Madman Entertainment Open Pre-Orders for First Anime Releases of 2017

With Halloween now over… Welcome to November 2016! With the turn of the month, Australian anime publisher Madman Entertainment have shifted their attention forward a few months, and opened pre-orders for yet another months worth of titles. With Madman’s holiday season wares available to order from last month, we have today received a look at what they have in store for January 2017.

With all shows to be available on either or both DVD and Blu-ray from January 11th 2017 – they are offering a range of titles, including re-releases of classics (Death Note), new titles with their original Japanese dub (Including In Search of the Lost Future), feature films (Miss Hokusai), new English dubbed anime (Prison School) and more.

All the below mentioned titles can now be ordered in Australia and New Zealand via either Madman Entertainment’s official online store OR through anime retailers when possible.

Death Note Collection

Format: Blu-ray
Price: $99.95
Audio: English / Japanese
Runtime: 975 Minutes

Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects – and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal… or his life?

Hetalia: The World Twinkle (Season 6)

Format: DVD
Price: $39.95
Audio: English / Japanese
Runtime: 103 Minutes

Catch up with the nations in this latest season where we have more silly shenanigans. Germany and Italy are going on and on aboutcanned food? Ugh, are you sure that’s safe to eat?! In between the fun, we have something super special! Watch little America in a totally adorable flashback that is going to make your heart swell. Sh-Shut up, I’m not crying, you’re crying!

And don’t forget to check in on the Nordic nations and see what’s going on with all those blondes. Wait Estonia, what are you doing there? And there’s even more adventure to be had when we go on a hunt for more micronations. Yay! Who will join Sealand in his journey to bring attention to the micros?

But make sure you don’t miss out on the four extra special OVAs, including a Halloween special. Oh my gosh, everyone looks so cute in their costumes! Look at America dressed as- and oh, look at you, England! Squee!!

In Search of the Lost Future – Complete Series

Format: DVD
Price: $59.95
Audio: Japanese w/ English Subtitles
Runtime: 300 Minutes

A series of increasingly strange events have been reported at Uchihama Academy’s soon-to-be-replaced aging school building. When the student council grows concerned about the spectral encounters, puzzling sleep disorders, and bizarre mishaps, they enlist the aid of the Astronomy Club to crack the case before it’s too late.

One evening after school, club member Sou Akiyama is rocked by a sudden earthquake and an encounter with a beautiful and mysterious naked girl who appears to know him even though he has no recollection of ever meeting her. The next day, the very same girl arrives at his school as a transfer student who’s interested in joining the Astronomy Club. In the blink of an eye, Sou’s fate along with the fates of all the girls in his club begin to change in very dramatic and mysterious ways.

Isuca Complete Series

Format: DVD
Price: $59.95
Audio: Japanese w/ English Subtitles
Runtime: 250 Minutes

Asano begins work as the housekeeper for the old family of Shimazu, where he meets the ill-mannered, selfish, beautiful Sakuya. She is actually the 37th head of the Shimazu family in charge of sealing away specters with Spirit Archery. Discovering that he has the powers of “true names” and “true eyes,”Asano becomes wrapped up in Sakuya’s battle with the monsters as her assistant. A story of comedic creature hunting begins!

Junjo Romantica Complete Season 2

Format: DVD
Price: $49.95
Audio: Japanese w/ English Subtitles
Runtime: 300 Minutes

Three intertwining love stories threaten to unravel as each couple struggles to find its own path.

Romantica: College student Misaki and his unlikely lover, the eccentric novelist Usami, are slowly growing closer – but their relationship could be in trouble when Usami’s older brother appears and the two begin to vie for Misaki’s attention!

Egoist: Nowaki loves Hiroki with all his heart, but sometimes he’s afraid Hiroki doesn’t feel the same way. When Nowaki asks Hiroki for permission to address him by his real name, as others do, Hiroki flatly refuses. To Nowaki, this is just another reminder of the invisible gap that separates them… a gap that he must close, if they’re ever going to truly be a couple.

Terrorist: Miyagi is growing anxious. Shinobu used to be relentless in his devotion, but recently the relationship has gone quiet. As a 35-year-old university professor, is Miyagi really content with living at the mercy of a younger man whose actions are still such a mystery?

Miss Hokusai

Format: DVD / Blu-ray
Price: $34.95 / $39.95
Audio: Japanese w/ English subtitles
Runtime: 93 Minutes

Set in 1814 Edo (now known as Tokyo), a much accomplished artist of the time works tirelessly in his house-atelier. He is as short-tempered and sarcastic as he is brilliant, with no passion for money or meaningless pastimes like drinking. His name is Katsushika Hokusai and decades later his work would come to mesmerise Degas, Van Gogh, Monet, Klimt and Debussy.

But very few were aware of the woman who often painted for him while remaining uncredited. This is the untold story of O-Ei, Master Hokusais daughter, a free-spirited woman overshadowed by her larger-than-life father. She inherited both his stubbornness and his talent, and her art is so powerful that it leads her to trouble.

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn – Complete Series

Format: DVD
Price: $59.95
Audio: English / Japanese
Runtime: 476 Minutes

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.

Based on a story by author Harutoshi Fukui, the newest Gundam work dynamically unfolds against the backdrop of the Universal Century. It all begins with this first shocking episode.

