2025 had been a pretty intriguing year in general. The collection has grown more to the point where I am now starting to worry if I have enough space at this point. Thankfully there are plans to rectify that for 2026. I am still working at the same place even though it had been changing rapidly each quarter with various events occurring.
Anyway we have now reached 12 years of collecting anime and other stuff, with this 13th update!. There’s been no major additions to the shelving but I did purchase a new laptop because the previous one was struggling on power and memory usage. For 2026, there will be a few more shelves planned but nothing major so I expect these to be the last ones for the room but it should keep me going for another year.
The biggest changes item-wise to this collection have been more anime, more games and even more films included on the shelf. I did remove a couple releases in favour of the North American releases as they would have shelf-space much easier to manage.
For those curious, all of the photos were shot using the Google Pixel 8 Pro at 50MP format and then optimised down to 4K resolution.
The Bookshelves for 4K & Blu-rays of Anime & Cinema
Above the Bookshelves: Anime Limited Ultimate Editions + Sentai Filmworks Premium Editions + NIS America + Viz Media + Universal
Starting off the list with the titles that are above the shelves. This is where the bigger box sets are located but also small collections from specific distributors. Once again the only new addition of titles here came from Anime Limited.
New Additions for Anime Limited (Collector’s Editions):
- Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Back Rows #1-6: Limited Edition Anime Box Sets
I changed up the layout from the previous years by having all of the limited edition rigid box sets at the back row so that the standard/regular sets can have their shine at the front.
On the first row and start of the second row we have the Crunchyroll & Funimation limited edition releases. With the exception of the two-part releases and special one-off big box premium sets, the rest are from when they rebranded the model from around 2015 onwards (moving away from the two cases in a box).
New Additions for Crunchyroll UK (Limited Editions):
- Jujutsu Kaisen: Shibuya Incident Arc (with Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Memory/Premature Death inside the box)
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Part 2 (with Part 1 inside the box)
- Psycho-Pass Providence
- The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3
- Solo Leveling Season 1
Then from the second row all the way down to the fifth row are the Anime Limited collector’s, limited and deluxe edition releases. The Gundam Collection and long-running Shonen box sets have been moved to the end of the fifth row.
New Additions for Anime Limited (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray):
- Bleach Set 6
- Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War Part 2
- Blue Giant
- Call of the Night Season 1
- Carole & Tuesday
- The Colors Within
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- DAN DA DAN Season 1
- EUREKA: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution
- I’m Standing on a Million Lives
- Iwakakeru! -Sport Climbing Girls-
- Komada: A Whisky Family
- Lonely Castle in the Mirror
- Love Live! Superstar!! Season 2
- Macross Zero
- Naruto Set 2-4 (not shown in the photos as they’re stored inside Set 1)
- Tekkon Kinkreet
- The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes
New Additions for Anime Limited (Deluxe Edition Blu-ray):
- Devilman Crybaby
New Additions for Anime Limited (Limited Edition Blu-ray):
- Bleach Set 3-5, 7-9 (not shown in the photos as they’re stored inside Sets 1 & 6)
Also on the fifth row going into the sixth row are the MVM Entertainment collector’s editions. No new updates here.
Then on the sixth row we have the miscellaneous box sets, the 4K Anime limited edition releases, as well as the Aniplex releases. No new updates for Aniplex here.
New Additions for Anime Limited (Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray):
- The First Slam Dunk
New Additions for Anime Limited (Deluxe Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray):
- Perfect Blue
Front Rows #1-2: AnimEigo & Discotek Media
Now we are on the front side of the shelf, focusing on the first two rows dedicated to distributors AnimEigo, Discotek Media and their live-action sub-label Nihon Nights. These releases also include 4K versions where applicable.
The collection for these two distributors has grown due to a lot of catching-up but progress has been pretty good for the most part. As of this update I currently own 252 Discotek Media releases (which includes 8 from Nihon Nights).
New Additions for AnimEigo (Blu-ray):
- Bubblegum Crash
- Bubblegum Crisis
- Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01
New Additions for Discotek Media (Blu-ray):
- Aim for the Ace!
- Aim for the Ace! Another Match
- Aim for the Ace! the Movie
- Angel Heart
- Blue Comet SPT Layzner
- Cromartie High School
- DearS
- Futakoi
- Futakoi Alternative
- Giant Gorg
- Golden Boy
- Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid
- Kekkaishi
- Kiss x Sis
- Kurokami: The Animation
- Lady Georgie
- Lovely Complex
- Lupin the Third Part I
- Lupin the Third Part III
- Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics
- Lupin the Third: Princess of the Breeze
- Lupin the Third: The Secret Page of Marco Polo
- Lupin the Third: Seven Days Rhapsody
- Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo
- Lupin the Third: Sweet Lost Night
- Photon: The Idiot Adventures
- RAINBOW
- Saint Tail (Mysterious Thief Saint Tail)
- Sgt. Frog Season 1
- Sgt. Frog Season 2
- Sgt. Frog Seasons 3 & 4
- Sgt. Frog Seasons 5, 6 & 7
- Tetsujin 28 FX
- Thermae Romae
- Tonagura!
