Looking ahead several months from where we are now, North American anime publisher Funimation Entertainment have announced what they currently plan to have out during the month of May 2014 in terms of anime releases, and provided there are no unexpected delays should be available for purchase through physical and online retailers during the month.
This release set includes a moderate sized set of titles ranging from more mainstream titles, to sequels of previously released titles and a “Classics” release of a well known series.
A full list of titles that will be going on sale is available below:
Dragonball Z – Season 4
13th May 2014 | Blu-ray | $44.98 | 775 Minutes
Having returned victorious from their battle with Frieza, the Z-fighters can at last breathe a collective sigh of relief… But they won’t have long to rest. A new host of villains has appeared, ready to wreak havoc on the Earth—and Goku, the Z-Fighters’ greatest hero is still missing!
For the first time ever, the Dragon Ball Z season sets are available on Blu-ray! This epic collection presents episodes 108-139 of the legendary series in remastered, high definition quality and 16:9 aspect ratio using frame by frame, pan and scran technology. An elite team of Capsule Corp. scientists worked around the clock to put the greatest anime in history on the cutting edge of modern technology. You may think you’ve seen all there is to see in the DBZ universe, but you’re wrong. Take home this thirty-five episode collection today, and fire your next Kamehameha in the brilliance of Blu-ray!
Haganai NEXT – Season 2 – LE
13th May 2014 | DVD + Blu-ray Combo | $69.98 | 300 Minutes
Haganari NEXT – Season 2 – ALT
13th May 2014 | DVD + Blu-ray Combo | $64.98 | 300 Minutes
To: The Neighbors Club
From: Student Council Reps
Re: Club Guidelines
It has come to our attention that your club—officially formed with the goal of “making friends”—has been taking part in questionable behaviors on campus. We’d like to remind you that none of the following are approved club activities:
Stalking (especially taking candid photos of your peers)
Playing inappropriate video games
Watching anime involving adult themes
The creation of time machines
While we applaud your creative efforts in making a movie about intergalactic samurai robot wars, please note that the costumes do not fit our dress code. In addition, we have reports of brewing drama between Yozora and Sena regarding Kodaka—including the fact that an engagement has taken place. Please fill out required paperwork if the chapel needs to be reserved.
Fairy Tail – Part 10
20th May 2014 | DVD + Blu-ray Combo | $54.98 | 300 Minutes
The masters of magic have converged on a remote island, where Fairy Tail is the only thing keeping the most powerful of the dark guilds from executing an evil plot. Revelations from the past continue to cause problems in the present as Natsu and the others realize it will take all their powers combined to defeat Grimoire Heart. B35But as curses fly, the real danger might come from Zeref, a legendary death wizard with devilish plans for the future. Could he single-handedly bring this golden age of wizardry to an end?
Serial Experiments Lain – Complete Series – Classics Edition
20th May 2014 | DVD + Blu-ray Combo | $39.98 | 325 Minutes
Close the World. Open the Next. Decades before the internet was something people carried around in their pockets, these words introduced anime fans to a surreal existence where computer monitors served as portals to brave new worlds. Serial Experiments: Lain and its deceptively “ordinary” title character redefined an entire generation’s concept of the world wide web, prompting us all to suspiciously take note of humming power lines and central processing units. Follow along as fourteen year old Lain – driven by the abrupt suicide of a classmate – logs on to the Wired and promptly loses herself in a twisted mass of hallucinations, memories, and interconnected-psyches. Close the World. Open the Next. It’s as simple as the flip of a switch.
Aquarion – Season 2, Part 2
27th May 2014 | DVD + Blu-ray Combo | $64.98 | 325 Minutes
The intergalactic hijinks continue as beings from a womanless planet target the girls of the newly coed Neo-DEAVA academy. Meanwhile, a mysterious villain’s plot slowly comes to light, Amata’s past is revealed, and Mikono finds herself in the middle of a really awkward threesome. The hormone-fueled pilots will have to survive unusual training methods and swimsuit-filled secret missions in order to grow strong enough to kick some otherworldly tail, but as the boys and girls get closer to each other, they discover that destiny might not be on their side. Victory could require the legendary mecha Aquarion’s ultimate form—even if summoning it means breaking an intimate taboo. From the studio behind Fairy Tail and Macross comes an epic climax 12,000 years in the making.
Shiki – S.A.V.E (Super Amazing Value Edition)
20th May 2014 | DVD + Blu-ray Combo | $34.98 | 600 Minutes
