UK Anime Christmas Sales for 2023 [Anime Ltd's 12 Days of Xmas + More]

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The annual Christmas sales thread returns once again! Prepare to save up as there'll be tons of anime and vinyl on discount. Anime Limited and MVM Entertainment both will provide their traditional layout of mystery boxes and early birds.
This thread is here to help you manage what to expect and guide you throughout the sale line-up.
A few quick pieces of advice:
  1. Save a lot of money. Minimum £400+. For collector's sets, some may not return at that discounted price until the end of next year or go out of print entirely so be cautious.​
  2. Some titles will appear in Mystery Boxes and won't be part of the current sale. Don't panic if you miss out, as many individuals will sell them over on AUKN's marketplace and/or eBay.​
  3. To acquire all the Early Bird Blu-rays, you will want to save at least £400+ (Anime Limited's Unlimited membership will help with the 10% off discount).​
  4. For Anime Limited's store, your order won't dispatch until all items are in stock as part of their new rules on dispatches. Therefore we recommend you keep your pre-orders separate from your in stock orders.​

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Anime Limited:

Discounts:
  • 10% discount - First order if you sign up to the E-Mail newsletter
  • 10% discount - Any order (not inc. Buy 1 Get 1 Free) for Anime (Un)Limited members
  • 15% discount - First order for Anime (Un)Limited members
Other Notes:​
  • In 2022 there were a number of postal strikes which impacted delivery performance. While there's no word about that happening again this year, do note that deliveries will take longer than usual as the days get closer to Christmas.​
  • Some packages may shift into early January if you order at the last minute, so if you're planning to order a gift to your waifu, family or fellow fan, best to sort that out at the first half of the sale period.​
  • Don't forget that Early Bird prices have increased due to rising costs, so £59.99 SRP TV sets are now £69.99 and £34.99 SRP Film sets are now £39.99.​
  • During the Showcase video, they have taken into feedback on how 2022's early bird line-up has been and will only focus on titles that will be released sooner than later.​
Status Keys: SRP = Suggested Retail Price / EB = Early Bird price / 10% = Anime (Un)limited 10% discount / ??? = Extra discount for first order only

Note: Until the EBs are fully revealed, the SRP, EB and discounts are estimated based on how I've seen previous AL sets over the past 10 years.

AnimeFormatDaySRPEB10%
Parasyte -the maxim-Collector's Edition Blu-ray
2​
£79.99​
£44.99​
£40.49​
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma Season 1Collector's Edition Blu-ray
3​
£79.99​
£44.99​
£40.49​
SHIROBAKOCollector's Edition Blu-ray
5​
£79.99​
£44.99​
£40.49​
Flowers of EvilCollector's Edition Blu-ray
6​
£69.99​
£39.99​
£35.99​
Kids on the SlopeCollector's Edition Blu-ray
8​
£69.99​
£39.99​
£35.99​
Akame ga Kill!Collector's Edition Blu-ray
10​
£79.99​
£44.99​
£40.49​
Kaiji: Ultimate SurvivorCollector's Edition Blu-ray
12​
£79.99​
£44.99​
£40.49​

RED BOX BUNDLEFormatSRPYear of Release
Emma: A Victorian Romance Season 1Collector's Edition Blu-ray£59.992022
In/SpectreCollector's Edition Blu-ray£59.992022
Love Me, Love Me NotCollector's Edition Blu-ray£34.992023
The Relative WorldsCollector's Edition Blu-ray & DVD£34.992022
Seraph of the End -Vampire Reign-Collector's Edition Blu-ray£59.992022

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GREEN BOX BUNDLEFormatSRPYear of Release
The Deer KingCollector's Edition Blu-ray & DVD£34.992023
HELLO WORLDCollector's Edition Blu-ray£34.992022
The Heroic Legend of Arslan Season 1Collector's Edition Blu-ray£59.992022
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (TV Series)Collector's Edition Blu-ray£59.992022
Summer GhostCollector's Edition Blu-ray & DVD£34.992023

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Day 1 - 1st December 2023 - 5pm UK time:

Mystery Box Bundle
Christmas Sale 2023: "Green" Blu-ray Mystery Box - 5 Collector's Edition Blu-ray sets£44.99
Christmas Sale 2023: "Blue" Blu-ray Mystery Box - 5 Collector's Edition Blu-ray sets£44.99

