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Ghost in the Shell Arise and Blu-ray Kill la Kill Released Monday
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On Monday, November 24, Appleseed: Ex Machina) composed the music.
The series has a new voice cast with Takanori Hoshino as Raizō.
Kill la Kill on Blu-ray, carrying the first nine episodes of the series. (The DVD is already available.)
The heroine is Ryūko Matoi (Sushio (key animator/animation director on Gurren-Lagann and Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt).
Manga Entertainment is also releasing Funimation has described the film:
Based on the best-selling franchise, this pulse-pounding feature length anime shows you a side of Bayonetta you've never seen before! Twenty years after her awakening, the hottest witch in gaming history is still searching for clues that could help unravel the mysteries of her dark past. Aided in her quest by the clandestine weapon smith Rodin – and his deadly creations: Scarborough Fair – Bayonetta continues to leave a trail of angel corpses in her irresistible wake. Her search for answers leads to encounters with a mysterious – and eerily familiar – little girl, a vengeance-obsessed journalist, and a deadly white-haired beauty that seems to know more about Bayonetta than the witch herself. Fans of the franchise won't want to miss this chance to see their favorite fantasy come to life in a killer flick packed with mind-blowing action and scandalous scenes of seduction!
Kizaki (PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in Japan in October 2009 and then in North America in January 2010.
Toshiyuki Toyonaga). Mahiro made a deal with a witch named Hakaze to hunt down the killers of his parents and sister. Now Mahiro is missing, and Hakaze confronts Yoshino. Yoshino finds himself involved in a crisis that may doom the entire world.
Studio Bones anohana, Hanasaku Iroha) was series script editor.
MVM is also releasing Nekomonogatari (White) on both Blu-ray and DVD. Part of the Bakemonogatari franchise, the anime is summarised as follows:
At the end of summer vacation, upon the morning of the opening ceremony for the second semester, Tsubasa Hanekawa encounters an enormous tiger on the way to school. 'White. So white... So purely, blandly white...' Proclaiming Tsubasa as such, the white tiger strides past her and vanishes. Later, Tsubasa's house is destroyed in a fire. But this is just the beginning of a series of unfortunate incidents for her and the people around her. Koyomi Araragi decides to save her with help from the former "Kiss-Shot," a legendary vampire.
MVM's third release this month is a new collected edition of Space Dandy).
Studio Canal is releasing a new edition of Hayao Miyazaki. It is a double-play edition, containing the film on both Blu-ray (its debut in this format) and on DVD.
Finally, Manga Entertainment will release Season 5 of the original Dragon Ball series, carrying episodes 123 to 153 of the series.