Well, fancy seeing you here! You are very welcome to another edition of Out This Week, our weekly new release round-up. New titles this week include the second season of the popular period anime The Apothecary Diaries, feudal puppet mystery series Sakon The Ventriloquist and cult Filipino adult animated feature Hayop Ka! Also out are Genshiken 2 and Season 2 of Call Of The Night.
New in the UK this week is Looney Tunes animated/live-action movie Coyote Vs. Acme, the Criterion 4K and Blu-Ray release of K-Pop Demon Hunters and extreme Japanese horror Gekimation (live paper puppetry) Violence Voyager. Also new is the complete season of Apothecary Diaries Steelbook, Dr. Stone Season 4 and Captain Scarlet (the CGI remake) Volume 3.
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UK Releases For November 9, 2026
The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 (Crunchyroll, 15) "Kidnapped and made a servant in the royal palace, Maomao's apothecary skills catch the eye of a handsome official... who tasks her with tasting food for poison. But as mysterious death and illness befall the kingdom, she'll use her talents to find the truth."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray Steelbook
Captain Scarlet: Super Space Theatre Volume Three (Anderson Merchandise, U) "Captain Scarlet VS The Mysterons movie version from the series.Captain Scarlet Revenge of the Mysterons From Mars movie version from the series.Target: Captain Black! – a brand new Super Space Theatre movie created exclusively for this release."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Coyote Vs. Acme (Altitude, PG) "After all of the products made by ACME Corporation backfire on Wile E. Coyote, in his pursuit of the Road Runner, he hires an equally-unlucky human attorney to sue the company. When Wile E.'s lawyer finds out that his former law firm's intimidating boss is ACME's CEO, he teams up with Wile E. to win the court case against him."
FORMATS: 4K UHD, Blu-Ray,
Dr. Stone: Science Future Season 4, Part 2 (Crunchyroll, 15) "The Kingdom of Science is on the run as they head to South America with their hostage, Dr. Xeno. But Stanley and his crew are on their trail. Now, Senku and company must dig deep to outmaneuver the determined marksman and find the origin of petrification."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
K-Pop Demon Hunters (Criterion, PG) "A world-renowned K-Pop girl group balance their lives in the spotlight with their secret identities as demon hunters."
FORMATS: 4K UHD, Blu-Ray
Violence Voyager (Third Window Films, 15) "Following an end-of-term school ceremony, the American boy Bobby decides to go with his friend Akkun into the mountains outside their village, to a place perfect for a secret base. On the way they stop into a mysterious amusement park. They have fun there, but are attacked and cannot leave."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
US Releases For November 10, 2026
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 (Crunchyroll, TV-14) "To solve a grand conspiracy that threatens to engulf the entire nation, Maomao must contend with a powerful new concubine, an unprecedented attack on Jinshi’s life, a missing suspect, and a foreign envoy making seemingly impossible demands."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Call Of The Night Season 2 (Sentai Filmworks, TV-14) "When Ko Yamori was bitten by the vampire Nazuna, he learned that if you’re not bitten by the lovebug as well, you won’t turn into a vamp. As a result, Ko’s been trying to make himself love Nazuna as becoming a vampire would be the perfect lifestyle for a perpetual insomniac like himself. And if that’s not complicated enough, things become even more complex when a new vampire hunter arrives with a grudge on her shoulders and a past that involves Nazuna. Now a vampire’s heart and their blossoming relationship may both be at stake in the second sizzling season of Call of the Night!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Genshiken 2: Season 2 (Media Blasters, 13+) "Welcome to the strange world of Japanese fandom geekery, where cosplay is a year-round thing, and memes are the basic form of communication. Genshiken boldly goes where few otaku have gone before… only this time, they boldly seek out new doujinshi! Take a deep dive into the strange world of the Japanese comic convention subculture. This is a world where costumes aren’t just for Halloween, everything has a little girl version, pets are expected to breathe fire, five hundred dollars is not too much to pay for a pillow; and no one ever has to admit that it’s basically just porn! Because they’re Genshiken, it’s in their wheelhouse. Sasahara and all the others return in this wild tribute to nerds, love, nerds in love and what nerds absolutely love!"
