Section 23's January 2016 Anime Releases - Now Available for Pre-Order!

Section 23 has sent over their January 2016 Anime release schedule and we now have them up on the store site for pre-order!

Here's what's coming

Dai Shogun Complete Collection DVD (Eps #1-12) - Jan 5
Dai Shogun Complete Collection BLURAY (Eps #1-12) - Jan 5
Pet Shop of Horrors Compete Collection DVD (Sentai Selects) - Jan 5
ARGEVOLLEN Collection 2 DVD (Eps #13-24) - Jan 12
ARGEVOLLEN Collection 2 BLURAY (Eps #13-24) - Jan 12
Hanayamata Complete Collection DVD (Eps #1-12) - Jan 19
Hanayamata Complete Collection BLURAY (Eps #1-12) - Jan 19
Locodol Complete Collection DVD (Eps #1-13) - Jan 19
Locodol Complete Collection BLURAY (Eps #1-13) - Jan 19
Corpse Party OVA Collection DVD - Jan 26
Corpse Party OVA Collection BLURAY - Jan 26
Re: Hamatora the Animation Season 2 Collection DVD - Jan 26
Re: Hamatora the Animation Season 2 Collection BLURAY - Jan 26
Momokyun Sword Complete Collection DVD (Eps #1-12) - Jan 26
Momokyun Sword Complete Collection BLURAY (Eps #1-12) - Jan 26
Tamako Market Complete Collection BLURAY - Jan 26

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

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

Fairy Tail (Box #18) DVD/BD Combo Set (Eps #200-212) - Dec 1
Haganai (Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai) DVD/BD Combo Set (Classic Edition) - Dec 8
Riddle Story of Devil Complete Collection DVD Set (Limited Edition) - Dec 8
Riddle Story of Devil Complete Collection DVD Set (Standard Edition) - Dec 8
Daimidaler : Prince V.S. Penguin Empire Complete Collection DVD/BD Combo Set - Dec 15
One Piece Season 7 Part 4 DVD Boxed Set (Uncut) (Eps #422-433) - Dec 15

So for the record, I was wrong about Eva 3.33. It seems they will not get it out this year.

Anime Fan Fortune Cookie:
     "Good things come to those who wait, and sometimes not at all or ever."

Funimation Announces Black Lagoon Premium Edition BLURAY Box for November!

FUNimation has announced today that the complete collector’s edition of Black Lagoon will indeed be coming in November. The set will bring the first and second season plus Roberta’s Blood Trail OVA together in one set, and we now have it up for pre-order!

Black Lagoon Complete Collection BLURAY Premium Edition Boxed Set - Nov 17

This Premium Boxed Set Includes:

- Season 1 + Season 2 + Roberta’s Blood Trail OVA on Blu-ray
- Collectible “Ammo tin” chipboard box
- 60 page full-color art book
- Black Lagoon lighter
- Black Lagoon dog tags

Street date is set for November 17th. MSRP on the set is $89.98, but RACS will be offering the set for a very limited time in pre-order for the crazy low price of just $49.98*, so get your pre-orders in ASAP! 

*Additional shipping and handling charges may apply. See our super saver shipping rules for more info.

New Oct/Nov Releases From Discotek / Eastern Star for Pre-Order!

We have a few new release announcements this week from Discotek / Eastern Star and we now have them up for pre-order!

The following upcoming releases are now available for pre-order from RACS:

Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova- TV Series Complete Collection DVD - Oct 27
Lupin the 3rd Vs Detective Conan TV Special DVD - Oct 27
Lupin the 3rd Vs Detective Conan The Movie DVD - Oct 27

Library War Complete Collection DVD - Nov 3

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

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

Tsukihime Lunar Legend Complete Collection DVD Boxed Set (Sentai Selects) - Dec 1
Space Brothers Collection 6 DVD (Eps #65-75) - Dec 1
Space Brothers Collection 6 BLURAY (Eps #65-75) - Dec 1
Aura : Koga Maryuin's Last War DVD - Dec 8
Aura : Koga Maryuin's Last War BLURAY - Dec 8
Rail Wars Complete Collection DVD (Eps #1-12) - Dec 8
Chaika ~ The Coffin Princess Season 1 Collection DVD (Eps #1-12) - Dec 15
Chaika ~ The Coffin Princess Season 1 Collection BLURAY (Eps #1-12) - Dec 15
Hayate the Combat Butler : Heaven is a Place on Earth DVD - Dec 15
Hayate the Combat Butler : Heaven is a Place on Earth BLURAY - Dec 15
Majestic Prince Complete Collection DVD (Eps #1-24) - Dec 15
Majestic Prince Complete Collection BLURAY (Eps #1-24) - Dec 15

Chaika and Aura get the dubs for December. Rail Wars will be sub only and just on DVD for now.

