Right Stuf just started a sale on selected VIZ Media DVDs & BDs from Viz Media, and thankfully, a number of New People Entertainment live-action titles are included! The below are just a handful of my favorite eligible movies, but there are several other films to be found, plus the Gackt music video collections.

Happy shopping!

My Picks:

Gantz [ ( Read more... )

This week's Pick of the Week goes to New Video's DVD release of J-movie Norwegian Wood, from director Tran Anh Hung (The Scent of Green Papaya, I Come With the Rain) and starring Kenichi Matsuyama (Death Note, Gantz) and Rinko Kikuchi (Babel, Assault Girls). The DVD includes the 113 minute film, plus "The Making of Norwegian Wood" and a featurette ( Read more... )

Takashi Miike's delinquent-filled musical Ai to Makoto is based on the manga by Ikki Kajiwara and Takumi Nagayasu and stars Satoshi Tsumabuki and Emi Takei...

And I cannot wait to see it!

I know it's not scheduled to hit theaters until June 16, 2012, which means an English-subbed Blu-ray or DVD release is even further off, but I can't help being ( Read more... )

Right Stuf's newest studio sale offers 40% off FUNimation BDs and DVDs. While FUNi's predominantly known as an anime distributor, it does have a number of really excellent live-action titles - from classic Shaw Brothers martial arts movies to more recent films starring big name stars and idols. And in my opinion, a number of the best are actually ( Read more... )

I've always enjoyed collecting things - books, purses, tea cups (don't ask) and, of course, DVDs and BDs. This enjoyment is likely fed by my love for beautifully packaged things. While I know it's the content that really counts, I'd be a liar if I didn't admit to being swayed to blind buy things that are attractively wrapped. There's just something ( Read more... )

Over the weekend, NIS America announced it would release the Usagi Drop (a.k.a. Bunny Drop) anime for North American audiences, which is great news, but it begs the question:

When will the Usagi Drop live-action movie get licensed with English subs?!

The manga is already being released stateside by Yen Press, and now that the anime has been licensed ( Read more... )

Arashi's Face Down single is set for release next week, and to help fans get through the last days of waiting, I thought now would be the perfect time to spotlight the packaging of New People Entertainment's edition of GANTZ II: Perfect Answer starring Kazunari Ninomiya (and Kenichi Matsuyama).

Though perhaps not as well plotted out as the first ( Read more... )

I don't often shop at Amazon, but they've got a number of really excellent Asian film Blu-ray discs on sale for over 50% off, including K-movie The Man From Nowhere (Won Bin ♥). Of course there's no direct sale page (because shopping should be as difficult as possible /sarcasm), but I was able to find quite a few deals by clicking through the " ( Read more... )

When I first heard Rurouni Kenshin was being adapted into a live-action movie, I was hella skeptical. My expectations were pretty much as low as they could be ( Read more... )

There weren't any big North American releases of Asian films or TV series this week, but rather than just skipping "Pick of the Week," I wanted to give a shout out to Anchor Bay's recent long-awaited Blu-ray and DVD release of Battle Royale.

Battle Royale takes place in an alternate Japan where society is plagued by all manner of evils. School ( Read more... )