This week’s home entertainment releases include what is potentially the last Studio Ghibli film, plus the first season of the Damon (Lost) Lindelof series Leftovers, the second season the pulpish Penny Dreadful, the 18th season of South Park along with the old school horror film Insidious: Chapter 3 and Sundance winner Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.

Anime

The top release this week is When Marnie Was There (Universal, “PG,” 206 min. $19.99, BD $24.99) the last film before Studio Ghibli’s film division goes on a hiatus.  Written and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayahsi, When Marnie Was There is based on a novel by Joan G. Robinson, and it shares all the typical Ghibli characteristics, beautiful hand-painted animation, a sensitive narrative, and strong female protagonists.  While it may not be quite on the level of the best of Miyazaki’s work, When Marnie Was There earned a strong 89% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is well worth your attention, if for no other reason than it could potentially be the last Ghibli film.

This week’s barrage of anime entries also includes a top flight release, Fairy Tail: Part 17 (Funimation, 300 min., BD/DVD Combo $54.98), the latest release from the popular D&D-influenced anime series based on the popular manga by Hiro Mashima.  But that’s not the only fantasy release, Brynhildr in the Darkness: Complete Collection (Sentai Filmworks, 325 min., $59.98, BD $69.98) is a 13-episode 2014 series from Arms that is based on Lynn Okamoto’s science fantasy manga which feature characters (and themes) borrowed from Germanic mythology.

For Naruto fans, The Last: Naruto the Movie (Viz Media, 112 min., $19.98, BD $29.99) is of great interest.  It is the tenth Naruto film, and the first film to become part of the official Naruto storyline with a scenario that takes place between chapters 699 and 700 of the original Naruto manga series.  The Last debuted in Japan in December of 2014 and quickly became the highest-grossing film in franchise history.

Also due on Tuesday is The World Is Still Beautiful: Complete Collection (Sentai Filmworks, 300 min., SUBTITLES ONLY, $49.98, BD $59.98), which collects the 12-episode 2014 anime series from Pierrot that is based on the shojo manga fantasy comedy romance written by Dai Shiina.

Another new release of interest is the Tamayura: Hitotose Complete Collection (Right Stuf, 300 min., Subtitles Only, $44.98), which collects the 12-episode 2011 TV slice-of-life anime produced by TYO that follows the adventures of high school girl who loves to make photos using an old Rolliflex camera, and eventually founds a photography club at her high school.

Re-priced re-releases out this week include Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero Complete Collection (Funimation, $29.98), and the stylish Dance in the Vampire Bund Complete Collection (Funimation, $29.98).

TV on DVD

It’s another strong week for TV releases with a number of items of special interest to geekdom including Leftovers: The Complete First Season (Warner Bros., 600 min., $39.98, BD $44.98), which collects the first ten episodes of the fantasy/thriller/mystery created by Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta.  Fans of Lost should seek out this somewhat overly serious, but almost always thought-provoking (or at least head-scratching) drama.

Other shows of great interest include Penny Dreadful: The Complete Second Season (Paramount, 544 min., $44.98, BD $48.99), which collects ten episodes of the classy Showtime horror series that utilizes numerous characters for 19th Century literature including Dorian Gray, Mina Harker, Doctor Van Helsing, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and of course Victor Frankenstein., and the action-packed period drama The Vikings: Season 3 (Fox, $49.98, BD $59.99).

The best bargain of the week is Party Down: The Complete Series (Starz, 551 min., $14.98), which collects all 20 episodes of the Hollywood catering series created by Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars, iZombie).

There are plenty of animated series of interest to geek viewers including South Park: The Complete 18th Season (Paramount, $29.98, BD $39.99), plus Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Complete Series (Nickelodeon, $42.99), which collects all 61 episodes of the popular anime-influenced cartoon, the single-disc Adventure Time: The Enchiridion (Warner Bros., $19.92), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete 1st and 2nd Seasons (Nickelodeon, 1448 min., $42.99), which collects 51 episodes of the current TMNT cartoon series.

Vintage series due out on Tuesday include the influential 1960s sitcom Bewitched: The Complete Series (Mill Creek, $69.98), the blue collar sitcom Grace Under Fire: The Complete Series (VEI, $199.99), Mission: Impossible—The Complete Original Series (Paramount, $117.99), and a Blu-ray edition of the stylish Pee-wee’s Playhouse: Christmas Special (Shout Factory, $19.97).

For fans of English drawing room mysteries there is Marple: The Julia McKenzie Collection (Acorn Media, 990 min., $99.99), which a dozen feature length mysteries starring the talented McKenzie as Agatha Christie’s spinster sleuth Miss Marple.

Theatrical Films

Nothing out this week compares with The Avengers: Age of Ultron, which dropped last Friday.  The highest-grossing release on Tuesday is Magic Mike XXL (Warner Bros., “R,” $28.98, BD $44.95), a sequel that ups the dance quotient and loses the socially aware slice-of-life examination of the lives of male strippers that made Steven Soderbergh’s original Magic Mike so interesting.

For horror movie fans there is Insidious: Chapter 3 (Sony, “PG-13,” 97 min., $30.99, BD $34.99), an old school, gore-free horror film that is actually a big improvement on the subpar Chapter 2.  Chapter 3 scored a 59% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a very good rating for a horror movie.

Those who enjoy indie coming-of-age films will find lots to like in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Fox, “PG-13,” 106 min., $30.99, BD $39.99), a funny, sad teen movie made from a YA novel that should please those who enjoyed the similarly themed The Fault in Our Stars.