@anisenior.bsky.social
It's a common issue in Germany as well - leading to problems when the companies release storage boxes with the last volume later.
One Piece Boxes are way to large, some others won't even fit all volumes, due to different paper types used over time.
One Piece Boxes are way to large, some others won't even fit all volumes, due to different paper types used over time.
November 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It's a common issue in Germany as well - leading to problems when the companies release storage boxes with the last volume later.
One Piece Boxes are way to large, some others won't even fit all volumes, due to different paper types used over time.
One Piece Boxes are way to large, some others won't even fit all volumes, due to different paper types used over time.
Crunchyroll started fixing the subtitles for their new simulcasts :)
Left: fixed (German)
Right: prior (English)
Anime: A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace
Left: fixed (German)
Right: prior (English)
Anime: A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace
October 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Crunchyroll started fixing the subtitles for their new simulcasts :)
Left: fixed (German)
Right: prior (English)
Anime: A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace
Left: fixed (German)
Right: prior (English)
Anime: A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace
Hardball Films proves once again that it's not impossible to re-release older Aniplex shows: Coming soon in November is Sekirei, with season 2 to follow later
JPN + GER audio + subtitles
JPN + GER audio + subtitles
October 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Hardball Films proves once again that it's not impossible to re-release older Aniplex shows: Coming soon in November is Sekirei, with season 2 to follow later
JPN + GER audio + subtitles
JPN + GER audio + subtitles
So Anime Onegai, the largest competitor of Crunchyroll in Latin America will close its doors this month.
They produced way over 100 dubs in less than 5 years.
On the other hand, there is a disturbing interview with a former employee:
japan-next.blogspot.com/2025/10/entr...
They produced way over 100 dubs in less than 5 years.
On the other hand, there is a disturbing interview with a former employee:
japan-next.blogspot.com/2025/10/entr...
October 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
So Anime Onegai, the largest competitor of Crunchyroll in Latin America will close its doors this month.
They produced way over 100 dubs in less than 5 years.
On the other hand, there is a disturbing interview with a former employee:
japan-next.blogspot.com/2025/10/entr...
They produced way over 100 dubs in less than 5 years.
On the other hand, there is a disturbing interview with a former employee:
japan-next.blogspot.com/2025/10/entr...
It's always nice that amazon gives you the opportunity to order a bootleg DVD instead of a legal release...
But just why?
But just why?
September 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
It's always nice that amazon gives you the opportunity to order a bootleg DVD instead of a legal release...
But just why?
But just why?
Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Part 1 has some* additional screenings due to popular demand...
Some cinemas will screen it up to 27 times a day.
Some cinemas will screen it up to 27 times a day.
September 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Part 1 has some* additional screenings due to popular demand...
Some cinemas will screen it up to 27 times a day.
Some cinemas will screen it up to 27 times a day.
Kaiju No. 8 Blu-ray Limited Edition US Artwork revealed by Amazon...
This elf reminds me of a great fantasy series...
This elf reminds me of a great fantasy series...
September 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Kaiju No. 8 Blu-ray Limited Edition US Artwork revealed by Amazon...
This elf reminds me of a great fantasy series...
This elf reminds me of a great fantasy series...
Waiting for anime Blu-rays in Germany?
There are a bunch of titles, that are (or were) available for pre-order, that don't have a realistic release date scheduled yet. Some were either listed for Q4 2025, 2026 without details, or had early fall dates but delayed without details.
There are a bunch of titles, that are (or were) available for pre-order, that don't have a realistic release date scheduled yet. Some were either listed for Q4 2025, 2026 without details, or had early fall dates but delayed without details.
August 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Waiting for anime Blu-rays in Germany?
There are a bunch of titles, that are (or were) available for pre-order, that don't have a realistic release date scheduled yet. Some were either listed for Q4 2025, 2026 without details, or had early fall dates but delayed without details.
There are a bunch of titles, that are (or were) available for pre-order, that don't have a realistic release date scheduled yet. Some were either listed for Q4 2025, 2026 without details, or had early fall dates but delayed without details.
