Just a quick reminder to my Australian readers that one of our major anime publishing companies Siren Visual are set to launch a number of interesting anime titles on the 21st March. These titles, all of which I plan to review on The Otaku’s Study down the track are as follows:
Tiger & Bunny Part 1 (Episodes 1-12) on DVD and Blu-ray
$49.95 for either format
The City Of Stern Bild is protected by corporate superheroes known as NEXT, who fight crime while promoting their sponsors on the popular show “HERO TV”. Veteran hero Wild Tiger relies on his years of experience and instincts to fight crime, but his tendency to destroy public property for the sake of protecting the lives of the innocent has earned him the nickname “Crusher for Justice.”
Now under orders from his new employer, Wild Tiger finds himself forced to team up with Barnaby Brooks Jnr., a rookie with an attitude. Two polar opposites work to fight evil in this thrilling buddy-hero action series!
The Book of Bantorra Part 1 on DVD
$49.95
In a world where the dead are transformed into books…
When a person dies, the body is divested of the soul, and when the soul departs from its body, it is crystallized into a book. Written in that book are all the memories of that soul’s life. For anyone who touches that book, the dead person’s past can be relived…
It is in the Library of Bantorra, the God of the Past, that all excavated books are stored. It is run by an elite organization known as the Armed Librarians. Under the direction of Acting Chief Librarian Hamutz Meseta, all Armed Librarians possess an extraordinary combination of encyclopedic knowledge and fighting skill. For this reason, it is said, the Armed Librarians are the most difficult profession to enter in the world.
Then one day a religious society known as the Shindeki Kyoudan make their appearance. Presenting their doctrine of absolute desire, it remains to be seen what it is they truly want…
Heaven’s Memo Pad on DVD
$49.95
Room 308 of a multi-tenant building somewhere has a plaque on the door, which reads
“NEET Detective Agency”
It’s the only NEET thing to do.
The Office is home to Alice, who calls herself a “NEET* detective” (*young people Not In Education, Employment or Training). She is a social recluse who does not step outside her house, but she makes full use of the internet to expose the truth and solve cases. Under her gathers Narumi, her assistant, and the group of NEET detectives. Some cases are irrelevant for many people but mean the world to a small number of people.
This is a tiny but heartwarming story about such cases.
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 on DVD and Blu-ray
$49.95 for either format
Imagine if an earthquake as powerful as magnitude 8.0 struck Tokyo today… Who would we think about and what would we do at that moment? This is a tremendous human drama that portrays the connections and human bonds in the most extreme situations.
13 year old Mirai and her 8 year old brother, Yuki are left away from home when the large quake hits Tokyo… Most of the mobile are dead. There is no clue as to whether their parents are safe. The only thing that Mirai is sure of is that she remains with her brother Yuki, and Mari, whom she just met. She also knows that the three of them must continue walking throughh the devastated city of Tokyo to make their way home.
On their way, the three face numerous struggles, while receiving the kindness and help of others. It is through this journey that Mirai realizes what is really important to her, what it is she must protect, and what it means to be alive. What awaits them at the end of this journey?
