As they do at the beginning of every month, Australian anime publisher Madman Entertainment cast their gaze forward two months and opened pre-orders for the anime series they plan to release in January 2018. Following some fairly sizable monthly releases in the lead-up to Christmas, their first collection for the year is smaller, but nevertheless has some promising titles in the mix.
You can read more about all of Madman Entertainment’s January 2018 anime releases below. These can all be pre-ordered via the Madman Entertainment website, and may also be orderable through your local anime retailer.
Bleach
Type: Shinigami Collection 5 (Episodes 168 – 217)
Format: DVD
Price: $99.95
Audio: English and Japanese
Runtime: 1,250 Minutes
In Hueco Mundo, Ichigo and his friends are on the brink of collapse as they challenge the seemingly endless power of the Espadas. But then, four captains of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads arrive to back them up. While their battles rage, Sosuke Aizen once again takes Orihime captive and reveals his true aim: the destruction of Karakura Town!
Cheer Boys!! Complete Series
Type: Complete Series
Format: DVD
Price: $49.95
Audio: English and Japanese
Runtime: 300 Minutes
Catch an exciting new take on the high-flying team sport, inspired by a real all-male squad in Japan. When Haruki Bando and his friend Kazuma leave judo martial arts, no one would have guessed they would turn to cheerleading! Rocking the college campus with a killer routine, these amateurs manage to draw in a crowd and enough new members to compete in regionals.
First Love Monster
Type: Complete Series
Format: DVD
Price: $59.98
Audio: English and Japanese
Runtime: 300 Minutes
High schooler Kaho Nikaido is having trouble adjusting to her new life in Tokyo. It doesn’t get any easier when she is nearly hit by a truck and saved by the handsome Kanade Takahashi! Infatuated with Kanade, she works up the courage to confess. But he warns that if Kaho learns who he is, she won’t want him. What could possibly keep her from this stud? Maybe the fact that he’s…a fifth grader?!
Maken-Ki!
Type: Seasons 1 & 2
Format: DVD
Price: $59.95
Audio: English and Japanese
Runtime: 650 Minutes
Takeru enrolled in Tenbi Academy because the girl-to-guy ratio is, like, three girls for every guy. But this bevy of bombshells is actually a school where teens beef up their combat skills using a magic power thingy called a Maken. Redheads with wicked high kicks, shocking blonde bullies, and aggressive brunettes are everywhere. And every time there’s a brawl, their clothes tend to disintegrate.
Distracted by all the bouncy brawlers, Takeru has a hard time concentrating on his training. Things get sticky when the hornball can’t figure out how to use his Maken. If he doesn’t find his mojo quick, he’ll be dumped by the school of his dreams – or destroyed by an attacker who’s after his magic power thingy!
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
Type: Complete Season 1
Format: DVD / Blu-ray
Price: $79.95 / $89.95
Audio: English and Japanese
Runtime: 625 Minutes
A group of child soldiers—Mikazuki Augus, Orga Itsuka, and several others—are sent to protect a young aristocrat seeking to liberate a Martian city from Earth’s rule. When an outside force threatens those involved, Mikazuki must head into battle using a war-era relic—the Gundam Barbatos.
One Piece
Type: Voyage Collection 6 (Episodes 253 – 299)
Format: DVD
Price: $99.95
Audio: English and Japanese
Runtime: 1,175 Minutes
Nami, despite her desperate dash, arrives at the station too late to stop the Sea Train, but she’s relieved to learn that Sanji has stowed away on board the vessel and will stop at nothing to rescue Robin! With the storm of all storms bearing down upon them, Nami and Chopper risk their lives to save Luffy and Zoro from the rapidly rising waters. Back aboard the train, Sanji is aided in his battle against the CP9 goons by the arrival of the mysterious Soge King, a wandering warrior from the Island of Snipers!
As the scattered Straw Hats fight to reunite, fate draws them ever nearer the foreboding fortress of Enies Lobby. Will our heroes live to face the hour of reckoning?!
Project Itoh
Type: Movie Collection
Format: DVD
Price: $59.95
Audio: English and Japanese
Runtime: 355 Minutes
Celebrating the career of sci-fi genius Project Itoh, see three of his memorable stories come to life!
FEATURING:
HARMONY
THE EMPIRE OF CORPSES
GENOCIDAL ORGAN
Project Itoh: Genocidal Organ
Type: Movie
Format: DVD / Blu-ray
Price: $29.95 / $34.95
Audio: English and Japanese
Runtime: 115 Minutes
In Genocidal Organ, while developed countries rely on advanced surveillance to free them from the threat of terrorism, other nations are plagued by genocide within their own borders. Strangely, these massacres all link back to one American by the name of John Paul. Special agent Clavis Shepherd is sent to capture the target, but nothing can prepare this soldier—or the world—for the truth behind humanity’s darkness.
The Testament of Sister New Devil
Type: Complete Season 1
Format: DVD
Price: $59.95
Audio: English and Japanese
Runtime: 325 Minutes
“Hey, you said you wanted a little sister, right?” First year highschool student, Toujo Basara, is suddenly asked by his father and falls into a state of panic. On top of that, his eccentric father now tells him he’ll be getting remarried!
Without warning he departs overseas, but not before bringing Basara two beautiful step-sisters. What Basara doesn’t know is that Mio and Maria’s true forms are actually the newbie Demon Lord and a succubus! Almost trapped into a life of servitude, Basara forms a reverse contract by accident and ends up becoming Mio’s master. Hijinks ensue as Basara finds himself in one ecchi situation after another. However, Mio’s life is in danger as she is pursued by both demons and heroes alike!
