The latest posts from the blog:
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Is it Wrong to Expect a Hot Spring in a Dungeon? (Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
A while ago Sentai Filmworks released the OVA special to DanMachi and the first print run eventually went out of print. Amazon had a couple of units left so I took this opportunity to grab it, with the second season coming up.
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Super Robot Wars V (PlayStation 4) Quick Look
From the Play Asia weekly sale I finally picked up my first Super Robot Wars game. It’s kinda amazing to see that you can now own this franchise in English given its history.
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Otaku Collection Haul for June 2019
So this month’s collection haul is rather abnormal than the others from the past couple of months, and most of that was down to my Birthday and the money I was given around it. Some titles I was expecting to arrive in July also ended up appearing in this month so that’s another factor.
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Princess Principal (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
This Summer 2017 anime series ended up becoming a fan favourite and I figured I would check it out via the MVM collector’s edition release.
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Made in Abyss (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
Voted one of the best anime of the recent decade, Made in Abyss arrives to the UK with a pretty solid collector’s edition by MVM & Madman.
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![Armed Girl’s Machiavellism (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing [NSFW]](https://normanicgrav.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/armedgirlm-01.jpg?w=1024)
Armed Girl’s Machiavellism (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing [NSFW]
NSFW! I was curious about this show for a while and during MVM’s sale I decided to pick it up.
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Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online Part 1 (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
Sword Art Online is so popular that even its spin-off series managed to receive an anime adaptation, and it’s now in the UK with Part 1 offering a shop exclusive box.
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 1st & 2nd GIG (Blu-ray) Unboxing
Last Friday was my birthday and one of the items I received was the 2018 release of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex on Blu-ray! I delayed the unboxing so that I can take good photos and also test the discs in one go.
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![Utakumi 575 [うた組み575] (PlayStation Vita) Quick Look](https://normanicgrav.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/utagumi575-01.jpg?w=1024)
Utakumi 575 [うた組み575] (PlayStation Vita) Quick Look
In addition to the PS4 title from earlier, I also acquired two more Vita games from Japan. The second is a unique rhythm game from SEGA.
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![Taiko no Tatsujin V Version [太鼓の達人 Vバージョン] (PlayStation Vita) Quick Look](https://normanicgrav.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/taikovversion-01.jpg?w=1024)
Taiko no Tatsujin V Version [太鼓の達人 Vバージョン] (PlayStation Vita) Quick Look
In addition to the PS4 title from earlier, I also acquired two more Vita games from Japan. The first is from a long-running franchise that I had always wanted to own.
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![Sengoku Basara 4 Sumeragi [戦国BASARA4 皇] (PlayStation 4) Quick Look](https://normanicgrav.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sengokubasara4sumeragi-01.jpg?w=1024)
Sengoku Basara 4 Sumeragi [戦国BASARA4 皇] (PlayStation 4) Quick Look
I have picked up another PlayStation 4 import from the folks over at Solaris Japan, who are now celebrating their new loyalty points scheme (which is similar to other retailers – buy stuff, earn points, use points to save money on future orders).
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September 2019 Solicitations for Funimation & Sentai Filmworks
Looks like Funimation is trying to bring a whole bunch of Crunchyroll titles onto the Essentials line-up for this month, meanwhile, Sentai Filmworks offers another limited edition box set release among a couple re-releases. For this post, I’ll be rounding up all of the new releases between these two distributors for the month of September…
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