Following its successful run in UK cinemas last Autumn, Manga Entertainment is re-releasing Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ in 3D for a limited time in 56 sites across the UK.
The 2D release was originally planned to open for just one day across 25 sites in the UK, but Dragon Ball Z fans both old and new showed such love and support that it resulted in the film extending to over 90 sites for over 2twoweeks, taking the #5 spot in the official UK Box Office chart and also achieving the second highest screen average on its opening day, just behind Twentieth Century Fox’s space epic, The Martian.
Andrew Hewson, Marketing Manager of Manga Entertainment said: “We were astonished and very proud by the love shown towards Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ last year. It surpassed all our expectations and we’d like to thank the fans by giving them one more chance to see the film in cinemas, but this time in glorious 3D!”
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ in 3D will be showing across 56 sites including Showcase, Vue, and several independent venues for one day only on Wednesday 20 January. For tickets, head to www.dragonballzuk.com.
Then on Monday 25 January fans will have the opportunity to take home the action on DVD and Blu-ray. Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ will be available at all good retailers across the UK and online with an RRP of £19.99 on DVD and £24.99 on Blu-ray. A limited collector’s edition pack includes the Blu-ray plus a bonus copy on DVD, slip -over and 4 Frieza propaganda art cards will have an RRP of £29.99.
Manga UK and Animatsu’s Jerome Mazandarani and Andrew Hewson revealed their plans for the company’s future anime and Japanese live action releases at MCM Comic Con this weekend.
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’
Following their successful run of Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ in cinemas, which saw the film earn a space in the top 10 anime releases of all time and come second at the UK box office only to The Martian, the duo began their panel detailing their upcoming theatrical releases.
Fans were ecstatic as Mazandarani and Hewson revealed the release of Boruto: Naruto The Movie on 10 November, while the announcement of the cinematic release of Attack On Titan on 2 December also excited the audience. Although the film has received criticism since its release in the east, Animatsu is very happy to be bringing the film to the UK. The pair also revealed they would be bringing Yakuza Apocalypse, Takeshi Miike’s latest film about Yakuza vampires, to cinemas on 2 January 2016.
The panel then moved on to Animatsu’s upcoming home video releases, and revealed the line-up for 2016. The first, and arguably the most anticipated film, Evangelion 3.33: You Can (not) Redo, was the first film to be revealed. Receiving uproarious applause from the audience, Mazandarani and Hewson announced that a collectors’ edition would be available alongside a DVD and Blu-ray release on 7 March.
Garm Wars
They also presented a trailer for Mamoru Oshii’s English-language live-action film Garm Wars to the audience before announcing that it will be released on 14 March. The Anime OVA for Code Geass: Akito The Exiled was also discussed, and is set to be licensed on 21 March, while anime series My Teen Romantic Comedy Snafu, Haikyuu!, Food Wars and One Punch Man were slated for 2016 releases. In addition to these series, popular shows Is It Wrong to Pick Up A Girl In A Dungeon?, School Live and My Love Story will also be distributed in 2016.
But the anime announcements didn’t stop there as Mazandarani and Hewson continued, revealing that Amagi Brilliant Park, Humanity Has Declined, and Blade Dance Of The Elementalers would also be released in 2016. They then discussed the DVD release for Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’, which has been pushed back to 25 January from 26 October because of its success in cinemas. Despite this, Mazandarani and Hewson announced that a collectors’ edition of the film will be available for fans upon its new release date. They finally also talked about Persona4 and Akame Ga Kill’s DVD releases, and the pair ended the panel with the news that Animatsu would have a special announcement regarding the latter’s release on October 30.
Due to the phenomenal fan support and demand for tickets, Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ will now be showing in a whopping 90 plus cinemas across Empire, Showcase, Vue, Picturehouse, Odeon and a host of independent venues. The film will be one of the biggest anime releases in UK cinemas, ever. For tickets, head to www.dragonballzuk.com. There’s a list of venues at the foot of this article.
And just in case you needed any further encouragement, Manga UK has given us a whole bunch of clips to share with you. This must be about half the movie! Check out the Buzz review of Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ – click here.
Venues List: Odeon: Belfast, Birmingham Broadway Plaza, Bournemouth, Brighton, Colchester, Edinburgh Fort Kinnaird, Greenwich, Kingston, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool One, Manchester Printworks, Manchester Trafford, Newcastle, Milton Keynes, Southampton, Streatham, Surrey Quays, Taunton, Uxbridge, Wimbledon
Jeremy Graves & Andrew Partridge – Scotland Loves Anime panel
Was there ever any doubt that Scotland loves anime? After the Scotland Loves Anime festival panel at Scotland Comic Con, there certainly isn’t! Scotland Loves Anime festival director Andrew Partridge and All the Anime social media giant Jeremy Graves were in attendance to reveal news about the festival and answer questions from an enthusiastic audience. Ironically, however, the biggest news from the panel wasn’t about Scotland, but London – a world premiere, in fact. But we’ll get to that in a moment.
