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PLEASE NOTE: All articles are the property of the authors and/or SciFi Japan. Reprint or reproduction of any material in part or in whole, including the copying or postingof articles on any internet or computer site, without the authors' consent is strictly forbidden. Links to articles appearing on SciFi Japan are allowed (and appreciated). Source: Media Blasters press releaseSpecial Thanks to Carl MoranoBlu-ray cover art, courtesy of Media Blasters. © 1994 Gaga/Crowd Inc.With a record number of people practicing social distancing and caution, quality home entertainment is more highly valued than ever before! With that in mind, Media Blasters Inc. is back at work and pleased to announce that the live-action sci-fi actioner ZEIRAM 2 (ゼイラム2, Zeiramu 2, 1994) will makes its premiere on Blu-ray and finally return to DVD on September 22, courtesy of the Tokyo Shock label. ZEIRAM 2 comes from the imagination of filmmaker and prolific character designer Keita Amemiya (ZEIRAM, GARO, MECHANICAL VIOLATOR HAKAIDER). Upon successfully wrapping up an important case, the beautiful alien bounty hunter Iria returns to Earth. Along with her computer, Bob, and her assistant, Fujicrow, she is assigned a new android trainee. Unfortunately, inside the android resides the most evil, cunning combat life form known in the universe a vicious Zeiram unit! When the android is damaged during combat, Zeiram emerges and begins to terrorize Iria and her comrades soon becoming a planetary threat that must be stopped at all costs!Continued Source: Yen Press, MediaLab press releasesSpecial Thanks to Erik Jansen Image courtesy of Yen Press.Yen Press delivers a compelling and emotional new manga release with the debut of Little Miss P: The Second Day, the latest release in the acclaimed ongoing graphic novel about an anthropomorphized period.Little Miss P has gained wide attention in Japan for dealing with the often-taboo topic of menstruation. The first volume of the series was published in-print and digitally by Yen Press last year. A Japanese live action film based on the manga is also set to be produced. Little Miss P: The Second Day is available now in-print and digitally from Yen Press’ online partners.Continued The new Crunchyroll original production Onyx Equinox. Photo courtesy of Bianca Doria. ©2020 Crunchyroll StudiosSource: CrunchyrollSpecial Thanks to Bianca DoriaCrunchyroll, the world’s most popular anime brand, premiered today the first trailer and new key art for ONYX EQUINOX, the upcoming Crunchyroll Original series. ONYX EQUINOX follows a young Aztec boy named Izel who is saved from death by the gods and is chosen to act as ‘humanity’s champion,’ forced to discard his apathy toward his fellow man and prove humanity’s potential.Continued The King of the Monsters battles a gigantic werewolf in WOLFMAN VS GODZILLA, the legendary indie production by filmmakerswho worked on Toho s Godzilla movies! Photo courtesy of Shizuo Nakajima. © Toho Co., Ltd.Author: Benjamin ChaffinsShizuo Nakajima is a filmmaker who worked as a production assistant for Toho on movies such as GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA (ゴジラ対メカゴジラ, Gojira Tai Mekagojira, 1974) and TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA (メカゴジラの逆襲, Mekagojira no Gyakushū, 1975). In the early 1980s, he and some of his colleagues thought it would be fun to make their own kaiju fan films, and produced a handful of shorts featuring Godzilla and other monsters. Nakajima and his team created the monster suits, props and miniature sets themselves, using materials they had purchased from Toho.Continued Photo courtesy of The Loot Company. © SANRIO CO., LTDHave fun in the sun with Hello Kitty and Friends!Source: The Loot Company press releaseSpecial Thanks to George Roush Loot Crate is bringing the sunshine indoors with August’s ‘Hello Vacation!’ themed Sanrio Crate. Go for a swim, catch some rays or just relax and recharge with new and exclusive Hello Kitty and Friends collectibles and gear.Continued Photo courtesy of Toho. TM © TOHO CO., LTD. © 2020 HUFSource: Toho Co., Ltd. press releaseOfficial Site: godzilla.com, hufworldwide.com/huf-x-godzillaSpecial Thanks to Jennifer CruzThis summer, HUF goes head to head with the world’s mightiest King of the Monsters in the Godzilla vs. HUF Collection, a new range of apparel and accessories celebrating one of the most recognized symbols of Japanese pop culture worldwide.Continued Image courtesy of Funimation. MY HERO ACADEMIA © Kohei Horikoshi / Shueisha・”My Hero Accademia” Production CommitteeSource: Funimation press releaseOfficial Site: funimation.com/funimationcon2020Special Thanks to Sarah AllenFunimation announced it has added panels for MY HERO ACADEMIA and HUMAN LOST to its upcoming virtual festival FunimationCon 2020 July 3-4. Funimation also announced that Toei Animation will present a DRAGON BALL SUPER interview with legendary voice actress Masako Nozawa at the event. Internationally acclaimed critic and historian of anime Charles Solomon will host a panel examining what it takes to be a voice actor.Continued The Arrow Video Channel presents some exciting additions for July. Photo courtesy of Arrow Films.New Titles Include ZOMBIE FOR SALE, The 12-Film GAMERA COLLECTION, CREEPSHOW 2, BLOODSTONE, BLACK RAINBOW MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCESource: Arrow Video Channel press releaseSpecial Thanks to Justin CookArrow Video is excited to announce the July slate of titles on their subscription-based Arrow Video Channel, including acclaimed undead comedy ZOMBIE FOR SALE and GAMERA: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION, all twelve films starring mankind s greatest defender: a fire-breathing mutant turtle.Continued Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©FUJI BAKING GroupSource: Tsuburaya Productions press releaseTsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. has announced a year-long Ultraman-themed co-promotion with Fuji Baking Co., Ltd., which will kick off July 1, 2020. The first wave will be four special packages for Fuji s Gin-Choco W, matching the pastry s traditional silver packaging with the classic silver Ultraman body design.Continued Photo courtesy of Qdopp Media Relations. © Candy Voice The second heroine, White Cat, will be played by popular voice actress Ayana Taketatsu!Source: Qdopp Media Relations press releaseOfficial Site: dlsite.comFollowing on the heels of Episode 1: THE CALICO CAT GIRL THE SOUND OF A BELL (CV. Sumire Uesaka), Episode 2: THE WHITE CAT GIRL S INNOCENT TAIL is now available on dlsite.com from 0:00 on June 22 (Monday). The heroine of the second episode, White Cat, will be voiced by Ayana Taketatsu.Continued Source: Stone Bridge Press press releaseSpecial Thanks to Michael Palmer and Peter Goodman Cover art courtesy of Stone Bridge Press.Stone Bridge Press is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a paperback copy of Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man: 15 Years at Studio Ghibli, the memoir of former Studio Ghibli Head of International Sales, Steve Alpert. This highly entertaining business memoir describes what it was like to work for Japan’s premiere animation studio, Studio Ghibli, and its reigning genius Hayao Miyazaki. Steve Alpert, a Japanese-speaking American, was the “resident foreigner” in the offices of Ghibli and its parent Tokuma Shoten and played a central role when Miyazaki’s films were starting to take off in international markets. Alpert describes hauling heavy film canisters of PRINCESS MONONOKE to Russia and California, experiencing a screaming Harvey Weinstein, dealing with Disney marketers, and then triumphantly attending glittering galas celebrating the Oscar-winning SPIRITED AWAY.Continued Contents of the GAMERA: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION Limited Edition Blu-ray Set. Photo courtesy of Arrow Films. © KADOKAWASource: Arrow FilmsSpecial Thanks to James Flower Arrow Films has provided the complete product specs for GAMERA: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION, a deluxe Blu-ray box set of the Gamera movie series. For the first time ever worldwide, all twelve tales of everyone’s favorite titanic terrapin are collected together the set includes GAMERA THE GIANT MONSTER (1965), GAMERA VS. BARUGON (1966), GAMERA VS. GYAOS (1967), GAMERA VS. VIRAS (1968), GAMERA VS. GUIRON (1969), GAMERA VS. JIGER (1970), GAMERA VS. ZIGRA (1971), GAMERA SUPER MONSTER (1980), GAMERA THE GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE (1995), GAMERA 2: ATTACK OF LEGION (1996), GAMERA 3: REVENGE OF IRIS (1999) and GAMERA THE BRAVE (2006).Continued Photo courtesy of Diamond Select. TM © TOHO CO., LTD.Source: Diamond Select ToysSpecial Thanks to Zach OatDiamond Select Toys is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a set of Godzilla Vinimates. This set includes 4 articulated 4″ vinyl figures designed by Barry Bradfield, each packaged in a full-color window box ● Godzilla 1954 black-and-white figure from the original GODZILLA (ゴジラ, Gojira, 1954)● Mechagodzilla from GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA (ゴジラ対メカゴジラ, Gojira Tai Mekagojira, 1974)● Godzilla 1999 from GODZILLA 2000 (ゴジラ2000 ミレニアム, Gojira Nisen Mireniamu, 1999)● Rodan from GODZILLA VS MECHAGODZILLA II (ゴジラVSメカゴジラ, Gojira Tai Mekagojira, 1993)Continued Source: Mill Creek EntertainmentSpecial Thanks to Barrett Evans and Noah SawyerPhoto courtesy of Mill Creek. TM © TOHO CO., LTD.Mill Creek Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray Double Feature of the Ishirô Honda/Eiji Tsuburaya Toho sci-fi classics THE H-MAN (美女と液体人間, Bijo to Ekitai-ningen, 1958) and BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE (宇宙大戦争, Uchū Daisensō, 1959). The set presents both films in the 2.35:1 widescreen aspect ratio in high definition, with DTS-HD Master Audio for both English and Japanese tracks plus English subtitles.THE H-MAN/BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE Double Feature Blu-ray is now available (SRP: $19.99) from retailers.Continued Source: Yen Press, MediaLab press releasesSpecial Thanks to Erik Jansen Image courtesy of Yen Press.Yen Press incites appetites among readers as it prepares to launch the new culinary-themed manga series Restaurant to Another World on June 23rd.Restaurant From Another World is written by Junpei Inuzuka and features artwork by Katsumi Enami, the illustrator for the popular light novel series Baccano! The new series is based on the popular light novel of the same name. An anime series is also currently available for streaming on Crunchyroll and Funimation.Continued ULTRAMAN Z Main Director Kiyotaka Taguchi (center) stands with the main cast of the new series. From left to right: Haruki Natsukawa (Kohshu Hirano),Shinya Kaburagi (Rihito Noda), Kuriyama (Hisahiro Ogura), Kojiro Inaba (Jun Hashizume), Ultraman Zett, Shota Hebikura (Takaya Aoyagi), Yoko Nakashima(Rima Matsuda) and Yuka Ohta (Hikari Kuroki). Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS © ULTRAMAN ZPRODUCTION CONSORTIUM・TV TOKYOSource: Tsuburaya ProductionsOfficial Site: ani.tv/ultraman_z, m-78.jp/z (Japan)Official Twitter: twitter.com/ultraman_seriesTsuburaya Productions has provided SciFi Japan with their complete press kit for ULTRAMAN Z (ZETT) 『ウルトラマンＺ(ゼット), Urutoraman Z (Zetto)』. While much of this material was previously revealed in earlier press releases, we are pleased to share the full contents in one comprehensive article.Continued WASTEFUL DAYS OF HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS Arrives September 22ndSource: Section23 Films press releaseSpecial Thanks to Mike Bailiff Artwork not final – mock-up. Photo courtesy ofSection23 Films.Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its September slate of releases which includes Sentai Filmworks hit comedy series, WASTEFUL DAYS OF HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS available on Blu-ray September 22!Continued Contents of the B: THE BEGINNING – THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION set. Photo courtesy of Shout! Factory. © Kazuto Nakazawa / Production I.GSource: Shout! Factory press releaseOfficial Site: b-animation.jp (Japan), B: THE BEGINNING | Netflix (US)Special Thanks to Tom ChenFrom the renowned animation powerhouse Production I.G. (PSYCHO-PASS, GhHOST IN THE SHELL, ATTACK ON TITAN) and director Kazuto Nakazawa (PARASITE DOLLS, animation director of KILL BILL: Vol. 1) comes the popular action suspense anime series, B: THE BEGINNING (2018). Directed by Nakazawa and Yoshinobu Yamakawa (LITTLE BUSTERS!), this gripping, character-driven crime procedural uniquely blends the visual marvel of anime, dystopian sci-fi supernatural fantasy, and gritty mystery narrative in equal measures. The series music is composed by Yoshihiro Ike (BLOOD: THE LAST EMPIRE, TIGER BUNNY), with the theme song provided by