Otaku Collection Haul for April 2023

Welcome to the Otaku Collection haul for the month of April 2023. This update features 11 anime releases, 12 manga volumes, 6 physical video games, and 15 live-action Asian Cinema releases.

This month’s haul puts more emphasis on the Asian Cinema scene whilst also getting a few older anime and video games, including some PlayStation 3 games!

Gorgeous

The first item of the month is a trip to town on my day off from work, and it was also on payday which didn’t get sorted until much later in the day. I also took this opportunity to watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie which was entertaining.

In town the first place I visit is HMV and they had Vincent Kok’s 1999 film Gorgeous (玻璃樽) in stock, which is one of the newest releases by 88 Films and another one for the Jackie Chan collection. Much like the previous titles, this has a slipcase, poster and booklet for the first print run. I was going to pre-order this but as I tend to mostly stick my orders through Terracotta there wasn’t any other title released within the same timeframe for me to go ahead with it. HMV’s price was very good as it was on-par with the online prices.

Jujutsu Kaisen 0

Another reason to visit HMV is because Crunchyroll UK decided to pick HMV for the retail exclusive cover variation for Jujutsu Kaisen 0. This cover is also the same version that Rightstuf have been providing but without the glossy effect on the front. I wanted this version because I prefer this cover art over the standard edition. There’s also differing artwork on the Amaray which is neat. The price was full retail at £19.99 which sucks but I had the funds to take the risk.

Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls

Next I visited CeX to see if there’s anything that I might be interested in, and one of the PS4 games I wanted to get for my collection (before it would get way harder to find) was Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls. I’ve bought the previous Danganronpa games on PS4 a couple years ago but I never bothered to get the spin-off on the same format. Now I do own the game for PlayStation Vita but it wouldn’t feel like a complete set if I didn’t get the PS4 version to go with the trilogy that’s also on the same format.

CeX had a copy available and whilst it wasn’t cheap it was basically the same price if not cheaper than other sellers and retailers online. Considering the game isn’t going to get any cheaper I bought it sooner than later, despite the condition it was in.

Travelling Man Manga Haul for April #1

And to conclude the trip, it’s once again another Travelling Man Viz Media batch and this time I focused on Shonen Jump volumes, considering I’ve been buying various VIZ SIGNATURE titles throughout the past few months. Buying Shonen Jump volumes, especially in this 3 for 2 deal, is also much cheaper.

Blue Exorcist volumes 5 & 6 is a pretty big deal in this haul, because the earlier volumes had been pretty hard to find for years (and the newer volumes had a slower schedule due to the author’s pace) and the last time I bought one of these volumes was like a decade ago. It’s a series that I would like to catch up on sooner than later. There’s still stock issues but I am hoping to catch up on the series throughout this year.

Also bought are the usual titles. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End volumes 6 & 7 which is close to up-to-date at this point and is handy given the anime adaptation is coming soon. Jujutsu Kaisen volumes 15-17 as they were available and to fill up the offer, and Mashle: Magic & Muscles volumes 10 & 11 to also keep itself up-to-date.

Gamera: The Heisei & Showa Era

Throughout April, Arrow Video had been running their annual Easter sale which discounts a variety of releases which also gets carried over across other sites like HMV and Zavvi. As a result Amazon often price-matches these retailers and that included the Arrow releases. The ones that I personally wanted to purchase sooner were these two box sets; Gamera: The Showa Era and Gamera: The Heisei Era.

The Showa Era box set is the first part of the franchise similar to Criterion’s Godzilla release. These are all films that were released between 1965 to 1980; Gamera the Giant Monster (大怪獣ガメラ), Gamera vs. Barugon (大怪獣決闘 ガメラ対バルゴン), Gamera vs. Gyaos (大怪獣空中戦 ガメラ対ギャオス), Gamera vs. Viras (ガメラ対宇宙怪獣バイラス), Gamera vs. Guiron (ガメラ対大悪獣ギロン), Gamera vs. Jiger (ガメラ対大魔獣ジャイガー), Gamera vs. Zigra (ガメラ対深海怪獣ジグラ), and Gamera: Super Monster (宇宙怪獣ガメラ).

