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birthday mail / kokurri - san double feature. photo courtesy of section23 films .
you’re under arrest: full throttle collection 1. photo courtesy of section23 films .
tayutama: kiss on my deity complete collection. photo courtesy of section23 films .
you’re under arrest: fast & furious collection 2. photo courtesy of section23 films .
dvd cover art for to love ru collection 2. photo courtesy of section23 films .
female combatants battle school / demonic heroine in peril double feature. photo courtesy of section23 films .
about section23 films: section23 films provides home video marketing and distribution services for a variety of companies, including sentai filmworks, switchblade pictures, maiden japan and aesir holdings. with its special focus on genre entertainment, section23 films distributes some of the very best anime, martial arts, and horror titles on the market today .
section23 films is a distributor and marketing company of switchblade pictures, sentai filmworks, maiden japan, and aesir holdings .
section23 films provides home video marketing and distribution services for a variety of companies, including sentai filmworks, switchblade pictures, and aesir holdings. with its special focus on genre entertainment, section23 films distributes some of the very best anime, martial arts, and horror titles on the market today .
home video distributor section23 films today announced its september slate of releases; including sentai filmworks’ limited edition premium box set for the fan favorite, chihayafuru .
section23 films provides home video marketing and distribution services for a variety of companies, including sentai filmworks, switchblade pictures, maiden japan and aesir holdings. with its special focus on genre entertainment, section23 films distributes some of the very best anime, martial arts, and horror titles on the market today .
section23 films provides home video marketing and distribution services for a variety of companies, including sentai filmworks, switchblade pictures, maiden japan, kraken releasing and aesir holdings. with its special focus on genre entertainment, section23 films distributes some of the very best anime, martial arts, and horror titles on the market today .
distributor section23 films today announced its planned release slate for the month of december 2017, which includes releases from anime publisher sentai filmworks as well as kraken releasing .
kino’s journey complete collection published by: adv films distributed by: section23 films run time: 325 min. street date: 6 / 6 / 2017 format: dvd language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 29. 98
section23 films announced their july home video releases, including the complete collection of the popular anime angel beats. angel beats complete collection will be released by sentai filmworks, a client of section23, on july 23, on both dvd and blu - ray .
houston, april 18, 2011 – home video distributor section23 films today announced its july slate of releases; including the white - hot anime series angel beats. the complete collection will be released on dvd & blu - ray by section23 client sentai filmworks .
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other section23 releases this july include the complete collection of the anime orphen, allison & lillia generation 2, and hidamari sketch: hoshimittsu. read the full press release for more details on these releases from section23 :
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home video distributor section23 films today announced its october slate of releases; including sentai filmworks’ limited edition premium box set for the supernatural coming - of - age tale, flying witch! coming october 2017 .
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hinako complete collection published by: maiden japan distributed by: section23 films run time: 105 min. street date: 10 / 3 / 2017 format: combo language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 29. 98
finally, from aesir holdings, section23 presents a new edition of the classic anime series, petite princess yucie complete collection .
the dragon dentist published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 90 min. street date: 10 / 31 / 2017 format: combo language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 39. 98
tamako love story published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 85 min. street date: 9 / 12 / 2017 format: combo language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 39. 98
title: tari tari complete published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 325 min. street date: 6 / 25 / 2013 format: dvd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 49. 98
title: hinako complete collection published by: maiden japan distributed by: section23 films run time: 105 min. street date: 10 / 3 / 2017 format: combo language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 29. 98
slave princess olivia blu - ray published by: softcel pictures distributed by: section23 films run time: 50 min. street date: 10 / 10 / 2017 format: bd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 19. 98
sex hypnotist zero blu - ray published by: softcel pictures distributed by: section23 films run time: 50 min. street date: 9 / 12 / 2017 format: bd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 19. 98
title: saiyuki complete published by: aesir holdings distributed by: section23 films run time: 1250 min. street date: 6 / 18 / 2013 format: dvd language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 49. 98
the series had originally been released on blu - ray in japan but now it' ll be available to purchase in america from section23 films and kraken releasing. the series description, taken from the products listing page, is as follows .
