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Otaku Collection Haul for February 2026

(Quick note: due to unfortunate timing with last minute arrivals and having to work the weekend, I couldn’t get the photos done on-time, but this will be amended on Tuesday 3rd March!)

Welcome to the Otaku Collection haul for the month of February 2026. This update features 7 anime releases, 13 physical video games, and 13 live-action Asian Cinema releases, plus 2 other live-action releases.

For this haul, we have a ton of brand new video games including a catch up on the Resident Evil franchise, and some interesting pickups (including 4K releases) for the Asian Cinema collection with titles from Japan, South Korea & more.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon & Nioh 3

The month begins with two brand new video games released in January, both arrived from The Game Collection.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon is the latest instalment in the long-running The Legend of Heroes franchise and continuing the events of Trails Through Daybreak I & II. I’ve not played the games yet but I’m picking these up as they tend to sell out and become fairly uncommon if you’re not careful. But thanks to the Trails in the Sky remakes I should be able to catch up.

Next we have Nioh 3, the latest instalment in Koei Tecmo’s samurai-souls game. I very much enjoyed the Alpha demo they released last June and will definitely be on my list to play much sooner. When this arrived I was busy focusing my time on Code Vein II which is a similar souls-like so I didn’t want to play the same type of game back-to-back especially if they’re lengthy.

Resident Evil 2 & Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

With Resident Evil Requiem upon us, I figured it was time to revisit the survival horror franchise by picking up a few games that had yet to appear in my physical collection. Miraculously Capcom decided to release physical versions for a few of their games that started off as digital versions first for the PlayStation 5 format (as they were originally made for the PlayStation 4). The Game Collection were offering these two as part of their 2 for £25 deal.

The 2019 remake of Resident Evil 2 was amazing to experience. I loved the gameplay, the fear of having to avoid Mr. X (who is pretty much unkillable) during the police station, and the overall story was really good. I never played the original and one day I may check it out for a different experience. As I have already finished it digitally, this is mainly to own the game on-disc.

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Gold Edition is the ‘complete’ edition for the 7th mainline instalment of the franchise, which brings the franchise back to survival horror with a first-person perspective and classic RE style gameplay. The game pretty much takes homage to Resident Evil 1 & 2 with its structure and Mr. X style gameplay, whilst also offering an original experience with new characters and vibe. From the cover art and trailers it didn’t look like a Resident Evil game, but it’s 100% a Resident Evil game with how it plays, the exploration, and cheesy moments including a few fun boss fights. I played the game recently and enjoyed it.

Since this game was released physically for PlayStation 5 much later down the line, a majority of the DLC and patches are also included on the disc (the exception being the ‘Not a Hero’ campaign which requires a download). I also don’t own a PlayStation VR1 headset so I mainly played in the standard format.

Terracotta Store Haul

Next we have a bit of a random haul. As I’ve been supporting Terracotta for the past few years I was given the opportunity to acquire a few titles for a mini discount and also added a couple others that I had yet to get including a few new releases. In no particular order, here’s what I got.

From Radiance Films we have Tai Kato’s 1965 film Blood of Revenge (明治侠客伝 三代目襲名). The distributor have released five of his works already which have done well enough so they’re keeping it rolling. This film stars Koji Tsuruta (Japan Organized Crime Boss), Sumiko Fuji (Red Peony Gambler) and Minoru Ōki (Horrors of Malformed Men). The limited edition release includes a Scanavo case, reversible artwork and booklet.

From Criterion we have Alice Wu’s 2004 film Saving Face. It’s from the US but focused on Chinese American culture and I first discovered this from Criterion’s US announcements so I figured I’ll check it out. There’s no 4K restoration so it’s just Blu-ray here which is perfectly fine. This film stars Michelle Krusiec (The Invitation), Lynn Chen (See You Then) and Joan Chen (Twin Peaks).