Buy One Get One Free - All sets are standard Blu-rays (or combo packs)
Anime
2023 Price!​
2022 Price
Ajin: Demi-Human Season 1£14.99£19.99
Aldnoah Zero Season 1£14.99£19.99
Aldnoah Zero Season 2£14.99£19.99
Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon£14.99--
B: The Beginning£19.99--
Bartender£14.99£19.99
Big Order£14.99--
Black Butler: Book of Circus£14.99--
Black Lagoon: The First & Second Barrages£14.99--
Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail£13.99--
Castle Town Dandelion£14.99--
Castlevania Season 1£10--
Castlevania Season 2£14.99£19.99
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 1 Part 1£14.99--
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 1 Part 2£14.99--
El-Hazard: The Alternative World£14.99--
El-Hazard: The Magnificent World£14.99--
Escaflowne the Movie£10£9.99
Escaflowne (TV Series)£14.99£19.99
Eureka Seven Part 1£19.99£19.99
Eureka Seven Part 2£19.99£19.99
Full Metal Panic!£14.99£19.99
Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory£14.99£19.99
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid£14.99£9.99
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu£14.99£9.99
Future Boy Conan£19.99--
The Future Diary£19.99£24.99
Gundam: Reconguista in G£19.99£24.99
InuYasha Season 1£19.99£19.99
K: Missing Kings£10£13.99
K: Return of Kings£14.99£19.99
Kaiba£14.99--
Kakegurui£14.99--
King's Game the Animation£14.99£19.99
Kiznaiver£14.99--
Konosuba Season 1£14.99£19.99
Konosuba Season 2£14.99£19.99
Love Live! Sunshine Season 1£14.99£19.99
Love Live! Sunshine Season 2£14.99£19.99
Lupin the Third Part IV - Japanese Airing Version£19.99--
Lupin the Third Part IV - English Airing Version£14.99--
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine£14.99£19.99
Martian Successor Nadesico (TV Series)£19.99£19.99
Martian Successor Nadesico the Movie: The Prince of Darkness£10£13.99
MEGALOBOX£14.99£19.99
Mobile Suit Gundam (0079) Part 1£19.99£24.99
Mobile Suit Gundam (0079) Part 2£19.99£24.99
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 1£19.99£19.99
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 2£19.99£19.99
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083£19.99£19.99
Mobile Suit Gundam F91£14.99£19.99
Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans Season 1£19.99£19.99
Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans Season 2£19.99£19.99
Mobile Suit Gundam Movie Trilogy£19.99£19.99
Mobile Suit Gundam NT£14.99£19.99
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED HD Remaster Part 1£19.99£34.99
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED HD Remaster Part 2£19.99£34.99
Mobile Suit Gundam the Origin I-IV£14.99£19.99
Mobile Suit Gundam the Origin V & VI£10£9.99
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower£10£13.99
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky£10£13.99
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn£19.99£19.99
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Part 1£19.99£19.99
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Part 2£19.99£19.99
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz£14.99£19.99
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Part 1£19.99£19.99
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Part 2£19.99£19.99
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack£10£9.99
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Part 1£19.99£24.99
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Part 2£19.99£24.99
My-HiME£19.99--
Persona 3 the Movie -#1 Spring of Birth-£10£13.99
Persona 3 the Movie -#2 Midsummer Knight's Dream-£10£13.99
Persona 3 the Movie -#3 Falling Down-£10£13.99
Persona 3 the Movie -#4 Winter of Rebirth-£10£13.99
Persona 5 the Animation Part 1£14.99--
Persona 5 the Animation Part 2£14.99--
Persona 5 the Animation: The Day Breakers£10--
Planetes£19.99£24.99
The Promised Neverland Season 1£14.99£19.99
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 1 Part 1£19.99£19.99
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 1 Part 2£19.99£19.99
Revolutionary Girl Utena Part 1£14.99--
Revolutionary Girl Utena Part 2£14.99--
Revolutionary Girl Utena Part 3£14.99--
Space Dandy£14.99£19.99
Sword Art Online Alicization Part 1£14.99£19.99
Sword Art Online Alicization Part 2£14.99£19.99
Sword Art Online Alicization -War of Underworld- Part 1£14.99£19.99
Sword Art Online Alicization -War of Underworld- Part 2£14.99£19.99
Tamako Love Story£13.99--
Tamako Market£14.99--
The Tatami Galaxy£14.99--
Terror in Resonance£14.99--
Tokyo Ghoul Season 1£14.99£19.99
Tokyo Ghoul Season 2 (Root A)£14.99£19.99
Tokyo Ghoul:re Part 1£14.99£19.99
Tokyo Ghoul:re Part 2£14.99£19.99
Turn-A Gundam Part 1£19.99£19.99
Turn-A Gundam Part 2£19.99£19.99
Violet Evergarden (TV Series)£14.99£19.99
Violet Evergarden the Movie£13.99--
Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto-Memory Doll£13.99--
Welcome to the Ballroom£19.99--
Wolf's Rain£19.99--
Your Lie in April Part 1£14.99£19.99
Your Lie in April Part 2£14.99£19.99

