Sentai has announced several upcoming releases:
HOUSTON, TX September 25, 2018 – Sentai Filmworks announced today that it has acquired exclusive distribution rights to Bloom Into You, the animated series based on Nio Nakatani’s best-selling, award-winning manga, for the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Ireland, South Africa, Netherlands, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal and Latin America.
Enthralled by shoujo manga, Yuu waited for a love confession to make her feel as special as the heroines in her favorite stories but when a junior high classmate admits his feelings for her, she feels nothing. Time passes and Yuu starts high school feeling confused and downhearted. Things change, however, when she witnesses Nanami, the beautiful student council president, effortlessly turn down a boy. Yuu asks Nanami for help and the two become fast friends. Yuu’s heart is suddenly sent aflutter when the next person to confess is Nanami herself! Will Yuu finally be the star her our own shoujo romance?
The series is produced by TROYCA Inc. (Aldnoah.Zero, Beautiful Bones: Sakurako’s Investigation). Makoto Kato (Attack on Titan, Beautiful Bones: Sakurako’s Investigation) directs the series. Jukki Hanada (Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, K-ON!) handles scriptwriting duties as well as series composition. Hiroaki Gouda (Amagami SS, Onegai Teacher) leads character design for the series.
The series will soon be available to stream on select digital outlets with a home video release to follow.
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Sentai Filmworks is a leading global supplier of anime and official anime merchandise, distributing, and curating one of the industry’s most diverse libraries of top trending and classic titles. Offering thousands of hours of content across both traditional and digital platforms, Sentai is dedicated to bringing captivating stories and iconic characters directly from Japan. With hit series that include MADE IN ABYSS, Land of the Lustrous, Big O, and Akame ga Kill!, Sentai’s catalog continues to grow with new favorites like Sword Oratoria: Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side, Princess Principal, and FLIP FLAPPERS, as well as classic anime series such as Legend of the Galactic Heroes. For more information, visitwww.sentaifilmworks.com.
HOUSTON, TX September 27, 2018 – Sentai Filmworks announced today that it acquired exclusive rights to the supernatural-themed original series, The Girl in Twilight, for the USA, Canada, the UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Latin America and other select territories.
Constantly on the lookout for her next big adventure, the cheerful and kind Asuka Tsuchimiya is always ready to try new things with her high school friends from the Crystal Radio Club. One day, the group performs a ritual from an urban myth just for fun. However, several conditions had fallen into place to put the ritual in motion, opening the door to a new world of gold and jet black. In this world, Asuka finds a different version of herself and soon finds out that some doors were never meant to be opened.
Jin Tamamura (Chivalry of a Failed Knight, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable) will direct this original anime from Kotaro Uchikoshi, the writer and director of the Zero Escape video game series. The series produced DandeLion Animation Studio (Haikyu!!, The Dragon Dentist) and Jūmonji (Chain Chronicle OVA, Hozuki’s Coolheadedness). Masakazu Katsura (Zetman, Iria – Zeiram the Animation) and Hiroyuki Asada (Cheer Boys!!, Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee anime series) are in charge of the original character design with script and series composition led by Shogo Yasukawa (Food Wars!, Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?).
The series will soon be available to stream on select digital outlets for the 2018 simulcast season with a home video release to follow.
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Sentai Filmworks is a leading global supplier of anime and official anime merchandise, distributing, and curating one of the industry’s most diverse libraries of top trending and classic titles. Offering thousands of hours of content across both traditional and digital platforms, Sentai is dedicated to bringing captivating stories and iconic characters directly from Japan. With hit series that include MADE IN ABYSS, Land of the Lustrous, Big O, and Akame ga Kill!, Sentai’s catalog continues to grow with new favorites like Sword Oratoria: Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side, Princess Principal, and FLIP FLAPPERS, as well as classic anime series such as Legend of the Galactic Heroes. For more information, visitwww.sentaifilmworks.com.
HOUSTON, September 27, 2018 – Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its January slate of releases which includes Sentai Filmworks post-apocalyptic adventure series, Girls’ Last Tour, Available on Blu-ray and in a special Limited Edition Premium Box Set!
Product details follow, in order of release
Coming January 2019
Title: HUMAN CROSSING BLU-RAY
Published by: Maiden Japan
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 325 min.
Street Date: 1/8/2019
Format: BD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $49.98
SYNOPSIS: There are over 120 million people living in modern Japan, and over 38 million live in the greater Tokyo area alone. Some live in incredible luxury, while others to struggle to survive. But from the high to the low, all are connected through the complex web that binds us all, the bonds of family and relationships. Yet there are times when the isolating nature of urban life tears and tatters that fragile safety net to the breaking point. At times like this, each person can only do the best they can. To meet the challenge or fail. To rise or to fall. Eventually, all of us must make that transition from one part of life to another. From the award-winning manga by Masao Yajima and Kenshi Hirokane, these are the interweaving stories of the Human Crossing.
Title: ROCKET GIRLS BLU-RAY
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 300 min.
Street Date: 1/15/2019
Format: BD
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $39.98
SYNOPSIS: When Yukari Morita decided to look for her missing father who disappeared in the South Seas, she had no idea how far her journey would take her. Just traveling to the Solomon Islands is a long way for a high school girl to go on her own, but then Yukari runs into an astronaut from the Solomon Space Association, which has been trying to build a rocket powerful enough launch a man into space. Upon meeting the petite Yukari, however, SSA director Nasuda realizes that she’s small enough to go up in a less powerful rocket the SSA has already built! So he offers her a deal: if Yukari agrees to become their astronaut, the SSA will help find her missing father! Will Yukari have the right stuff to blast off in the wildest space quest ever? Find out in ROCKET GIRLS!