The Heisei Era box set is the second part of the franchise and even received 4K restorations so there is a chance that Arrow could bring them over to the 4K Ultra HD format at some point. The trilogy was released in 1995 to 1999 whilst the most recent film is from 2006; Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (ガメラ 大怪獣空中決戦), Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (ガメラ2 レギオン襲来), Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (ガメラ3 邪神〈イリス〉覚醒), and Gamera the Brave (小さき勇者たち〜ガメラ〜).

Also to note, these two box sets are the standard edition versions of that massive limited edition book. Still relieved they’re still presented in a rigid box considering the newer standard edition box sets now use a cardboard type slipcase instead which is why I rushed to get my hands on the limited editions for Daimajin and Yokai Monsters last year.

Discotek Media Rightstuf Haul

It’s been two months since the last big batch of Discotek Media titles and here we are with 10 more to join the collection. I mentioned before that I wanted to make this a bi-monthly deal and that is still going to be the case. The biggest differences with this haul is that I am now adding titles from their sub-label Nihon Nights into the mix, which is their label for Asian Cinema titles, though they are Region A only which is also another milestone in itself as I’ve never actually imported a non-anime release before.

Another big change is that Lupin the Third titles will also be included in the hauls going forward as I decided to no longer hold out for UK releases on the classic films and television specials (there is a chance that the Lupin IIIrd Koike trilogy will receive a UK release and Anime Limited have confirmed more Lupin is coming so that’s undecided for now).

To start off this batch, let’s go over the Nihon Nights releases.

Another (アナザー)
First up we have the 2012 adaptation of the classic horror novel. I liked the anime, read the manga version, still not read the novels but I wanted to see how the live-action adaptation is handled. I love Another’s concept and it’s a shame you don’t really get more anime of this type of genre (final destination or one by one death game style of horror also seen in King’s Game or As the Gods Will).

Suicide Club (自殺サークル)
Next we have Sion Sono’s cult classic film, and one that has been on my to-watch list for many years as it’s up there on the J-Horror that is worth watching and owning. I should also point out that this film was originally planned for a UK release by Third Window Films but was postponed/cancelled indefinitely for various factors so here we are. I did watch the film and it’s definitely fucked up. There’s an interesting twist to how the suicides have occurred, but you have to base it on a theory as the film doesn’t straight up tell you.

Uzumaki (うずまき)
And to wrap it up we have Higuchinsky’s live-action adaptation of Junji Ito’s story. This is also a title that Discotek released on DVD many years ago during the era of releasing various Asian horror & niche titles, and their Blu-ray release is Region B compatible via top-menu. I recall this also had a UK DVD release, but I have no clue how far into the manga it covers so I’m curious to see its take on the story.

Next is the Lupin the Third releases. Going from the oldest to newest releases to save time so here’s some releases from 2018 & 2019.

Lupin the Third: Bye Bye Lady Liberty
The first TV special in the franchise and I’ve not watched this one, so I’m curious to see how it holds up. It’s also one of the few released in the UK by Manga Entertainment back in the old days. This one also works on Region B players via top-menu.

Lupin the Third: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid
The 22nd TV special and one of the newer ones that got dubbed with the current English dub cast from Lupin the Third Part IV so that’s neat. I don’t think I’ve watched any of the newer specials outside of the newer shows so looking forward to this one as well.

Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon
The third film in the series, and one based on Pink jacket from Lupin the Third Part III. In a surprise twist I have actually watched this film back in July 2012 (for context I watched a few Lupin the Third films when I first got into anime), and this is also co-directed by Seijun Suzuki who is very well-known in Japanese cinema (Branded to Kill, Tokyo Drifter and various box sets Arrow Video has also put out). I plan to re-watch this when I get enough Lupin titles as my knowledge of anime, Japan etc has grown over the years so I reckon I’ll have a different opinion than I did have back then.

Then we go into the niche harem section of anime where Discotek Media released these two on Blu-ray back in 2019.

Inukami
A harem that has a pretty interesting voice cast with Jun Fukuyama (Lelouch) and Yui Horie (Hanekawa). I wasn’t too sure what to think of this series as even the cover art wasn’t exactly appealing, but Retro Crush had some video samples and I figured it has the potential to be rather entertaining. The adaptation was also directed by Keizō Kusakawa (Sekirei, chief-director of Aho-Girl).