First of all they promoted their screening of Empire Of Corpses which will be shown in Glasgow a mere eight days after its initial release in Japanese cinemas – so those attending the festival will be amongst the first people to see the film outside of Japan.
Another one of the giant films headlining the festival is the UK premiere of Miss Hokusai. From the studio that brought us Giovanni’s Island,Miss Hokusai depicts the story of the famous artist Katsushika Hokusai and his daughter. The film will be screened at the Glasgow Film Theatre on Saturday 10 October, and the festival is celebrating this prestigious occasion with by bringing the film’s director, Keiichi Hara, to Glasgow to introduce the film and take part in a post-screening Q&A.
The team was also delighted to announce a theatrical programme for the Japan Anima(tor)’s Exhibition from Studio Khara, the talent behind Evangelion 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0! The exhibition pulls together a series of shorts focusing on original projects, music PV, VJ films, etc. The programme will be screened at the Filmhouse Edinburgh on Friday 16 October and it is recommended for over 18s only.
Andrew Partridge pointed out an interesting note regarding the screenings of Dragon Ball Z – Resurrection ‘F’. If you would prefer to see this shown in Japanese with English subtitles you will need to attend the Glasgow screening on Saturday 10 October at the Glasgow Film Theatre. If you like to watch your anime in dubbed English you can attend the screening at the Filmhouse Edinburgh on Sunday 18 October.
Gundam the Origin Episode I
For those attending MCM London Comic Con in October listen up! You lot are getting a little taste of Scotland Loves Anime. The festival organisers are planning to run a small festival of films alongside Comic Con over the weekend at a nearby theatre.
They revealed that they will be having theatrical screenings of Mobile Suit Gundam the Origin Episode IandEpisode II – the latter of which will be a world premiere no less. This event will be ticketed separately from MCM London Comic Con and more information will be revealed in the coming weeks.
All convention photography on this page by Michael Guthrie
During the following Q&A panel attendees asked what were the chances of Scotland Loves Anime screening some classic anime films at their festival? Andrew answered that while there isn’t any on this year’s programme, it doesn’t mean that they won’t show some in the future, highlighting that they’ve successfully sold out two screenings of Cowboy Bebopin previous years. Typically they would do screenings when it’s surrounding DVD/Blu-Ray releases of the chosen film.
When asked what their top picks were for the festivals Partridge chose Empire Of Corpses, Miss Houksai and Boruto: The Naturo Movie. Jeremy Graves gushed revealing his chosen pick to be Dragon Ball Z – Resurrection ‘F’ stating that, “I’m a giant by trade, but a Dragon Ball fan by heart”.
Andrew and Jeremy explained the inner workings of organising the festival when asked how much work goes into collecting these titles. Andrew talked how the work was more than just requiring the rights to these titles, it’s also about respecting the reputation of the work. They admitted that the end result in delivering these films to this audience and bringing Japanese guests across to Scotland makes it all worthwhile. With each guest they introduce they feel they are also creating a bigger reputation in Japan when the artist then spreads the word about how well they were received in Scotland.
One attendee asked if they had to choose between the Glasgow and Edinburgh screenings which would they choose? They laughed explaining it’s as if they’ve been asked to choose between which child they love more. Jeremy recommended Glasgow if you want the whole festival encapsulated in a weekend and he suggested Edinburgh would be best if you were spending the week in the city and you could take the festival in daily.
Scotland Loves Anime will be in the GFT, Glasgow from 9-11 October and at the Filmhouse Edinburgh from 12-18 October. They will also be showing a select set of films at the Belmont Cinema, Aberdeen on 23-24October. For further information visit LovesAnimation.com or follow the festival on Facebook & Twitter.
Manga Entertainment has announced the theatrical release of Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’, in cinemas on 30 September in the UK and Ireland. This hugely exciting follow up to Dragon Ball Z: Battle Of Gods will allow fans to watch everyone’s favourite anime spectacular on the big screen.
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ is the second film to be personally supervised by the creator of the series, Akira Toriyama, and promises to feed the appetite of DBZ fans that are hungry for more.
The movie features the return of Frieza – widely hailed as one of the most iconic villains of all time. Even the complete obliteration of his physical form can’t stop the galaxy’s most evil overlord. After years in spiritual purgatory, Frieza has been resurrected and plans to take his revenge on the Z-Fighters of Earth. Facing off against Frieza’s powerful new form and his army of 1,000 soldiers are Goku and Vegeta who must reach new levels of strength in order to protect Earth from their vengeful nemesis.
The film will be shown in selected cinemas across the UK and Ireland for exclusive screenings only. At Showcase and Empire Cinemas, everyone who buys a ticket will receive a free limited edition figurine (subject to numbers). For more information visit www.dragonballzuk.com.
