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• AKIRA & Digital Copy | Blu Ray | (10/04/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Iconic and game-changing, Akira is the definitive anime masterpiece! Katsuhiro Otomo s landmark cyberpunk classic obliterated the boundaries of Japanese animation and forced the world to look into the future. Akira s arrival shattered traditional thinking, creating space for movies like The Matrix to be dreamed into brutal reality. Neo-Tokyo, 2019. The city is being rebuilt post World War III when two high school drop outs, Kaneda and Tetsuo stumble across a secret government project to develop a new weapon - telekinetic humans. After Tetsuo is captured by the military and experimented on, he gains psychic abilities and learns about the existence of the project's most powerful subject, Akira. Both dangerous and destructive, Kaneda must take it upon himself to stop both Tetsuo and Akira before things get out of control and the city is destroyed once again. Special Features: Akira Sound Clip (1988), Music for Akira, Director Interview (subtitled), Storyboard Collection, The Writing on the Wall, Original Trailers (subtitled), Original Commercials (subtitled), Restoring Akira, Glossary, U.S. 2013 Trailer, Trailers.

• AKIRA Limited Edition 4K UHD + Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (07/12/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  AKIRA, the crown jewel of anime and science fiction, returns with remastered 4K visuals and remixed audio. In the future, Kaneda and his motorcycle gang tear through Neo Tokyo, a city divided by growing tensions. But when caught in an accident, Kaneda's friend Tetsuo discovers a secret government project and receives psychic abilities beyond his control. AKIRA 4K LIMITED EDITION INCLUDES: 1x 4K UHD Blu-ray 1x Standard Blu-ray (Feature Film) 1x Standard Blu-ray (Special Features) 1x 40 page booklet featuring: ˜The Energy Of Akira Stimulates The Human Mind' by Ryusuke Hikawa, ˜The Music of Akira Continues to Evolve' by Reiji Asakura, a round table interview with the Japanese cast and sound director, and ˜Timeline of Events in Akira' Bonus Blu-ray special features include: AKIRA sound making 2019, AKIRA soundclip by Geinoh Yamashirogumi, End credits for 1998 theatrical release, Theatrical preview - Trailer collection with English subtitles, Story board collection. All packaged in a rigid collectors box. Special Features: Blu-Ray Disc 1 - MANB8793 Akira Sound Clip (1988) (JPN 2.0 with ENG narration) Music for Akira Kaneda's Theme Exodus Ethnic Meets Hi-Tech Awakening Mutation Requiem Director Interview (JPN 2.0 with ENG subtitles) Storyboard Collection The Writing on the Wall (8 still menus containing translated background text) Original Trailers (2 videos - JPN 2.0 with ENG subtitles) Original Commercials (3 videos - JPN 2.0 with ENG subtitles) Restoring Akira (ENG 2.0) Picture English Voice Over English 5.1 Audio Mix Glossary U.S. Trailer (2013) Blu-ray Disc 2 - MANB8793 AKIRA SOUND MAKING 2019 (Akira4K_CON_Extra_SoundMakingof_QT) AKIRA SOUND CLIP BY GEINOH YAMASHIROGUMI (Akira4K_CON_SoundClip_QT) End Credits (From the 1988 theatrical release) (Akira4K_CON_EndingCredits_QT) Trailer Collection PV PV 1 (Akira4K_CON_PV_QT) PV 2 (Akira4K_CON_PV2min_QT) PV 3 (Akira4K_CON_PV30s_01_QT) PV 4 (Akira4K_CON_PV30s_02_QT) PV 5 (Akira4K_CON_PV60s_QT) CM CM 1 (Akira4K_CON_TVspot_QT) Storyboard Collection (Still images)

• Akira | Blu Ray | (27/06/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £27.99

  Neo-Tokyo 2019. The city is being rebuilt post World War III. Kaneda and Tetsuo two high school drop outs stumble on a secret government project to develop new weapons - telekinetic humans. Tetsuo learns of the existence of his 'peer' Akira the project's most powerful subject and determines to challenge him...

