Anime Limited’s Q2 2018 Home Video Release Slate Revealed
Updated as of 13th February with Amazon UK links available if you want to pre-order them right now! Anime Limited’s own store won’t make the listings available to purchase until closer to release.
Anime Limited have revealed their second quarter line-up of 2018 via their main website!
Just a quick heads-up, they have clarified that not every title has been listed in their line-up (and to our guess would include a title or two from the Gundam franchise since they didn’t want to repeat what happened with Zeta Gundam years prior) so stay tuned as more will crop up over the next few months into the season.
Anywho let’s take a look and see what they have to offer. Pre-order links won’t be live until closer to their release, and the release dates can change as well so keep that in mind also.
2nd April 2018
The Testament of Sister New Devil
Audio: English & Japanese with English subtitles
When a pair of sexy girls, Maria and Mio, come to live with high school student Basara Tojo, his life changes forever. The two girls have a secret that thy don’t keep for long – Maria is a succubus, and Mio is a future Demon Lord. But Basara has a secret of his own – he’s the last descendant from a clan of demon-fighting heroes. To make things even more complicated, the girls force Basara into a master-servant contract, and Basara ends up becoming their master!
What happens when you put a succubus, a demoness, and a demon fighting hero under the same roof? They form a bond that will help them to take on anything!
Season 1 Collector’s Edition Blu-ray – SRP £59.99
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Season 1 Standard Edition DVD – SRP £29.99
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9th April 2018
Love Live!! Sunshine!
Audio: English & Japanese with English subtitles
Uranohoshi Girls’ High School, a private school in the seaside neighbourhood of Uchiura at Numazu city, Shizuoka prefecture. A small high school in a corner of Suruga Bay, it is home to nine teens, led by second-year student Chika Takami, driven by one seriously big dream: to become the next generation of bright, sparkling “school idols”! As long as we don’t give up, any dream can come true… All we have to do now is keep pushing hard for glory!
Now their “School Idol Project” begins to make their dreams come true!
Season 1 Collector’s Edition Blu-ray – SRP £59.99
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Season 1 Standard Edition DVD – SRP £29.99
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Makoto Shinkai Double Pack: The Place Promised in Our Early Days & Voices of a Distant Star
Audio: English & Japanese with English subtitles
From Makoto Shinkai (Your Name., Five Centimeters Per Second, Journey to Agartha) comes the start of his career in anime in one package.
The Place Promised in our Early Days
Hiroki, Takuya and Sayuri are two young boys and a girl living in Aomori, the closest province in Honshu to Hokkaido. These three young classmates become fascinated by the gigantic yet mysterious tower that they see across the Tsugaru Strait, promising that one day they will build and fly an aircraft to the tower and unravel its mystery.
Voices of a Distant Star
A young pilot named Mikako volunteers to be sent on a journey through space to join the fight against a hostile alien race. Leaving behind the man she loves, her only means of contact with him is via text message, which take longer to reach him the further she travels from Earth.
Standard Edition Blu-ray – SRP £19.99
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Standard Edition DVD – SRP £17.99
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The film collection previously had a collector’s edition combo pack which is now out of print. On-disc content will be the same as before.
16th April 2018
Assassination Classroom Season 2
Audio: English & Japanese with English subtitles
Class 3E is about to begin their second semester! And while some things have changed, the class assignment is still the same: kill their teacher before the end of the year! Easier said than done since Koro Sensei’s made it clear he won’t go down without a fight.
Will these students be able to take down the tentacled monster that moves at Mach 20 before he can destroy the world?
Part 2 Collector’s Edition Blu-ray – SRP £59.99
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Part 2 Standard Edition DVD – SRP £29.99
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Season 2 Part 1 is available already for those interested. Part 1 came with a box to house both parts while Part 2 will come with a booklet.
Kiss Him, Not Me!
Audio: English & Japanese with English subtitles
Kae Serinuma believes one thing – princes belong together! As an avid boys’ love fan, she loves nothing more than fantasizing about faux relationships between the boys at her school. But when she loses weight due to the stress of her favorite anime character suddenly dying, the boys want…her?! From pretty average to prettiest girl, Kae just wants these boys to date each other, not her!
Complete Series Standard Edition Blu-ray – SRP £34.99
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Complete Series Standard Edition DVD – SRP £29.99
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Persona 3 the Movie -#2 Midsummer Knight’s Dream-
Audio: Japanese with English subtitles
“I wish it would stay like this every day…” Following his transfer to Gekkoukan Private Academy, Makoto Yuki is suddenly attacked by a strange monster called Shadows and is awakened to a power which allowed him to summon a Persona.
Seeing Makoto’s potential, the members of the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad approach him to join them in their battle against these creatures. Makoto, initially feeling detached from the situation accepts their invitation indifferently, but as he learned more about the “Dark Hour,” and engaged in many harsh battles, he began feeling a strong bond with his teammates. And so the season turned from spring to summer… the battle was far from over for the SEES team, now joined by a new member, but they all felt a sense of fulfilment even as they faced these abnormal circumstances. The wheels of fate began to turn… as they were about to learn of the new trials they must face.
