• Noir: Complete Collection (Classic Line) - 650 minutes - $49.98 - 7/19/11 (Was 4/26/11)

The Galaxy Express 999 and Adieu Galaxy Express 999 movies will be out on DVD June 28th 2011

Manga Ent. Announces Selected Ghost in the Shell Titles on Blu-ray in June 2011
Posted on: Monday, February 28, 2011

Manga Entertainment announced Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society, Ghost in the Shell: Laughing Man, and Ghost in the Shell: Individual Eleven will hit retailers on Blu-ray for the first time on June 21, 2011, with a $34.98 SRP. All three titles are currently available on RightStuf.com for pre-order.

FUNimation Reschedules Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 1 Part 5
Posted on: Friday, March 11, 2011

FUNimation announced Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 1 Part 5 on Blu-ray and DVD, which will now street June 7, 2011. This change has been noted in our system and will be automatically reflected in customer orders.

Funimation Delays Dragon Ball Z Kai Vol #5 DVD & BD

Funimation has pushed back the date for the 5th volume of the Dragon Ball Z Kai DVD and BD - from May 3rd to June 17th. I think this probably has something to do with the little Toei 'music' copyright violation thing that cropped up recently.

This first of three, limited-edition DVD box sets will feature remastered video and a newly created Dolby Digital 5.1 Japanese audio track from the recent Japanese DVD release, as well as Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo for English and Japanese audio, plus English-language subtitles and on-screen translations. On-disc extras will include the clean opening and closing, both a live-action video and TV spot for the opening single, and TV commercials for the Japanese release. Additionally, the set will be housed in a collectors’ art box and also include a book with content from the limited-edition Japanese release with episode commentary, discussions about the series’ updated audio, video, and opening and closing sequences, and the first installment of production notes from the Japanese laser disc release. Only a limited quantity of this premium set will be produced.

Visit utena.rightstuf.com to see the series’ opening credits trailer (featuring the remastered video) and to pre-order the REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA: The Student Council Saga DVD Set L.E.

Contains episodes 1-12 (the events of the Student Council Saga).

DVD Features:
Scene access, remastered video from the recent Japanese DVD re-release, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo audio for English and Japanese dialogue, new Dolby 5.1 audio for Japanese dialogue, English subtitles and English on-screen translations. PLUS: Clean opening, clean closing, live-action video for opening single, TV spot for opening single, and TV spots for the Japanese remastered DVD release. AND: A book featuring content from the recent, limited-edition Japanese DVD box set, including episode commentary, a discussion of the updated audio and video, discussions about the series’ opening and closing sequences, and production notes from the Japanese laser disc release (part 1).

• Armitage III: Movie Collection - 100 minutes (?) - $29.98 - 6/30/11 (Was 1/25/11 and 11/23/10)
• Baka and Test: Season 1 Collection (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) - 325 minutes - $64.98 - 6/28/11
• Baka and Test: Season 1 Collection (Blu-ray / DVD Combo LE) - 325 minutes - $69.98 - 6/28/11
• Blue Gender (TV + Movie): Complete Collection (Classic Line) - 700 minutes - $39.98 - 6/21/11
• Dance in the Vampire Bund: Complete Collection (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) - 300 minutes - $64.98 - 6/14/11
• Dance in the Vampire Bund: Complete Collection (Blu-ray / DVD Combo LE) - 300 minutes - $69.98 - 6/14/11
• Dragon Ball Z Kai, Part 5 (DVD) - 325 minutes - $29.98 - 6/7/11 (Was 5/3/11)
• Dragon Ball Z Kai, Part 5 (Blu-ray) - 325 minutes - $34.98 - 6/7/11 (Was 5/3/11)
• Fruits Basket: Complete Collection (Collector's Edition) - 580 minutes - $59.98 - 6/14/11
• Gungrave: Complete Collection (Classic Line) - 650 minutes - $49.98 - 6/28/11 (Was 2/22/11)
• Gungrave: Complete Collection (Blu-ray) (Classic Line) - 650 minutes - $54.98 - 6/28/11
• Last Exile: Complete Collection (Classic Line) - 625 minutes - $39.98 - 6/14/11
• Rideback: Complete Collection (Blu-ray / DVD Combo) - 300 minutes - $64.98 - 6/28/11
• Rideback: Complete Collection (Blu-ray / DVD Combo LE) - 300 minutes - $69.98 - 6/28/11 (Was 4/12/11 and 3/15/11)
• Sgt. Frog: Season 3 Collection, Part 1 - ??? minutes - $39.98 - 6/28/11
• Tenchi Muyo Ryo Ohki: Complete Collection (Classic Line) - 225 minutes - $19.98 - 6/7/11
• TO (Tou) Blu-ray / DVD Combo - ??? minutes - $34.98 - 6/7/11
• Tsubasa, RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE: Season 1 Collection (DVD) (S.A.V.E. Edition) - 625 minutes - $29.98 - 6/7/11
• Tsubasa, RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE: Season 1 Collection (Blu-ray) (S.A.V.E. Edition) - 625 minutes - $34.98 - 6/7/11

Funimation Pushes Rosario Yet Again - Now to December

Funi just sent over a note letting us know that they have pushed Rosario - again - now to December. All things considered, I'm really not sure what the point of even giving it a date at all. Perhaps they should just list it as TBD until they workout whatever the issue is that's holding it up.

Rosario+Vampire Complete Collection DVD Boxed Set (Eps #1-13) - Sep 27 to Dec 20
Rosario+Vampire Capu2 (Season 2) Complete DVD Boxed Set (Eps #14-26) - Sep 27 to Dec 20

I was told a while back that the Rosario delays were unique and were being caused by a materials issue, which would makes sense if it was delayed a couple three month, but this is something else. I wonder if they are having an issue with a license approval or some other legal requirement? These delays feel contractual in nature...

Loveless Vocal Collection DVD Boxed Set (Bilingual) - Mar 29 to Apr 26
Moribito Collection #2 Boxed Set (Eps #14-26) (BLURAY) - Apr 12 to May 17

Contains episodes 1-16.

Special Features: Textless Opening, Textlss Ending.

Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles.

a) FUNimation never pursued the Blu-ray rights, due to lack of interest or initiative.
b) FUNimation investigated the Blu-ray rights, but passed as a result of cost or other licensing issues.
c) FUNimation was unable to acquire the Blu-ray rights, due to Aniplex Japan not making them available (though not necessarily because they knew they were going to take care of it themselves and were being stingy; the Japanese have withheld licensing rights to all sorts of things for all sorts of reasons).