Funimation's September 2015 Anime Releases - Now Available for Pre-Order!

Funimation has sent over their September 2015 Anime release schedule today and we now have them up on the store site for pre-order! Here's what's coming:

One Piece Season 7 Part 2 DVD Boxed Set (Uncut) (Eps #397-409) - Sep 1
Full Metal Panic Season 1 Complete Collection DVD/BD Combo Set (Classic) - Sep 15
Full Metal Panic FUMOFFU Complete Collection DVD/BD Combo Set (Classic) - Sep 15
Peacemaker Kurogane Complete Collection DVD Boxed Set (Classics Collection) - Sep 15
Selector Infected WIXOSS Complete Series DVD/BD Combo Set (Limited Edition) - Sep 22
Selector Infected WIXOSS Complete Series DVD/BD Combo Set (Standard Edition) - Sep 22
Space Dandy Season 2 Collection DVD/BD Combo Set - Sep 22
Tokyo Ghoul Complete Season DVD/BD Combo Set (Limited Edition) - Sep 22
Tokyo Ghoul Complete Season DVD/BD Combo Set (Standard Edition) - Sep 22
Tokyo Ghoul Complete Season DVD/BD Combo Set (Collectors Edition) - Sep 22
Free! Eternal Summer (Season 2) DVD/BD Combo Set (Limited Edition) - Sep 29
Free! Eternal Summer (Season 2) DVD/BD Combo Set (Standard Edition) - Sep 29

The Tokyo Ghoul Collector's Edition box follows the stages of Kaneki's metamorphosis. A specialty print overlay reveals Kaneki's hybrid form. Contents include: Blu-ray/DVD combo, an exclusive art book, and additional blood red box filled with other collectible items. MSRP is $129.98 but we are offering it for a short period of time in pre-order for only $76.98!

September Releases From Viz - Now Up for Pre-Order!

We've got a couple of September release announcements from Viz to share with you today including the next installment of Bleach episodes and the 7th Ranma Special Edition BLURAY boxed set!

Here's what is now available for pre-order at RACS:

Ranma 1/2 DVD Set #7 (Eps #139-161) - Sep 8
Ranma 1/2 BLURAY Set #7 (Eps #139-161) - Sep 8

Bleach DVD Collection #26 Boxed Set (Eps 355-366) (Uncut) - Sep 29

New Releases From AniPlex, Pony Canyon, and Nozomi Up for Pre-Order!

We have a few new release announcements this week from AniPlex, Pony Canyon, and Nozomi and a delay from Funimation. First,the following upcoming releases are now available for pre-order from RACS:

Nozomi:

Sketchbook ~full color's~ DVD - Sep 1

AniPlex:

ALDNOAH.ZERO Set 1 BLURAY (Limited Edition) - Jul 21
ALDNOAH.ZERO Set 1 DVD - Jul 21

ALDNOAH.ZERO Set 2 BLURAY (Limited Edition) - Oct 27
ALDNOAH.ZERO Set 2 DVD - Oct 27

Sword Art Online II (S.A.O) Vol #2 BLURAY (Eps #8-14+14.5) (Limited Edition) - Sep 22
Sword Art Online II (S.A.O) Vol #2 BLURAY (Eps #8-14+14.5) - Sep 22
Sword Art Online II (S.A.O) Vol #2 DVD (Eps #8-14+14.5) - Sep 22

Sword Art Online II (S.A.O) Vol #3 BLURAY (Eps #15-17) (Limited Edition) - Nov 17
Sword Art Online II (S.A.O) Vol #3 BLURAY (Eps #15-17) - Nov 17
Sword Art Online II (S.A.O) Vol #3 DVD (Eps #15-17) - Nov 17

Sword Art Online II (S.A.O) Vol #4 BLURAY (Eps #18-24) (Limited Edition) - Jan 9 (2016)
Sword Art Online II (S.A.O) Vol #4 BLURAY (Eps #18-24) - Jan 9 (2016)
Sword Art Online II (S.A.O) Vol #4 DVD (Eps #18-24) - Jan 9 (2016)

Pony Canyon:

Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! DVD/BD Combo Set 2 (Eps #5-8) Collector's Edition + CD - Sep 10

Funimation (Delayed)

Tokyo Ravens Collection Part 2 DVD/BD Combo Set - Delayed from Jun 16 to Jun 30

NISA Announces Three New Standard Edition Releases for June 23rd!

