New Anime Blu-ray UK Release (29/8/11)

This week's special "Bank Holiday" release is High school Of The Dead (H.O.T.D for short) and is being brought to us in the UK on Blu-ray by Manga Entertainment UK.

To most people High School Of The Dead might be a love or hate anime, as the anime itself is filled with senseless violence and Nudity.

The First half of the series shows us the High school students running away from a zombie epedemic as well as killing anything that attacks them and then later in the second half of the series it turns out to be a bit of fan-service with partial nudity.

High School Of The Dead looks like its going to be a mixed bunch, with violence, blood and nudity all in one box - but its all in good fun.

This Blu-ray release is the complete 13 Episode series over 2 Blu-ray disc's, and is also available to purchase on standard DVD, however High School of The Dead was originally made & broadcast in High Definition so it is definately worth watching in HD.

High School Of The Dead Collection -> £24.99 (Amazon UK / HMV UK / Play UK)

Plot: A deadly new disease is ravaging the world, turning the populace into mindless zombies, and the number of infected is skyrocketing by the second. As their fellow classmates and teachers succumb to the infection around them, a small group of students at Fujimi High School are fighting for their lives after surviving the initial outbreak. It is up to Takashi Komuro to unite the group of weary survivors and try to escape the horrors that surround them. In this new world of the living dead...will they escape?...

Spice and Wolf - Season Two - REGION FREE

Spice and Wolf - Season Two

Blu-ray Region: A and B (Confirmed Playable in UK)

DVD Region: 1 and 4 (Not Playable in the UK)

Price: Standard Edition -> $28.99 / £17.70
Limited Edition -> $41.99 / £25.67

Episodes: 1 - 13 (2 Blu-rays & 2 DVD's set)

Plot: The journey through the wild countryside continues for the merchant Lawrence and his traveling companion, Holo, the untamed harvest goddess.

As their winding path takes them from village to village, Lawrence and Holo reap the bounty of an ever-strengthening bond, depending on his street smarts and her animal instincts to lead them to the feisty deity’s northern home.

Spice and Wolf - Season One - REGION FREE

Spice and Wolf - Season One

Region: A and B (Confirmed Playable in the UK)
-- Boxart states Region A only
-- Confirmed Playable in UK via Readers

Price: $22.99 / £14.05 (Excludes Postage)

Episodes: 1 - 13 (2 Disc Set)

Plot: Lawrence, a traveling merchant searching for profit, finds a naked girl with the ears and tail of a wolf asleep in his cart.

Her name is Holo – a harvest goddess with an untamed beast lurking inside who longs to return to her beloved northern home.

Armed with his street smarts and her animal instincts, a simple peddler and a forgotten deity begin a journey through the wild countryside. Along their path, the riches of happiness shall be reaped, even as the bankruptcy which dwells in the human heart is exposed.

Eden Of The East: Paradise Lost - REGION FREE

Eden Of The East: Paradise Lost

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

DVD Region: 1, 2 and 4 (Cofirmed Playable in the UK)

Price: $18.99 / £11.51 (Excludes Postage)

Episodes: 1 Feature-Length-Film's

Plot: The intrigue boils over in Eden of the East: Paradise Lost, the feature-length conclusion of a truly one-of-a-kind anime saga.

Accused of terrorism and feeling the heat, Saki’s high-tech crew is in the crosshairs. Meanwhile, the shroud of mystery covering Takizawa is lifted as he and his fellow Seleção make their final moves. Every game must come to an end. For those playing Mr. Outside’s twisted game of conspiracy thrills, the end comes now.

Samurai Girls - Complete Collection - REGION LOCKED

Samurai Girls - Complete Collection

Region: A (Not Playable in the UK)
-- Back of Box states Region A only

Price: $38.99 / £23.62 (Excludes Postage)

Episodes: 1 - 12 (2 Disc Set)

Plot: Muneakiru Yagyu is a gifted student of the samurai way. But until he arrives at his dojo, he never knew how gifted he truly was.

Because there, a beautiful girl, Jubei, falls-naked-from the sky and right into his arms. And when they kiss, he magically transforms her into a powerful master samurai.

So, naturally, every beautiful girl at the dojo can't wait to kiss him. And some, like the sexy Gisen, want to do even more. It's a tale of power and lust, filled with beautiful, scantily clad swordfighters who will do anything to please their master and attain even greater power. Get your sword ready for Samurai Girls!

Night Raid 1931 - Complete Collection - REGION LOCKED

Night Raid 1931 - Complete Collection

Region: A (Confirmed Not Playable in the UK)
-- Back of box states Region A Only

Price: $40.99 / £24.85 (Excludes Postage)

Episodes: 1 - 14 + 2 OVA's (2 Disc Set)

Plot: The year is 1931. The City is Shanghai. Ten years before America will enter World War II; the hydra's teeth planted by the first great global conflict are beginning to germinate, hatching into spiders weaving the complex web of plots and conspiracies destined to inevitably draw entire nations, against their will, to the brink of destruction once more.

And caught in the heart of these webs, desperately seeking to separate lies from truth, is "Sakurai Kikan," an ultra-secret intelligence agency staffed by extraordinarily talented individuals with abilities far beyond those of normal humans.

Their duty: stop the darkest plots and eliminate the greatest threats. But in a city built on intrigue, can even a team of clairvoyants, telepaths and espers stand against the ultimate forces of destiny?

As the Japanese Imperial Army rolls across China, documented facts and fantasy intermingle in the breathtaking exploration of alternative history that is NIGHT RAID 1931.

Moribito - Guardian Of The Spirit - Part 2 - REGION FREE

Moribito - Guardian Of The Spirit - Part 2

Region: A and B (Playable in the UK)
-- Box States Region A only, Confirmed Playable from Planetaxel

Price: $28.99 / £17.60 (Excludes Postage)

Episodes: 14 - 26 (2 Disc Set)

Plot: Balsa, the spear woman and bodyguard, is visiting the New Yogo Empire.

She is hired to protect the Second Prince, Chagum, who is possessed by a being his father, the Emperor, ordered assassinated.

Throughout the story, Balsa's past comes to light and they uncover mysteries about Chagum s condition while developing a family-like relationship with each other and those around them.