Nagasarete Airanto
What if you were cast away but the island is a home to a harem of girls rather than a volleyball. I’ve always heard of the name and seen the visual artwork of this series for years, but I figured it was time to finally check it out. The adaptation was also written by Mamiko Ikeda (Emma: A Victorian Romance, Hanasakeru Seishōnen).

And to wrap it up we have a double-bill Sunrise classic mecha sci-fi goodness that Discotek put out in recent years.

The King of Braves: GaoGaiGar Final
A continuation of the cult classic GaoGaiGar series and also has character designs by the late Takahiro Kimura (Code Geass, GODANNAR). I have yet to watch the TV series so I’ll obviously have to put the OVA sequel on-hold but looking forward to watching this franchise in general. Hopefully this opens the door for Discotek to license The Brave Express Might Gaine series as well.

s-CRY-ed
This particular series has been on my radar for as long as that Sunrise package deal was announced by Sentai back in 2013, but for some reason that never properly came into fruition, so it was good to see that Discotek was able to rescue the series for Blu-ray. I also mentioned that this should have also been a clearly easy choice for Anime Limited to release given it’s also a Beez title but I waited long enough and want to get it just in case something goes wrong in the licensing scene. I’m also intrigued by Hisashi Hirai’s character designs (Fafner in the Azure, Gundam SEED) so hopefully Discotek also rescues Infinite Ryvius as well as GaoGaiGar’s spin-off series Betterman.

Yu Yu Hakusho

After a fair bit of a delay, the 30th anniversary box set for Yu Yu Hakusho has finally been released in the UK. This box set covers all 112 episodes of the series as well as two OVAs released in 2018. I ordered this through Amazon, so while other people received theirs early through MVM’s Anime-on-Line store I got a cheaper deal out of it so I am happy with waiting.

Yu Yu Hakusho is also an interesting pickup because I was originally going to get the individual seasons last year but Crunchyroll forced United Publications to increase the prices so it ended up being a bit more expensive than I had wanted. Eventually this box set was announced and those two OVAs I mentioned are actually exclusive so it made sense for myself to hold out for this release. It’s a shame it didn’t include the films and other OVAs but I suppose licensing was complicated for that to happen.

The Executioner Collection

Next we have a pretty lucky purchase in my opinion with Teruo Ishii’s The Executioner (直撃! 地獄拳 / 直撃地獄拳 大逆転) Collection featuring Sonny Chiba. This was released by Arrow Video last January and thanks to the Easter sale it had sold out pretty much everywhere, which gave me the assumption that the first print edition had sold out.

Now I held out to see what was going on as Amazon still maintained their cheapest price, but eventually they managed to get some more stock available at the current offer and decided that was the best option currently. When it arrived, thankfully it was still the first print edition which comes with different artwork, slipcase, poster and booklet.

ID: INVADED

Getting the ID: INVADED limited edition is a fairly long story.

I originally ordered the limited edition through Zavvi, who discounted the set as part of their Easter sale for anime. What I actually received was just a component of the set, so there’s no rigid box, no booklet, no physical items like art cards or standee, just the slipcase and Amaray that houses the Blu-ray & DVDs. This is not to be confused with the standard edition which had its formats released separately (Manga also re-used the standard edition artwork on the limited edition, replacing the limited edition’s own artwork, which adds to the confusion). Now it is worth noting that Manga did re-use the barcode for both the info sheet and the Amaray which doesn’t help either as that is why Zavvi are thinking this is the limited edition when it’s not the complete package.

Zavvi’s customer service went through multiple people and whilst responses were reasonably fast, the outcome was underwhelming and I decided to ask for a refund which for some reason translated to a replacement on their end. I also sent the item back, which I had to pay postage for as well which is dumb, but because of the replacement I received another copy with the same problem. I contacted them again and they told me to send it back using a returns webpage (and postage would be paid this time) but that webpage didn’t even work properly due to the postcode setup. Eventually they saw that I was being refunded so they gave up and said I can ‘donate’ it.

