Welcome to the April 2021 solicitations for the US anime home video releases, covering Aniplex of America, Discotek Media, Funimation, and Sentai.
Each title has been colour-coded to represent which distributor they belong to. Aniplex of America titles are Dark Orange, Funimation titles are Purple, Sentai titles are Blue, and Discotek titles are Red. Finalised artwork will also be presented below if available.
Additional notes before proceeding with the list:
- Aniplex has an irregular schedule, so it may be months before they announce more releases.
- Discotek Media announces their titles in the month after this post goes live, sometimes have irregular updates.
- Funimation generally announce their line-up between 14th-16th. Though for some reason have decided to skip the April slate at the time of writing this post.
- Sentai in recent months generally announce their line-up on a Thursday during the second half of the month.
Any delayed releases will be mentioned in the list below:
- No title delayed yet – was this date, now that date
Disclaimer: Amazon links are also included when available. They are affiliated so if you decide to order them, I’ll earn a small percentage if they ship which will help me with any hauls or small bills. Due to current global situations, shipping restrictions may apply.
6th April 2021:
| Elfen Lied $49.98 SRP / Catalog Blu-ray re-release English & Japanese audio with English subtitles Episodes 1-13 & OVA |
| Disc Extras include Character Artwork, Production Artwork, Clean OP/ED Animations. |
| Sunday Without God $59.98 SRP / Catalog Blu-ray re-release English & Japanese audio with English subtitles Episodes 1-13 |
| Disc Extras include Clean OP/ED Animations. |
13th April 2021:
| Kids on the Slope $59.98 SRP / Catalog Blu-ray re-release English & Japanese audio with English subtitles Episodes 1-12 |
| Disc Extras include Interviews with Shinichiro Watanabe, Shun Ishiwaka and Yoko Kanno, Japanese Previews, Clean OP/ED Animations. |
| Laidbackers $29.98 SRP / Regular Blu-ray release Japanese audio with English subtitles Film |
| Disc Extras include Japanese Promo. |
20th April 2021:
| Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor & Against All Rules $99.98 SRP / Regular Blu-ray release Japanese audio with English subtitles Episodes 1-26 [S1] + 1-26 [S2] |
| Disc Extras include Clean OP/ED Animations. |
27th April 2021:
| Assassins Pride $99.98 SRP / Limited Edition Blu-ray Steelbook release English & Japanese audio with English subtitles Episodes 1-12 |
| Disc Extras include Actor’s Promo, Episode Previews, Clean OP/ED Animations. |
| Hero Mask $89.98 SRP / Regular Blu-ray release English & Japanese audio with English subtitles Episodes 1-15 [S1] + 16-24 [S2] |
| Disc Extras include Japanese Promos. |
| Lady Oscar: The Rose of Versailles Collection 1 $49.95 SRP / Regular Blu-ray release Japanese audio with English subtitles Episodes 1-20 |
| Disc Extras include First Episode Preview, Clean OP/ED Animations. |
| Lupin The Third: The Elusiveness of the Fog $24.95 SRP / Regular Blu-ray release Japanese audio with English subtitles Film |
| Disc Extras include Translation Notes, Original Television Spots |
| Made in Abyss Theatrical Collection $129.98 SRP / Limited Blu-ray Steelbook release English & Japanese audio with English subtitles 3 Films |
| Includes Journey’s Dawn, Wandering Twilight, and Dawn of the Deep Soul films. Disc Extras include Japanese Promos, Marulk’s Daily Life, Interview with Mariya Ise, Interview with Shiori Izawa, Interview with Miyu Tomita, Making of MADE IN ABYSS; MADE IN ABYSS: In a Nutshell Commentary (Director x Author x Producer). |
| Mon Colle Knights $49.95 SRP / Regular Standard Definition on Blu-ray release Japanese audio with English subtitles Episodes 1-51 |
| Disc Extras include Interviews with Cast & Crew, Clean OP/ED Animations. |
| Saint Seiya Classic Movie Collection $24.95 SRP / Regular Blu-ray release Japanese audio with English subtitles Films 1-4 |
| Includes Saint Seiya The Movie: Evil God Eris, The Heated Battle of the Gods, Legend of Crimson Youth, and Warriors of the Final Holy Battle films. Disc Extras include Trailers, Clean OP/ED Animations. |
| S-Cry-Ed $59.95 SRP / Regular Blu-ray release English & Japanese audio with English subtitles Episodes 1-26 |
| Disc Extras include Music Score Collection, Trailers & Commercials, Clean OP/ED Animations & More (all Bandai Ent extras included). |
Coming Soon:
The following below is what’s currently been listed by the distributors.
2017:
| Anime | Audio |
|---|---|
| Chronos Ruler | Dubbed |
| ClassicaLoid Season 2 | TBD |
| Dynamic Chord | TBD |
| Himouto! Umaru-chan R | TBD |
| Masamune-kun’s Revenge | Dubbed |
2018:
| Anime | Audio |
|---|---|
| 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams | TBD |
| Alice or Alice | TBD |
| Between the Sky and Sea | TBD |
| DAKAICHI -I’m being harassed by the sexiest man of the year- | TBD |
| Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Season 1 Note: Subbed Version released, Potential re-release with dub | Dub Planned |
| Karakuri Circus | TBD |
| Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation Season 1 | Dub Planned |
| Slow Start | TBD |
| The Thousand Musketeers | TBD |
| Today’s Menu for Emiya Family | TBD |
| Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs | TBD |
2019:
| Anime | Audio |
|---|---|
| Ahiru no Sora Remaining: Episodes 25-50 (Part 2) | Dubbed |
| Babylon | TBD |
| Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale | TBD |
| Black Clover Season 3 Remaining: Episodes 130-154 (Parts 4-5) | Dub in Progress |
| Chihayafuru Season 3 | TBD |
| Dimension High School | TBD |
| Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? | TBD |
| Granblue Fantasy the Animation Season 2 | TBD |
| Namu Amida Butsu! -Utena- | TBD |
| ORESUKI: Are You The One Who Loves Me? | TBD |
| Pastel Memories | TBD |
| Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode Oracle Note: Part 1 delayed for May 2021 | Subbed |
| RADIANT Season 2 Remaining: Episodes 34-42 (Part 2) | Dubbed |
| Rinshi!! Ekoda Chan | Dubbed |
| Sword Art Online: Alicization -War of Underworld- | Dub in Progress |
| We Never Learn: BOKUBEN | TBD |
Winter 2020 Season:
| Anime | Audio |
|---|---|
| 7 SEEDS Season 1 Remaining: Episodes 13-24 (Part 2) | Dubbed |
| 22/7 | TBD |
| A3! Season Spring & Summer | Dub in Progress |
| A Certain Scientific Railgun T Remaining: Episodes 13-24 (Part 2) | Dubbed |
| Hatena Illusion | Dubbed |
| Infinite Dendrogram | Dubbed |
| Isekai Quartet 2 | Dub in Progress |
| Nekopara | Dubbed |
| number24 | TBD |
| Plunderer Note: Part 1 leaked for May 2021 | Dubbed |
| SHOW BY ROCK!! Mashumairesh!! | TBD |
| Smile Down the Runway | Dubbed |
| Uchitama?! Have you seen my Tama? | TBD |
Spring 2020 Season:
| Anime | Audio |
|---|---|
| Arte | Dubbed |
| Bungo and Alchemist -Gears of Judgement- | TBD |
| Future Folktales | TBD |
| Gleipnir | Dubbed |
| Kaguya-sama: Love Is War? Season 2 | Dubbed |
| Kakushigoto | Dubbed |
| Listeners | Dub in Progress |
| Sakura Wars the Animation | Dubbed |
| Shachibato! President, It’s Time for Battle! | TBD |
| Shironeko Project: Zero Chronicle | TBD |
| TAMAYOMI: The Baseball Girls | Dubbed |
| Wave, Listen to Me! | TBD |
Summer 2020 Season:
| Anime | Audio |
|---|---|
| APPARE-RANMAN! Rebooted Airing after Spring 2020 Delay | Dubbed |
| DECA-DENCE | Dubbed |
| Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater Rebooted Airing after Spring 2020 Delay | TBD |
| Fire Force Season 2 | Dub in Progress |
| Lapis Re:LiGHTs | TBD |
| The Millionaire Detective Balance: UNLIMITED Rebooted Airing after Spring 2020 Delay | Dubbed |
| The Misfit of Demon King Academy | Dubbed |
| Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation Season 2 | Dub Planned |
| My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax | Dubbed |
| No Guns Life Season 2 | Dubbed |
| Peter Grill and the Philosopher’s Time | Dubbed |
| SUPER HXEROS | Dubbed |
| Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! | Dubbed |
Autumn 2020 Season:
| Anime | Audio |
|---|---|
| A3! Season Autumn & Winter | TBD |
| Adachi and Shimamura | TBD |
| Akudama Drive | Dub in Progress |
| Assault Lily BOUQUET | Dub in Progress |
| By the Grace of the Gods | Dubbed |
| D4DJ First Mix | Dub in Progress |
| The Day I Became a God | Dub in Progress |
| Dropout Idol Fruit Tart | TBD |
| Gal & Dino Rebooted Airing after Spring 2020 Delay | TBD |
| Golden Kamuy Season 3 | Dub in Progress |
| The Gymnastics Samurai | Dub in Progress |
| Heaven Official’s Blessing | Dub Planned |
| Higurashi: When They Cry New | Dub in Progress |
| Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima | TBD |
| Ikebukuro West Gate Park | TBD |
| The Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arc | Dub in Progress |
| Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? III | Dubbed |
| Is the Order a Rabbit? BLOOM | TBD |
| KING’s RAID: Successors of the Will | TBD |
| Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear | Dub in Progress |
| Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club | TBD |
| Maesetsu! Opening Act | TBD |
| MAGATSU WAHRHEIT | TBD |
| Moriarty the Patriot Part 1 | TBD |
| Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World | Dub in Progress |
| Rail Romanesque | TBD |
| Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle | TBD |
| Strike Witches: Road to Berlin | Dub Planned |
| Talentless Nana | TBD |
| That is the Bottleneck | TBD |
| Tsukiuta. THE ANIMATION 2 | TBD |
| Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina | Dub in Progress |
| Warlords of Sigrdrifa | Dub in Progress |
Winter 2021 Season:
| Anime | Audio |
|---|---|
| 2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team | TBD |
| Attack on Titan: The Final Season | Dub Planned |
| Back Arrow Note: Aniplex title, though not with Aniplex USA yet | TBD |
| Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki | TBD |
| Cells at Work! CODE BLACK | TBD |
| Cells at Work! Season 2 | TBD |
| Cute Executive Officer | TBD |
| Dr. STONE: Stone Wars | Dub Planned |
| Gekidol | TBD |
| Horimiya | Dub in Progress |
| Hortensia Saga Note: Aniplex title, though not with Aniplex USA yet | TBD |
| Idoly Pride | TBD |
| Kemono Jihen | TBD |
| LBX Girls | TBD |
| Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table | TBD |
| Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Part 1 | TBD |
| Non Non Biyori Nonstop | TBD |
| Otherside Picnic | TBD |
| The Promised Neverland Season 2 | TBD |
| The Quintessential Quintuplets 2 | Dub Planned |
| Redo of Healer | TBD |
| Scar on the Praeter | TBD |
| Show by Rock!! Stars!! | TBD |
| SK8 the Infinity | Dub in Progress |
| Skate-Leading☆Stars | TBD |
| Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Battle of Kimluck | TBD |
| Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies moved to a starter town? | TBD |
| That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 Part 1 | Dub Planned |
| Wonder Egg Priority Note: Aniplex title, though not with Aniplex USA yet | TBD |
Spring 2021 Season:
| Anime | Audio |
|---|---|
| Combatants Will Be Dispatched! | TBD |
| Fruits Basket: The Final | TBD |
| Kingdom Season 3 Rebooted Airing after Spring 2020 Delay | TBD |
| Mars Red | TBD |
| The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent | TBD |
| The World Ends With You the Animation | TBD |
Movies:
| Anime | Audio |
|---|---|
| Arion | Subbed |
| Attack on Titan: Chronicle | Dubbed |
| Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow | Dubbed |
| Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening | Dubbed |
| Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom | Dubbed |
| CENCOROLL CONNECT | TBD |
| City Hunter: .357 Magnum | Dubbed |
| City Hunter: Bay City Wars | Dubbed |
| City Hunter: Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba | Dubbed |
| City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart | Dubbed |
| City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy | Dubbed |
| City Hunter: The Secret Service | Dubbed |
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train | Dubbed |
| Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution | TBD |
| Fate/Grand Order Sacred Round Table Realm: Camelot – Paladin; Agateram | TBD |
| Fate/Grand Order Sacred Round Table Realm: Camelot – Wandering; Agateram | TBD |
| Fate/Stay Night [Heaven’s Feel] III.spring song | Dubbed |
| Free! -Road to the World- the Dream | TBD |
| Happy-Go-Lucky Days | TBD |
| Heaven’s Lost Property Final – The Movie: Eternally My Master | TBD |
| Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal | Subbed |
