Industry News: Sentai Filmworks December 2017 Line-up

There's no limited edition sets this time, but instead there's a lot of re-releases so brace yourselves.

The December line-up features 1 film and 7 complete collection sets.

December 5th:

Clannad & Clannad After Story: Complete Collection - Blu-ray - English & Japanese - $149.98

Region: A ~ Publisher: TBS

Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East: Seasons 1 & 2 Collection - Blu-ray - English & Japanese - $99.98

Region: A ~ Publisher: Bandai Visual

Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations, Commentaries

New Theatrical Movie Initial D Legend 1: Awakening - Combo Pack - English & Japanese - $39.98

Region: Geolocked to US/1 ~ Publisher: ???

Extras: New Theatrical Movie Initial D Legend 2: Racer Preview

December 12th:

Chaika -The Coffin Princess-: Seasons 1 & 2 Collection - Blu-ray - English & Japanese - $99.98

Region: A ~ Publisher: Kadokawa Pictures

Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations, Japanese Promos

Higurashi: When They Cry: Seasons 1, 2 & OVAs Collection - Blu-ray - English (Season 1) & Japanese - $129.98

Region: A ~ Publisher: NBC Universal Entertainment Japan

Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations

December 19th:

Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon: Complete Collection - Blu-ray - English & Japanese - $99.98

Region: Geo-locked to US ~ Publisher: Sunrise

Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations, Special Interview by Momoka!, Japanese Commercials, Cross Ange Talk Show, Music Video

The Familiar of Zero: Seasons 1, 2, 3 & 4 Collection - Blu-ray - English (Season 1) & Japanese - $129.98

Region: Geo-locked to US ~ Publisher: NBC Universal Entertainment Japan

Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations, Extended Episode Previews, Japanese Promos

To Love Ru: Seasons 1, 2, 3 & 4 Collection - Blu-ray - Japanese - $129.98

Region: Geo-locked to US ~ Publisher: TBS

Extras: Clean Opening & Closing Animations

Grav's Thoughts:

So this was certainly an interesting filler month.

Catalogue:

New Initial D the Movie Legend 1: Awakening

Just to clarify I have set every complete set as Region A for now. Both The Familiar of Zero and Higurashi: When They Cry have English dubs for their first season episodes only, as the rest are Japanese with English subtitles only.

Some of these re-releases will be re-authored by the looks of things. Most notably The Familiar of Zero and To-Love Ru. The Familiar of Zero's complete collection release is noted to have 8 discs instead of 6 discs. The show's second and fourth seasons previously had 1 disc releases. Meanwhile To-Love Ru's complete collection release is noted to have 9 discs instead of 8 discs, as every season except Season 4: Trouble Darkness had crammed episodes on few discs. Season 1 was 2 discs, Season 2: Motto was 1 disc, and Season 3: Darkness was 1 disc. UPDATE: I've received word that Cross Ange will also be re-authored as well, with the entire 2-cour series authored to 3 discs with the 4th disc containing all of the extras.

Clannad has had some authoring quality issues (something to do with bitrate I believe) but it looks like we'll be getting the same 6 discs as the previous release. Higurashi will also be the same 9 discs as Sentai balanced the arcs between the discs for the first two seasons. Chaika and Hakkenden look to be the same discs also.

That's it for the December 2017 line-up. Here's the remaining list:

Completely Forgotten:

Phi-Brain [Season 3]

Tribe Cool Crew

Autumn 2015:

Haikyu!! Second Season (Dub confirmed)

Spring 2016:

Tanaka-kun is Always Listless

Summer 2016:

Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Second Plate (Dub confirmed)

Autumn 2016:

ClassicaLoid

Flip Flappers

Girlish Number

Haikyu!! Third Season (Dub confirmed)

Long Riders

Magic of Stella

Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Legend Star

Winter 2017:

BanG Dream!

Urara Meirocho

Spring 2017:

Anonymous Noise

Armed Girl's Machiavellism

Atom: The Beginning

Frame Arms Girl

Grimoire of Zero

Kabukibu!

Rin-ne [Season 3]

Sagrada Reset

Sword Oratoria: Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side

Summer 2017:

Action Heroine Cheer Fruits

Battle Girl High School

Hitorijime My Hero

Love & Lies

Made in Abyss

Princess Principal

Vatican Miracle Examiner

Catalogue titles:

Chihayafuru 2

Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden

Legend of the Galactic Heroes Movies

New Initial D the Movie Legend Movies 2 & 3

No Game No Life Zero

Catalogue titles (Sunrise deal):

Argentosoma

Betterman

Brain Powered

Infinite Ryvius

Kurokami: The Animation

Overman King Gainer

s-CRY-ed

Sacred Seven

The Girl Who Leapt Through Space

Z-MIND

Zegapain