What You Need to Know:
- This week, Anipllex of America announced the latest addition to their Blu-ray catalogue:
- Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Blu-ray Vol. 1. The Blu-ray set will be released on March 16, 2021
- Darwin's Game complete Blu-ray set comes out on March 16, 2021
- Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia Blu-ray Box Set I will be available March 30, 2021, and Blu-ray Box Set II will be released June 29, 2021
- All the announced Blu-ray sets are now accepting pre-orders at online retailer RightStuf Anime (https://www.rightstufanime.com).
Source: Official Press Release
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Blu-ray Vol. 1.
Kamihama City, the city where Magical Girls and Uwasa are gathering.
The Blu-ray set will be released on March 16, 2021 with all thirteen episodes from season one in both English and Japanese audio on three Blu-ray discs along with all four versions of the textless openings and ending, trailers, commercials, and the adorable animated “Magia Report” commercials. Featuring package illustrations by character designer Junichiro Taniguchi, the set also comes with an exclusive booklet featuring end card illustrations from every episode, as well as a soundtrack CD.
The series stars Momo Asakura (Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Charlotte) and Kira Buckland (Blue Exorcist, Lord El-Melloi II’s Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace note) as the main character, Iroha Tamaki, who is unable to recall the wish she made in exchange for becoming a Magical Girl. Following the rumor that Magical Girls can be saved if they go to Kamihama, she travels to Kamihama City, where she encounters Yachiyo Nanami, voiced by Sora Amamiya (The irregular at magic high school, ALDNOAH.ZERO) and Erika Harlacher (I want to eat your pancreas, PERSONA5 the Animation) and other Magical Girls including Tsuruno Yui, voiced by Shina Natsukawa (High School Fleet, ALDNOAH.ZERO) and Marieve Herington (Love Live! School idol Project, Seven Deadly Sins), Felicia Mitsuki, voiced by Ayane Sakura (Your lie in April, My Hero Academia) and Lizzie Freeman (Sword Art Online Alicization, Rent-A-Girlfriend), and Sana Futaba, voiced by Yui Ogura (Goblin Slayer, Encouragement of Climb) and Ryan Bartley (Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale-, March comes in like a lion) .
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Blu-ray Vol. 1 includes:
Disc Specs
Spoken Languages: English & Japanese
Subtitles: English
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 HD Widescreen 1920x1080p
Episodes: #1-13
Number of Discs: 3 Blu-ray Discs + 1 CD
Total Run Time: Approx. 325 minutes
Rating: 13 UP
Bonus Content
Textless Openings (4 versions) and Ending
Trailers and Commercials
Animated Magia Report Commercials
* Bonus content subject to change.
* Bonus content includes English subtitles.
Bonus Materials & Package
Package illustrations by Junichiro Taniguchi (character design)
Special booklet, featuring end card illustrations from all 13 episodes
Original Soundtrack CD
* Bonus materials subject to change.
SRP: $159.98
Store Price: $129.98
Retailer Link: https://www.rightstufanime.com/Magia-Record-Puella-Magi-Madoka-Magica-Side-Story-Volume-1-Blu-ray
About Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story :
In exchange for the fulfillment of a wish, Magical Girls keep fighting, unbeknownst to the rest of the world.
But Iroha Tamaki can’t seem to remember her wish.
A rumor begins to spread among Magical Girls.
“Magical Girls can be saved if they go to Kamihama.”
Kamihama City, the city where Magical Girls and Uwasa are gathering.
The story of Iroha Tamaki, in search for her lost wish, begins…
For more information, please visit: https://magiarecord-animeusa.com/
Darwin's Game Complete Blu-ray Set
A mysterious invitation turns Kaname Sudo’s world upside down in an unpredictable battle of superpowers!
The Darwin's Game Complete Blu-ray set will be released on March 16, 2021. The set will contain all eleven episodes of the thrilling series in both English and Japanese audio, along with web previews, and textless opening and ending on three Blu-ray discs. Featuring an electrifying box art illustration by character designer Kazuya Nakanishi, the complete Blu-ray set includes a special booklet with character information.
The heart pounding series stars Yusuke Kobayashi (Fire Force, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-) and Stephen Fu (Golden Kamuy, How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?) as Kaname Sudo, a 17-year old high schooler who becomes an unwilling participant in a life-or-death battle after receiving a mysterious email inviting him to download an app called “Darwin’s Game.” As he fights to survive, he encounters Shuka Karino, a top-ranking player known as “The Undefeated Queen,” played by Reina Ueda (Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace note, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba) and Alexis Tipton (Kaguya-sama: Love is War? A Certain Magical Index).
Darwin's Game Complete Blu-ray Set includes:
Disc Specs
Spoken Languages: English & Japanese
Subtitles: English
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 HD Widescreen 1920x1080p
Episodes: 11 Episodes
Number of Discs: 3 Blu-ray Discs
Total Run Time: Approx. 282 min.
Rating: 13 UP
Bonus Content
Textless Opening
Textless Ending
Web Previews
* Bonus content subject to change.
* Bonus content includes English subtitles.
Bonus Materials & Package
Box Illustration by Kazuya Nakanishi (Character Design)
Special booklet with character reference guides
* Bonus materials subject to change.
