No Game, No Life: Zero (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD) Unboxing Redux

Back in September 2018, after some delay from shipping, I received a limited edition release that was pre-ordered from the US via Deep Discount and was one of the last titles I unboxed before switching here. Here’s an unboxing redux look at Sentai Filmworks’ now out of print limited edition release of No Game, No Life: Zero.

No Game, No Life: Zero is a 2017 feature-length anime film directed by Atsuko Ishizuka, animated by studio Madhouse and published by Kadokawa Pictures. Based on the light novel series No Game, No Life written by Yuu Kamiya, the film adapts the sixth light novel volume of the story which takes place before the events of the series.

No Game, No Life is a pretty popular isekai series and the anime has been well-loved by many. While the light novel is still on-going there hasn’t been much going on for the anime side of things, as it took a long while until Madhouse and Kadokawa finally offered a film adaptation that covers more of the source material.

In terms of licensing, No Game, No Life: Zero has been picked up by Sentai Filmworks who have the rights for the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Ireland. The UK & Ireland rights were sub-licensed to MVM Entertainment along the way. In a surprise move, the film was given a limited edition treatment to match the main series which has long since sold out. Both the limited edition and standard edition were released in the US & Canada in August 2018. Another surprising move is that Sentai Filmworks has also offered the film a Spanish dub and subtitles support, which is a nice inclusion for Spanish anime fans.

No Game, No Life: Zero from Sentai Filmworks contains the film on a single Blu-ray and DVD disc, using the Sentai Filmworks master in this limited edition set. The audio options include Sentai Filmworks’ English and Spanish dubs in addition to the original Japanese with English and Spanish subtitles. The subtitles are locked during playback.

While the main Blu-ray region is A, Sentai Filmworks uses a geo-lock mechanic which will allow users to play the disc as long as their Blu-ray player’s country code is set to the United States (however, if you own a PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, you will be able to play the disc as normal). The DVD region is, however, locked to Region 1 in NTSC format.

The limited edition Blu-ray & DVD is almost out of print, but a standard edition Blu-ray and DVD release are available to order through Amazon US.

Blu-ray Specs:

Languages: English, Spanish, Japanese
Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Video: 1080p High Definition Native format with 16:9 ratio
Region: A
Geo-Locked Region: United States
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Locked Subtitles: Yes
Discs: 1

DVD Specs:

Languages: Japanese
Audio: Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Video: Standard Definition in NTSC format with 16:9 ratio
Region: 1
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Locked Subtitles: Yes
Discs: 1

Plot Synopsis (via Sentai Filmworks):

“6,000 years before Sora and Shiro rocked the world of Disboard, black rain falls from the sky and multiple species fight a desperate battle for survival. Constantly caught in the crossfire between the more powerful magical races, Humanity is on the edge of extinction, always on the retreat. But amidst the chaos and destruction, one young man, Riku, has a vision of a better future. And the first step towards achieving that goal comes in a dead city, where he encounters Schwi, an exiled female android who seeks to know one thing: what it is to have a human heart.”