AnimEigo has announced several upcoming new home video releases during its panel at Otakon 2025. The panel was hosted by company owner and MediaOCD CEO Justin Sevakis.
Some of the highlighted titles at the panel include some upcoming releases for 2025, such as Sasuke, Looking for the Full Moon (known in Japan as Full Moon wo Sagashite), and the Black Jack OVA series. Sneak peeks were also offered for some upcoming 2026 releases of Hotori: Simply Wishing for Hope and Alien Nine, which are set for release under AnimEigo’s Ruined Childhood imprint.
Here are the details for AnimEigo’s upcoming releases for 2025 and 2026:
Sasuke
Release Date: October 14, 2025
The historic 1968 anime series comes to North America for the very first time in a complete collection, restored from original film materials and featuring newly produced subtitles. It also includes a previously unreleased English dub. The 29-episode series will debut in HD Blu-ray from AnimEigo in a deluxe 3-disc set.
Looking for the Full Moon: Volume 2
Release Date: November 11, 2025
The climactic second half (episodes 27-52) of the anime adaptation of Arina Tanemura’s shojo manga series will be released for the first time in English.
The series has been remastered in HD for the Blu-ray release and features an English dub, as well as the original Japanese dialogue (with English subtitles).
Black Jack OVA
Release Date: December 16, 2025
The 12-episode OVA series will be available in a collectible 2-disc set.
Hotori: Simply Wishing for Hope
Release Date: 2026
The 2005 Animax Award-winning TV special is available in North America for the first time in HD. The story of a robot boy who bonds with a terminally ill girl was directed by Takashi Anno and produced at Sunrise.
Alien Nine
Release Date: 2026
The 4-episode OVA series is based on the manga by Hitoshi Tomizawa and directed by Yasuhiro Irie. It follows three elementary school girls — Yuri Otani, Kumi Kawamura, and Kasumi Tomine — who are forced to fight off invading aliens as part of the school’s “Anti-Alien Team.”
The AnimEigo Blu-ray release presents the episodes in HD and features an English dub, as well as the original Japanese dialogue (with English subtitles).
Source: press release