- Urotsukidōji Collection 1: Legend of the Overfiend
- Urotsukidōji Collection 2: Sequels of the Overfiend
- Urusei Yatsura Collections 1, 2, 3 & 4
- Urusei Yatsura OVA Series
- Virtua Fighter
New Additions for Nihon Nights (Blu-ray):
- The Bullet Train (新幹線大爆破)
- Fatal Frame (零)
- Kekko Kamen: The Trilogy:
- Kekko Kamen (けっこう仮面)
- Kekko Kamen 2 (けっこう仮面2)
- Kekko Kamen 3 (けっこう仮面3)
- Recently, My Sister is Unusual (最近、妹のようすがちょっとおかしいんだが。)
- Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters (立喰師列伝)
Front Row #3: Sentai Filmworks
Still on the front rows of the shelf, here we have the third row focused on distributor Sentai Filmworks with a couple from Maiden Japan.
This collection has had a pretty decent boost thanks to the sales. As of this update I currently own 127 Sentai Filmworks releases (which includes 1 from ADV Films and 5 from Maiden Japan).
New Additions for Sentai Filmworks (Blu-ray):
- Alice in Borderland
- Amagi Brilliant Park
- And Yet the Town Moves
- Bibliophile Princess
- Blade of the Immortal
- Cutie Honey Universe
- Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte
- Kandagawa Jet Girls
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
- Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero
- Locke the Superman
- The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior
- Otaku Elf
- Outbreak Company
- Panzer World Galient
- Plus-Sized Elf
- RahXephon
- Re-Kan!
- Rozen Maiden Collection
- Spy Classroom
- Sunday Without God
- Towanoquon
- Vampire Hunter D
- Vermeil in Gold: The Failing Student and the Strongest Scourge Plunge Into the World of Magic
- The World God Only Knows Ultimate Collection
Front Rows #4-5: Anime Limited + Crunchyroll + Funimation + Manga Entertainment + MVM Entertainment + Misc. Releases
On the fourth and fifth rows we have various standard or regular edition releases for different distributors. In order we have Anime Limited, Manga Entertainment, Crunchyroll & Funimation UK, the short-lived Funimation UK releases distributed under Anime Limited, MVM Entertainment, Elysium, Crunchyroll & Funimation US, and then a couple miscellaneous releases.
Because Crunchyroll’s UK branch has been putting more effort in bringing over almost all of the new releases, there’s been less hassle to consider importing though a few have slipped through so I’ll need to get them!
New Additions for Crunchyroll (Blu-ray):
- AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline
- Tomodachi Game
New Additions for Crunchyroll UK (Blu-ray):
- 86 EIGHTY-SIX
- The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 1
- Am I Actually the Strongest?
- Berserk: The Golden Age Arc: Memorial Edition
- Chainsaw Man
- Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Goblin Slayer II
- The Kingdoms of Ruin
- My Hero Academia: You’re Next
- No Longer Allowed in Another World
- The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible
- Tales of Wedding Rings Season 1
- The Unwanted Undead Adventurer
New Additions for Funimation (Blu-ray):
- Seven Mortal Sins
Back Rows #7-8: Limited Edition Asian Cinema Box Sets with 4K Releases + Old Funimation Limited Editions + Misc. Releases + Yen Press Manga
On the back for the seventh and eighth rows we start off with the one-off digipack box set that Manga Entertainment released for Dragon Ball Super, before we transition over to the Asian Cinema releases presented in their rigid limited edition box sets.
To add some clarity, each distributor will have releases starting off with the Blu-ray box sets before shifting over to the 4K Ultra HD box sets and rinse and repeat. From the left of the seventh row all the way to the right we have 88 Films, Arrow Video, British Film Institute, Eureka Entertainment, Second Sight Films and Warner Bros.
New Additions for 88 Films (Deluxe Collector’s/Limited Editions 4k Ultra HD & Blu-ray):
- Armour of God II: Operation Condor (飛鷹計劃)
- Crime Story (重案組)
- Dragon Fist (龙拳)
- Heart of Dragon (龍的心)
- Miracles: The Canton Godfather (奇蹟)
New Additions for 88 Films (Deluxe Collector’s/Limited Editions Blu-ray):
- The Cat (衛斯理之老貓)
- Devil Fetus (魔胎)
- Erotic Ghost Story Trilogy:
- Erotic Ghost Story (聊齋艷譚)
- Erotic Ghost Story II (聊齋艷譚續集：五通神)
- Erotic Ghost Story III (聊齋三集之燈草和尚)
- Her Vengeance (血玫瑰)
- Peacock King (孔雀王子)
- Rosa (神勇雙響炮續集)
- Saga of the Phoenix (阿修羅)
- Sex and Zen (玉蒲團之偷情寶鑑)
- Sunset Warriors (九死一生)
- Witch From Nepal (奇緣)
New Additions for Arrow Video (Limited Editions (Rigid) Blu-ray):
- V-Cinema Essentials: Bullets & Betrayal:
- Burning Dog (襲撃 ＢＵＲＮＩＮＧ ＤＯＧ)
- Carlos (カルロス)
- Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage (クライムハンター 怒りの銃弾)
- Danger Point: The Road to Hell (Danger Point: 地獄への道)
- Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat (女囚さそり 殺人予告)
- The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses (ザ・ヒットマン 血はバラの匂い)
- Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet (ネオ チンピラ 鉄砲玉ぴゅ～)
- Stranger (夜のストレンジャー 恐怖)
- XX: Beautiful Hunter (XX ダブルエックス 美しき狩人)
New Additions for British Film Institute (Limited Editions (Rigid) 4K Ultra HD):
- Seven Samurai (七人の侍)
On the eighth row at the back, this is where the remainder of the older Funimation limited edition releases from that era where they mainly sold two slim Blu-ray cases in a rigid box are located. Next to them afterwards are a couple older 88 Films releases and one British Film Institute release positioned here because I now have 4K versions or newer releases acquired over the past year. This is then followed by the classic Tartan Video releases as well as the big box releases from Arrow Video and Criterion UK.