Collector's Edition Deals
AnimeEdition2023 Price!2022 Price
Ajin: Demi-Human Season 2Collector's Edition Blu-ray£14.99£14.99
Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test PlatoonCollector's Edition Blu-ray£14.99£24.99
B: The BeginningUltimate Edition Blu-ray£29.99£59.99
Blood-C & Blood-C: The Last DarkLimited Edition Blu-ray£14.99£34.99
Boogiepop PhantomCollector's Edition Blu-ray£14.99Mystery Box
Castlevania Season 2Collector's Edition Blu-ray£14.99£14.99
CharlotteBlu-ray Collection with Box£14.99£19.99
Children of the SeaCollector's Edition BD/DVD£10£14.99
Children Who Chase Lost VoicesLimited Edition Blu-ray Steelbook£14.99£9.99
El-Hazard: The Alternative WorldCollector's Edition Blu-ray£14.99£24.99
El-Hazard: The Magnificent WorldCollector's Edition Blu-ray£19.99Mystery Box
Emma: A Victorian Romance Season 2Collector's Edition Blu-ray£29.99£34.99
ERASEDBlu-ray Collection with Box£14.99£19.99
The Future DiaryCollector's Edition Blu-ray£19.99£19.99
InuYasha Season 1Collector's Edition Blu-ray£19.99£19.99
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (OVA Series)Collector's Edition Blu-ray£24.99--
Josee, the Tiger & the FishCollector's Edition Blu-ray£14.99Mystery Box
KaibaCollector's Edition Blu-ray£14.99£24.99
KakeguruiCollector's Edition Blu-ray£19.99Mystery Box
King's Game the AnimationCollector's Edition Blu-ray£14.99--
Liz and the Blue BirdCollector's Edition Blu-ray£14.99£24.99
Love Live! Sunshine!! the School Idol Movie: Over the RainbowCollector's Edition Blu-ray£19.99£14.99
Love Live! the School Idol MovieCollector's Edition Blu-ray£10£14.99
Lupin the Third Part VCollector's Edition Blu-ray£19.99£44.99
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko MineCollector's Edition Blu-ray£19.99£24.99
Magic Knight Rayearth Part 1Collector's Edition Blu-ray£14.99--
Magic Knight Rayearth Part 2 (inc. Rayearth OVAs)Collector's Edition Blu-ray£14.99--
Magic Knight RayearthLimited Edition Blu-ray£14.99£34.99
MEGALOBOXCollector's Edition Blu-ray£19.99£14.99
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED HD Remaster Part 1Collector's Edition Blu-ray£19.99£24.99
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED HD Remaster Part 2Collector's Edition Blu-ray£19.99£24.99
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny HD Remaster
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 Stargazer
Ultimate Edition Blu-ray£99.99£120
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny HD Remaster Part 1Collector's Edition Blu-ray£19.99--
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny HD Remaster Part 2Collector's Edition Blu-ray£19.99--
My-HiMECollector's Edition Blu-ray£14.99Mystery Box
On-Gaku: Our SoundCollector's Edition BD/DVD£10Mystery Box
Penguin HighwayCollector's Edition BD/DVD£14.99£39.99
The Promised Neverland Season 1Collector's Edition Blu-ray£14.99???
Ride Your WaveCollector's Edition BD/DVD£10£14.99
Silver Spoon Seasons 1 & 2Blu-ray Collection with Box£19.99£24.99
Summer Days with CooCollector's Edition BD/DVD£10£14.99
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale OnlineBlu-ray Collection with Box£14.99£14.99
Terror in ResonanceCollector's Edition Blu-ray£14.99£14.99
The Testament of Sister New Devil Seasons 1 & 2Limited Edition Blu-ray£14.99£14.99
Tokyo Ghoul:re Part 2Collector's Edition Blu-ray£14.99£14.99
Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto-Memory DollCollector's Edition 4K UHD/BD£19.99£24.99
Welcome to the Ballroom Part 1Collector's Edition Blu-ray£19.99--
Welcome to the Ballroom Part 2Collector's Edition Blu-ray£19.99£41.99

