The latest batch of physical anime releases will be hitting store shelves across the country this Wednesday (5 May 2021) kudos of Australian media publisher Madman Entertainment. Offering an alternative to their official video-on-demand service AnimeLab, you can pick up several shows of recent years on either DVD or Blu-ray. These (often) come with the option of dual-audio, on-disc extras and a nice physical case to proudly display on your shelf – as those folks in decades past did.
A full list of Madman Entertainment’s 5 May 2021 line-up is available below. Nothing catch your eye? Well a smaller, second wave of releases will be made available mid-month:
1A Certain Scientific Railgun T (Season 3)
Type: Part 1: Episodes 1-12
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $64.95 RRP
A third season blasts its way through Academy City from the studio that brought you Food Wars!, SHIMONETA, and more! Mikoto Misaka and her friends prepare for the Daihasei Festival, a seven-day athletic competition between esper schools. Academy City opens to the public for the event, but with the whole town abuzz, no one notices when trouble stirs behind the scenes.
2Bofuri: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense
Type: Complete First Season | Complete First Season Limited Edition
Format: Blu-ray + DVD Combo
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $69.95 RRP | $109.95 RRP
Maple doesn’t want to experience pain in the VRMMO game she started playing, so she puts all her skill points into defense until she can’t even move. Somehow it works better than anyone expected. Now she’s got followers?
3Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
Type: Part 8 (Episodes 93-105)
Format: DVD or Blu-ray
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $49.95 RRP or $54.95 RRP
The return of Team Taka? Jugo’s back, but has been transformed into a savage monster by his Curse Mark! Can Boruto and friends team up with Karin and Suigetsu to save their old buddy and take down a new enemy that can manipulate Curse Marks?
4Dragon Ball Z: Season 8
Type: Complete 8th Season
Format: Blu-ray Only
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $79.95 RRP
The forces of good and evil have converged upon the planet Earth, and the fate of the universe hangs in the balance! The evil wizard Babidi has traveled across the galaxy on a quest for revenge, hoping to fulfill his father’s thwarted dreams of universal domination. Meanwhile, the Supreme Kai has come to enlist the aid of the Z-Fighters in an effort to prevent Babidi from completing his plans and awakening a monster of unimaginable terror – Majin Buu!
5Dragon Ball Z: Season 9
Type: Complete 9th Season
Format: Blu-ray Only
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $79.95 RRP
Majin Buu’s spree of terror continues, and his ruthlessness knows no bounds! In his quest to eliminate the remaining Z-Fighters, Buu has cut a path of destruction across the face of the Earth, leaving a trail of devastation so utterly complete that it may even be beyond the power of the Dragon Balls to repair…
With their efforts to stop Majin Buu quickly proving futile, the Z-Fighters have but one remaining hope against this seemingly invincible foe: the Fusion Technique! But for this desperate plan to succeed, Goku will have to join forces with his oldest rival, Vegeta! Can the combined efforts of these two mighty Saiyan warriors put a stop to Majin Buu once and for all? The final battle for the fate of the universe begins!
6Fairy Tail: Final Season
Type: Collection 26 (Episodes 317-328)
Format: DVD or Blu-ray
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $49.95 RRP or $54.95 RRP
Some battles can be seen. Others can only be felt. For the Fairy Tail Guild, it’s both. An epic showdown reveals long-buriedsecrets between Natsu, Zeref, and Mavis-and the results of a massive attack may finally bring peace to Ishgar.
7If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die
Type: Complete Series
Format: Blu-ray Only
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $64.95 RRP
Super-fan Eripiyo dreams of seeing her favorite group, ChamJam, make it big to the Budokan arena. Her passionate desire consumes money and time-but no cost is too high. This is fandom!
8Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun
Type: Complete Series
Format: Blu-ray Only
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $64.95 RRP
Kamome Academy is rumored to have many mysteries. Investigating one of them, young Nene ends up linked to the ghost of Hanako-kun. Now the pair are trying to keep things civil between student and supernatural, but mischief always seems to find them!
9Your Lie in April
Type: Complete Series
Format: DVD or Blu-ray
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $69.95 RRP or $79.95 RRP
Your Lie in April captures an uplifting tale of youth, music, and romance centered around piano prodigy, Kousei Arima, and violinist, Kaori Miyazono