The title wasn’t meant to be a Needless pun. <- That right there. That’s a Needless pun.

Sometimes it’s meant to be. You’re sitting there looking for something to write about and a press release just magically appears in your inbox. Sentai Filmworks have announced their February release schedule which includes the continuations of Eyeshield 21 (Collection 4 due out 2/8) and Gintama (Collection 4 due out 2/22), a You’re Under Arrest Fast and Furious Complete Collection due out 2/1 and the license of comedy action series, Needless.

If you’re unfamiliar with Needless consider yourself one of the lucky ones. Produced by Madhouse and premiering in the summer of 2009, the series takes place in a future where the world has been ravaged. Survival is hard but humans make it even harder by exiling humans called Needless who have contracted a disease giving them special powers. The main character is an orphan named Cruz looking for his family when he meets the odd Eve and her friend, the Kamiya on steroids clone Adam Blade. The series will be released in multiple sets with the first collection being released on DVD and Blu ray on February 15th.

Eh… I know that any license is a good license and I hope this one does well for them. I recall giving this one a chance once and having one of the strongest instinctual rejection reactions ever. It’s a lie to say that I’m looking forward to giving this one another spin though.

 

Full press release below the cut

SECTION23 FILMS ANNOUNCES

FEBRUARY SLATE

NEEDLESS COLLECTION 1 BLU-RAY EDITION Available on February 15th

HOUSTON, November 9, 2010 – Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its FEBRUARY slate of releases, including the popular series NEEDLESS. The first collection will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray by Section23 client Sentai Filmworks.

Product details follow, in order of release

Coming February 2011

Title:                 YOU’RE UNDER ARREST: FAST & FURIOUS COMPLETE COLLECTION

Published by:    Sentai Filmworks

Distributed by:  Section23 Films

Run Time:         650 min.

Street Date:      2/1/2011

Format:             DVD

Language:         Japanese with English Subtitles

SRP:                $59.98

SYNOPSIS:  Get ready for non-stop, pedal to the metal action and hijinks galore as Japan’s most irregular team of police officers hits the streets again on an all new tour of duty!  As usual, the Bokuto Police station is a magnet for the weird and UN-usual, and that’s about the only rule this duty shift isn’t going to break!  Fortunately, car crazy Miyuki, insanely strong Natsumi, sexually ambiguous Aoi and the rest of the station’s enforcers of justice are always ready to place their well-drawn bodies between the public and the line of fire, and now new Junior Officer Saori has also joined the thin and svelte blue line!  From drunken karaoke binges to the bizarre activities of a baseball-themed vigilante and the general nuisance of Strikeman, there are plenty of bad boys, naughtier girls and all around arresting behavior ahead in YOU’RE UNDER ARREST: Fast & Furious Complete Collection!  

Title:                 EYESHIELD 21 COLLECTION 4

Published by:    Sentai Filmworks

Distributed by:  Section23 Films

Run Time:         325 min.

Street Date:      2/8/2011

Format:             DVD

Language:         Japanese with English Subtitles

SRP:                $49.98

SYNOPSIS:  As the Deimon Devil Bats’ continue to evolve and grow their own unique version of American-style football, Sena has a major breakthrough: a revolutionary technique called the Ghost, combining speed and illusion to fool the opposing players.  However, when Hiruma forbids him to use it outside of a "real" game, it throws Sena’s plans of competing in a side league for practice into a tailspin.  With Shin once more pitted against him, will he be able to resist the temptation?   Meanwhile, Taki is proving unfortunately worthy of his nickname of "the Idiot," as besides being incredibly challenged about getting on the correct bus, he also seems to be unable to pass his crucial exams.  Will he be able to break the dreaded cut-off barrier of 200 so he can play? And then, what is this rumor about another Eyeshield 21?  There’s a whole pile of trouble waiting to tackle our fearless heroes in EYESHIELD 21 – COLLECTION 4!

Title:                 NEEDLESS COLLECTION 1

Published by:    Sentai Filmworks

Distributed by:  Section23 Films

Run Time:         300 min.

Street Date:      2/15/2011

Format:             DVD

Language:         English, Japanese with English Subtitles

SRP:                $59.98

SYNOPSIS:  They’re called Needless-mutants who wield amazing powers such as super speed, the ability to change form, and some, like Blade, the power to "learn" other opponent’s powers. It’s Blade’s greatest ability. But is it powerful enough to overcome his weakness for cute young girls in revealing little skirts? Find out in the craziest action comedy anime of the year!

Title:                 NEEDLESS COLLECTION 1 BLU-RAY EDITION

Published by:    Sentai Filmworks

Distributed by:  Section23 Films

Run Time:         300 min.

Street Date:      2/15/2011

Format:             BD

Language:         English, Japanese with English Subtitles

SRP:                $69.98

SYNOPSIS:  They’re called Needless-mutants who wield amazing powers such as super speed, the ability to change form, and some, like Blade, the power to "learn" other opponent’s powers. It’s Blade’s greatest ability. But is it powerful enough to overcome his weakness for cute young girls in revealing little skirts? Find out in the craziest action comedy anime of the year!

Title:                 GINTAMA COLLECTION 4

Published by:    Sentai Filmworks

Distributed by:  Section23 Films

Run Time:         250 min.

Street Date:      2/22/2011

Format:             DVD

Language:         Japanese with English Subtitles

SRP:                $49.98

SYNOPSIS:  Things get really crazy… that’s like, crazier than usual, which just goes to prove that the universe really must be composed of infinite possibilities… when Kagura’s father shows up in Edo to visit his daughter.  Oh, and he’s also in town to take on the deadly alien menace that he might be on the trail of.  When Yakuza takes on Aliens, who will lose?  The innocent bystanders of course.  And needless to say, Kagura’s associates respond to her possible (and not particularly voluntary) exit from the franchise in predictable fashion: by trying to grab female lead status for themselves.  Meanwhile, Sadahara discovers a devilish aspect of his own personality while becoming a demon, which  leads to inevitable difficulties with the High Priestess types. So what’s Gintoki doing during all this?  Dodging, mostly.  Japan’s hottest anime series continues as aliens on the loose and underemployed samurai make total assassins out of themselves in the insanity that is GINTAMA COLLECTION 4!      

About Section23 Films

Section23 Films provides home video marketing and distribution services for a variety of companies, including Sentai Filmworks, Switchblade Pictures, Maiden Japan and AEsir Holdings.  With its special focus on genre entertainment, Section23 Films distributes some of the very best anime, martial arts, and horror titles on the market today.

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