Funimation Adds the Dragonball Z : Resurrection 'F' Movie to October Schedule!

Funimation announced today that they are adding three release versions of the Dragonball Z : Resurrection 'F' movie to the October schedule and we now have them up for pre-order!

Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' Movie DVD - Oct 20
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' Movie DVD/BD Combo Set - Oct 20
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' Movie DVD/BD Combo Set (Collectors Edition) - Oct 20

Extra's include the Voices of Dragon Ball Z: Picture-in-Picture Making Of Footage, The Return of Dragon Ball Z: Cast Interviews & Red Carpet Footage.

Collectors Edition contains the feature film plus a set of four holographic Frieza Force propaganda postcards in exclusive, premium packaging, including clear o-card and digipack!

We're offering all three versions for a very special pre-order price, so pre-order today!

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

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

Fafner Complete Collection TV + Movie DVD Boxed Set (S.A.V.E Edition) - Nov 3
Fafner Complete Collection TV + Movie BLURAY Boxed Set (S.A.V.E Edition) - Nov 3
Fairy Tail Collection #5 DVD/BD Combo Set (Eps #97-120) - Nov 3
Danganronpa Complete Collection DVD/BD Combo Set (Limited Edition) - Nov 10
Danganronpa Complete Collection DVD/BD Combo Set (Standard Edition) - Nov 10
One Piece Collection #14 DVD Boxed Set (Uncut) (Eps #325-348) - Nov 10
Buddy Complex Complete Collection DVD/BD Combo Set - Nov 17
Good Luck Girl! (Binbo-gamo ga!) Complete Collection DVD Set (S.A.V.E Edition) - Nov 24
Dragonar Academy Complete Collection DVD/BD Combo Set (Limited Edition) - Nov 24
Dragonar Academy Complete Collection DVD/BD Combo Set (Standard Edition) - Nov 24
Eureka Seven AO Complete Collection DVD (S.A.V.E Edition) - Nov 24
Eureka Seven AO Complete Collection BLURAY (S.A.V.E Edition) - Nov 24
Noein Complete Collection DVD/BD Combo Set (Limited Edition) - Nov 24
Noein Complete Collection DVD/BD Combo Set (Standard Edition) - Nov 24

US Theatrical Release for the Attack on Titan Movies Announced

Funimation has announced the North American theatrical release dates for both Attack on Titan live-action films. Attack on Titan- Part 1 will receive a limited theatrical release beginning on Wednesday, September 30.  Attack on Titan – Part 2 will debut on Tuesday, October 20.

Funimation also issued a new NA trailer, which is paired with the Japanese Red-Band trailer here:

Strategy Meeting...

New Releases From Media Blasters, AniPlex, New Video, Viz, and Nozomi Up for Pre-Order!

We have a few new release announcements this week from Media Blasters, AniPlex, New Video, Viz, and Nozomi. The following upcoming releases are now available for pre-order from RACS:

Media Blasters
Ladies Versus Butlers Complete Collection DVD - Nov 3
Ladies Versus Butlers Complete Collection BLURAY - Nov 3

AniPlex
Irregular at Magic High School Set 2 BLURAY (Eps #8-18) + Box - Sep 15
Irregular at Magic High School Set 3 BLURAY (Eps #19-26) - Dec 8
Durarara!! x 2 Vol #1 DVD (Eps #1-6) - Sep 29
Durarara!! x 2 Vol #2 DVD (Eps #7-12) - Nov 24

New Video
When Marnie Was There DVD/BD Combo Set - Oct 6

VIZ
Naruto: Shippuden Collection #24 DVD Boxed Set (Eps #297-309) - Nov 10

Nozomi
Umi Monogatari Complete Collection DVD - Nov 3
Blessing of the Campanella Complete Collection DVD (Anime Elements) - Nov 3
Mobile Suit Gundam TV Series Collection #1 DVD (Eps #1-21) - Nov 3
Mobile Suit Gundam TV Series Collection #1 BLURAY (Eps #1-21) - Nov 3
Turn A Gundam Movie Collection DVD - Nov 3

Ladies vs. Butlers Dubbed DVD & BLURAY Coming in November!

After a couple of years of delays, Media Blasters has finally scheduled the release of Ladies vs. Butlers, and the good news is that not only is it getting dub treatment, it will be released on both DVD and BLURAY format! We now have them up for pre-order here:

Ladies Versus Butlers Complete Collection DVD - Nov 3
Ladies Versus Butlers Complete Collection BLURAY - Nov 3

Release Date is Set for November 3rd, 2015.

Synopsis: Hino Akiharu lost his parents when he was young and was adopted into his uncle’s family. When he learns his uncle is after his inheritance, he decides to enter a boarding school where students are raised to be maids or butlers.

