Welcome to the April 2023 US industry release schedule blogpost which covers the latest home video anime releases for United States and Canada from distributors Aniplex of America, Crunchyroll, Discotek Media, and Sentai Filmworks.
These news posts are released once Crunchyroll had revealed their line-up which is often announced first between 14th-18th every month. The post will then be updated to include Discotek, Sentai and Aniplex when available.
Each title below will have links when available, and all prices listed below don’t include VAT or Customs. Finalised artwork will be presented below when available (with some exceptions).
The schedule below is up to date as of Saturday 25th March 2023.
Any delayed releases will be mentioned in the list below.
Disclaimer: Amazon links included in this post are affiliated so if you decide to order them, I’ll earn a small percentage if they dispatch. Due to COVID, international shipping restrictions may apply for select items.
RELEASE DATE ADJUSTMENTS:
- Aoashi Part 1 – Moved from 4th April to 9th May
- Gunbuster – Moved from 25th April to 30th May
4th April:
Cowboy Bebop (25th Anniversary Edition)
English & Japanese audio with English subtitles
TV Series: Episodes 1-26
| Format: | Price (SRP): | Availability: |
|---|---|---|
| Limited Edition Blu-ray | $84.98 | Amazon US Rightstuf UP1 |
| Standard Edition Blu-ray | $64.98 | Amazon US Rightstuf UP1 |
| On-Disc Extras: | Limited Edition Extras: |
|---|---|
| Session #1 Audio Commentary with Koichi Yamadera (Spike) and Unsho Ishizuka (Jet) Session #5 Audio Commentary with Wendee Lee (Faye) and ADR Producer Yutaka Maseba Session #10 Audio Commentary with Wendee Lee (Faye) and ADR Producer Yutaka Maseba Session #17 Audio Commentary with Director Shinichiro Watanabe and Compser Yoko Kanno Session #24 Audio Commentary with Megumi Hayashibara (Faye) and Aoi Tada (Ed) Cowboy Bebop Session #0 Interview with Wendee Lee Interview with Cartoon Network Producer Sean Akins Original OP/EDs Textless OP/EDs Original and Textless OP/EDs for Sessions #13 and #26 U.S. Trailer Memo from Bebop: The Dub Sessions Remembered Ein’s Summer Vacation “Tank!” Full-Size Music Clip “Tank!” Club Remix Music Clip (UK Version) Dinner Aboard the Bebop Cowboy Bebop: A 25 Year Retrospective Cowboy Bebop 20th Anniversary: Interview with Koichi Yamadera | Rigid Box with Amaray packaging 5 metallic art cards |
| Other Notes: |
|---|
| This 2023 release is listed to have Region A & B authored discs, compared to previous releases being Region A only. |
Fantasista Doll
Japanese audio with English subtitles
TV Series: Episodes 1-12
| On-Disc Extras: |
|---|
| Clean OP/ED Animations |
11th April:
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Season 3
English & Japanese audio with English subtitles
TV Series: Episodes 1-12
| On-Disc Extras: |
|---|
| TBC |
One Piece: Collection 31
English & Japanese audio with English subtitles
TV Series: Episodes 747-770
| On-Disc Extras: |
|---|
| Textless OP “We Can!” |
To Love Ru Seasons 1-4 Collection
English & Japanese audio with English subtitles
TV Series: (S1) Episodes 1-26 + (Motto) Episodes 1-12 + (Darkness) Episodes 1-12 + (Darkness 2) Episodes 1-14
| Collection Includes: |
|---|
| To Love Ru Motto To Love Ru To Love Ru Darkness Season 1 To Love Ru Darkness Season 2 |
| On-Disc Extras: |
|---|
| Clean OP/ED Animations |
18th April:
Ya Boy Kongming!
English & Japanese audio with English subtitles
TV Series: Episodes 1-12
| On-Disc Extras: |
|---|
| Japanese Promos Clean OP/ED Animations |
25th April:
Chivalry of a Failed Knight
English & Japanese audio with English subtitles
TV Series: Episodes 1-12
| On-Disc Extras: |
|---|
| Japanese Promos Clean OP/ED Animations |
GATE
English & Japanese audio with English subtitles
TV Series: Episodes 1-24
| On-Disc Extras: |
|---|
| Animated Comic Japanese Promos Clean OP/ED Animations |
The King of Braves: GaoGaiGar Final
English & Japanese audio with English subtitles
OVA Series: Episodes 1-8
| On-Disc Extras: |
|---|
| Clean OP/EDs The Opening Theme – Ultimate Version A clean version of the Final Scene A very early production teaser VHS, DVD, & Blu-ray Trailers & Promos A Blu-ray/DVD comparison A Golden God of Destruction Box Promo An interview with chief director Yoshitomo Yonetani A live performance from Masaaki Endoh Hironobu Kageyama & Masaaki Endoh singing Let’s Final Fusion The music video for Strongest Brave Robot Brigade -Ladies- A pachislot clip with new animation of Final Fusion |
Saint Tail
English & Japanese audio with English subtitles
TV Series: Episodes 1-43
| On-Disc Extras: |
|---|
| Clean OP/EDs A Blu-ray Commercial Various Promos, including dozens of vintage TV ads 1st Run Next Episode Previews which feature contests that viewers at the time could enter. |
| Other Notes: |
|---|
| Only Episodes 1-15 will include English audio, as the previous US licensor didn’t dub the entire series. |
Sonic X (Japanese Language Version)
Japanese audio with English subtitles
TV Series: Episodes 1-78
| On-Disc Extras: |
|---|
| Both English & Japanese pilots A short storyboard featurette Clean OP/EDs Plus a number of OP/EDs from the English version of the show just as a bit more. |
| Other Notes: |
|---|
| This is the Japanese version of the series (aka the original and uncut). The English version was released prior by Discotek. |
Urusei Yatsura Collection 1
Japanese audio with English subtitles
TV Series: Episodes 1-54
| On-Disc Extras: |
|---|
| None |
| Other Notes: |
|---|
| The translation is based on the AnimEigo releases. Due to licensing restrictions, on-disc extras were not allowed to be included. |
For the complete list of unreleased anime from each distributor, you can view them here!
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