NIS America has announced 3 new standard edition re-releases streeting June 23rd, and we've got them up on the store site for pre-order.

Here's what's coming:

Nyaruko: Crawling with Love! First Season BLURAY Set (Standard Edition)
Wagnaria!! Season 2 Complete Collection DVD Boxed Set (Standard Edition)
Yuruyuri: Happy Go Lily Season 1 Complete Collection BLURAY Set (Standard Edition)

We still have some of the Premium Editions of these titles left in stock, but those will no longer be repressed and are limited to stock on hand, so if you want one of the premium boxes of any of the above please get your orders in as soon as you can!

Paper Tigers...

The paper tigers roar at noon;
The sun is hot, the sun is high.
They roar in chorus, not in tune,
Their plaintive, savage hunting cry.

O, when you hear them, stop your ears
And clench your lids and bite your tongue.
The harmless paper tiger bears
Strong fascination for the young.

His forest is the busy street;
His dens the forum and the mart;
He drinks no blood, he tastes no meat:
He riddles and corrupts the heart.

But when the dusk begins to creep
From tree to tree, from door to door,
The jungle tiger wakes from sleep
And utters his authentic roar.

It bursts the night and shakes the stars
Till one breaks blazing from the sky;
Then listen! If to meet it soars
Your heart's reverberating cry,

My child, then put aside your fear:
Unbar the door and walk outside!
The real tiger waits you there;
His golden eyes shall be your guide.

And, should he spare you in his wrath,
The world and all the worlds are yours;
And should he leap the jungle path
And clasp you with his bloody jaws,

Then say, as his divine embrace
Destroys the mortal parts of you:
I too am of that royal race
Who do what we are born to do. 

by Alec Derwent Hope (1907–2000)

How Long Without...

Section 23's September 2015 Anime Releases - Now Available for Pre-Order!

Section 23 has sent over their September 2015 Anime release schedule and we now have them up on the store site for pre-order!

Here's what's coming:

ARGEVOLLEN Collection 1 DVD (Eps #1-12) - Sep 1
ARGEVOLLEN Collection 1 BLURAY (Eps #1-12) - Sep 1
K-On! (Season 1) Complete Collection BLURAY Set (Eps #1-14) - Sep 1
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Complete Collection BLURAY (Eps #1-12) - Sep 1
Appleseed the Movie DVD/BD Combo Set (Sentai Selects) - Sep 8
Patlabor The Mobile Police WXIII, The Movie 3 DVD - Sep 8
Patlabor The Mobile Police WXIII, The Movie 3 BLURAY - Sep 8
The Comic Artist and His Assistants Complete Collection DVD - Sep 15
The Comic Artist and His Assistants Complete Collection BLURAY - Sep 15
Hamatora the Animation Season 1 Collection DVD - Sep 22
Hamatora the Animation Season 1 Collection BLURAY - Sep 22
Sabagebu! Survival Game Club Complete Collection DVD (Eps #1-12) - Sep 22
Sabagebu! Survival Game Club Complete Collection BLURAY (Eps #1-12) - Sep 22
Nobunaga the Fool Collection 2 DVD (Eps #14-24) - Sep 29
Nobunaga the Fool Collection 2 BLURAY (Eps #14-24) - Sep 29
Persona 4 - The Animation Collectors Edition DVD/BD Combo Set (Eps #1-26) - Sep 29

New Releases From Viz, AniPlex, Eastern Star, and Funimation Up for Pre-Order!

We've got a mix of new release announcements from four studios to share with you today, including new June and Jul titles from Viz, AniPlex, Eastern Star and August releases from Funimation. Here's what is now available for pre-order at RACS:

Viz:
Naruto: Shippuden Collection #23 DVD Boxed Set (Eps #284-296) (Uncut) - Jul 28

Eastern Star:
Lupin the 3rd From Siberia With Love DVD - Jun 2
5 Centimeters Per Second DVD - Jun 2

AniPlex USA:
Persona 4 the Golden ANIMATION Volume 1 BLURAY (Eps #1-6) - Jul 21
Persona 4 the Golden ANIMATION Volume 2 BLURAY (Eps #7-12) - Sep 29

Funimation:
Basilisk Complete Collection DVD/BD Combo Set (Classic Collection) - Aug 11
Future Diary Complete Collection BLURAY (Eps #1-26) - Aug 18
Fairy Tail Season #4 Collection 4 (Box #16) DVD/BD Combo Set (Eps #176-187) - Aug 25
X TV Series Complete Collection DVD Boxed Set (Eps #0-24) (Classic Collection) - Aug 25

NIS Announces The Troubled Life of Miss Kotoura Complete BD Premium Edition!

