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    North American Premiere of the Highly Anticipated Film Based on Akihito Tsukushi’s “Made in Abyss” to Screen on December 5 at Anime Frontier Ahead of 2027 ReleaseSource: HIDIVE Official Site: https://miabyss.com/ (Japan)Special Thanks to Scott Barretto (AMCN Entertainment Group)   Photo courtesy of HIDIVE. ©Akihito Tsukushi, TAKE SHOBO/MADE IN ABYSS Movie Series PARTNERS Dark fantasy fans just received welcome news with today’s announcement that AMC Global Media’s HIDIVE will distribute the highly-anticipated new movie MADE IN ABYSS: AWAKENING MYSTERY (メイドインアビス 目覚める神秘, Meido in Abisu Mezameru Shinpi, 2026). The fast growing streaming service is widely regarded as the “Home of the Made in Abyss” and introduced the now beloved anime to audiences outside of Japan for the first time on July 7, 2017 with the premiere of MADE IN ABYSS Season 1 as part of HIDIVE’s inaugural simulcast line-up and service launch. Season 1 garnered tremendous positive

    Photo courtesy of GKIDS. PERFECT BLUE © 1997 Madhouse. DAN DA DAN ©Yukinobu Tatsu/SHUEISHA, DANDADAN Production Committee

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    Photo courtesy of GKIDS. PERFECT BLUE © 1997 Madhouse. DAN DA DAN ©Yukinobu Tatsu/SHUEISHA, DANDADAN Production Committee Source: GKIDS Special Thanks to Adrian Figueroa   GKIDS, the Academy Award-winning producer and distributor of acclaimed and artist-driven animation, recently released new home video editions of PERFECT BLUE and DAN DA DAN Season 2, making an excellent gift for any collector during the Halloween season! PERFECT BLUE (パーフェクトブルー, Pāfekuto Burū, 1997) is the debut feature from the legendary director Satoshi Kon (PAPRIKA, MILLENIUM ACTRESS, TOKYO GODFATHERS). The groundbreaking feature is singular in its impact throughout the film world at large, and its influence can still be felt today. PERFECT BLUE has been hailed as one of the best animated features of all time and is only one of a handful of projects the late Satoshi Kon directed before his passing in 2010. The shocking debut feature remains relevant to

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    Photo courtesy of the Criterion Collection. © 2026 Sony Pictures Animation Inc. All rights reserved. Winner of 2 Academy Awards for Best Animated Picture and Best Original SongSource: The Criterion Collection press releaseSpecial Thanks to Vanessa Agovida   Photo courtesy of the Criterion Collection. © 2026 Sony Pictures Animation Inc. All rights reserved. KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, a global animated phenomenon that has inspired millions, will be released November 3, 2026 in 4K UHD + Blu-ray plus Blu-ray and DVD editions through the Criterion Collection. Few films have taken the world by storm quite like KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, an Academy Award–winning sensation overflowing with dazzling animation, unforgettable characters, and tenaciously catchy songs. At the film’s center is the chart-topping girl group HUNTR/X, whose three members—Rumi, Mira, and Zoey—have been busy juggling the pressures of stardom with

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    Source: Sentai press release Sentai Home Video has announced its December 2026 slate of anime Blu-ray releases. Product details follow, in order of release...   Photo courtesy of Sentai. GATE SEASON ONE COMPLETE COLLECTION  Published by:    Sentai Run Time:         600 min.Street Date:      12/1/26Language:        English (HD 2.0), English SDH, Japanese with English Subtitles (HD 2.0)SRP:                 $59.98 When an army of monsters begins to pour through a dimensional gate that opens in downtown Tokyo, Yoji Itami, a Defense Force reservist and rabid sci-fi/fantasy fan, quickly distinguishes himself as the only one with a clue as to how to fight the invasion. After all, he’s seen this kind of thing before in comics and video games. So, as the government prepares to send an armed response force into the gate, Yoji’s quickly drafted onto the vanguard team. However,