former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman.Continued Source: Yen Press, MediaLab press releasesSpecial Thanks to Erik Jansen Image courtesy of Yen Press.Manga publisher Yen Press has detailed the release next week of Sekiro Side Story: Hanbei the Undying, a new manga series inspired by the hit SEKIRO video game. SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE is the latest video game created by FromSoftware, the iconic studio responsible for the DARK SOULS series and BLOODBOURNE. It was one of the most successful console games of the 2019, shipping almost four million copies. SEKIRO was cited as receiving universal acclaim according to Metacritic and won numerous awards, including Game of the Year from The Game Awards 2019 and the Japan Game Award s Award for Excellence. Delving into history unexplored in the game, Sekiro Side Story: Hanbei the Undying provides rich insight into the history of the game’s main character.Continued Ultraman makes his television debut in the black white special, BIRTH OF ULTRAMAN. The show will be released for the first time inNorth America as part of an exclusive UKTRAMAN Blu-ray collection. Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONSExclusive Release For Ultraman Day Featuring Cover Art By Alex Ross!Source: Mill Creek EntertainmentSpecial Thanks to Barrett Evans and J.W. StarrettTHE BIRTH OF ULTRAMAN O-ring cover art by comics legend AlexRoss. Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONSMinneapolis, MN (June 17, 2020) Mill Creek Entertainment is pleased to announce “The Birth of Ultraman Collection”, a Blu-ray set containing some of the best episodes of the original ULTRAMAN series with both the original Japanese language and the classic English dub audio tracks plus THE BIRTH OF ULTRAMAN – ULTRAMAN Pre-Premiere Special, the very first appearance of the hero that would become famous across the world as Ultraman. This exclusive Blu-ray release also features art created by Alex Ross which is also featured on The Rise of Ultraman cover for Marvel Comics and Tsuburaya Production’s recent collaboration with the debut issue releasing September 2020.This exciting, special-edition comes off the back of Mill Creek Entertainment’s license of the entire available Ultraman back-catalog via international distribution company Indigo Entertainment, from the revolutionary team at Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd.Continued Source: Mill Creek EntertainmentSpecial Thanks to Barrett EvansPhoto courtesy of Mill Creek. ©2016 UX FILM PARTNERS©2015 UGS FILM PARTNERSThe ULTRAMAN X and ULTRAMAN GINGA S feature films have been released in a Walmart exclusive Movies-Only Double Feature Blu-ray from Mill Creek Entertainment. Both movies are presented with DTS-HD Master Audio of the original Japanese soundtrack with English subtitles plus the English dubs heard during their 2016 U.S. theatrical run. The Blu-ray can now be purchased in-store or ordered from Walmart.com. In ULTRAMAN X: THE MOVIE: HERE HE COMES! OUR ULTRAMAN (2016), X is joined by his longtime ally Cyber Gomora and a team of Ultra Heroes (Ultraman, Ultraman Zero, Ultraman Max, Ultraman Victory, Ultraman Ginga, Ultraman Nexus and Ultraman Tiga) to stop the evil beast Zaigorg and a “powered up” army of classic monsters.ULTRAMAN GINGA S THE MOVIE: SHOWDOWN! THE 10 ULTRA WARRIORS! (2015) makes its North American home video debut in this set. The sinister alien warlord Etelgar forces a beautiful magical princess to entrap Ultramen all across the galaxy! In order to stop Etelgar and save their fellow Ultra Heroes, Ultraman Ginga and Ultraman Victory must combine into a new, more powerful, form!Continued An American’s unique behind-the-scenes look at how the animated films of Hayao Miyazaki were introduced to the world.Source: Stone Bridge Press press releaseSpecial Thanks to Michael Palmer and Peter Goodman Cover art courtesy of Stone Bridge Press.Stone Bridge Press, the Berkeley, California based publisher of books on Asia with a focus on Japan has released Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man: 15 Years at Studio Ghibli, the memoir of former Studio Ghibli Head of International Sales, Steve Alpert. This highly entertaining business memoir describes what it was like to work for Japan’s premiere animation