Did you think we were going to end the year without one more licensing announcement? I hope not because what we have installed for you are a couple o' doozies!

Siren Visual are proud to announce the region 4 release of Princess Resurrection and the long anticipated sequel to When They Cry - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai!

PRINCESS RESURRECTION

Released in Japan in 2008 Princess Resurrection focuses on one Hiro Hiyorimi who is caught up with the feuding royal family of the Monster Realm after an unfortunate accident: crushed to death by falling steel pylons. His subsequent revival by a woman who introduces herself as ‘Hime’ (Japanese for princess) works to his favour, but there’s a a catch…it appears Hiro has become a semi-immortal warrior who Hime needs to aid her in her fight to become the future head of the royal family!

A supernatural horror-comedy this series is chock full of violence and monsters that it’ll be sure to entertain! Comprised of 26 episodes over 4 DVD’s, Princess Resurrection will see DVD release in March.

HIGURASHI NO NAKU KORO NI KAI

Oh yes, you’ve been demanding and here we are to provide! The sequel to When They Cry, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai provides the answers to all those questions that we were all left wondering after the end of the startling and chilling first series.

For those unfamiliar, When They Cry is based on a visual novel. It’s June 1983 in the rural village Hinamizawa. A curse appears to plague the Watanagashi Festival: every year for the past four years someone is killed and another goes missing. This year is particularly special as the characters are unknowingly forced to relive this time, again and again.  It’s a twisted blend of cute and funny with a dash of brutal violence here and there and the answers to the town’s constant time loop is thrillingly revealed.

Never before released outside of Japan, this is an anime title exclusive to Siren Visual.  Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai is comprised of 24 episodes which shall be split into two parts. Part 1 will hit stores in March with pre-orders available after the New Year. Part 2 will follow shortly afterwards.

Due to the complicated release history of When They Cry, the second season will not contain an English dub. This is also part of the reason why the second series is sticking to its Romanised Japanese title, but when learning the answers to the mysteries of Hinamizawa we say it's a fair trade off!

Like many of you, we'll be winding down between the end of this week and the beginning of 2012...and rightly so - it's been a HUGE year for us and the workload has been crushing but the results are worth it!

We'll be closed from this Friday, December 23 until Tuesday January 3. All web-orders placed during this time will be fulfilled in early January.

Thanks for a great 2011, guys - have a safe and happy break and we'll see you in 2012!

We just received more stock of our best-selling box set collection of The Samurai. These have been extremely popular and with Christmas fast approaching, they will move FAST!

The second episode of Capsule Computers' anime podcast is now available here. Tune in to win Siren Visual DVDs!

Our Samurai Box set should be back in stock late tomorrow afternoon. Thanks for your patience!

The complete series box set of the Samurai has flown out the door and is temporarily out of stock here at Siren HQ. We'll have another batch in a week, so sit tight! Orders placed up to today have been fulfilled, so keep an eye out for the postie.

Streaming monthly over at Capsule Computers, CC Anime endeavours to discuss all things anime each month with a panel of critics from around the globe. The first episode is up now at the Capsule Computers site - tune in to find out how to win new release Siren Visual DVD's...

More festivals to sound-off 2011 - this weekend sees Armageddon hit Melbourne. We'll be there with an extra long booth to accommodate all the new stuff we’re selling (Rooster Teeth comics, bags, posters and TONS of shirts), and our special guests - Jeff and Sandeep from The Guild and Bernie, Joel and Brandon from Rooster Teeth. Yep - it will be extra cramped at our booth, with the fellas signing just about anything you put in front of them (keep it clean). Once they’re done with Saturday's festival, the Rooster Teeth crew head across the road to the Roo Teeth Oz event at Kingpin Bowling for...um...bowling, Xbox, food and a private Q&A (if you can't make it, there's also a BBQ happening on Friday the 21st at Fawkner Park, South Yarra). Tickets are almost sold out to this exclusive event, so get in fast. Jeff and Sandeep will join the Rooster teeth guys at the Siren booth for Sunday before heading over with us to Auckland, New Zealand for the biggest Armageddon yet: five days of heavy NZ convention fandom. If you're one of our treasured Kiwi customers, drop by the booth and make us feel welcome. If not, please buy some things to lighten the return trip.

As if Armageddon isn't enough, the second Brisbane Supanova for 2011 lands November 4...and, yes...we'll also be there. Keep an eye out for Church and Sarge who will be skulking around for your photo-op pleasure! We'll be absolutely flattened by Sunday the 6th, so PLEASE be gentle with our fragile brains.  We'll have free posters for Angel Beats!, The Guild, Red Vs Blue and Dennou Coil plus exclusive screenings of some of our upcoming anime titles. Oh - make sure you get along to the Siren panel for some hot-off-the-press anime announcements. We're doin' an OK job, huh?

Just a heads-up regarding this weekend's Neko Nation in Melbourne - the event is no longer happening at the Geddes Lounge, but has instead been moved to Abode - 374 St Kilda Road. We've also got two double passes to give away for this event...so if you're over 18 and looking for some fun this weekend (that's October 8, 9pm to 3am), email us at info@sirenvisual.com.au and tell us what 'neko' means in Japanese!