The blame to all of this, despite Zavvi’s handling of the process, is actually Manga Entertainment UK for not providing the assets to all of its limited edition stock and didn’t even have the decently to tell their customers beforehand, so silently screwing over members of the community. Worst part is that my issue was also the same for others who ordered ARIFURETA Season 1 from the same retailer, so they should have updated the listings to reflect this as a result, because quite frankly it is false advertising.

The good news to the situation is that I knew of a few places that had actual stock for the limited edition, so I got my copy from reseller SAHO who was nice enough to offer it to me (price-wise was basically a bit cheaper than what United Publications would have priced it prior to their price increase last year, but when you factor in that I got my money back plus was allowed to sell that replacement copy it pays off in the end).

Neptunia: Sisters vs Sisters & Yurukill

Moving onto positive news we have another PlayStation 5 haul from two distributors. Both Idea Factory and NIS America have been releasing first print editions for their physical releases going forward, and they tend to sell out before the prices would go down. The two that I had chosen were ordered from retailer 365 Games, as they had the cheapest prices.

The first pick was Neptunia: Sisters vs Sisters, the latest spin-off in the Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise focusing on Nepgear & her friends. I still have a backlog of Neptunia games to go through, but considering I own almost all of them (missing the ‘awful’ Vita game Perfecting Perfection) it made sense for me to get this one as well, and this is also the Calendar Edition which comes with a calendar and poster.

The second pick is one that I have had my eye on for a while when I first heard about it. Yurukill: The Calumniation Games is a part-Visual Novel, part-Shoot em up game and has a story written by Kakegurui writer Homura Kawamoto. The Deluxe Edition had been going up in value so I wanted to own it before it got too expensive, which comes with a digital soundtrack sample and a booklet with some artwork.

Third Window Films HMV Haul

With all of the sales going around, it was weird to see Third Window Films titles be discounted in HMV without having to rely on their offers being exclusive to specific FOPP retailers which are barely anywhere near me. During Arrow’s Easter sale they were priced at £10 each except for the box sets, and HMV had the same deal (but with better postage as it’s free for £20+ orders). I decided to make use of this opportunity and catch up on a couple of releases from their line-up.

Now I’ve still got a fair bit of older releases to acquire, but I wanted to focus on their newer releases that had my interest for a while and they arrived pretty quickly but split into four packages.

First pick is Sogo Ishii’s 1980 film Crazy Thunder Road (狂い咲きサンダーロード). Sogo Ishii is a well-known director in Japan for his punk style films with Burst City being the other big classic during the 80s (some consider these as Japan’s answer to Mad Max apparently), so Crazy Thunder Road has some significance in the Japanese film scene.

Next we have two films that were released on DVD by Third Window in the past but now have Blu-ray upgrades from their catalogue – Yoshihiro Nakamura’s 2009 film Fish Story (フィッシュストーリー) and Daihachi Yoshida’s 2007 film FUNUKE Show Some Love, You Losers! (腑抜けども、悲しみの愛を見せろ).

Katsuyuki Motohiro’s 2005 film Summer Time Machine Blues (サマー タイム マシン ブルース) is an interesting choice by the distributor to bring over. The story was created by Makoto Ueda who then later directed the cult classic Japanese film Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes. The director Katsuyuki Motohiro also co-directed PSYCHO-PASS, and to make things even more interesting – the film’s story was then adapted by The Tatami Galaxy author Tomihiko Morimi under the name The Tatami Time Machine Blues which was then adapted into an anime by Science SARU.

Another anime/manga related title is Makoto Tezuka’s 2019 film Barbara (ばるぼら) which is based on Osamu Tezuka’s manga. Makoto Tezuka is also his son, and Third Window helped bring his works back to the spotlight with their release of The Legend of the Stardust Brothers which was a pretty cool film.

Last but not least we have Naoto Takenaka, Takumi Saitoh & Takayuki Yamada’s 2020 film Zokki (ゾッキ), which is a live-action adaptation of a manga written by ON-GAKU: Our Sound creator Hiroyuki Ohashi. It’s not common for live-action adaptations of anime/manga to be licensed so I am looking forward to checking this one out.

