Looking ahead to what you hope to buy in October 2014? Australian anime publisher Hanabee Entertainment have recently opened pre-orders for their entire release slate for the month, consisting of four licenses over both DVD and Blu-ray. Check out the full list HERE.
Nisemonogatari Box Set
DVD/Blu-ray | $79.99 for Either Format | Japanese Dub
People are not who they say they are. Created from lies so cleverly constructed that the imposter doesn’t even realize the deception is being committed. Lies that can, ultimately, tear a family apart.
Presenting the Nisemonogatari series in its entirety, this is the sequel to Bakemonogatari, where Koyomi learns family is determined not by blood but by the bonds and lies that can become truths.
Kabukimonogatari
DVD+Blu-ray Combo | $49.99 | Japanese Dub
Every action has a consequence.
It’s August 20th and the last day of the summer holidays for Koyomi Araragi. After the realization that he hasn’t started any of his holiday assignments, with the first day of school tomorrow looming over him, he decides to cheat the system by calling the help of Shinobu to travel back in time.
Except it seems they’ve travelled back too far, so far back that it’s 11 years in the past and the date is May 13th. By sheer luck the date is the day before Mother’s Day when Mayoi was killed in a car accident. Deciding to alter the past, Koyomi must face the effects it has on the future.
Valvrave – The Liberator Part 1
DVD/Blu-ray | $59.99/$64.99 | Japanese Dub
Do you resign as a human being?
Haruto’s once peaceful life in JIOR has disappeared when the Dorssian Army stages a stealth attack against the neutral nation. Now, Haruto’s high school has become ground zero and in order to prevent further bloodshed he’ll need to fight his way out.
Except when his weapon of choice requires a sacrifice, will Haruto make the ultimate decision for peace? In a world torn by two great superpowers, the power to revolutionize the world falls on the shoulders on one lone teenager in Valvrave the Liberator.
WataMote
DVD/Blu-ray | $59.99/$64.99 | Hybrid Dub
Popularity isn’t a choice, it’s a lifestyle.
Tomoko Kuroki’s lack of social life is all due to others incompetence. After all, having clocked up hundreds of hours in dating sim games, Tomoko is well prepared for any situation that life happens to throw her way.
So when it’s three months into Tomoko’s high school life and she hasn’t made a single friend, least of all spoken to anyone, something has to change. Does the blame however lie in others or does Tomoko need to properly look at herself in the mirror?
