Anime Limited, otherwise known as All The Anime, returned to MCM Comic Con in London this month, otherwe known this time as EGX x MCM, and it saw them host two panels across the weekend which revealed new licenses for Blu-Ray and Cinema release. You may have seen our coverage of these panels on social media (and here), but for those that missed out here is a more detailed overview on what was announced.
SUMMARY:
Soundtracks:
Jujutsu Kaisen S2 (Vinyl)
My HHappy Marriage (Vinyl)
Tokyo Revengers (Vinyl)
Violet Evergarden (Vinyl)
Blu-Ray:
AKIRA
Blood: The Last Vampire
Blood+
Eminence in Shadow
I’m Quitting Heroing
InuYasha – Season 3
InuYasha – Season 4
Karakuri Circus
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken
Pet
I’m Standing on a Million Lives
Cinema:
AKIRA (2025)
GODZILLA MINUS ONE/MINUS COLOR (1st November 2025)
Ghost Cat Anzu (2025)
Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro in 4K (2025)
The Colors Within (Early 2025)
Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (2025)
All of the Blu-Ray releases will be released in Collector’s Edition form. The films planned for a cinema release will all be released in 2025, and Anime Limited also has plans to put Mamoru Hosoda films (such as Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) into UK cinemas as well.
BLU-RAY:
AKIRA:
Release Date: TBC
Synopsis: Neo-Tokyo, 2019. The City is being rebuilt post World War III when two high school drop outs, Kaneda and Tetsuo stumble across a secret government project to develop a new weapon – telekinetic humans. After Tetsuo is captured by the military and experimented on, he gains psychic abilities and learns about the existence of the project’s most powerful subject, Akira. Dangerous and destructive, Kaneda must take it upon himself to stop both Tetsuo before things get out of control and the city is destroyed once again.
BLOOD The Last Vampire:
Release Date: TBC
Synopsis: A deadly secret lies hidden within the walls of the high security Yokota Air Force Base. It has become home to a monstrous subspecies of vampires who are causing havoc in 1960s Japan. But the secret services are fighting back, and now they have sent an agent to finish the job. She is Saya, the last of the original vampires.
BLOOD+
Release Date: TBC:
Synopsis: Saya Otonashi, a seemingly normal high school student, suffers from amnesia and she can’t remember the past year of her life. One day, after a man appears and gives her a katana sword, her destiny begins to be revealed. Soon she finds herself fighting the latest threat to humanity Chiropteran monsters, ravenous immortal creatures that can change their form, disguising themselves as human beings. They feed off blood and hide themselves within the human world. An organization known as the Red Shield has been waging a private war to wipe them out and now the struggle has grown. Saya’s journey for the truth has begun.
Eminence in Shadow
Release Date: TBC
Synopsis: Cid doesn’t want to be a flashy hero or a dastardly villain. He wants to operate in the shadows and pull the strings of society through wit and cleverness. So, when he’s isekai’d to another world armed with magic powers (and an overactive imagination), he forms Shadow Garden, an underground organization that fights an evil cult he totally made up. But while Cid happily roleplays his favorite antihero tropes, little does he know Shadow Garden’s recruits treat his every lie as gospel, and worse yet? That “fake” cult is actually real, and they’re not happy his power fantasy just impeded their plan to gain ultimate power in THE EMINENCE IN SHADOW!
I’m Quitting Heroing:
Release Date: TBC
Synopsis: After defeating the Demon King, former hero Leo Demonheart is learning that he was just a little too good at what he did, to the point that many now suspect that his real goal was to become the Demon King himself. Which, given that his name is Demonheart and he was created as part of a secret project, is perhaps not as far-fetched as it sounds, but now nobody wants to employ him, and a former hero has still got to eat. So, he applies for a job with the Demon King Echidna herself… but she doesn’t want him either. Fortunately, some of her subordinates are more appreciative of his skills, and if he wears a disguise, he might just get away with becoming the new bad boy on the block after deciding I’m QUITTING HEROING!