New Additions for Arrow Video (Limited Editions (BIG BOX) Blu-ray):
- Shawscope Volume 4:
- Bat Without Wings (無翼蝙蝠)
- The Battle Wizard (天龍八部)
- Bewitched (蠱)
- Black Magic (降頭)
- Black Magic Part 2 (勾魂降頭)
- Bloody Parrot (血鸚鵡)
- Demon of the Lute (六指琴魔)
- The Fake Ghost Catchers (鬼畫符)
- Hex (邪)
- Hex After Hex (邪完再邪)
- Hex vs. Witchcraft (邪鬥邪)
- The Oily Maniac (油鬼子)
- Portrait in Crystal (水晶人)
- Seeding of a Ghost (種鬼)
- The Super Inframan (中國超人)
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (星際鈍胎)
Front Rows #6-8: Asian Cinema with 4K Releases + Viz SIGNATURE Manga
Now we take a look at the front side of the last three rows. This is where I’ve placed most of the non-rigid Asian Cinema releases from various distributors (with the rest located in the glass shelf section). There’s been a massive boost to the Asian Cinema releases due to various distributors going all-in on the films from Japan and Hong Kong which will continue throughout 2026.
There’s a few subsets so I decided to position the Japanarchy, Nikkatsu Roman Porno and Shaw Brothers collections for 88 Films, the Director’s Company and limited edition digipack box sets for Third Window Films as well as the 4K Ultra HD non-rigid releases from 88 Films, Arrow Video, British Film Institute, Curzon Artificial Eye, Eureka Entertainment, MUBI, Studio Canal and Universal Pictures on the front side of row 6.
New Additions for 88 Films (Limited Editions 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray):
- Come Drink With Me (大醉俠)
New Additions for 88 Films (Limited Editions Blu-ray – Japanarchy collection):
- Detonation: Violent Riders (爆発!暴走族)
- Gate of Flesh (肉体の門)
- Jakoman and Tetsu (ジャコ萬と鉄)
- Over Your Dead Body (喰女 ―クイメ―)
- Pinocchio 964 (ピノキオ√964)
- Yakuza Wives (極道の妻たち)
- Zebraman (ゼブラーマン)
- Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (ゼブラーマン ゼブラシティの逆襲)
New Additions for 88 Films (Limited Editions Blu-ray – nikkatsu roman porno collection):
- Apartment Wife: Affair in the Afternoon (団地妻 昼下りの情事)
- Assault! Jack The Ripper (暴行切り裂きジャック)
- Night of the Felines (牝猫たちの夜)
- Playful White Fingers (白い指の戯れ)
- Sex Rider: Wet Highway (セックス・ライダー 濡れたハイウェイ)
- Sweden Porno: Blonde Animal (スェーデン・ポルノ 金髪アニマル)
- Tokyo Emmanuelle (東京エマニエル夫人)
- Watcher in the Attic (江戸川乱歩猟奇館 屋根裏の散歩者)
- Woods Are Wet (女地獄 森は濡れた)
- Yumeno Kyusaku’s Girl Hell (夢野久作の少女地獄)
New Additions for 88 Films (Limited Editions Blu-ray – Shaw Brothers Collection):
- An Amorous Woman Of Tang Dynasty (唐朝豪放女)
- Facets of Love (北地胭脂)
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong (男與女)
- Kid From Kwangtung (廣東靚仔玉)
- The Kung Fu Instructor (教頭)
- The Lady Assassin (清宮啟示錄)
- The Lady Is The Boss (掌門人)
- Lady of the Law (女捕快)
- Lady With a Sword (鳳飛飛)
New Additions for Arrow Video (Limited Editions 4K Ultra HD):
- City on Fire (龍虎風雲)
- The Sadness (哭悲)
New Additions for British Film Institute (Limited Editions 4K Ultra HD):
- The Hidden Fortress (隠し砦の三悪人)
- Throne of Blood (蜘蛛巣城)
- Yojimbo & Sanjuro:
- Yojimbo (椿三十郎)
- Sanjuro (用心棒)
New Additions for Eureka Entertainment (Limited Editions 4K Ultra HD):
- China O’Brien 1 & 2:
- China O’Brien (罪惡判官)
- China O’Brien 2 (罪惡判官2)
- Cure (キュア)
New Additions for Studio Canal (4K Ultra HD):
- Train to Busan (부산행)
New Additions for Third Window Films (Limited Edition (DigiPack) Blu-ray):
- Kaizo Hayashi’s Maiku Hama Trilogy:
- The Most Terrible Time in My Life (我が人生最悪の時)
- Stairway to the Distant Past (遥かな時代の階段を)
- The Trap (罠 THE TRAP)
- Takashi Ishii: Four Tales of Nami:
- Original Sin (死んでもいい)
- A Night in Nude (ヌードの夜)
- Angel Guts: Red Flash (天使のはらわた 赤い閃光)
- Alone in the Night (夜がまた来る)
New Additions for Third Window Films (Blu-ray – Director’s Company Collection):
- Bumpkin Soup (ドレミファ娘の血は騒ぐ)
- Mermaid Legend (人魚伝説)
- Scent of a Spell (魔性の香り)
On the seventh row, we have 88 Films with their first print limited edition releases followed by Arrow Video in either their standard or first print limited edition releases alongside Arrow Academy, which then transitions to British Film Institute, Criterion UK, Curzon Artificial Eye and the complete Third Window Films collection. The latter of which continues through to the eighth row alongside one Terracotta release and the Asian Cinema releases for Radiance Films.