Stocking Fillers
Anime
2023 Price!​
2022 Price
10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki£6.99£9.99
5 Centimeters per Second£6.99£9.99
Amanchu!£6.99£9.99
The Anthem of the Heart£6.99£9.99
Aoharu x Machinegun£4.99£9.99
BELLE£6.99--
Big Order [Collector's Edition]£10Mystery Box
Birthday Wonderland£6.99£6.99
Blood Lad£4.99£9.99
Blood-C: The Last Dark£6.99--
Calamity of a Zombie Girl£6.99£4.99
The Case of Hana & Alice£6.99£6.99
Children of the Sea£6.99£9.99
Children Who Chase Lost Voices£6.99£9.99
Durarara!!£10£19.99
Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 1: Renton£6.99--
Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 2: Anemone£4.99--
Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry£7.99£6.99
Fireworks£4.99£6.99
Fuse: Memoirs of the Hunter Girl£6.99£9.99
Genius Party & Genius Party Beyond£4.99£6.99
Giovanni's Island£4.99£6.99
HAL£4.99£4.99
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade£4.99£9.99
Junjo Romantica Season 1£4.99£14.99
Junjo Romantica Season 2£4.99£14.99
K: Seven Stories [Collector's Edition]£10£14.99
Kino's Journey (2003) [DVD]£2.99--
Kiss Him, Not Me!£4.99£9.99
A Letter to Momo£4.99£6.99
Lu Over the Wall£6.99£6.99
Lupin III: The First£6.99£9.99
Mai Mai Miracle£6.99£6.99
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms£6.99£6.99
Mirai£6.99£6.99
Miss Hokusai£4.99£6.99
Miss Hokusai [Limited Edition (inc. English dub)]£6.99£19.99
Napping Princess£6.99£6.99
Nerima Daikon Brothers [DVD]£3.99--
Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki£6.99£9.99
On-Gaku: Our Sound£6.99--
Outlaw Star£10£19.99
Patema Inverted£4.99£9.99
Peacemaker Kurogane [DVD]£2.99--
Pigtails & Other Short Stories from Production I.G£4.99£6.99
The Place Promised in Our Early Days & Voices of a Distant Star£6.99£6.99
Princess Arete£2.99£6.99
PROMARE [Limited Edition Steelbook]£10Mystery Box
Ride Your Wave£6.99£6.99
Samurai Flamenco [Limited Edition]£10£19.99
A Silent Voice£6.99£6.99
Space Dandy Season 1£6.99£9.99
Summer Days with Coo£6.99£9.99
Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale-£7.99£9.99
Sword of the Stranger£6.99£6.99
Tokyo Ghoul (live-action)£4.99--
Tokyo Ghoul: Jack & Pinto£4.99£6.99
Tokyo Ghoul: Jack & Pinto [Collector's Edition]£4.99£9.99
Tokyo Marble Chocolate£6.99£9.99
Twin Star Exorcists [with CE Box]£10--
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust£6.99£6.99
Weathering With You£6.99--
Your Name£6.99£6.99

Early Bird Redux
AnimeEdition
2023 Price!​
Ascendance of a Bookworm Seasons 1 & 2Collector's Edition Blu-ray£54.99
Burn the WitchCollector's Edition Blu-ray£29.99
Deiji Meets GirlCollector's Edition BD/DVD£29.99
Eternal 831Collector's Edition Blu-ray£29.99
Fortune Favors Lady NikukoCollector's Edition Blu-ray£29.99
Free! The Final Stroke Volume 1Collector's Edition BD/DVD£29.99
Free! The Final Stroke Volume 2Collector's Edition BD/DVD£29.99
The Garden of WordsLimited Edition Blu-ray Steelbook£29.99
Goodbye, Don Glees!Collector's Edition BD/DVD£29.99
The House of the Lost on the CapeCollector's Edition BD/DVD£29.99
INU-OHCollector's Edition BD/DVD£29.99
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 Part 1Collector's Edition Blu-ray£44.99
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 Part 2Collector's Edition Blu-ray£44.99
JUNK HEADCollector's Edition Blu-ray£29.99
LeviusCollector's Edition Blu-ray£44.99
Looking for Magical DoremiCollector's Edition BD/DVD£29.99
Over the SkyStandard Blu-ray£24.99
Pompo: The CinephileCollector's Edition Blu-ray£29.99
Princess JellyfishCollector's Edition Blu-ray£34.99
Tower of GodUltimate Edition Blu-ray£89.99

Standard Edition Blu-ray Deals
Anime
2023 Price!​
2022 Price
Belladonna of Sadness£10--
Cowboy Bebop£10£19.99
Cyber City Oedo 808£10--
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo£10--
The Garden of Words£10£6.99
Josee, the Tiger & the Fish£10--
Millennium Actress£10£9.99
Mind Game£10£6.99
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Evangelion: Death(true2)
The End of Evangelion
£10--
The Night is Short, Walk on Girl£10£6.99

Bundle Deals - "Nobody wants to own half a series, so pick up these titles in full and get a price reduction at checkout!"
Anime
2023 Price!​
2022 Price
Cardcaptor Sakura Part 1 + Part 2£49.99£69.98
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 Part 1 + Part 2£39.99--
March comes in like a Lion Part 1 + Part 2£39.99--

Day 4 - 4th December 2023:
The lightning deals that were on offer!
Time​
AnimeEdition
2023 Price!​
2022 Price
09:00​
Blood-C & Blood-C: The Last DarkUltimate Edition Blu-ray£39.99£99.99
11:00​
Cardcaptor SakuraCollector's Edition Blu-ray£64.99--
13:00​
Revolutionary Girl UtenaLimited Edition Blu-ray£39.99£69.99
15:00​
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Evangelion: Death(true2)
The End of Evangelion
Limited Edition Blu-ray£59.99£89.99

