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New Anime/Manga Titles for June 2011 in Australia

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Another month has passed us, and whilst I have yet to get the chance to review the new titles from Siren Visual, I come baring the news of the titles being released this month. Honestly, in comparison to other months, I think the selection is much smaller, however there should still be a few good things to everyones tastes. As always, the series with *’s are the series I plan to watch and review at some point during the month.

Siren Visual

New Anime/Manga Titles for June 2011 in Australia 1Kaiba*
What are memories? Souls? Spirits? This is a world where memories can be turned into data and stored. Even if the body dies, its memories live on and can be transferred to another body. Bad memories can be erased and good ones downloaded. However, this is something only privileged can do. In a world like this, our protagonist Warp (aka Kaiba) is travelling in another body while having no memories of his own…

New Anime/Manga Titles for June 2011 in Australia 2Welcome to the NHK – Complete Collection*
Hikikomori – a Japanese phenomenon of acute social withdrawal whereby an individual becomes a recluse from society, typically confining him or herself to the house or a single room for a very long period. Satou Tatsuhiro is 22 years old and NEET (Not in Employment, Education, or Training). He’s also a shut-in, or hikikomori – his apartment is filled with garbage from cheap take-away food and he spends his time watching terrible TV and internet porn. Not even the obnoxiously loud music from next door can snap him out of his hibernation and he is under a delusion that he is the subject of a conspiracy by the Nihon Hikikomori Kyokai (NHK), a secret organisation whose sole intention is to produce a world filled with hikikomori.

Madman Entertainment

New Anime/Manga Titles for June 2011 in Australia 3Earthworm Jim – Complete Collection*
JIM WAS JUST YOUR AVERAGE EARTHWORM UNTIL HE STUMBLED UPON A SUPER-SUIT THAT EVOLVED HIM, GIVING HIM SUPER-STRENGTH! BUT THE FORCES OF EVIL, PSY-CROW (AN EVIL, WELL, CROW), PROFESSOR MONKEY-FOR-A-HEAD, QUEEN SLUG-FOR-A-BUTT AND EVIL-THE-CAT (A CAT THAT LIVES IN HECK) ARE RELENTLESS IN THEIR QUEST TO RECLAIM THE SUIT AND RULE/DESTROY/FREEZE/KNOCK OVER THE UNIVERSE! HE NOW FIGHTS EVIL WITH HIS SIDEKICK PETER PUPPY (WHO HAS AN INCREDIBLE HULK COMPLEX) AND HIS LADY-FRIEND AND LOVE-INTEREST PRINCESS WHAT’S-HER-NAME. BUT DOES JIM HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO SAVE THE WORLD? WILL HE EVER RETURN HIS NEIGHBOUR’S EGGBEATERS? AND WHERE DOES THAT COW KEEP COMING FROM?

New Anime/Manga Titles for June 2011 in Australia 4

Chrome Shelled Regios – Collection 2*
The world of tomorrow is an arid wasteland, a forsaken place where nomadic communities take shelter within mobile domed cities. Massive, mutant Contaminoid monsters swarm the planet’s desolate surface, and the lack of resources fuels steady conflict between cities. In this bleak future, new military student Layfon is haunted by a violent past. While those in his platoon accept him as one of their own, the mysteries surrounding Layfon and his amazing special combat abilities continue to multiply. With the battle against the Contaminoid scourge growing more desperate and new threats appearing beneath the city’s dome, Layfon and his comrades live in constant danger. If they are to survive, he must face the truth of his former life – because the secrets he fights to hide could hold the power to save them all. Will Layfon have the courage to reveal the terrible truth for the sake of his comrades? 

New Anime/Manga Titles for June 2011 in Australia 5Bleach Collection 09 (Eps 134-145)
Trouble is brewing in Las Noches, Aizen’s palace in the Hollow realm, Hueco Mundo. One of the Arrancars, Patras, rebels against Aizen and tries to steal the Hogyoku. Ulquiorra realizes what Patras is up to, but he is defeated when he is caught off-guard by Menis and Aldegor, who assist Patros in his rebellion. Upon obtaining the Hogyoku, the three go to the World of the Living, where they head to Urahara’s shop in order to find Kisuke Urahara, the creator of the Hogyoku.

New Anime/Manga Titles for June 2011 in Australia 6Eden of the East Movie 1 – The King of Eden + Air Communication (DVD and Blu-ray Editions Available)
The intrigue goes international in The King of Eden, a feature-length conspiracy thriller that continues the action of Eden of the East. The deadly game that began in Japan now intensifies on the streets of New York City. The rules are the same: do whatever it takes to win. Die if you lose. Takizawa prevented Japan’s destruction – and then he vanished. Six months later, clues lead Saki to the Big Apple in search of her missing friend. Meanwhile, the remaining Selecao are plotting their final move. Some of them would prefer Takizawa dead and out of the way. Some might even be willing to help him achieve his goals. Unfortunately, some are prepared to destroy everything if it means claiming checkmate in Mr. Outside’s puzzling game.

New Anime/Manga Titles for June 2011 in Australia 7Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance. (DVD and Blu-ray Editions Available)
In the earliest battles against the monstrous Angels, young Eva pilots Shinji and Rei were forced to carry humanity’s hopes on their shoulders. Now, with the deadly onslaught of the Angels escalating and the apocalyptic Third Impact looming, Shinji and Rei find their burden shared by two new Eva pilots, the fiery Asuka and the mysterious Mari. Maneuvering their enormous Eva machines into combat, the four young souls fight desperately to save mankind from the heavens – but will they be able to save themselves?

