With the month of June upon us, Australian anime fans can expect another few sets of anime releases made by the regions major anime publishers. First off the bat is Hanabee Entertainment, whose titles are set to appear in retailers on the 5th June 2013 – this Wednesday! Their release slate contains a total of three titles, two new series on both DVD and Blu-ray, as well as the second and final collection of Nisemonogatari. I look forward to bringing you reviews of all these titles as well as my catch-up articles over the coming weeks!
A full list of titles can be found below:
Mysterious Girlfriend X
DVD / Blu-ray | $59.99 / $64.99 | Hybrid Dub | 2 Discs
Brought Together By Love, Bonded Forever…By Drool
What does Akira Tsubaki think he’s doing? He just woke new student Mikoto Urabe from her snooze on a classroom desk, and he couldn’t help but taste the puddle of drool she left behind! Now he’s in bed with a fever and the same girl has just come over to tell him – he’s addicted to her saliva!
A special bond is being formed, as through exchange of saliva Tsubaki and Urabe are able to share their thoughts, dreams, emotions and even injuries. Their attachment is on the road to developing into a relationship, but how will this strange situation affect fellow students, particularly Tsubaki’s friend Kouhei and his diminutive girlfriend Ayuko?
The anime interpretation of ongoing manga serial by Riichi Ueshiba, get ready to go on a wild ride of romance, sexual tension and quirkiness as Tsubaki and Urabe come to fully understand their bond.
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
DVD / Blu-ray | $59.99 / $64.99 | Hybrid Dub | 2 Discs
It’s tough being president of a school club.
It’s even tougher being the club president and dead.
In the most creepy, old abandoned school building lies the Paranormal Investigations Club of Seikyou Private Academy. The president of the club isn’t your typical student though as Yuko Kanoe has been dead for 60 years now, with her body still lying under the clubroom itself. With no memory of her past or of how she died, Yuko has been wandering aimlessly through the school’s halls until she meets Teiichi Niiya.
Teiichi seems to be the only person who can see her and he is determined to uncover the truth. But there are some things that are better left alone and Yuko’s past might just be one of them.
The team at Hanabee Entertainment have tried a few unique goodies in the past with their releases – including art boxes and art cards. For Dusk Maiden of Amnesia on DVD and Blu-ray they are also offering a two disc soundtrack included in the price for at least the first-print editions.
Nisemonogatari 2/2
DVD | $44.99 | Japanese Dub | 1 Disc
When Danger Comes Knocking, Family Is The Answer.
Koyomi Araragi has solved yet another supernatural case, but while Karen is finally rid of her curse, his other sister is about to get diagnosed with a severe supernatural ailment; a problem that is going to attract far more attention than just that of Koyomi.
Trouble is brewing, as two mysterious girls have been asking questions about the Araragi household, and are showing a curious knowledge of Koyomi and his sister’s condition. It soon becomes clear that these girls are in fact supernatural hunters of immortal beings, and they’re looking directly at Koyomi’s family.
Presenting the final episodes of the Nisemonogatari series, another chapter in this masterwork of stylistic anime, in which Koyomi Araragi will meet his match
