Out This Week: Wolf Children, Made In Abyss, Bleach and More
Welcome back once again to another fine edition of our weekly new release round-up Out This Week. It's a very quiet week Stateside with only three new releases. But one of them is eagerly anticipated- the 4K debut of Mamoru Hosoda's acclaimed Wolf Children. Also new is season 2 of Made In Abyss in a special edition.
The UK is a bit busier this week, headed up by a pair of Bleach and Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works releases. There are also a pair of special editions from Anime Limited for Ghost In The Shell SAC_2045 Season 2 and Helck
All information is correct at time of publication to the best of our knowledge and is subject to change.
UK Releases for August 4, 2025
Bleach Collector's Set 2 (Anime Ltd., 15) "The Soul Reapers’ battle continues to rage as Ichigo and his friends manage to drive off Grimmjow and the rest of the Arrancars. But with this fight over, a new threat emerges as Orihime is taken hostage by Sosuke Aizen. Will Ichigo, Uryu and Chad be able to defeat the Arrancars’ most powerful fighters—the Espada—and rescue her from Aizen’s stronghold of Las Noches in Hueco Mundo?"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Bleach Part 6 (Anime Ltd., 15) "The Soul Reapers’ battle continues to rage as Ichigo and his friends manage to drive off Grimmjow and the rest of the Arrancars. But with this fight over, a new threat emerges as Orihime is taken hostage by Sosuke Aizen. Will Ichigo, Uryu and Chad be able to defeat the Arrancars’ most powerful fighters—the Espada—and rescue her from Aizen’s stronghold of Las Noches in Hueco Mundo?"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works Volume 1 (MVM Entertainment, 15) "The Holy Grail War has begun. An ancient ritual, seven masters and their seven holy spirits fight to the death. It’s said the winner who possesses the Holy Grail is granted any wish they desire. Rin Tohsaka has been training to become a master her whole life, just like her father. Rin and her servant, Archer, form an unlikely bond with Emiya Shirou who finds himself becoming the master of Saber, one of the most powerful servants in the Holy Grail War. Working together they have to survive knowing only one master can remain. Saber, Lancer, Archer, Rider, Caster, Assassin and Berserker. Who of these seven heroic spirits will earn the mythical Holy Grail and what will they wish for?"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works Volume 2 (MVM Entertainment, 15) "The fifth Holy Grail War is finally reaching its climax. As some Master and Servant relationships begin to show their cracks, others are forcefully broken down. For Shirou it'll be the ultimate test in strength and his magic skills when Caster captures Saber and his continuation in the war is little more than a suicidal mission. Can Shirou perform the ultimate rescue mission and will Rin reconcile her differences with Archer to win the war?"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
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Ghost In The Shell SAC_2045 Season 2 (Anime Ltd., 15) "As the Simultaneous Global Default plunges the world into a never-ending war orchestrated by AI, humanity remains unaware of the extent of the threat. Reactivated under the Prime Minister's secret orders, Section 9 hunts for Takashi Shimamura, a suspected post-human. During this mission, Togusa mysteriously disappears, prompting Motoko Kusanagi and her team to travel to a ruined Tokyo. There, they confront the N refugee group and an American intervention unit. As a hijacked nuclear submarine threatens to spark a global conflict, the clash between Section 9, American forces, and the post-humans"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Helck Season 1 (Anime Ltd., 15) "The tournament to replace the recently vanquished Demon Lord has begun, but overseer Vermilio suspects that one of the contestants, Helck, is not what he seems. Why? Because he’s human, just like the Hero who killed the last Demon Lord. Yes, the big brute claims to hate his own kind, but is he telling the truth? Or is this a sinister plot against demon kind? And even when Vermilio manipulates the games against him, Helck keeps winning, forcing her to become more personally involved in both the games and the mysteries surrounding its frontrunner. She must know. She must find out. What secrets lurk in the past of HELCK?"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
The Strongest Magician In The Demon Lord's Army Was A Human The Complete Season (Crunchyroll LLC, 15) "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
That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime Season Three, Part One (Crunchyroll LLC, 15)"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
US Releases For August 05, 2025
Made In Abyss: The Golden City Of The Scorching Sun Complete Collection (Sentai Filmworks, TV-MA) "No one has ventured into the sixth layer of the Abyss and remain unchanged. No one returns from their Last Dive, and no one knows what happened to those who delved further. Even with the possession of a White Whistle, an ominous specter hovers above Riko, Reg and Nanachi as they advance down to the sixth layer, the Capital of the Unreturned. The pathways are more treacherous, the environment harsher, and the creatures even more dangerous, but the most unsettling thing of all is the ruins of the Golden City. Here each of the delvers will be forced to forge their own destinies and paths as they investigate the city's mysterious origins and the strange beings who still dwell there. The answer to their questions, as always, lies somewhere ahead, down and forward, in Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Re-Kan! Complete Collection (Sentai Filmworks, TV-14) "Discovering that the new girl in school could see ghosts was a big enough shock for Narumi Inoue, but when Narumi starts notice them as well, things get really weird. The oddest part, though, is that ghost hostess Hibiki Amami is such a sweet and kind girl that Narumi can’t help but fall under her spell and become friends. Even if that means assisting Hibiki as she runs paranormal errands after class fulfilling last wishes for her acquaintances in the afterlife. It’s certainly not a typical afterschool activity, but at least Narumi knows first-hand that her late departed grandmother approves in Re-Kan!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Wolf Children ( GKIDS Films/Shout Factory, PG) "Hana is a 19-year-old student who falls in a "fairy-tale like" love with a "wolf man". Over the course of the 13-year story Hana gives birth to two children, older sister Yuki, and younger brother Ame, or "Snow and Rain". At first the family quietly lives in city trying to hide their wolf heritage, but when the "wolf man" suddenly dies Hana makes the decision to move to a rural town, far from their previous city life."
FORMATS: 4K Steelbook, Blu-Ray
Upcoming Releases
All dates subject to change.
Wolf Children 4K+ Blu-Ray August 05
Looking For The Full Moon August 12
Paranoia Agent Steelbook August 12 [UK]
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 Colours Within August 25 [UK]
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
Lilo & Stitch (2025) 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
Aztec Batman: Clash Of Empires September 23
The Corpse 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
Peanuts: Ultimate TV Special Collection October 7
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
