Out This Week: Primal, Lady Oscar, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and More
Welcome back, gentle web wanderer to another fine edition of Out This Week. After several quiet weeks in a row, things have picked up considerably. New releases this week include Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal Season 3, indie adult comedy Isla Monstro, and old school mischief with Dastardly & Muttley In Their Flying Machines (Stop that pigeon, now!). And that's without even mentioning the extensive selection of anime, that has something for everyone. Gothic horror with When They Cry, Old School Cool with Lupin The 3rd Specials Collection 2, shonen action with Dr Stone: Science Future and lesbian romance with Strawberry Panic.
New to the UK this week is a 4K edition of Disney's beloved animated Alice In Wonderland. New anime includes Colourful Stage The Movie: A Miku Who Couldn't Sing and a new 4K edition of Mamoru Hosoda's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.
UK Releases For June 29, 2026
Alice In Wonderland 4K (Disney, U) "The classic Disney animated version of Alice's adventures as she follows a white rabbit into a "Wonderland" of her own imagination. On her journey, she encounters the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, and a host of other beloved characters brought to life with the usual Disney zest."
FORMATS: 4K UHD
Bastard!! Heavy Metal Dark Fantasy Season 1 (Anime Ltd., 18) "Fifteen years ago, the wizard Dark Schneider led the armies of the Divine Kings in a ruthless bid to conquer the world. Ultimately, Schneider failed and was sealed away into the body of a newborn, but his generals escaped and now the Kings are back with a new plan: unleashing a God of Destruction! Barring their way, however, is the kingdom of Metallicana, where the Great Priest’s daughter will unleash a surprise weapon of her own: Dark Schneider reborn! Can Yoko control her resurrected ally, or will the result be total Armageddon? The ultimate grudge match explodes in Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray CE
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Colourful Stage: The Movie- A Miku Who Can't Sing (Anime Ltd, PG) "Ichika is a high school musician who can enter a mysterious place called “SEKAI,” where she and her friends express their innermost emotions through music alongside Hatsune Miku. One day after giving a live performance, Ichika meets a new Miku that she has never seen before. No matter how hard this new Miku tries to sing, she struggles connecting with the hearts of her listeners. Miku must rely on the help of others to find a way to sing again."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray CE, DVD
The Dangers In My Heart Season 2 (Anime Ltd., 15) "Kyotaro Ichikawa’s in a quandary. His relationship with Anna Yamada keeps going in unexpected directions. However, his school doesn’t have classes on understanding the opposite sex. Recently, fortune has given him an unexpected break… a broken arm. But it's the perfect excuse for Anna to help him with some things that are hard to do one-handed. If he can bring himself to ask her. Of course, Anna’s just as confused on her end, and they’ve got terrifying events like Valentine’s Day that they’ll have to navigate together in the second season of THE DANGERS IN MY HEART!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray CE
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Anime Ltd. 12) "What if it was possible to avoid embarrassing situations? Suddenly, Makoto Konno can do this--and more--when she discovers that she can jump back in time at will. Tests are a piece of cake, and she can have her favourite food anytime; what a great life! But she soon realises that her little time jaunts are having adverse effects on the people she loves. Each time she races back in time to fix the problems she has created, it brings her one step closer to discovering the most wonderful secret in her young life."