New Additions for 88 Films (Limited Editions Blu-ray):
- Center Stage (阮玲玉)
New Additions for Arrow Video (Limited Editions Blu-ray):
- A Certain Killer & A Killer’s Key:
- A Certain Killer (ある殺し屋)
- A Killer’s Key (ある殺し屋の鍵)
- The Invisible Swordsman (透明剣士)
- Play it Cool (でんきくらげ)
- Proof of the Man (人間の証明)
- Rampo Noir (乱歩地獄)
- Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (セーラー服と機関銃)
- The Sister Street Fighter Collection:
- Sister Street Fighter (女必殺拳)
- Sister Street Fighter: Hanging By A Thread (女必殺拳 危機一発)
- Return Of The Sister Street Fighter (帰って来た女必殺拳)
- Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist (女必殺五段拳)
- Three / Three… Extremes:
- Three (三更/쓰리)
- Three… Extremes (三更2/쓰리, 몬스터)
- To Sleep So As To Dream (夢みるように眠りたい)
- Versus (ヴァーサス)
New Additions for British Film Institute (Limited Editions Blu-ray):
- Brother (ブラザー)
- High and Low (天国と地獄)
- Stray Dog (野良犬)
New Additions for Criterion UK (Blu-ray):
- A Confucian Confusion / Mahjong: Two Films by Edward Yang:
- A Confucian Confusion (獨立時代)
- Mahjong (麻將)
New Additions for Radiance Films (Limited Editions Blu-ray):
- The Beast to Die (野獣死すべし)
- Daiei Gothic – Japanese Ghost Stories Volume 2:
- Demon of Mount Oe (大江山酒天童子)
- The Ghost of Kasane Swamp (Masseur’s Curse) (怪談累が渕)
- The Haunted Castle (秘録怪猫伝)
- The Eel (うなぎ)
- Eighteen Years in Prison (懲役十八年)
- Hokuriku Proxy War (北陸代理戦争)
- Japan Organised Crime Boss (日本暴力団 組長)
- Life Is Cheap… But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
- Nomad + My Heart is That Eternal Rose:
- Nomad (烈火青春)
- My Heart is That Eternal Rose (殺手蝴蝶夢)
- Radical Japan: Cinema and State – Nine Films by Nagisa Oshima:
- 100 Years of Japanese Cinema (百年日本映画)
- Boy (少年)
- The Catch (飼育)
- The Ceremony (儀式)
- Dear Summer Sister (夏の妹)
- Death by Hanging (絞死刑)
- Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (新宿泥棒日記)
- The Man Who Left His Will on Film (東京战争戦後秘話)
- Yunbogi’s Diary (ユンボギの日記)
- The Rapacious Jailbreaker (脱獄広島殺人囚)
- Shinobi Volume 2:
- Shinobi: Siege (忍びの者 霧隠才蔵)
- Shinobi: The Return of Mist Saizo (忍びの者 続・霧隠才蔵)
- Shinobi: The Last Iga Spy (忍びの者 伊賀屋敷)
- Splendid Outing (화려한 외출)
- The Tale of Oiwa’s Ghost (怪談 お岩の亡霊)
- Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza (沓掛時次郎 遊侠一匹)
- Underworld Beauty (暗黒街の美女)
- Yokohama BJ Blues (ヨコハマＢＪブルース)
New Additions for Third Window Films (Blu-ray):
- Adrift in Tokyo (転々)
- The Box Man (箱男)
- The Land of Hope (希望の国)
- Love & Peace (ラブ＆ピース)
- Love and Other Cults (獣道)
- New Religion/Neu Mirrors:
- New Religion (ノイミラーズ)
- Neu Mirrors (ニューレリジョン)
- One Percenter (ワンパーセンター)
- Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle (ONODA 一万夜を越えて)
- Suffering of Ninko (仁光の受難)
- Tokyo Pop (トーキョー ポップ)
- Uzumasa Limelight (太秦ライムライト)
- The Whispering Star & The Sion Sono:
- The Whispering Star (ひそひそ星)
- The Sion Sono (園子温という生きもの)
- Your Lovely Smile (あなたの微笑み)
For the bottom row on the right-hand shelf are a few larger-sized manga volumes due to space issues. Last year this would have been the hardcover Viz Media releases, but this time I swapped them around with the Yen Press books and the remainder of the Viz Media SIGNATURE books.