Day 9 - 9th December 2023:
The 4K UHD deals that were on offer!
AnimeEdition
2023 Price!​
2022 Price
BELLEDeluxe Edition 4K UHD & Blu-ray
with Dolby Atmos & Dolby Vision HDR
£44.99--
Future Boy Conan Part 1Collector's Edition 4K UHD & Blu-ray
with SDR presentation
£44.99£49.99
Future Boy Conan Part 2Collector's Edition 4K UHD & Blu-ray
with SDR presentation
£44.99£49.99
Millennium ActressStandard Edition 4K UHD & Blu-ray
with SDR presentation
£19.99--
One Piece Film: REDCollector's Edition 4K UHD & Blu-ray
with Dolby Atmos & Dolby Vision HDR
£49.99--
Violet Evergarden the MovieCollector's Edition 4K UHD & Blu-ray
with Dolby Atmos & Dolby Vision HDR
£44.99--
Weathering With YouStandard Edition 4K UHD & Blu-ray
with Dolby Vision HDR presentation
£19.99--
Your NameStandard Edition 4K UHD & Blu-ray
with HDR10 presentation
£19.99--

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MVM Entertainment:

You can access their 12 Days of Christmas page here

As of 30th November, MVM has confirmed they will be returning to the Christmas sale season! You will be able to pick up select titles at discounts over on their online store Anime-on-Line. Anime Limited's AllTheAnime store will also include MVM titles in their sale as well.

The distributor will be providing the following:​
  • 50% discount on their box sets and collector's edition releases.​
  • All of the early birds released throughout 2023, including those planned for 2024, will be back at Early Bird prices.​
  • Mystery Box bundles for Blu-ray & DVD is also planned.​

Day 1 - 1st December 2023 - 8am UK time:

Bundles (Mystery Box & Disc Pots) List:
Anime BundlePrice
10 Disc Pot Luck MVM Bundle (Blu-ray)£7.99
10 Disc Pot Luck MVM Bundle (DVD)£4.99
Christmas Mystery Bundle #1 (Blu-ray) [18-rated]£19.99
Christmas Mystery Bundle #2 (Blu-ray) [15-rated]£19.98
Christmas Mystery Bundle #1 (DVD) [18-rated]£19.99
Christmas Mystery Bundle #2 (DVD) [15-rated]£9.98

Early Bird Redux (Standard Edition/Regular releases) List:
AnimePrice
Aria the Natural Part 1£23.99
Aria the Natural Part 2£23.99
Aria the Origination£29.99
Burst Angel£29.99
Flying Witch£23.99
IRODUKU: The World in Colors£23.99
Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? III£23.99
NieA_7£17.99
Non Non Biyori£23.99
Non Non Biyori Nonstop£23.99
Non Non Biyori Repeat£23.99
Non Non Biyori Vacation£12.49
Release the Spyce£23.99
Samurai 7£29.99
Trinity Blood£29.99
Tsurune Season 1£23.99
Vinland Saga Season 1£29.99
Witchblade£29.99

Collector's Editions 50% off List:
AnimePrice
Armed Girl's Machiavellism£39.99
Assassin's Pride£29.99
Berserk (re-print)£29.99
Burst Angel£29.99
The Eccentric Family£24.99
Flip Flappers£39.99
Flying Witch£35.99
The Garden of Sinners£89.98
Girls Last Tour£39.99
Grimoire of Zero£39.99
Haibane Renmei£24.99
Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? III£34.99
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun£24.99
Mysteria Friends£24.99
NieA_7£23.99
Princess Principal£39.99
Real Girl£44.99
Release the Spyce£29.99
Revue Starlight£39.99
Samurai 7£29.99
Trinity Blood£29.99
Tsurune Season 1£35.99
Vinland Saga Season 1£44.99
Witchblade£35.99


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Anime Limited's Mystery Box Historical Stats:

For Anime Limited here are the list of titles featured in the boxes from previous years. In 2022, they offered two Mystery Boxes with 5 titles each.

Status Keys: Available = In Stock / OOP = Out of Print / LR = License Revoked i.e. Anime Ltd no longer has the license

