Anime Limited Reveals October 2021 Pre-Order Schedule with Black Lagoon Collection, Demon Slayer Season 1 Standard Blu-rays and Josee, the Tiger & the Fish
UK distributor Anime Limited announced their next batch of home video release plans during the late night on Wednesday 6th October, which focused on the remainder of this month and their upcoming early bird offers.
Starting off the month already at a £34.99 offer (£59.99 SRP) was Sword Art Online Alicization -War of Underworld- Part 2 on Blu-ray in a collector’s edition package.
The package includes a rigid box with digipack to house the two Blu-ray discs, and a 44-page Booklet. This set will slot inside the outer box included in Part 1’s collector’s edition release. Part 2 of the discs feature episodes 13 to 23 plus the Episode 12.5 recap with English & Japanese audio with English subtitles.
The official release date is 13th December 2021.
“The final load test… The war between the Human Empire and the Dark Territory has engulfed Underworld entirely. The battle has shifted course with the Dark Territory army led by Gabriel, who seeks to capture Alice, the Priestess of Light, in their fight against Asuna and the Human Empire forces fighting to save Underworld.
As Kirito’s consciousness remains buried in a deep sleep, Gabriel, standing in as the Dark God Vecta, has recruited thousands of American players to log in to the Underworld to annihilate the Human Empire forces. In this great war, the stakes are not only the Underworld’s continued existence, but also the bottom-up artificial intelligence, the ultimate AI, and even the very future of mankind! Though he has yet to awaken, only one man holds the fate of this world: the Black Swordsman.”
War of Underworld 1st Cour Plot Synopsis via Anime Limited
Available starting 8th October at a £34.99 offer each (£39.99 SRP each) is Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 1 on Blu-ray, re-released in standard edition parts.
The collector’s edition Blu-rays for both parts of the series were released last December and last May respectively. Part 1 covers episodes 1-13 and Part 2 covers episodes 14-26, both presented with English & Japanese audio with English subtitles.
The disc specs listed on the AllTheAnime store match the collector’s edition release, which includes the on-disc features that are not present in the Funimation standard edition such as Audio Commentaries and more.
The official release dates are 29th November 2021 for Part 1 and 13th December 2021 for Part 2.
“It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself.
Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a demon slayer so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family.
A sorrowful tale of siblings in which the fates of humans and demons intertwine…begins now!”
Plot Synopsis via Anime Limited
Available starting 15th October at a £51.99 offer each (£69.99 SRP each) is Black Lagoon on Blu-ray in a limited edition package.
The package includes a rigid box with a digipack to house the five Blu-ray discs, a 20-page Booklet and a landscape poster. The collection covers all 12 episodes of Black Lagoon: The First Barrage, all 12 episodes of Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage, and all 5 OVA episodes of Black Lagoon: Roberta’s Blood Trail with English & Japanese audio with English subtitles.
The distributor has not specified any more details regarding the discs, but the disc count matches the previous UK Blu-ray release distributed by KAZE UK which had no on-disc content and audio drop-out issues.
The official release date is 29th November 2021.
“Rokuro was an ordinary Japanese business man – a whipping boy for the big bosses and corporate high rollers. But when his job to deliver a mysterious disk goes south, a ruthless gang of mercenaries fronted by a gunslinging femme fatale take him into their custody. Abandoned and out of his element, the newly reinvented “Rock” joins up with his kidnappers as a smuggler of the East China Sea.”
Plot Synopsis via Anime Limited
Available starting 29th October at a £29.99 offer each (£44.99 SRP each) is Josee, the Tiger & the Fish on Blu-ray in a collector’s edition package.
The package includes a rigid box with a digipack to house the Blu-ray disc and the film’s original soundtrack on CD. Also included in the set is a 72-page book with interviews from the film’s production crew, a booklet replicating the children’s book featured in the film, and a map of Osaka with key locations the characters visited highlighted. In addition the distributor stated they’re “recreating practically all of the contents from the Japanese Limited Edition release.” The film is presented in English & Japanese audio with English subtitles.
The official release date is 29th November 2021.
“With dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair.
But when the tide turns against them, they push each other to places they never thought possible, and inspire a love fit for a storybook.”
Plot Synopsis via Anime Limited
More standard edition Blu-rays are on their way, you can view some of the artwork below.
Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi Evolution
SRP £19.99 – English & Japanese audio with English subtitles
Castlevania Season 2
SRP £34.99 – English audio
Lupin the Third Part IV: The Italian Adventure (Japanese Version)
SRP £39.99 – Japanese audio with English subtitles
Mobile Suit Gundam F91
SRP £19.99 – English & Japanese audio with English subtitles
Neon Genesis Evangelion
SRP £69.99 – English (Netflix dub) & Japanese audio with English subtitles
Planetes
SRP £39.99 – English & Japanese audio with English subtitles
In addition to the pre-order schedule, the home video schedule has been adjusted. Some titles have received pushbacks.
4th October
18th October
- Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (Standard Blu-ray)
- Castlevania Season 2 (Standard Blu-ray)
- Lupin the Third Part IV: The Italian Adventure Japanese Version (Standard Blu-ray)
- Miss Hokusai (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD Combo)
- Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (Standard Blu-ray)
- PSYCHO-PASS: Sinners of the System (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray)
- Samurai Flamenco (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
25th October
15th November
22nd November
- Penguindrum (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray)
- Sword Art Online Alicization -War of Underworld- Part 1 (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray)
29th November
- Black Lagoon (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 1 Part 1 (Standard Blu-ray)
- Josee, the Tiger & the Fish (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray)
6th December
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (AllTheAnime Exc. Ultimate Edition Blu-ray)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (Zavvi Exc. Collector’s Edition Blu-ray)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (Standard Blu-ray)
13th December
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 1 Part 2 (Standard Blu-ray)
- Sword Art Online Alicization -War of Underworld- Part 2 (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray)
In addition there will be an early bird pre-order offer starting 22nd October for an unannounced Vinyl release.
Source: Anime Limited Blog
