Sentai Brandishes “SWORDGAI The Animation

Sentai Brandishes “SWORDGAI The Animation

Sentai announced today that it acquired distribution rights to brutal action series SWORDGAI The Animation for audiences in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Latin America.

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MADE IN ABYSS’ Comes to Movie Theaters Across the U.S. March 20 & 25

MADE IN ABYSS’ Comes to Movie Theaters Across the U.S. March 20 & 25

Sentai Filmworks and Kadokawa Pictures today announced that its first film in the two-part MADE IN ABYSS compendium, Journey’s Dawn, will screen across hundreds of movie theater locations in the U.S. Heralded as an adventure that’s both hopeful and harrowing,Journey’s Dawn will be shown in theaters on March 20 for the Japanese with English subtitled screening and March 25 for the English dub showing.

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Sentai Filmworks Licenses "Girls Beyond the Wasteland"

Sentai Filmworks announced its latest acquisition, Girls Beyond the Wasteland, as part of the winter 2016 anime season lineup. Based on the upcoming visual novel adapted by Romeo Tanaka and with character designs by Matsuryu, this anime will follow the exploits of lackadaisical high-school student Buntaro Hojo as he ventures into the realm of dating game development.

The series will be directed by Takuya Sato (Steins;Gate), with series composition by Yuniko Ayana. Character designs for the animation will be provided by Takayuki Noguchi, and production will be handled by Project No.9.

Girls Beyond the Wasteland is scheduled for a January 2016 broadcast in Japan. It will soon be available through select digital outlets, with a home video release to follow.

 

Chivalry of a Failed Knight to Simulcast Exclusively on Hulu

Sentai Filmworks announced today an agreement with Hulu for exclusive simulcasting of Chivalry of a Failed Knight. Episodes will be available to stream for Hulu subscribers for $7.99 per month with limited commercials and $11.99 per month with no commercials. 

Each episode of Chivalry of a Failed Knight will stream exclusively on Hulu during the first week of simulcast with free-to-user streaming available one week later. Simulcasting is slated to begin October 3, 2015.

Based on a series of light novels by Riku Misora, Chivalry of a Failed Knight takes place in a world where human knights can materialize weapons from their souls. The story follows a knight who is widely considered a failure by those around him, and his struggle toward mastery of his weapon.

Sentai Filmworks Licenses "Atelier Escha & Logy ~Alchemists of the Dusk Sky~

Sentai Filmworks Licenses "Atelier Escha & Logy ~Alchemists of the Dusk Sky~

Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce its latest acquisition, Atelier Escha & Logy ~Alchemists of the Dusk Sky~. Adapted from the popular Japanese RPG “Atelier” video games series of the same name, this fantasy series is directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki,

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Jessica Nigri Lands Lead Role in SoniAni: Super Sonico the Animation

Jessica Nigri Lands Lead Role in SoniAni: Super Sonico the Animation

Sentai Filmworks announced that celebrated personality and world renowned cosplayer Jessica Nigri will be the lead in SoniAni: Super Sonico the Animation. Nigri, an avid cosplayer and convention interview correspondent, set her sights on the world of voice acting with her role in the Rooster Teeth production of RWBY. 

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Sentai Filmworks License Gingitsune

Sentai Filmworks License Gingitsune

Sentai Filmworks have just license the anime Gingitsune. Read the synosis of the upcoming anime below. The life of a shrine keeper is never easy, but for Makoto Saeki and her spirit friend Gintaro, problems are never far away inSentai Filmworks' latest acquisition, Gingitsune.

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Dusk Maiden of Amnesia Review

At the Private Seikyō Academy, there is a legend that all students have heard. Sixty years ago, there was a girl who for some reason, was left behind in the old, abandoned school building to die. Teiichi Niiya one day meets a beautiful, mysterious girl named Yūko Kanoe at the old school building and gets a surprise—she's the ghost of the girl who died 60 years ago, but does not remember her past or how she died. Teiichi becomes determined to help her remember, and together, they seek the truth behind the gruesome legend.



Persona 4 Anime Configuration Change


Here is some Anime News: Sentai Filmworks announces a release configuration change. The September 18, 2012 release of “Persona 4 The Animation” Collection 1 on Blu-Ray will contain English language dub but not the original Japanese language.  This change has been required by the Japanese licensor.

The revised Blu-Ray configuration of “Persona 4 The Animation” Collection 1 will be priced at $59.98 reflecting a shift from the former $69.98 price point.

“Persona 4 The Animation” Collection 1 on DVD will contain both English and Japanese audio, as well as the Japanese episode commentaries.  Pricing for the DVD release is unchanged.




The Asylum Sessions Review

Hiyoko wants to become an artist like her mother, but her father would prefer that she took a different career path. Enraged when she notices that he took all paintings done by her mother from the house, she decides to run away. Unable to find a place to sleep among her acquaintances, she ends up at Asylum Stadium, an abandoned field that is shelter for many homeless, but that is about to be torn down by the government. There she meets Akira, a strange individual capable of flying. Here is our review.