FORMATS: 4K UHD [Steelbook], Blu-Ray, DVD
Naruto Shippuden Volume 5 (Anime Ltd., 12) "Orochimaru is in agony as his body fails him. But when he sets his sights on taking over Sasuke’s body, he finds his new student no easy target! Then Sasuke begins recruiting some of the strongest shinobi in the land to form an unstoppable team. Their first real test comes in the form of the explosive Akatsuki, Deidara!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
US Releases For June 30, 2026
Dastardly & Muttley In Their Flying Machines The Complete Series (Warner Bros, NR) "Dick Dastardly leads a fighter plane group to try ineffectualy to stop a carrier pigeon."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Dr. Stone Science Future: Season Four, Part One (Crunchyroll, TV-14) "After stopping the Petrification Kingdom, Senku and his friends set their sights on the moon. The plan is for a voyage team with a revived Tsukasa to gather resources in America. But the path to progress has a roadblock - another genius scientist!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Fire and Ice (Blue Underground, PG) "It began as a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between two of the greatest icons of the fantasy genre: Controversial animator Ralph Bakshi and legendary illustrator Frank Frazetta. It became – and remains – one of the most startling animation epics of all time. Now experience a world unlike any ever seen, where savage warriors, horrific monsters and luscious maidens battle for the soul of a civilization in a time of good and evil, pleasure and pain, and Fire and Ice."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray (MVD Entertainment Group Exclusive)
Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal: The Complete Third Season (Warner Bros., NR) "The third season of “Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal” opens with a shocking twist that resurrects Spear in a new form—stripped of memory and humanity—and forces him to roam a brutal, untamed world as a shadow of his former self. As Spear battles savage landscapes and deadly foes, faint echoes of his past begin to stir, leading him toward an emotional and explosive reunion that will test the limits of survival."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Higurashi: When They Cry: Kai Season 2 (Discotek Media, UR ) "The endless June of 1983 continues its merciless cycle. After the blood-soaked tragedies of the Watanagashi Festival claimed countless lives across shattered fragments of time, the survivors are left broken, haunted, and desperate for answers. Keiichi Maebara, torn by guilt and memory, vows to change fate itself. Rika Furude, the shrine maiden who has lived and died a hundred times, finally reveals the cruel truth of the looping nightmare. Satoko Houjou sharpens her traps and her resolve. Mion and Shion Sonozaki confront the darkness buried in their family’s past. And Rena Ryuugu—freed from the curse’s grip after her arrest—returns to a village that no longer trusts her. As the shadowy conspiracy behind the “Oyashiro-sama’s Curse” unravels, old allies become enemies, secrets become weapons, and the line between human and monster disappears completely. With time running out and the Great Hinamizawa Disaster looming once more, only one question remains: Can they break the cycle before the final night falls?"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Higurashi: When They Cry Rei Season 3 (Discotek Media, UR) "In the cursed village of Hinamizawa, the endless cycle of June 1983 was supposed to be unbreakable. But something has changed. Rika Furude opens her eyes to a world without tragedy. No murders. No paranoia. No blood-soaked nights. A perfect summer where everyone lives. A paradise she has wished for across a hundred deaths. Yet paradise demands a price. To keep this miracle, she must never return. She must let her friends die in the world that needs her most. One sin to end all sins. One roll of the dice to murder hope itself. Five final stories hidden from the original curse. Forgiveness is a lie. This time, even gods cry."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
I Don't Like You At All, Big Brother!! (Media Blasters, 16+) "Nao Takanashi loves her older brother Shuusuke to the point where it’s become a real problem. Wishing her brother would see her as a woman, Nao makes not so subtle advances toward him on a daily basis. One day, while throwing out her brother’s extensive porn collection, Nao finds a family album containing photos from his childhood- none of which include any pictures of her! Discovering the truth about her blood ties, Nao ramps up her romantic moves on Shuusuke. Soon, her dreams of monopolizing her brother’s romantic attention are put into serious jeopardy!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray [Amazon Exclusive]
Isla Monstro (Abysmal Entertainment, UR) "When a secret government island of mutants is transformed into a luxury resort by an idiot, all hell breaks loose."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray, DVD