New Additions for Viz Media (VIZ signature):
- Trillion Game – Volumes 3, 4 & 5
The Glass Shelf for More Films
Rows #1-4: Eureka Entertainment
Now we are taking a look at my glass shelf. This shelf has had some rearrangements due to Eureka Entertainment which has increased its number of releases in the past year, so I had to move Third Window Films to another location. Because Eureka has a couple subsets, the collection is ordered by Eureka Classics, Angela Mao, In the Line of Duty series, Martial Arts, Shaw Brothers, and Masters of Cinema. These are all Blu-ray versions, since the 4K Ultra HD releases are in a different location.
New Additions for Eureka Entertainment (Limited Editions Blu-ray – CLASSICS COLLECTION):
- The Adventurers (大冒險家)
- Doctor Vampire (殭屍醫生)
- Flaming Brothers (江湖龍虎鬥)
- The Miracle Fighters (奇門遁甲)
- Mothra (モスラ)
- Onibaba (鬼婆)
- Running On Karma (大隻佬)
- The Tattooed Dragon (龍虎金剛)
- Triple Threat: Three Films with Sammo Hung:
- The Manchu Boxer (七省拳王)
- Paper Marriage (過埠新娘)
- Shanghai, Shanghai (亂世兒女)
- Two Taoist Tales:
- Taoism Drunkard (鬼馬天師)
- Young Taoism Fighter (阴阳奇兵)
New Additions for Eureka Entertainment (Limited Editions Blu-ray – Martial Arts Collection):
- Shaolin Boxers (福建少林拳)
New Additions for Eureka Entertainment (Limited Editions Blu-ray – Shaw Brothers Collection):
- The Bells of Death (奪魂鈴)
- The Daredevils & Ode to Gallantry: Two Venom Mob Films:
- The Daredevils (雜技亡命隊)
- Ode to Gallantry (俠客行)
- Furious Swords and Fantastic Warriors: The Heroic Cinema of Chang Cheh:
- Fantastic Magic Baby (紅孩兒)
- Iron Bodyguard (大刀王五)
- King Eagle (鷹王)
- Men from the Monastery (少林子弟)
- New Shaolin Boxers (蔡李佛小子)
- Shaolin Martial Arts (洪拳與詠春)
- Trail of the Broken Blade (斷腸劍)
- Trilogy of Swordsmanship (群英會)
- Wandering Swordsman (遊俠兒)
- The Weird Man (神通術與小霸王)
- Martial Law: Lo Wei’s Wuxia World:
- The Black Butterfly (女俠黑蝴蝶)
- Death Valley (斷魂谷)
- Vengeance of a Snow Girl (冰天俠女)
New Additions for Eureka Entertainment (Limited Editions Blu-ray – Masters of Cinema Collection):
- Hong Kong 1941 (等待黎明)
- Ishiro Honda Double Feature:
- Battle in Outer Space (宇宙大戦争)
- The H-Man (美女と液体人間)
- The Island (生死線)
- Kuroneko (藪の中の黒猫)
- Kwaidan (怪談)
- Legend of the 8 Samurai (里見八犬伝)
- Mothra (モスラ)
- Onibaba (鬼婆)
- Running On Karma (大隻佬)
- Shogun’s Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (柳生一族の陰謀)
Rows #5-6: General Cinema + Various Asian Cinema Releases
We have a new addition to the collection which is because I didn’t want to place them with the rest of the 4K titles. On the fifth and sixth rows are general films on 4K Ultra HD that were released by Arrow Video and Second Sight Films.
Also on the sixth row are additional Asian Cinema releases by distributors Anime Limited, Manga Entertainment, Modern Films, MUBI, Picturehouse Entertainment, Sony, Thunderbird Releasing and Warner Bros.
New Additions for Arrow Video (4K Ultra HD):
- Blackhat
- Candyman
- Carrie
- The Cell
- The Chronicles of Riddick
- Cinema Paradiso
- City on Fire
- Crash
- Croupier
- Demolition Man
- The Exorcist III
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- Hellraiser Tetralogy:
- Hellraiser
- Hellraiser II: Hellbound
- Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
- Hellrasier: Bloodline
- The Last Emperor
- Lifeforce
- The Lighthouse
- Narc
- The Stuff
- Thief
- The Usual Suspects
- Videodrome
- Weird Science
- The Wolf of Wall Street
New Additions for Second Sight Films (4K Ultra HD):
- Drive
- The Guest
- It Follows
- Late Night With the Devil
- Mean Streets
- The Nice Guys
- Possessor
- Scanners
- The Witch
New Additions for Modern Films (Blu-ray):
- Evil Does Not Exist (悪は存在しない)
- Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
The Bookshelf for Manga & Novels
Rows #1-3: Miscellaneous + Light Novels
Next we take a look at our bookshelf on the side that’s dedicated to the manga, light novels and books in general. The first few rows have had the same layout as the previous update (2024 complete collection) so not much has changed here and thus I’ll re-use the same photos that I took before.