king of breasts blu - ray published by: softcel pictures distributed by: section23 films run time: 56 min. street date: 8 / 8 / 2017 format: bd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 19. 98
golden time complete collection blu - ray published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 600 min. street date: 10 / 3 / 2017 format: bd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 79. 98
garo tv collection 1 blu - ray published by: kraken releasing distributed by: section23 films run time: 325 min. street date: 10 / 17 / 2017 format: bd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 39. 98
title: the dragon dentist published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 90 min. street date: 10 / 31 / 2017 format: combo language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 39. 98
title: mysterious girlfriend x complete published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 325 min. street date: 6 / 11 / 2013 format: dvd language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 59. 98
title: kill me baby complete published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 325 min. street date: 6 / 18 / 2013 format: dvd language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 59. 98
title: slave princess olivia blu - ray published by: softcel pictures distributed by: section23 films run time: 50 min. street date: 10 / 10 / 2017 format: bd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 19. 98
published by kraken releasing and distributed by section23 films with a run time of 325 min. garo tv collection will arrive on store shelves on october 17th 2017 for $ 39. 98. the blu - ray will include japanese audio with english subtities .
beginning in 2008, sentai had started releasing their first titles, which included clannad, princess resurrection, indian summer and mahoromatic (formerly licensed by geneon). their titles were initially distributed by adv films. on september 1, 2009, a. d. vision had closed their doors and sold off their assets, which included transferring distribution rights to section23 films .
the patients of dr. maro blu - ray published by: softcel pictures distributed by: section23 films run time: 50 min. street date: 6 / 13 / 2017 format: bd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 19. 98
log horizon complete collection blu - ray published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 1300 min. street date: 10 / 24 / 2017 format: bd language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 129. 98
title: dusk maiden of amnesia complete published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 325 min. street date: 6 / 4 / 2013 format: dvd language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 59. 98
title: letter bee reverse season 2 collection 2 published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 300 min. street date: 6 / 4 / 2013 format: dvd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 49. 98
title: garo tv collection 1 blu - ray published by: kraken releasing distributed by: section23 films run time: 325 min. street date: 10 / 17 / 2017 format: bd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 39. 98
title: golden time complete collection blu - ray published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 600 min. street date: 10 / 3 / 2017 format: bd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 79. 98
beyond the boundary –i’ll be here - published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 180 min. street date: 8 / 22 / 2017 format: combo language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 49. 98
the big o blu - ray complete collection published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 650 min. street date: 6 / 20 / 2017 format: bd language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 79. 98
love, chunibyo & other delusions rikka version published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 96 min. street date: 10 / 17 / 2017 format: combo language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 39. 98
hidamari sketch x honeycomb – complete collection blu - ray published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 300 min. street date: 8 / 8 / 2017 format: bd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 59. 98
amagami ss / amagami ss + complete collection blu - ray published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 975 min. street date: 10 / 10 / 2017 format: bd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 79. 98
persona 4 the animation complete collection blu - ray published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 670 min. street date: 10 / 10 / 2017 format: bd language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 89. 98
title: momo, girl god of death complete published by: maiden japan distributed by: section23 films run time: 150 min. street date: 6 / 25 / 2013 format: dvd language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 29. 98
title: mysterious girlfriend x complete blu - ray published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 325 min. street date: 6 / 11 / 2013 format: bd language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 69. 98
title: log horizon complete collection blu - ray published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 1300 min. street date: 10 / 24 / 2017 format: bd language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 129. 98
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the north american anime distributor section23 films has announced friday that sentai filmworks has licensed the shojo anime la corda d' oro ~ primo passo ~ and the romantic comedy brighter than the dawning blue for release in june. a new licensing company, maiden japan, which is using section23 films as a distributor, has licensed the erotic comedy papillon rose. also slated for june is the clannad complete collection including the recently announced dub track, to be released on june 15, and second collection of gintama, to be released on june 29 .
home video distributor section23 films today announced its november slate of releases which includes three sentai filmworks titles that have limited edition premium box sets! haikyu! ! season 1, haven' t you heard? i' m sakamoto complete collection and the squid girl complete collection .
