This week proves ripe for those who are seeking to grab entire anime series in huge chunks with complete collections of such anime as Venus Versus Virus, Elfen Lied and Black Cat. Also, the first parts of the DVD collections of newer anime such as Gundam 00 and Kurokami also comes out this week.
The biggest release of this week is from BONES, the studio that brought us titles such as Fullmetal Alchemist and Eureka SeVen, is the samurai anime film Sword of the Stranger which comes out on Blu-Ray and DVD. On the manga side of things, Viz gives us Children of the sea and Gestalt, which are both sure to satisfy those of you out there looking for something a bit different in your manga collection.
Hit the jump for the rest of the list!
DVD Releases
Baccano! Vol. 4
Black Cat - Box Set (Viridian Collection)
Bleach DVD Vol. 17
Death Note Re-Light - Visions of a God
Elfen Lied - Complete Collection
Eureka Seven - Complete Collection 1 (Anime Legends)
KenIchi the Mightiest Disciple - Season 1 Part 2
Kurokami: The Animation - Part 1 (Anime Legends)
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 - Season 1 Part 1 Special Edition
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 - Season 1: Part 1
Simoun - Complete Collection
Sword of the Stranger (DVD & Blu-Ray)
Venus Versus Virus - Complete Box Set
Manga Releases
20th Century Boys Vol. 3
Children of the Sea Vol. 1
Fushigi Yugi - BIG Edition Vol. 2
Gestalt Vol. 1
Guardian Angel Getten Vol. 5
Hot Gimmick - BIG Edition Vol. 2
Inubaka Vol. 13
Jihai Vol. 2
Peace Maker Kurogane Vol. 2
And I'll *sigh* once more for Baccano as i continue to not buy it in hopes of an eventual Blu-ray release.