Just when I thought there wouldn't be any more news from Aniplex for a while, they ended up unveiling two more titles getting English releases from A-Kon 2016.
Here's the small list of titles Aniplex are planning on releasing over the course of the late-Summer/Autumn 2016 season.
In total we have 2 shows getting domestic releases, with English dubs in fact. As mentioned in the previous announcements on Aniplex, this summer also includes Persona 3 the Movie #4 import and domestic releases of Classmates, Nisekoi:, Plastic Memories, Wagnaria!!3, and a re-release of Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Sword Art Online: Extra Edition.
The Asterisk War
Japanese title: Gakusen Toshi Asterisk
Release format: Volumes
Volume 1 Limited Edition
Blu-ray Features
Release Date: September 20th 2016
Spoken Language: Japanese & English
Subtitles: English & Spanish
Episodes: #01-06
Number of Discs: 2 Blu-ray Discs
Total Run Time: Approx. 150 min.
Rating: 13UP
Suggested Retail Price: $114.98
Retail Price: $89.98
Bonus Contents
Bonus Previews
Web Previews
Textless Opening
Textless Ending Versions 1 & 2
Textless Prologue
Bonus Materials and Special Package
Soundtrack Remix CD “The Asterisk War Infusion Mix #1” By Composer Rasmus Faber
Deluxe Booklet
Illustration Post Cards
Package Illustrated by Tetsuya Kawakami (Character Design)
Clear Cases with 2-sided Wraps
Volume 1 Standard Edition
Blu-ray Features
Release Date: September 20th 2016
Spoken Language: Japanese & English
Subtitles: English & Spanish
Episodes: #01-06
Number of Discs: 2 Blu-ray Discs
Total Run Time: Approx. 150 min.
Rating: 13UP
Suggested Retail Price: $74.98
Retail Price: $59.98
Bonus Contents
Bonus Previews
Web Previews
Textless Opening
Textless Ending Versions 1 & 2
Textless Prologue
Bonus Materials and Special Package
Package Illustrated by Tetsuya Kawakami (Character Design)
Clear Cases with 2-sided Wraps
Volume 2 Limited Edition
Blu-ray Features
Release Date: November 22nd 2016
Spoken Language: Japanese & English
Subtitles: English & Spanish
Episodes: #07-12
Number of Discs: 2 Blu-ray Discs
Total Run Time: Approx. 150 min.
Rating: 13UP
Suggested Retail Price: $114.98
Retail Price: $89.98
Bonus Contents
Bonus Previews
Web Previews
Bonus Materials and Special Package
Soundtrack CD “The Asterisk War Expanded Universe #2” By Composer Rasmus Faber
Deluxe Booklet
Illustration Post Cards
Package Illustrated by Tetsuya Kawakami (Character Design)
Clear Cases with 2-sided Wraps
Volume 2 Standard Edition
Blu-ray Features
Release Date: November 22nd 2016
Spoken Language: Japanese & English
Subtitles: English & Spanish
Episodes: #07-12
Number of Discs: 2 Blu-ray Discs
Total Run Time: Approx. 150 min.
