4 years ago All Posts, Unboxing

[UPDATED] Blood Lad – DVD & Collector’s Blu-ray Unboxing! [Photos & Video]

[NOTE: This page has been updated to include our video unboxing.]
It's time for another unboxing and today we put the focus on our DVD and Collector's Edition Blu-ray release of the series Blood Lad, available from 2nd February.

WHERE CAN I BUY IT?

You can pre-order your copy today from Amazon UK HERE and through our shop HERE.

We can also confirm that HMV Stores across the UK will be stocking both the DVD and Collector's Edition Blu-ray versions on day of release.

WHAT IS BLOOD LAD ABOUT?

Synopsis:
Werewolves, zombies, and even the Abominable Snowman fight day and night for the title of Territory Boss. The vampire Staz, however, finds the whole thing to be a serious pain. He spends his time watching anime, playing video games, and daydreaming about going to the Human World. That all changes when he meets Fuyumi, a human girl who instantly win's Staz's heart, and who then loses her life to a man-eating plant.

Refusing to give up on the girl of his dreams, Staz travels across the Demon and Human Worlds in search of a way to bring Fuyumi back to life by any bloody means necessary.

Check out the trailer below from our friends at Viz Media for a quick preview of the programme.

WHAT’S ON THE DISCS? ARE THERE ANY DIFFERENCES?

Both the DVD and Blu-ray versions include the whole series (10 episodes) of Blood Lad along with the bonus OVA episode. All the episodes can be viewed with English language audio or the original Japanese audio (with English subtitles.) Where the differences come is in the physical presentation of the two and what's included.

DVD VERSION

  • Episodes 1-10 (Complete Series) of Blood Lad
  • Bonus OVA Episode
  • Clean Opening & Ending Title Sequences
  • Dub outtakes
  • Reversible cover

COLLECTOR'S EDITION BLU-RAY VERSION

  • Episodes 1-10 (Complete Series) of Blood Lad
  • Bonus OVA Episode
  • Clean Opening & Ending Title Sequences
  • Dub outtakes
  • Interactive Art Gallery
  • Premium Collector's Edition Packaging
  • 96-Page Booklet

SO WHAT DO THE DVD AND BLU-RAY VERSIONS LOOK LIKE?

Glad you asked! Below we have a photo gallery and a video of us unboxing versions.

And that concludes our unboxing of Blood Lad. Do let us know what you think of it in the comments below of through on social media via Twitter and Facebook. And don't forget you can also sample the series right now on Netflix UK HERE.

Signing out~!

Jeremy

4 years ago All Posts, Newswire

Anime Limited Newswire #3 – 20th Jan. 2015

It's time for another edition of the Anime Limited Newswire~! It's a smaller update that previous ones this week, but all going well we should be able to confirm our Q2 lineup of titles and details relating to each next week!

NEWS/GENERAL UPDATES
  • If you've visited our site over the past week or two you may have noticed some updates to it including our catalog section. Expect more updates to the site in the coming weeks.
  • Our next release is just a few weeks away as the series Blood Lad comes to DVD and Collector's Edition Blu-ray on 2nd February. If you haven't already you can pre-order it from Amazon UK HERE. (Don't forget that you can sample the series on Netflix UK now HERE.)
  • Speaking of Blood Lad, all going well we're hoping to bring you a preview of our upcoming DVD and Collector's Edition Blu-ray release later this week. Be on the lookout for that.
  • Also arriving on 2nd February is the standard edition release of Perfect Blue on Blu-ray. Pre-order HERE.
  • For those of you interested in purchasing Giovanni's Island, we've added previews of not only the English language audio of the film but also the Making Of... featurette that's included in all versions of our release. You can watch both of them below.

  • Be on the lookout for more content coming to our YouTube channel very soon. (If you haven't already and want to subscribe to it you can do so here.)
  • Following on from us mentioning them last week, we can now confirm that Kill La Kill Part 2 is scheduled to be released on Collector's Edition Blu-ray and Collector's Edition DVD on 2nd March (Pre-order HERE) though we will note this is pending approvals - which are underway now.
    The Makoto Shinkai Voices Of A Distant Star/The Place Promised In Our Early Days Twin Pack will be coming to DVD and Blu-ray on 23rd March (Pre-order HERE), and Wings Of Honneamise (aka Royal Space Force) will be coming to DVD and Collector's Edition Blu-ray+DVD on 30th March (Pre-order HERE). We'll have more specific details relating to our plans for each release in the coming weeks.
  • Space Dandy fans! We've got something uber cool and very exclusive we're working on for our release of Season 2! Here's a teaser for you.
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    What does this teaser mean? Find out soon...
  • Speaking of Space Dandy, don't forget that as well as Season 1 being available now on Blu-ray, Collector's Edition DVD and Collector's Edition Blu-ray that you can also watch the show Netflix UK HERE.