Anime
Mystery Box​
Status​
ALDNOAH ZERO Season 1
2016​
OOP
Expelled from Paradise
2016​
OOP
Fuse: Memoirs of a Hunter Girl
2016​
OOP
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
2016​
OOP
HAL
2016​
Available
Blood Blockade Battlefront
2017*​
License Expired
Eden of the East
2017​
License Expired
Free! Eternal Summer
2017​
License Expired
Lord Marksman and Vanadis
2017*​
License Expired
Samurai Flamenco Part 1
2017​
OOP
Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning
2017​
Available
Tokyo Marble Chocolate
2017​
OOP
Your Lie in April Part 1
2017​
OOP
Ajin: Demi-Human Season 1
2018: Box 1​
Low Stock
Black Butler: Book of Circus
2018: Box 1​
OOP
ERASED Part 1
2018: Box 1​
OOP
Noein ~to your other self~
2018: Box 1​
License Expired
Princess Arete
2018: Box 1​
Available
Attack on Titan: Junior High
2018: Box 2​
License Expired
The Case of Hana & Alice
2018: Box 2​
OOP
GANGSTA.
2018: Box 2​
License Expired
Ouran High School Host Club
2018: Box 2​
License Expired
Tokyo ESP
2018: Box 2​
License Expired
Amanchu
2019: Blue
OOP
Genius Party & Genius Party Beyond
2019: Blue
OOP
K: Return of Kings
2019: Blue
Available
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Part 1
2019: Blue
OOP
Your Name (Steelbook)
2019: Blue
OOP
Angelic Layer
2019: Red
OOP
K: Missing Kings
2019: Red
OOP
Kiznaiver
2019: Red
OOP
Pigtails & Other Short Stories from Production I.G.
2019: Red
OOP
Rokka -Braves of the Six Flowers-
2019: Red
OOP
Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening
2020​
OOP
King's Game
2020​
Available
KOKKOKU: Moment by Moment
2020​
OOP
Silver Spoon Season 1
2020​
OOP
Welcome to the Ballroom Part 1
2020​
OOP
Birthday Wonderland
2021: Blue
Available
The Dragon Dentist
2021: Blue
Available
Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) Part 1
2021: Blue
Available
Ride Your Wave
2021: Blue
Available
Children of the Sea
2021: Red
Available
K Season 1
2021: Red
Available
Summer Days with Coo
2021: Red
Available
Terror in Resonance
2021: Red
Available
Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon
2022: Green
Available
El-Hazard: The Magnificent World
2022: Green
Available
Josee, the Tiger & the Fish
2022: Green
Available
My-HiME
2022: Green
Available
On-Gaku: Our Sound
2022: Green
Available
Big Order
2022: Blue
Available
Boogiepop Phantom
2022: Blue
Available
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection
2022: Blue
Available
Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler
2022: Blue
Available
PROMARE (Steelbook)
2022: Blue
Available

*Lord Marksman and Vanadis replaced Blood Blockade Battlefront when the latter's stock ran out.
Anime / Year Released:
2015-2019​
2020​
2021​
2022​
2023​
009 Re:Cyborg 3D
Y​
5 Centimeters per Second
Note: Steelbook version
Y​
Anemone: Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution
Y​
Belladonna of Sadness
Note: 4K Ultra HD version
Y​
BELLE
Y​
Blood-C & Blood-C: The Last Dark
Y​
Cardcaptor Sakura
Y​
Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Note: Steelbook version
Y​
Cowboy Bebop
Note: 2021 re-release
Y​
The Deer King
Y​
El-Hazard: The Alternative World
Y​
Emma: A Victorian Romance Season 1
Y​
ERASED
Note: Parts 1 & 2 with Collector's Box version
Y​
Eureka Seven
Note: Parts 1 & 2 with Collector's Box version
Y​
Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory
Y​
Future Boy Conan Part 1
Y​
The Future Diary
Y​
Hello World
Y​
The Heroic Legend of Arslan Season 1
Y​
In/Spectre Season 1
Y​
InuYasha Season 1
Y​
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
Y​
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA Series
Y​
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 Part 1
Y​
K: Seven Stories
Y​
Kaiba
Y​
Liz and the Blue Bird
Y​
Love Live! Sunshine!! the School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow
Y​
Love Live! The School Idol Movie
Y​
Love Me, Love Me Not
Y​
Lupin the Third Part 5
Y​
Lupin the Third: The First
Y​
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
Y​
Magic Knight Rayearth
Note: 2022 complete collection re-release (minus OVAs)
Y​
Magic Knight Rayearth Part 1
Y​
MEGALO BOX
Y​
Memories
Y​
Miss Hokusai
Y​
Momotaro Sacred Sailors
Y​
Napping Princess
Y​
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Note: 2023 Limited Edition release
Y​
The Promised Neverland Season 1
Y​
PSYCHO-PASS: Sinners of the System
Y​
The Relative Worlds
Y​
Samurai Flamenco
Note: 2021 re-release
Y​
Seraph of the End -Vampire Reign-
Y​
Summer Ghost
Y​
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
Note: Parts 1 & 2 with Collector's Box version
Y​
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online Part 1
Y​
Tamako Market & Love Story
Y​
The Testament of Sister New Devil
Note: Seasons 1 & 2 with Collector's Box version
Y​
Tokyo Ghoul:re Part 1
Y​
Violet Evergarden the Movie (expected to be part of lightning deal)
Y​
Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
Y​

Some titles listed here will be in low stock status, but in the past they have used a low stocked title for one of their boxes.

Final Notes: This thread will continue to be updated throughout the coming weeks, so stay tuned for more info added to the first post.
 
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A quick disclaimer - I have kept the 2022 sales line-up on the first post as a refresher. When the sale starts it'll be replaced with the current sale's selection, but you can still access the older threads at the top to see how it was done.

