Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Limited Edition Blu-Ray Box Set

Just received my imported box set of Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie today with the translation booklet from Aniplex of America.

 Aniplex of America's imported edition comes with 3 postcards of the movie posters plus the translation booklet for the Material Book that comes with the box set in Japan.

 This beautiful case is underneath the Ultimate Madoka hardcover slipcase.

 Material Booklet with artwork, interviews, and track listing for the movie soundtrack.

Part 1: Beginnings on the left, Part 2: Eternal in the center, and the movie soundtrack on the right.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion is schedule to be released in Japan October 26 2013, and Aniplex of America has announced somewhere that they will do US screenings of the movie shortly after once again.  Will be looking forward to that when  the time comes.

NIS America announces Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl

Announced over the weekend, NIS America announced that they will be releasing Ground Control to Psychoelectris Girl aka Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko.  The release will be, like every other NIS America licensed anime, a premium box set with both blu-ray and DVD copies with a full color 36 page artbook in a collectible slipcase.  The complete 13 episode series will be out on January 8, 2013.

Bakemonogatari Limited Edtion Blu-Ray Box Set from Aniplex releases this Holiday Season

Aniplex of America has revealed today the details of their long awaited Blu-ray box set of the hit anime Bakemonogatari. 

The box set includes all 15 episodes on 6 Blu-Ray discs, Japanese audio with subtitles for dialogue and onscreen text, Character audio commentary, textless OP and ED animations and TV previews, 3 cases inside with double sided case wraps all in a sturdy rigid box featuring an original illustration by Akio Watanabe.

 Plot Summary from Anime News Network: Although there are still traces of the brief period he became a vampire, third-year high school student Koyomi Araragi is human again. He happens upon others with their own supernatural problems and finds that he can empathize. Koyomi becomes involved in their lives, seeking to help them and occasionally asking for advice from Meme Oshino, the homeless man who helped him become human again.

This is again a Limited Edition Box Set by Aniplex, so it means once it sells out, you probably won't be able to buy it again.  It is scheduled for release on November 20th, 2012.  It is up for pre-order for $149.98 here at Right-Stuf.

Durarara!! Blu-ray Complete Set in a Lunch Box!

Now this is a pretty interesting package for an anime collection.  Aniplex of America announces the Durarara!! anime series in a complete collection all in a nice lunch box set on October 30th 2012.  It contains episodes 1-24 with the bonus episodes 12.5 and 25.  Bonus items include a double sided poster and a deluxe booklet.

As usual of Aniplex's BD set releases, they are incredibly limited and should be pre-ordered immediately if you even have the slightest interest.  It's retail price is $189.98 but Right-Stuf.com has it for $149.99 :Pre-order at Right-Stuf.com

NIS America Licenses Umineko: When They Cry

Announced during their panel at Otakon, NIS America will release Umineko: When They Cry on two separate Premium Edition volumes on Blu-ray this December.  The 26-episode series originally aired in Japan back in 2009.

 Plot Summary from Anime News Network:

Umineko no Naku Koro ni takes place in the year 1986, during the time frame of October 4 and October 5 on a secluded island named Rokkenjima. The head of a wealthy family named Kinzo Ushiromiya, who lives on and owns Rokkenjima, is near death, and eight of his family members arrive on the island to discuss how Kinzo's assets will be divided once he is dead. Also on the island are three family members who live there, five of Kinzo's servants, and his personal physician. After the eight family members arrive, a typhoon traps them on the island and shortly after people start to get mysteriously murdered.

The anime series is an adaptation of the visual novel of the same name by 07th Expansion.  They have also worked on the previous entry of mystery/horror anime Higurashi: When They Cry.

I hope NIS America will also think about re-licensing Higurashi and its sequel Kai someday.

source:NIS America Adds Umineko: When They Cry Mystery Anime