On the first row located right at the top, we have our large-sized books as well as any miscellaneous volumes that don’t fit with the rest of the shelf. Included here is a large-sized Vertical manga, large-sized Yen Press manga, a couple anime books, Abroad in Japan book, the Junji Ito manga collection, a few Yen Press omnibus manga, Kodansha Comics‘ hardcover manga volume, two Vertical light novel volumes and The Quintessential Quintiplets manga box sets.
In front of those books we also have Chobits Dark Horse omnibus volumes, and larger-sized Viz Media manga books. No new volumes this time around.
On the second row, we have a couple light novels released by distributors Seven Seas via their Airship label, J-Novel Club and a single volume from Viz Media. On the third row, more light novels but from distributor Yen Press via their Yen On label. Again, similarly to before, there’s been no new updates here this time around.
Back Rows #4-7: Seven Seas + Ghost Ship Manga
From here is where we have new updates! I re-arranged the manga shelves so that the raunchy series from distributor Seven Seas and their mature label Ghost Ship are pretty much kept hidden.
New Additions for Seven Seas & Ghost Ship:
- 2.5 Dimensional Seduction – Volumes 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13
- The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You – Volumes 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16
- Booty Royale: Never Go Down Without a Fight! – Omnibus 6, 7 & 8
- Hitomi-chan is Shy with Strangers – Volumes 8, 9 & 10
- Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! – Omnibus 1
- Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls – Volumes 17, 18 & 19
- World’s End Harem – Volumes 17 & 18
- World’s End Harem: Fantasia – Volumes 12, 13 & 14
Back Rows #8-9: Viz Media SJ Books
On the back of the final two rows on this shelf are the new locations for the hardcover Viz Media manga volumes for Fist of the North Star and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.
New Additions for Viz Media (Shonen Jump Hardcovers):
- Fist of the North Star – Omnibus 6
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean – Omnibus 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9
Front Rows #4-7: Viz Media + Dark Horse + Kodansha + Yen Press Manga
On the front rows for the same positions are other manga publishers Viz Media with their Shonen Jump & Shonen Sunday range, plus Dark Horse, Kodansha Comics, and Yen Press. The new additions here are mainly with Viz Media.
New Additions for Viz Media (Shonen Jump, Shonen Sunday):
- Black Clover – Volumes 15, 16 & 17
- Chainsaw Man – Volumes 16 & 17
- Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End – Volume 11
- Jujutsu Kaisen – Volumes 21, 22 & 23
- Kagurabachi – Volumes 1, 2 & 3
- Mashle: Magic & Muscles – Volumes 16, 17 & 18
Front Rows #8-9: Viz SIGNATURE + One Volume from Seven Seas
And on the front of the final two rows of the shelf are the first half of the Viz Media’s VIZ SIGNATURE range as well as one large-sized manga volume from Seven Seas.
New Additions for Viz Media (Viz SIGNATURE):
- Alice in Borderland – Omnibus 8 & 9
- Dogsred – Volumes 1 & 2
The Bookshelves for Video Games (feat. European Cinema)
Next we have the corner bookshelves for the video game collection. Same rules as before with the focus solely on the modern platforms, so any titles released for the PlayStation, PlayStation Vita or Nintendo DS & 3DS are in another spot. I won’t be showcasing those here since they have no updates.
This shelf covers PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Gamecube, Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360 as well as some artbooks from Bitmap Books and some large-sized collector’s editions.
I also have European Cinema releases by Criterion UK, Eureka Entertainment, Indicator and Radiance Films positioned on this shelf because of space issues as well, so it is out of place but works for now.
Row #0: Bitmap Books + Miscellaneous
Starting with the top row we have our Bitmap Books collection as well as various collector’s editions for various platforms. I have also placed a few anime duplicates on the corner as I couldn’t figure out where to place them, and my Japanese PlayStation Vita collection is located here just to have some visibility on the shelf.
New Additions for Bitmap Books (Books):
- Hurt Me Plenty: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 2003–2010
Back Rows #1-6 & Front Row #7L: PlayStation 3, 4 & 5
On the first two rows we have our complete PlayStation 3 collection. I have 140 physical games located here for the platform (which includes 30 Japanese imports). The idea of the display is that it will go from one platform to another hence why there are a couple PlayStation 4 games on the second half of the second row.
New Additions for PlayStation 3:
- Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage
From the third row all the way to the fifth row is the remainder of our complete PlayStation 4 collection. I currently own 221 physical games which has slowed down a fair bit due to the focus on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch but we’re one step closer to wrapping up that platform I feel. Same as mentioned above, there are a couple PlayStation 5 games on the second half of the fifth row.
