Tomorrow we enter a new month, for UK anime fans Manga Entertainment have announced their slate for the second part of 2020(April-June).
Fire Force: Season One Part One
April 6th | DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Copy | Dir: Yuki Yase
Tokyo is burning, and citizens are mysteriously suffering from spontaneous human combustion throughout the city! Responsible for snuffing out this inferno is the Fire Force, and Shinra is ready to join their fight. Now, as part of Company 8, he’ll use his devil’s footprints to help keep the city from turning to ash! But his past and a burning secret behind the scenes could set everything ablaze.
Star Blazers Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Part One
April 6th | DVD, Blu-ray | Dir: Nobuyoshi Habara
It’s been three years since the Yamato’s voyage to restore Earth, and since then, a lasting peace with the Gamilans has borne fruit. Due to Earth’s newly acquired technological might, humankind has begun a military expansion. However, Gatlantis, a new threat lurking far beyond our star system, will once again put humanity to the test. Responding to a mysterious plea, the Yamato and its crew must undertake one more mission for the good of their species and of the universe itself.
Hetalia: Seasons Five & Six
April 6th | DVD| Dir: Bob Shirohata
What’s more fun than Germany squatting in a dandelion patch? How about the Axis boys joining the witchcraft club? Any way you slice the spaghetti, every cute boy enjoys a little quality bath time, and Turkey and Greece can’t wait to start splishing and splashing! And in between the fun, there’s something super special—little America in a totally adorable flashback that is going to make your heart swell.
Wise Man’s Grand Child: The Complete Series
April 13th | DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Copy, Limited Edition | Dir: Takashi Yamazaki
A young man dies in a car accident and is reborn in a magical new world. The old, yet wise Merlin finds the boy, names him Shin, raises him from infancy, and teaches him combat and powerful magic along the way. 15 years later, Shin is ready to travel the globe on his own, but Merlin forgot to teach him something major—common sense!
Black Clover: Season Two Part Two
May 4th | DVD, Blu-ray | Dir: Tatsuya Yoshihara
Broken but not defeated.
Now even broken arms can stop Asta! But when his injuries are beyond healing magic, this could mean the end of his journey. Except his magic is never giving up! Together, with his friends, they head to the Witches’Forest to find a cure – or more trouble.
Fairy Tail: Collection Three Episodes 49-72
May 4th | Blu-ray | Dir: Shinji Ishihara
Hot-headed fire wizard Natsu and his team of high-powered pals are back! Harnessing the forces of dragon fire, ice, weaponry, and the zodiac, four young wizards from the infamous magical guild Fairy Tail team up. In season two the friends unite with other guilds to take on one of the darkest guilds in the wizarding world!
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Set Three
May 11th | Blu-ray | Dir: Noriyuki Abe
Years before Boruto Uzumaki’s fight against a man named Kawaki, the young Boruto and Shikadai Nara ride on top of a train with the latter reminding Boruto that tomorrow is their Academy entrance ceremony. Boruto sees a boy being bullied and defends him. They talk about their fathers with the boy, Denki Kaminarimon, revealing his father is a billionaire businessman in charge of Konoha’s train system. Boruto encourages him to stand up to his father. Boruto returns home and is unsurprised to hear that his father, Naruto, is not home. Meanwhile Denki tries to stand up for himself but his father rejects him, saying Denki will win his approval by being strong.
RADIANT: Season One Part Two
May 18th | DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Copy, Limited Edition | Dir: Seiji Kishi
Seth is an aspiring sorcerer from the Pompo Hills area. Like all wizards, he is an “infected,” one of the few living beings who survived the contact of the Nemesis—creatures fallen from the sky that contaminate and decimate all those they touch. Being immune to them, Seth wants to become a Hunter and fight the Nemesis. But more than that, Seth wants to engage in a quest that goes beyond the simple hunt for monsters. He wants to find the Radiant, their presumed cradle. Aided by a faction of fellow sorcerers, he travels the world in search of the Radiant, under the harsh scrutiny of the Inquisition.
The Rising of the Shield Hero: Season One Part One
June 1st | DVD, Blu-ray, Limited Edition | Dir: Takao Abo
Geeky university student Naofumi Iwatani goes from 2nd class citizen to 2nd class hero when he’s summoned to the videogame-like kingdom of Melromarc. Known as the weakest of four heroes, the Shield Hero, he’s tasked with defending the world from calamity. But when Naofumi ends up betrayed and belittled from the start, will this cynic even be willing to help?
Black Clover: Complete Season One
June 8th | DVD, Blu-ray | Dir: Tatsuya Yoshihara
Asta and Yuno were abandoned together at the same church and have been inseparable since. As children, they promised that they would compete against each other to see who would become the next Emperor Magus. However, as they grew up, some differences between them became plain. Yuno was a genius with magic, with amazing power and control, while Asta could not use magic at all, and tried to make up for his lack by training physically. When they received their Grimoires at age 15, Yuno got a spectacular book with a four-leaf clover (most people receive a three-leaf-clover), while Asta received nothing at all. However, when Yuno was threatened, the truth about Asta’s power was revealed, he received a five-leaf clover Grimoire, a “black clover”! Now the two friends are heading out in the world, both seeking the same goal!
Heroic Age: The Complete Series
June 15th | DVD, Blu-ray | Dir: Takashi Noto
Long ago, the advanced Tribe of Gold vanished from the vast universe. In the void left by their departure, the tyrannical Tribe of Silver ascended to rule, forcing mankind – the Iron Tribe – to the brink of extinction.
Now humanity wanders the cosmos in search of a savior. Prophesy has foretold of one who will labor for their freedoms, and on a planet of ruin, a champion is found. A feral boy named Age holds the destiny of their species in his hands and the untold power of the Tribe of Hero within.
Star Blazers Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Part Two
June 15th | DVD, Blu-ray |Dir: Nobuyoshi Habara
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 Part 2 contains anime episodes 14-26 directed by Nobuyoshi Habara.
Following Kodai’s fated encounter with Teresa, Gatlantis’s past is revealed, and the Yamato’s crew is enlivened with renewed purpose. Meanwhile, the White Comet Empire advances toward Earth, and the Wave Motion Gun Fleet is all that stands between Zworder and humanity’s annihilation. Even with Teresa and the Time fault on their side, humankind must find answers, from within themselves, if they’re to have any hope against such deep-seated hatred.