NISA has announced their release of The Troubled Life of Miss Kotoura in a BLURAY Premium Edition and we now have it up for pre-order on the store site:

Troubled Life of Miss Kotoura Complete Collection BLURAY Box Set (Premium Edition)

This Premium Edition includes a hardcover art book (full color, 64 pages) with detailed character info, interviews with cast members, episode guides and gorgeous full color illustrations. Extra's include Clean Openings and Endings, Japanese Trailers, Haruka Exploring Kotoura Town and Haruka's Room.

For a limited time, we're offering this set in pre-order for the special RACS price of only $46.98 ($64.98 MSRP) so reserve your copy today!

Release date is set for August 4th.

Synopsis: 15-year-old Haruka Kotoura has the ability to read minds. This gift has caused her to distance herself from others until the day she meets Yoshihisa Manabe, who sits next to her in class. Despite his perverted fantasizing, he encourages her to open up her heart. With the help of the ESP Research Society, Haruka and Yoshihisa discover that life can be full of heartfelt laughter, even when things seem hopeless.

Here Comes the Swag!

Only at RACS. The Swag we brought over this morning (Pentanko & Puchikko figurines this time around) to include with out-going orders today as part of this weeks MOESAVINGS newsletter exclusive discount & free swag offer:

By Friday we want that skid to be empty, but it's up to you to make it happen! :-)

Could Not Have Said It Better...

By Tomoyoshi Sakamoto

Instructions for Proper Use...

NISA to Repress Their Love Live! Premium Edition Set One More Time!

NIS America announced today that in commemoration of their Love Live! The School Idol Movie which will be coming to select theaters in North America this September, they will be doing a limited (and final) reprint of the Love Live! School Idol Project 1st Season Premium Edition with original Japanese audio and English subtitles.

This reprint edition will be identical to the pressings that almost immediately sold out last year in September, and again in January of this year, except that the new pressing will not include the Bushiroad promo card.

Love Live! School Idol Project Season 1 BLURAY Collection (Premium Edition)

Release is scheduled for early July, 2015. The number of units repressed this time around will be determined by the number of pre-orders placed, so get your order in so we can book your set in advance of the release date.

So here you go, one more chance to own this great premium edition before they are gone forever!

Section 23's August 2015 Anime Releases - Now Available for Pre-Order!

Section 23 has sent over their August 2015 Anime release schedule and we now have them up on the store site for pre-order!

Here's what's coming:

Sakura Trick Complete Collection DVD (Eps #1-12) - Aug 4
Space Brothers Collection 4 DVD (Eps #39-51) - Aug 4
Space Brothers Collection 4 BLURAY (Eps #39-51) - Aug 4
Captain Earth Collection #2 DVD (Eps #14-25) - Aug 11
Captain Earth Collection #2 BLURAY (Eps #14-25) - Aug 11
Haikyu!! Collection #2 DVD (Eps #14-25) - Aug 11
Haikyu!! Collection #2 BLURAY (Eps #14-25) - Aug 11
The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors & Hostel Behavior Complete DVD - Aug 11
Hayate the Combat Butler Season 1 Complete Collection DVD (Eps #1-52) - Aug 18
Hayate the Combat Butler Season 1 Complete Collection BLURAY (Eps #1-52) - Aug 18
Kamigami no Asobi Complete Collection DVD (Eps #1-12) - Aug 25
Kamigami no Asobi Complete Collection BLURAY (Eps #1-12) - Aug 25
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions ~ Heart Throb ~ (Season 2) Complete Collection DVD (Eps #1-13) (Bilingual) - Aug 25
Vampire Hunter D (Remastered) DVD - Aug 25
Vampire Hunter D (Remastered) BLURAY - Aug 25

Funimation's July 2015 Anime Releases - Now Available for Pre-Order!