The rest of the titles from this haul are all from distributor Arrow Video and it’s a mixture of a bunch of older releases and a newer release.

Starting off with Park Chan-wook’s 2003 film Oldboy (올드보이) from South Korea. This classic film based on the Japanese manga of the same name is really good but I’ve not seen the film in over 12 years, and it was also one of the first 4K Ultra HD releases by the distributor (which didn’t get a slipcase for this format for clarity). Also included with this release is the Old Days documentary on Blu-ray as a bonus. This film stars Choi Min-sik (I Saw the Devil), Yoo Ji-tae (Lady Vengenace) and Kang Hye-jung (Three… Extremes).

Just released recently is the Sana Collection from Ju-on director Takashi Shimizu with two films; 2023’s Sana (ミンナのウタ) and 2024’s Sana: Let Me Hear? (あのコはだぁれ？). Both are of course J-Horror films and unheard of for many until Arrow Video acquired the licenses. This limited edition release includes an o-card slipcase and booklet. The first film stars Alan Shirahama (High & Low the Movies), Ryota Katayose (Ride Your Wave) and Komori Hayato (High & Low the Movies), and the second film stars Nagisa Shibuya (Chosen Home), Hayase Ikoi (Teasing Master Takagi-san live-action) and Soma Santoki (The Boy and the Heron).

Next we have Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas) from Indonesian director Edwin released in 2021. This film I first discovered when Arrow Video first announced it and ever since I watched the trailer I’ve been meaning to acquire this film but never found a good opportunity to do so until now. This limited edition release includes an o-card slipcase and booklet. This film stars Marthino Lio (The Elixir), Ladya Cheryl (What’s Up with Cinta?) and Reza Rahadian (Grave Torture).

And last but not least we go back to South Korea with Lee Min-jae’s 2019 film Zombie for Sale (기묘한 가족), also known as The Odd Family: Zombie on Sale. It’s very uncommon to see Korean films released on home video so I’ve also been meaning to get this film for a while, especially considering it was released a few years ago. This limited edition release includes an o-card slipcase and booklet. This film stars Jung Jae-young (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance), Kim Nam-gil (Memoir of a Murder) and Uhm Ji-won (Tale of Cinema).

So yeah its a fairly random mix of films but it’s good to be able to catch up on a couple of older releases. I would like to get my hands on the first print editions for various Arrow Video releases especially the ones from Korea but it won’t be easy (unless of course they get upgraded into 4K Ultra HD which I would prefer tbh).

Resident Evil Village & Ys Memoire: The Oath of Felghana

This haul I consider to be the second part of the TGC haul I did earlier, mainly because I ordered them both around the same time but this one was ordered from retailer Hit UK instead (who are formerly known as Base). The reason for this was because they were the only retailer to have both of these games in stock but also at a cheaper rate.

Resident Evil Village Gold Edition is the 8th mainline instalment in the franchise and also the conclusion to the Ethan Winters saga introduced in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. Whilst the previous game went back to survival horror and taking homage to the first two Resident Evil instalments, Resident Evil Village takes homage mostly from Resident Evil 4 whilst also including elements of previous games with its design.

Resident Evil Village was really fun and when it gets tense it can be pretty scary, but considering its modelled after Resident Evil 4, it’s basically saying you can murder every monster in front of you which was pretty rewarding. The Duke character was also a great addition to the series and while the story isn’t as strong as previous games, it does end on a solid note. The ‘complete’ edition supports third-person mode and the Winters Expansion which features an extra story campaign and more content for the Mercenaries mode. You can also play the entire story in PlayStation VR2 mode but it doesn’t support trophies if you’re into that. Unlike Resident Evil 7, this game’s DLC content is only included via a download code.

And in a completely different genre we have Ys Memoire: The Oath of Felghana, a remaster of the 2005 PlayStation Portable game which in itself was a remake of the 1989 PC-8801 game Ys III: Wanderers from Ys. Developer Falcom had a habit of remaking a couple of their Ys games (mainly the fourth one). I debated on whether to own this for Nintendo Switch or PlayStation 5 but I settled on the latter as I have the other Ys games on PlayStation.