Standard Edition Blu-ray – SRP £19.99
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The film previously had a collector’s edition combo pack which is now out of print and also a standard edition DVD which is available. On-disc content will be the same as before.
23rd April 2018
Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry
Audio: English & Japanese with English subtitles
In Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry, in the Kingdom of Fiore lies a terrible weapon. Enter the Dragon Cry, a magical staff rumored to possess power capable of destroying the world. For years, it’s been safely guarded and kept away from those tempted by its power. But everything changes when a traitor named Zash manages to steal it away. Now, in the hands of Animus—the cruel ruler of the Kingdom of Stella—a plot begins to form with the fate of the world at their mercy.
Luckily, a simple recovery task is nothing for the wizards of Fairy Tail! Together, Natsu and his friends will go undercover to infiltrate Stella Kingdom in hopes of getting answers and restoring safety to the realm. But they’ll quickly find there’s more to this staff than the stories claim. What power really dwells within the Dragon Cry, and is the gang strong enough to fight ultimate destruction?
Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD – SRP £34.99
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Standard Edition Blu-ray – SRP £19.99
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Standard Edition DVD – SRP £17.99
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30th April 2018
ERASED
Audio: English & Japanese with English subtitles
I’m gonna do what I didnt the first time to change everything!
Erased is a sci-fi thriller series based on the award winning manga series (2014 Manga Taisho Award) by Kei Sanbe. The dream production staff includes director Tomohiko Ito (Sword Art Online), character designer Keigo Sasaki (Blue Exorcist), composer Yuki Kajiura (Sword Art Online, Fate/Zero, Madoka Magica), and animation studio A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, Your lie in April, Blue Exorcist).
29-year old Satoru Fujinuma is a struggling manga artist who works part time as a pizza delivery man. But he has a secret ability which he names Revival. This ability allows Satoru to go back in time to prevent life-threatening incidents from happening.
Now a series of tragic incidents are unfolding before Satorus eyes and they may change his life forever.
Part 2 Collector’s Edition Blu-ray – SRP £39.99
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Part 2 Standard Edition DVD – SRP £29.99
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Part 1 is available already for those interested. Part 1 came with a box to house both parts while Part 2 will come with a booklet.
14th May 2018
Persona 3 the Movie -#3 Falling Down-
Audio: Japanese with English subtitles
(*Due to spoilers we won’t list the synopsis this time!*)
Standard Edition Blu-ray – SRP £19.99
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The film previously had a collector’s edition combo pack which is now going out of print and also a standard edition DVD which is available. On-disc content will be the same as before.
28th May 2018
Sword Art Online II
Audio: English & Japanese with English subtitles
A year has passed since SAO was cleared. Summoned by Seijirou Kikuoka of the Virtual Division at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Kazuto (Kirito) learns of a series of bizarre murders linked to the popular VR game, Gun Gale Online (GGO). After being shot in-game by a player calling himself Death Gun, two prominent GGO players have mysteriously turned up dead in the real world. As Kazuto logs in GGO and starts investigating the mystery, he meets a girl sniper named Sinon who wields a Hecate II rifle. Is she friend or foe? Kirito enters the virtual world once more for an all new adventure!
Part 1 Standard Edition Blu-ray – SRP £24.99
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The series previously had a collector’s edition combo pack which is now out of print and also a standard edition DVD which is available. On-disc content will be the same as before. Part 1 also includes an Artbox that is limited to the first 1000 units only. This is available across all retailers as long as the stock is there.
Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale-
Audio: English & Japanese with English subtitles
The NerveGear, the world’s first dedicated full-dive device developed by the genius programmer, Akihiko Kayaba in 2022…a revolutionary machine that opened up infinite possibilities for the world of VR (Virtual Reality). 4 years later…. A next-generation, wearable multi-device called the Augma has been released to compete with the NerveGear’s successor, the Amusphere. A cutting-edge machine boasting the ability to enhance AR (Augmented Reality) to the maximum, the Augma offers a safe, user-friendly experience, as it can be used while the player is awake, making it an instant hit. Its most popular title is an ARMMORPG developed exclusively for the Augma, “Ordinal Scale (a.k.a. OS).”
Kirito is about to join Asuna and the others as an Ordinal Scale player, but they’re about to find out that it isn’t all fun and games…
Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD – SRP £34.99
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Standard Edition Blu-ray – SRP £19.99
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Standard Edition DVD – SRP £17.99
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Tokyo Ghoul (Live-Action)
Audio: Japanese with English subtitles
Riddled with gripping fight scenes and tasteful gore, this adaptation of Tokyo Ghoul brings the popular manga series to life like never before.