Rating: 13UP
Suggested Retail Price: $74.98
Retail Price: $59.98
Bonus Contents
Bonus Previews
Web Previews
Textless Opening
Textless Ending Versions 1 & 2
Textless Prologue
Bonus Materials and Special Package
Package Illustrated by Tetsuya Kawakami (Character Design)
Clear Cases with 2-sided Wraps
English Dub Cast:
Ayato Amagiri: Atsushi Tamaru / Erik Scott Kimerer
Julis-Alexia von Riessfeld: Ai Kakuma / Kira Buckland
Claudia Enfield: Nao Toyama / Erika Harlacher
Saya Sasamiya: Shiori Izawa / Sarah Anne Williams
Kirin Toudou: Ari Ozawa / Brianna Knickerbocker
Eishiro Yabuki: Yuuma Uchida / Max Mittelman
Lester MacPhail: Takanori Hoshino / Patrick Seitz
Ernesta Kuhne: Chinatsu Akasaki / Cassandra Lee Morris
Camilla Pareto: Mutsumi Tamura / Cristina Vee
Haruka Amagiri: Mai Nakahara / Michelle Ruff
Silas Norman: Yuuichi Iguchi / Kyle McCarley
Randy Hooke: Nobuyuki Kobushi / Vic Mignogna
Shuma Sakon: Nobuo Tobita / Lucien Dodge
Fan Xinglou: Minami Omi / Cherami Leigh
Ernest Fairclough: Takahiro Sakurai / Vic Mignogna
Dirk Eberwein: Tomokazu Sugita / Kaiji Tang
Kyouko Yatsuzaki: Yuhko Kaida / Johanna Luis
Kouichiro Toudou: Unsho Ishizuka / Richard Epcar
English Voice Director: Chris Cason
Charlotte
Japanese title: Charlotte
Release format: Volumes
Volume 1
Blu-ray Features
Release Date: August 16th 2016
Spoken Language: Japanese & English
Subtitles: English & Spanish
Episodes: #01-07
Number of Discs: 2 Blu-ray Discs
Total Run Time: Approx. 170 min.
Rating: 13UP
Suggested Retail Price: $94.98
Retail Price: $74.98
Bonus Contents
Beginning of a New "Destiny" (Interview with the Creators)
Textless Ending
Web Previews
Bonus Materials and Special Package
Collectible Pinup Cards
Box Illustration by Na-Ga (Original Character Designer)
BD Case Cover Illustration by Kanami Sekiguchi (Character Designer)
Volume 2
Blu-ray Features
Release Date: November 15th 2016
Spoken Language: Japanese & English
Subtitles: English & Spanish
Episodes: #08-13 + OVA
Number of Discs: 2 Blu-ray Discs
Total Run Time: Approx. 168 min.
Rating: 13UP
Suggested Retail Price: $94.98
Retail Price: $74.98
Bonus Contents
Textless Opening
Textless Ending
Web Previews
English Bloopers
English Trailer
Bonus Materials and Special Package
Collectible Pinup Cards
Box Illustration by Na-Ga (Original Character Designer)
BD Case Cover Illustration by Kanami Sekiguchi (Character Designer)
English Dub Cast:
Yu Otosaka: Koki Uchiyama / Ray Chase
Nao Tomori: Ayane Sakura / Lauren Landa
Jojiro Takajo: Takahiro Mizushima / Lucien Dodge
Yusa & Misa Nishimori: Maaya Uchida / Ryan Bartley
Ayumi Otosaka: Momo Asakura / Kira Buckland
Outside of these two announcements, there's also some stock updates that I'll bring up in case you're interested. Rightstuf and WTK have received notices that more stock will be available for Kill la Kill: Volume 3 Standard Edition Blu-ray and Otorimonogatari: Nadeko Medsua Blu-ray, so for now just be patient and wait for them to appear in stock on Rightstuf!
So here we have two more dubbed titles; The Asterisk War and Charlotte. Being honest, given how they were promoting the show and the fact that it's been getting high streaming numbers it's no surprise that The Asterisk War would end up with an English dub. Granted what I heard will probably need time for me to settle with but it's good to see more dubbed shows when possible.
Charlotte was a surprise. The show's written by Jun Maeda so many thought it was an automatic dub, but given the show's reception and silence we figured it would end up being subtitle only. So when it was announced that the show would be getting an English dub I was glad, and the trailer gave me some good impressions so far. Curious to see how the dub will turn out in the end when I own the set.
That's it for Aniplex news. The next major convention is Anime Expo in early July so I predict God Eater (given the rumours of a potential dub), Kizumonogatari Part 1 and Owarimonogatari getting releases. Personally I hope Classroom Crisis gets a subtitled release at the very least, but knowing how everyone essentially dropped the show during the first half I doubt we'll see a US release to be honest.
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