Ghost in the Shell Gets a New 4K Shell in the UK
Crunchyroll is releasing Mamoru Oshii's 1995 anime on 4K UHD and Blu-ray in a limited SteelBook edition in the UK on 30 November.
Out in the UK Mon 30 Nov
Sunday 1 November 2026 · picked by Mark
TODAY'S PICKS
Toys
The Straw Hats Open Their First US Shop in Los Angeles, and Chopper Has Taken Up Surfing
Opens Fri 6 Nov (reservations for 6 to 12 Nov)
Curiosities
United Arrows Tailors Its First Outfit for a Humanoid Robot
Shop page opens 20 Nov (Japan)
Screen
KPop Demon Hunters Gets the Criterion Treatment, Animatic and Postcards Included
US release Tue 3 Nov, UK Mon 9 Nov
Martial Arts
Jackie Chan Comes Out of Retirement to Hunt Tony Leung Ka-fai in The Shadow's Edge, Digital in the US From 3 November
Larry Yang's Macau heist thriller casts Chan as a retired surveillance expert recruited by the police, and Radial Entertainment releases it to rent or buy on 3 November 2026.
US digital release Tue 3 Nov
Screen
Zhang Yimou's Raise the Red Lantern Relights in 4K for UK Cinemas
Central City Media is bringing Zhang Yimou's 1991 drama Raise the Red Lantern back to UK cinemas from Friday 6 November in a 4K restoration, for its 35th anniversary.
In UK cinemas Fri 6 Nov
Diaspora
Heytea Dunks a Biscuit: Its First UK Lab Opens in Chinatown With Three Menu Items You Can Only Get Here
The Chinese tea chain that gave the world cheese tea opened its first UK lab at 118-120 Shaftesbury Avenue on 30 October 2026, with three UK exclusives built on tea and biscuits.
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Diaspora
Ming-Na Wen Serves Up Her Family Restaurant's Recipes
Toys
Tamagotchi Opens Its First UK Pop-Up in Soho for Its 30th Birthday
Screen
Godzilla Minus Zero Stomps Into UK and US Cinemas on 6 November
Style
JINS Puts Jotaro's Hat Badge on Your Glasses in a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Eyewear Range
Diaspora
RISE, the Pop History of Asian America, Becomes a Free Exhibition at Pearl River Mart in New York
Martial Arts
Jackie Chan's First Film as Director Laughs Its Way Into 4K
Curiosities
Gashapon Plans a World Tour and a Capsule the Size of a Fist
Style
Secretlab Takes Its Pokémon Chairs to Hoenn With a Rayquaza Edition
Screen
Scotland Loves Anime Brings Ninja Scroll in 4K to London for Four Days
Style
Pochita Becomes a Fuzzy Crocs Clog, Chainsaw Blade Included
Toys
SKULLPANDA Opens a Free Pop-Up Dedicated to Doing Nothing in Manhattan
Style
Happy Socks Gives Hello Kitty a Second Drop, Sized for Small Feet
Curiosities
Hello Kitty Pours the Matcha in Paris for Beyond Cute
Diaspora
San Diego Asian Film Festival Opens With In Waves and Closes With a Father's Letters
Toys
LISA's DualSense Controller Arrives on 30 October with Her Eyes on the Touch Pad
Make
DIY Samurai Armour, 19 Years On: From Rubbish Bins to EVA Foam
Toys
Hello Kitty Party Land Throws Open the Gates on Switch This Thursday
Toys
Hatsune Miku Is the First Female Character in Bandai's METAL BUILD Line, Alloy Joints and All
Curiosities
A Six-Metre Rabbit Stands in Tokyo Bay, and Two Kusama Balloons Fill an Atrium Nearby
Curiosities
Odaiba's Amphibious Bus Will Drive You Into Tokyo Bay to Look for Godzilla
Diaspora
Shannon Lee and Fonda Lee Bring Breathmarked to a Close With Mark of the Warrior
Screen
Train to Busan's Yeon Sang-ho Brings Paradise Lost to US Cinemas
Toys
The Apothecary Diaries' Maomao Gets Her Own Licca-chan Doll, Freckles and Bandage Included
Toys