With Dada Chen at NYAFF 2013

With Dada Chen at NYAFF 2013
With Dada Chen at NYAFF 2013

Tuesday, April 01, 2014

Section23 Films announces July slate


DEVIL SURVIVOR 2
Available July 1st

Home video distributor Section23 Films has announced its July slate of releases; including the 13 episode action series based on the hit game; DEVIL SURVIVOR 2 THE ANIMATION which will be released on bilingual DVD.

Product details in order of release:

Title:                 DEVIL SURVIVOR 2 COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by:    Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by:  Section23 Films
Run Time:         325 min.
Street Date:      7/1/2014
Format:             DVD
Language:         English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP:                $59.98

SYNOPSIS:  When the world is under attack by a monstrous and seemingly unstoppable enemy, the only way to fight back is with warriors who have already died!  Sidestepping a gruesome fate in a subway crash during an earthquake, two young men and a girl find themselves recruited into the ranks of the Devil Summoners and given the ability to literally call up demons to battle against the mysterious Septenriones!  Can Hibiki, Daichi and Io survive in a war where demons face demons under human command?  Where a person's death can be seen in advance?  Where every living being is just a game piece to be saved or expended?  And where each clash comes with a clock counting down to Armageddon?  Get ready to be immersed in the in the ultimate conflict between good and evil as the living, the dead and the demonic combine forces to send the invaders straight back to Hell in DEVIL SURVIVOR 2 THE ANIMATION!


Title:                 PHOTO KANO COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by:    Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by:  Section23 Films
Run Time:         325 min.
Street Date:      7/1/2014
Format:             DVD
Language:         Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP:                $49.98

SYNOPSIS:  During Kazuya Maeda’s first year of high school he felt like a nobody, just another forgotten face shuffling through the crowded hallways.  Even his best friend from childhood, Nimi, seemed somehow more difficult to approach, since she had matured a little quicker in the unsettling way that girls have a habit of doing.  However, this year, things will be different for Kazuya, and part of that change may just be because of the big new chick magnet hanging in front of him: The used digital SLR he just received from his dad!  But will just having a camera be enough to make talking to girls a snap?  Well, if he stays focused and proves to be good enough at making them look good, it might just be!  And since it’s digital, there are no negatives or having to wait for things to develop!  Will Kazyuya’s new stock-in-trade click with the most beautiful girls in school, or will his career as a lensman be just a flash in the pan?  Find out as he goes for total exposure in PHOTO KANO!


Title:                 YUYUSHIKI COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by:    Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by:  Section23 Films
Run Time:         300 min.
Street Date:      7/1/2014
Format:             DVD
Language:         Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP:                $49.98

SYNOPSIS: Everyone knows you can learn a lot on the internet, and some of it is even true.  But if you want to know what's REALLY going on and important, then there's just one place to go: the computer club!  Okay, so maybe it's not the club itself, but the three girls you're most likely to find there.  And maybe they do spend more time chatting about their social lives and debating things like the virtues of ketchup versus mayonnaise than they do learning about the ins and outs of a keyboard, but whatever they're up to, it's sure to put a smile on your face.  So come learn what the mysterious YuiYukari Formula is all about and join serious Yui, hyperactive Yuzuko and lovable but not quite in touch with reality Yukari as they experience life's ups, downs, surprises, and occasionally, the internet in YUYUSHIKI!


