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Madman Entertainment’s August 2021 Anime Release Slate Headlined by Persona 5 The Animation

Aren’t wholly sold on streaming services being the only way to enjoy anime? If you are like me and you love having your favourite anime sitting on your shelf in Blu-ray format, then you may be checking the shelves of your local anime retailer regularly for new physical releases. From Australian anime publisher Madman Entertainment, their August 2021 release slate will be available on store shelves from Wednesday, 4 August 2021.

After suddenly disappearing from Madman Entertainment’s online catalogue to order earlier this year, fans of Persona 5 will – pending any delays initiated by COVID-19 lockdowns on the east coast of Australia – be able to purchase its complete anime adaptation from this week. Joining this series is a small collection of other works on Blu-ray, including Appare-Ranman!Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode Oracle and Plunderer. You can view the full line-up from Madman Entertainment below:

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Appare-Ranman

Type: Complete Season
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $64.95

A socially awkward genius, Appare, and the wise but fearful samurai, Kosame, enter a trans-American race with their steam-powered car to win the cash prize and get back home. Between rivals, bandits, and trials, it’s a mad dash to the finish in New York.

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Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls

Type: Complete Series
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $59.95

Designed to select the successor to the Tokugawa family, a gruesome battle once promised a thousand-year reign to the winning clan. Amidst the bloodshed, betrothed lovers Oboro and Gennosuke were forced to take sides. Only ten years have passed and once again the clans of Kouga and Iga are poised to fight. But this time, a new generation stands at the forefront.

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Black Clover

Type: Season 3 Part 4 (Episodes 130-141)
Format: DVD + Blu-ray
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $49.95

The Magic Knights prepare to attack Megicula and other Spade Kingdom-dwelling devils, but things are not quite so simple for this crew. They only have six months to get ready—and earth, fire, and water will all play key roles in the devils’ defeat!

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Persona 5: The Animation

Type: Part 1 (Episodes 1-15)
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $119.95

Ren Amamiya is about to enter his second year of high school after transferring to Shujin Academy in Tokyo. A strange incident triggers the awakening of his Persona, and alongside his friends, he forms the “Phantom Thieves of Hearts” to change the hearts of corrupt adults by stealing the source of their distorted desires. Meanwhile, cases of psychotic breakdowns have been popping up one after another… Living their ordinary high school lives in Tokyo during the day, the group stalks the bustling metropolis of Tokyo as the Phantom Thieves by night. It’s time for the curtains to rise on this grand, picaresque story!

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Persona 5: The Animation

Type: Part 2 (Episodes 16-28)
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: 
English and Japanese
Price: 
$109.95

Ren Amamiya is about to enter his second year of high school after transferring to Shujin Academy in Tokyo. A strange incident triggers the awakening of his Persona, and alongside his friends, he forms the “Phantom Thieves of Hearts” to change the hearts of corrupt adults by stealing the source of their distorted desires. Meanwhile, cases of psychotic breakdowns have been popping up one after another… Living their ordinary high school lives in Tokyo during the day, the group stalks the bustling metropolis of Tokyo as the Phantom Thieves by night. It’s time for the curtains to rise on this grand, picaresque story!

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Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode Oracle

Type: Season 1 Part 2
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: Japanese
Price: $64.95

The Oracle fleet continues to explore new planets and confront the dangers of space. After a trip to the past, Ash rejoins the fleet but is strangely greeted with rumors and accusations. Now enemies lie in the depth of space and within the ranks of ARKS.

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Plunderer

Type: Season 1 Part 1
Format: Blu-ray + DVD (Standard Edition or Limited Edition)
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $64.95 / $109.95

In the world of Alcia, everyone is marked with a count. High counts mean elevated status, but those with a count of zero suffer a fate worse than death. As Hina journeys to uncover the mystery behind the rule of numbers, she meets Licht Bach, a foolish philanderer with a count of -999.

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Sakura Wars the Animation

Type: Complete Season
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $64.95

Kakashi and Might Guy take a trip to the hot springs! Accompanied by Asuma’s daughter Mirai, the party’s cut short when they find the spring covered by a giant boulder. Then it’s time to duke it out in the hottest card game around, Extreme Ninja Cards! Featuring famous shinobi from history, Boruto realizes there are some glaring omissions in the game – ones worth fighting over! Then Konohamaru rescues a mysterious woman who comes from a village with a dark secret.

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Shachibato! President, It’s Time for Battle!

Type: Complete Season
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $64.95

When Minato takes over his missing father’s struggling adventure company, his good-natured management style proves it’s not just about exploring dungeons and filling out paperwork, it’s about treating your employees like family.

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Wave, Listen to Me!

Type: Complete Season
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $64.95

Like any scorned lover, Minare Koda spends a drunken night griping about an ex. But in the light of the next day, she hears her rant on the radio. She goes on the air to clear her name and ends up leaving with an unexpected job offer.

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