02/07/2012:

New Releases (02/07/2012)

"It's just another Manga Monday" sang The Bangles.  Well, almost.  In fact, if they had chosen that as the refrain for their well-known tune, they would have been right on the money, as today brings us a couple of hugely high-profile new anime releases from Manga Entertainment.

Topping the bill for this week can only be Dragon Ball Z - Season One, as this much-loved and hugely popular shounen series finally makes its way officially to the UK on DVD.  Still not sure about whether you should give it a try?  Check out our review.

Also released today is another unique offering from this distributor, in the form of Welcome to the Space Show, which reaches the UK on DVD and Blu-Ray with nary a sign of a North American release, and with an English dub commissioned by Manga Entertainment themselves.  These are exciting times we live in.... anyhow, you can check out our review of the movie right here.

Moving on to look at manga with a small "m", there's a huge amount hitting our shores this week, starting out with a pair of new releases in the form of the first volumes of Angel Para Bellum and Alice in the Country of Clover: Cheshire Cat Waltz.  Also available this week are new volumes of big hitters such as Bleach and One Piece, Naruto and Sailor Moon, while the week also brings us more Animal Land, Dengeki Daisy, Fluffy, Fluffy Cinnamoroll, Gantz, Hana-Kimi, Skip Beat and Kimi ni Todoke.  If that isn't enough to keep you entertained, I'm not sure what is.

Looking forward to next week, we'll be awash with piracy on the high seas courtesy of Kaze UK's DVD and Blu-Ray re-release of Black Lagoon, while MVM Entertainment brings us .HACK//Quantum - a series which we've just reviewed right here, incidentally.  Until next time, take care!

New anime releases
Dragon Ball Z - Series 1 (DVD)
Welcome to the Space Show (DVD, Blu-Ray/DVD DoublePlay)

New manga releases
Alice in the Country of Clover: Cheshire Cat Waltz - Volume 1
Angel Para Bellum - Volume 1
Animal Land - Volume 5
Bleach - Volumes 42-43
Dengeki Daisy - Volume 10
Fluffy, Fluffy Cinnamoroll - Volume 4
Gantz - Volume 23
Hana-Kimi 3-in-1 Omnibus - Volume 3
Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me To You - Volume 14
Naruto - Volume 57
One Piece - Volume 63
Sailor Moon - Volume 6
Skip Beat - Volume 28