title: dusk maiden of amnesia complete blu - ray published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 325 min. street date: 6 / 4 / 2013 format: bd language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 69. 98
title: love, chunibyo & other delusions rikka version published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 96 min. street date: 10 / 17 / 2017 format: combo language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 39. 98
distributor section23 films have announced their november slate of anime releases. these include various popular series such as haikyu! ! and haven’t you heard? i’m sakamoto. for a quick look at the anime goodness that will be coming in november check out the press release below :
bakuon! ! complete collection published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 300 min. street date: 8 / 22 / 2017 format: bd, dvd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 59. 98, $ 49. 98
matoi the sacred slayer complete collection published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 325 min. street date: 9 / 19 / 2017 format: bd, dvd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 59. 98, $ 49. 98
title: amagami ss / amagami ss + complete collection blu - ray published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 975 min. street date: 10 / 10 / 2017 format: bd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 79. 98
title: persona 4 the animation complete collection blu - ray published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 670 min. street date: 10 / 10 / 2017 format: bd language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 89. 98
former adv films staffer chris oarr has notified ann that several former staffers have been hired by sxion 23 and the other companies .
norn9: norn + nonette complete collection published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 300 min. street date: 6 / 20 / 2017 format: bd, dvd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 59. 98, $ 49. 98
good witch of the west complete collection published by: maiden japan distributed by: section23 films run time: 325 min. street date: 9 / 5 / 2017 format: bd, dvd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 59. 98, $ 49. 98
published by softcel pictures and distributed by section23 films this adults only film has a run time of 50 minutes and is the blu - ray format. it will be available october 10th, and will have japanese with english subtitles for the suggested retail price of $ 19. 98 .
title: clannad / clannad after story complete seasons blu - ray published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 1225 min. street date: 12 / 5 / 2017 format: bd language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 149. 98 title: hakkenden: eight dogs of the east complete collection blu - ray published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 650 min. street date: 12 / 5 / 2017 format: bd language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 99. 98 title: initial d legend 1: awakening published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 60 min. street date: 12 / 5 / 2017 format: combo language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 39. 98 title: chaika the coffin princess complete series blu - ray published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 575 min. street date: 12 / 12 / 2017 format: bd language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 99. 98 title: garo tv collection 2 blu - ray published by: kraken releasing distributed by: section23 films run time: 300 min. street date: 12 / 12 / 2017 format: bd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 39. 98 title: when they cry complete series blu - ray published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 1400 min. street date: 12 / 12 / 2017 format: bd language: japanese with english subtitles | edit: season 1 still includes english dub srp: $ 129. 98 title: cross ange: rondo of angel and dragon complete series blu - ray published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 625 min. street date: 12 / 19 / 2017 format: bd language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 99. 98 title: familiar of zero complete series blu - ray published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 1250 min. street date: 12 / 19 / 2017 format: bd language: japanese with english subtitles | edit: season 1 still includes english dub srp: $ 129. 98 title: to love ru complete series blu - ray published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 1600 min. street date: 12 / 19 / 2017 format: bd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 129. 98
beginning in 2008, sentai had started releasing their first titles, which included clannad, princess resurrection, indian summer and mahoromatic (formerly licensed by geneon). [ 1 ] their titles were initially distributed by adv films. [ 2 ] on september 1, 2009, a. d. vision had closed their doors and sold off their assets, which included transferring distribution rights to section23 films. [ 3 ]
title: kissdum r - engage planet complete collection blu - ray published by: maiden japan distributed by: section23 films run time: 650 min. street date: 1 / 2 / 2018 format: bd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 89. 98 title: naisho no tsubomi complete collection published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 85 min. street date: 1 / 9 / 2018 format: dvd language: japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 19. 98 title: haikyu! ! season 2 published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 625 min. street date: 1 / 16 / 2018 format: bd, dvd, combo language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 99. 98, $ 79. 98, $ 199. 98 title: typhoon noruda blu - ray published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 26 min. street date: 1 / 23 / 2018 format: bd language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 19. 98 title: tanaka - kun is always listless complete collection published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 300 min. street date: 1 / 30 / 2018 format: bd, dvd, combo language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 69. 98, $ 59. 98, $ 149. 98
section23 films announced on tuesday that it is relaunching the softcel pictures adult anime label in june. it has announced its first release as a blu - ray disc release the patients of dr. maro (maro no kanja wa gatenkei). retailer right stuf is listing a june 13 release date .
golden time complete collection blu - ray, published by sentai filmworks and distributed by section23 films. with a run time of 600 minutes and hitting store shelves on october 3rd, in blu - ray format, including origianal japanese audio with english subtitles! the suggested retail price is $ 79. 98
aesir holdings has licensed rights to most of adv films' former library of titles (some titles are licensed directly by sentai filmworks) .