New Additions for PlayStation 4:
- AI: The Somnium Files: Nirvana Initiative
- Dead or Alive 6
- Detroit: Become Human
- The Heavy Rain & Beyond: Two Souls Collection
- J-Stars Victory Vs.+
- Lunar Remastered Collection
- Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness
- Mass Effect Legendary Edition
- Samurai Warriors 4
- Sword Art Online Alicization Lycoris
- Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate
For the sixth row and the front of the seventh row are the remainder of our complete PlayStation 5 collection. Here I currently own 97 physical games which has been ramping up due to more distributors releasing games physically on the platform.
New Additions for PlayStation 5:
- Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack
- C-Smash VRS New Dimension
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Dynasty Warriors: Origin
- Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots
- Fear Effect
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
- Freedom Wars Remastered
- Gex Trilogy
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver I & II Remastered
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II
- Lies of P
- Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Plus
- Ninja Gaiden II Black
- Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Souless Army
- Stellar Blade
- Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars
- Super Robot Wars Y
- Tales of Graces f Remastered
- Tales of Xillia Remastered
- Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered
- Tomba! Special Edition
- Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
- Vanity Fair: The Pursuit
- Venus Vacation Prism -Dead or Alive Xtreme-
Front Rows #1-2: Nintendo Switch
In front of the first two rows we have our complete Nintendo Switch collection. I have 126 physical games located here for the platform (which includes 3 Japanese imports). While I do own a Nintendo Switch 2 since the previous update I currently don’t yet own any physical releases.
Not pictured here is Ring Fit Adventure which I’m currently using in another room.
New Additions for Nintendo Switch:
- Animal Well
- Assault Suits Valken DECLASSIFIED
- Capcom Fighting Collection 2
- Castlevania Dominus Collection
- Catherine Full Body
- Cosmic Fantasy Collection 2
- Cosmo Dreamer & Like Dreamer Double D
- Cyber Citizen Shockman Collection
- Danganronpa Decadence
- Deemo
- Final Fantasy IX
- Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
- Gleylancer & Gynoug Combo Pack
- Glover
- God Wars: The Complete Legend
- Gradius Origins Collection
- Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
- The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-
- Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition
- Jack Jeanne
- Luigi’s Mansion 3
- Magical Drop VI
- Marble It Up! Ultra
- Mario Golf: Super Rush
- Mario Kart World
- Ninja Five-O
- Penny’s Big Breakaway
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy [逆転裁判123 成歩堂セレクション]
- Pikmin 1+2 Collection
- Ring Fit Adventure
- Rose and Camellia Collection
- SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered
- Star Wars: Dark Forces Remastered
- Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Tetris Forever
- Triggerheart Exelica
- Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi
- Victory Heat Rally
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Back Row #7-8: Xbox 360 + PlayStation 2 + Wii + Gamecube
Behind the PlayStation 5 games and European Cinema on the final two rows on the shelf are games related to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Nintendo Gamecube and Nintendo Wii. No new updates here but as I’ve re-arranged the shelf I’ve got new photos of their current position this time.
Front Row #7R-8R: European Cinema with 4K Releases
In front of the retro 00s games on the seventh and eighth rows is my European Cinema collection with Radiance Films plus Criterion UK, Eureka Entertainment, Indicator, and Studio Canal.
With Radiance Films, the films are sorted by country of origin. On the seventh row we have the French Cinema releases, both the regular limited edition sets and the rigid limited edition sets. And on the eighth row we have the Italian Cinema, both the regular limited edition sets and the rigid limited edition sets, followed by Belgium, German, Polish, Spanish, and Swedish Cinema, both the regular limited edition sets and the rigid limited edition sets where applicable. The World Noir releases have various countries so I’ve kept them altogether even if one of them is focused on French Cinema.
I have picked up more releases but like I said in the previous update I am not prioritising this as much to avoid trying to go for the mentality of wanting every single release as it’s not healthy.
New Additions for Eureka Entertainment (4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray):
- Martyrs
- Trouble Every Day
New Additions for Indicator (4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray):
- Irréversible
New Additions for Radiance Films (4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray):
- Daughters of Darkness (Le Rouge aux Lèvres)
- The Inquisitor + Deadly Circuit:
- The Inquisitor (Garde à Vue)
- Deadly Circuit (Mortelle Randonnée)
- In My Skin (Dans ma peau)
New Additions for Radiance Films (Blu-ray):
- Bandits of Orgosolo + The Lost World (Banditi a Orgosolo)
- The Cat (Die Katze)
- Hardboiled: Three Pulp Thrillers by Alain Corneau:
- Police Python 357
- Série noire
- Choice of Arms (Le choix des armes)
- I vampiri
- Il posto + I fidanzati:
- The Job (Il posto)
- The Fiances (I fidanzati)
- Malpertuis
- The Man from Majorca (Mannen från Mallorca)
- A Man on His Knees (Un uomo in ginocchio)
- Mississippi Mermaid (La Sirène du Mississipi)
- Misunderstood (Incompreso)
- Pocket Money (L’Argent de poche)
- A Quiet Place in the Country (Un tranquillo posto di campagna)
- Rosa la rose, fille publique
- Va savoir
- We Still Kill the Old Way (A ciascuno il suo)
- Weak Spot (La faille)
- World Noir Vol. 3:
- Not Guilty (Non coupable)
- The Lost One (Der Verlorene)
- Girl with Hyacinths (Flicka och Hyacinter)
- World Noir Vol. 4:
- Chnouf (Razzia sur la chnouf)
- Back to the Wall (Le Dos au mur)
- Paris Pick-Up (Le Monte-charge)
New Additions for Studio Canal (4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray):
- Breathless
That now concludes the 2025 otaku collection update!
