Amazon is teaming up with Crunchyroll to start the new month with a deal they’ve mentioned the AniMay sale. Blu-ray and 4K UHD collections of some of our favorite anime are currently marked down by up to 52%. This sale includes essential items such as the complete range Cowboy Bebopdiscounted to $26.99 (was $49.98), and the entire collection of the classic ’60s series Speed racer, which is available for $17.49 (was $19.99). But you’ll also find deals on some slightly deeper cuts, which we’ve detailed below.
Paranoia Agent: The Complete Series (Blu-Ray)
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Satoshi Kon’s psychological thriller series follows a cast of eclectic characters, including an anxious mascot designer and a low-level police officer, who are seemingly pursued by a vicious street attacker known only as Lil’ Slugger. Who is this mysterious attacker, and what do all his ‘random’ victims have in common? Take the plunge and dive into this modern mystery anime that combines supernatural fears with avant-garde storytelling. —Toussaint Egan
Dragon Ball Super:Stop hero (4K UHD)
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Dragonball great returns, this time with a brand new adventure centered around Piccolo and Gohan! When the Red Ribbon Army returns with a new plot for global conquest, the Namekian martial artist and his former student must join forces to defeat a pair of advanced Android opponents and save the day. But will they be able to succeed without Goku or Vegeta? —AT
FLCL: The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
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Kazuya Tsurumaki’s cult sci-fi anime follows Naota, a 12-year-old boy whose life unexpectedly collides with that of Haruko Haruhara, a Vespa-riding alien who wields a left-handed Rickenbacker guitar like a battle axe. With the once quiet, ordinary town of Naota being ravaged by a barrage of otherworldly strangeness, will Naoto be able to emerge from the chaos unscathed and wiser from the experience? —AT
Psycho-Pass: Season One (Blu-ray)
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Set in a dystopian society, this cyberpunk anime follows a group of special investigators tasked with exterminating criminals and maintaining a twisted form of ‘peace’ using weapons capable of calculating a suspect’s intention to cause harm. When a mysterious mastermind emerges with a plot to overthrow the system, the investigators must race against time to prevent the destruction of everything they know. —AT
Your name. (Blu Ray)
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Makoto Shinkai’s groundbreaking fantasy anime centers on Mitsuha and Taki, two high school students from different walks of life whose fates become inextricably intertwined when they wake up one morning in each other’s bodies. As the two try to uncover the cause of their predicament, Mitsuha and Taki grow closer, but what does fate have in store for these future lovebirds? —AT