Now annoyingly despite being released in January 2025, the PlayStation 5 version was pretty hard to find and can be very expensive if you’re not careful so I was fortunate to locate a copy from Hit which was the UK/Europe copy and not the German one that you may find on Amazon. Perhaps Marvelous Europe decided not to print as many units for the PlayStation 5 version compared to Nintendo Switch.

Dragon Lord & Picture of a Nymph

From this point, the pre-orders that I made for the February Asian Cinema releases from various distributors have started to show up. The first package that arrived came from 88 Films via their online store.

Jackie Chan’s 1982 film Dragon Lord (龍少爺) is the latest re-release to be brought back for the 4K Ultra HD format, and while I admittedly didn’t get around to the Blu-ray release released years back, this package includes more content including four different ways to watch the film; original theatrical Hong Kong cut, English Export cut, an extended version of the film, and a hybrid cut.

The main reason I ordered directly from 88 Film’s store was because they have a website exclusive slipcase which shows off the artwork used for the English & Japanese theatrical releases, which looked cool. The film stars Jackie Chan, Michael Chan Wai-Man (My Heart is that Eternal Rose), Suet Lee (Ghost Nursing), Cheung Wing-Fat (Police Story) and Tien Feng (A Better Tomorrow).

Wu Ma’s 1988 film Picture of a Nymph (畫中仙) is a comedy romance fantasy film from Golden Harvest starring Joey Wong Cho-Yin (A Chinese Ghost Story), Yuen Biao (Dragons Forever), Wu Ma (Peking Opera Blues), Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah (Center Stage) and Elizabeth Lee Mei-Fung (Lady Reporter). This is the latest 88 Films release to be presented in a deluxe collector’s edition package that includes an o-card slipcase, rigid box, scanavo case, booklet, and an art card.

Peking Opera Blues & Save the Green Planet!

The second Asian Cinema pre-order batch arrived not long after from Terracotta Distribution, focused on the new releases by distributor Arrow Video.

Tsui Hark’s 1986 film Peking Opera Blues (刀馬旦) is the second film to be released as part of the Golden Princess package deal, and once again is also the better version to own compared to the Shout! Factory release. Arrow have been taking their time with the quality control process but also including any archival content (i.e. extras included in previous releases or additional cuts if available). The film stars Brigitte Lin (Police Story), Sally Yeh (The Killer), Cherie Chung Cho-Hung (An Autumn’s Tale), Mark Cheng Ho-Nam (Election 2) and Cheung Kwok-Keung (Eastern Condors). This release is presented in a traditional first print limited edition package similarly to City on Fire with an o-card slipcase and booklet.

Jang Joon-hwan’s 2003 film Save the Green Planet! (지구를 지켜라!) is an interesting release and conveniently timed thanks to the film’s remake Bugonia that released last year. It was originally licensed by Tartan Video in the UK and must have been held up in licensing limbo until recently. The film stars Shin Ha-kyun (Sympathy from Mr. Vengeance), Baek Yoon-sik (The President’s Last Bang), Hwang Jeong-min (Cart) and Lee Jae-yong (Masquerade).

This release is also only available on the 4K Ultra HD format with a bonus features Blu-ray disc, and the limited edition is packaged similarly to The Good, The Bad, The Weird with a rigid slipcase and o-card slipcase, booklet and poster.

Crunchyroll UK Haul

A Crunchyroll UK sale appeared once again and this time I decided to acquire a few of the titles that were on offer. I didn’t get many because I was already receiving so many packages at a short timeframe but I’m happy with the selection that I went with.

First one I acquired was Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside Season 2 from Studio Flad (The Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)!) which aired in January 2024. I watched the first season (I also own the limited edition release from Crunchyroll US) but hadn’t gotten around to watching the second season, so this was a good opportunity.