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Hayop Ka! (Deaf Crocodile Films, UR) "In this adult animation, perfume sales cat Nimfa is torn between her macho askal boyfriend and a charming, philandering business dog."
FORMATS: Blu-Ray
Sakon The Ventriloquist (AnimEigo, UR) "Sakon, the grandson of a legendary puppet master, is a shy and soft-spoken boy. But when he’s with his puppet Ukon, he’s a crime-solving expert, mastering murders mysteries with his deductive reasoning and ventriloquism!"
FORMATS: SD on Blu-Ray (may not be compatible with all players)
Upcoming Releases
Girls Und Panzer Das Finale: Part 4 November 16 [UK]
Paw Patrol The Dino Movie November 16 [UK]
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl 4K/Blu-Ray November 16 [UK]
Hazbin Hotel Season 2 November 17
Kids On The Slope November 17
My Dress Up Darling Season 1 November 17
Naruto Shippuden Set 12 November 17
Overlord IV Steelbook November 17
Scooby-Doo and The Witch's Ghost November 17
Shrek 4K November 17
Animal Farm 4K (1954) November 23 [UK]
Sakamoto Days Season 1 Part 2 November 23 [UK]
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 November 24
Argento Soma November 24
The Dangers In My Heart Season 2 November 24
Digimon: Digital Monsters Season 4 (Japanese Version) November 24
Digimon: Digital Monsters Season 3 (Japanese Version) November 24
Dusk Beyond The End Of The World November 24
Lupin the III: Zenigata and The Two Lupins November 24
Pani Poni Dash November 24
Patlabor The Mobile Police: Complete TV Series November 24
Pokemon: 24 Movie Collection November 24
Samurai Girls & Samurai Bride November 24
Ultraforce November 24
The Yogi Bear Show: Complete Collection November 24
Beavis and Butthead Do America 4K November 27
Ghost In The Shell 4K [Steelbook] November 30 [UK]
Sailor Moon R November 30 [UK]
100 Meters December 1
Coyote Vs Acme December 1
A Gatherer's Adventures In Isekai December 1
Forgotten Island December 1
GATE: Season 1 December 1
Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast For Spirits Season 2 December 1
One Piece Season 14 Voyage 11 December 1
Pass The Monster Meat Milady December 1
Paper Trail December 1
Tex Avery: Definitive Collection December 1
Tex Avery Screwball Classics December 1
Tojima Wants To Be A Kamen Rider December 1
Transformers The Movie: 40th Anniversary Edition December 1
Trigun Stampede (Steelbook) December 1
Gungrave Complete Series December 7 [UK]
My Neighbour Totoro Collector's Edition/Steelbook/Blu-Ray/DVD December 7 [UK]
Porco Rosso Collector's Edition/Steelbook/Blu-Ray/DVD December 7 [UK]
Spirited Away Collector's Edition/Steelbook/Blu-Ray/DVD December 7 [UK]
Campfire Cooking In Another World With My Absurd Skills Season 2 December 8
Hero Without A Class: Who Even Needs Skills? December 8
City: The Animation December 14 [UK]
Batman: Knight Fall Part 2 December 15
City : The Animation December 15 (GKIDS Store Exclusive)
Drucker In The Dugout December 15
No Game No Life Complete Collection December 15
Roy From Space December 15
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War- Stairway to Adulthood December 22
Vinland Saga Season One December 22
Sailor Moon S December 29 [UK]
AD Police 4K January 12
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's January 12
Cocoon: One Summer Of Girlhood January 19
May I Ask For One Final Thing? January 19
Sailor Moon SuperS January 25 [UK]
Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack January 26
Let This Grieving Soul Retire January 26
Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom January 26
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender 4 K February 09
Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars February 22 [UK]
Wildwood 4K Steelbook Date TBA