• Akira | DVD | (27/06/2011) from £6.93   |  Saving you £13.06 (188.46%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Neo-Tokyo 2019. The city is well on the way to rebuilding after World War III. The central characters Kaneda and Tetsuo two high school drop-outs are members of a joy-riding motorcycle gang. In the opening scene Kaneda and Tetsuo stumble upon a secret government project to develop telekinetic humans apparently for use as weapons. Tetsuo learns of the existence of his 'peer' Akira the project's most powerful subject and determines to challenge him...

• Akira: The Collectors Edition - Triple Play Edition (incl. Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy) | Blu Ray | (28/11/2016) from £30.20   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Artist-writer Katsuhiro Omoto began telling the story of Akira as a comic book series in 1982 but took a break from 1986 to 1988 to write, direct, supervise and design this animated film version. Set in 2019, the film richly imagines the new metropolis of Neo-Tokyo, which is designed from huge buildings down to the smallest details of passing vehicles or police uniforms. Two disaffected orphan teenagers--slight, resentful Tetsuo and confident, breezy Kanada--run with a biker gang, but trouble grows when Tetsuo start to resent the way Kanada always has to rescue him. Meanwhile, a group of scientists, military men and politicians wonder what to do with a collection of withered children who possess enormous psychic powers, especially the mysterious, rarely seen Akira, whose awakening might well have caused the end of the old world. Tetsuo is visited by the children, who trigger the growth of psychic and physical powers that might make him a superman or a super-monster.As befits a distillation of 1,318 pages of the story so far, Akira is overstuffed with character, incident and detail. However, it piles up astonishing set pieces: the chases and shoot-outs (amazingly kinetic, amazingly bloody) benefit from minute cartoon detail that extends to the surprised or shocked faces of the tiniest extra; the Tetsuo monster alternately looks like a billion-gallon scrotal sac or a Tex Avery mutation of the monster from The Quatermass Experiment; and the finale--which combines flashbacks to more innocent days with a destruction of Neo City and the creation of a new universe--is one of the most mind bending in all sci-fi cinema. --Kim NewmanOn the DVD: as befits this film's status as a Manga classic, Akira has a wide selection of extras spread across two discs, including a "Making of Akira" documentary, a photo gallery, a quiz and a "Make your own trailer" feature, as well as one hidden feature on each disc. The film has been digitally remastered and presented in widescreen format, with Dolby Digital 5.1 for the English-dubbed version, and Dolby Digital 2.0 for the original Japanese language version. The only disappointment of the disc is the animated Scene Selection, where the clips are rendered so small that they can be a bit difficult to decipher. --Rob Burrow

• Akira | DVD | (18/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  The Masterpiece Returns! In 1988 the landmark Anime film Akira by director Katsuhiro Otomo defined the cutting edge of Anime around the world. By today's standards Akira remains a landmark achievement in cel animation and retains the explosive impact of its highly detailed animation and its intensely violent saga of power and corruption. Pioneer Entertainment proudly presents this classic film completely restored and digitally re-mastered. Childhood friends Tetsuo and Kaneda's motorcycle gang encounters a military operation to retrieve an escaped experimental subject. The military captures Tetsuo and conducts experiments on him that unleash his latent psychic ability but when these new powers rage out of control Tetsuo lashes out at the world that has oppressed him!

• Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card - Part One DVD/BD Combo | DVD | (11/02/2019) from £27.09   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The power of the Clow is back with a brand-new adventure! Join Cardcaptor Sakura as she faces a new power, new friends, and reunites with some familiar faces. As Sakura settles into a normal routine, she prepares to face her newest challenge junior high! While her classes are challenging, things start looking up when Syaoran reappears and says he'll be staying for good. But when she has a strange dream about a mysterious figure and wakes to find her Clow Cards completely clear, she must return to her duty as Cardcaptor. Ready to take on these cards with a new key and new wand, Sakura will face this mystery with the help of her friends and seriously cute outfits!

• Yu Yu Hakusho Season 3 (Episodes 57-84) + Digital Copy | Blu Ray | (06/12/2021) from £19.45   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Dark Tournament has come down to a final grudge match and Yusuke's full wrath is unleashed as a friend's blood stains the arena floor. But there will be no time for rest or recovery as kidnapping follows victory and further intrigue threatens the boundary between worlds. A tunnel is being carved, one which completed will lay waste to the World of the Living. There are seven who seek an age of destruction and chaos, and hero must battle fallen hero. Box Contents includes: Season 3 of Yu Yu Hakusho and 2x artcards packaged in an collector's slip case.

