Sentai Filmworks has acquired the following titles:
Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce its latest acquisition, Utano☆Princesama Revolutions. The third entry in the Uta no Prince Sama story, this musical romantic comedy series is directed by Makoto Hoshino, with animation production by A-1 Pictures.
They graduated from Saotome Academy, made it to their masters course, survived the wrath of their seniors and competitors QUARTET NIGHT, and even won the coveted Newcomer Award! But just when you thought the song and dance was done, Nanami and the boys of ST☆RISH are back for another round as their journey to the stars builds into a crescendo. Now that the talented composer and her six leading men are finally out on their own in the world of entertainment, they have more to prove than ever as the competition grows even fiercer and the performances even flashier! When a new opportunity arises, they’ll have to prepare themselves for the ultimate challenge as their skills are once again put to the test. Will Nanami and ST☆RISH finally make it to the top or will they fall flat against the competition?
Utano☆Princesama Revolutions will be available soon through select digital outlets with a home video release to follow.
Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce its latest acquisition Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, as part of their Spring 2015 anime season acquisitions. Adapted from the original work of Shun Saeki and Yuto Tsukuda, this comedy tournament series will pit a promising young cooking prodigy against a class of potential master chefs in a boiling hot battle to see who will reign supreme in the cooking arena!
Yoshitomo Yonetani will be directing the series, with series composition duties going to Shogo Yasukawa. Character designs will be provided by Tomoyuki Shitaya, with music duties going to Tatsuya Katou. Animation production will be handled by J.C. Staff, known for their work on A Certain Magical Index.
Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce its latest acquisition, Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? as part of their Spring 2015 anime season acquisitions. Adapted from the original work of Fujino Omori, this fantasy romantic comedy series attempts to answer the question in its own title as one young adventurer seeks to meet the perfect girl in a labyrinth filled to the brim with mythical beasts and monsters.
Yoshiki Yamakawa will be directing the series, with series composition duties going to Hideki Shirane. Character designs will be provided by Shigeko Kimoto, with original character designs belonging to Suzuhito Yasuda. Art direction will be handled by Toshiharu Misutani, and animation production will be done by J.C. Staff.
Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? is scheduled for an April 2015 release and will soon be available through select digital outlets with a home video release to follow.
Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce its latest acquisition, Hello!! KINMOZA as part of their Spring 2015 anime season acquisitions. From original creator Yui Hara , this slice of life comedy series reunites the Alice, Shinobu and a their friends, old and new, for another season of fun, friendship, and adventures.
The original staff returns for this new season of KINMOZA!, including director Tensho, as well as Yuniko Ayana who will once again be handling series composition. Kazayuki Ueda will also be providing character designs for the series. Studio Gokumi, who also worked on the first season of the series as well as the similar comedy A-Channel, will be in charge of animation production.
Hello!! KINMOZA is scheduled for an April 2015 release and will soon be available through select digital outlets with a home video release to follow.
Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce its latest acquisition, Wish Upon the Pleiades, as part of their Spring 2015 anime season acquisitions. A collaborative effort between car maker Subaru and legendary studio Gainax, Pleiades centers around a group of magical girls on the hunt for alien fragments to help an otherworldly visitor return home.
Shouji Saeki will be directing this magical adventure comedy series, with character designs by Mai Otsuka, who also did character work in the recent slice of life comedy Non Non Biyori. Hiroshi Kato will be handling art direction, with Satoki Iida providing sound direction. Wish Upon the Pleiades started as a joint partnership between the car maker Subaru and anime studio Gainax with a series of original net anime shorts and soon spawned a film and anime project, manga, and 4-koma styled 4 panel manga adaptation.
Wish Upon the Pleiades is scheduled for an April 2015 release and will soon be available through select digital outlets with a home video release to follow.
Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce its latest acquisition, Amagi Brilliant Park. Adapted from the popular light novel and manga series by Shoji Gatoh, world-renowned creator of the Full Metal Panic! franchise and produced by acclaimed Kyoto Animation, Amagi Brilliant Park tells the story of a languishing amusement park in danger of closing forever, its mysterious inhabitants, and a reluctant hero who is suddenly charged with saving their world.
Yasuhiro Takemoto directed the series, and series composition was provided by Fumihiko Shimo; both are known for their involvement in the popular comedy spinoff of Full Metal Panic!, Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu. Miku Kadowaki handled character design, with Shinkichi Mitsumune in charge of music. Kyoto Animation, best known for their work on such shows as K-ON!, Beyond the Boundary, and Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! handled animation production for the series.
Amagi Brilliant Park will soon be available through select digital outlets with a home video release to follow.
Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce its latest acquisition, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO!, as part of their Spring 2015 anime season acquisitions. The romantic comedy series continues to follow the bumpy antics of high school student Hachiman Hikigaya and the rest of the Services Club members.
Kei Oikawa will be directing the series and Shotaro Suga is returning to series composition. Yuichi Tanaka, who’s worked on Howl’s Moving Castle will be in charge of character design. Saori Hayami and Nao Touyama are returning to the series and will be performing the ending theme song titled, “Everyday World.” Animation production will be handled by studio feel., known for their recent work on Outbreak Company.
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO! will be twelve episodes and is scheduled for an April 2015 release. The series will soon be available through select digital outlets with a home video release to follow.
Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce its latest acquisition, Re-Kan!, as part of their Spring 2015 anime season acquisitions. The comedic supernatural series follows Hibiki Amami, a high-school girl who makes no distinction between the living and the dead.
Masashi Kudo will be directing the series and Takashi Aoshima, who has worked on recent series like No Game, No Life, Sabagebu! -Survival Game Club!- and KanColle will be overseeming series composition. Aoi Yamamoto, most known for his work on Fairy Tale, will be in charge of character design. Pierrot Plus, known for their work on Sabagebu! -Survival Game Club!- is leading the animation production of the series.
Re-Kan! is scheduled to begin airing in Japan on April 2, 2015 and will soon be available through select digital outlets with a home video release to follow.
About Sentai Filmworks, LLC.
Sentai Filmworks is globally renowned for its exceptional marketing, producing and localizing of anime. As pioneers in distributing anime and genre entertainment they manage one of the world’s largest anime libraries, containing thousands of hours of content. Boasting hit series that include: No Game No Life, Log Horizon, High School of the Dead, and Persona 4: The Animation, their catalogue continues to grow with new favorites such as Short Peace and Studio Ghibli’s masterpiece Grave of the Fireflies.
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