Karakuri Circus:
Release Date: TBC
Synopsis: When Narumi Kato, a martial artist afflicted with the bizarre condition known as Zonapha syndrome, attempts to rescue a young boy from incredibly powerful attackers, he is stunned to discover that his opponents aren’t even human! Pulled into a conflict pitting users of l puppets and the self-aware Automatons against each other, Narumi finds himself rescued by an unusual young woman named Shirogane, who has her own puppet, Arlequin, and together they must form an alliance to protect the boy, Masaru, who has recently inherited an incredible fortune. But who is trying to kill Masaru and what is the origin of these incredible animated creations? How is it tied in with Narumi’s own affliction? The truth surrounding a 200 year old shadow war unfolds as Narumi, Shirogane, and Masaru battle to survive in KARAKURI CIRCUS!
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken
Release Date: TBC
Synopsis: Tsubame Mizusaki daydreams about becoming an animator, even though her parents have forbidden her from joining their school’s anime club. Solution: form a new club focused on “motion pictures” and let the creativity flow! It won’t always be easy, but once everyone’s in “toon” together, who knows what might happen.
Pet:
Release Date: TBC
Synopsis: The power to infiltrate minds and manipulate memories. Those who have it are feared, hated and referred to as “pets”. Hiroki and Tsukasa both possess the power. It would have consumed their fragile hearts, were it not for the special bond they share. But their wish to be together is callously exploited by underground organization “the Company”. What consequences will distorting their bond have?
I’m Standing on a Million Lives
Release Date: TBC
Synopsis: Aloof and logical middle school third-year Yusuke Yotsuya is transported to a game-like alternate world. He becomes a third player and takes on a dangerous quest with his classmates Iu Shindo and Kusue Hakozaki, who were transported there earlier. The cold Yusuke eschews emotionalism and examines all elements with detachment, sometimes even toying with the lives of his companions.
Cinema:
Ghost Cat Anzu
Release Date: 2025
Synopsis:
Precocious tween Karin finds herself abandoned by her father in rural Japan. Living in a temple with her grandfather, she meets Anzu, a giant “ghost cat” and notorious layabout tasked with looking after her. Distrustful of her new guardian, Karin sabotages Anzu’s odd jobs for the townsfolk and befriends the eccentric local forest spirits. In an effort to win Karin over, Anzu accidentally makes a deal with the devil, and all Hell breaks loose.
Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro
Release Date: 2025
Synopsis: In the twilight of his career, master thief Lupin the Third’s latest and greatest caper has hit a snag. What should’ve been bags of cash from a national casino turns out to be expert counterfeits! Together with his partner-in-crime Jigen, Lupin heads to the remote European nation of Cagliostro to exact revenge. Not everything goes as planned; the two encounter Clarisse, a royal damsel in distress being forced to marry the sinister Count Cagliostro against her will. Saving her won’t be easy, however, as Lupin and Jigen — together with Lupin’s unpredictable ex-girlfriend Fujiko and the swordsman Goemon — must fight their way through a trap-filled castle, a deadly dungeon, and an army of professional assassins! Can Lupin rescue the girl, evade the cuffs of his long-time nemesis Inspector Zenigata, and uncover the secret treasures of The Castle of Cagliostro?
The Colors Within
Release Date: Early 2025
Synopsis: Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the ‘colors’ of others. Colors of bliss, excitement, and serenity, plus a color she treasures as her favorite. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the most beautiful color of all. Although she doesn’t play an instrument, Totsuko forms a band with Kimi and Rui, a quiet music enthusiast they meet at a used bookstore in a far corner of town. As they practice at an old church on a remote island, music brings them together, forming friendships and stirring affections. Will they discover their true ‘colors’?
Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window
Release Date: 2025
Synopsis: From the novel: Childgood recollections tells about an ideal school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. This unusaul school had old railroad cars for classrooms, and it was run by an extraordinary man–its founder and headmaster, Sosaku Kobayashi–who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity.
Further details relating to these announcements will be revealed in due time by Anime Limited (All The Anime). In the meantime take a look at what is currently due to be released in the UK via our release schedule.