Title:                 FLOWERS OF EVIL COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by:    Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by:  Section23 Films
Run Time:         325 min.
Street Date:      7/8/2014
Format:             DVD
Language:         Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP:                $49.98

SYNOPSIS: Darkness lurks everywhere, in every human heart, and sometimes it takes just a second of weakness for it to take root.  For Takao Kasuga, that germination begins when his obsession with his beautiful classmate Nanako meets the opportunity to "borrow" her used gym clothes.  Unfortunately, his loathsome act of laundry theft is witnessed by Nakamura, the strange girl who sits behind him in class.  Soon, Nakamura's own dark obsessions begin to hook their twisted tendrils into Takao's miserable existence.  Blackmailed into a "contract" under the threat of having his guilt revealed to his entire class, the former bookworm who could spend hours reading Beaudelaire's "The Flowers of Evil" now finds himself entwined in Nakamura's growing fantasies as she leads him down the garden path to damnation.  As their blossoming relationship becomes ever darker, even the seemingly innocent Nanako is pulled into the nightmare.  Just what are Nakumura's ultimate plans, and will the increasingly trapped Takao really be willing to carry them out?  What you sow, you must ultimately reap, and there's certain to be a harrowing harvest ahead in FLOWERS OF EVIL!


Title:                 FLOWERS OF EVIL COMPLETE COLLECTION BLU-RAY
Published by:    Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by:  Section23 Films
Run Time:         325 min.
Street Date:      7/8/2014
Format:             BD
Language:         Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP:                $59.98

SYNOPSIS: Darkness lurks everywhere, in every human heart, and sometimes it takes just a second of weakness for it to take root.  For Takao Kasuga, that germination begins when his obsession with his beautiful classmate Nanako meets the opportunity to "borrow" her used gym clothes.  Unfortunately, his loathsome act of laundry theft is witnessed by Nakamura, the strange girl who sits behind him in class.  Soon, Nakamura's own dark obsessions begin to hook their twisted tendrils into Takao's miserable existence.  Blackmailed into a "contract" under the threat of having his guilt revealed to his entire class, the former bookworm who could spend hours reading Beaudelaire's "The Flowers of Evil" now finds himself entwined in Nakamura's growing fantasies as she leads him down the garden path to damnation.  As their blossoming relationship becomes ever darker, even the seemingly innocent Nanako is pulled into the nightmare.  Just what are Nakumura's ultimate plans, and will the increasingly trapped Takao really be willing to carry them out?  What you sow, you must ultimately reap, and there's certain to be a harrowing harvest ahead in FLOWERS OF EVIL!


Title:                 SASAMI-SAN@GANBARANAI COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by:    Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by:  Section23 Films
Run Time:         300 min.
Street Date:      7/8/2014
Format:             DVD
Language:         Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP:                $49.98

SYNOPSIS: In Japan, the term hikikomori is used to describe people who’ve become so socially withdrawn that they refuse to leave their homes for weeks and even months at a time.  For Sasami Tsukuyomi, a shut-in attempting to pass her first year of high school, it’s more than just a word. Fortunately, she lives with her older brother Kamiomi, who just happens to be a teacher at the exact school Sasami is supposed to attend. With the help of her “Brother Surveillance Tool,” Sasami is able to view the outside world via her computer, theoretically allowing her to readjust to interacting with people once more.  In reality, it reveals her brother’s interactions with the three very odd Yagami sisters, whose looks and motives are deceiving, and have various types of interest in Kamiomi. That’s when things start to get really weird…  Magical powers?  Everything turning into chocolate?  Has life via the web warped Sasami’s brain, or is it the universe that’s going crazy? It looks like Sasami will have to take off her pajamas and go out into the real world to set things straight in Sasami-san@Ganbaranai!



Title:                 MAJESTIC PRINCE COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by:    Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by:  Section23 Films
Run Time:         300 min.
Street Date:      7/15/2014
Format:             DVD
Language:         English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP:                $59.98

SYNOPSIS: In the not-so-distant future, the people of earth have expanded their frontier into the solar system. And now, we’re under attack! Advances in physics and genetic engineering have created astonishing new flying war machines and pilots with a wide array of enhanced abilities. Young Izuru has been chosen to lead the hapless Team Rabbits into battle against the sinister Wulgaru forces. Spearheaded by the cold and savage Prince Jiart, these dark invaders possess both superior firepower and technology, as well as an unwavering thirst for earthly destruction. It will be up to Izuru and his brash band of misfits to vanquish the enemy and save us all! If they don’t kill each other first!


