Industry News: Sentai Filmworks' May 2017 Line-Up
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Sentai unveiled their latest line-up, slow progress as per usual but some cool additions.
In any case here's the line-up. We have six new titles plus two limited edition sets.
May 2nd:
Nurse Witch Komugi R: Complete Collection - $59.98
Format: Blu-ray
Language: Japanese (English subs)
Region: Geolocked
Publisher: NTV
Language: Japanese (English subs)
Region: Geolocked
Publisher: NTV
Extras: Clean Opening and Closing Animations
Nurse Witch Komugi R: Complete Collection - $49.98
Format: DVD
Language: Japanese (English subs)
Region: 1
Publisher: NTV
Language: Japanese (English subs)
Region: 1
Publisher: NTV
Extras: Clean Opening and Closing Animations
May 16th:
Ajin: Demi-Human: Season 1 Collection (Collector's Edition) - $149.98
Format: Blu-ray & DVD
Language: English & Japanese (English subs)
Region: Geolocked / 1
Publisher: King Records Company Ltd
Language: English & Japanese (English subs)
Region: Geolocked / 1
Publisher: King Records Company Ltd
Extras: Animatic Process Scenes, Movie Teasers, Clean Opening Animation and Clean Closing Animation
CE Extras: Chipboard Box, Hardcover Booklet, Art Cards, Poster and Manga
Ajin: Demi-Human: Season 1 Collection - $69.98
Format: Blu-ray
Language: English & Japanese (English subs)
Region: Geolocked
Publisher: King Records Company Ltd
Language: English & Japanese (English subs)
Region: Geolocked
Publisher: King Records Company Ltd
Extras: Animatic Process Scenes, Movie Teasers, Clean Opening Animation and Clean Closing Animation
Ajin: Demi-Human: Season 1 Collection - $59.98
Format: DVD
Language: English & Japanese (English subs)
Region: 1
Publisher: King Records Company Ltd
Language: English & Japanese (English subs)
Region: 1
Publisher: King Records Company Ltd
Extras: Animatic Process Scenes, Movie Teasers, Clean Opening Animation and Clean Closing Animation
Girls und Panzer der Film - $49.98
Format: Blu-ray & DVD
Language: English & Japanese (English subs)
Region: Geolocked / 1
Publisher: Showgate
Language: English & Japanese (English subs)
Region: Geolocked / 1
Publisher: Showgate
Extras: Girls und Panzer in (about) 3 Minutes, Clean Opening Animation and Clean Closing Animation
Wandaba Style: Complete Collection - $39.98
Format: DVD
Language: English & Japanese (English subs)
Region: 1
Publisher: ???
Language: English & Japanese (English subs)
Region: 1
Publisher: ???
Extras: Commentaries, Wandaba Factoids, Production Sketches, Outtakes, A Wandaba Style Evening, Clean Opening Animation and Clean Closing Animation
May 23rd:
Momokuri: Complete Collection - $59.98
Format: Blu-ray
Language: Japanese (English subs)
Region: Geolocked
Publisher: Satelight
Language: Japanese (English subs)
Region: Geolocked
Publisher: Satelight
Extras: Clean Opening and Closing Animations
Momokuri: Complete Collection - $49.98
Format: DVD
Language: Japanese (English subs)
Region: 1
Publisher: Satelight
Language: Japanese (English subs)
Region: 1
Publisher: Satelight
Extras: Clean Opening and Closing Animations
May 30th:
Himouto! Umaru-chan: Complete Collection (Collector's Edition) - $179.98
Format: Blu-ray & DVD
Language: English & Japanese (English subs)
Region: Geolocked / 1
Publisher: Toho Animation
Language: English & Japanese (English subs)
Region: Geolocked / 1
Publisher: Toho Animation
Extras: Japanese Commentaries, Promos, Home Video Release, Song Commercials, Himouto Umaru-ChanS, Banquet Mondays "Daranama", Clean Opening Animation and Clean Closing Animation
CE Extras: Custom Box, Audio CD, Figure, Buttons, Lenticular Postcard, Keychain, Magnet and Lanyard
Himouto! Umaru-chan: Complete Collection - $69.98
Format: Blu-ray
Language: English & Japanese (English subs)
Region: Geolocked
Publisher: Toho Animation
Language: English & Japanese (English subs)
Region: Geolocked
Publisher: Toho Animation
Extras: Japanese Commentaries, Promos, Home Video Release, Song Commercials, Himouto Umaru-ChanS, Banquet Mondays "Daranama", Clean Opening Animation and Clean Closing Animation
Himouto! Umaru-chan: Complete Collection - $59.98
Format: DVD
Language: English & Japanese (English subs)
Region: 1
Publisher: Toho Animation
Language: English & Japanese (English subs)
Region: 1
Publisher: Toho Animation
Extras: Japanese Commentaries, Promos, Home Video Release, Song Commercials, Himouto Umaru-ChanS, Banquet Mondays "Daranama", Clean Opening Animation and Clean Closing Animation
Grav's Thoughts
This post took a fair longer to sort out than the usual due to Chrome being a pain not saving the images properly. Anywho this line-up caught me off guard on the fact that we have now have two special edition sets in the same month - it's like Sentai are definitely milking the special edition bandwagon right now, so I'm glad I'm only going after specific sets.