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    Photo courtesy of GKIDS. ©Keiichi Arawi, KODANSHA/CITY THE ANIMATION Production Committee The Slice-of-Life Comedy from Famed Studio Kyoto Animation Comes Home in Premium Collector’s Edition on December 15Source: GKIDS Official Site: https://store.gkids.com/products/city-the-animation-blu-ray-collectors-edition Special Thanks to Adrian Figueroa   GKIDS, the Academy Award-winning producer and distributor of acclaimed and artist-driven animation, announced CITY THE ANIMATION (シティ ザ アニメーション, Shiti za Animēshon, 2025) is coming to home video on Blu-ray in an all-new Collector’s Edition. Pre-orders for the laugh-out-loud anime series are now open and the Collector’s Edition will be exclusively available at the GKIDS online store on December 15, 2026. Welcome to CITY, where anything can happen! In this town full of laughter, love and emotional outbursts among its various colorful residents, university students Nagumo, Niikura and Izumi live ordinary lives full of not-so-ordinary situations – from the hilarious to the strange to the downright unpredictable.

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    Photo courtesy of GKIDS. © UOTO, KODANSHA/100M FILM PARTNERS Source: GKIDS Official Site: https://gkids.com/films/100-meters/ Special Thanks to Joanna Michaels   GKIDS, the Academy Award-winning producer and distributor of acclaimed and artist-driven animation, announced the critically acclaimed animated feature, 100 METERS (ひゃくえむ。, Hyakuemu, 2025), from director Kenji Iwaisawa (ON-GAKU: OUR SOUND) is coming to home video on Blu-ray. Pre-orders are now open for the Collector’s Edition and will be exclusively available at the GKIDS online store on December 1, 2026. It includes five exclusive art cards, a mini-poster, an interview with Iwaisawa, a Rotoscoping Workshop, and scene breakdowns. Based on the beloved manga by Uoto, author of Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, which also received a recent anime adaptation, GKIDS first released 100 METERS theatrically across North America last October. Following its world premiere as an official selection at the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film

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    Enhanced DRAGON BALL SUPER Story Arc from the Iconic Dragon Ball Franchise Arrives Subtitled for Fans Around the World including North America, Latin America, Europe, Southeast Asia and Australia.Source: Crunchyroll press releaseOfficial Site: https://dragonball-super.com/index.html (Japan), https://dragonball-super.com/en/ (English)Special Thanks to Stephanie Wong   Photo courtesy of Crunchyroll. ©BIRD STUDIO/SHUEISHA, TOEI ANIMATION Toei Animation and Crunchyroll announced today that beginning October 11th, the highly anticipated series DRAGON BALL SUPER: BEERUS (ドラゴンボール超 ビルス, Doragon Bōru Sūpā Birusu) will stream on Crunchyroll, the premier global destination for anime, offering fans an enhanced edition of the beloved DRAGON BALL SUPER storyline. The new series revisits the arrival of Beerus, the God of Destruction, and his fateful encounter with Goku and will feature both enhanced and all-new animation and visuals. Produced by Toei Animation, the legendary studio behind the Dragon Ball franchise, DRAGON BALL SUPER: BEERUS draws from Creator Akira Toriyama’s

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    Photo courtesy of Foundry Communications. © Nikkatsu. Source: Film Movement press releaseSpecial Thanks to Michael Krause, Foundry Communications   Omnibus Entertainment, a label of North American distributor Film Movement, will premiere a HD restoration of the Nikkatsu classic A WOMAN CALLED SADA ABE via VOD and leading digital platforms on September 4, 2026.   Photo courtesy of Foundry Communications. © Nikkatsu A WOMAN CALLED SADA ABE (実録阿部定, Jitsuroku Abe Sada, 1975) Based on the shocking true story of a geisha and sex worker who accidentally killed her lover in a lustful haze of unbridled passion and kinky sex, A WOMAN CALLED SADA ABE is a watershed of hallucinatory erotic cinema. Director Noboru Tanaka, who rose to prominence as one of Nikkatsu’s leading Roman Porno auteurs, framed the tale as both a “true document” and an ode to decadence that lays bare the

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    Photo courtesy of Netflix. © Eiichiro Oda ©2026 The LEGO Group. Source: Netflix Official Site: https://www.netflix.com/title/81969131 Photo courtesy of Netflix. ©Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha ©2026 The LEGO Group.   Fans can prepare for an all-new adventure and voyage into the LEGO ONE PIECE, a two-part visual spectacle premiering September 29. A Netflix first, this animated special produced in partnership with the LEGO Group, Shueisha and Atomic, retells the epic events of the first two seasons of the live action ONE PIECE, in a way only the LEGO Group can —jam-packed with comedy, high-stakes thrills, and brick-built action that is the perfect entryway for new recruits and an exciting new perspective for veteran pirates.   Usopp, the Straw Hat’s most reliably unreliable narrator, regales Chopper with the crew’s escapades across the East Blue and into the Grand Line, prior to him joining them in Drum Island.