Title:                 MAJESTIC PRINCE COMPLETE COLLECTION BLU-RAY
Published by:    Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by:  Section23 Films
Run Time:         300 min.
Street Date:      7/15/2014
Format:             BD
Language:         English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP:                $69.98

SYNOPSIS: In the not-so-distant future, the people of earth have expanded their frontier into the solar system. And now, we’re under attack! Advances in physics and genetic engineering have created astonishing new flying war machines and pilots with a wide array of enhanced abilities. Young Izuru has been chosen to lead the hapless Team Rabbits into battle against the sinister Wulgaru forces. Spearheaded by the cold and savage Prince Jiart, these dark invaders possess both superior firepower and technology, as well as an unwavering thirst for earthly destruction. It will be up to Izuru and his brash band of misfits to vanquish the enemy and save us all! If they don’t kill each other first!

Title:                 TO LOVE RU DARKNESS
Published by:    Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by:  Section23 Films
Run Time:         300 min.
Street Date:      7/15/2014
Format:             DVD
Language:         Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP:                $49.98

SYNOPSIS: As close encounters of the twisted kind between the residents of the planet Deviluke (represented primarily by the female members of the royal family) and the inhabitants of Earth (represented mainly by one very exhausted Rito Yuuki) continue to escalate, the situation spirals even further out of control.  When junior princesses Nana and Momo transferred into Earth School where big sister Lala can (theoretically) keep an eye on them, things SHOULD be smooth sailing.  But when Momo decides she'd like to "supplement" Rito's relationship with Lala with a little "sisterly love," you know Lala's not going to waste any time splitting harems.  Unfortunately, it's just about that point that Yami, the Golden Darkness, enters the scene with all the subtleness of a supernova, along with an army of possessed high school students!  All of which is certain to make Rito's life suck more than a black hole at the family picnic.  Unless, of course, a certain semi-demonic princess can apply a little of her Devilukean Whoop Ass to exactly that portion of certain other heavenly bodies!  It's "Wham, bam, thank you, Space Ma'am" time once again in TO LOVE RU ~ DARKNESS!
   

Title:                 TO LOVE RU DARKNESS BLU-RAY
Published by:    Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by:  Section23 Films
Run Time:         300 min.
Street Date:      7/15/2014
Format:             BD
Language:         Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP:                $59.98

SYNOPSIS: As close encounters of the twisted kind between the residents of the planet Deviluke (represented primarily by the female members of the royal family) and the inhabitants of Earth (represented mainly by one very exhausted Rito Yuuki) continue to escalate, the situation spirals even further out of control.  When junior princesses Nana and Momo transferred into Earth School where big sister Lala can (theoretically) keep an eye on them, things SHOULD be smooth sailing.  But when Momo decides she'd like to "supplement" Rito's relationship with Lala with a little "sisterly love," you know Lala's not going to waste any time splitting harems.  Unfortunately, it's just about that point that Yami, the Golden Darkness, enters the scene with all the subtleness of a supernova, along with an army of possessed high school students!  All of which is certain to make Rito's life suck more than a black hole at the family picnic.  Unless, of course, a certain semi-demonic princess can apply a little of her Devilukean Whoop Ass to exactly that portion of certain other heavenly bodies!  It's "Wham, bam, thank you, Space Ma'am" time once again in TO LOVE RU ~ DARKNESS!