Crunchyroll's European Simuldubs in Summer 2025
17x German
15x French
6x Italian
6x European Spanish
(ongoing Simuldubs of previous seasons not included)
17x German
15x French
6x Italian
6x European Spanish
(ongoing Simuldubs of previous seasons not included)
August 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Crunchyroll's European Simuldubs in Summer 2025
17x German
15x French
6x Italian
6x European Spanish
(ongoing Simuldubs of previous seasons not included)
17x German
15x French
6x Italian
6x European Spanish
(ongoing Simuldubs of previous seasons not included)
and 4 Sub-only releases:
- The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest
- Good Bye, Dragon Life
- Let This Grieving Soul Retire
- The Most Notorious Talker Runs the World's Greatest Clan
- The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest
- Good Bye, Dragon Life
- Let This Grieving Soul Retire
- The Most Notorious Talker Runs the World's Greatest Clan
July 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
and 4 Sub-only releases:
- The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest
- Good Bye, Dragon Life
- Let This Grieving Soul Retire
- The Most Notorious Talker Runs the World's Greatest Clan
- The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest
- Good Bye, Dragon Life
- Let This Grieving Soul Retire
- The Most Notorious Talker Runs the World's Greatest Clan
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Pervert Season 2 Part 2 with a Limited Edition including artbook & storage box
- Oddtaxi (finally)
- Spice & Wolf Remake Part 1 with a Limited Edition
(that just includes 3 artcards, so likely no storage box with part 2)
- Oddtaxi (finally)
- Spice & Wolf Remake Part 1 with a Limited Edition
(that just includes 3 artcards, so likely no storage box with part 2)
July 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Pervert Season 2 Part 2 with a Limited Edition including artbook & storage box
- Oddtaxi (finally)
- Spice & Wolf Remake Part 1 with a Limited Edition
(that just includes 3 artcards, so likely no storage box with part 2)
- Oddtaxi (finally)
- Spice & Wolf Remake Part 1 with a Limited Edition
(that just includes 3 artcards, so likely no storage box with part 2)
Crunchyroll USA revealed their October releases - with several surprises and some previously rumored releases:
- Overlord Seasons 1-3 each getting Steelbooks (announced a few days ago for UK as well)
- Haikyuu!! Movie Steelbook (announced for Germany some time ago)
- Overlord Seasons 1-3 each getting Steelbooks (announced a few days ago for UK as well)
- Haikyuu!! Movie Steelbook (announced for Germany some time ago)
July 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Crunchyroll USA revealed their October releases - with several surprises and some previously rumored releases:
- Overlord Seasons 1-3 each getting Steelbooks (announced a few days ago for UK as well)
- Haikyuu!! Movie Steelbook (announced for Germany some time ago)
- Overlord Seasons 1-3 each getting Steelbooks (announced a few days ago for UK as well)
- Haikyuu!! Movie Steelbook (announced for Germany some time ago)
Anime should be on Blu-ray? Yes
SD on Blu-ray? Is fine as well
Pokémon in Germany: Here is your 23 DVD brick (4 multi disc cases in storage box)
*includes English dub, PAL Region 2
SD on Blu-ray? Is fine as well
Pokémon in Germany: Here is your 23 DVD brick (4 multi disc cases in storage box)
*includes English dub, PAL Region 2
July 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Anime should be on Blu-ray? Yes
SD on Blu-ray? Is fine as well
Pokémon in Germany: Here is your 23 DVD brick (4 multi disc cases in storage box)
*includes English dub, PAL Region 2
SD on Blu-ray? Is fine as well
Pokémon in Germany: Here is your 23 DVD brick (4 multi disc cases in storage box)
*includes English dub, PAL Region 2
Anime DVDs are dead?
I got some last week, thanks to Nipponart (Germany):
- Slayers S1-S3 + Movies + OVAs
- New Fest of the North Star
- Rumiko Takahashi Anthology
- Nasu
- Harlock Saga
- Submarine 707
- Reideen
- School Rumble S1+OVA
- Loveless
- Candidate for Goddess
I got some last week, thanks to Nipponart (Germany):
- Slayers S1-S3 + Movies + OVAs
- New Fest of the North Star
- Rumiko Takahashi Anthology
- Nasu
- Harlock Saga
- Submarine 707
- Reideen
- School Rumble S1+OVA
- Loveless
- Candidate for Goddess
July 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Anime DVDs are dead?
