Saturday, November 10, 2012

Funimation Four




Many people today credit the anime Hellsing as playing a pivotal role in the fascination movie and TV watchers have for the undead.  In the past decade Vampires, Zombies and other denizens of the dark have become big business.  

Hellsing turned and twisted the legend of vampires as only Japanese animator and story-tellers can.

In this Anime Classic from Funimation, the Hellsing Organization is charged with keeping the British Empire from the forces of evil.

One problem though, the Rogue Vampire Arucard is the top agent of Hellsing and his methods, while effective, do have unpleasant side effects.  In  order to save his human female companion he must turn her a vampire.  Bad enough, but now both of them must struggle not to succumb to their blood-thirsty dark side while they fight for humanity. Talk about a Catch 22!

As the nights grow darker and the evil forces grow it comes down to a final battle that will leave the streets soaked either with the blood of man or of demon.

Included on the DVDs are some cool extras such as a staff interview, the original commercials, textless opening and closing songs and trailers.

You thought you knew superheroes.  Wrong. In the new Blu-ray/DVD Combo pack from Funimation meet Gazer Warrior and Aroma Woman .  They fall in love and hang up their super tights-but not for long.

Wedded bliss is not in their future as a new threat has arisen.

Aroma Woman wants a baby, Gazer Warrior is losing both his libido and super sight just when a super martial arts tournament is scheduled.

Can the aging superheroes put aside their infirmities and insecurities to fight the good fight once again?

This live action film, Incredibly Ever After, is a hoot as domestic life takes on superheroes.  Extras include trailers, reviews and a couple of surprises.

Another awesome Blu-Ray/DVD Combo from Funimation it focuses on some teenage exorcists forced to battle horrific creatures of unholy origins.

In Ga-Rei-Zero: The Complete Series, Kagura and Yomi are sword-toting warriors disguised as Japanese school girls that protect the city of Tokyo.

They are part of an elite fighting team that live and train together during the day and slay demons at night.

When Yomi is possessed by a demon her sister Kagura must put aside her personal feelings and fight her.  If it were only that easy!

The sword-wielding and martial art mayhem never lets up as sister fights sister in the ultimate battle between good and evil.

Extra include promo videos, location specials and much more.

The full-length feature film Sengoku Basara Samurai Kings; The Last Part from Funimation pulls out all the stop sin its fantastic depiction of sword play and battle.

When a evil warrior's bloody swath across Japan is ceased his descendant decides to take up his bloody warrior mantle.

The only option left is to wage war and begin the bloody conflict all over again in order to gain peace. What results is some of the most spectacular animated battle scenes ever imagined.  Look for textless songs, a making of special and other goodies in this Funimation Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack.