From The New World – Part 2 and Kokoro Connect OVA Series Receive Further Delays

It’s been discovered that a selection of MVM Entertainment’s upcoming Blu-ray and DVD titles, namely From The New World – Part 2 and Kokoro Connect – Complete OVA Series, have been delayed until the end of October.

Kokoro Connect – Complete OVA Series was originally due for release on DVD today (6th October 2014) however it has now been pushed back until the 27th October 2014; which is quite a significant delay. It’s a similar story with the Blu-ray version of From The New World – Part 2, as that has also been pushed back until the 27th October 2014.

Several MVM Titles Receive Minor Release Date Alterations

Following on from monday’s release date alteration for From The New World – Part 2 it’s been confirmed that a handful of other MVM Entertainment releases have also been slightly delayed.

For starters the complete series release of Bodacious Space Pirates on DVD has been pushed back to the 29th September 2014 where as the Blu-ray version will still be released on it’s original release date of 22nd September 2014.

Moving into October the ‘Limited Edition’ DVD release of The Garden of Sinners Movie Collection has been moved from the 6th October 2014 all the way back to the 27th October 2014; which is a considerable gap.

Finally, as we previously mentioned yesterday the Blu-ray release of From The New World – Part 2 has been pushed back until the 6th October 2014, the DVD on the other hand ‘should’ be available although some retailers don’t have stock of it.

MVM Entertainment have yet to clarify the reasoning behind these delays but we can only assume it has something to do with the arrival of stock from suppliers and production companies.

From the New World – Part 2 ‘Potentially’ Delayed until October

If you are currently curious as to where your copy of From The New World – Part 2 is then unfortunately you are going to be disappointed, as the second half of the series has unexpectedly been delayed until ‘at least’ the beginning of October; that is according to online product listings at Amazon, Base and Zavvi.

According to the product listings the DVD version of From The New World – Part 2 has been pushed back to the 29th September 2014, where as the Blu-ray version has been pushed back to the 6th October 2014; both formats were expected for release today, the 15th September 2014.

MVM Entertainment have yet to clarify whether or not the release has been subject to a delay, but considering their official store (Anime-On-Line) is still listing today’s date and that they have been sending out stock to customers could mean that its infact a supplier delay; whereby the stores have yet to receive stock from suppliers and opted to list a ‘template’ release date for when the stock is due to arrive.

Of course this “supplier delay” is just speculation, but it would make sense considering all of the mentioned websites are still listing the item for pre-order where as the Anime-On-Line store is happily selling it.

DVD Review: From The New World – Part 2

We jump further down the rabbit hole to see if the mysterious and devious From The New World – Part 2 has anything else to offer to its fans; fortunately it does and it seems to be a lot more ‘action-packed’ than its previous instalment. Potential spoilers aside what can we expect from MVM Entertainment’s DVD release? Lets find out.

Synopsis:

Still reeling from the deaths of her friends and the revelations of the Ethics Committee’s machinations, Saki returns to the village expecting the worst. However, what she’s learned so far barely touches on the edges of an even vaster conspiracy. As she discovers the fate the committee intends for her personally, she realizes that her own mind is being turned against her.

With her memories of Shun fading, she and Satoru find themselves in a race to find Maria and Mamoru before the Committee condemns them to destruction. But the clock is turning against them in more ways than one, as the smoldering conflicts between the rat colonies threatens to erupt into open warfare. As pivotal pieces in a deadly endgame designed to wipe an entire species from the face of the planet, it’s not going to be enough for Saki and Satoru to merely survive. To lead the best laid plans of both rats and men astray, they’ll have to uncover the final secrets to two hidden worlds and turn them against their makers!

DVD Review: From The New World – Part 1

What do you get when you mix five children with a conspiracy theory and pshyic powers? The answer is From The New World; but with that aside we did we think of MVM Entertainment’s DVD Release of the first instalment to the series? Find out in our DVD Review of From The New World – Part 1

Synopsis:

Born into a world a thousand years in our future, Saki and her friends Satoru, Maria, Mamoru and Shun have lived their entire lives in what seems to be a perfect utopia. Not only is their small, idyllic community overflowing with clean rushing water and abundant green foliage, but almost all technology has been rendered irrelevant by the magical power of “Juryoku,” the psychic ability to materialize anything one desires. But when Saki discovers a long-lost artifact from the past, the facade of their world is shattered and the cracks that split the foundation of their reality threaten to swallow them whole!

Faced with a bloody secret history of how their world really came to be and thrust into a nightmarish new paradigm, Saki and her companions are confronted with dangers they never knew existed and a series of choices that may change the fate of every intelligent creature on the planet – human and otherwise!

MVM Entertainment Reveals Q4 2014 Line-Up; Introduces a Few Surprises Including Samurai Champloo on Blu-ray

MVM Entertainment’s own online store, Anime-On-Line has recently updated today to reveal the list of anime titles that they will be distributing within the fourth quarter of 2014, which takes place between October and December of the year, and lets just say that there are a few surprises in-store.

First of all the highly entertaining and much demanded Samurai Champloo will be getting it’s debut UK Blu-ray release on the 3rd November 2014; meanwhile the ‘Monogatari’ franchise continues with two new installments, Nekomonogatari White and Kabukimonogatari, both of which are being released onto Blu-ray.

Of course for those who enjoy the traditional DVD then you will find Devil Survivor 2: The Animation, Usagi Drop and Blade of Tempest. Basically we have got a lot to look forward to, but the current MVM Entertainment release schedule looks something like this:

From The New World – Collection 2 – REGION LOCKED

From The New World – Collection 2

Region: A  (NOT Playable in the UK)
– Boxart states Region A Only
– Can be played on Region B Compatible devices by using the ‘Title Search Method‘

Price: $58.06 / £34.84 (Excluding postage)

Episodes: 14 – 25 (2 Disc set)

Plot: Still reeling from the deaths of her friends and the revelations of the Ethics Committee’s machinations, Saki returns to the village expecting the worst. However, what she’s learned so far barely touches on the edges of an even vaster conspiracy. As she discovers the fate the committee intends for her personally, she realizes that her own mind is being turned against her.

With her memories of Shun fading, she and Satoru find themselves in a race to find Maria and Mamoru before the Committee condemns them to destruction. But the clock is turning against them in more ways than one, as the smoldering conflicts between the rat colonies threatens to erupt into open warfare. As pivotal pieces in a deadly endgame designed to wipe an entire species from the face of the planet, it’s not going to be enough for Saki and Satoru to merely survive. To lead the best laid plans of both rats and men astray, they’ll have to uncover the final secrets to two hidden worlds and turn them against their makers!

—- NOTE —-

MVM Entertainment will be releasing From The New World – Collection 2 on Blu-ray on the 15th September 2014 and is currently available to pre-order for £19.99 which is nearly half-the-price of the American release.

From The New World – Collection 1 – REGION FREE

From The New World – Collection 1

Region: A & B (Confirmed Playable in the UK)
– Boxart states Region B Compatible

Price: $58.08 / £36.01 (Excluding postage)

Episodes: 1 – 13 (2 Disc Set)

Plot: Born into a world a thousand years in our future, Saki and her friends Satoru, Maria, Mamoru and Shun have lived their entire lives in what seems to be a perfect utopia. Not only is their small, idyllic community overflowing with clean rushing water and abundant green foliage, but almost all technology has been rendered irrelevant by the magical power of “Juryoku,” the psychic ability to materialize anything one desires. But when Saki discovers a long-lost artifact from the past, the facade of their world is shattered and the cracks that split the foundation of their reality threaten to swallow them whole!

Faced with a bloody secret history of how their world really came to be and thrust into a nightmarish new paradigm, Saki and her companions are confronted with dangers they never knew existed and a series of choices that may change the fate of every intelligent creature on the planet – human and otherwise!

—- NOTE —-

MVM Entertainment have released From The New World – Collection 1 on Blu-ray and it is currently available to order for £19.99, which is nearly half-the-price of the American release.

MVM Entertainment’s Entire Q3 2014 Line-Up Confirmed

Following on from last weeks reveal, which saw Anime-On-Line outing Manga Entertainment UK’s entire Q3 line-up, it now seems that it is MVM Entertainment’s turn of having their announcements posted earlier than expected.

Spotted by @Agent347 and listed on Zavvi, a selection of upcoming titles have appeared for pre-order, with the lot of them listed for a Q3 release window, with titles including Mysterious Girlfriend X (DVD only), Kokoro Connect (DVD only), From the New World – Part 2, Bodacious Space Pirates – Complete and Toradora – Complete.

All of the titles have previously been revealed at some stage via twitter or their website, so other than a complete box-set for Bodacious Space Pirates their really isn’t any surprises.

MVM Entertainment To Release More Anime Blu-ray’s This Year

MVM Entertainment have recently confirmed that due to a “new deal with suppliers”  future anime releases will be coming on Blu-ray in addition to their standard DVD release.

Thanks to a new deal with our suppliers, its now cheaper for us to support the format and therefore we can release more titles this way, both new and existing. Stay tuned over the next few weeks as we update our release schedule.

Throughout the day MVM Entertainment have been ‘bombarding’ their Twitter feed with information on titles they are getting the Blu-ray treatment, titles including Girls Und Panzer (Complete Series & OVA Sets), Accel Word (Part 1 and Part 2), From the New World and Campione!