Akudama Drive

I’ve been meaning to pickup Akudama Drive for a while now and considering the limited edition release is on its way out, I decided to order it now which I’ve done via Amazon UK (Global shipping) which arrived in miraculous condition given it uses that blue/white bubble-wrap packaging. The limited edition did not get a UK release which is why I imported the series. This is also one of the last ‘older’ releases I needed to get as what’s left from the Crunchyroll & Funimation limited edition range is as early as late 2022.

The Bullet Train & God of Gamblers

We have two more Asian Cinema releases arriving early thanks to Terracotta upgrading the shipping speed due to the bank holiday which is very nice of them.

First we have Junya Satō’s 1975 film The Bullet Train (新幹線大爆破) on Blu-ray by Eureka Entertainment. Now the BD forum have been having a massive fit over the video transfer of the film because a different restoration was done by Toei which they claim is better. I know Discotek is planning a release but like anything there’s no guarantee (not impossible) for them to get the better masters so I went for Eureka’s either way.

Next we have Wong Jing’s 1989 film God of Gamblers (賭神) on Blu-ray by 88 Films. This is one of those films that has my interests due to the gambling theme. There’s also tons of films in this franchise so I wonder if 88 Films plans to release any of the other sequels and spin-offs.

PlayStation 3 CeX Haul

A surprise haul because this was literally last minute. A friend messaged me asking if I wanted to hang out and I said sure, so we checked out a few retailers.

In CeX I sold my duplicate copy of ID: INVADED and because of the barcode, it was still treated as a limited edition so I got the cash based on that rather than the standard which was handy. Anywho a friend of mine mentioned there was another floor in the building so we checked it out, and to my surprise they actually had stock for PS3 games which caught me off guard (and the worst part is that I’ve been visiting this city for about 2 years now).

They had a good variety of titles, but none of the super rare ones unless you needed something like God of War HD Collection or Deadly Premonition. The ones I picked were Prince of Persia, SEGA Rally and Split/Second: Velocity. They are all multi-platform titles that are still around for reasonably cheap prices, but I decided to get them for the PlayStation 3 collection. The latter I also bought mainly because it was included in MetalJesusRock’s hidden gems video for the PS3 catalog.

Travelling Man Manga Haul for April #2

And to wrap up the April collection haul we have another visit to the Travelling Man store and while they had lots of box sets I only focused on three manga volumes this time around.

The first is Alice in Borderland omnibus 4 & 5 which is once again up-to-date, so there’s about four more left to go. Also picked up Monster omnibus 6. They did have omnibus 8 & 9 but not 7 so I’m getting those ones later.

Unboxing Links

You can view more photos & specs for the titles below:

• Akudama Drive (LE Blu-ray & DVD)
• ID: INVADED (LE Blu-ray & DVD)
• Yu Yu Hakusho (30th Anniversary LE Blu-ray)

What’s to Come for the Hauls

May 2023

May has another batch of new additions and delayed titles. I’m also going to be planning another Crunchyroll/Funimation haul so expect that at some point.

Currently what should be released in this month are the following:

• Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 (LE Blu-ray & DVD)
• Goodbye, Don Glees! (CE Blu-ray)
• GrimGrimoire OnceMore (PlayStation 5)
• Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 Part 2 (CE Blu-ray)
• Levius (CE Blu-ray)
• Looking for Magical Doremi (CE Blu-ray & DVD)
• MONARK (PlayStation 5)
• Pompo: The Cinephile (CE Blu-ray)
• Yakuza Graveyard (LE Blu-ray)

June 2023

Surprised we’re almost hitting the half-way point of the year! There’s a few titles planned for the month of June.

Currently what should be released in this month are the following:

• The Game Trilogy (LE Blu-ray)
• The Lady Reporter (LE Blu-ray)
• Revenge (LE Blu-ray)
• Samurai Reincarnation (LE Blu-ray)

July 2023

We have some titles making their way into July.

Currently what should be released in this month are the following:

• Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest (LE 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray)
• Katsuhito Ishii Collection (LE Blu-ray)
• Magic Cop (LE Blu-ray)
• Samurai Reincarnation (LE Blu-ray)

Later into 2023

Planned for post-July currently is Ascendance of a Bookworm Seasons 1 & 2 from Anime Limited which I mentioned in the previous haul update that it had been moved to September, but also delayed was Taxi Hunter from 88 Films which is now expected to be released sometime in August.

