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Here are the new releases for July, all information and images provided by The Associates.
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Burst Angel
Title- Burst Angel – Volume 4
Release Date- 24th July 2006
Price- £19.99
Certificate- E
Label- MVM
Description
Before a solution to a biologically enhanced war is found, the past must be uncovered and the fears of an angel will be realized.
The city of Osaka is under Siege! Takane finds herself against a wall, unable to defend the lives she's sworn to protect. With Meg serving as bait, Sei finds herself on a short leash dealing with the newest gun in town.
Meanwhile, Meg and Jo are sent to stop a cold-blooded killer, but something unexpected occurs. Jo begins to suffer mind-breaking visions. Suddenly routine exercise with Leo and Jango becomes a fight for survival as a violent attack leads Jo face to face with a ghostly warrior staring her down for the duel of a lifetime.
Episodes Comprise:
13. Showdown In Osaka
14. Wild Kids
15. Slingin' Oil
16. The Man With No Name
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Gunslinger Girl
Title- Gunslinger Girl – Volume 3
Release Date- 31st July 2006
Price- £19.99
Certificate- E
Label- MVM
Description
The grizzly murder of a fratello gets Section One involved, with an investigator sent in to get to the bottom of the "cyborg problem." As the Agency scrambles to protect their girls, Henrietta and Jose find themselves on an impromptu vacation, having been sent away "for their own protection." What are they hiding? And what does Henrietta know about the deadly truth?
Then the Agency uncovers a plot which could be used to wipe out the terrorists' stronghold once and for all. Things go terribly wrong, and in an all-or-nothing attack the girls find their lives on the line. Could this be the end of the girls and the Agency? Could their lives be over before they've really begun?
Episodes:
10. Amare (To Love)
11. Febbre Alta (High Fever)
12. Simbiosi (Symbiosis)
13. Stella Cadente (Falling Star)
She, The Utlimate Weapon
Title- She, The Ultimate Weapon – Volume 2
Release Date- 31st July 2006
Price- £19.99
Certificate- 12
Label- Manga
Description
"A MIX OF SLICE-OF-LIFE TEEN ANGST AND TOTAL MANGA DEVASTATION." – THE BIG ISSUE
Based on the best-selling manga by Shin Takahashi and produced by Studio Gonzo (Burst Angel; Full Metal Panic and Hellsing), SHE, THE ULTIMATE WEAPON was one of the biggest anime hits in the US in 2005 and has since become one of the most talked about new anime series on both sides of the Atlantic.
Never seen before in the UK, the second volume of episodes from the series that has been hailed as "genius" by Anime News Network and was described by the Big Issue as "a mix of slice-of-life teen angst and total manga devastation" is now coming to DVD courtesy of Manga Entertainment.
Shuji and Chise, young and in love, find themselves caught in the midst of a cataclysmic international conflict. What Shuji does not realise until it is too late is that his new girlfriend has been turned into "The Ultimate Weapon", an engineered fighting machine capable of destroying entire cities. As the war rages on, Chise is forced to fight in battle after battle, each time becoming more weapon than human. Can Chise and Shuji find a way to divert their constant focus from the ongoing war, destruction and killing towards strength, friendship and love, and allow their romance to survive?
After completing her duties as a weapon, Chise starts to doubt her actions as she watches her home city being destroyed. When an earthquake strikes during class, she reacts as if it were an attack and accidentally demolishes a section of the school. After witnessing the incident, Shuji learns to fear his girlfriend. Meanwhile, an old flame of Shuji's continues to make unwanted advances towards him. But what Shuji should remember is that when your girlfriend is the ultimate killing machine, it is a good idea not to make her jealous!
Special Features
Disc One
English and Japanese 2.0; optional English and Japanese 5.1; optional English subtitles; episode selection; trailers.
Disc Two
Conversations with voice actors (Tetsu and Fuyumi); production art gallery; stereo 2.0; optional English and Japanese DTS; optional English subtitles; episode selection.
Episodes
Liar; Classmates; What I Want To Protect; Everyone's Changing.
Robotech : The New Generation
Title- Robotech : The New Generation – Volume 1
Release Date- 31st July 2006
Price- £14.99
Certificate- PG
Label- Manga
Description
THE THIRD AND FINAL CHAPTER IN THE ROBOTECH SAGA IS ABOUT TO BEGIN!