Discotek's September 2015 Releases Now Available for Pre-order @ RACS!

We've gotten the second half of Discotek's September release info and we now have their entire Sept release schedule up for pre-order. Here's what's coming:

Robot Carnival DVD - Sep 1
Vampire Hunter D, Bloodlust BLURAY - Sep 8
Go Nagai World DVD - Sep 29
Descendants of Darkness Complete Collection DVD - Sep 29
Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid DVD - Sep 29
Super Dimension Century Orguss TV Series DVD Set - Sep 29

The Little Mermaid is the original 1975 production from Toei Animation. The excellent Super Dimension Century Orguss TV Series set will contain all 35 episodes of the series in Japanese with English subtitles plus the original US Renditions English dub is included for episodes 1-17.

Tokyo Ghoul Collectors Edition Artwork - Awesome!

Just got this from Funi:

Set includes:

• Premium Collector's Box with Clear Sleeve Revealing Kaneki and Rize's Transformation from Human to Ghoul
• Complete Season 1 in Blu-ray/DVD Combo
• Fabric Poster
• 60-page art book
• 40-page blank journal
• 4 Art Cards

Available for pre-order for $79.98 for a limited time @ RACS!

NIS Announces If Her Flag Breaks Complete BD Premium Edition!

 

NISA has announced their release of If Her Flag Breaks in a BLURAY Premium Edition and we now have it up for pre-order on the store site:

If Her Flag Breaks Complete Collection BLURAY Boxed Set (Premium Edition)

This premium edition includes eps #1-13 on BluRay format, a hardcover artbook (full color, 64pg) with character art, sketches, behind-the-scenes manga, and interviews with the cast and crew. Disk extra's include clean opening and endings, character trailers, commercial bumps and Japanese commercials.

For a limited time, we're offering this set in pre-order for the special RACS price of only $48.98 ($64.98 MSRP) so reserve your copy today!

Release date is set for November 3rd.

Synopsis: Sota Hatate is a new student at Hatagaya School. His cold and impersonal manner draws the attention of Nanami Knight Bladefield, a princess of a European nation, and she confronts him about it. He reveals that he is the only survivor of the sinking of the cruise ship Premium Ambriel. On that tragic day he received a special power from a mysterious stranger: the power to see people’s fates in the form of flags sprouting from their heads. Some flags are simple things like “friendship” flags, but others are more ominous, like “death” flags. Over the next few days, more and more classmates and friends are drawn to him and live with him at the Quest Dorm, and Sota must occasionally use his powers to alter their fates. He and his new friends and dormmates get up to all kinds of fun adventures. However, he eventually discovers that there is more to his power, and the world itself, than he realized...

New Releases From Viz, NISA, AniPlex, Discotek, & Pony Canyon Up for Pre-Order!

We have a few new release announcements this week from Viz, NISA, AniPlex, Discotek, and Pony Canyon. The following upcoming releases are now available for pre-order from RACS:

Viz:
The Last: Naruto the Movie DVD/BD Combo Set - Oct 6
The Last: Naruto the Movie DVD - Oct 6
Sailor Moon R (Season 2) TV Series BD/DVD Combo Set 2 (Eps #69-89) - Oct 27
Sailor Moon R (Season 2) TV Series DVD Set 2 (Eps #69-89) - Oct 27

NIS America:
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3 DVD/BD Collection (Standard Edition) - Aug 4
Daily Lives of High School Boys Complete Collection BLURAY Set (Standard Edition) - Aug 4

AniPlex:
Fate / Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works TV Series Season 1 DVD - Aug 25
Fate / Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works TV Series Season 1 BLURAY (Limited Edition) - Aug 25

Discotek:
Robot Carnival DVD - Sep 1

Pony Canyon:
ETOTAMA Collector's Edition BD/DVD + CD Set - Oct 10

Sailor Moon R LE Set #1 DVD/BD Cover Replacement Program Announced By Viz

Many Sailor Moon R customers, including a good number of those who purchased their sets from RACS, have reported that their copy of the Sailor Moon R Set 1 Limited Edition did not include the reversible disc cover that was supposed to be part of the set.

Viz has addressed the reversible cover issue by partnering with their distributor Warner Brothers Home Entertainment to offer replacement covers to any customer who requests them.

If your copy of the Sailor Moon R Set 1 Limited Edition did not include a reversible cover, a replacement cover can be provided to you directly from Warner Brothers Home Entertainment at no charge. Simply call WHV at their toll free number of 1-800-553-6937 and tell them you would like a replacement cover for your Sailor Moon R set. They will ask for your name, mailing address, and telephone number so they can mail you a replacement cover once they are available.

We're not sure how long it will take for your new cover to arrive, but at least Viz has addressed the issue and made new covers available to anyone who asks without a great deal of hassle.

Let us know if you have any questions.