Next we have the Spy x Family Season 1 collection and Spy x Family Season 2, both from studios Wit Studio (Love Through a Prism) & CloverWorks (The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity) which aired in April 2022 & October 2023 respectively. Surprisingly I only watched the first season and not the rest. The decision on how to own the series on Blu-ray took a while because I was stuck debating on whether to pursue the limited editions or stick to the standards. Then just a few months ago, a Season 1 collection appeared and that helped wrap up my decision on how to proceed.

And last but not least we have That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 Part 1 from studio 8bit (Blue Lock) which aired in April 2024. I’ve seen the first two seasons but not the third season and there’s also the first film that I had yet to watch. Now in case you’re curious, I didn’t buy Part 2 here because I have the limited edition release from Crunchyroll US on its way to be consistent, having owned the first two seasons in their limited edition releases.

There’s many more Crunchyroll UK releases I would like to own but will hold fire in the meantime.

Wolf Children 4K

Next we have a brand new Anime Limited release and an upgrade of sorts with Mamoru Hosoda’s 2012 film Wolf Children on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD in a deluxe edition set. I will be completely honest here – as much as I enjoyed the film when I first watched it on the big screen, this deluxe edition is a disappointing one. I did a whole discussion about it on my unboxing post, so I won’t repeat it here in greater depth.

My stance on this release is this – if you like the film and don’t care too much about extras, then go with the steelbook edition. If you like the on-disc extras (and have access to multi-region Blu-ray discs), then import GKIDS’s release. This deluxe is very expensive for what’s on offer and hopefully the deluxe editions for The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Summer Wars will be much better.

Terracotta February Box Set Pre-Orders Haul

The third and final haul of February pre-orders for the Asian Cinema collection finally showed up later than I had predicted. I was initially worried as it wasn’t tracked for ages which was unusual, but eventually it made progress and arrived safe and sound. My guess is that the timing of Terracotta shipping out the package and the weekend got in the way of the pace.

So in this haul we have three limited edition box sets from UK distributors Radiance Films, Third Window Films and Eureka Entertainment.

From Radiance Films we have Sadao Nakajima’s The Japanese Godfather Trilogy, featuring 1977’s Japanese Godfather (やくざ戦争 日本の首領) and Japanese Godfather: Ambition (日本の首領 野望篇) and 1978’s Japanese Godfather: Conclusion (日本の首領 完結篇). I heard this trilogy was pretty good and I anticipate this selling fast given the concept, and I love the artwork on this release. This limited edition includes rigid packaging, two Scanavo cases and a booklet.

From Third Window Films is the Takashi Ishii: The Angel Guts Collection, featuring five of six films from the Angel Guts franchise; Chūsei Sone’s 1979 film Angel Guts: Red Classroom (天使のはらわた 赤い教室), Noboru Tanaka’s 1979 film Angel Guts: Nami (天使のはらわた 名美), Toshiharu Ikeda’s 1981 film Angel Guts: Red Porno (天使のはらわた 赤い淫画), Takashi Ishii’s 1988 film Angel Guts: Red Vertigo (天使のはらわた 赤い眩暈) and 1994 film Angel Guts: Red Flash (天使のはらわた 赤い閃光).

The first film was not included in this release due to issues surrounding how the main actress doesn’t want the film to be released in any shape or form, so it’s basically in licensing/legal hell. Third Window Films also included Angel Guts: Red Flash again with this release as a bonus disc (which doesn’t impact the SRP) in case some didn’t want to own the previous Takashi Ishii box set but also make the collection more complete. The limited edition release includes a slipcase, digipack packaging and a short essay booklet.