Other Tidbits

Work has been going alright. I visited Manchester which was a fun experience but it resulted in me getting a pretty nasty cold which I’ve still had for about two weeks at this point. I am recovering but it still takes time to sort out.

Anime

Anime Limited revealed their home video releases for Free! The Final Stroke, Garden of Words steelbook, Looking for Magical Doremi and Pompo the Cinephile so I’ve pre-ordered the latter two. For the same reasons as Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening, I’m not going to be getting Free! The Final Stroke, especially as Crunchyroll will likely dub and release both parts together. They have also confirmed acquisitions for The First Slam Dunk and The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbye which is really great to see.

Now Anime Limited has confirmed that there is more Mobile Suit Gundam and Lupin the Third on the way, but what they are is still not known at this point. They really need to step up their game on the Gundam franchise because it’s been dragged out for far too long at this point considering the Nozomi releases pretty much wrapped up a few years ago.

Crunchyroll’s slates has been pretty weak as of late. They did reveal their UK line-up which consists of three catalog titles (Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut, Love After World Domination and One Piece Collection 31 (the latter of which is still DVD only)) and only one new release with The Devil is a Part-Timer! Season 2. To make it even worse, they are charging these shows at £54.99 SRP which is just overkill. I have already made my peace with the distributor by focusing solely on the US branch going forward, though some titles I will get the UK version here and there. The US line-up for July wasn’t great either but they do have The Ancient Magus’ Bride: The Boy from the West and the Knight of the Blue Storm which is neat.

Discotek has been slowly getting through the titles they announced in their last live-stream. The last batch was for June’s slate which was revealed late March (Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics, Mazinkaiser VS Great General of Darkness, Medarot, Project A-ko 4: Final as well as Bohachi Bushido the Villain for Nihon Nights) so the July slate should be revealed in the coming days now.

But at this point I believe they may be revealing unannounced titles as their next major panel is at Otakon which isn’t until the very end of July. There’s still a fair bit to announce like Iria: Zeiram the Animation, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection, Re: Cutie Honey and the Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior sequels to go through. In terms of out of print titles, both Horus: Prince of the Sun and Star Fleet X-Bomber and Enoki Films titles Cosmo Warrior Zero and Gun Frontier are all no longer available (these were DVD only Lejiverse titles as well).

Asian Cinema

More UK releases incoming. Since the last update Arrow Video has officially revealed their Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest box set which includes all of the major films featuring the late actor (plus the 40th Anniversary Blu-ray of Enter the Dragon from Warner Bros). Eureka Entertainment revealed Golgo 13 and the Rich and Famous / Tragic Hero collection which just leaves one teased title left from the New Year announcements. 88 Films have teased their Battle Creek Brawl release once again so their third quarter releases will likely be revealed soon. And Third Window Films revealed their Katsuhito Ishii collection which comes with six films from the director, which just leaves Survive Style 5+ as the last known license left to go.

Video Games

A brief update on the video games front. The PlayStation 4 collection is slowly clearing up as we have a dozen or so titles remaining, plus a couple of Japanese imports that I still want to pickup.

What’s left is Azur Lane: Crosswave, Dragon Quest XI S: Definitive Edition, Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris and Ys: Memories of Celceta from 2020; then AKIBA’S TRIP: Hellbound & Debriefed, Blue Reflection: Second Light, NieR Replicant and Root Film from 2021; then AI: The Somnium Files nirvanA Initiative and Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness from 2022; and last but not least The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails and Theatrhythm Final Bar Line from 2023.

The PlayStation 5 collection wishlist is getting larger each month due to more and more games being announced for the platform, whilst Nintendo Switch is probably nearing its end of the cycle due to numerous rumours about a new console successor, but I’ll still pickup the occasional Switch title here and there.

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And that’s a wrap for the Otaku Collection update for April 2023. Another massive haul, which is thanks to the bonus that I received from work. I am expecting May to be smaller in size but you never know with these hauls.