Hanabee Entertainment – one of the newest anime publishers to the Australian market have today announced that in celebration of the end of this week (Woo!), they have opened up pre-orders for their May 2013 release slate. There are three titles set for release that month are currently set to be released on the 1st, and they are:
Nisemonogatari Part 1/2
DVD | $44.99 | Japanese Dub
Who says a fake can’t do the same job as the real thing?
Koyomi Araragi’s brush with the strange and supernatural continues in Nisemonogatari, but this time it may hit a little closer to home. There’s been a rash of curses running through the local middle school, so Karen and Tsukihi Araragi – the ‘Fire Sisters’- are hunting the culprit.
The source of the problem, however, might turn out to be a figure from Senjyogahara’s past: Deishu Kaiki. Kaiki is a con-man, always chasing a quick buck no matter who his victims are. Be careful not to underestimate this slime-ball though, because curses sold by an impostor might turn out to be just as deadly as the real thing!
The long awaited sequel to Bakemonogatari is here! Nisemonogatari continues this popular series with it’s fantastic, fluid animation and biting humor.
Kids on the Slope
DVD / Blu-ray | $59.99 for either edition | Japanese Dub (Potentially English dub….)
At the beginning of summer in 1966, Kaoru moves yet again, this time to a sunny part of Kyushu Japan. For him, it’s a never-ending cycle of trying to adjust. An A star student as well as a classically trained pianist, Kaoru would soon be left alone to play or to study.
But local bad-boy Sentaro Kawabuchi has a taste for confrontation and feels no need to leave Kaoru alone. He demands Kaoru’s attention, and at first their friendship is precarious at best. But upon discovering Sentaro’s immense talent as a jazz drummer, neither of them can ignore each other, and through music a friendship beyond words emerges.
Master director Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Beebop) handles this brilliant manga adaptation with care, and along with an amazing soundtrack from Yoko Kanno (Macross, Ghost in the Shell), Kids on the Slope is one of the most accomplish anime programs in recent memory.
Hakuoki: A Memory of Snow Flowers
DVD | $34.99 | Hybrid Dub
Oni from East and West do battle over Chizuru the Geisha.
It’s not every day that the Shinsengumi get to see Chizuru dressed as a geisha, and this latest undercover mission has her comrades all in a muddle. As snows start to come on, protective instincts are ignited amongst the men – the Bakufu are clumsier than usual, drunks are drooling over Chizuru and brawls are the order of the day for the impassioned Shinsengumi.
But all conflict is fleeting – encounters with drunks, corrupt bafuku, greedy brothel owners and even a visit from a rather romantic Kazama Chikage cannot dampen the spirits for long when the comrades have dango, haiku and fellowship to call on.