And from Eureka Entertainment is Tomu Uchida’s Zen and Sword: The Miyamoto Musashi Saga at Toei, featuring 1961’s Miyamoto Musashi (宮本武蔵), 1962’s Miyamoto Musashi II: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (宮本武蔵 般若坂の決斗), 1963’s Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of the Two Sword Style (宮本武蔵 二刀流開眼), 1964’s Miyamoto Musashi IV: Duel at Ichijyo-Ji (宮本武蔵 一乗寺の決斗), and 1965’s Miyamoto Musashi V: Duel at Ganryu Island (宮本武蔵 巌流島の決斗). Miyamoto Musashi is a figure I’ve always been intrigued to see more of, and this box set is a great way to learn more about him even if the films are fictional (plus we have Capcom’s Onimusha: Way of the Sword featuring the character in their own take later in the year). This limited edition includes rigid packaging, two Amaray cases and a big booklet.

Bugonia & Snakes on a Plane

I had the day off work (because I’ll be working the weekend not long after) and before I went to see The Secret Agent, I visited the HMV store and picked up two films for the 4K Ultra HD format.

Yorgos Lanthimos’s 2025 film Bugonia starring Emma Stone (La La Land), Jesse Plemons (Killers of the Flower Moon), Aidan Delbis (My Movie Starring Paul Dano) and Stavros Halkias (Tires). This Academy nominated film is an American remake of Jang Joon-hwan’s 2003 South Korean film Save the Green Planet! which Arrow Video just recently released on 4K Ultra HD also, and I didn’t know that until sometime after the film was released in cinemas. From what I have heard, this film is best compared to Suspiria in which the two versions have similar elements but different plots and tones and received well in their own ways.

David R. Ellis’ 2006 film Snakes on a Plane starring Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction), Julianna Margulies (Dinosaur), Nathan Phillips (Wolf Creek) and Kenan Thompson (The Grinch). This B-Movie classic featuring the iconic line was recently released by Arrow Video as part of a package deal they had with Warner Bros so it was a good opportunity to pick it up. I’ve watched the film before but I don’t know if I saw it in its entirety. Arrow’s limited edition includes an o-card slipcase, a card and booklet.

ACA Neo Geo Selection Vol. 1-4 & Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake

Earlier in the month, Canadian retailer Video Games Plus ran a special promotion that offered 2x points. I always missed this chance because there wasn’t much to choose from but considering they release imports I decided to place an order for ACA Neo Geo Selection Volumes 1-4.

This is a compilation of classic Neo Geo games that were re-released on Nintendo Switch by Japanese developer Hamster Corporation as part of their ACA series. There’s a few versions of this series; Arcade Archives, Arcade Archives 2 and recently Console Archives, but they also have a version dedicated to the Neo Geo console simply called ACA Neo Geo.

There are currently 10 volumes in total and all of them were released physically in Japan and Asia with English support on the cartridge. There’s roughly 10 games included in each volume and these include fighting games, sports games, side-scrolling shooters games and more from SNK.

ACA Neo Geo Selection Volume 1 contains Alpha Mission II, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, The King of Fighters ’94, Metal Slug X, Riding Hero, Samurai Shodown V, Savage Reign, Shock Troopers, Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy, and Top Player’s Golf.

ACA Neo Geo Selection Volume 2 contains Baseball Stars Professional, Fatal Fury 2, Ghost Pilots, The King of Fighters ’95, Metal Slug 4, Mutation Nation, Neo Turf Masters, Samurai Shodown, Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad, and Stakes Winner 2.

ACA Neo Geo Selection Volume 3 contains 3 Count Bout, Baseball Stars 2, Blazing Star, Fatal Fury: King of Fighters, The King of Fighters ’96, Last Resort, Ninja Combat, Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood, Sengoku, and World Heroes Perfect.

ACA Neo Geo Selection Volume 4 contains Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior, The King of Fighters 2000, The Last Blade, Metal Slug, Neo Geo Cup ’98: The Road to the Victory, Ninja Commando, Pulstar, Puzzled, Ragnagard, and The Super Spy.