Juden Chan (Media Blasters, 16+) "Sadness be gone! Though depressed people are scattered across the world, there are those from a parallel world who are here to help. Known as Juden-chan, these busty ladies use their special powers to charge up the mentally dejected and earn a living in the process. While Aresta and Plug are performing their Juden-chan duties, they discover a boy named Sento. Unlike most humans, Sento can actually see them!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray [Amazon Exclusive]
Lady Oscar: The Rose Of Versailles Complete Collection (Discotek Media, UR) "The year is 1755, and General Jarjayes of France's Royal Guard curses the birth of his fifth daughter. With no one to carry on the family's military legacy, he is driven to raise his newest daughter as his son. Fourteen years later, Oscar Jarjayes dresses in men's clothes, is peerless with the rapier, and is never afraid to take (or give) a punch. When it comes time to appoint a bodyguard to protect the Dauphine Marie Antoinette, the king of France declares that Oscar must duel Count Girodelle's son for the honor. To her, however, it isn't a question of whether she can win the duel, but whether she wants to at all. Will she choose the role of a military officer, or will she seek a life with the one she loves?"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Lupin The 3rd: Specials Collection 2 (Discotek Media, UR) " Dragon of Doom: Lupin’s gang hunts a mysterious dragon statue hidden in the sunken Titanic — one that even Goemon’s Zantetsuken can’t cut. It may hold the secret to the sword’s power, but a wealthy gangster wants it too. The Pursuit of Harimao’s Treasure: Lupin races to collect three lost statues to find the legendary treasure of bandit Harimao. He teams up with aging MI6 agent Sir Archer and his granddaughter against the ruthless Neo-Himmel group. The Secret of Twilight Gemini: Dying Don Dolune gives Lupin half of the legendary Twilight diamond. The other half is in war-torn Morocco, where Fujiko’s schemes, a romance with Lara, and a psychotic killer complicate everything. Island of Assassins: Framed for Zenigata’s murder with his own Walther P38, Lupin tracks the killer to a deadly assassin island in the Devil’s Triangle. Forced to join them, he plots to steal their gold and face a ghost from his past. Tokyo Crisis: Lupin fights to steal two rare photo plates before shady dealer Michael Suzuki gets them. With Jigen and Goemon off their game and Zenigata aided by mysterious reporter Mariya, chaos ensues."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Patlabor: The Mobile Police The Early Days (Discotek Media, UR) "Set in a near-future Tokyo where giant construction robots called “Labors” have become commonplace, a special police unit—Special Vehicles Section 2, Division 2—is formed to handle Labor-related crimes using their own patrol mechs: the Ingram “Patlabors.” Centered on enthusiastic rookie pilot Izumi Noa and her beloved AV-98 Ingram Unit 1 “Alphonse,” the series follows the laid-back yet highly skilled members of Division 2 as they deal with everything from malfunctioning construction Labors rampaging through the city, corporate espionage, military conspiracies, and the eerie “Phantom” computer virus that causes Labors to go berserk."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Strawberry Panic (Media Blasters, 13+) "Nagisa is a young woman who transfers to a prestigious all-girls school that happens to share a campus with two other elite female academies. The new surroundings are overwhelming at first but Nagisa quickly adapts to life in Strawberry Hall with the help of her new friends. Things intensify when Nagisa catches the eye of the mysterious Shizuma, the respected representative of all three schools. Both their lives are forever changed as their bond develops beyond mere friendship amidst a school semester of heated conflicts, petty jealousies and crossed boundaries."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray [Amazon Exclusive]
Upcoming Releases
All You Need Is Kill July 07
Dan Da Dan Season 2 July 14
Lupin The 3rd The Movie: Immortal Bloodline July 21
The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 [Steelbook] July 28
Re: Zero: Starting Life Again In Another World: Season 3 July 28
Rooster Fighter Season 1 August 04
Sketch Book- Full Colors August 11
Dragon Ball Daima: Complete Series August 11
Made In Abyss August 11
Jinsei August 18
Girls Und Panzer: This Is The Real Anzio Battle August 18
Your Name 4K Steelbook August 25
Speed Racer: The Complete Series August 25
Digimon: Digital Monsters August 25
Monster Part 1 August 25
Sgt Frog: Movie Collection August 25
Tekkonkinkreet 4K September 1
Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc September 1
Kaiju No 8. Mission Recon September 08
My Hero Academia Vigilantes September 08
Our Last Crusade or The Rise Of The New World Season 2 September 08
Suzume 4K September 08
Vampire Princess Myu September 08
Shirobako September 15
Cha0 September 22
The Dangers In My Heart Season2 September 22
Icarus October 13
Master Of Martial Hearts October 13