chihayafuru season 1 published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 625 min. street date: 9 / 12 / 2017 format: bd, dvd, combo language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 99. 98, $ 79. 98, $ 199. 98
flying witch complete collection published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 300 min. street date: 10 / 24 / 2017 format: bd, dvd, combo language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 69. 98, $ 59. 98, $ 159. 98
food wars! complete collection published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 600 min. street date: 8 / 15 / 2017 format: bd, dvd combo language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 99. 98, $ 79. 98, $ 199. 98
school - live! complete collection published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 300 min. street date: 6 / 27 / 2017 format: bd, dvd, combo language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 69. 98 $ 59. 98, $ 129. 98
ushio & tora complete collection published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 975 min. street date: 8 / 29 / 2017 format: bd, dvd, combo language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 129. 98, $ 99. 98, $ 249. 98
chivalry of a failed knight complete collection published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 300 min. street date: 6 / 13 / 2017 format: bd, dvd, combo language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 69. 98 $ 59. 98, $ 169. 98
title: flying witch complete collection published by: sentai filmworks distributed by: section23 films run time: 300 min. street date: 10 / 24 / 2017 format: bd, dvd, combo language: english & japanese with english subtitles srp: $ 69. 98, $ 59. 98, $ 159. 98
adv films sales account manager chris oarr about the company' s marketing strategy for switchblade pictures and the possibilities for digital downloads and blu - ray disc releases .
published by maiden japan and distributed by section23 films. this collection has a run time of 325 minutes and will arrive on the 7th of november. it will be available in the blu - ray and dvd formats, with japanese and english subtitles. the blu - ray will cost 59. 98 $ and the dvd will cost 49. 98 $
published by: sentai filmworks and distributed by section23 films. this blu - ray has a run time of 650 minutes and will arrive in the us november 7th. love chunibyo and other delusions the complete collection will be available exclusively in the blu - ray format, with english & japanese with english subtitles for a retail price of $ 99. 98 .
sxion 23, llc, or
section 23 films ,
has assumed
account servicing and distribution operations in connection with the library acquired by aesir holdings .
the north american anime distributor adv films has announced at its otakon panel on sunday that it has licensed the indian summer (koharu biyori) anime and five sets of live - action titles. the five live - action titles are attack girl swim team vs. the undead, cruel restaurant, gluttonous 1 & 2, female prisoner epsilon, and a new series of kunoichi movies. most will be released under a new company called switchblade films. adv films' new partner, the one that replaces sojitz after their agreement ended, will be announced soon. there is at least one other anime that adv films is close to acquiring, but it will not be announced at otakon .
that day, major retail website robert' s corner anime blog contacted mike bailiff, formerly of adv films and now heading up sales and marketing at section 23 films. bailiff revealed that
section 23 has acquired all of adv' s former licenses and most of the staff
including
everyone at adv that mattered .
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a. d. vision, the parent company of adv films, has announced that it is shutting down after transfering its assets to several other companies that will continue its operations. aesir holdings has acquired selected programming from adv' s film library along with other intellectual property. the sxion 23 (section23 films) home video distribution company will assume account servicing and distribution operations for aesir' s assets. valkyrie media partners has acquired 100% of adv' s anime network television unit, while seraphim studios has acquired adv' s amusement park media production unit .
videos, as well as other live - action material. in 1996, adv films opened its uk division, and diversified into the realm of live - action television series, such as
persona 4 the animation complete collection blu - ray published by sentai filmworks and distributed by section23 films has got to be one of the most awaited releases of this year. with a run time of 670 minutes, and arriving on store shelves on october 10th in the blu - ray format. the blu - ray will have english and japanese audio with english subtitles, all for the price of $ 89. 98
published by sentai filmworks and distributed by: section23 films, the log horizon complete collection blu - ray has a run time of 1300 minutes. the whole series finally comes to one blu - ray collection on october 24th of 2017. the blu - ray will have english & japanese with english subtitles. that many minutes of premium mmo action wont come cheap, the suggested retail price is $ 129. 98 .
foreign films movie this feature film is a dvd. to gain control of her life, a young woman embarks on a provocative, erotic adventure tha t breaks the boundaries of traditional limitations .