 

REPLACEMENT UPDATES
  • All going well a lot of should have received them by now but we're happy to confirm that over 90% of the Cowboy Bebop replacement discs have been dispatched! The remaining discs are being sent this week. So if you haven't got yours already you should expect them any day. (If you live outside of the UK, please allow a few weeks as international delivery times vary.) Don't forget that if you bought the Complete Blu-ray Collection of Cowboy Bebop, the corrected discs were included by default in that release.
  • Regarding Gurren Lagann, no specific update of sorts but we're hoping to have a more concrete one for you later this week/early next week. (It's taking longer than expected to get the next wave from our supplier sorted, but we assure we're working on it and apologise once again for the delay.)
  • No updates to report on Patema Inverted or Durarara!! at this stage, but we're hoping there'll be an update on the former soon.
KICKSTARTER UPDATE
  • Patema Inverted Kickstarter backers! We know last week we mentioned an update was coming your way, and there is this week! (It would have been last week, but illness came crashing at our office door and knocked some of the team for six. So expect one before the end of the week.) A heads up for backers, if a quad poster is part of your backing tier and your delivery address has changed since you submitted it to Kickstarter PLEASE read below.
  • If your delivery details have changed please send an email to Kerry on Kerry@AllTheAnime.com with the subject heading "Patema Kickstarter - Quad Poster - Change Of Address" and include your new delivery address. If you are a resident of Republic Of Ireland please also include your phone number - for courier purposes only. (They need to have one in order to let us send it yo you.)
RELEASE CALENDAR

And now here's the updated breakdown of our release schedule:

January - March 2015

OUT NOW: Giovanni’s Island (DVD, Blu-ray, Ultimate Edition DVD+Blu-ray)
OUT NOW: Space Dandy Standard Edition (Blu-ray)

2nd February: Blood Lad (DVD, Collector’s Edition Blu-ray)
2nd February: Perfect Blue [Standard Edition] (Blu-ray)

16th February: Tiger & Bunny – The Beginning [Standard Edition] (DVD, Blu-ray)

2nd March: Kill La Kill Part 2 [Collector’s Edition] (DVD, Blu-ray)

23rd March: Makoto Shinkai Voices Of A Distant Star/The Place Promised In Our Early Days Double Pack (DVD, Blu-ray)

30th March: Wings Of Honneamise (DVD, Collector’s Edition DVD+Blu-ray)

April - July 2015 

[Find out next week!]

 

And that concludes this edition of the Anime Limited Newswire. If you have any questions on the above please feel post them in the comments below or via our Twitter and Facebook.

Signing out~!

Jeremy

4 years ago All Posts

Giovanni’s Island ‘Making Of… Featurette’ – Preview Clip

As many of you will be aware this week we released the Production I.G's film Giovanni's Island in the UK. We wanted to take a moment to highlight a special feature included on all versions of our release. Included on the DVD, Blu-ray and Ultimate Edition DVD+Blu-ray is a Making Of... featurette that goes behind the scenes into how this award winning film was made. Below is a preview clip from this featurette for you.

You can get more information on our release (including the different versions available) of Giovanni's Island HERE. You can order your copy of the film today from Amazon UK HERE.

Signing out.

Jeremy

4 years ago All Posts, Newswire

Anime Limited Newswire #2 – 13th Jan. 2015

Welcome to the second edition of the Anime Limited Newswire. Your weekly catchup on the latest news from us.

First of all our new releases this week are Giovanni's Island on DVD, Blu-ray and Ultimate Edition DVD+Blu-ray (See our unboxing of the Ultimate Edition HERE) and the Standard Edition Blu-ray set of Space Dandy Season 1 (eps 1-13.)

We know that some of you who had pre-order through Amazon UK did not receive your Giovanni's Island pre-order on release day. We've been in contact with our supplier about this and all going well you should be getting your copy very soon.

NEWS/GENERAL UPDATES

~ Last week in our Newswire we mentioned about a standard edition Blu-ray of Perfect Blue and and standard edition DVD and Blu-ray of Tiger & Bunny - The Beginning being in the works. This week we have some more information for you.

The standard edition Blu-ray of Perfect Blue will be arriving on 2nd February. It will include the Blu-ray disc that was originally in the Collector's Edition. It will be packaged in a standard sized Blu-ray amaray case. For those of you who like to get in early with pre-ordering, you can find it on Amazon UK HERE. (Artwork is TBC at this time.)

514VWxkdQELThe standard edition of Tiger & Bunny - The Beginning will also be arriving on 16th February. Both will be single disc releases using those originally included in the combo pack version. So the DVD version containing the DVD disc, the Blu-ray version containing the Blu-ray disc. Both will be packed in regular sized amaray cases. Again, if you like to get in early on pre-ordering you can find this on Amazon UK HERE. (Again, artwork is TBC at this time.)

~ Speaking of Tiger & Bunny, in response to the Newswire last week we saw some of you hoping for news relating to Tiger & Bunny - The Rising. While we can't share concrete details right now, I can say that all going well we're aiming for it to be available in the UK during the second quarter of this year. Stay tuned for more details on this soon.

~ For those of you looking forward to the release of Kill La Kill Part 2, we're yet still to confirm the release date but we're aiming for March. We'll hopefully have more details on this very soon for you, but if you want to get in early and pre-order it you can do so on Amazon UK HERE.