The original transforming robot series, Robotech almost single-handedly introduced anime to the Western world and sparked the transforming robot phenomenon of the 1980s. Now the amazing and groundbreaking Robotech saga enters its final chapter in ROBOTECH: NEW GENERATION – VOLUME 1, the first of two DVD volumes that together will complete the epic 85 episode series.
Released on DVD as a two-disc Special Collector's Edition, ROBOTECH: NEW GENERATION – VOLUME 1 features 12 digitally remastered episodes (61 to 72 of the ongoing saga) with new opening and closing credits and including extended footage originally edited from the broadcast version, the discs are presented in a limited edition deluxe slip-case.
The year is 2031 and following the defeat of the Robotech Masters by Earth's Robotech Force the planet faces a new threat. The spread of the Protoculture matrix across vast swathes of the planet's surface has not gone unnoticed and, as a result, a mysterious alien race known at the Invid launches a full-scale invasion of the Earth.
The remaining inhabitants of Earth fight in a desperate struggle to survive against this new alien threat. But with only a rag-tag collection of guerrilla fighters to defend them, the survivors can only pray for the return of the long forgotten Robotech Expeditionary Force (REF) to save them from total annihilation.
Disc One
The Invid Invasion; The Lost City; Lonely Soldier Boy; Survival; Curtain Call; Hard Time.
Disc Two
Paper Hero; Eulogy; The Genesis Pit; Enter Marlene; The Secret Route; The Fortress
Ghost In The Shell: SOA 2nd GIG
Title- Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG – Volume 4
Release Date- 31st July 2006
Price- £19.99
Certificate- 15
Label- Manga
Description
"BEYOND THE MATRIX, BEYOND REALITY AND BEYOND BRILLIANCE – GHOST IN THE SHELL CONTINUES TO BE A GENRE-DEFINING MASTERPIECE." – THE DAILY RECORD
The brand new series of Masamune Shirow's ground-breaking cyberpunk thriller Ghost In The Shell continues in GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX 2ND GIG – VOLUME 4. This fourth volume of the seven-volume series features four more episodes (13 to 16) detailing the exploits of Section 9.
Make Up
Kuze escapes from the Kyushu Tower as Section 9 continues the investigation into Kuze and the Individual Eleven. Only a handful of highly skilled specialists could have actually created Kuze's unique prosthetic face. They identify the prostheticist they believe treated Kuze and rush to his office to apprehend him, but it is too late. He has been murdered. The face of the murderer in the security video is revealed to be that of Section 9 team member, Paz! An imposter has been using his identity, but what is this person's connection to him and Kuze?
Poker Face
During a poker game, Saito recalls his first run-in with the Major and how he lost his eye… In the summer of 2020, he was fighting in Mexico as a mercenary with anti-government forces. The situation was going from bad to worse and the mercenaries were waiting for an opportunity to surrender. In the middle of this torment, Saito learns that an enemy special operations unit is secretly transporting nuclear material across enemy lines. In a strange twist of fate Saito has his first encounter with the young Kusanagi, who is a members of the very same special operation unit his is attempting to stop.
Pat
Some Tachikomas skip a maintenance protocol and initiate an investigation into the Individual Eleven on their own. Meanwhile, there is an explosion at the AI lab. Following the destruction of the lab, Professor Asuda goes missing. While investigating Asuda's disappearance, the Tachikomas experience a collective memory of the professor, but why? There is no record of Asuda in the Tachikomas' memory, so what connects him to them?
Another Chance
Ishikawa returns from the Peninsula, his investigation into Kuze revealing a number of shocking truths. In 2024 Kuze was part of the Self-Defence Forces dispatched by UN mandate to a small country on the Peninsula. What Kuze witnessed changed him forever and threatens to bring down the entire government. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister is alerted to the existence of ‘cyberbrain hubs' and the very serious implications they have for the ongoing refugee crisis.
Special Features include:
Disc One
Anamorphic widescreen presentation; English 5.1; Japanese 5.1; English 2.0; Japanese 2.0; optional English subtitles; interview with Kenji Kamiyama (director), Toru Ohkawa (Saito) and Takashi Onozuka (Paz); interview with director Kenji Kamiyama (director), Sakiko Tamagawa (Tachikoma), Yutaka Nakano (Ishikawa).
Disc Two
Anamorphic widescreen presentation; English DTS; Japanese DTS; English 2.0; English subtitles; Manga trailers.
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