studio, Studio Ghibli, and its reigning genius Hayao Miyazaki. Steve Alpert, a Japanese-speaking American, was the “resident foreigner” in the offices of Ghibli and its parent Tokuma Shoten and played a central role when Miyazaki’s films were starting to take off in international markets. Alpert describes hauling heavy film canisters of PRINCESS MONONOKE to Russia and California, experiencing a screaming Harvey Weinstein, dealing with Disney marketers, and then triumphantly attending glittering galas celebrating the Oscar-winning SPIRITED AWAY.Continued Source: 3Y FilmOfficial Site: nezura1964.com (Japan)Special Thanks to Avery GuerraA SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVEMach Fumiake today. Photo courtesy of 3Y Film.Pro wrestling legend, cult actress, and singer Mach Fumiake makes her long-awaited return to acting in the new kaiju film reboot NEZURA 1964 (ネズラ1964). Fumiake first came to fame as a teenage professional wrestler in the early 1970s, defeating Jumbo Miyamoto to win the WWWA (World Women s Wrestling Association) Championship in March, 1975. The following month she made her big screen debut, playing herself in the Toei action adventure GREAT CHASE (華麗なる追跡, Kareinaru Tsuiseki, 1975). Fumiake would go on to make frequent television appearances, star in a handful of films, launch a singing career and host a radio show. She is best known to kaiju movie fans for her role as Kilara, the leader of a trio of alien superwomen in Daiei s GAMERA: SUPER MONSTER (宇宙怪獣ガメラ, Uchū Kaijū Gamera, 1980), the final Showa era Gamera film.Continued Source: Shout! Factory press releaseOfficial Site: kaijunokodomo.com (Japan), ChildrenOfTheSeaMovie.com (US)Special Thanks to Sarah J. De Bruin Image courtesy of Shout! Factory. ©️2019 Daisuke Igarashi,Shogakukan/”Children of the Sea” CommitteeFrom Japan’s cutting-edge STUDIO4°C (TEKKONKINKREET, MFKZ, MIND GAME) and director Ayumu Watanabe comes CHILDREN OF THE SEA (海獣の子供, Kaiju no Kodomo, 2019), a stunningly beautiful adaptation of the prize-winning manga. Featuring a score from legendary composer and long-time Studio Ghibli collaborator Joe Hisaishi (SPIRITED AWAY, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO), this critically-acclaimed film will be available digitally, as a Blu-ray and DVD combo pack, and on DVD September 1, 2020 from GKIDS and Shout! Factory. CHILDREN OF THE SEA is scheduled for a nationwide theatrical release in select cinemas via Fathom Events on August 11 and 12, in subtitled and English dubbed versions, with more details to be revealed soon.When Ruka was younger, she saw a ghost in the water at the aquarium where her dad worked. Now she feels drawn toward the aquarium and the two mysterious boys she meets there, Umi and Sora, who were raised by dugongs and hear the same strange calls from the sea as she does. As the kids get caught up in the mystery behind the sudden worldwide disappearance of the ocean’s fish, they uncover cosmic connections that will change them forever.Continued Photo courtesy of Qdopp Media Relations. © Candy Voice The heroine of the first episode, Calico Cat, will be played by popular voice actress Sumire UesakaSource: Qdopp Media Relations press releaseOfficial Site: dlsite.com NECOGURASHI THE CALICO CAT GIRL THE SOUND OF A BELL will be available on dlsite.com from 0:00 on June 15 (Monday). The heroine of the first episode, Calico Cat, will be voiced by Sumire Uesaka.ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) is a relaxing, often sedative sensation that begins on the scalp and moves down the body. It is most commonly triggered by auditory or visual stimuli. Recently, this phenomenon has been gaining popularity, and many ASMR-related sounds and videos have been posted to social media platforms such as YouTube and Instagram.Continued Photo courtesy of Netflix. ©2020 “Ju-On: Origins” Production CommitteeSeason Premieres United States on July 3, 2020Source: NetflixOfficial Site: JU-ON: Origins | Netflix The legendary horror franchise JU-ON (aka THE GRUDGE) is set to once again shake the world as Netflix Japan presents its first-ever horror original series, JU-ON: ORIGINS (呪怨: 呪いの家, Ju-On: Noroi no Ie). The 6 episode season will premiere in the United States on July 3, 2020.Continued

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