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I’ve not heard of it before, so no, but thanks for bringing it to my attention. The character designs are a little too chibi for my tastes, but it does look very pretty.

The Blu-ray has English subtitles, right?

I must admit I’ve never heard of Violet Evergarden. Just watched the trailer. I agree that it looks very pretty. Will keep an eye out for it. Cheers!

I’m well, Grendel. How are you feeling? Nice finding those sales! I wish US Amazon would put a few anime discs I’ve been eyeing on sale, like Mirai and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.... I love the cover of that art book! Such bold use of colors. Fantastic!

I love Serial Experiments Lain! I only have it on DVD. How is the quality of the Blu-ray, Grendel? I already have Wolf Children, Summer Wars, and The Boy and the Beast on Blu-ray from that Amazon sale I mentioned. I just need to pick up The Girl Who Leaped Through Time. Oh, and find the time to actually watch them. I wasn’t disappointed by Mary and the Witch’s Flower at all. I thought it was pretty great, but I would say that the story arc could have been better served as a series. With all that world building, I wanted to spend more time there.

My local theater was showing Mirai last Saturday morning, so I went to see that. I absolutely adored it, of course! It was the English dub, but it was well done. With the Blu-rays I picked up on sale at Amazon recently, I’m now ready to do a deep dive into all of Hosoda’s films.... Netflix made a new, original Ultraman series that just released this week. Unlike the live-action 1960s Japanese TV series, this one is CG animated, and I would say it has some anime influence for sure. It’s getting positive reviews from IGN and a friend of mine who has watched it. I haven’t seen it yet, but I’m hoping to watch it soon. Have any of you watched it?

Bad Times at the El Royale would be nice.

Looking good, @Grendel! I picked up the same Mondo Alice. I have the original Record of Lodoss War on DVD somewhere. Good stuff. I should probably watch the sequels someday. I’m envious of your Star Blazers LE! That looks niiiice. Going back a few posts, I also got that Mondo Ghost in the Shell steelbook, even though it was a double-dip. That price was just too good to pass up, and it is pretty gorgeous. I must admit I’m not familiar with either Jormungand or JoJo’s Adventures. I’d be interested in your thoughts after you watch them. Cheers!

It’s the same steelbook artwork as the Amazon.de 3D steelbook release....

I don’t read any manga these days. The last manga I read was Lone Wolf and Cub about 25-30 years ago. I did pre-order the US Blu-ray releases of Mirai and A Silent Voice. The latter I’ve already seen and would highly recommend. I ordered the former just based on reputation. Remember my interest in the Gatchman: Complete Collection? It sold out everywhere before I got around to ordering it. Apparently, a fancy Collector’s Edition release is coming out in a few months for $99.95 MSRP. Here’s hoping the price of that drops by a third.... Re: Ghibli Award, that sounds like a great idea, but not feasible for me if it’s steelbook only, unfortunately. The Zavvi Studio Ghibli steelbooks are all Region B-locked, and I haven’t picked up any of them. And I haven’t seen much in the way of Region A steelbooks recently.

Couldn’t disagree more with your assessment of The Tale of Princess Kaguya. I think it’s a masterpiece and one of Studio Ghibli’s best films. It’s top five for me. Just a difference of opinion. Mononoke is probably my favorite overall.

Me too... Is there an option to ship to the USA? Are the poems and/or book in English or Korean or both?

I’m definitely interested in this release, fwiw.

What is the error?

That reminds me: The Blue Kite would make an excellent choice for a future WCL/MLIFE release....

I couldn’t find the complete video on YouTube, sadly, but here’s a transcript: https://www.rogerebert.com/rogers-journal/ebert-and-scorsese-best-films-of-the-1990s

I knew the name of this movie was familiar, and I finally figured it out! Circa 2000, Martin Scorsese picked it as his #1 movie of the 1990s in a special “Best of the Decade” episode with Roger Ebert. That’s a good enough recommendation for me!

Yep, still a regular there. $70 seems too high for me. It was like $56 on Amazon less than a month ago. If it’s OOP forever, that might be a good price, but I’ll take my chances and hope it restocks. Thanks for keeping a look out for me though!

I wish these were Region A...

Amazon.com has various anime Blu-rays on sale today, most at all-time lowest prices according to CamelCamelCamel. https://smile.amazon.com/apb/page/ref=gbph_rlm_m-2_9c53_45c2dd19?handlerName=OctopusDealLandingStream&deals=45c2dd19&marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=61e25e8e-9d43-42ca-bb7c-6ae47b2e9c53&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-2&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=2625373011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=G4CV13H0BQR6PY8Z665Z I picked up Samurai Champloo: The Complete Series, The Boy and the Beast, The Girl Who Leaped Through Time, and Summer Wars. I'd been eyeing the Hosada Collector's Editions of the latter three for almost a year, but those are much higher in price and I couldn't pass on these prices.

Hi, @Grendel, @extantsrevenge, @Hatori! Amazon had The Big O: Complete Collection [Blu-ray] on sale for $32 circa Cyber Monday, so I snatched that. I've always liked that series. I have always had a soft place in my heart for stories about people piloting giant robots and fighting kaiju. I'm regretting not pulling the trigger on Gatchaman: The Complete Collection. It's now sold out at from Amazon's warehouses and going for significantly higher prices everywhere else. Guess I'll have to wait and hope the prices drop again.

My favorites: GitS: SAC + movies Cowboy Bebop Samurai Champloo FLCL Paranoia Agent Eureka Seven Serial Experiments: Lain Steins;Gate Wolf's Rain Robotech/Macross

I haven't seen it either, @Grendel. Sorry!

Well, the picture looks super-cool, @Grendel, but I can understand your disappointment!

Beautiful! Is only a single disc is included? That's all I see in the pics for the full slip edition. Is it 4k UHD or Blu-ray? I would presume it's UHD since this is the UHD Club, but the pic of the disc appears to show the Blu-ray logo, so I'm confused. Any ballpark price on this GB (not including shipping)?