Anime Expo 2018 : Industry Panel Rundown for Sentai Filmworks

By: ThunderheavyarmHey all, earlier today I’m sure that you all saw the post put up by Archmage. While a little rough, there was just too much for someone to cover while it was happening, so I’m stepping in to give a full rundown of all the news that Sentai shared.First, is the announcement for a summer sale on their website shop.sentaifilmworks.com running now until 7/22. Offering a whopping 85% off on select items, it’s the best time ever to stock up on any anime that you’ve had your eye on waiting for a sale. It won’t get much better than this. In addition, there’s also a special promo code to get free shipping as well. Just use code MIA2018 at checkout, but you’ll need to hurry as this offer will expire after 7/12, so act quickly to take full advantage of these great offers.There are also a run of limited editions coming out as well for purchase and pre-order. First is Legend of Galactic Heroes Limited edition, for a whopping $800 it comes with a laundry list of limited run items and every episode ever. Be sure to check out their store page to see it for yourself. Next is the No Game No Life Zero movie, which has a limited edition set for pre-order, but you’ll need to act quickly as it is 75% sold out as of this morning. Finally, there is a limited edition set for K-On that will be available on 7/15/18 for pre-order.Finally, there is a limited rerun of some old merchandise favorites. As Sentai is known for not doing reruns this is a once in a long time opportunity to get your hands on T-shirts, posters and other merchandise before these are possibly never seen again. As well as new merchandise for shows like Shokugeki No Soma, Legend of Galactic Heroes, Pop Team Epic T-shirts, Tada Never Falls in Love and many others that’ll you’ll need to visit shop.sentaifilmworks.com to get the full listing and get your hands on some great swag while you’re there.That said, we’ve got some great announcements as well for this summer season that Sentai is coming out with.The Thousand Musketeers: A story of a brutal world dictatorship that has banned all modern firearms. The only options for rebellion are antique muskets and blunderbusses. Somehow a group of rebels manages to turn famous guns into people to fight the Empire with their sense of nobility. Based off the mobile game of the same name.Revue Starlight: A song and dance revue troupe loved throughout the world. Two young girls dream of joining the troupe. However, they’re separated until they turn 16 in which fate forces them to audition to gain acceptance into the revue along with other Stage Girls.Mr Tonegawa Middle Management Blues: President Hyodo is tired of dealing with debtors, so he orders mid-level manager, Yukio Tonegawa, to form a group of men and devise a series of sadistic games, called the Game of Death, to collect what is owed to him. Initially, Tonegawa and his black-suited men, known as Team Tonegawa, are hesitant to participate but quickly discover that their new line of work is more enjoyable than they originally thought.As well as these, there will be new dubs as well. Scum’s wish will be coming out for streaming service in September. Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions!, Takunomi, My Girlfriend is Shobitch and UQ Holder will be streaming on available platforms as well throughout the summer season. Coming out a little after the summer season with it’s dubbed episodes will be Made in Abyss coming out in October, and as you’ve probably guessed, it’s going to have a limited edition set as well so be sure to keep your eyes out.If you’re interested in these great Sentai shows, be sure to pick them up on their online store as they come out. You can also stream all the shows I mentioned on Prime, PSN, Steam, Microsoft, iTunes and HiDive. Be sure to check them out, and until next time…GG, everyone!