AnimEigo‘s Otakon 2026 panel at announced five newly-licensed titles for its upcoming Blu-ray release schedule. The distributor and its parent company MediaOCD announced several series joining its home media titles during Otakon 2026, including Antique Bakery, Dog of Flanders: The Movie, ReLIFE, the Ruin Explorers: Fam & Ihrie OVA, and Welcome to Ibaru’s Office.
Here are the details of AnimEigo’s Otakon 2026 licensing announcements.
Antique Bakery
- Based on the manga by Fumi Yoshinaga
- Releasing in 2027
Antique Bakery is a slice-of-life anime series about four men that work in a French bakery in Tokyo. It is based on an acclaimed manga series created by Fumi Yoshinaga (Ooku The Inner Chambers, What Did You Eat Yesterday?) that won a Kodansha Manga Award for best shojo manga. AnimEigo will release the series on Blu-ray in 2027.
Dog of Flanders: The Movie
- Remake of the 1975 anime series
- Releasing in late 2027
Dog of Flanders: The Movie is a 1997 remake of the classic 1975 anime series about the bond between a boy and his faithful dog living in a 19th century Flanders village near Antwerp in the Netherlands. The emotional story shows the boy’s struggles in life and his hopes of becoming a great classical painter. AnimEigo has the film slated for a late 2027 debut and will release a fresh 4K Blu-ray restoration of the original uncut Pioneer version that also contains a dub notably featuring actor Robert Loggia.
ReLIFE
- Release window TBD
ReLIFE is a 2016 comedy series about Arata Kaizaki, a 27-year-old unemployed man who joins an experiment rehabilitation program for shut-ins. He takes a special drug to look 10 years younger and returns to high school for one year to fix his life. ReLIFE is based on the manga by creator YayoiSo. Originally released by Funimation, ReLIFE has been out of print for many years, but AnimEigo will release the 13-episode series and the 4-episode OVA in new comprehensive edition.
Ruin Explorers: Fam & Ihrie
- Written and directed by Takeshi Mori
- Releasing in 2027
Ruin Explorers: Fam & Ihrie is a 4-part adventure OVA originally released in 1995. Set in an alternate fantasy world, it follows Fam and Ihrie, two female treasure hunters working to find the “Ultimate Power.” The OVA was written and directed by Takeshi Mori (Gunsmith Cats, Otaku No Video, Vandread) and features music by Masamichi Amano (Battle Royale, Giant Robo). AnimEigo will release it on Blu-ray with a crisp HD restoration in 2027.
Welcome to Ibaru’s Office
- Based on the short story collection by Hideo Okuda
- Releasing in 2027
Welcome to Ibaru’s Office is a 2009 Japanese anime series directed by Kenji Nakamura (Mononoke) and produced by Toei Animation and based on an acclaimed short story collection by Hideo Okuda. It follows the eccentric, child-like psychiatrist Dr. Ichiro Irabu as he treats various patients with bizarre physical manifestations of psychological stress. It will debut on Blu-ray in 2027.
