Hello, and Happy New Year! Welcome back to the UK news roundup for our first post of 2018, covering December news and announcements. It's been a quiet December, most companies have been focused on winter sales rather than acquisition announcements, but lets get to it!

Home Video & Streaming News

• Winter 2018 Simulcasts

  • If you would like to see where this Winter seasons anime will be airing in the UK, head on over to NormanicGravs' excellent guide on AUKN, or check out because.moe if you have a specific show in mind!
    

• Anime Limited

  • AL released their Sword of the Stranger DVD/BD LE last month by surprise, so a brief mention here. The release includes an artbox and booklet, with several making of extras on the disc itself. Retail price is £24.99.
  • Anime Limiteds' Q1 slate has been expanded, and now inlcudes Kinos Journey (2003), Mind Game, Napping Princess. You can check out the full release slate on AUKN.
  • Fairy Tail Part 22 is on schedule for 29th Jan 2018.
  • The Aldnoah Zero, Blood Blockade Battlefront CE, Expelled From Paradise CE Fullmetal Alchemist Ultimate Edition, HAL LE, and Sword Art Online II Part 4 are now all out of print.

• Sony Home Pictures

  • Sony Home Picture are expected to take over publication of some Funimation titles in the UK going forward, following their acquisition of the company. The first title to be released is Attack on Titan: Season 2 which is coming as a Standard DVD, Standard Blu-ray and a DVD/BD Limited Edition. The Ltd Ed. comes with a booklet and 60 page art book and is basicaly the same as the NA release. This is a Zavvi exclusive set and is available for preorder for £49.99.

• Netflix

  • Dragonball Z: Battle of Gods, Dragonball Z: Resurrection F, Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry and Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) are now available to stream.

• HIDIVE

  • The following Winter 2018 titles will be streaming on HIDIVE: Hakumei and Mikochi, Mitsuboshi Colors, The Seven Heavenly Virtues (Nanatsu no Bitoku), Takunomi
  • HIDIVE is now streaming the following titles: Nakaimo ~ My Sister Is Among Them! OVA: Brother, Sister, Lover, Night Raid 1931 OVA: The Shipboard Shoot’s Conclusion, Sunday Without God

• Crunchyroll/Funimation

  • The following Winter 2018 titles will be simulcasting sub/dubbed from CR/Funi: A Place Further Than The Universe (CR sub only), **Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls, Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, Citrus, Dagashi Kashi 2, Darling in the Frankxx, Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody, Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens, IDOLiSH 7 (CR sub only), The Junji Ito Collection, Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko, Laid-Back Camp (CR sub only), Mitchiri Neko (CR sub only), Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles (CR sub only), Record of Grancrest War (CR sub only), The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! (CR sub only), School Babysitters (CR sub only), Slow Start (CR sub only) and Skilled Teaser Takagi-san

• Amazon

  • The following Winter 2018 titles will be streaming on Amazon Prime: Beatless, Killing Bites, Kokkoku: Moment by Moment, Love is Like After the Rain
  • Your Name is now available subbed and dubbed (JP music) on Amazon Prime.

Theatrical News

• Mary and the Witches Flower will be released in the UK on 18th May 2018.

• The Price Charles Cinema in London will be hosting a film season called Studio Ghibli Forever from January until June, including both subbed and dubbed screenings of many classic Ghibli films.

• The Glasgow Film Theatre is screening Lu Over the Wall on January 27th at 11:30.

• The Edinburgh Filmhouse will be hosting a screening of Satoshi Kons' film Paprika on February 23rd at 23:15.

• This years Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme takes place 2nd February to 28th March 2018 in the following cities: Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Chester, Colchester, Derby, Dundee, Edinburgh, Exeter, Inverness, Kendal, Leicester, Lewes, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Stirling. This year Sword of the Stranger is the featured anime film, alongide a lineup of live-action films. Check out the website to find out what your local venue is and what films it will be screening.

• The following films are upcoming to UK cinemas.

  • Tokyo Ghoul (Live Action) - January 2018
  • Eureka Seven: Hi Evolution (Actually trash) - Q1 2018
  • Mary and the Witches Flower - 18th May 2018

• 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.

Upcoming January Releases

Gangsta (DVD)
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ: Part 2
Hosoda Collection: Summer Wars
Dragon Ball Z Movie Collection 4: Super Android 13! & Bojack Unbound
Dragon Ball Super: Part 2

And that's everything for this month! Thank you all for reading, and I look forward to sharing another year with you!

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