Like the other ACA games, Hamster’s emulation for the Neo Geo games feature save states, button customisation, online rankings, and screen settings.

Next we have another order that I placed with Video Games Plus and I wasn’t sure when they were going to ship it out as it was listed as a pre-order, since its physical just got released recently for this particular version.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake: Destiny and Strategy Expansion Pack is a re-release of Koei Tecmo’s turn-based strategy remake released in October 2024, which is based on the 2001 Koei game. The eighth instalment in this long-running franchise is considered one of the best and I heard it’s very good.

Koei Tecmo did release a physical release in Asia for the base game when it first released but they since released a new version that includes the ‘Destiny and Strategy Expansion Pack’. In a bizarre move, you can’t own this expansion digitally on the PlayStation Store outside Asia in English, so you either have to purchase the physical version for either PlayStation or Nintendo Switch, or go for the Steam version instead.

Resident Evil Requiem & Tales of Berseria Remastered

Arriving close to the end of the month is another brand new video game pickup from The Game Collection with two physical releases released this year!

This needs no introduction really but I did go ahead and pre-order Capcom’s 2026 survival horror game Resident Evil Requiem, the 9th mainline game in the franchise. Been hearing a lot of really positive buzz, and I’ve recently been playing through Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and Resident Evil Village back to back so I’m pretty much ready to go ahead and play this new instalment before the spoilers start to get out of control. Similar to Resident Evil 4 Remake, I also went for the Lenticular Edition which is a nice o-card sleeve with a 3D looking front cover.

Also picked up is Bandai Namco’s Tales of Berseria Remastered, which is a remaster of the 2016 PlayStation 3 & 4 release. I did own the PlayStation 4 version but I never got around to playing it so I discontinued it (my way of saying I sold it) from the collection in favour of this remaster. It is on Nintendo Switch but I’m keeping the Tales of franchise exclusively to PlayStation as they run better.

Naruto Shippuden Vol. 1 & Spy x Family Code: White

The final arrival of the month and just before the month concluded were two packages from Anime Limited, both pre-orders that took their time due to delays with production.

Naruto Shippuden is the latest Shonen Jump series to join my collection. Now that I own the entirety of the original Naruto anime series, Naruto Shippuden is next on the list. Anime Limited are re-doing the discs instead of using Viz Media’s so we will have 20 volumes in total with 25 episodes per set. Every five volumes will also include a box to house the volumes, but there isn’t much special edition packaging here other than a rigid box and a few art cards from the set, which is fine for me considering how expensive it will be to own all 500 episodes of this long-running anime series.

Also arrived is Spy x Family Code: White, the first original anime film by studios CloverWorks & WIT Studio based on the Shonen Jump+ series. I recently picked up the first two seasons mentioned earlier so this was good timing. I did hear the film is considered ‘fine’ in general but I wanted to own it regardless. Anime Limited handled the license this time thanks to TOHO which was unusual but now that the distributor is owned by them it makes more sense now.

Unboxing Links

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

There were hold-ups on my end but I do have plans to sort out unboxings for Dragon Lord, The Japanese Godfather Trilogy, Naruto Shippuden Volume 1 (with Vols. 2-5 when they arrive), Picture of a Nymph, Save the Green Planet!, Spy x Family Code: White and Zen and Sword: The Miyamoto Musashi Saga at Toei.

What’s to Come for the Hauls

There’s been some more shakeups but also more titles added to the upcoming schedule. We have a big anime import package from North America that should appear during the first half of the month, plus some exciting Asian Cinema releases. I am hoping Macross II: Lovers Again will ship out this month as its in the final phase of the campaign but it may get moved to April.