~ Other titles currently scheduled for a March release (but exact dates/contents are still to be confirmed at this time) are Wings Of Honneamise and the Makoto Shinkai Voices From A Distant Star/The Place Promised In Our Early Days Double Pack.

~ A quick reminder that you can sample a variety of our titles on Netflix UK. This includes our forthcoming title Blood Lad along with the likes of Kill La Kill, Space Dandy Season 1, Samurai Flamenco and more.

REPLACEMENT UPDATES

~ A reminder for those you who may have been affected by packaging problems with the Ultimate Edition of Gurren Lagann, please make sure you have filled in our survey (HERE) if you haven't already. We're anticipating the next wave of digipacks to sent from our supplier within the next few weeks.

SPIKE_01~ We know it's been quite the wait (and we apologise greatly for that) but we're happy to report the first wave of Cowboy Bebop replacement Blu-ray discs are being sent this week. Our plan is to have all replacement discs sent out by the end of January (at the latest.) Please note that if you live outside of the UK it may take longer for your replacements to arrive.

~ As things stand there is no update on Durarara!!, it's taking a lot longer to be able to re-author the discs than originally anticipated. We apologise for this but as soon as there is an update we'll be sure to make it known.

KICKSTARTER UPDATE

~ Patema Inverted Kickstarter backers! We know you've been waiting patiently for your backer rewards and we're happy to confirm they'll be making there way to you very soon! (Keep an eye on your email inboxes over the next week or two for an update relating to this.)

 

UPCOMING RELEASES

And to conclude this edition of the Newswire, here is a summary of our upcoming releases during the first quarter of this year:

OUT NOW: Giovanni's Island (DVD, Blu-ray, Ultimate Edition DVD+Blu-ray)
OUT NOW: Space Dandy Standard Edition (Blu-ray)

2nd February: Blood Lad (DVD, Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
2nd February: Perfect Blue [Standard Edition] (Blu-ray)

16th February: Tiger & Bunny - The Beginning [Standard Edition] (DVD, Blu-ray)

Titles Tentatively Scheduled for March 2015 (Exact dates TBC)
Kill La Kill Part 2 [Collector's Edition] (DVD, Blu-ray)
Wings Of Honneamise (DVD, Collector's Edition DVD+Blu-ray)
Makoto Shinkai Voices From A Distant Star/The Place Promised In Our Early Days Double Pack (DVD, Blu-ray)

 

Thanks for reading and if you have any questions on the above please feel post them in the comments below or via our Twitter and Facebook.

Signing out~!

Jeremy

 

4 years ago All Posts, Unboxing

Giovanni’s Island – Ultimate Edition unboxing [photos]

It's a title we know a lot of you are excited about and we are proud to bring you our unboxing in the form of photos - we'll try and bring you a video unboxing at a later date - of Giovanni's Island - Ultimate Edition. Being released this Monday (12th January 2015) on DVD, Blu-ray and Ultimate Edition DVD+Blu-ray.

Where Can I Buy It?

Ahead of release if you want to pre-order you can do so from Amazon UK HERE, our website shop HERE and with other online retailers as well.

We can confirm that on day of release HMV branches across the UK will be stocking all three versions (DVD, Blu-ray and Ultimate Edition) of Giovanni's Island. Of course you'll also be able to order it from the likes of Amazon UK and other online retailers as well.

What is Giovanni's Island about?

Check out the trailer below (and feel free to share it too!)

What's on the discs? Are there any differences?

In terms of on-disc content, it's same on each disc regardless of whether you opt for the DVD, Blu-ray or Ultimate Edition (which contains both the DVD and Blu-ray discs.)

Disc contents

  • Main Feature
    Runtime: approx. 102 minutes.
    Language: English, Japanese with English subtitles.
  • Making Of... featurette
    Runtime: approx. 38 minutes.
    Language: Bilingual, but has English subtitles throughout for any non-English dialogue.
  • Digital Art Gallery
  • Interview with Polina Ilyushenko (voice of Tanya)
    Language: Russian with English subtitles.
    Runtime: approx. 4 minutes
  • Troika Song
    Runtime: approx. 4 minutes.

 

What does the Ultimate Edition Look Like?

The main difference between the versions is the physical presentation (i.e. the size of the DVD/Blu-ray cases, the Ultimate Edition packaging) and the art used on the discs themselves. So please note that the disc art included on the individual DVD/Blu-ray differs to what's included in the ultimate version. Also keep in mind the Ultimate Edition is limited to 1000 units only! So once they're gone, they're gone.

Have a look through the pictures below to see what to expect if you purchase the Ultimate Edition. (Click on the photos below to enlarge them.)

NOTE: On the images relating to the sketch book, you will see a varied colour tone on the red cover and 'sketch marks' on some pages of the pages. This is part of the design and not a fault with the product.

We hope you enjoyed this preview of the Ultimate Edition of Giovanni's Island. Do let us know if you'll be buying this - we'd love to hear your thoughts.

Signing out.

Jeremy