January 2025 Pre-Orders – All the Anime

Howdy there, and Pleased New 12 months! A brand new 12 months means plenty of thrilling planning and searching ahead to what 2025 has in retailer right here at Anime Restricted – and boy do now we have lots to speak about all year long – however let’s begin small… whereas final month we talked you thru a few of our preliminary pre-order plans for January we did depart some gaps, and now’s the time to fill them… and the way! We don’t imply to blow our personal trumpet*, however you gained’t wish to miss them.

We hope you’re able to fill the remainder of your month with some terrific movie pre-orders – an ideal setup for our huge January theatrical launch, as Naoko Yamada’s stunning, emotional and uplifting The Colours Inside involves cinemas across the UK. Be sure to book your tickets today!

With all that stated and achieved, let’s drill into the remainder of our January pre-orders!

*We all know it’s not a trumpet

Welcome to Demon Faculty! Iruma-kun Season 1 Commonplace Version Blu-ray

To start out out, we already introduced this one again in December, however no hurt in reminding you that Welcome to Demon Faculty! Iruma-kun is on its technique to the UK on Blu-ray!

“Suzuki Iruma, human, 14, one day finds himself taken against his will into the world of demons. To add to his predicament, his doting owner and self-appointed “Grandpa” is the chair-demon at his new faculty. So as to survive, Iruma should take care of a haughty pupil who challenges him to a duel, a woman with adjustment points, and so many extra scary beings! Can this final pacifist dodge the slings and arrows which can be flung his means? As he struggles frantically, Iruma’s innate kindness begins to win over his enemies.”

Our launch comprises the whole 23-episode first season throughout three Blu-ray discs. Pre-orders open this Thursday, sixteenth January – we are able to’t wait so that you can get your arms on this one!

Product: Welcome to Demon Faculty! Iruma-kun Season 1 Commonplace Version Blu-ray
Launch date: twenty seventh January 2025
SRP: £44.99
Pre-orders open: Thursday sixteenth January 2025

Tekkonkinkreet Collector’s Version Blu-ray/DVD

Subsequent on the docket is the return to the UK of 1 unbelievable movie, lastly supplied with the Collector’s Version therapy that it deserves – TEKKONKINKREET. Primarily based on a manga by the inimitable Taiyo Matsumoto (Ping Pong), directed by Michael Arias with music by English digital music act Plaid, this movie is a real sensation for the thoughts and senses.

“From the creators of Animatrix comes this visually-stunning anime film based on a popular Japanese manga written by Taiyo Matsumoto. In Treasure Town, where the moon smiles and young boys can fly, life can be both gentle and brutal. This is never truer than for our heroes, Black and White, two street urchins who watch over the city, doing battle with an array of old-world Yakuza and alien assassins vying to rule the decaying metropolis.”

Our Collector’s Version launch comprises the movie on each DVD and Blu-ray, saved inside an Amaray case. Additionally included is a 28-page booklet completely filled with manufacturing art work, from ideas by to characters and storyboards to key frames – an unmissable peek into the creation of a further movie.

To spherical issues off, our launch is housed inside a inflexible slipcase, sporting an unique piece of art work from Taiyo Matsumoto himself!

Our pre-orders for this Collector’s Version open on Thursday twenty third January – what to do, the selection is black and white…

Product: TEKKONKINKREET
Launch date: twenty fourth February 2025
SRP: £39.99
Pre-orders open: Thursday twenty third January 2025

Blue Big Collector’s Version Blu-ray

Now, right here’s one you’ve been asking us about for a while now, ever since its theatrical launch final 12 months which so lots of you completely adored. Now, not less than, we are able to reveal our plans for Blue Big on Blu-ray, and we couldn’t be extra excited!

As a place to begin, you may discover one thing a bit totally different concerning the slipcase dimension for this one – given the musical heritage of this movie, we wished to shake issues up barely, so whereas this Collector’s Version launch is identical peak as a typical set, your eyes don’t deceive you, and this slipcase is certainly wider. This offers it the identical sq. dimensions as a vinyl file, however with a smaller dimension footprint – consider it as like a mini-vinyl set… solely with a Blu-ray inside.

It’s not only a Blu-ray disc inside that hanging case nevertheless – we’ve additionally crafted an unique A3 “gig” poster, added in a sticker sheet to make the usage of a few of the enjoyable logos and iconography the film has to supply, and each single unit will even comprise a serialised, numbered artwork card.

All this, and we haven’t even gotten to the beautiful 64-page booklet but – it’s one other good cause for the particular dimensions of this launch, permitting us to cram it stuffed with content material. In addition to a complete set of character designs, now we have interviews throughout the movie’s manufacturing crew, together with the director, producer, music producer, color and artwork crew and the gig scene particular administrators. It’s an excellent perception into the manufacturing of a narrative that’s difficult to translate to the massive display, and offers you a complete new appreciation on the way it was potential.

Blue Big rounds off our pre-order slate for January, with Early Chicken pre-orders opening on thirtieth January 2025.

Product: Blue Big
Launch date: twenty fourth February 2025
SRP: £59.99
Pre-orders open: Thursday thirtieth January 2025

BLEACH Half 4 Blu-ray

Earlier than we depart you, we are able to rapidly verify that our subsequent quantity of the unique BLEACH shall be touchdown within the UK this March, with pre-orders opening at first of February, as you proceed in your quest to fill that beautiful first Collector’s Version field!

This newest quantity of the collection comprises episodes 84-111 throughout its 4 discs, contained inside an Amaray case with O-card. As per earlier volumes, our first print run comprises an unique set of three artwork playing cards inside!

Product: BLEACH Half 4
Launch date: twenty fourth March 2025
SRP: £49.99
Pre-orders open: Thursday sixth February 2025

Nicely, that’s your whole set for the remainder of January, and a bit bit past. We’ll be exhibiting you what February has in retailer very quickly as soon as we’ve finalised just a few issues, however hopefully it’ll be an (ahem) slam dunk of a month! We’ll see you then, however till then we hope you’re excited for these newest incoming pre-orders!

Jan 14, 2025

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