This line-up pretty much covers titles that aired during the Summer 2015, Winter 2016 and Spring 2016 seasons alongside a few catalogue. There's two subtitled only titles, two dubbed titles, one dubbed film and one rescue already dubbed from the ADV era.
Various:
- Girls und Panzer der Film
- Wandaba Style
Summer 2015:
- Himouto! Umaru-chan
Winter 2016:
- Ajin: Demi-Human
- Nurse Witch Komugi R
Spring 2016:
- Momokuri
Ajin was picked up very recently and I'm glad that it not only got a special edition but the Movie trilogy was also licensed (Movie 1 is included with the Season 1 release, although it's subtitled only). I'm curious to know what the contents would look like since it includes a booklet, manga and a box.
Umaru-chan gets the special treatment. Not gonna lie I was not expecting this to happen and from my understanding the main girl is apparently a terrible character so I personally will probably skip the show in general. I'll won't get the special edition, I mean I like the CD case idea but the set as a whole just doesn't appeal to me.
Girls und Panzer der Film gets released as a combo pack, I suppose Sentai are probably making this the norm for all films from now on. I'm surprised they haven't released Beyond the Boundary -I'll Be Here- yet considering it's been licensed here in the UK.
That's it for the Sentai line-up. Here's the backlog.
Completely Forgotten:
Phi-Brain [Season 3]
Tribe Cool Crew
Spring 2015:
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma (Dub confirmed)
Summer 2015:
Gate (Dub confirmed)
Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls (Dub confirmed)
School-Live!
Ushio and Tora (Dub confirmed)
Autumn 2015:
Chivalry of a Failed Knight
Haikyu!! Second Season
Winter 2016:
Gate: Fire Dragon Arc (Dub confirmed)
Norn9: Norn+Nonet
Spring 2016:
Bakuon!!
Flying Witch
Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto
Onigirl
Rin-ne [Season 2]
Tanaka-kun is Always Listless
Ushio and Tora [Season 2] (Dub confirmed)
Summer 2016:
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Second Plate (Dub confirmed)
Autumn 2016:
ClassicaLoid
Flip Flappers
Girlish Number
Matoi the Sacred Slayer
Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Legend Star
Catalogue titles:
Chihayafuru
Chihayafuru 2
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden
Legend of the Galactic Heroes Movies
Squid Girl
Squid Girl [OVA]
Squid Girl [Season 2]
Catalogue titles (Sunrise deal):
Argentosoma
Betterman
Brain Powered
Infinite Ryvius
Kurokami: The Animation
Overman King Gainer
s-CRY-ed
Sacred Seven
The Big O
The Big O II
The Girl Who Leapt Through Space
Z-MIND
Zegapain
This line-up pretty much covers titles that aired during the Summer 2015, Winter 2016 and Spring 2016 seasons alongside a few catalogue. There's two subtitled only titles, two dubbed titles, one dubbed film and one rescue already dubbed from the ADV era.
Various:
- Girls und Panzer der Film
- Wandaba Style
Summer 2015:
- Himouto! Umaru-chan
Winter 2016:
- Ajin: Demi-Human
- Nurse Witch Komugi R
Spring 2016:
- Momokuri
Ajin was picked up very recently and I'm glad that it not only got a special edition but the Movie trilogy was also licensed (Movie 1 is included with the Season 1 release, although it's subtitled only). I'm curious to know what the contents would look like since it includes a booklet, manga and a box.
Umaru-chan gets the special treatment. Not gonna lie I was not expecting this to happen and from my understanding the main girl is apparently a terrible character so I personally will probably skip the show in general. I'll won't get the special edition, I mean I like the CD case idea but the set as a whole just doesn't appeal to me.
Girls und Panzer der Film gets released as a combo pack, I suppose Sentai are probably making this the norm for all films from now on. I'm surprised they haven't released Beyond the Boundary -I'll Be Here- yet considering it's been licensed here in the UK.
That's it for the Sentai line-up. Here's the backlog.
Completely Forgotten:
Phi-Brain [Season 3]
Tribe Cool Crew
Spring 2015:
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma (Dub confirmed)
Summer 2015:
Gate (Dub confirmed)
Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls (Dub confirmed)
School-Live!
Ushio and Tora (Dub confirmed)
Autumn 2015:
Chivalry of a Failed Knight
Haikyu!! Second Season
Winter 2016:
Gate: Fire Dragon Arc (Dub confirmed)
Norn9: Norn+Nonet
Spring 2016:
Bakuon!!
Flying Witch
Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto
Onigirl
Rin-ne [Season 2]
Tanaka-kun is Always Listless
Ushio and Tora [Season 2] (Dub confirmed)
Summer 2016:
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Second Plate (Dub confirmed)
Autumn 2016:
ClassicaLoid
Flip Flappers
Girlish Number
Matoi the Sacred Slayer
Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Legend Star
Catalogue titles:
Chihayafuru
Chihayafuru 2
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden
Legend of the Galactic Heroes Movies
Squid Girl
Squid Girl [OVA]
Squid Girl [Season 2]
Catalogue titles (Sunrise deal):
Argentosoma
Betterman
Brain Powered
Infinite Ryvius
Kurokami: The Animation
Overman King Gainer
s-CRY-ed
Sacred Seven
The Big O
The Big O II
The Girl Who Leapt Through Space
Z-MIND
Zegapain