A Round-Up of Manga UK’s Acquisitions

Jerome Mazandarani (UK Head of Marketing) at Manga Entertainment UK announced an exciting roster of recent acquisitions on Saturday 31st March at the Birmingham MCM Expo. There are a number of forthcoming home entertainment releases and the UK theatrical premiere of FMA Movie 2: Sacred Star of Milos!

The list breaks down like this:

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Licensed from Aniplex     
12 x TV half hours  
Release date tbc, but it will be in 2012

Panty And Stocking With Garter Belt

Licensed from Kadokawa  
13 x TV half hours                
UK street date TBC, but it will be in 2012. Unfortunately, there is no Blu-ray release scheduled

Okami-san And Her Seven Companions

Licensed from Funimation          
12 x TV half hours                
UK street date TBC, but pushing for end of year

Chaos Head   

Licensed from Funimation          
12 x TV half hours               
To be released 22nd October in UK on DVD only

Baka And Test Season 2    

         
Licensed from Funimation          
12 x TV half hours                           
To be released 9th July on DVD only

FMA Movie 2: Sacred Star of Milos

Licensed from Funimation                                                             

UK theatrical premiere at BFI Anime Festival on 8th June. Special guest Q&A with the director Murata Kazuya and producer Masahiko Minami. Tickets go on sale on the BFI site soon. The movie will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on 3rd September. Manga will also be releasing a movie double pack on DVD and Blu-ray containing Conqueror of Shamballa and Sacred Star of Milos. This is the first time Shambala has been available on Blu-ray in the UK.

Additional Announcements made included

Princess Resurrection

To be released as a complete series in August

Squid Girl

First season

The World God Only Knows

The first season will be released as a complete collection in late summer

More new acquisition announcements will be made at London MCM Expo at ExCel on 25th-27th May.