• Yu Yu Hakusho Season 2 (Episodes 29-56) + Digital Copy | Blu Ray | (04/10/2021) from £29.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Episodes 29-56 of the Japanese anime based on the manga by Yoshihiro Togashi. High school student Yuusuke Urameshi (voice of Nozomu Sasaki) acts as a go-between for the spirit world and the real world tasked with ridding the world of evil spirits, aided by the god Botan (Sanae Miyuki). The episodes are: 'Flowers of Blood', 'Dragon of the Darkness Flame', 'Stumbling Warrior', 'Knife Edge Death-Match', 'A Day in Waiting', 'Percentage of Victory', 'Glimpse Beneath the Mask', 'Ambition Destroyed: A Trial By Light', 'Master of Disguise', 'Kurama's Stand', 'Crushing Revenge', 'Jin, the Wind Master', 'Reverse Decisions', 'A Matter of Love and Death', 'The Masked Fighter Revealed', 'Yusuke's Final Test', 'Hiei Battles On', 'Many Faces, Many Forms', 'Legendary Bandit: Yoko Kurama', 'The Cape of No Return', 'Genkai's Strength', 'Suzuka's Challenge', 'Arch-Rivals', 'The Death of Genkai', 'Overcoming Grief', 'The Beginning of the End', 'The Beast Within' and 'Yoko's Magic'.

• Akira - (Ultimate Collection) (Two Discs) | DVD | (23/06/2003) from £44.99   |  Saving you £-22.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Artist-writer Katsuhiro Omoto began telling the story of Akira as a comic book series in 1982 but took a break from 1986 to 1988 to write, direct, supervise and design this animated film version. Set in 2019, the film richly imagines the new metropolis of Neo-Tokyo, which is designed from huge buildings down to the smallest details of passing vehicles or police uniforms. Two disaffected orphan teenagers--slight, resentful Tetsuo and confident, breezy Kanada--run with a biker gang, but trouble grows when Tetsuo start to resent the way Kanada always has to rescue him. Meanwhile, a group of scientists, military men and politicians wonder what to do with a collection of withered children who possess enormous psychic powers, especially the mysterious, rarely seen Akira, whose awakening might well have caused the end of the old world. Tetsuo is visited by the children, who trigger the growth of psychic and physical powers that might make him a superman or a super-monster.As befits a distillation of 1,318 pages of the story so far, Akira is overstuffed with character, incident and detail. However, it piles up astonishing set pieces: the chases and shoot-outs (amazingly kinetic, amazingly bloody) benefit from minute cartoon detail that extends to the surprised or shocked faces of the tiniest extra; the Tetsuo monster alternately looks like a billion-gallon scrotal sac or a Tex Avery mutation of the monster from The Quatermass Experiment; and the finale--which combines flashbacks to more innocent days with a destruction of Neo City and the creation of a new universe--is one of the most mind bending in all sci-fi cinema. --Kim NewmanOn the DVD: as befits this films status as a Manga classic, Akira has a wide selection of extras spread across two discs, including a "Making of Akira" documentary, a photo gallery, a quiz and a "Make your own trailer" feature, as well as one hidden feature on each disc. The film has been digitally remastered and presented in widescreen format, with Dolby Digital 5.1 for the English-dubbed version, and Dolby Digital 2.0 for the original Japanese language version. The only disappointment of the disc is the animated Scene Selection, where the clips are rendered so small that they can be a bit difficult to decipher. --Rob Burrow

• Bubblegum Crisis Collection - Disc 1 | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  MegaTokyo 2032 AD: like the mythical Phoenix MegaTokyo rises from the ashes of a devastating earthquake. In the twisted canyons of the megalopolis the Knight Sabres a small band of high-tech mercenaries fight a lonely battle against the evil GENOM corporation and its sinister android 'Boomer'. Episodes 1-3: 'Bubblegum Crisis' 'Born To Kill' and 'Blow Up'. The Knight Sabres are hired by the USSD to recover the 'black box' a device which can remotely control their particle beam sa