Funimation has sent over their July 2015 Anime release schedule and we now have them up on the store site for pre-order! Here's what's coming:

Noragami Complete First Season DVD/BD Combo Set (Limited Edition) - Jul 7
Noragami Complete First Season DVD/BD Combo Set (Standard Edition) - Jul 7
One Piece Collection #13 DVD Boxed Set (Uncut) (Eps #304-329) - Jul 14
One Piece Season 7 Part 1 DVD Boxed Set (Uncut) (Eps #385-396) - Jul 14
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie, the Conquerer of Shambala BLURAY - Jul 21
TO (Tou) Anime Movie DVD/BLURAY Combo Pack (S.A.V.E Edition) - Jul 21
009 Re:Cyborg the Movie DVD/BD Combo Set - Jul 28
Inari Kon Kon Complete Series + OVA DVD/BD Combo Set (Subtitled Only) - Jul 28

Note: We labeled Inari Kon Kon 'Subtitled Only' because Funimation rarely releases a series that way. Just didn't want anyone to have a surprise when it arrives. :-)

Upcoming May and June Releases from AniPlex - Now Available for Pre-order!

AniPlex made a bunch of new release announcements at Anime Boston earlier today, and we've now got them up on the store site for pre-order! Here's what's coming:

Sword Art Online (S.A.O) Vol #1: Aincrad Part 1 BLURAY (Eps #1-7) - May 12
Sword Art Online (S.A.O) Vol #2: Aincrad Part 2 BLURAY (Eps #8-14) - May 12
Sword Art Online (S.A.O) Vol #3: Fairy Dance Part 1 BLURAY (Eps #15-19) - May 12
Sword Art Online (S.A.O) Vol #4: Fairy Dance Part 2 BLURAY (Eps #20-25) - May 12

Expelled from Paradise BLURAY (Limited Edition) - Jun 5
Expelled from Paradise BLURAY (Standard Edition) - Jun 5

Irregular at Magic High School Set 1 BLURAY (Eps #1-7) - Jun 30

Sword Art Online II (S.A.O) Vol #1 BLURAY (Eps #1-7) (Limited Edition) - Jun 30
Sword Art Online II (S.A.O) Vol #1 BLURAY (Eps #1-7) - Jun 30
Sword Art Online II (S.A.O) Vol #1 DVD (Eps #1-7) - Jun 30

NIS Announces My Little Monster DVD/BD Premium Edition!

NISA has announced their release of My Little Monster Complete DVD/BLURAY Premium Edition and we now have it up for pre-order on the store site:

My Little Monster Complete Collection DVD/BD Boxed Set (Premium Edition)

This Premium Edition includes a hardcover art book (full color, 64 pages) with detailed character info, episode guide and gorgeous full color illustrations. On disk extra's include Clean Opening Theme, Clean Ending Theme, Clean Episode 1 Ending, Japanese Trailers

For a limited time, we're offering this set in pre-order for the special RACS price of only $49.98 ($69.98 MSRP) so get your pre-order in today!

Release date is set for June 30th.

Synopsis: Shizuku Mizutani, who has no interest in anything but her studies, delivers worksheets to Haru Yoshida, a boy known for being a violent and uncontrollable monster. Though he hasn't been to school since the infamous bloodshed he caused on the first day of classes, during their fateful encounter he unexpectedly becomes attached to Shizuku and returns to school. Amid the fights with upperclassmen and all kinds of antics that follow, the two teach each other what it means to care for others.

Viz Announces their Sailor Moon R TV Series BD & DVD Sets!

We've got a slew of new announcements coming out of Anime Boston this afternoon, so we're working late to get them all sorted out and posted. The first of which we already have up is Viz's announcement of the 1st Sailor Moon R sets, which are coming in July!

Sailor Moon R (Season 2) TV Series BD/DVD Combo Set 1 (Eps #47-68) (Limited) - Jul 14
Sailor Moon R (Season 2) TV Series DVD Set 1 (Eps #47-68) - Jul 14

Sailor Moon R is season 2 of the original Sailor Moon TV series.

Release date is scheduled for July 14th. Both sets include Sailor Moon episodes 47-68 and the limited edition includes a 96-page full-color booklet, all housed in a premium chipboard artbox! We're offering the Limited Edition in pre-order for a special low price, so place your order today!

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