We are coming up to the end of 2021, but Australian anime publisher Madman Entertainment hasn’t finished with their yearly releases just yet. From Wednesday 3 November 2021, a range of titles will be available from your local retailer of anime, on either or both Blu-ray or DVD. While many titles are available through the Funimation streaming service that AnimeLab was recently folded into, nothing beats a physical release of your favourite series.
If any of these titles capture your fancy, you can order them through your local anime retailer or directly through the Madman Entertainment Online Store.
Scroll down to see if any of yours have made it to print, below:
1Black Clover
Type: Part 5 (Episodes 142-153)
Format: DVD+Blu-ray Combo (Standard Edition / Limited Edition with Artbook)
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $49.95 / $79.95
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!
2Deca-Dence
Type: Complete Series
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $64.95
Many years have passed since humanity was driven to the brink of extinction by the sudden emergence of the unknown life forms Gadoll. Those humans that survived now dwell in a 3000 meter-high mobile fortress Decadence built to protect themselves from the Gadoll threat.
3Golden Kamuy
Type: Complete Season 3 (Episodes 25-36)
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $64.95
After an intense battle, Asirpa is captured by Ogata’s group, and Sugimoto joins forces with the 7th Division to search for her. Now, only she can solve the mystery surrounding the Ainu gold. Will the two reunite as they enter a land of extreme cold?
4Hunter X Hunter
Type: Complete Series (Limited Edition)
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $299.95
Young Gon dreams of following in his father’s path and becoming a Hunter, an elite class of adventurer with legendary skills. But to make the grade he’ll first have to pass the extremely difficult and dangerous Hunter Qualification Exam.
His journey leads him on the shared path of the Hunter’s exam, to lands beyond imagination and to friends who grow closer with each new trial. As the difficulty of the challenges mounts, will Gon and his friends prevail or will they wash out like so many others?
5Kakushigoto
Type: Complete Season
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $64.95
Kakushi Goto is a wholesome single father with an unfortunate secret – he’s the creator of a raunchy manga! He’ll go to all sorts of ridiculous lengths to protect his 10-year-old daughter, Hime, from finding out what he actually does for a living.
6My Hero Academia
Type: Complete Season 2
Format: DVD+Blu-ray Combo
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $99.95
From the world’s biggest Quirk competition to new internships, Class 1-A has their hands full. Will they set aside their rivalries long enough to face their biggest opponents yet their teachers?
7Sailor Moon Movie Collection
Type: Complete Collection (R, S, Super S)
Format: DVD or Blu-ray
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $49.95
Contains all 3 Sailor Moon movies in one collection
Sailor Moon R The Movie
Long before Mamoru found his destiny with Usagi, he gave a single rose in thanks to a lonely boy who helped him recover from the crash that claimed his parents. This long-forgotten friend, Fiore, has been searching the galaxy for a flower worthy of that sweet gesture long ago. The mysterious flower he finds is beautiful, but has a dark side- it has the power to take over planets. To make matters worse, the strange plant is tied to an ominous new asteroid near Earth! Faced with an enemy blooming out of control, It’s up to Sailor Moon and the Sailor Guardians to band together, stop the impending destruction and save Mamoru!
Sailor Moon S The Movie
A snow storm has hit Tokyo, marking the arrival of the deadly alien Princess Snow Kaguya! She has a chilling plan to freeze the earth, but it requires a single piece of her ice comet to returned to her. After falling ill due to the cold, Luna is rescued by a handsome astronomer, Kakeru, who happens to have the remaining shard of the comet! Called into action to protect Luna and her new found crush, Sailor Moon and the 8 Guardians are now only hope the world has of avoiding an eternal winter!
Sailor Moon Super S The Movie
Around the world, children are disappearing – and the culprits are not of this world! The evil Queen Badianier plots to trap Earth in a dark energy field called the Black Dream Hole, powered by the sweet, sugar energy produced from the dreams of children. Meanwhile, Chibi-Usa befriends Perle, a new kid who seems to have grown fond of the town’s warm and friendly atmosphere. Their peace is short lived when they find the town’s children suddenly start sleep-walking out of their homes, including Chibi-Usa! Sailor Moon, Perle, and the Sailor Guardians must now fight to save the lost children before the enemy can place the world into an eternal sleep that’s definitely not sweet!
8Show by Rock!! Mashumairesh!!
Type: Complete Series
Format: DVD+Blu-ray Combo
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $64.95
Countryside foxgirl Howan has a dream-and it’s taking her to the big city! Along with a few new friends, she’ll form a band that will allow them to achieve the stardom they’ve always hoped for.
9Spirited Away
Type: 20th Anniversary Limited Edition
Format: DVD+Blu-ray
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $39.95
Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award-winning masterpiece returns in celebration of its 20th Anniversary.
Chihiro thinks she is on another boring trip with her parents. But when they stop at a village that is not all that it seems, her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, and Chihiro is whisked into a world of fantastic spirits, shape-shifting dragons and a witch who never wants to see her leave.
She must call on the courage she never knew she had to free herself and return her family to the outside world.
The second biggest box office hit of all time in Japan, Spirited Away helped redefine the possibilities of animation for Western audiences and a generation of new filmmakers.
Combining Japanese mythology with Alice in Wonderland-type whimsy, Spirited Away cemented Miyazaki’s reputation as an icon of animation and storytelling.
10Sword Art Online Alicization – War of Underworld
Type: Part 2 (Episodes 12.5-23)
Format: DVD or Blu-ray
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $59.95 (DVD), $64.95 (Blu-ray), $109.95 (DVD or Blu-ray Limited Edition)
The final load test… The war between the Human Empire and the Dark Territory has engulfed Underworld entirely. The battle has shifted course with the Dark Territory army led by Gabriel, who seeks to capture Alice, the Priestess of Light, against Asuna and the Human Empire forces fighting to save Underworld.
11Vinland Saga
Type: Complete Series (Episodes 1-24)
Format: Blu-ray
Audio: English and Japanese
Price: $79.95
Raised in peace and on fanciful tales of a mythical far-off land without war, young Thorfinn dreams of someday traveling to the fabled Vinland. That dream is shattered when threats from the legendary Jomsvikings put him in the path of a band of Viking mercenaries, forcing Thorfinn’s father to sacrifice himself to the band’s leader: Askeladd.
Alone and far from home, Thorfinn joins the forces of his father’s slayer, determined to compel a duel with the mercenary leader and avenge his father. However, Thorfinn quickly finds himself ill prepared for a soldier’s life in the long war between Denmark and England…where the opportunistic Vikings earn coin by fighting for both sides. Now he must learn how to fight and survive, even if it means facing friend and clan in battle!