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    Source: HIDIVE, AMC Global Media Public RelationsOfficial Site: https://tenken-anime.com/ (Japan)Special Thanks to Scott Barretto (AMCN Entertainment Group)   Photo courtesy of HIDIVE. ©Yuu Tanaka, LLO/MICRO MAGAZINE/Reincarnated as a Sword Project REINCARNATED AS A SWORD (転生したら剣でした, Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita) returns for Season 2 on AMC Global Media’s HIDIVE as part of its Fall 2026 Simulcast Season. In advance of its debut, HIDIVE has released the series’ official English subtitled trailer on YouTube.   The highly-anticipated sequel season of this acclaimed isekai series will stream exclusively on HIDIVE and be available to subscribers throughout the U.S. and Canada as well as in key overseas markets including U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. HIDIVE can be viewed on a wide array of platforms, including desktop, laptop, tablet, smartphone and connected TV. Download HIDIVE now on either Android and iOS.  As previously announced, HIDIVE will present the North American premiere of REINCARNATED AS A SWORD on Saturday, August 22 at Anime NYC 2026. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with special guests, Director

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    Photo courtesy of the Criterion Collection. © 2026 Sony Pictures Animation Inc. All rights reserved. Source: The Criterion Collection press releaseSpecial Thanks to Jason Zuriff   Photo courtesy of the Criterion Collection. © 2026 Sony Pictures Animation Inc. All rights reserved. The Criterion Collection has announced that KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, a global animated phenomenon that has inspired millions, will be released November 3, 2026 in 4K UHD + Blu-ray plus Blu-ray and DVD editions. Few films have taken the world by storm quite like KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, an Academy Award–winning sensation overflowing with dazzling animation, unforgettable characters, and tenaciously catchy songs. At the film’s center is the chart-topping girl group HUNTR/X, whose three members—Rumi, Mira, and Zoey—have been busy juggling the pressures of stardom with their secret duty to shield their fans from supernatural forces.

    Photos courtesy of HIDIVE. REINCARNATED AS A SWORD ©Yuu Tanaka, LLO/MICRO MAGAZINE/Reincarnated as a Sword Project. NIA LISTON: THE MERCILESS MAIDEN ©Umikaze Minamino, HOBBY JAPAN/Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden Project. TETSURYO! MEET WITH TETSUDOU MUSUME ©TOMYTEC/Tetsuryo. THE WORLD IS DANCING ©Kazuto Mihara, KODANSHA/The World Is Dancing Production Committee.

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    Photos courtesy of HIDIVE. REINCARNATED AS A SWORD ©Yuu Tanaka, LLO/MICRO MAGAZINE/Reincarnated as a Sword Project. NIA LISTON: THE MERCILESS MAIDEN ©Umikaze Minamino, HOBBY JAPAN/Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden Project. TETSURYO! MEET WITH TETSUDOU MUSUME ©TOMYTEC/Tetsuryo. THE WORLD IS DANCING ©Kazuto Mihara, KODANSHA/The World Is Dancing Production Committee. Screening & Japanese Guest Panel for Sequel Season of Acclaimed Isekai Tops Popular Anime Streamer’s Slate of Premieres That Includes Its Fall Simulcast Line-Up and the English Dub of This Summer’s Hit Period Drama THE WORLD IS DANCINGSource: HIDIVE, AMC Global Media Public RelationsSpecial Thanks to Scott Barretto (AMCN Entertainment Group) Next week AMC Global Media’s HIDIVE heads to Gotham for  Anime NYC 2026 to showcase the best in new anime from Japan available exclusively to its subscribers.  The fast growing streamer will present its Fall 2026 Season to attendees at this year’s event, the largest anime convention on the East Coast, which runs from August 20 – 23 at the Javits Center in Hudson Yards on New York