softcel pictures was the branch of the company that specialized in the release of hentai anime titles on vhs and dvd. [ 36 ] the first product released was legend of lyon flare. this division was shut down in 2005 after spining off from adv, and most of its titles were acquired by critical mass, the hentai division of the right stuf international. in 2017, softcel was relaunched and section23 films distributes their catalog .
published by sentai filmworks and distributed by section23 films chuu2 was one the best anime of 2012, and one of my all time favorites. with a run time of 96 minutes, and a release date of october 17, 2017, the rikka edition of chuu 2 finally comes to the us. available only in the combo (bd and dvd) format, for $ 39. 98, it will come with english & japanese with english subtitles .
houston tx - based section23 films, america’s fastest - growing anime distributor, has provided details for its january - march 2010 slate of new dvd releases. section23 client sentai filmworks is coming out with thirteen new home video releases, including the first dvd sets of the anime series hidamari sketch, glass mask, and neo angelique abyss; complete sets of the skull man, maria holic, yozakura quartet, and tayutama: kiss on my deity; and the second and final volumes of you’re under arrest: fast & furious, special a, and tears to tiara. also coming from sentai filmworks is the first collection of you’re under arrest: full throttle and the second collection of to love ru .
published by sentai filmworks and distributed by section23 films, flying witch complete collection finally arrives on home video. with a run time of 300 minutes this massive collection will be available on october 24th, in both blu - ray, dvd, and combo pack formats. all three will have english and japanese with english subtitles. the blu - ray will cost $ 69. 98, the dvd $ 59. 98, and the massive combo pack $ 159. 98 .
following the may 2009 bankruptcy and liquidation of central park media, adv films acquired the north american rights of grave of the fireflies and re - released it on dvd on july 7, 2009. [ 18 ] this studio ghibli work was their only theatrical film whose north american distribution was not controlled by disney until gkids' release of the 2011 film from up on poppy hill. adv films also acquired the licenses of multiple other cpm titles as well .
papillon rose is a six - episode parody tv series that originally aired in 2006. papillon rose was originally released as a fan - made original net anime preview episode in early 2001. a 25 - episode original net anime series was announced, but never materialized, however the comedy, which parodies sailor moon and other bishoujo anime, was eventually released as a one - episode original animated video in 2004. maiden japan and section23 films will release a seven - episode complete collection on june 8 .
a. d. vision (known simply as adv and also referred to as adv films) was an american multimedia entertainment studio that served as the largest american and british anime distributor in the late 20th to early 21st centuries. [ 2 ] headquartered in houston, texas, adv films was formed in 1992 by video game fan john ledford and anime fans matt greenfield and david williams. the company spent the next 17 years in the fields of home video production and distribution, broadcast television, theatrical film distribution, merchandising, original productions, magazine and comic book publishing. in 2002, most of adv films' back catalog were used to program its new channel, the anime network .
published by sentai filmworks and distributed by section23 films with a run time of 675 minutes. the squid girl complete collection will be 675 minutes of adorable moe squid action, and will arrive november 28th of this year. it will be available in blu - ray, dvd, and combo packs, with plenty of extras. all three will have english & japanese with english subtitles for audio, and the suggested retail prices will be $ 99. 98, $ 79. 98, and $ 199. 98 .
adv films offered a program called anime advocates, which provided free screening material and other promotional content to nearly 3, 000 anime clubs in north america. [ 26 ] to qualify for the program, the club had to be sponsored by a local high school, college, university, or public library and have at least 10 members. member clubs were also asked to participate in surveys about the content they received. [ 27 ] however, in november 2007, adv films put the program on hiatus, then on january 18, 2008 adv films announced that the program was being suspended indefinitely due to amount of resources the program needed. the company continued to offer anime clubs screening permission for its titles prior to its reorganization. [ 26 ]
as of july 2008, adv films and arm corporation transferred the licenses to over 30 different shows into the hands of fellow anime distributor funimation. those rights include the home video, broadcast, digital, and merchandising rights in north america and other regions. [ 28 ]
published by sentai filmworks and distributed by section23 films with a run time of 625 min. the haikyu! ! season 1 complete collection will be available on november 14th of this year in the blu - ray, dvd, and combo pack formats. all formats will have english & japanese with english subtitles. the blu - ray will retail for $ 99. 98, the dvd for $ 79. 98, and the combo pack for $ 199. 98. this is a fantastic set of box sets, be sure to take a look at the whole gallery to see all of its beauty .
