Twitterer JLSkun, of anime blog The Golden Waste, tweeted some interesting news recently that was caught by Nebs. Apparently his local MovieStop shop is listing a preorder for The Girl Who Leapt Through Time director Mamoru Hosoda's latest film, Summer Wars, with a release date in August. No distributor was listed, and JLSkun reported that it and the other preorders he spotted were all removed when he checked back later.  MYSTEEEEERIOUS! The Girl Who Leapt Through Time was handled in North America by Bandai Entertainment; on the other hand Manga Entertainment has picked up Summer Wars for the UK, so we'll see who snatches it here later. (If you want my bet, I'd lean towards Manga, but on the other hand, BEI has worked with Manga Entertainment for titles like Gurren Lagann, so it could even be a combo thereof...assuming it's not some other company entirely!) MovieStop, if you're curious, is apparently an offshoot from GameStop, but not a very common one-- there aren't any in California, for example.  Also listed are Xam'd: Lost Memories, a sci-fi anime which was simulcast in the US via the PSN, for August 10th-- 13 episodes on DVD for $49.98 or Blu-Ray for $99.98 --and the anime adaptation of the movie Ultraviolet, titled Ultraviolet 044, twelve episodes for $59.98 on DVD or $99.98 on Blu-Ray, due July 13th. These two both did have distributors listed: Sony. Now,  the likelihood of Summer Wars being licensed is pretty much 100%, it's just a matter of when. And a summer release sounds about right, don't you think?    As for the rest of it, only time will tell!  How badly do you want to see Summer Wars?
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