Burst Angel: The Complete Collection - REGION LOCKED

Burst Angel - The Complete Collection

Region: A (Confirmed NOT playable in the UK)

Price: $24.99 / £15.28 (Excluding Postage)

Episodes: 1 - 24 & OVA (3 Disc Set)

Plot: A new law and a dark underground syndicate have delivered devastating chaos to Tokyo. The city's only chance for survival is a fearless mercenary, her dangerously beautiful comrades and a massively armed and armored mech. In this land where war has spread like a disease, they will have to put their very existence on the line and fight to be the cure.

Burst Angel is a cyber-punk action entertainment thriller based on a near-future Tokyo and is inspired by hilarious spaghetti westerns and the fierce gun battles reminiscent of a Hong Kong gangster movie.

Evangelion 2.22 - You Can (Not) Advance - REGION FREE

Evangelion 2.22 - You Can (Not) Advance

Region: A and B (Confirmed Playable in the UK)

Price: £14.83 (Excluding Postage)

Episodes: 1 Feature-Length-Film

Plot: The landmark anime Evangelion evolves, reaching new heights of intensity in the feature film: Evangelion 2.22. In this explosive story, brutal action and primal emotion clash as a group of young pilots maneuver their towering cyborg Eva Units into combat against a deadly and disturbing enemy.

In the battle to prevent the apolcalyptic Third Impact, Shinji and Rei were forced to carry humanity's hopes on their shoulders. Now, as the onslaught of the bizarre, monstrous Angels escalates, they find their burden shared by two new Eva pilots, the fiery Asuka and the msyterious Mari. In this thrilling experience for fans of giant robot destruction, the young pilots fight desperately to save mankind - and struggle to save themselves.

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Manga Entertainment UK Have previously confirmed that they will be releasing Evangelion 2.22 in the UK on 3oth May 2011 in a special "Combi-Pack" which contains an exclusive 20-Page Booklet explaining the Characters & Mechas used in Evangelion 2.22 aswell as containing both Blu-Ray & DVD versions of the film in one box.

This package can be pre-ordered from Amazon UK for £14.99 and even cheaper at Zavvi UK for £14.85 - both including free postage to the UK - which is a cheaper option than paying over £16 for the american version and getting abit less.

Cowboy Bebop Movie set for June Release in America

This time last month rumours were suggesting that a Blu-Ray release for "Cowboy Bebop: The Movie" or "Cowboy Bebop: Knockin On Heavens Door" (if you want the Japanese Title) would be getting a US Release in june, and these rumors started with IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT listing the product on its website.

However recently Amazon USA & Planet Axel (formly Axel Music) have listed the film as available to pre-order and given it a confirmed release date of 28th June 2011.

Further information suggests that Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Blu-ray has been given a RRP of $17.99, however Amazon US are currently listing the Blu-Ray at $12.99 - which in my opinion is an amazingly cheap price.

No information regarding the Blu-Rays region coding at this point, or even if a UK Blu-Ray release is possible - but as soon as i find out what Region information it is ill post it up.

As mentioned previously you can pre-order Cowboy Bebop The Movie from either Amazon US or Planet Axel now, but while your waiting why not check out the original english trailer for the movie below:

MangaUK Confirms UK Release of Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time Movie

Manga Entertainment UK has confirmed via their Twitter account that the "Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time" Movie will be released in the UK on 25th July 2011 on both DVD & Blu-Ray.

The film will also premire in cinema's across the UK in early july for a limited time.

However the fun does not stop there, as not only will both the Blu-Ray & DVD include a FREE Malefic Red Eyes Black Dragon Trading Card, but the Blu-Ray edition will include both 3D & 2D Versions of the film.

Manga UK Have also confirmed that the Blu-ray version of the film will feature full"Stereoscopic 3D", which is the same type of 3D that has recently been used in blockbuster Blu-ray releases such as Tron 3D & Despicable Me, where a 3D Ready TV, 3D Glasses & 3D Ready Blu-Ray player is required to play it in True 3D. This would mean that Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time would be the first 3D Anime film to be released in the UK (if not worldwide).

Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time is available to pre-order from Amazon UK & HMV - and over the next few days pre-orders will open up for other online stores such as Play & Zavvi UK. Either way this is one release from MangaUK im definately looking forward to - but for now its time to check out the official US Trailer:

New Anime Blu-Ray UK Releases (28/3/11)

This week see's the release of the 2009 Japanese Box-Office Sensation "Summer Wars" - which is being brought to us on DVD and Blu-ray via Manga Entertainment UK.

Both DVD & Blu-ray versions are being released as "stand-alone" units (i.e. Summer Wars on its own) or you can purhcase the "Double Pack" which features Summer Wars as well as another anime masterpiece "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" film all in one box and at a very "competitive price".

As it stands if you want "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" on Blu-ray you must buy the Summer Wars Combi-pack as the Girl Who Leapt Through Time will not be released as a stand-alone blu-ray until later on in the year, and even then it will still retail for around £14.99 - so if your planning on picking up Summer Wars, you might as well get the Combi Pack.

Summer Wars -> £12.85 (Zavvi UK) £12.93 (Amazon UK) £12.99 (HMV UK/Play UK)

Summer Wars & The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Combi Pack) -> £17.85 (Zavvi UK) £17.93 (Amazon UK) £17.99 (HMV UK/Play UK)

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time: When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to, quite literally, "leap" backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.

Summer Wars: When timid eleventh-grader and math genius Kenji Koiso is asked by older student and secret crush Natsuki to come with her to her family's Nagano home for a summer job, he agrees without hesitation. Natsuki's family, the Jinnouchi clan, dates back to the Muromachi era, and they've all come together to celebrate the 90th birthday of the spunky matriarch of the family, Sakae. That's when Kenji discovers his "summer job" is to pretend to be Natsuki's fiancé and dance with her at the birthday celebration. As Kenji attempts to keep up with Natsuki's act around her family, he receives a strange math problem on his cell phone which, being a math genius, he can't resist solving. As it turns out, the solution to the mysterious equation causes a hijacking of the social networking site through which most of the world's social and business traffic flows. It's up to Kenji and his new fake family to put reality back in order.

MangaUK To Release New Yu-Gi-Oh! Movie & Casshern Sins

*This information has not been confirmed & is based on HMVs listings*

HMV UK has recently updated their "pre-order" list and a few surprising titles have appeared, mainly "Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time" Movie, which is a new feature length Yu-Gi-Oh! film which ties in all 3 generations of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Franchise, and was developed to celebrate 10 Years of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Franchise.

The Movie, which has previously been shown in 3D in American Cinemas has had no "previous" mention that a UK DVD/Blu-ray will be released, but if HMV's information is correct then the DVD & Blu-Ray will be released on 30th May 2011.

At the moment though HMV's Pre-order page for Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time Movie can be seen here -> DVD / Blu-Ray

Not only that HMV has also uploaded Casshern Sins (Part 1) for Pre-order, which will most likely contain the first 12 Episodes of the series over 1 or 2 Blu-ray discs. (Which is similar to the American release). Casshern Sins (Part 1) has been given a release date of 9th May 2011.

Moribito - Guardian Of The Spirit - Part 1 - REGION FREE

Morbito - Guardian Of The Spirit - Part 1

Region: A and B (Confirmed Playable in the UK)

Price: £20.41 (Excluding Postage)

Episodes: 1 - 13 (2 Disc Set)

Plot: Balsa the spearwoman is a wandering warrior, who takes on the task of saving lives, in atonement for a past sin.

On her journey, she happens to save a prince, and is tasked with becoming his bodyguard.

And he is going to need one, for his own father, the emperor, wants him dead.