section23 has a full slate of movies coming for november, including (fianlly) the release of sentai’s epic tale love chunibyo and other delusions, in its entirety plus the movies, for under 100 $. so lets get started. all of these phyiscal media will be released in november so get your pre - orders in now !
godzilla vs the sea monster (1966) (blu - ray) godzilla vs. hedorah / godzilla vs the smog monster (1971) (blu - ray) godzilla vs. gigan / godzilla on monster island (1972) (blu - ray) kraken releasing / section 23 films
some of sentai' s notable licensed anime series include clannad, highschool of the dead, angel beats, the pet girl of sakurasou, watamote, akame ga kill! , and parasyte - the maxim -, as well as the films grave of the fireflies, and short peace .
some of sentai' s notable licensed anime series include clannad, highschool of the dead, angel beats, the pet girl of sakurasou, watamote, diabolik lovers, akame ga kill! , and parasyte - the maxim -, as well as the films grave of the fireflies and short peace .
with a few hints having come down recently, there’s only a few surprises to have in this latest solicitation via section23 films distribution as to what sentai filmworks, maiden japan and aesir holdings will be releasing. the fun with aesir holdings is just seeing what they may still be holding onto, which we can now add the original saiyuki series to the list. the show is getting a complete collection in june with a whopping 1250 minutes of material for $ 49. 98, making it a massive and easy to recommend deal. maiden japan offers no surprises either as the just announced momo, girl god of death has found its release date already .
on october 20, 2008, it was announced that adv had entered into a licensing arrangement with new licensor sentai filmworks. the highlight of the new partnership was that adv would be distributing the anime television adaptation of the popular visual novel clannad, also they acquired the distribution rights to koharu biyori, mahoromatic, mahoromatic: something more beautiful (both were previously licensed by geneon), tsukihime (previously licensed by geneon), pet shop of horrors (previously licensed by urban vision), and jewel bem hunter lime (previously licensed by media blasters). [ 17 ] after the dissolution of adv, section23 films has now distribution rights for sentai .
switchblade pictures, another section23 client, has seven live - action dvd releases straight from japan, including kirenji girls’ combat school, akiballion: battlemaids of akihabara, ryuji the yakuza, baysenki battle chronicle, and the double features female combatants battle school / demonic heroine in peril, cat girl / super dimension odyssey tritia, and birthday mail / kokurri - san .
this office recently had occasion to consider the liability to australian income tax of australian resident investors in relation to an arrangement for the distribution of an australian produced film in new zealand. the terms of the arrangement are understood to be typical of arrangements entered into for the distribution of australian produced films in new zealand .
december looks to be a month for fans to get full versions of some popular series all at once, with so many collected series being released on blu - ray. the only “new” releases appear to be garo and initial d, though it will be nice to revisit initial d once again in this new set of anime films .
adv pro was the company' s anime production studio. they have worked on such in house productions as lady death and mutineers' moon. john ledford stated that adv pro had been
reactivated
and was working on mutineers' moon, [ 35 ] however, with the shutdown at adv films, this plan had been cancelled .
next up we have the hinako complete collection, published by maiden japan, and distributed by section 23 films. with a run time of 105 minutes, and hitting store shelves on october 3rd of this year. presented in the blu - ray dvd combo format with original japanese audio and english subtitles, the collection will retail for $ 29. 98 .
previously released in 2004 from sony during godzilla’s 50th anniversary, kraken releasing has brought these movies back to life in high definition. and they have done a very credible job. just like the sony dvd releases, which were hd transfers, all three godzilla films look really good overall in high definition and in their original 2. 35: 1 aspect ratios. because of the higher resolution there is an improvement over the sd releases. there are many scenes which look crisper and better detailed. in some parts of each godzilla film, the image looks substantially better than the dvd releases, while in other scenes, they look only slightly improved. the daylight scenes look really impressive in 1080p. there is film grain present in all three and it appears that no dnr was used. overall the picture quality was really impressive and all three godzilla films look as good as they ever have. the discs include both the japanese and international english dubs of the films. the english subtitles are very easy to read. the audio, dts - hd mono, sounds perfectly fine .