I got some last week, thanks to Nipponart (Germany):
- Slayers S1-S3 + Movies + OVAs
- New Fest of the North Star
- Rumiko Takahashi Anthology
- Nasu
- Harlock Saga
- Submarine 707
- Reideen
- School Rumble S1+OVA
- Loveless
- Candidate for Goddess
I got some last week, thanks to Nipponart (Germany):
- Slayers S1-S3 + Movies + OVAs
- New Fest of the North Star
- Rumiko Takahashi Anthology
- Nasu
- Harlock Saga
- Submarine 707
- Reideen
- School Rumble S1+OVA
- Loveless
- Candidate for Goddess
Was there a secret "who can produce the worst looking anime DVD of all time" challenge going on in Germany in the late 00s?
Other errors on top of the "perfect" video quality
- failed to include episode 3 (of 5)
- included a random episode of another anime without audio
Other errors on top of the "perfect" video quality
- failed to include episode 3 (of 5)
- included a random episode of another anime without audio
July 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Was there a secret "who can produce the worst looking anime DVD of all time" challenge going on in Germany in the late 00s?
Other errors on top of the "perfect" video quality
- failed to include episode 3 (of 5)
- included a random episode of another anime without audio
Other errors on top of the "perfect" video quality
- failed to include episode 3 (of 5)
- included a random episode of another anime without audio
Anime Sugoi will, again, be the official European reseller for Metal Skin Panic Madox-01 by @animeigo.com
EU release scheduled for Oct 1, 18 €, no import VAT for EU customers and free shipping for orders 20 €+ - so you might grab another title and get free shipping ;)
Same disc as US release.
EU release scheduled for Oct 1, 18 €, no import VAT for EU customers and free shipping for orders 20 €+ - so you might grab another title and get free shipping ;)
Same disc as US release.
June 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Anime Sugoi will, again, be the official European reseller for Metal Skin Panic Madox-01 by @animeigo.com
EU release scheduled for Oct 1, 18 €, no import VAT for EU customers and free shipping for orders 20 €+ - so you might grab another title and get free shipping ;)
Same disc as US release.
EU release scheduled for Oct 1, 18 €, no import VAT for EU customers and free shipping for orders 20 €+ - so you might grab another title and get free shipping ;)
Same disc as US release.
Crunchyroll Germany announced a 10th Anniversary Complete Edition for Tokyo Ghoul, with all 50 episodes & OVA.
It includes a rigid storage box, 3 steelbooks & 7 art cards. It is just 8 discs, so the same disc count as overseas releases of the Tokyo Ghoul franchise
It includes a rigid storage box, 3 steelbooks & 7 art cards. It is just 8 discs, so the same disc count as overseas releases of the Tokyo Ghoul franchise
June 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Crunchyroll Germany announced a 10th Anniversary Complete Edition for Tokyo Ghoul, with all 50 episodes & OVA.
It includes a rigid storage box, 3 steelbooks & 7 art cards. It is just 8 discs, so the same disc count as overseas releases of the Tokyo Ghoul franchise
It includes a rigid storage box, 3 steelbooks & 7 art cards. It is just 8 discs, so the same disc count as overseas releases of the Tokyo Ghoul franchise
10% Discount with code "Dokomi2025" for orders 70 € & up till sunday
includes AnimEigo releases & can be combined with free EU shipping (no import fees for EU)
The AnimEigo releases are 100 % the same discs as the US ones, but include (German) booklet & non-rigid slipcase
anime-sugoi.de/AnimEigo_2
includes AnimEigo releases & can be combined with free EU shipping (no import fees for EU)
The AnimEigo releases are 100 % the same discs as the US ones, but include (German) booklet & non-rigid slipcase
anime-sugoi.de/AnimEigo_2
June 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM
10% Discount with code "Dokomi2025" for orders 70 € & up till sunday
includes AnimEigo releases & can be combined with free EU shipping (no import fees for EU)
The AnimEigo releases are 100 % the same discs as the US ones, but include (German) booklet & non-rigid slipcase
anime-sugoi.de/AnimEigo_2
includes AnimEigo releases & can be combined with free EU shipping (no import fees for EU)
The AnimEigo releases are 100 % the same discs as the US ones, but include (German) booklet & non-rigid slipcase
anime-sugoi.de/AnimEigo_2
Is Amazon a trustworthy source for product images?
