AnimEigo is a home video licensor that announced five Blu-ray releases for 2027 at Otakon 2026, and is partnering with MediaOCD on a limited Vampire Princess Miyu Blu-ray with a blank cover shipping in September 2026.
AnimEigo's recent output centers on bringing older anime back to home video, often with restorations or new dubs. At its Otakon 2026 panel, the company announced five licenses for 2027 Blu-ray releases. The slate includes Antique Bakery, a 2008 12-episode adaptation; Dog of Flanders: The Movie, a 1997 remake receiving a 4K restoration with both the uncut original and the edited Pioneer English dub; ReLIFE, a 2016 series getting a new edition with its 13-episode run and four-episode OVA; Ruin Explorers: Fam & Ihrie, a 1995 four-part OVA getting an HD restoration; and Welcome to Irabu's Office, a 2009 Noitamina series getting its first North American home video release with a new AnimEigo English dub.
Separately, AnimEigo is working with MediaOCD on a restored HD Blu-ray of the 1988-1989 Vampire Princess Miyu OVA. That release, set for on or before September 8, 2026, ships with a blank cover and slipcase. MediaOCD said the packaging was sent to Japan for approval over a year ago but stalled in the Japanese copyright system, and the license expires next year, leaving no time for a proper package. To avoid shelving the remaster, the disc is sold exclusively through MediaOCD's website with no artwork requiring approval, priced at $24.95. It includes both the AnimEigo and Manga UK English dubs plus original Japanese audio. MediaOCD said purchasers could get a real package later without rebuying the disc if approvals come through.
AnimEigo's involvement extends to a Japanese release through VAP: the Eren the Southpaw Blu-ray box set, shipping September 16, 2026. That three-disc set, priced at 36,000 yen, contains the full series with Japanese audio and no subtitles, plus extras like promotional videos and clean theme songs. The anime began broadcast on April 7, 2026, and the box set is the first home-video collection of the series.
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Aug 5
AnimEigo announced five new home video licenses during its Otakon 2026 panel on Friday, all slated for Blu-ray release in 2027. The slate spans multiple genres and includes both previously released titles and a North American home video debut. Antique Bakery, the 12-episode 2008 adaptation of Fumi Yoshinaga's manga, will arrive on Blu-ray in 2027. Dog of Flanders: The Movie, the 1997 remake of the 1975 series, will receive a 4K restoration in late 2027 featuring both the uncut original and the edited Pioneer English dub with Robert Loggia. ReLIFE, the 2016 comedy series based on Yayoiso's manga, will get a new edition combining its 13-episode television run and four-episode OVA with subtitled and dubbed versions. Ruin Explorers: Fam & Ihrie, the four-part 1995 OVA directed by Takeshi Mori, will receive an HD restoration. Welcome to Irabu's Office, the 2009 Noitamina series directed by Kenji Nakamura at Toei Animation, will be released in North America on home video for the first time, with AnimEigo producing an English dub.
May 29
MediaOCD and AnimEigo will release the restored HD Blu-ray of the 1988-1989 Vampire Princess Miyu OVA on or before September 8, 2026, but the disc will ship with a completely blank cover and slipcase. The company announced on May 29 that it had completed the HD remaster and sent packaging to Japan for approval over a year ago, but hit a procedural logjam in the Japanese copyright system that made no progress in over a year. MediaOCD founder Justin Sevakis stated that the company then discovered its license for the series expires next year, leaving no time for a proper release. To avoid letting the remaster go unreleased, MediaOCD decided to sell the Blu-ray exclusively through its own website with no artwork requiring approval. The release includes both the AnimEigo English dub and the Manga UK English dub, plus original Japanese audio. Pre-orders are open for $24.95. Sevakis added that if approvals ever come through for a real package, purchasers will be able to get one without rebuying the disc.
May 16
VAP will release a Blu-ray box set of the Eren the Southpaw television anime in Japan on September 16, 2026. The three-disc set is priced at 36,000 yen and contains the full series with Japanese audio and no subtitles. On-disc extras include promotional videos and clean versions of the opening and ending theme songs. The physical package adds a special booklet and an original story and manga. The anime, which adapts the manga by writer Kappy and artist nifuni, began its broadcast on April 7, 2026. Toshimasa Suzuki directed the series, with scripts overseen by Taku Kishimoto and character designs by Takayuki Goto. Production was handled jointly by Signal.MD and Production I.G. The cast is led by Shoya Chiba as Koichi Asakura and Yumi Uchiyama as Eren Yamagishi. The opening theme is "Funkin' Beautiful feat. ZORN" by ALI, and the ending theme is "New Walk" by Ima Murasaki. The original manga ran in Shonen Jump Plus starting in 2017 and is complete in 24 volumes, though it has not been licensed in English.