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Manga UK Confirms Madoka Magica for Blu-ray Release

Manga Entertainment UK has today confirmed, via Twitter, that popular Magical Girl TV Series Madoka Magica, will be getting the Blu-ray treatment in the UK.

I'm happy to confirm we will release Madoka Magica on 3 disc DVD and Blu-ray on 22-Oct. DVD is £29.99 RRP and BD is £39.99

Maga Entertainment UK's Blu-ray release of Madoka Magica will feature the complete 12 episode tv series over three Blu-ray Discs in one Blu-ray case, which is great for UK fans considering that the American and Australian releases of Madoka Magica have been sold in individual volumes at a very expensive price.

MangaUK also pointed out that the 'Store Retail Price' of Madoka Magica is £39.99, so online prices will most likely be cheaper than the in-store price, such as is the case with previous Blu-ray releases such as the recent Bleach and Naruto Movies.

Pre-orders for Madoka Magica will start to appear online within the next few weeks, however the Blu-ray (and DVD) Boxset is not released until 22nd October 2012.

Ouran High School Host Club: Complete Collection (Anime Classic) - REGION FREE

Ouran High School Host Club: Complete Collection (Anime Classic)
Region: A and B (Confirmed Playable in the UK)

-- Boxart states Region B Compatible

Price: $28.85 / £18.59 (Excludes Postage)

Episodes: 1 - 26 ( 3 Disc Set)

Plot: Ouran Academy: An institution of extravagance and prestige where learning is secondary to luxury.

Haruhi began the year as an out of place scholarship student, but she's found new popularity as a member of the Host Club.

Playing the part of a sensitive suitor and wooing the ladies of the school has become a full-time job. Of course, now that Tamaki and the other boys can no longer deny the charms of her girly side, life feels more like a storybook daydream.

New Anime Blu-ray UK Releases (28/05/12)

After a short period without any new Anime Blu-ray Releases in the UK, the past month (and upcoming months) are going to be rather busy - since last week Ghost In The Shell: Solid State Society Blu-ray was released and upcoming next month is Angel Beats and Broken Blade on Blu-ray.

Return to the present and we find that Manga Entertainment UK, in partnership with Kaze UK, has today released the first three Bleach Movies on Single Blu-ray discs across Britain.

I've seen the first two films on Blu-ray, from Kaze-Fr, so i expect the quality and menus to be exactly the same (since the versions by Kaze-Fr had English Dub Track and English Subtitles). Both films had superb picture quality and 5.1 Surround Tracks. Either way today all three films are available to purchase from UK Stores and online retailers.

Bleach: The Movie - Memories Of Nobody -> £15 (Amazon UK / HMV UK) £17.99 (Play UK)
Bleach: The Movie - Diamond Dust Rebellion -> £15 (Amazon UK / HMV UK) £17.99 (Play UK)
Bleach: The Movie - Fade To Black -> £15 (Amazon UK) £17.99 (Play UK) £20 (HMV UK)

Black Lagoon UK Blu-ray Release Date Confirmed

According to this weekends MCM Expo the Black Lagoon Blu-ray Boxset is expected to be released on the 9th July in the UK, however pre-orders have yet to appear online.

Well today one curious Anime fan, Simonm094 tweeted to Manga Entertainment asking if the release date was correctly printed in the Magazine and Manga UK replied stating that the date printed in the MCM Expo Magazine was indeed correct. Thus confirming that Black Lagoon Collection will be released on Blu-ray in the UK on 9th July 2012.

So UK Fans, not only are we getting the Bleach Movie Trilogy on Blu-ray this coming monday which fills out the rest of May, but we will also be getting Roujin Z and Angel Beats in June and now confirmed is Black Lagoon Blu-ray Boxset. Looks like the UK Anime Blu-ray Market is starting to pick up.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - OVA Collection (Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack) Unboxed

FUNimation will shortly be releasing the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood OVA Collection into America and since i have recieved mine earlier i have decided to take some pictures of the set unboxed.

The Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood OVA Collection will be available, in stores, in America from 22nd May 2012, however if you order it online you may have recieved it early, like i did.

This particular Blu-ray  / DVD Combo pack consists of 1 Blu-ray Disc and 1 DVD Disc, each containing the same material with 4 15 Minute long OVA's and 16 2-3 Minute long digital comic therater episodes making up the entire OVA Collection.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - OVA Collection (Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack) - REGION LOCKED

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - OVA Collection (Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack)

BD Region: A (Confirmed NOT Playable in the UK)

DVD Region: 1 (Confirmed NOT Playable in the UK)

--Confirmed via Disc tests on UK PS3 and UK Blu-ray Player (Boxart states Region A/1 Only)

Price: $12.96 / £8.05 (Excludes Postage)

Episodes: 1 - 4 + 16 Digital Comics (2 Disc Set)

Plot: Amazing secrets and startling facts are exposed for the first time in the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood OVA Collection, a new assortment of stories set in never-before-seen corners of the FMA universe.

Join Ed and Al as they chase rumors of successful human transmutation into a web of shocking family drama and lies. Sneak a glance at hidden sides of Winry and Hawkeye's personalities. Survive the frigid north with a young Izumi Curtis as she fights to gain a deeper understanding of alchemy. Explore the legendary friendship shared by Mustang and Hughes and watch them grow from military school rivals into hardened brothers transformed by the horrors of the Ishvalan War.

You thought you knew the whole story. You thought all the tales were told. The Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood OVA Collection offers proof: You were wrong.



***NOTES***

Manga Entertainment UK has recently confirmed that they will be releasing this Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood OVA Collection into the UK on Blu-ray on 22nd October 2012. A Price for the UK Set has yet to be revealed.