New Anime/Manga Titles for June 2011 in Australia 8Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Collection 4 (Ep 40-52) (DVD and Blu-ray Editions Available)
Edward and Alphonse Elric’s reckless disregard for alchemy’s fundamental laws ripped half of Ed’s limbs from his body and left Al’s soul clinging to a cold suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers scour a war-torn land for the Philosopher’s Stone, a fabled relic which grants the ability to perform alchemy in impossible ways. The Elrics are not alone in their search; the corrupt State Military is eager to harness the artifact’s power. So too are the strange Homunculi and their shadowy creator. The mythical Stone lures exotic alchemists from distant kingdoms, scarring some deeply enough to inspire murder. As the Elrics find their course altered by these enemies and allies, their purpose remains unchanged – and their bond unbreakable.

New Anime/Manga Titles for June 2011 in Australia 9Ikki Tousen Dragon Destiny (Season 2) Collection
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms continues on in modern Japan, as the rival high schools involved in the retelling of the epic saga struggle to achieve dominance. The focus begins to shift to other high schools and the interaction of their front runners. Meanwhile, the dragons of the remaining two great leaders are awakening, leading to growing mayhem. As ancient artifacts are acquired and events unfold, the battles keep raging on with enough intensity to rend flesh and clothing.

New Anime/Manga Titles for June 2011 in Australia 10Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Vol. 01
The year is U.C. 0096. Three years have passed since the end of the Second Neo Zeon War. It is said that the Vist Foundation manipulates the Earth Federation and Anaheim Electronics from behind the scenes. Hoping to create a new world, the Foundation attempts to hand over a certain secret to the Neo Zeon remnants known as the Sleeves. This will mean the opening of Laplaces Box, which holds a great secret tied to the origins of the Universal Century. The exchange between the Vist Foundation and the Sleeves is to take place at the manufacturing colony Industrial 7. This is the home of the student Banagher Links, who rescues a girl he sees falling through the colony’s zero gravity area. The girl gives her name as Audrey Burne and says she wants to prevent a war, spurring Banagher to step into the conflict surrounding Laplaces Box, almost as if he is drawn in by his own bloodline.

New Anime/Manga Titles for June 2011 in Australia 11One Piece (Uncut) Collection 10 (Eps 117-130)
Monkey D. Luffy emerges from a death-defying dirt nap to rejoin his mates on their mission to save Alabasta from the clutches of a sinister sandman. Crocodile is on the prowl for the world’s deadliest weapon, and his Baroque Works bombers are about to blast Vivi’s kingdom into oblivion! Only the Straw Hats can protect her people from their reptilian oppressor, but no one survives this battle without getting a little blood on their hands. Be on the lookout as Nami unleashes the power of thunder and lightning, Zoro tests his swords against a man made of steel, and Luffy goes underground to settle the score with Crocodile – once and for all!

New Anime/Manga Titles for June 2011 in Australia 12Samurai Champloo Complete Collection (Blu-Ray)
Mugen’s a buck wild warrior: violent, thoughtless and womanizing. Jin is a vagrant ronin: mysterious, traditional, well-mannered and very strong. These two fiercely independent warriors couldn’t be more different from one another, yet their paths cross when Fuu, a ditzy waitress, saves them from being executed when they are arrested after a violent swordfight. Fuu convinces the two vagrant young men to help her find a mysterious samurai “who smells of sunflowers.” And their journey begins.

New Anime/Manga Titles for June 2011 in Australia 13Vampire Knight Guilty (TV Season 2) Volume 2
Continually haunted by visions of blood, Yuki is determined to discover the secrets of her past, but Kaname repeatedly evades her questions. Zero confronts Kaname at the Moon Dormitory, and the two end up fighting. Then Kaname advances his relationship with Yuki to an entirely new level, which has the members of the Night Class in a bit of tizzy. But Yuki’s dreams intensify – will her past be forced into the light at last?

That is it in terms of manga. Whilst I might check out a few of the other titles, each Siren Visual and Madman Entertainment only, at this current time, have two titles of interest to me each this month. Although fans of series like One Piece, FMA, Evangelion etc should be happy with a number of releases, especially Blu-ray releases, out this month. In terms of manga, the following manga titles are being released by Madman Entertainment this month:

  • 07 Ghost (Manga) Vol. 07
  • Aion (Manga) Vol. 02
  • Biomega (Manga) Vol. 06 (End)
  • Chibi Vampire (Manga) Vol. 07
  • Chibi Vampire (Manga) Vol. 08
  • Chibi Vampire (Manga) Vol. 09
  • Death Note: Black Edition (Manga) Vol. 03
  • Genkaku Picasso (Manga) Vol. 03 (End)
  • Karneval (Manga) Vol. 03
  • Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You (Manga) Vol. 08
  • Nana (Manga) Vol. 20
  • Naruto (Manga) Vol. 51
  • Naruto 3-In-1 Edition (Manga) Vol. 01
  • Oresama Teacher (Manga) Vol. 02
  • S.A Special a (Manga) Vol. 16
  • Shaman King (Manga) Vol. 29
  • Tegami Bachi (Manga) Vol. 05
  • Transformers: The Idw Collection Vol. 02
  • Vagabond (Manga) Vol. 24

So…. does anything catch the eye of you guys? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment box below!

Sam
Sam
Founder of The Otaku's Study. I have been exploring this labyrinth of fandom these last fifteen years, and still nowhere close to the exit yet. Probably searching for a long time to come.

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    • Yes, from what I can gather, Madman just remains the distributor of the series, and although not mentioned on their website, I assume because they are not the one publishing it, it still remains on their website through a Google Search http://www.madman.com.au/series/home/16350/earthworm-jim-the-complete-series or through their B2B website.

      It is a little bit confusing indeed. But the series looks good enough, I seem to have missed watching it as a kid.

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