fans of tokusatsu (japanese special effects series) rejoice! another series joins the ranks of many toku series making their way to home media in north america, garo! originally premiering in 2005 and running for twenty five episodes, the series quickly gained a cult fanbase across the world which has only grown in the years since with various sequels, films, and spinoffs .
the network carried a variety of older adv titles including ushio and tora, rahxephon, angelic layer and more, in addition to many new shows from sentai filmworks including clannad, clannad after story, appleseed, special a, tears to tiara, sin: the movie and many more. anime network also airs many shows from right stuf international' s nozomi division, such as maria watches over us and aria, as well as many titles from enoki films, including revolutionary girl utena, demon lord dante, and cosmic warrior zero. the network' s website does not currently stream the right stuf titles, but all of the enoki shows are available on its online player. anime network also carries japanese films as well, apart from anime .
la corda d' oro ~ primo passo ~ was adapted from the first la corda d' oro game in 2006. the story takes place in an academy where a girl named kahoko receives a magical violin to compete in the school' s elite music program. two other franchises in koei' s neo romance line romance simulation games for female players, angelique and haruka - beyond the stream of time -, have also been adapted into television anime series. a sequel, la corda d' oro ~ secondo passo ~, aired in spring 2009. crunchyroll has been streaming the 26 - episode series since march 2009. viz media will publish the 12th volume of yuki kure' s manga version of la corda d' oro in north america in june. section23 films will release the first collection on june 22 .
in june 2006, adv films entered into a partnership with the japanese sojitz corporation. this was done as a means of acquiring more titles in the japanese market. [ 13 ] from this point on, virtually all titles that adv acquired were with sojitz' s help. however, in january 2008, adv mysteriously removed a large number of titles from their website. [ 14 ] all the titles removed were titles acquired since the sojitz collaboration including gurren lagann, which had test disks sent out with dubbed episodes. as of may 2008, gurren lagann was licensed by bandai entertainment. adv films made booth appearances at the anime central 2008 convention, but they canceled their planned panel. [ 15 ] in july 2008, funimation announced the acquisition of thirty of these titles. [ 16 ]
[ 14 february 2017 ] section 23 films announced the revival of the hentai production company softcel pictures. this company has been out of the licensing game for 17 years, and their last licensed film was g - taste in 1999. section 23 aims to bring back these purveyors of perversity around june 2017, with a host of new licenses for fans of the lewd. the hilariously ecchi announcement by softcel pictures reads :
brighter than the dawning blue is a 12 - episode anime adapted from a studio august visual novel game. the story is about a princess from the sphere kingdom who comes to live in in the house of a family on earth during a time where tensions between the sphere kingdom and earth run high. a manga adaptation by artist hoehoe no - miso, under the title yoake mae yori ruri - iro na, started serialization in dengeki daioh in 2005. section23 will release the complete collection on june 1 .
update 4: according to anime corner store owner robert brown, former adv films senior vice president of sales and marketing mike bailiff will now head up sales and marketing at sxion 23 (section 23). brown reports that sxion 23 has all of adv' s former licenses and most of its staff, but not adv' s former owner john ledford. sxion 23 will continue to distribute the current orders and future pre - orders that adv used to fulfill, without changing their schedules .
published by sentai filmworks and distributed by section 23 films with a run time of 325 minutes the haven’t you heard? i’m sakamoto complete collection fianlly comes to blu - ray, dvd, and combo pack. with a total run time of 325 min all three options will arrive november 21st, with english & japanese with english subtitles. the suggested retail price for each is $ 69. 98 for the brd, $ 59. 98for dvd, $ 169. 98 for the combo pack .
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in august 2007, a notice was sent to retailers stating that adv films would be taking over the distribution, marketing, and sales of geneon properties in the us as of october 1. [ 10 ] in preparation, geneon united states laid off most of its sales division; however, in september the distribution deal was canceled. [ 11 ] dentsu confirmed that the distribution deal was canceled through a press release on september 21, 2007 with no reasons given except that geneon and adv were
unable to reach a mutual agreement .
