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London Expo license / release announcements Mon, 29 Oct 2012

Licenses

Kaze

K TV Series

MVM

Bodacious Space Pirates
Majikoi: Samurai Girls
Mayo Chiki!
Kids on the Slope

Manga

Aria, the Scarlet Ammo will probably be released in a complete series box-set

Releases

Kaze

The first volume of Tiger & Bunny series is due on January 14, with seven episodes. It will be a special edition box including "hero" cards as seen in the series and a Hero magazine.
Bakuman next year
Mirai Nikki next year
Un-Go next year
Mawaru Penguindrum next year
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan next year
Journey to Agartha (aka Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below)
will be released on the 28th of January on DVD, Blu-ray and a collector's edition with artbook.

MVM

Needless will be released in two parts in January and in February
Shana Season 2 part 1 will be released in March. Tony Allan from MVM said that the number of pre-orders could convince him to release Series 3.
CANAAN will be released in March as a complete box-set.
Dream Eater Merry in March
Ga-Rei: Zero will be released in April.

Manga Entertainment

Fractale will be released in February or March.
The Blu-ray edition of Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of Shamballa will be released next year
King of Thorn, Manga is trying to arrange the finishing touches with Sunrise, before releasing it.
The Wolf Children - A theatrical release on the plans and possibly a theatrical retrospective of all of Hosoda's previous films. A Box-set of the films by Mamoru Hosoda - The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars and Wolf Children is also on the plans.
Hellsing Ultimate part 5 to 8 (two Blu-ray discs and two DVD discs), hopefully, ready for May Expo.
Hellsing Ultimate parts 1 to 4 will be released on Blu-ray on the same day.
Guilty Crown is planned for release in April
Cat Planet Cuties will be released next year
Jormungand will be released next year in two half-series sets
Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse in February

Miscellaneous

Manga wants to release the second season of Fairy Tail and the film version.
Jerome Mazandarani said that negotiations over Steins;Gate are still on-going, and that he expects be done by May or June next year.
Mazandarani also said that he would like to release BTOOOM! and Usagi Drop. He also mentioned that he "would like to do something" with the film versions of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, but that it would better to wait until the third film was releases.
Andrew Partridge of Kaze UK added that he would like to release Deadman Wonderland and an 'unrealistically' expectation to get Nodame Cantabile as well.
Manga Entertainment is looking at a Blu-Ray release of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt.

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