    Contents of the ULTRAMAN LEGACY Blu-ray Collection. Photo courtesy of Alliance Entertainment. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    Contents of the ULTRAMAN LEGACY Blu-ray Collection. Photo courtesy of Alliance Entertainment. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Source: Alliance EntertainmentSpecial Thanks to Spencer Kopp and Shawn Hitchcock   8/14/2026 UPDATE: The following article is has been revised to reflect that this Blu-ray Gift Set is an Amazon Exclusive and the retail price is $149.99. Alliance Entertainment will release the ULTRAMAN LEGACY COLLECTION on October 13, 2026.  Created to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Ultraman, this Limited Edition Blu-ray Gift Set includes three complete series —ULTRAMAN (1966), ULTRASEVEN (1967), and RETURN OF ULTRAMAN (1971) — featuring all-new exclusive artwork, an Exclusive Gold Ultraman Vinyl Figure from Handmade By Robots, and a 28-Page Episode Guide with a new introduction by Keith Aiken of SciFiJapan.com (that's us!). The ULTRAMAN LEGACY COLLECTION set is now available for preorder exclusively from Amazon. The Blu-ray Gift Set has a limited production run of 3000 units... when they sell out, no more will be produced.   CONTENTS 

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    Image courtesy of AnimEigo. Discotek Deep Dive initiative continues with acclaimed titles available now for pre-order purchase from the MediaOCD website Source: AnimEigo  Special Thanks to Erik Jansen (MediaLab)   MediaOCD has announced an array of fresh anime titles for July from the classic anime company, Discotek Media, which are now available for direct purchase via the MediaOCD website as part of the ongoing DISCOTEK DEEP DIVES initiative. Under this ongoing initiative, MediaOCD is offering scores of classic anime titles on Blu-ray from Discotek Media’s extensive catalog. A fresh selection is being released each month, and anime fans are invited to check back regularly for newly added titles. Some of the notable Blu-ray titles for July include a collection of Lupin the Third OVAs and TV releases, several releases for the sci-fi magical girl anime, Symphogear, along with Mazinger Z, the Saint Seiya Classic

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    Photo courtesy of 33 USA Inc. © Yuki Ikeda, KODANSHA/”Thunder 3” Production Committee Source: 33 USA Inc. press release Official Site: https://thunder3-anime.com/ (Japan), https://www.netflix.com/title/82736186 (US)Special Thanks to Lucas DeRuyter   Photo courtesy of 33 USA Inc. © Yuki Ikeda, KODANSHA/”Thunder 3” Production Committee Fuji TV's THUNDER 3 Premiere Panel with Production Staff electrified attendees at Anime Expo 2026 on July 4, as a packed Room 408AB experienced the world premiere of the English dub of the THUNDER 3 anime, with staff sharing their insights into one of the most visually distinctive anime of the summer. Hosted by MC Justin Rojas, the 80-minute panel featured Chief Director Hiroyuki Seshita and Series Composition/Script Writer Hiroshi Seko. The world premiere of the English dub of the first two episodes had the audience laughing at

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    Photo courtesy of GKIDS. ©️ 2006 Taiyo Matsumoto/Shogakukan, Aniplex, Asmik Ace, Beyond C., dentsu, TOKYO MX Fan-Favorite Cult Classic Makes 4K UHD Debut September 1, 2026Source: Radial Entertainment Special Thanks to Sarah J. De Bruin Photo courtesy of GKIDS. ©️ 2006 Taiyo Matsumoto/Shogakukan, Aniplex, Asmik Ace, Beyond C., dentsu, TOKYO MX Celebrating its 20th anniversary, TEKKONKINKREET (鉄コン筋クリート, Tekkonkinkurīto, 2006), the beloved cult classic based on the acclaimed manga by three-time Eisner award winner Taiyo Matsumoto, is making its 4K UHD debut as part of a two-disc 4K UHD + Blu-ray set this September. GKIDS announced at its Anime Expo 2026 Industry Panel that the prize-winning feature, directed by Michael Arias, and animated by STUDIO4°C, will be available on a 4K UHD Blu-Ray and digital download on September 1, 2026 and is now available to pre-order. Black, a boy who seeks to bend the city

