Hello, welcome to the UK Anime News Roundup for April 2017!

This month we have the UK cinema release of Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry and the digital download release of A Silent Voice as well as plenty of other news. Let's get right into it, shall we?

News

• Anime Limited

  • A Silent Voice will be available to buy on the following platforms from May 22nd, just a few days after the Japanese Home Video release! iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, Playstation Store, Microsoft Store, Vubiquity, Sky Store and Curzon Home Cinema. The film will be sub only for now. Home video will be released later this year.
  • Anime Limited are running a replacement scheme for Part 1 of Your Lie in April, which will replace the collecotrs box which came with it which was inccorectly sized. If you bought your copy from AL directly, one will be sent to you automatically. If you bought your copy elsewhere, see here for how to get your replacement box.
  • AL have licenced Anonymous Noise for home video and simulcast. The show is currently available on Crunchyroll in the UK, ROI and Scandinavia. The home video release is expected in 2018.
  • The UK release of Shomin Sample is on hold while AL attempt to convert it to a Blu-ray only release.
  • Selector Infected WIXOSS is now a Blu-ray only release on 15th May.
  • Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - Part 2 and the Escaflowne Standard edition are now released on 8th May.
  • Tokyo Marble Chocolate is now due to be released on May 29th.
  • Persona 3: Movie 3 will be out on May 22nd.

• Manga/Animatsu

  • A Certain Magical Index: The Movie - The Miracle of Endymion has been licenced for the UK and will be released as a DVD/Blu-ray combi on September 11th.
  • Ushio and Tora has been licenced and will be released as standard DVD and Collectors Blu-ray sets of September 18th.
  • Pokemon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel will be released on home video on May 15th by Manga. DVD and Blu-ray will both be available.
  • Mangas Q3 line up is available in full here.

• Universal Pictures

  • My Hero Academia S1 will be released as a Limited Edition DVD/Blu-ray combi on the 15th May. In box extras include a keyring and character art book, on disc extras include making of featurettes for each episode, the Anime Expo 2016 panel and cast & crew interviews.

• Crunchyroll

  • Crunchyroll will be simulcasting the following additional titles in the Spring Season: 100% Teacher Pascal, Clockwork Plant, *Eromanga Sensei, Hinako Note, Love Rice, Ninja Girl and Samurai Master 2nd, PriPri Chi-chan, Room Mate, Sakura Quest, Seven Mortal Sins, Starmyu S2, The Eccentric Family 2, The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Theater, The Laughing Salesman, The Royal Tutor, Tsukigakirei, Twin Angels Break
  • CR are now streaming Baldr Force EXE, Blood Blockade Battlefront, Chaos Dragon, Hellsing Ultimate V-X, High School DxD, Junjo Romantica, Mikagura School Suite, Rage of Bahamut: Genesis, The Devil is a Part-Timer, and Unbreakable Machine Doll.

Amazon

• Amazon is now streaming the 2015/16 Sindbad movies by Nippon Animation, dubbed and subbed. Before anyone messages me, that's how it's spelled on Amazon.

Upcoming Cinema Screenings

• Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry will be released in UK cinemas on May 17th, with some additional screenings from the 19th onwards. Tickets here

• Tickets are now also on sale for In This Corner of the World, which won the Japanese Academy Award for Animation last year, beating Your Name and A Silent Voice. ITCOTW will be released on June 28th, with further screenings from the 30th onwards. You can search for tickets on the website here.

• Scotland Loves Anime 2017 has now had dates confirmed. The Glasgow weekend will run 13th-15th of October, followed by a week in Edinburgh from the 16th-22nd.

• Anime Limited will be bringing the Eureka Seven movies to the UK for a theatrical release. Movie 1 will be screened later this year and will then have a wider release at the start of next year.

• Current Upcoming Theatrical (subject to change)

  • Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry - May 17th
    
  • In This Corner of the World - June 28th
  • Ancien and the Magic Tablet/Napping Princess - August 16th
  • The Maiden Galaxy - September 20th
  • Perfect Blue (20th Anniversary) - October 25th
  • Fireworks - November 15th
  • Lu Over the Wall - December 6th
  • Eureka Seven: Hi Evolution - Q1 2018, SLA 17 likely
    

• I need your help!! I can't keep track of every cinema that may screen anime by myself. If you know of any other screenings that will be taking place, or if you have a local cinema you can check upcoming listings for, please let me know via PM or the comments. There may well be screenings organised by local independent cinemas that I miss by myself.

Physical Releases in March

This list is not comprehensive!! Dates move around a lot in the anime market. The most reliable source for info is always the distibutor, then the retailer. In the interests of time, my primary source is the UK Anime Network Release Calendar, cross referenced with Amazon/Zavvi for BBFC and episode count info. Date changes may be missed if the UKA calendar has not been updated to reflect them.

If you want to see what's inside a collectors edition before you buy it, you can check the uk-anime.net Youtube, for unboxing videos of most major collectors edition releases, usually around the release date. If they don't have a video for the set you're looking for you may find it useful to check the news section of uk-anime.net or check the distributors website and look through their posts. The relevant sites are blog.alltheanime.com, the Manga UK blog and the MVM facebook page.

Upcoming April Releases

Escaflowne Complete Collection DVD
Fairy Tail - Part 14
Little Busters Refrain - Complete Season 2 Collection
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - Part 2
Outlaw Star - Blu-ray Standard Edition
Your Lie in April - Part 2
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Season 3 Collection
Amagami SS Complete Season Collection
Gatchaman Crowds Insight - Complete Series Collection
My Hero Academia - Complete Season 1 Collector's Edition
Naruto Shippuden - Box Set 28
Pokémon The Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
Selector Infected WIXOSS Complete Series Collection
Digimon Adventure Tri - Movie 1
Owarimonogatari - Part 2
Samurai Warriors - Complete Season 1 and OVA Collection

That's all for this month! Hope you're all looking forward to Fairy Tail and In This Corner of the World! MCM London will be held at the end of the month, so hopefully next months post will have lots of juicy new licences to discuss! ^{Shirobako when...} As per usual feel free to leave corrections and comments here or on my twitter.