May 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Is Amazon a trustworthy source for product images?
Or anime DVDs?
Well, none of these is "original" - but many are even more expensive than the way better quality licensed releases
Well, none of these is "original" - but many are even more expensive than the way better quality licensed releases
May 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Or anime DVDs?
Well, none of these is "original" - but many are even more expensive than the way better quality licensed releases
Well, none of these is "original" - but many are even more expensive than the way better quality licensed releases
Also I'm in doubt that this seller actually had the rights to sell "manufactured on demand" 4K UHDs of a movies series called "Star Wars". But maybe I'm wrong and he bought Disney without media reporting it?
May 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Also I'm in doubt that this seller actually had the rights to sell "manufactured on demand" 4K UHDs of a movies series called "Star Wars". But maybe I'm wrong and he bought Disney without media reporting it?
By accident I just visitied Etsy again - and look what they have to offer?
Numerous Manga by @viz.com @darkhorse.com @kodansha.us and others for very low prices...
However: I guess non of this was actually licensed for sale at Etsy by these sellers?
Numerous Manga by @viz.com @darkhorse.com @kodansha.us and others for very low prices...
However: I guess non of this was actually licensed for sale at Etsy by these sellers?
May 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
By accident I just visitied Etsy again - and look what they have to offer?
Numerous Manga by @viz.com @darkhorse.com @kodansha.us and others for very low prices...
However: I guess non of this was actually licensed for sale at Etsy by these sellers?
Numerous Manga by @viz.com @darkhorse.com @kodansha.us and others for very low prices...
However: I guess non of this was actually licensed for sale at Etsy by these sellers?
Kazé Germany & Crunchyroll Germany proudly present:
The Ancient Magus’s Bride OVA double pack
availabe at retailers, on- & offline in Germany, Austria & Switzerland June 6, 2025
Languages:
OVA 1 JPN + DE
OVA 2 JPN + EN + FR + DE
The Ancient Magus’s Bride OVA double pack
availabe at retailers, on- & offline in Germany, Austria & Switzerland June 6, 2025
Languages:
OVA 1 JPN + DE
OVA 2 JPN + EN + FR + DE
May 10, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Kazé Germany & Crunchyroll Germany proudly present:
The Ancient Magus’s Bride OVA double pack
availabe at retailers, on- & offline in Germany, Austria & Switzerland June 6, 2025
Languages:
OVA 1 JPN + DE
OVA 2 JPN + EN + FR + DE
The Ancient Magus’s Bride OVA double pack
availabe at retailers, on- & offline in Germany, Austria & Switzerland June 6, 2025
Languages:
OVA 1 JPN + DE
OVA 2 JPN + EN + FR + DE
This is an official German product bundle, shrinkwrapped together by Crunchyroll for retailers...
Noticed something?
Noticed something?
May 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This is an official German product bundle, shrinkwrapped together by Crunchyroll for retailers...
Noticed something?
Noticed something?
Recent photos of a German Media Markt - two walls filled with Blu-rays, DVDs and music with a small but still decent Anime selection.
5 rows of Anime DVDs, 6 rows of Blu-ray
#physicalmedia
5 rows of Anime DVDs, 6 rows of Blu-ray
#physicalmedia
March 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Recent photos of a German Media Markt - two walls filled with Blu-rays, DVDs and music with a small but still decent Anime selection.
5 rows of Anime DVDs, 6 rows of Blu-ray
#physicalmedia
5 rows of Anime DVDs, 6 rows of Blu-ray
#physicalmedia