One Piece (Uncut) Collection 41 (Episodes 493 – 504)

Format: DVD
Price: $49.95
Audio: English / Japanese
Runtime: 300 Minutes

The battle at Marineford has come to a close, but the story of Luffy and Ace’s past has yet to be told! As a boy of only seven, Luffy is reluctantly taken in by the Dadan family of mountain bandits at his grandfather’s request. After many failed attempts, he finally befriends Dadan’s other charge, the moody and reckless Ace. Together with their friend Sabo, the boys loot the junkyard known as the Gray Terminal and battle mighty beasts of the forest.

Dreaming of becoming pirates, the three form inseparable bonds of brotherhood. But the impending arrival of a Celestial Dragon throws the kingdom into a frenzy as they try to hide the garbage that has shamed their noble city. Playtime is over when Sabo’s family takes their son away and a sinister plan to destroy the Gray Terminal unfolds.

Overlord – Complete Series

Format: DVD
Price: $59.95
Audio: English / Japanese
Runtime: 325 Minutes

From MADHOUSE Inc., the studio behind Death Parade, Parasyte, and No Game No Life, comes the ultimate “trapped in a game” anime. On the night his favorite MMORPG is scheduled to be shut down, veteran player Momonga stays logged in until the clock hits zero. The screen goes dark for only a few moments before he finds himself completely immersed in the online world of Yggdrasil. Left with all of his character’s devastating powers, total dominion over his loyal NPCs, and nothing better to do…Momonga decides to try his hand at taking over the world.

All the hours he’s spent grinding and dungeon crawling have certainly paid off, and as he tests his strength on local rogues and legendary beasts he comes to realize that not one opponent can stand against his might. Embracing his new identity as the fearsome mage Ainz Ooal Gown, Momonga continues his search for bigger, badder adversaries. Leaving the people of Yggdrasil to wonder who exactly is trapped with who?

Prison School – Complete Series

Format: DVD / Blu-ray
Price: $59.95 / $69.95
Audio: English / Japanese
Runtime: 300 Minutes

When the prestigious all-girls Hachimitsu Private Academy becomes co-ed, five young men are the first males to attend. But the girls aren’t so accepting of their new classmates. Despite their best attempts, Kiyoshi and his friends are met with cold shoulders from the girls. So what better way to deal with rejection than a little bit of peeping? When they chance a peak at the girls during bath time, their plan falls apart and they are caught by the Underground Student Council. Unwilling to hear any excuses, the USC enforces an absurd punishment imprisonment! For a month, the boys must live within the school’s very own penal system while enduring long, hard, and grueling tasks.

But the work is the least of their worries.

With the sharp crack of a riding crop and the harsh discipline from a stiletto heel, it’s going to take more than sheer will power to survive the next month especially when the ladies of the USC have their own secret agenda.

Sky Wizards Academy – Complete Series

Format: DVD
Price: $59.95
Audio: English / Japanese
Runtime: 300 Minutes

Catch the newest magical academy series from the studio behind World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman!

Once known as the Black Master Swordsman, Kanata Age has fallen in favor with the people of Misutogan after a harrowed battle against the Devil Beetles. Deemed a traitor, he has earned the scorn of his peers and classmates. Kanata is happy enough to fade into the background, until one day he is asked to become the teacher of Fireteam E601 aka the F’ed up Fireteam.

Rico Flamel, Lecty Eisenach, and Misora Whitale make up E601 and have yet to see a single victory. But it’s hard to work together when your team is made up of a self-proclaimed goddess, a coward, and an incapable leader. Not to mention when they mistake him for a pervert. But, Kanata must take these three failures and turn them into winners. Will they trust the man known as a traitor? Or is there more to his story that he just forgot to mention?

Wish Upon the Pleiades – Complete Series

Format: DVD
Price: $59.95
Audio: Japanese
Runtime: 300 Minutes

When Subaru goes to her local observatory to prepare for an upcoming meteor shower, she ends up seeing far more of the stars than she expected.

Instead of a simulated viewing of astronomical phenomena, she gets recruited to take part in a fantastic adventure with a mysterious young man, a bizarre alien creature, and a group of girls dressed in cute, magical garb. Together with the other girls (who are suddenly and strangely members of Subaru’s school), Subaru becomes part of a clandestine effort to retrieve fragments of an alien spaceship! However, the fragments are being scattered all over the universe.

Time is limited, and the girls face a nemesis who is seeking to gather all the parts for himself! The space race is on, and the sky is no longer the limit as the legendary animation studio GAINAX sets Subaru’s eyes on the stars in WISH UPON THE PLEIADES!

Yowamushi Pedal Grande Road Part 2 (Episodes 13-24)

Format: DVD
Price: $49.95
Audio: Japanese
Runtime: 300 Minutes

Three gruelling days of blood, sweet, and tears have led to this moment – the final climb to the peak of Mount Fuji. Onoda and the Sohoku Bicycle Team have defied all expectations and maintained their pressure on the reigning champions from Hakone Academy. But when Midousuji of Kyoto Fushimi casts aside his final team member, the cyclists from Sohoku and Hakone must work together to survive his brutal assault.

As the finish line nears and seasoned riders sacrifice everything for their teammates, will the first-years from Sohoku, Hakone, and Kyoto Fushimi be left behind, battered and broken on the side of the asphalt? Or will they somehow find the strength within themselves to fight until the very end?

Yuru Yuri – Complete Season 2

Format: DVD
Price: $59.95
Audio: Japanese
Runtime: 300 Minutes