Title:                 SNAFU COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by:    Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by:  Section23 Films
Run Time:         325 min.
Street Date:      7/22/2014
Format:             DVD
Language:         Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP:                $49.98

SYNOPSIS: Opposites may attract, but putting them together can result in chemical burns, electric shocks, and explosions. Enter Hachiman Hikigaya, a pessimistic high school student with no friends, no interest in making any, and the firm belief that everyone else’s cherished high school experiences are either delusions or outright lies. Hachiman finds himself coerced by his well-meaning student advisor into joining the one member Service Club. There he encounters club founder Yukino Yukinoshita, a smart, attractive, walking superiority complex who looks down on the entire student body. These two negative personalities are quick to attract Yui Yuigahama, who’s cute, bright, cheerful, and needs the Service Club’s help to… bake cookies? Is this a recipe for romance or the precursor for a nuclear meltdown?  Will there be cookies, nookie, or a reason for everyone to play hooky?  Get ready for rom-com gone totally wrong as the barrage a trois of the Service Club is unleashed on the unsuspecting student body in MY TEEN ROMANTIC COMEDY – SNAFU!


Title:                 THE SEVERING CRIME EDGE COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by:    Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by:  Section23 Films
Run Time:         325 min.
Street Date:      7/22/2014
Format:             DVD
Language:         Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP:                $49.98

SYNOPSIS: Kiri Haimura loves cutting hair.  Actually, he doesn't just love cutting hair, he obsesses over it and even has a special set of scissors he delights in using.  But when his mane obsession for a bit of trim draws him to Iwai Mushanokoji, whose long hair has never been cut, he finds himself entangled in a situation no shears can hack him out of.  You see, Iwai is heir to a strange curse that makes her hair impossible to cut.  Or at least, it was until Kiri's clippers take off a lock, thereby revealing that his scissors are cursed as well!  But now that she's shorn free, Iwai has a slew of "murderers" after her, each armed with their own cursed implements and eager for the chance to kill the "Hair Queen."  And if that's not enough to make Kiri wig out, it seems that many of them actually attend his own school!  Will this evil crew cut in on Kiri's Hair Queen, or will he snip their ambitions in the bud?  The worst hair day ever turns into the ultimate series of close shaves, distressing situations and, yes, brushes with death in SEVERING CRIME EDGE!


Title:                 THE SEVERING CRIME EDGE COMPLETE COLLECTION BLU-RAY
Published by:    Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by:  Section23 Films
Run Time:         325 min.
Street Date:      7/22/2014
Format:             BD
Language:         Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP:                $59.98

SYNOPSIS: Kiri Haimura loves cutting hair.  Actually, he doesn't just love cutting hair, he obsesses over it and even has a special set of scissors he delights in using.  But when his mane obsession for a bit of trim draws him to Iwai Mushanokoji, whose long hair has never been cut, he finds himself entangled in a situation no shears can hack him out of.  You see, Iwai is heir to a strange curse that makes her hair impossible to cut.  Or at least, it was until Kiri's clippers take off a lock, thereby revealing that his scissors are cursed as well!  But now that she's shorn free, Iwai has a slew of "murderers" after her, each armed with their own cursed implements and eager for the chance to kill the "Hair Queen."  And if that's not enough to make Kiri wig out, it seems that many of them actually attend his own school!  Will this evil crew cut in on Kiri's Hair Queen, or will he snip their ambitions in the bud?  The worst hair day ever turns into the ultimate series of close shaves, distressing situations and, yes, brushes with death in SEVERING CRIME EDGE!


Title:                 GATCHAMAN CROWDS COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by:    Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by:  Section23 Films
Run Time:         300 min.
Street Date:      7/29/2014
Format:             DVD
Language:         English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP:                $59.98

SYNOPSIS: For most of the residents of Tachikawa city, life seems to be perfectly normal.  That's how it seems, but the truth, known only by a tiny select handful, is that this is a city at war.  Every day, as the citizens go about their business, they are under attack by alien criminals and mysterious organizations seeking to conquer, enslave and destroy.  But to combat these threats, a covert council has secretly selected certain individuals to serve as protectors.  Wearing special suits that amplify latent powers hitherto unsuspected, they blend into the crowds and shadows, waiting until the call is given to fight again.  They could be anyone:  your neighbor; your best friend's mom; even high school students like Sugune Tachibana and recent college grad Joe Hibiki.  And needless to say, schoolgirl artist Hajime Ichinose is probably the last person anyone would ever suspect of being a soldier entrusted with defending mankind.  But she is, even if as the latest recruit she still has an awful lot of learning to do.  Hiding like ninjas, powered by super-science, they are humanity's first and greatest line of defense.  They are the GATCHAMAN CROWDS!