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    Photo courtesy of HIDIVE. ©Yoshimurakana/SQUARE ENIX,MURCIÉLAGO Project Source: HIDIVE Official Site: https://murcielago-anime.com/ (Japan)Special Thanks to Scott Barretto (AMCN Entertainment Group)   Photo courtesy of HIDIVE. ©Yoshimurakana/SQUARE ENIX,MURCIÉLAGO Project It was announced at Anime Expo 2026 that MURCIÉLAGO (ムルシエラゴ, Murushierago), the provocative and wildly popular manga series created by Kana Yoshimura, will receive a long-awaited adaptation into a TV anime in 2027. Serialized in Square Enix’s Young Gangan, MURCIÉLAGO debuted in August 2013 and has now surpassed 2.3 million copies in circulation worldwide and currently spans 28 volumes in Japan (26 volumes internationally). Today’s announcement is being made simultaneously around the world. HIDIVE, the popular anime service from AMC Global Media, will stream MURCIÉLAGO exclusively as part of its 2027 line-up and be available to subscribers throughout the U.S. and Canada as well as in key overseas markets including U.K., Ireland, Australia and New

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    Photo courtesy of THE GHOST IN THE SHELL -Promotion Team. ©2026 Shirow Masamune/KODANSHA/THE GHOST IN THE SHELL COMMITTEE Source: THE GHOST IN THE SHELL COMMITTEEOfficial Site: https://www.theghostintheshell-anime.jp/ (Japan), https://www.theghostintheshell-anime.jp/en/ (English)Special Thanks to Aiko Hinokuma / THE GHOST IN THE SHELL -Promotion Team   THE GHOST IN THE SHELL -Promotion Team has provided SciFi Japan with press notes, promotional artwork and images from the highly-anticipated new anime series, THE GHOST IN THE SHELL (攻殻機動隊, Kōkaku Kidōtai). The show will premiere internationally July 7, 2026, on Prime Video. The following text is courtesy of THE GHOST IN THE SHELL -Promotion Team... Photo courtesy of THE GHOST IN THE SHELL -Promotion Team. ©2026 Shirow Masamune/KODANSHA/THE GHOST IN THE SHELL COMMITTEE INTRODUCTION The Legendary Cyberpunk Saga ReturnsA Brand-New Anime Series Produced by Science SARU “Ghost in the Shell” is a landmark work of cyberpunk

    Netflix's HUMAN VAPOR series, a reimagining of the 1960 Toho sci-fi classic, will be released July 2nd. Photo courtesy of Netflix Japan. ©TOHO CO., LTD.

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    Netflix's HUMAN VAPOR series, a reimagining of the 1960 Toho sci-fi classic, will be released July 2nd. Photo courtesy of Netflix Japan. ©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: NetflixOfficial Site: https://www.netflix.com/humanvapor (US)Special Thanka to Yoshitaka Onuma    Netflix Japan has provided SciFi Japan with the official press notes and photo gallery for their new HUMAN VAPOR (ガス人間, Gasu Ningen) live-action series based on the classic Toho film, THE HUMAN VAPOR (ガス人間第一号, Gasu Ningen Daiichigō,1960). HUMAN VAPOR starts streaming worldwide this Thursday, July 2, only on Netflix.    Introduction  Approximately 60 years ago, THE HUMAN VAPOR (1960) united the defining creative voices of its era — a film that fused science fiction with incisive social commentary. Now, that vision is reborn in a landmark collaboration between Toho and Netflix. Reimagined as a drama series with an all-new, completely original 8-episode story, it brings together the most

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    Photo courtesy of Crunchyroll. ©Takeru Hokazono/SHUEISHA,Project Kagurabachi The Upcoming Series from Creator Takeru Hokazono Will Premiere on CrunchyrollSource: CrunchyrollOfficial Site: https://anime.kagurabachi.jp/ (Japan)   Photo courtesy of Crunchyroll. ©Takeru Hokazono/SHUEISHA,Project Kagurabachi Following the official announcement, Crunchyroll has announced it will stream the upcoming anime adaptation of KAGURABACHI (カグラバチ), based on the manga by Takeru Hokazono. The series is slated to premiere in April 2027 and will stream on Crunchyroll worldwide excluding Japan, Mainland China, North Korea and South Korea. Kagurabachi has quickly emerged as one of the most talked-about new titles in Weekly Shonen Jump, drawing strong fan anticipation for its stylized action and striking visual identity. The previously released teaser trailer and visual offer a first look at protagonist Chihiro Rokuhira and the enchanted blade, Enten, setting the stage for the story’s unfolding conflict. The anime adaptation is directed by Tetsuya Takeuchi, with

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