• Akira - Collector's Edition Steelbook | Blu Ray | (27/06/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Neo-Tokyo, 2019. The city is well on the way to rebuilding after World War III. The central characters, Kaneda and Tetsuo, two high school drop-outs, are members of a joy-riding motorcycle gang. In the opening scene, Kaneda and Tetsuo stumble upon a secret government project to develop telekinetic humans, apparently for use as weapons. Tetsuo learns of the existence of his 'peer' Akira, the project's most powerful subject, and determines to challenge him...This super limited Collector’s Edition pack comes with the new rematered edition of AKIRA on Blu-ray and bonus DVD disc along with a specially produced 40-page booklet exclusive to the UK and packaged inside a goregous steelbook case.

• Yu Yu Hakusho 3 | DVD | (13/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Yu Yu Hakusho - Vol. 3

• Bubblegum Crisis Collection - Vol. 3 | DVD | (12/11/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  MegaTokyo 2033 A.D.: Like a phoenix the city of MegaTokyo is rising from the ashes of a devastating earthquake. In the twisted canyons of the Megalopolis the Knight Sabers a small band of high-tech mercenaries fight a lonely battle against the evil GENOM Corporation and its sinister android ""Boomers"". Minor Wars (Episodes 7-8): Vision a reclusive rock star is coming out of retirement - to avenge the death of her parents and sisters by killing amongst other people Quincy

• Bubblegum Crisis - Vol. 2 | DVD | (08/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The second instalment of the popular Japanese anime, Bubblegum Crisis 2 contains the fourth, fifth and sixth episodes of the eight original videos. In a devastated high-tech Tokyo of a Blade Runner-ish future, four beautiful women disguised by their heavily armed exoskeletons protect society from killer androids and from an ambitious corporation that tries to take over the world, while also having complicated personal lives. The cute teenager NeNe always has a crush on someone or other; flighty Linna has to fit her superhero life into a busy social schedule; and Priss has her career as a rock singer as well as a habit of feeling emotional. Only the austere Sylia is entirely in control of her life--so much so that she needs the others for a bit of productive chaos. In the episodes included they deal with a mysterious car that is riding down motorcyclists, help a tragic android who is vampirising citizens to feed a damaged friend and cope with attempts by an evil conspirator to frame them for mass mayhem. The stories rely rather too heavily on extended sequences of fast bikes and car racing, or mechanised bodysuits and big robots tearing each other apart, but the plotting can be subtle and the emotional scenes tense and fraught. Someone trying to get a sense of anime's strengths and weaknesses could do a lot worse than start here. On the DVD: the disc is presented in a visual aspect ratio of 1.33:1 and has a very loud Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack which presents every screech of tortured metal vehemently and every pounding anthem in the slightly pompous score. There are no extras apart from a very extended documentation of the credits. --Roz Kaveney

• Samurai X - The Collection | DVD | (17/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Samurai X - The Motion Picture: The war against Tokugawa Shogunate ended two years ago. But there are some who are not happy with the outcome. Shigure Takimi watched his friends and family get slashed down in the name of freedom and prosperity. Now he and a band of desperate rebels have sworn to settle one final score. Only one man stands in their way... Rurouni Kenshin. Will the former assassin take up his sword and fight again? When Shigure discovers Kenshin's true identity and his fight becomes a personal vendetta the young hero will have no choice... Samurai X - Trust: Kenshin is a young orphan whose fighting skills where honed by the great swordsman Hiko. But Kenshin's soul is embattled just like the battlefields of Japan his hopes for a new world peace at odds with his life of blood and killing. His world is thrown into further confusion by the arrival of a mysterious woman named Tomoe. Her kindness and attention show him a kind of life he didn't know existed. Can she help the assassin become a real man? Or does she hide a secret that could destroy everything he has come to depend on? Join Kenshin and discover the enemy within. Samurai X - Betrayal: After the great fire in Edo Kenshin and Tomoe are sent into exile on a small farm. They experience peace and quiet for the first time in their turbulent lives. The rebellion wounded after the events in Edo is slowly rebuilding far away from Kenshin and Tomoe. Their only link to the outside world is Lizuka who brings them dire news from the city. Samurai X - Reflection: Known throughout all Japan as the Hitokiri Battousai (sword-bearing master assassin) Rurouni Kenshin is now a lost soul cursed to seek atonement for his bloody past. Even the peace that now exists as a result of Kenshin's sword brings him no solace driving him to wander far from those he loves. His wife Kaoru steadfastly awaits his return as she mourns his absence. Will Kenshin come home before she dies of grief?

