiosity about Pokémon, and both are overjoyed when Professor Cerise asks them to become official research fellows. With Ash as determined as ever to become a Pokémon Master, and Goh aiming to catch one of every Pokémon (including the Mythical Mew), our heroes are in for adventure and excitement as they explore the wide world of Pokémon!"
FORMATS: DVD
Re: Monster Season One (Crunchyroll LLC., TV-MA) "An untimely death brings new life when Tomokui Kanata is reborn as the goblin Gobrou. Thanks to his previous memories and an ability to devour another’s power, Gobrou is evolving beyond goblin. His appetite and ambition will be the key to this new world!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Limited Edition
Small Soldiers 4K (Paramount Pictures, PG) "When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, it quickly goes wrong as the toys spring to life and start taking their battle directives seriously."
FORMATS: 4K UHD+Blu-Ray+Digital
Solo Leveling Season One (Crunchyroll LLC, TV-MA) "Monsters invade our planet through portals, and only hunters can stop them. The world’s weakest hunter, Sung Jinwoo, struggles to survive until a near-death dungeon battle grants him a program called “the system.” With hard work, he’ll level up like no one before."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Limited Edition
That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime Season Three, Part One (Crunchyroll LLC., TV-14) "After Clayman’s defeat, Rimuru returns home to learn Diablo has healed Falmuth’s nobles, securing their alliance with Tempest. Meanwhile, Hinata grows wary of Rimuru’s rising power and battles him - unaware a powerful organization is manipulating her."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Upcoming Releases
All dates subject to change.
Romeo's Blue Skies July 29
Chainsaw Man: Season 1 July 29
Highlander The Animated series July 29
Plus-Sized Elf July 29
RWBY Volume 2 July 29
DearS Complete Collection 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
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation: Season 1 August 19
No Longer Allowed In Another World August 19
Queen's Blade August 19
The King Of Kings August 26
The Huckleberry Hound Show August 26
Kokoro Connect August 26
City Hunter: Angel Dust: August 26
RWBY Volume 3 August 26
Queen Millennia: The Complete Series September 02
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time September 9
Uzamaki September 9
Serial Experiments Lain [UK] September 15
Metal Skin Panic Madox 01 September 16
Tower Of God Season 2 Part 2 September 16
Ghost In The Shell SAC_2045 Season 2 September 16
Flow September 23
The Corprse Bride 4K September 23
Frieren: beyond Journey's End Part 2 September 23
Ergo Proxy [UK] September 29
Isle Of Dogs (Criterion Collection) September 30
Odd Taxi October 07
Spice and Wolf; Merchant Meets The Wise Wolf October 7
Light Of The World October 14
Bill Plympton's Mutant Aliens October 14
The Story Of Hong-Gil Dong October 14
Treasures Of Soviet Animation October 14
Arcane Season 2 4K/ Arcane Season 2 Blu-Ray/ Collector's Edition October 21
All release information from BluRay.com
