Here's some info on new releases from anime distributor
Geneon Entertainment. They are almost guaranteeably not family
entertainment (even if they're only "7 up"), but their plot summaries
are here in my column anyway,
because they sent me screeners.
Koi Kaze - (V.1) The Reunion
US$29.98, 100 min, 16 UP
Koshiro and Nanoka are brother and sister separated since Nanoko was a baby. When the time comes for her to enter high school, it is decided that the two will live together. This is easier said than done. The two had already been on a date! Although they will try to have a platonic relationship, it becomes increasingly tense. Will the two hold off, or will the temptation prove too difficult?
Kyo Kara Maoh! - God (?) Save Our King! - Volume 1
US$24.98, 125 min, 13UP
Yuri Shibuya is an average baseball-loving high school student. One day, Yuri tries to save his former classmate from a group of hoodlums. Turning on him, they drag Yuri into the bathroom and push his face into the toilet. When they flush the toilet, he is transported to another world! Yuri is then taken to a castle and crowned King of the Demon World! Is he going to end up as the leader of the land, surrounded by his extraordinarily handsome lieges or will he make it back home?
DVD Features: Contains Episodes 1- 5, English and Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0, English subtitles, Textless Opening, Character Data, Geneon Previews
Paranoia Agent - (V.3) Serial Psychosis
US$29.98, 75 min, 16 UP
The continuing attacks leave a bloody mark upon society that reflects each social circle's inherent desires. Suicidal people see the Lil' Slugger as a savior to deliver them from life; bored housewives see him as the hot topic in the gossip circles. Unfortunately, to the distressed staff struggling to finish the animated TV show, Maromi the Dog, Lil' Slugger is the menace who has been striking them down, one at a time...
The first TV series directed by Satoshi Kon (Millennium Actress, Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers). Featuring scripts by Seishi Minakami (Boogiepop Phantom) and animation by Madhouse (Gungrave, Trigun, Texhnolyze).
Requiem from the Darkness - V.4 Eternal Rest
US$24.98, 75 min, 16UP
Momosuke, separated from the group, searches for the others when he is suddenly attacked by rebels. Ogin finds him and advises he return to Edo. When she heads in another direction, Momosuke follows
her instead. Along the journey, Momosuke comes across a clan that has been cursed by spirits, causing horrible deaths. Mataichi just may have
Koi Kaze - (V.1) The Reunion
US$29.98, 100 min, 16 UP
Koshiro and Nanoka are brother and sister separated since Nanoko was a baby. When the time comes for her to enter high school, it is decided that the two will live together. This is easier said than done. The two had already been on a date! Although they will try to have a platonic relationship, it becomes increasingly tense. Will the two hold off, or will the temptation prove too difficult?
Kyo Kara Maoh! - God (?) Save Our King! - Volume 1
US$24.98, 125 min, 13UP
Yuri Shibuya is an average baseball-loving high school student. One day, Yuri tries to save his former classmate from a group of hoodlums. Turning on him, they drag Yuri into the bathroom and push his face into the toilet. When they flush the toilet, he is transported to another world! Yuri is then taken to a castle and crowned King of the Demon World! Is he going to end up as the leader of the land, surrounded by his extraordinarily handsome lieges or will he make it back home?
DVD Features: Contains Episodes 1- 5, English and Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0, English subtitles, Textless Opening, Character Data, Geneon Previews
Paranoia Agent - (V.3) Serial Psychosis
US$29.98, 75 min, 16 UP
The continuing attacks leave a bloody mark upon society that reflects each social circle's inherent desires. Suicidal people see the Lil' Slugger as a savior to deliver them from life; bored housewives see him as the hot topic in the gossip circles. Unfortunately, to the distressed staff struggling to finish the animated TV show, Maromi the Dog, Lil' Slugger is the menace who has been striking them down, one at a time...
The first TV series directed by Satoshi Kon (Millennium Actress, Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers). Featuring scripts by Seishi Minakami (Boogiepop Phantom) and animation by Madhouse (Gungrave, Trigun, Texhnolyze).
Requiem from the Darkness - V.4 Eternal Rest
US$24.98, 75 min, 16UP
Momosuke, separated from the group, searches for the others when he is suddenly attacked by rebels. Ogin finds him and advises he return to Edo. When she heads in another direction, Momosuke follows
her instead. Along the journey, Momosuke comes across a clan that has been cursed by spirits, causing horrible deaths. Mataichi just may have
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