It was clear that I wasn’t going to top 2024 on the amount of pickups but I’m very happy with this turnout as we still acquired a good amount of titles across each medium. The anime pickups have somewhat been toned down because Anime Limited’s collector’s sets haven’t always hit the landing on their execution, so I’ve skipped quite a fair amount that were being released this past year, so you will see more standard edition versions being acquired moving forward. Meanwhile, Crunchyroll have also toned down what is being released on home video and which have been receiving limited editions so that’s shifted the priorities around a lot. I do plan to pick up more of their UK releases but I’ve mainly been holding out for sales whenever possible.
AnimEigo, Discotek Media and Sentai Filmworks will continue to have their collections grow because they are the most shelf-friendly releases to own, and I’ve been very happy with their offerings. Aniplex of America has a few that I have in mind and since I moved Demon Slayer to the UK sets that’s helped with the cost since they would have been expensive to acquire otherwise. MVM have a couple releases on my radar including some steelbooks which I will look into.
One area that I expect will have a lot of new additions going into 2026 is Asian Cinema because there’s been more classics heading over to the UK, whether they finally were able to be released from Tartan’s licensing window or be the start of a new subset of releases thanks to Arrow Video’s acquisition for the UK rights to the Golden Princess catalogue which has 100+ Hong Kong films now out of licensing limbo (City on Fire was the first with Hard Boiled and Peking Opera Blues next in the coming months). If I had one wish for this medium it would be more focus on box sets to make it easier for the shelf-space, especially with 88 Films and their collections because Shout! in comparison have been putting out box sets for their Shaw Brothers and Hong Kong Classics whereas they’re individual releases over here.
European Cinema I am committed to continuing but it won’t be on the priority list compared to other mediums due to so much going on. Which does mean that for Radiance Films I will have to stick to the standard editions at the worst case which ain’t bad considering I can’t always buy their limited edition versions. Let’s just say if the genre is more towards action, thriller, sci-fi or horror then chances are I’ll get it sooner. In case you’re curious of the ones that I’ve watched so far, Bo Widerberg’s The Man on the Roof, Claude Berri’s Tchao Pantin, Jean-Pierre Mocky’s Kill the Referee, and Pietro Germi’s The Facts of Murder I’ve really enjoyed and would highly recommend them.
In terms of the cost of living, that will continue to be a hurdle and while I may receive more pay raises in the coming months, the hauls will still have some turbulence here and there. My unboxings this past year could have had more posted especially with the Asian Cinema so I do want to stress that more will be written and sorted but they take time as I also want to be in the best mindset to watch those films and give the posts the best treatment possible (I type everything manually and don’t use automation because for me it would ruin the originality and vibe of how I would explain things – also feels more rewarding and its how I did better at my Masters degree at University anyway). My job can be straining mentally and it only leaves me with a few hours each day of spare time, plus my weekends can also get occupied which doesn’t help either.
Forwarding services continue to be a massive help with the North American releases though not long ago the UK government announced they’re discontinuing the pre-paid VAT model in a few years time which will make purchases more expensive, but hopefully when we get to that point I have everything that I need.
On a positive note, 2026 should hopefully be the start of adding physical releases related to the Nintendo Switch 2 for the collection, as there are more publishers stepping in to make that happen in a proper cartridge than a Game Key Card. I will continue to pick up games for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch and maybe Xbox 360 if there’s a good opportunity.
One last thing to mention is a recap on the new storage planned for the room. The goal is to have a new half-shelf (similar to the one used for the games) with an add-on at the top for the main shelf so that I can move the Asian Cinema to that spot, essentially freeing at least 3 big rows (front and back). I also plan to look into a new smaller shelf parallel to the manga bookshelf so that I can also relocate the larger-sized manga books, which would also free another big row on the main shelf but also support the book collecting. These new shelves may also be the new spot for the European Cinema and General Cinema as well.
As always, I appreciate everyone taking the time to view all of my posts and waffling. I don’t earn any revenue from viewership due to the rules with this platform but if you do want to support me then feel free to use any of the affiliate links I have around for Amazon, Play-Asia and Stackry (for forwarding packages from US to your location, currently they’re offering $25 off shipping for first-timer users). If you are someone who is interested in building an Asian Cinema collection of your own, I highly recommend giving Terracotta a try who package their stuff really well (bubblewrap and boxes) and they have a mini points system so you can get a discount if you spend a certain amount over time. I do believe they also ship internationally if you want an alternative to folks like Arrow. For video games, my go-to has been The Game Collection and Video Games Plus, both of which have really solid prices and points system to get more discounts.
Here’s an overall shot of most of the collection:
The Normanic Vault 
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