Sentai has announced a new anime acquisition:
HOUSTON, TX October 1, 2018 – Sentai Filmworks announced today that it acquired exclusive rights to Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School, the spoof spinoff of CAPCOM’s wildly popular franchise, Sengoku Basara, for the USA, Canada and Latin America.
Anyone who thinks warring samurai and violent power plays in feudal Japan were rough business must have missed Monday mornings in this modern high school! The winds of change have come for the students of Basara Academy. Due to the suspension of their current student council president, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, a new leader must be chosen. Two prominent first-year athletes prepare to battle for the chance to rule the school: baseball elite Masamune Date and soccer star Yukimura Sanada. However, it’s not all fun and games as the two also have to fight other rivals for the top spot. From fierce food-eating contests to brutal sports challenges, who will have what it takes to be the new student council president?
The series is produced by Brain’s Base (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, Natsume’s Book of Friends). Minoru Ohara (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Lupin III: Episode 0 ‘First Contact’ movie) will direct the series with Kouji Miura (Examurai Sengoku, Gunparade Orchestra) in charge of series composition. Character design is led by Haruhito Takada (Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues,Fullmetal Alchemist) and Naoki Aisaka (Naruto Shippuden, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed) as chief animation director.
The series will soon be available to stream on select digital outlets for the Fall 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, TX, October 1, 2018 – HIDIVE announced today that it acquired exclusive streaming rights to RELEASE THE SPYCE for subscribers in the USA, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Latin America and other select territories. HIDIVE members can watch the premiere on October 6 at 18:38 UTC and catch new episodes every Saturday.
Series Description:
The quiet and shy Momo goes about her days going to high school and keeping to herself but the members of Tsukikage, a private intelligence agency, she’s their newest recruit. She’s learning to hone her skills to fight against a global crime organization under the guidance of senior member Yuki. To prove herself, Momo undergoes several intense training scenarios and missions. With each victory, her confidence and skill grow but it takes more than that to help keep the world safe.
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HIDIVE is a streaming service offering subscribers hit titles and a catalog spanning six decades, from the latest simulcasts imported directly from Japan to hidden gems from the golden age of anime. HIDIVE’s unmatched content discovery engine ensures there is always something fresh to watch. The service now features DUBCAST editions, early access local-language dubs of simulcasts directly produced by HIDIVE available two-weeks after the original Japanese broadcast.
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