Title:                 GATCHAMAN CROWDS COMPLETE COLLECTION BLU-RAY
Published by:    Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by:  Section23 Films
Run Time:         300 min.
Street Date:      7/29/2014
Format:             BD
Language:         English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP:                $69.98

SYNOPSIS: For most of the residents of Tachikawa city, life seems to be perfectly normal.  That's how it seems, but the truth, known only by a tiny select handful, is that this is a city at war.  Every day, as the citizens go about their business, they are under attack by alien criminals and mysterious organizations seeking to conquer, enslave and destroy.  But to combat these threats, a covert council has secretly selected certain individuals to serve as protectors.  Wearing special suits that amplify latent powers hitherto unsuspected, they blend into the crowds and shadows, waiting until the call is given to fight again.  They could be anyone:  your neighbor; your best friend's mom; even high school students like Sugune Tachibana and recent college grad Joe Hibiki.  And needless to say, schoolgirl artist Hajime Ichinose is probably the last person anyone would ever suspect of being a soldier entrusted with defending mankind.  But she is, even if as the latest recruit she still has an awful lot of learning to do.  Hiding like ninjas, powered by super-science, they are humanity's first and greatest line of defense.  They are the GATCHAMAN CROWDS!


Title:                 PROBLEM CHILDREN COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by:    Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by:  Section23 Films
Run Time:         275 min.
Street Date:      7/29/2014
Format:             DVD
Language:         English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP:                $59.98

SYNOPSIS: On the world known as Little Garden, factions and communities compete for power via Gift Games, in which individuals with unusual abilities are set against each other.  But where there are winners, there are also losers, and the group called the "No Names" has been so devastated in their conflicts with the Demon Lords that almost all of their 120 remaining members are still children!  For surviving leaders Jin and Black Rabbit there seems to be only one hope: Bring in outside recruits and gamble that their new abilities will somehow reverse the tide!  Of course, Earth-born Izayoi, Asuka and Yo don't know any of this when they accept the invitation to come to Little Garden, nor do they know how dangerous the games actually are.  Fortunately, all three are far more formidable than anyone can imagine.  Still, before they can win the games, they'll have to learn how to work together and with the other No Names, and time is rapidly running out!  The supernatural and the paranormal collide as the ultimate battle for power begins in PROBLEM CHILDREN ARE COMING FROM ANOTHER WORLD, AREN'T THEY?


Title:                 PROBLEM CHILDREN COMPLETE COLLECTION BLU-RAY
Published by:    Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by:  Section23 Films
Run Time:         275 min.
Street Date:      7/29/2014
Format:             BD
Language:         English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP:                $69.98

SYNOPSIS: On the world known as Little Garden, factions and communities compete for power via Gift Games, in which individuals with unusual abilities are set against each other.  But where there are winners, there are also losers, and the group called the "No Names" has been so devastated in their conflicts with the Demon Lords that almost all of their 120 remaining members are still children!  For surviving leaders Jin and Black Rabbit there seems to be only one hope: Bring in outside recruits and gamble that their new abilities will somehow reverse the tide!  Of course, Earth-born Izayoi, Asuka and Yo don't know any of this when they accept the invitation to come to Little Garden, nor do they know how dangerous the games actually are.  Fortunately, all three are far more formidable than anyone can imagine.  Still, before they can win the games, they'll have to learn how to work together and with the other No Names, and time is rapidly running out!  The supernatural and the paranormal collide as the ultimate battle for power begins in PROBLEM CHILDREN ARE COMING FROM ANOTHER WORLD, AREN'T THEY?