BBC America’s record-setting 50th anniversary special episode of Doctor Who – The Day of the Doctor – comes to home video on December 10th. The Day of the Doctor gave BBC America is largest rating ever and the Monday night theatrical event finished second in overall box office for the evening and topped The Hunger Games: Catching Fire in average gross per theater.
The Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor home video release will include: both prequel webisodes – The Night of the Doctor and The Last Day; the fifty-minute special Doctor Who Explained; a behind the scenes featurette; the San Diego Comic-Con trailer, and the Doctor Who 50the Anniversary teaser trailer.
Check out the press release following the jump.
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Anime sci-fi/fantasy series Accel World and psychological action thriller K are getting unusually jam-packed home video packages from VIZ Media. Both will be released in Special Limited Edition Blu-Ray/DVD combo packs that include premium art booklets and a host of special bonus features.
In Accel World, a bullied teen finds power and strength in a virtual reality video game, while in K, a case of mistaken identity embroils an easygoing teenager in a deadly war between seven infamous and bloodthirsty clans. Accel World is in stores tomorrow, will K is planned for a February 25, 2014 release. For further details, check out the press releases following the jump.
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A new restoration and re-mastering process has made it possible for FUNimation to produce season sets of its popular Dragon Ball Z anime series on Blu-Ray. Each season set will include new triptych art and include new cast interviews, retrospectives and fan submissions. Also, exclusive to the Blu-Ray, a nine-part special features series that spans the entirety of the show’s run.
Dragon Ball Z: Season One will be available on Blu-Ray on December 31st, but fans can pre-order for 45% off regular price today until November 11th.. Check out the press release, following the jump, for details.
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It is safe to say that the Pirate ship has been sufficiently plundered, so to be different the folks at the History Channel went in a different direction with their latest scripted series – Vikings. The 9 episode season 1 is now available in a slip-cased Blu-ray/DVD Set. If you are looking for a soapy, action filled show to veg on, this is one worth checking out.
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It’s not often that a superhero is created by a super-villain, but that’s the case with Japanese superhero series Zetman. The series revolves around two boys – Kouga, born into a wealthy family and in line to inherit his family’s power and fortune, and Jin, poor but living a happy life with his grandfather until tragedy strikes. Both boys seek the real meaning of justice and what it means to be a hero.
Zetman is a gritty, viceral, action-filled 13-episode series that explores what it means to be human. VIZ Media will release Zetman: The complete Series on Blu-Ray and DVD in North America on November 5th. For further details, check out the press release after the jump.
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