As summer comes to an end and 2012 really gets into gear, we’ve got some absolutely amazing releases for you this month. Not to mention an acquisition announcement that will just blow your mind! I’m extremely delighted and happy to announce this new title and I’m sure a lot of fans will be too. Please look forward to it in the coming months.

Onto what’s hot in March and first up we have the much awaited BLEACH THE MOVIE: FADE TO BLACK. Rukia’s memory has been erased and in turn no one remembers who Ichigo actually is. What a setup to conqueror the heavens! Then we move onto one of the most stunningly beautiful anime I’ve seen in quite a while – MARDOCK SCRAMBLE: THE FIRST COMPRESSION. Featuring amazing visuals and a truly gripping sci-fi story. Fans of GHOST IN THE SHELL and ERGO PROXY will really get a kick out of it.

On a lighter note, we will also be releasing the first seasons of both ROSARIO + VAMPIRE and HEAVEN’S LOST PROPERTY. Both are full of fan service goodness so make sure you get into it. That’s all for now and remember to give us your feedback on our social media sites.

Finally, don't forget to vote for the TOP 20 ANIME OF ALL TIME. There is still time for you to let your voice be known

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Anime Update – News You Can Use

In case you’ve missed out on any of the big news stories around the web recently, here’s our round up of some of this week’s top anime news stories.

Madoka Magica Guests

Fans of the upcoming release of PUELLA MAGI, MADOKA MAGICA will be pleased to hear that two of its leading English language voice actors – Christina Vee who voices Akemi Homura and Christine Marie Cabanos who voices Madoka Kaname, will be in attendance at both the Melbourne and Gold Coast Supanova Expo Events.

Bleach Fans Rejoice! - Guests And Hell Verse Premiere!

The Gold Coast Film Festival just announced that they’ll be screening two of the Bleach anime films this year, including the Australian premiere of BLEACH THE MOVIE: HELL VERSE. Even more exciting, Masakazu Morita, who voices lead character Ichigo, and director Noriyuki Abe will be holding a Q&A and anime masterclasses!

Twisted Tales - A Music And Manga Animation Combination!

Twisted Tales is a music-manga-animation album/collaboration that propels fairytales into a modern paradigm. Created by Yunyu, a Triple J Unearthed winner teams up with New York Times #1 Bestseller Manga Artist Queenie Chan.

Competitions

Two incredible games, two incredible prize packs! You can win a YAKUZA: DEAD SOULS game and horror film pack, and flip out for the NINJA GAIDEN 3 Sword and Ninja DVD Pack! .

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BLEACH THE MOVIE FADE TO BLACK
Something is awry in the Seiretei when Ichigo notices that no one remember who he or Rukia are. Who is behind all this and what do they want?

MARDOCK SCRAMBLE: THE FIRST COMPRESSION: COMPLETE EDITION
Balot is a female cyborg reborn after being murdered by a gangster. However what do you do when your killer has wiped his entire memory?

ROSARIO + VAMPIRE COLLECTION
Based on the hit manga series, what do you do when being human is actually a special trait at a school for ghouls and monsters?

HEAVEN’S LOST PROPERTY
Tomoki's life was normal until a wish-granting angelic android named Ikaros fell from the sky and started calling him master!

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CARDCAPTOR SAKURA (UNCUT)

Nope your eyes are not deceiving you! The much loved classic series will finally be available on DVD in Australia for the first time 100% uncut. One of CLAMP’s most famous works, CARDCAPTOR SAKURA is one of the most highly requested shows that we are asked to release. So get yourselves ready to “release” the power of the Clow Cards in July. The series will be released across two UNCUT subtitled only collections.

ROZEN MAIDEN OVERTURE (OVA)

The long awaited OVA series for ROZEN MAIDEN will finally be released in Australia this July. Containing two episodes in one collection.

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Enter now for your chance to WIN the YAKUZA: DEAD SOULS game on PS3 along with yakuza master Takeshi Kitano's OUTRAGE on DVD and pack of horror Blu-Ray. If you thought zombies were bad, meet the Yakuza!

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