March 2026

  • Black Jack: The OVA Series (Blu-ray)
  • The Dangers in My Heart Season 1 (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray)
  • Eiichi Kudo’s Samurai Revolution Trilogy (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
  • Flame of Recca (SD-BD)
  • Hard Boiled (Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD)
  • Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
  • Love Live! Superstar!! Season 3 (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray)
  • Macross II: Lovers Again (Premium Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray)
  • Magnificent Bodyguards (Deluxe Collector’s Edition Blu-ray 2D+3D)
  • Mamoru Oshii’s Dallos (Blu-ray)
  • Osamu Tezuka’s Cleopatra (Blu-ray)
  • Project ARMS (SD-BD)
  • That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 Part 2 (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
  • A Time Slip of 10000 Years: Prime Rose (Blu-ray)
  • Underworld Chronicles: Three Yakuza Fables by Takashi Miike (Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray)

April 2026

  • Confessions of a Police Captain (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
  • The Eye (Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD)
  • The Killer (Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD)
  • Matador (Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray)
  • Romancing in Thin Air (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
  • Time to Play: Films by Jacques Rozier (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
  • Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Returns Special Edition (PlayStation 5)
  • Wandering Ginza Butterfly Collection (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
  • Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga (PlayStation 5)

Q3 2026

  • Capcom Arcade Stadium Vol. 1 (Nintendo Switch)
  • Earnest Evans Collection (Nintendo Switch)
  • Fighting Force Collection (PlayStation 5)
  • Hi-Fi Rush (PlayStation 5)
  • Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition (Nintendo Switch)
  • Tenshi no Uta: The Angel Verse Collection (Nintendo Switch)

Other Tidbits

Considering how bad January was, February was an improvement in general. We also moved to a new office which is smaller but pretty solid in general. There’s been some shifts around with staff but pretty minor. My salary review hasn’t been sorted yet which is frustrating but hopefully its resolved sooner than later. If it gets rejected, well that’s their fault. I’m still owed many hours due to the overtime but the claim back days in March should get most of the backlog out of the way.

Outside of work I have restarted my exercise but it’s not as active as it used to be mainly due to fatigue from work and trying to maintain a balance between the two. I am trying but will take a while to readjust. As the days get brighter I’ll be able to do the long walks at least to change it up. The video game backlog has made good progress with two games finished and one game almost sorted. Anime watching I plan to start in March as the Winter season starts to wrap up.

Anime Updates

There hasn’t been much updates here surprisingly. Anime Limited have revealed more theatrical plans including All You Need is Kill and Lupin the IIIrd: Immortal Bloodline while Crunchyroll UK have Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea on the way. Anime Limited are still stuck in the Christmas sale backlog which is pretty amusing to see but hopefully they get it out of the way so they can focus on the new stuff. Crunchyroll US has barely offered anything as of late which is impacting the UK schedule annoyingly.

Discotek Media’s livestream plans have backfired but they did reveal a few more releases planned. There’s a new release of Lady Oscar: The Rose of Versailles which is now a complete set (was released in two collections), the second Lupin the Third: TV Specials Collection focused on Specials 6-10, and a brand new license rescue with Patlabor: The Early Days OVA series, which is the first anime released in the franchise. No release dates yet but I suspect they’ll be included in the next slate or two.

AnimEigo also revealed a few new licenses. Master of Martial Hearts (Zettai Shougeki: Platonic Heart), the five episode OVA series that Funimation previously released on DVD, and Sketchbook ~full color’S~, the 2007 anime series written by Mari Okada and previously released by Nozomi Entertainment on DVD, are both coming to Blu-ray. I didn’t anticipate AnimEigo going down this route for license rescues this early on but both are interesting picks. AnimEigo have also licensed Zhang Yimou’s first film Red Sorghum (红高粱) released in 1988 for their Whole Grain Pictures label. It wouldn’t surprise me if it gets picked up for a UK release so I think I’ll wait and see on that one.

And that concludes the second monthly collection update for 2026. A good batch of titles which mostly showed up during the latter half of the month which was expected, and it’ll happen again for March’s haul I reckon as well. I do need to look into that half-shelf extension for the collection but no clue when I’ll get it done.

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