Buried in books and a quiet life, Ken Kaneki is all but dead to the world in an age where flesh-eating ghouls live among us. But when his only chance for survival is an organ donation that turns him into a ghoul-human hybrid, he finds sanctuary at Anteiku—a café run by the people he once considered monsters. Targeted by anti-ghoul forces, this safe house is up against a hunger more sickening than their own. When their most innocent members are threatened by humanity’s taste for vengeance, Kaneki will risk life and limb to protect the very world that changed his own.
Standard Edition Blu-ray – SRP £19.99
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Standard Edition DVD – SRP £17.99
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Wolf’s Rain
Audio: English & Japanese with English subtitles
Paradise – a legend, a myth, and a hopeless dream in a world that has become a wasteland. It is not meant for everyone, only the wolves, thought to be extinct yet still roam the lands. When the Flower Maiden awakens, the path to the end will open.
Kiba, a lone wolf, wanders into a poverty-stricken city on a quest. The scent of Lunar Flowers and the will to find Paradise is all he has. Along the way, he runs into other outcast wolves – Tsume, High, and Toboe, each with their own story and troubles. Fate bringing them together, they seek out the Flower Maiden, Cheza, and their way to Paradise. But, doing so is no simple matter. Up against a world that fears them and a man with mysterious abilities, their journey is overrun with challenges and worse – sacrifices. With limited time, they must fight to protect Cheza against everyone who seeks her and discover the hidden path to their destiny.
This group of broken souls will form a pack and take their journey to the doors of Paradise. But is it worth the end of the world?
Complete Series Ultimate Edition Blu-ray – SRP £149.99
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18th June 2018
Persona 3 the Movie -#4 Winter of Rebirth-
Audio: Japanese with English subtitles
(*Due to spoilers we won’t list the synopsis this time!*)
Standard Edition Blu-ray – SRP £19.99
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The film previously had a collector’s edition combo pack which is now going out of print and also a standard edition DVD which is available. On-disc content will be the same as before.
25th June 2018
Hyouka
Audio: English & Japanese with English subtitles
After joining his school’s Classic Lit Club, Hotaro Oreki meets a solid group of friends who have a knack for getting into all sorts of trouble. Their adventures continue as they start preparations for a big festival where they plan to promote the Classic Lit Club. However, they find themselves in the middle of a mystery that only they seem fit to solve.
Part 2 Collector’s Edition Blu-ray – SRP £59.99
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Part 2 Standard Edition DVD – SRP £29.99
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Part 1 is available already for those interested. Part 1 came with a box to house both parts while Part 2 will come with a booklet.
Lu Over the Wall
Audio: English & Japanese with English subtitles
Kai has moved from Tokyo to a lonely fishing village with his father and his grandfather. One day, his classmates invite him to join their band. As he reluctantly follows them to Merfolk Island, their practice spot, they meet Lu, the mermaid girl. Since ancient times, the people of Hinashi Town have thought that mermaids brought disaster. Something happens that puts a huge rift between Lu and the townspeople. Will Kai’s cry from the heart save the town?
Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD – SRP £34.99
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Standard Edition Blu-ray – SRP £19.99
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Standard Edition DVD – SRP £17.99
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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
Audio: English & Japanese with English subtitles
Natsuki Subaru, an ordinary high school student, is on his way home from the convenience store when he finds himself transported to another world. As he’s lost and confused in a new world where he doesn’t even know left from right, the only person to reach out to him was a beautiful girl with silver hair. Determined to repay her somehow for saving him from his own despair, Subaru agrees to help the girl find something she’s looking for…
Part 1 Collector’s Edition Blu-ray – SRP £59.99
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Part 1 Standard Edition DVD – SRP £29.99
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Sword Art Online II
Audio: English & Japanese with English subtitles
Kirito is now certain that Death Gun is also a survivor of SAO. And to make things worse, he is most likely an ex-member of the murder guild, Laughing Coffin. As the final tournament of Bullet of Bullets begins, Kirito and Sinon agree to join forces until they identify which player is Death Gun.
Through the battles, Sinon learns that Kirito also suffers from traumatic memories from the past. But as Sinon sees Kirito trying to overcome them, she too tries to be strong. As BoB reaches its last stage, Kirito suspects that Death Gun may have one or more accomplices in the real world, and they may be targeting Shino Asada as their next target!
Part 2 Standard Edition Blu-ray – SRP £19.99
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The series previously had a collector’s edition combo pack which is now out of print and also a standard edition DVD which is available. On-disc content will be the same as before.
A standard edition Blu-ray is still planned but for now it has no exact release date.
That’s it for the second quarter line-up for now. As stated more titles will appear but we won’t know which ones until they announce them! Also scheduled for sometime this year are the following:
- Dimension W
- The Dragon Dentist
- Lupin the Third Part IV
- The Night is Short, Walk on Girl
- Pigtails & Other Production I.G Shorts
- Riddle Story of Devil
Update: Durarara!!x2 Ketsu and Momotaro now have a set release date during the month of March.
