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Sentai Filmworks announced today that it acquired Okamikakushi ~ Masque of the Wolf. Based on the Konami game of the same name by Ryukishi07 (Higurashi: When They Cry). this 12 episode series is directed by Nobuhiro Takamoto (07-Ghost) and features series composition by Touko Machida (AMNESIA), character designs by Atsuko Watanabe (Place to Place), sound…
SENTAI FILMWORKS LICENSES TEGAMI BACHI: REVERSE HOUSTON, January 3, 2013 — Return to the Bee Hive with Sentai Filmworks and their newest acquisition: Tegami Bachi: Reverse. Director Akira Iwanaga returns to the helm for this 25 episode sequel to the popular Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee. Series composition is by Masanao Akahoshi (La storia della Arcana…
SENTAI FILMWORKS LICENSES “TEGAMI BACHI: LETTER BEE” HOUSTON, September 10, 2012 — Sentai Filmworks’ is pleased to announce their latest acquisition: Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee. Directed by Akira Iwanaga with character designs by Minako Shiba (Black Butler, Noir) and music by Kunihiko Ryo (Emma: A Victorian Romance, Level E). In a dark land of near-perpetual…
SENTAI FILMWORKS LICENSES LOVE, ELECTIONS & CHOCOLATE HOUSTON, August 29, 2012 — Sentai Filmworks’ is pleased to announce their latest acquisition: Love, Elections & Chocolate. With series composition by Katsuhiko Takayama (ef ~ a tale of memories., And Yet the Town Moves), this series is sure to have the right recipe to win at the…
SENTAI FILMWORKS LICENSES “HIIRO NO KAKERA ~ THE TAMAYORI PRINCESS SAGA” HOUSTON, June 29, 2012 — Sentai Filmworks is pleased to announce their acquisition of Hiiro no Kakera ~ The Tamayori Princess Saga. Director Bob Shirohata (Gravitation, Hetalia Axis Powers) and script writer Yoshiko Nakamura bring this otherworldly tale of fate to life with help…
SECTION23 FILMS ANNOUNCES SEPTEMBER SLATE PERSONA 4 Available on September 18th HOUSTON, June 19, 2012 – Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its September slate of releases; including the red-hot new series PERSONA 4 the Animation. Based on the hit game franchise, PERSONA 4 will be released on DVD & BLU-RAY by Section23 client,…
SENTAI FILMWORKS LICENSES “CHILDREN WHO CHASE LOST VOICES” HOUSTON, June 14, 2012— Sentai Filmworks is extraordinarily proud to announce the forthcoming release of the year’s most eagerly awaited animated feature, CHILDREN WHO CHASE LOST VOICES! The latest brainchild of writer/producer/director Makoto Shinkai, the pioneering creator who first turned the Japanese animation industry on its head…
A number of new titles are coming in August from Sentai Filmworks/Section23 Films: * K-on! Season 2 Collection 2: 8/28/12 – 350 min. – $59.98 (DVD)/$69.98 (Blu-ray) * Koihime Musou: Ultimate Collection (Seasons 1-3) (DVD): 8/28/12 – 975 min. – $89.98 * No. 6 Complete Collection: 8/21/12 – 275 min. – $59.98 (DVD)/$69.98 (Blu-ray) *…
SENTAI FILMWORKS LICENSES “UPOTTE!” HOUSTON, May 02, 2012 — Forget about girls WITH guns, Sentai Filmworks is pleased to announce their acquisition of Upotte!, the show that’s all about girls who ARE guns! Upotte! features the scripts by Naruhisa Arakawa (Listen To Me, Girls! I am Your Father, Blue Seed), direction by Takao Kato (To…
SENTAI FILMWORKS LICENSES “DUSK MAIDEN OF AMNESIA” HOUSTON, April 19, 2012— Join Sentai Filmworks for a mystery that must be solved from beyond the grave as they announce the North American licensing of Dusk maiden of Amnesia. Director Shin Oonuma (ef ~ a tale of memories, ef ~ a tale of melodies) and character designer…