BONUS:
TV Anime
Licensed​
A Place Further than the Universe
2022​
Akame ga Kill!
2023​
Bleach
2023​
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
2023​
Comet Lucifer
2015​
Flowers of Evil
2023​
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma Season 1
2023​
Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School!
2018​
Great Pretender
2023​
High School Fleet
2016​
Kaiji: Against All Rules
2023​
Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor
2023​
Kakegurui xx
2021​
Kids on the Slope
2023​
Love Live! Superstar!! Season 2
2022​
Lupin the Third Part 6
2021​
Macross Plus & Macross Plus Movie Edition
2022​
Naruto
2023​
Naruto Shippuden
2023​
Parasyte -the maxim-
2023​
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2
2023​
Shirobako
2023​
TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You Season 1
2022​
We Rent Tsukumogami
2019​

Film AnimeLicensed
BLUE GIANT
2023​
Cardcaptor Sakura the Movie 2: The Sealed Card
2018​
EUREKA: Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution
2017​
The First Slam Dunk
2023​
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
2023​
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Movie Trilogy (4K Ultra HD)
2023​
Patlabor: The Movie
2023​
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbye
2023​
 
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Curious to see what could appear in the Early Bird slate.

Potential candidates are Great Pretender Deluxe Edition, a Mobile Suit Gundam Origin I-VI collection and Makoto Shinkai Film Collection (latter two are what's planned in France).

Would be cool to see surprise retro licenses like what they did a few years back with Boogiepop Phantom and El-Hazard: Magnificent World.
 
Would be nice to see them FINALLY release a standard edition of Angelic Layer but guessing they've probably lost the license by now...

Edit. Just did a quick check and the CE is actually still available on their site even though it was 'last chance to buy' last Xmas 🤷‍♂️
 
Anime Limited's Christmas Showcase was revealed at 5pm UK time today.


The Early Bird line-up was also revealed. Due to how most of the 2022 EBs got delayed numerous times, Anime Limited have decided to only focus on the titles that are expected to be shipped out before Christmas, so instead of 11 we have 7. There are also no new reveals here as these lot were amongst the MCM October 2023 announced titles.

SRP are estimates on my part but a rough idea on how much you'll want to spend to get all 7 during the sale.​

AnimeFormatDaySRPEB10%
Akame ga Kill!Collector's Edition Blu-ray
???
£69.99​
£39.99​
£35.99​
Flowers of EvilCollector's Edition Blu-ray
???
£69.99​
£39.99​
£35.99​
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma Season 1Collector's Edition Blu-ray
???
£69.99​
£39.99​
£35.99​
Kaiji: Ultimate SurvivorCollector's Edition Blu-ray
???
£69.99​
£39.99​
£35.99​
Kids on the SlopeCollector's Edition Blu-ray
???
£69.99​
£39.99​
£35.99​
Parasyte -the maxim-Collector's Edition Blu-ray
???
£69.99​
£39.99​
£35.99​
SHIROBAKOCollector's Edition Blu-ray
???
£69.99​
£39.99​
£35.99​

All of these will use Sentai's discs with most of them being the most updated ones (for instance 3 discs instead of 4 for Akame ga Kill! & Parasyte).

Also to make a note - despite an English dub produced throughout this year, it looks like Anime Limited's release for Kaiji will be subtitled only since the Sentai dub has yet to be released on Blu-ray in the US.

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Thinking I’ll pass on any EBs this time around and stick to the mystery boxes and any additional sales items. Curious as to what they’ll put in the boxes, and whether my luck is any better this year with duplicates.
 
Since I didn't bother with the original releases I'll pick up most of these.

Kids on the Slope is a maybe as I just picked up Sentai's re-release a few months ago. Granted it was an easy target for AL but then again I have no clue if they'll use the old discs or the new one.

Kaiji is the only one that I'm torn on, not due to the show itself but rather the fact that Anime Limited may have jumped the gun on this one. It was mentioned Sentai authored them as 1080i30 which would mean the quality won't be spot-on. There's also the English dub which is done for Season 1 but considering how fast the turnout is here, it's probably subtitled only.
 
I am wary of the fomo, but the addition of lightning deals will be something to keep an eye, at least generally, with these only apparently lasting for 2 hours each and having deeper discounts than elsewhere in the sale.

Maybe not great for those outside the UK especially.
 
@NormanicGrav You have my curiosity peaked with the possibility of Macross Plus. This has always been a hard anime for me to grasps in terms of distribution (likely due to how limited the series was to obtain during the legal battles).

Also, thank you for creating this thread every year!!!

I bought the Robotech Collectors Edition last year from Funimation, so I <believe> that the PLUS is not inclusive in that (I'm looking over the contents now and I'm about 99% sure) and I'll need to buy it if I see it. If anyone see's that I'm wrong, please holler at me so I don't buy something I already have from the CE.

