Section23 Films Announce July 2010 Slate

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[size=16]SECTION23 FILMS ANNOUNCES JULY SLATE[/size]
HOUSTON, April 23, 2010 – Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its July slate of releases, including the new English dubbed release of the hit series Golgo 13 from Section23 client Sentai Filmworks. Also releasing in July is the Blue-Ray Edition of LEGENDS OF THE DARK KING COMPLETE COLLECTION.

Product details follow, in order of release.
Coming July 2010

Title: EYESHIELD 21 COLLECTION 2
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 325 min.
Street Date: 7/6/2010
Format: DVD
SRP: $49.98

SYNOPSIS: You can’t make a silk purse out of a pig’s ear, but you can make a football. And apparently with enough finagling and a little finesse, you can make a football star as well! By both hook and crook, Sena Kobayakawa’s unnaturally strong sense of self preservation and even more extraordinary skills at fleeing have turned him into the star running back of his school’s admittedly unusual US-style football team. And even more amazingly, the Deimon Demon Bats are actually starting to be taken seriously! But can Machiavellian manager Himura pull an even bigger trick and build the team into a serious challenge to the awesome might of the Taiyou Sphinx? He’ll have to if they want to have the privilege of tackling the NASA Aliens! Sena’s biggest challenge and greatest rival are about to take the field by storm in EYESHIELD 21 - COLLECTION 2!

Title: GOLGO 13 COLLECTION 1
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 325 min.
Street Date: 7/13/2010
Format: DVD
SRP: $59.98

SYNOPSIS: His targets never see it coming and he’s never caught. If there is a witness to the kill, that poor SOB winds up dead too. People say he’s a ghost. A machine. A monster. He’s Golgo 13, the most feared assassin in the world, the professional’s professional, the killer of killers. And now he’s back with 13 targeted missions that will keep you glued to the screen (and away from the windows). Load up for high-powered, bullet-riddled action with Golgo 13!!

Title: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KING COMPLETE COLLECTION
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 325 min.
Street Date: 7/20/2010
Format: DVD
SRP: $49.98

SYNOPSIS: A nuclear holocaust has robbed the world of its order, and now warring factions fight for every square inch of desert, spilling buckets of blood to gain control. But legends tell of one great warrior who will become King, using his powerful fists and an awesome rage to rise to his rightful place. That warrior is Raoh, a giant hulking fighter with the ability to vanquish his enemies in the bloodiest way possible. But other warriors will not relinquish their kingdoms so easily. Because in this world, no one gives up without a fight! Join in the adventure with one of the most exciting animated warriors ever!

Title: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KING COMPLETE COLLECTION BLU-RAY EDITION
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 325 min.
Street Date: 7/20/2010
Format: BD
SRP: $69.98

SYNOPSIS: A nuclear holocaust has robbed the world of its order, and now warring factions fight for every square inch of desert, spilling buckets of blood to gain control. But legends tell of one great warrior who will become King, using his powerful fists and an awesome rage to rise to his rightful place. That warrior is Raoh, a giant hulking fighter with the ability to vanquish his enemies in the bloodiest way possible. But other warriors will not relinquish their kingdoms so easily. Because in this world, no one gives up without a fight! Join in the adventure with one of the most exciting animated warriors ever!

Title: HELL GIRL: TWO MIRRORS COLLECTION 2
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 325 min.
Street Date: 7/27/2010
Format: DVD
SRP: $49.98

SYNOPSIS: Whenever there has been Hell to pay, Ai Enma has been the collector. Now, however, the volatile emotions she has kept entombed are slowly beginning to exhume themselves, and as a monstrous cycle of reprisal and retribution wields its deadly scythe across the people of Lovely Hills, the Hell Girl and her companions suddenly find themselves confronted with visions of their own mortality. Who were they, before becoming Hell’s Collectors? And what will be their ultimate fate? As she seeks to cope with the ceaseless inhumanity of mortals consumed with vengeance, Ai Enma must take a journey she never expected, and answer the question she never dared to ask: When you’re already in Hell, are you allowed to die? The truth lies buried in the second shocking collection of HELL GIRL - Two Mirrors!

About Section23 Films
Section23 Films provides home video marketing and distribution services for a variety of companies, including Sentai Filmworks, Switchblade Pictures, Maiden Japan and AEsir Holdings. With its special focus on genre entertainment, Section23 Films distributes some of the very best anime, martial arts, and horror titles on the market today.

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Eyeshield 21 DVD Collection 2 (S)
Golgo 13 DVD Collection 1 (Hyb)
Hell Girl Season 2: Two Mirrors DVD Collection 2 (S)
Legends of the Dark King: Fist of the North Star Story DVD Collection (Hyb)
Legends of the Dark King: Fist of the North Star Story Blu-ray Collection (Hyb)

More surprised about the Golgo 13 dub then the Dark Kings Blu-Ray.

Is it weird that I can’t wait for second part of Eyeshield 21?

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The license of GOlgo 13 TV is definitely a surprise, but it’s a great surprise! And it’s being dubbed to boot… I hope we start to see more immediate dubs from Sentai now.

Sentai certainly is becoming more and more a favorite of mine; while they don’t neccesarily license the animes I want brought over the most, especially Ring ni Kakero 1, there are just so many titles they do pick up that I just can’t say no to, like with Golgo.

I was pretty damned surprised by the Golgo 13 license, let alone the news it was going to have a dub. Also a bit surprised that Legend of The Dark King will be their first series on Bluray, though I imagine it was easier to get rights for that one, than say Clannad. It does give me more hope for a Clannad bluray though.

I’m picking them all up!

Finally another manly man show - Golgo 13 TV. Legends of the Dark King was getting kinda lonely up there.

Golgo 13 and Raoh Gaiden Blu-Ray.

[quote=Tonka]
Finally another manly man show - Golgo 13 TV. Legends of the Dark King was getting kinda lonely up there.[/quote]

And here’s hoping we see more from Sentai!

Fist of the Blue Sky!!!
Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo!!!
Shin Maizinger Impact: Z Chapter!!
Ring ni Kakero 1!!! (this one especially!)
GaoGaiGar FINAL!!! (same as RnK1!)

Make it so, Sentai!!!

[quote=LordGeo]

[quote=Tonka]
Finally another manly man show - Golgo 13 TV. Legends of the Dark King was getting kinda lonely up there.[/quote]

And here’s hoping we see more from Sentai!

Fist of the Blue Sky!!!
Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo!!!
Shin Maizinger Impact: Z Chapter!!
Ring ni Kakero 1!!! (this one especially!)
GaoGaiGar FINAL!!! (same as RnK1!)

Make it so, Sentai!!![/quote]

Being as Raoh Gaiden sold well, we’ll probably be seeing Fist of the Blue Sky.

A dub, and a Blu-ray, Sentai is moving up in the world. I don’t want either, but Sentai’s press releases just got more interesting.

Good job.