• Samurai X - Complete Collection | DVD | (07/05/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Samurai X - The Motion Picture: The war against Tokugawa Shogunate ended two years ago. But there are some who are not happy with the outcome. Shigure Takimi watched his friends and family get slashed down in the name of freedom and prosperity. Now he and a band of desperate rebels have sworn to settle one final score. Only one man stands in their way... Rurouni Kenshin. Will the former assassin take up his sword and fight again? When Shigure discovers Kenshin's true identity and his fight becomes a personal vendetta the young hero will have no choice... Samurai X - Trust: Kenshin is a young orphan whose fighting skills where honed by the great swordsman Hiko. But Kenshin's soul is embattled just like the battlefields of Japan his hopes for a new world peace at odds with his life of blood and killing. His world is thrown into further confusion by the arrival of a mysterious woman named Tomoe. Her kindness and attention show him a kind of life he didn't know existed. Can she help the assassin become a real man? Or does she hide a secret that could destroy everything he has come to depend on? Join Kenshin and discover the enemy within. Samurai X - Betrayal: After the great fire in Edo Kenshin and Tomoe are sent into exile on a small farm. They experience peace and quiet for the first time in their turbulent lives. The rebellion wounded after the events in Edo is slowly rebuilding far away from Kenshin and Tomoe. Their only link to the outside world is Lizuka who brings them dire news from the city. Samurai X - Reflection: Known throughout all Japan as the Hitokiri Battousai (sword-bearing master assassin) Rurouni Kenshin is now a lost soul cursed to seek atonement for his bloody past. Even the peace that now exists as a result of Kenshin's sword brings him no solace driving him to wander far from those he loves. His wife Kaoru steadfastly awaits his return as she mourns his absence. Will Kenshin come home before she dies of grief?

• Bubblegum Crisis | DVD | (09/08/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The second instalment of the popular Japanese anime, Bubblegum Crisis 2 contains the fourth, fifth and sixth episodes of the eight original videos. In a devastated high-tech Tokyo of a Blade Runner-ish future, four beautiful women disguised by their heavily armed exoskeletons protect society from killer androids and from an ambitious corporation that tries to take over the world, while also having complicated personal lives. The cute teenager NeNe always has a crush on someone or other; flighty Linna has to fit her superhero life into a busy social schedule; and Priss has her career as a rock singer as well as a habit of feeling emotional. Only the austere Sylia is entirely in control of her life--so much so that she needs the others for a bit of productive chaos. In the episodes included they deal with a mysterious car that is riding down motorcyclists, help a tragic android who is vampirising citizens to feed a damaged friend and cope with attempts by an evil conspirator to frame them for mass mayhem. The stories rely rather too heavily on extended sequences of fast bikes and car racing, or mechanised bodysuits and big robots tearing each other apart, but the plotting can be subtle and the emotional scenes tense and fraught. Someone trying to get a sense of anime's strengths and weaknesses could do a lot worse than start here. On the DVD: the disc is presented in a visual aspect ratio of 1.33:1 and has a very loud Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack which presents every screech of tortured metal vehemently and every pounding anthem in the slightly pompous score. There are no extras apart from a very extended documentation of the credits. --Roz Kaveney

• Yu Yu Hakusho - Episodes 5 To 8 | DVD | (07/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Yusuke has reclaimed his life but has only one day to be revived by someone's kiss. And that someone might be his old nemesis Kuwabara! Back in the flesh Yusuke finds he can see supernatural creatures hiding in the living world. But with this strange new ability his adventure is only beginning. It seems Yusuke has become a Spirit Detective and must track down evil spirits in order to stop them from fulfilling their diabolical plans! Episodes: Yusuke's Back Three Monsters Gouki And Kurama The Three Eyes Of Hiei.

• Yu Yu Hakusho: Season Four - Classic | Blu Ray | (29/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A