SRP: $149.98
Store Price: $119.98
Retailer Link: https://www.rightstufanime.com/Darwins-Game-Blu-ray
About Darwin’s Game :
Kaname Sudo, an ordinary high school student, receives an invitation email to try a mysterious app called "Darwin's Game." Upon launching the app, Kaname is drawn into a game where players fight one another using superpowers called Sigils. Without knowing the reason for all this, can Kaname survive furious battles against the powerful players who attack him?
For more information, please visit: https://darwinsgame-anime.com/
Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia Box Sets I & II
Come to the land where gods and mankind reside together!
The action-packed Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia will be receiving two Blu-ray box set releases in 2021. Each box set will be housed in a sleek box featuring an exclusive illustration by character designer Tomoaki Takase (Occultic;Nine, Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend) containing three Blu-ray discs with PVs, CMs, textless opening and endings, as well as web previews.
Box set I features the first half of the series (episodes 00-11) in both the original Japanese and English audio, plus recap episodes I and II in Japanese, along with a special booklet showing comments from the Japanese cast about the characters they play and information about the show’s setting of Mesopotamia. Box set II includes the latter half of the series (episodes 12-21) in both Japanese and English audio along with the Episode 16 special ending in Japanese, and an exclusive booklet. Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia Blu-ray Box Set I will be available March 30, 2021, and Blu-ray Box Set II will be released June 29, 2021.
Featuring the awe-inspiring animation production by CloverWorks (The Promised Neverland, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai), Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia captures the story of the seventh Singularity by Kinoko Nasu (TYPE-MOON) featured in the international sensation and mobile game Fate/Grand Order. Directed Toshifumi Akai (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic) with lead character design by Takashi Takeuchi (Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works], Fate/Zero), the series finds main characters Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mash Kyrielight in the ancient land of Uruk, which is on the brink of destruction after the appearance of three goddesses and countless Demonic Beasts.
Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia Blu-ray Box Set I includes:
Disc Specs
Spoken Languages: English & Japanese
Subtitles: English
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 HD Widescreen 1920x1080p
Episodes: 12 episodes ( #00-11)
Number of Discs: 3 Blu-ray Discs
Total Run Time: Approx. 290 min.
Rating: 13 UP
Bonus Content
Textless Opening & Endings
PVs
CMs
Web Previews
Recap I The Beginning of the Journey
Recap II Battle of the Souls
* Bonus content subject to change.
* Bonus content includes English subtitles.
Bonus Materials & Package
Special Booklet
Package Illustrated by Tomoaki Takase (Character Design)
* Bonus materials subject to change.
SRP: $149.98
Store Price: $119.98
Retailer Link: https://www.rightstufanime.com/Fate-Grand-Order-Absolute-Demonic-Front-Babylonia-Box-Set-I-Blu-ray
Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia Blu-ray Box Set II includes:
Disc Specs
Spoken Languages: English & Japanese
Subtitles: English
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 HD Widescreen 1920x1080p
Episodes: 10 episodes ( #12-21)
Number of Discs: 3 Blu-ray Discs
Total Run Time: Approx. 236 min.
Rating: 13 UP
Bonus Content
Textless Opening & Endings
PVs
CMs
Web Previews
Recap III Final Battle
* Bonus content subject to change.
* Bonus content includes English subtitles.
Bonus Materials & Package
Special Booklet
Package Illustrated by Tomoaki Takase (Character Design)
* Bonus materials subject to change.
SRP: $124.98
Store Price: $99.98
Retailer Link: https://www.rightstufanime.com/Fate-Grand-Order-Absolute-Demonic-Front-Babylonia-Box-Set-II-Blu-ray
About Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia :
A seventh Singularity has been discovered in ancient Mesopotamia in the year 2655 B.C.
The land of Uruk, governed by the wise King Gilgamesh after he returned from his quest for immortality, was grand and prosperous until three goddesses and countless Demonic Beasts appeared. These enemies have brought Uruk to the brink of destruction. With a Rayshift—a method of traveling across both time and space—Fujimaru and Mash journey to the land of Uruk, where they encounter the fortress city of Uruk and the Absolute Demonic Front, where a terrible battle against the fearsome onslaught of the Demonic Beasts rages. There, the citizens of Uruk, who live their lives to the fullest despite facing an existential threat, continue to fight for their future. Deities and Demonic Beasts attack with terrifying force, and mankind pushes back with all its might... This is the era where humans and gods are destined to part ways.
Fujimaru and Mash, the pair who have fought through all six previous Singularities, embark on their final battle.
For more information, please visit: https://anime.fate-go.us/ep7-tv
About Aniplex of America Inc.
Aniplex of America, Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex, Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a division of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), Inc., and a leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. The company's ever-growing lineup of shows includes: Sword Art Online, FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: BROTHERHOOD, Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works], Fate/Zero, KILL la KILL, Gurren Lagann, Monogatari series, anohana -The Flower We Saw That Day-, Cells at Work!, The Promised Neverland, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba, The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED and many more. In 2017, the company released the English version of the popular mobile game, Fate/Grand Order.