Title: HATARAKI – MAN BLU-RAY
Published by: Maiden Japan
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 275 min.
Street Date: 1/22/2019
Format: BD
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $39.98
SYNOPSIS: It’s hard to get ahead in the publishing industry and it’s even harder when you’re a woman in Japan, where only one manager in ten is female. Despite that, Hiroko Matsukata’s determined to reach the top, and at only 28, she’s worked her way up to an editor’s position at Jidai weekly. But to get that far, Hiroko has had to dedicate her life to work, work, and more work while suppressing her more feminine character traits in order to blend in with her uncouth male coworkers. Just because the other Jidai employees have nicknamed her “Hataraki Man” (Working Man) doesn’t mean that she wouldn’t like the chance to be a bit more girly and have some romance occasionally. Unfortunately for Hiroko, her sometimes boyfriend is an even bigger workaholic than she is in HATARAKI MAN!
Title: LAND OF THE LUSTROUS STEELBOOK BLU-RAY
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 300 min.
Street Date: 1/22/2019
Format: BD
Language: English, Spanish & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $79.98
SYNOPSIS: No matter what the odds, life will find a way to continue, with young Phos and the other gems as the ultimate proof. Instead of flesh, their bodies are made of living crystal, allowing them to survive in a world too toxic for any human. But their gem bodies also attract a terrible danger: the Lunarians, who hunt the gems and use their shattered forms to fabricate jewelry and ornaments. The gems with the strongest forms defend the others, but Phos is too weak and brittle to fight. Instead, Phos is ordered to compile an encyclopedia; but could that research discover hidden secrets that could help the gems? Join Phos, the toxic Cinnabar, the powerful Bort, the valiant Diamond, and others in a glittering world unlike anything you have seen before: the LAND OF THE LUSTROUS!
Title: GIRLS’ LAST TOUR
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 300 min.
Street Date: 1/29/2019
Format: BD, PBS
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $69.98, $149.98
SYNOPSIS: The world we knew is gone. The massive cities, once filled with people, lie silent, empty and decaying. There are no more forests filled with animals; no more birds in the sky. But life hasn’t disappeared completely; not just yet. Amidst the rubble two small figures, young girls, travel together, scavenging what they need to survive as they explore the remnants of a world that they are too young to remember. It’s a strange journey, but one that’s filled with wonder as each new day brings another discovery, another echo of the devastated past or moment of unexpected beauty. And as long as Chito and Yuuri have each other, they have a reason to keep pressing forward. As long as there’s still life, there’s still hope for a future in GIRLS’ LAST TOUR.
About Section23 Films:
Section23 Films provides home video marketing and distribution services for a variety of companies, including Sentai Filmworks, Switchblade Pictures, Maiden Japan, Kraken Releasing and AEsir Holdings. With its special focus on genre entertainment, Section23 Films distributes some of the very best anime, martial arts, and horror titles on the market today.
HOUSTON, TX September 28, 2018 – Sentai Filmworks announced today it acquired exclusive rights to the original series, RELEASE THE SPYCE, for the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, the UK, South America and other select territories. The series’ animation production is led by Lay-duce (Fate/Grand Order: First Order, Magi: Adventures of Sinbad).
To everyone around her, Momo lives a quiet life of solitude: going to school and keeping to herself. To the members of the private intelligence agency Tsukikage, she is their newest recruit, learning to hone her skills to help fight against a global crime organization. Under the guidance of senior member Yuki, Momo undergoes a series of dangerous, deadly and diabolical training scenarios and missions. With each victory, Momo’s confidence in her skills grows but it’ll take more than that to help keep not just her home but the world safe.
Akira Sato (The World God Only Knows, Deadman Wonderland) will direct the series with Takahiro (Akame ga KILL!, Girls Beyond the Wasteland) in charge of the series composition. Character design is led by Satoshi Ishino (Bleach, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood).
The series will soon be available to stream on select digital outlets for the 2018 simulcast season with a home video release to follow.
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About Sentai Filmworks, LLC
Sentai Filmworks is a leading global supplier of anime and official anime merchandise, distributing, and curating one of the industry’s most diverse libraries of top trending and classic titles. Offering thousands of hours of content across both traditional and digital platforms, Sentai is dedicated to bringing captivating stories and iconic characters directly from Japan. With hit series that include MADE IN ABYSS, Land of the Lustrous, Big O, and Akame ga Kill!, Sentai’s catalog continues to grow with new favorites like Sword Oratoria: Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side, Princess Principal, and FLIP FLAPPERS, as well as classic anime series such as Legend of the Galactic Heroes. For more information, visitwww.sentaifilmworks.com.
HOUSTON, TX, September 28, 2018 – HIDIVE announced today that it has acquired the simulcast streaming rights to the Fall 2018 sci-fi series, The Girl in Twilight for subscribers in the USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and other select territories. HIDIVE subscribers can watch the premiere on October 1, 11:30 UTC with new episodes releasing every Monday.
Series Description:
Always on the lookout for a big adventure in her small town, the bright and kind-hearted Asuka Tsuchimiya is ready to explore new things with her friends from the high school’s Crystal Radio Club. One day, out of curiosity, the group performs a ritual from an urban myth that claims to open a portal to another world. Much to their surprise, the near-impossible conditions for the ritual to work were met, and they find themselves transported to a new dimension enveloped by hues of warm gold and jet black. If that wasn’t enough, they encounter a different version of Asuka whose motives are a mystery.
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