I'm curious what will be released that they have not mentioned. I'm used to holding off my spending and waiting all year for these sales (RightStuf Crunchyroll, Sentai, Anime Limited, and MVM) but I hesitate with Crunchyroll and I have bought almost all I desire from Sentai over the years (I think I saw 1 I'll buy ... maybe). That said, AL and MVM are my go-to's this year for my fix. If anyone has suggestions for other places, let me know and thank you in advance. Looking forward to this sale very very much!!
 
I am wary of the fomo, but the addition of lightning deals will be something to keep an eye, at least generally, with these only apparently lasting for 2 hours each and having deeper discounts than elsewhere in the sale.

Maybe not great for those outside the UK especially.
This would be me... being outside the UK. I usually waited as long as I could so I can make 1 massive order because of the shipping cost + usage of the discount is a 1-time thing. I am intrigued by the lightning deal days but also dreading the possibility of seeing something I like and the pressure to order or lose it and miss my ability for a massive order.
 
Where do people stand on the prices of these (mostly) re-releases? £70 srp? I can understand that for new releases but these are rescues. Essentially the same as MVM did with Witchblade, Trinity Blood and Burst Angel but they only charged £60 srp (obviously they'll never go for those prices).

I think the biggest question is Food Wars.
You can still quite easily pick up the Animatsu release that had a rigid box, poster,art cards and IMO superior artwork for as little as £12!

With the Gundam Build Fighters situation I can't help but think AL or over pricing and expecting sales based on their name 🤔

It hurts to say but of the 3 anime companies in the UK in 2023 when it comes to putting out consistent quality releases AL are 3rd place and its not even close.
 
Where do people stand on the prices of these (mostly) re-releases? £70 srp? I can understand that for new releases but these are rescues. Essentially the same as MVM did with Witchblade, Trinity Blood and Burst Angel but they only charged £60 srp (obviously they'll never go for those prices).

I think the biggest question is Food Wars.
You can still quite easily pick up the Animatsu release that had a rigid box, poster,art cards and IMO superior artwork for as little as £12!

With the Gundam Build Fighters situation I can't help but think AL or over pricing and expecting sales based on their name 🤔
for the 12 episode or so series it will be, wouldn't rule out it being more for the 24/25/26 series here, though theres not much to go off for those recently (G Gundam is 69.99 per part but would come to more for the whole thing and only 1 box between 2 parts).

Alot of it will be, do you value the set design, Shirobako looks nice and if you don't own it, why not go for that (probably the easiest recommendation here). Kaiji is tricky though, you can get the whole thing (all 52 episodes) for $30 right now from the Sentai black friday sale. The 2 rigid boxes, booklets (or whatever is in season 2) and upwards of £70 total won't change the fact it's almost certainly the same on the discs as that release. Its a weird calculation to make.
 
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I’ve got all of those Sentai rescues, first time around from MVM and Animatsu, while I imported The Flowers of Evil BD and Shirobako from the US years ago. Not interested in Kaiji. Frankly an artbox, 20 odd pages of bound character art, a couple of postcards and a foldout poster for 20 quid more than a standard don’t ring my bell any more. Might double dip on Kids on the Slope to have a spare.

I‘m not excited by any of this. I tell you what did excite me… Amazon got my pre-order of Picard Season 1-3 Blu-ray to me Monday on the day of release, and I’m not even a Prime member. 30 hours of TV plus loads of on-disc extras for £70, albeit as 9 discs in a DVD Amaray style brick and card slipcase. I was just checking the discs for issues and I just wound up watching the final episode for kicks.

Speaking of day of release. The final Evangelion film is supposed to be released yesterday. I had the Standard Blu pre-ordered day one. Not a peep from All the Anime. I shouldn’t be disappointed. Whenever an independent company sells out, it sacrifices something. In the case of Manga Entertainment, they sacrificed their entire UK existence. I guess if all Anime Limited loses is QC and customer service, we should consider ourselves lucky.
 
I think the prices are a difficult one as I’ll be more than happy to pay whatever for Shirobako given it’s the whole series in a nice package. However, it is harder to justify Kids on the Slope which has comparably very little in the way of extras. I always want a CE for anything I’m going to buy as I limit myself to my absolute favourites anyway, so these releases appeal more to me than the original animatsu ones did (and therefore didn’t buy) but they still need the content to match. When you’ve gotten to the point of store exclusive posters it definitely feels like a stretch and I appreciate they might not have a lot in the way of materials but even so.

But I will say that being a ‘rescue’ shouldn’t factor into it, it’s not like they’ll have paid less to license it and it’s in a completely different form to previously. I suppose the ones with prior releases likely won’t need to be BBFC’d again, but otherwise I don’t see where or why they should lower the SRP.

And while we’re complaining about rereleases let’s keep in mind that some of these titles came out as far back as 2013 (Kids on the Slope) and the Animatsu stuff ranges between 2016-18, there is a whole new crowd of anime fans rolled in since then or grown up enough to have the time and money to buy their favourite shows. Regulars here might already own these shows, but I’d wager there’s younger or less devoted fans who are excited about some of these.
 
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