| Overlord: The Dark Hero | TBD |
| Overlord: The Undead King | TBD |
| Project A-Ko Blu-ray release | Dubbed |
| Project A-Ko 2 Blu-ray release | Dubbed |
| Project A-Ko 3 Blu-ray release | Dubbed |
| Project A-Ko 4 Blu-ray release | Dubbed |
| Saekano the Movie: Finale | TBD |
| Sing a Bit of Harmony | TBD |
| Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night | TBD |
| Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling | Dubbed |
| Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter | Dubbed |
| Urusei Yatsura: Lum the Forever | Dubbed |
| Urusei Yatsura: Only You | Dubbed |
| Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love | Dubbed |
Released Before 2017:
| Anime | Audio |
|---|---|
| Black Rock Shooter | Dubbed |
| City Hunter Season 2 | Subbed |
| City Hunter Season 3 | Subbed |
| City Hunter ’91 | Subbed |
| Delinquent Hamsters | Dubbed |
| Fighting General Daimos Standard Definition on Blu-ray release | Subbed |
| Future Robo Daltanious Standard Definition on Blu-ray release | Subbed |
| Ghost in the Shell: Arise Alternative Architecture | TBD |
| Grimm’s Fairy Tales Standard Definition on Blu-ray release | Dubbed |
| Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! Remaining: Episodes 49-76 (Collection 3) | Dubbed |
| Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple Season 1 | Dubbed |
| Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple Season 2 | Dubbed |
| Kodocha Series 1 Standard Definition on Blu-ray release | Dubbed |
| Kodocha Series 2 Standard Definition on Blu-ray release | Subbed |
| Lady Oscar: The Rose of Versailles Remaining: Episodes 21-40 (Collection 2) | Subbed |
| Log Horizon Season 1 | Dubbed |
| Lupin the Third Part III | Subbed |
| Mahoraba ~Heartful Days~ | Subbed |
| Medabots Season 3 Standard Definition on Blu-ray release | Dub Only |
| Medarot Standard Definition on Blu-ray release | Subbed |
| Mon Colle Knights Standard Definition on Blu-ray release | Dub Version |
| Nana | Dubbed |
| Ninja Senshi Tobikage | Dubbed |
| One Piece Season 11 aka Dressrosa arc Remaining: Episodes 642-746 (Parts 2+) | Dub in Progress |
| Pretear | TBD |
| Psycho-Pass: Extended Edition | TBD |
| Submarine Super 99 | Subbed |
| Video Warrior Laserion Standard Definition on Blu-ray release | Subbed |
| World Trigger Season 1 | Dubbed |
The Normanic Vault 
Something has been confusing me whenever I see this Solicitations email. Whats up with the years? Like this:
[cid:b57b1eaa-0ccc-4d15-bd57-766ddf9febee]
How is it ‘coming soon’ if it says 2017 and we’re in 2021? So I’m just wondering how I should be reading this section of the email when I see all these past years and the anime’s to-be-released listed among them. Even when it gets into the seasons like ‘winder 2020’ or a future one like ‘spring 2021’.
Thank you in advance for your explanation and help!
-Juan Bilderain
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Hello! Licensing often gets in the way for a number of titles.
Funimation generally does release everything they have for home video, however there have been some cases where they decide not to. I suspect something has happened for the 2017 titles Chronos Ruler and Masamune-kun’s Revenge because those two are tied to Crunchyroll in terms of the main licensor (but since Sony has recently bought Crunchyroll, those two may get a release in the end).
As for Sentai, honestly I have no clue what is going on with them as they have been inconsistent on planning, so it’s possible many of the anime acquired between 2017 to 2019 will remain streaming only (and if that is officially the case, then the list above would be adjusted).
Aniplex is also a similar case to where they often go for a streaming only approach unless they dub the title which usually lands a home video release.
That being said, as I have done with my solicitation posts over the years, if the older titles don’t show up after a certain period of time then it’ll be removed from the list to tidy it up.
Hope that helps!
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