[ 12 ]
it was 60 years ago when the world was introduced to one of most recognized, celebrated iconic characters in pop - culture, godzilla. because it is his 60th birthday several home entertainment companies are re - releasing a number of godzilla movies on home video. earlier this year a label that came out of nowhere, kraken releasing, also known as section 23 films, surprised many a godzilla fan when they announced they would be releasing three godzilla movies from the beloved showa era not just on dvd, but on blu - ray for the first time ever in the usa. those movies are godzilla vs. the sea monster, godzilla vs. hedorah and godzilla vs. gigan .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the best number is 73. why? 73 is the 21st prime number. its mirror, 37, is the 12th and its mirror, 21, is the product of multiplying 7 and 3... and in binary 73 is a palindrome, 1001001, which backwards is 1001001. films i' d like to see on blu - ray disc: scarface (1932) abc weekend specials (19771995) [ tv movies ] i dont believe anyone that refuses to post a source, they just like spreading fud. if you' re not part of the solution, youre part of the precipitate .
godzilla vs. hedorah, more widely known as godzilla vs. the smog monster, has godzilla battling a monster made from pollution. hedorah, the smog monster, grows from absorbing all of earth’s pollution. the movie is best known for its aip english dubbed “save the earth” song, which sadly isn’t on this disc. the little boy in this film, ken (hiroyuki kawase) would also appear in godzilla vs. megalon. godzilla also flies for the first (and only) time in this movie. at the time of release, godzilla vs. hedorah was considered too unconventional, too dark a picture for a kaiju film, that its director, yoshimitsu banno was banned from directing any more kaiju films .
synopsis: going into war against a dragon takes incredible courage, but even that danger pales in comparison to the hazards of young nonoko’s job. as a dragon dentist, she’s charged with venturing into the jaws of the country’s dragon protector to keep its pearly canines free of plaque, decay, and other debris. one day, nonoko discovers an unconscious soldier between her dragon’s teeth instead of a cavity, and she finds herself caught up in a series of events that have been foretold to bring disaster to her people! get ready for an incredible brush with destiny that leads two young people through the mouth of hell and towards certain doom as the creators of the new evangelion feature films unleash an epic unlike anything you’ve seen before in the dragon dentist !
in 2007, japan' s sojitz announced that japan content investments (jci), an investment group run by sojitz, development bank of japan, and film distribution company klockworx, planned to contribute money to a. d. vision, in return for equity in the company. ledford was to remain the majority shareholder and ceo. jci subsidiary arm also planned to contribute money for adv to use in acquiring new distribution licenses. the investment was to adv films to raise its output of new anime titles, which had dropped in 2006, back to previous levels or above. in return, adv planned to assist sojitz with the acquisition of north american and european content for importation into japan. according to adv, they also reportedly had
big plans
for its manga line. [ 9 ]
synopsis: going into war against a dragon takes incredible courage, but even that danger pales in comparison to the hazards of young nonoko' s job. as a dragon dentist, she' s charged with venturing into the jaws of the country' s dragon protector to keep its pearly canines free of plaque, decay, and other debris. one day, nonoko discovers an unconscious soldier between her dragon' s teeth instead of a cavity, and she finds herself caught up in a series of events that have been foretold to bring disaster to her people! get ready for an incredible brush with destiny that leads two young people through the mouth of hell and towards certain doom as the creators of the new evangelion feature films unleash an epic unlike anything you' ve seen before in the dragon dentist !
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godzilla (r) vs. hedorah
,
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kraken releasing licenses
godzilla (r) vs. hedorah
,
ebirah, horror of the deep
& “godzilla (r) vs. gigan”
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section23 films ( legal name " sxion 23 , llc " ) is an american multimedia distributor specializing in anime and japanese films . founded in 2009 , section23 films is one of five successors to adv films , as well as the distributor for sentai filmworks and switchblade films . adv had announced that it had sold its assets to a group of companies , including section23 , on september 1 , 2009 . the company is based in houston , texas . 
section23 films (legal name " sxion 23, llc ") is an american multimedia distributor specializing in anime and japanese films. founded in 2009, section23 films is one of five successors to adv films, as well as the distributor for sentai filmworks and switchblade films. adv had announced that it had sold its assets to a group of companies, including section23, on september 1, 2009. the company is based in houston, texas.
section23 films (legal name " sxion 23, llc ") is an american multimedia distributor specializing in anime and japanese films. founded in 2009, section23 films is one of five successors to adv films, as well as the distributor for sentai filmworks and switchblade films. adv had announced that it had sold its assets to a group of companies, including section23, on september 1, 2009. the company is based in houston, texas.