Setting the tone for how they will be concluding 2023, North American anime licensor and publisher Sentai have confirmed the quintet of works they will be releasing on home video formats in December 2023. If you are like me and still enjoy collecting disc based versions of your favourite works, scroll down to see if anything captures your attention, or alternatively visit HIDIVE where you can officially stream many of Sentai’s licenses.
Bibliophile Princess
Release Date: 5 December 2023
Format: Blu-ray
Language: Japanese audio with English Subtitles
Price: $59.98 USD
Runtime: 300 Minutes
Lady Elianna Bernstein’s entire family loves to read, and they retain so much knowledge that they’re considered a national resource. Despite that, they’ve always remained politically neutral… until Elianna agrees to pretend to become betrothed to the Kingdom’s heir, keeping unwanted suitors away from the Prince and giving Elianna access to the Royal Library. But when she notices that Prince Christopher might be seeing another woman, Elianna realizes she may not be on the same page that she thought she was on concerning her part in this story. Has she missed some important subtext? And if so, perhaps it’s time for this avid reader to start changing her plot and write a new chapter in the saga of the Prince and the BILBLIOPHILE PRINCESS!
Young Black Jack
Release Date: 5 December 2023
Format: Blu-ray
Language: Japanese audio with English Subtitles
Price: $49.98 USD
Runtime: 300 Minutes
1968: a year of massive change and social upheaval. As science unleashes new miracles, the U.S. war in Vietnam approaches its zenith, and radical counterculture movements prompt a dawning generation to reevaluate almost every aspect of life. While others protest and riot in the streets, a disfigured medical student in Japan faces a different battle, confronting the ethical challenges of a system torn between innovation, bureaucracy, and corruption. To fight from within risks Kuroo Hazama’s own promising career as a surgeon, while another, darker, path draws him towards a world of illegal transplants, organized crime, and revolution. At long last, the origins of Osamu Tezuka’s legendary vigilante surgeon are unveiled in YOUNG BLACK JACK!
Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte
Release Date: 12 December 2023
Format: Blu-ray
Language: Japanese audio with English Subtitles
Price: $59.98 USD
Runtime: 300 Minutes
If the actions of fictional characters can influence the lives of people in the “real” world, can the real world also influence the fictional characters? Find out as Aoto Endo and Shihono Kobayashi play the game Love Me Magically!, in which villainess Lieselotte Riefenstahl seems inevitably doomed due to the game’s intrinsic story, structure, and programming. Aoto, however, believes that Lieselotte is not truly evil and simply misunderstood, and as she espouses this conviction, something strange occurs… the character of Siegwald, Lieselotte’s fiancé, starts to hear and act upon Aoto’s ideas! But will Siegwald’s new behavior lead Lieselotte’s horrible life to some less than horrible outcomes? See if the bad girl can be saved in ENDO AND KOBAYASHI LIVE! THE LATEST ON TSUNDERE VILLAINESS LIESELOTTE!
Carole & Tuesday Premium Box Set
Release Date: 19 December 2023
Format: Blu-ray
Language: English and Japanese audio with English Subtitles
Price: $199.98 USD
Runtime: 600 Minutes
It’s not easy being an orphaned refugee, especially when you’re not on the planet where you were born, but Carole Stanley still has big ambitions. However, while she dreams of forging a career in music, something isn’t quite right yet. There’s a spark that’s missing. Tuesday Simmons has lived a life of comfort, so no one expects it when the shy young woman suddenly runs off to another city, taking little more than her beloved guitar and a need to perform with her. When they meet, Tuesday’s spark ignites Carole’s fire, and their musical ambitions begin burning anew. Achieving their dreams will be hard in a world where music is created by AIs, but if they don’t give up, soon all the worlds will know the names CAROLE AND TUESDAY!
Farming Life in Another World
Release Date: 19 December 2023
Format: Blu-ray
Language: English and Japanese audio with English Subtitles
Price: $69.98 USD
Runtime: 300 Minutes
Becoming a farmer in a fantasy world was supposed to make up for Hiraku Machio’s terrible previous life. However, his new life gets off to a rocky start when his reincarnation begins in a place called the Forest of Death. Although he has a new, stronger body and an all-powerful farming tool, his attempts at living an idyllic farm life are constantly interrupted by nuisances like lizardmen, dragons, and alcoholic slimes. And did we mention the beautiful vampire and angel who move in with him, or the elven refugees who just made Hiraku’s forest their new home? Okay, it may not be what Hiraku’s always dreamed of, but at least he’s a farmer, and that’s all just part of his new FARMING LIFE IN ANOTHER WORLD!
