Section23 Films, Houston-based distributor of ADV Films, Maiden Japan and Sentai Filmworks anime, has announced its October 2013 slate, which features six titles:
Hakuoki: Season 3,
Phi-Brain: Season 2 Collection 2,
Campione! Complete Collection,
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise,
Kokoro Connect: Complete Collection, and
Gatchaman: The Complete Series.
Hakuoki Season 3: Dawn of the Shinsengumi (Street date: October 1st)
Synopsis: The year is 1863 and as Japan's long festering wounds of political discord erupt into violent waves of street clashes and murder, the Tokugawa Shogunate sends a new force of masterless samurai called the Roshigumi to the aid of the Aizu forces in Kyoto. However, the new "police" are anything but a cohesive force and assassination has already split them into two opposing factions. The stronger is led by the brutal Serizawa Kamo, and the lesser by the more honorable but less assertive Kondo Isami. It is into this pack of wolves that Ryunosuke Ibuki is dragged by the rabid Serizawa. Forced to be a virtual slave by blood debt, he hates the samurai and everything they stand for. But as he sees how the other half of the samurai live, he begins to believe that there may still be a chance, for both himself and Japan, if only Kondo will step up and take down the mad dog Serizawa. Historical truth provides the bloody groundwork for cloak, sword & dagger on an epic scale in the spectacular prequel to
Hakuoki.
The Blu-ray release of Hakuoki Season 3: Dawn of the Shinsengumi includes all twelve season episodes, as well as English & Japanese audio with English subtitles. Exact technical specifications and special features have yet to be detailed. Cover art is not final.
Phi-Brain: Season 2, Collection 2 (Street date: October 8th)
Synopsis: As the Orpheus Order continues to press their feud with Kaito, embroiling an ever increasing number of innocent bystanders in their deadly puzzles, Kaito struggles to recall just what it was he did to earn Freecell's undying enmity. But even if he can remember, will he be able to set things right? And if he does manage to reconcile things with Freecell, will that be enough to stop the Orpheus Order? Or will the power of the mysterious Klondike be strong enough to keep the members of the Orpheus Order on task? It's puzzles within puzzles as alliances are formed and other dissolved.
The Blu-ray release of Phi-Brain: Season 2, Collection 2 includes all thirteen episodes from the second half of Season Two, as well as English & Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 lossless tracks with English subtitles. Exact technical specifications and special features have yet to be detailed. Cover art is not final.
Campione! Complete Collection (Street date: October 15th)
Synopsis: Some people suddenly find religion, but for 16 year old Kusanagi Godo, it's that
really old time religion that's found him. As the result of defeating the God of War in mortal combat, Godo's stuck with the unwanted position of Campione, or God Slayer, whose duty is to fight Herectical Gods whenever they try to muscle in on the local turf. Not only is this likely to make Godo roadkill on the Highway to Heaven, it's also a job that comes with a lot of other problems. Like how to deal with the fact that his "enhanced status" is attracting a bevy of overly-worshippy female followers. After all, they're just there to aid him in his demi-godly duties, right? So why is it that their leader, the demonically manipulative sword-mistress Erica Brandelli, seems to have such a devilish interest in encouraging some
very unorthodox activities? Get ready for immortal affairs, heavenly harems and lots of dueling deities taking pious in the face as the ultimate smash, bash and thrash of the titans rocks both Heaven and Earth.
The Blu-ray release of Campione! Complete Collection includes all thirteen series episodes, as well as English & Japanese audio with English subtitles. Exact technical specifications and special features have yet to be detailed. Cover art is not final.
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (Street date: October 15th)
Synopsis: In a world eerily similar to our own, war between the Kingdom of Honneamise and its archrival, The Republic, seems inevitable. But even as the two nations' rapidly evolving technology creates new ways to wage greater and more deadly forms of warfare, a small group seeks to use those same advances to propel mankind forward into the future and into space in their world's first manned spaceflight program. For astronaut candidate Shirotsugh Lhadatt, it's not just a journey beyond the reach of the atmosphere, but a personal odyssey as he grows from an aimless young man into a leader willing to put everything on the line in order to move the human race forward and away from the brink of Armageddon. Prepare to witness the legendary film that revolutionized the anime industry, launched the careers of dozens of today's animation superstars and put Studio Gainax forever on the map as one of Japan's premiere production houses. Staggering animation, brilliant storytelling and a scope that goes beyond epic combine to produce an emotional powerhouse that will send your spirit flying towards the stars.
The Blu-ray release of Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise includes English & Japanese audio with English subtitles. Exact technical specifications and special features have yet to be detailed. Cover art is not final.
Kokoro Connect: Complete Collection (Street date: October 22nd)
Synopsis: The five members of the Cultural Study group that meets in class 401 have spent a lot of time wondering what it would be like to be in someone else's shoes. But they're about to learn that there's a huge difference between thinking about it and literally
being in someone else's shoes. Because that's exactly what happens when, suddenly and inexplicably, they each find themselves inside the body of the girl (or boy) next door. What happens next? Well, besides bringing a whole new meaning to the term "Exchange Student" and the to be expected freaked out runs to the bathroom, it's not hard to do the math: Take one wrestling geek, the resident cool girl, the class clown, the popular chick and one sultry maid of mystery, scramble thoroughly and divide, and you can bet that pretty soon they'll be answering ALL of the questions they never wanted to know about the opposite sex in ways they never anticipated. Get ready for the wildest game of musical bodies ever as Taichi, Himeko, Yoshifumi, Yui and Iori have to survive seeing the world through each others' eyes.
The Blu-ray release of Kokoro Connect includes English & Japanese audio with English subtitles. Exact technical specifications and special features have yet to be detailed. Cover art is not final.
Gatchaman: The Complete Series (Street date: October 29th)
Synopsis: Using amazing weapons powered by super-science, the international terrorist organization known as Galactor is out to steal all of Earth's resources for itself and its inhuman masters. Mankind's only hope? The International Science Organization and their elite strike force, the Science Ninja Team! But these five young heroes will have their work cut out for them as they take on the seemingly impossible task of defeating Galactor's horrific arsenal of mechanized weapons of mass destruction and endless armies of henchmen. Can costumed commandos Ken the Eagle, Joe the Condor, Jun the Swallow, Jinpei the Sparrow and Ryu the Owl really overcome such overwhelming odds? Utilizing the incredible technology and fighting techniques created by Dr. Nambu, and with the mighty ship the God Phoenix at their command, they just might.
The Blu-ray release of Gatchaman: The Complete Series includes all 105 series episodes plus OVAs, as well as English & Japanese audio with English subtitles. Exact technical specifications and special features have yet to be detailed. Cover art is not final.