Out This Week: The Boy and The Beast, David, Ghost In The Shell SAC_2025 and More
Welcome back, a little later than usual to another edition of Out This Week, our weekly new release round-up. As his latest film Scarlet hits cinema screens, Mamoru Hosoda's The Boy And The Beast makes its debut on shiny 4K UHD disc. Also new this week is break-out faith-based animated feature David, and the second season of smash-hit anime series Solo Leveling.
New in the UK this week is both seasons of the previously Netflix-exclusive Ghost In The Shell: SAC_2045, and action-packed anime series Lycoris Recoil.
All information correct to the best of our knowledge and is subject to change.
UK Releases For March 16, 2026
Ghost In The Shell SAC_2045 Season One (Anime Ltd., 15) "In the year 2045, after an economic disaster known as the Simultaneous Global Default which destroyed the value of all forms of paper and electronic currency, the "Big 4" nations of the world are engaged in a state of never-ending "Sustainable War" to keep the economy going. In this world, Mokoto, Batou and other members of Public Security Section 9 have contracted themselves out as mercenaries under the group "GHOST", using their cybernetic enhancements and battle experience to earn a living while defusing hot spots across the globe. However, the emergence of "Post Humans" and a conspiracy uncovered by former Chief Aramaki force Section 9 to reunite."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Ghost In The Shell: SAC_2045 Season Two (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
Lycoris Recoil Collector's Edition (MVM Entertainment, 15) "A secret organization that prevents crimes called “DA - Direct Attack”, and their group of all-girl agents known as “Lycoris” keep Japan peaceful and its citizens safe. The elite Chisato Nishikigi is the strongest Lycoris agent of all time. She works alongside the mysterious and talented new agent Takina Inoue at a DA branch called Café LycoReco. Here, the orders this café takes range from coffee and sweets to childcare, shopping, teaching Japanese to foreign students, etc. It's mostly tasks unbefitting of Lycoris. The free-spirited and optimistic pacifist, Chisato. And the cool-headed and efficient Takina. The chaotic everyday lives of this mismatched duo begin!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
US Releases For March 17, 2026
The Boy And The Beast (GKIDS/Shout Factory, PG-13) "The latest feature film from award-winning Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, Wolf Children): When Kyūta, a young orphan living on the streets of Shibuya, stumbles into a fantastic world of beasts, he's taken in by Kumatetsu, a gruff, rough-around-the-edges warrior beast who's been searching for the perfect apprentice. Despite their constant bickering, Kyūta and Kumatetsu begin training together and slowly form a bond as surrogate father and son. But when a deep darkness threatens to throw the human and beast worlds into chaos, the strong bond between this unlikely family will be put to ultimate test: a final showdown that will only be won if the two can finally work together using all of their combined strength and courage."
FORMATS: 4K UHD, 4K Steelbook [Amazon Exclusive], Blu-Ray
David (Angel, PG) "Beyond the giant's shadow, the shepherd boy embarks on a journey to show his people that true power lies not in kingship, but in faith and freedom."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray+DVD, DVD
Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma: The Third Plate (Sentai Filmworks, TV-14) " Soma Yukihira may have trained in a diner and driven into the Totsuki Fine Dining Academy as the darkest of dark horse candidates, but when it comes to competitive cooking, this is one young master who’ll never take a dive. His latest challenge: the Lunar Feast, where he’ll need every weapon in his culinary arsenal to take on one of the academy's top ranked chefs. Oh, and if that wasn’t enough heat in the kitchen, Soma and his allies must also contend with an organization devoted to haute cuisine that wants to cook the rulebooks and overwrite the menus in the diabolical third season of Food Wars!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Green Green Complete Season 1 (Media Blasters, 16+) "Meet Yusuke, a student at an all-boy’s academy, Kanenone Gakuen, located high in the mountains. Aside from being an average student, Yusuke happens to be one of those reincarnated lovers that you read about in trashy romance novels. When the academy experiments with going co-ed, an all-girl’s boarding school is merged with the boys’ school for a special summer session. Soon, a series of hysterical incidents and hormonal-fueled antics ensue that lead Yusuke to sense that one of the new female students, MIdori, might be his long-lost love from a previous life. Feeling that he and Midori are meant to be together, Yusuke proceeds to bring the prophecy to fruition. What could possibly go wrong?"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray [Media Blasters Exclusive]
Solo Leveling Season 2 (Crunchyroll, TV-MA)"On a warpath to save his mother, Sung Jinwoo clears deadlier dungeons, grows his shadow army, and officially becomes S-Rank. But when the ant colony on Jeju Island evolves, Jinwoo must work with some of the world’s best hunters to take down their queen."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray+DVD, Blu-Ray+DVD Limited Edition
Upcoming Releases
The Place Promised In Our Early Days March 23 [UK]
The Glassworker March 24
Loner Life In Another World March 24
Looney Tunes Collector's Vault Volume 2, March 24
RWBY Volume 9 March 24
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off March 24
The Whitest Kids U Know's Mars March 24
Macross Plus: The Movie March 30 [UK]
Solo Leveling Season 2 March 30 [UK]
Spy X Family The Movie: Code White March 30 [UK]
Lupin III: Specials Collection March 31
Lpin III vs Cat's Eye March 31
Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-lympics March 31
The Spongebob Movie: Search For SquarePants March 31
Voltes V: The Complete Series March 31
Fate/Grand Carnival April 6 [UK]
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off April 6 [UK]
The Dagger Of Kamui April 7
Farming Life In Another World April 7
One Piece : Season 14 voyage 9 April 7
Over The Garden Wall April 7
Colorful Stage: The Movie April 14
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom 4k April 14
Ushio and Tora: Complete Series April 14
Looney Tunes: The Day The Earth Blew Up April 20 [UK]
Famous Studios Champion Collection April 21
Hair High (Bill Plympton) April 21
Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 April 21
Tada Never Falls In Love April 21
Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way From Another World! April 28
Bloom Into You May 5
Alien Nine May 12
Heavy Metal L-Gaim May 12
The Legend Of Hei 2 May 12
The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 May 19
Arco May 19
Scarlet May 19
Fleischer Cartoons: Greatest Hits, Volume 1 May 26
