Aniplex of America Announces Release Details of
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Aniplex of America Announces Release Details of
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2015 Aniplex of America Announces Release Details of ALDNOAH.ZERO Volumes 3 and 4 © Olympus Knights/Aniplex,Project AZ The Second Season of the Popular Mecha Drama Series is Coming Soon! SANTA MONICA, CA (November 17, 2015) –Fans of the extremely unique mecha anime title, ALDNOAH.ZERO will finally see what followed the shocking first season finale as Aniplex of America announced today the details of their release plans for the third and fourth volumes of their Limited Edition Blu-ray and Standard Edition DVD. Volume 3 will be available on January 26th 2016 and Volume 4 will be available on April 19th 2016. Pre-orders will begin today for all four SKUs on the official U.S. ALDNOAH.ZERO website (www.AldnoahZeroUSA.com) and also through official Aniplex of America retailers. These will be the final two volumes for this fan-favorite mecha drama series which launched its streaming schedule during the summer anime season last year. Aniplex of America has also confirmed new English cast members who will be joining the all-star cast from the previous season such as Max Mittelman who plays Inaho Kaizuka, Zach Aguilar who plays Slaine Troyard and Erika Harlacher who plays Asseylum Vers Allusia. Lemrina Vers Envers will be played by Kira Buckland (Blue Exorcist), Harklight will be played by Ben Pronsky (MAGI: The Kingdom of Magic), Marylcian will be played by Derek Stephen Prince (Sword Art Online), Barouhcruz will be played by Kaiji Tang (Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]), Mazuurek will be played by Robbie Daymond (Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works], DURARARA!! × 2), Zebrin will be played by David Vincent (KILL la KILL, Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]), and Rafia will be played by Amanda Miller (MAGI: The Labyrinth of Magic, DURARARA!! × 2). *Artwork subject to change ALDNOAH.ZERO Limited Edition Blu-ray Volume 3 features: <BD Features> Spoken Languages: Japanese and English Subtitles: English and Spanish Episodes: 13-18 Number of Discs: 2 Blu-ray Discs Total Run Time: Approx. 150 min. Rating: 13UP <Bonus Contents> Textless Opening “&Z” Textless Ending “GENESIS” Promotional Videos and Commercials “ALDNOAH.ZERO EXTRA ARCHIVES” (Season 1 Recap Video) <Bonus Materials and Special Package> Box Illustrations by I-IV (Mecha Design) Special Manga Booklet "EXTRA EPISODE" by Olympus Knights Collectable Pin-Ups *Bonus contents subject to change. Product number and UPC bar code Title Street SKU # Date ALDNOAH.ZERO Limited Edition Blu-ray Volume 3 01/26/2016 AOA-6203B UPC SRP Store price 856137005537 $94.98 $74.98 UPC SRP Store price 856137005575 $39.98 $29.98 *Artwork subject to change ALDNOAH.ZERO Standard Edition DVD Volume 3 features: <DVD Features> Spoken Languages: Japanese and English Subtitles: English and Spanish Episodes: 13-18 Number of Discs: 2 DVD Discs Total Run Time: Approx. 150 min. Rating: 13UP <Bonus Contents> Textless Opening “&Z” Textless Ending “GENESIS” Promotional Videos and Commercials “ALDNOAH.ZERO EXTRA ARCHIVES” (Season 1 Recap Video) *Bonus contents subject to change. Product number and UPC bar code Title Street SKU # Date ALDNOAH.ZERO DVD Volume 3 01/26/2016 AOA-6203D About ALDNOAH.ZERO Volume 3: The year is 2016— a year and a half after the assassination of Princess Asseylum. Despite his status as a Terran, Slaine has been granted the title of Mars Knight, is now served by his own personal subordinate, and has been taking part in battles against the United Forces of Earth. Meanwhile on Earth, the Deucalion is finishing up its repairs as, one by one, the ship’s former crew members return in order to proceed to a new battlefront. ALDNOAH.ZERO Limited Edition Blu-ray Volume 4 features: <BD Features> Spoken Languages: Japanese and English Subtitles: English and Spanish Episodes: 19-24 Number of Discs: 2 Blu-ray Discs Total Run Time: Approx. 150 min. Rating: 13UP <Bonus Contents> Textless Ending “GENESIS” (2nd version after Ep.19) Textless Ending “Harmonious” <Bonus Materials and Special Package> Box Illustrations by I-IV (Mecha Design) Special Booklet "Mecha Archives 2" by ALDNOAH.ZERO x I-IV (Mecha Design) Collectable Pin-Ups *Bonus contents subject to change. Product number and UPC bar code Title Street SKU # Date ALDNOAH.ZERO Limited Edition Blu-ray Volume 4 04/19/2016 AOA-6204B UPC SRP Store price 856137005544 $94.98 $74.98 UPC SRP Store price 856137005582 $39.98 $29.98 *Artwork subject to change ALDNOAH.ZERO Standard Edition DVD Volume 4 features: <DVD Features> Spoken Languages: Japanese and English Subtitles: English and Spanish Episodes: 19-24 Number of Discs: 2 DVD Discs Total Run Time: Approx. 150 min. Rating: 13UP <Bonus Contents> Textless Ending “GENESIS”(2nd version after Ep.19) Textless Ending “Harmonious” *Bonus contents subject to change. Product number and UPC bar code Title Street SKU # Date ALDNOAH.ZERO DVD Volume 4 04/19/2016 AOA-6204D About ALDNOAH.ZERO Volume 4: At long last, the war between Earth and VERS is about to come to an end. Many have shed tears at the sight of the battlefield, where numerous lights flare, then die out. Slaine, resigned to his fate, is determined to commit all his forces to prepare for the final showdown. Inaho steels himself to answer the call of his own destiny, along with the crew of the Deucalion. Elsewhere, a solitary girl resolves to confront her fate and watches over the final moments of their battle… All products can be pre-ordered and purchased at: RightStuf: http://www.rightstufanime.com/ Official Retailers: www.AniplexUSA.com/retailers For detailed information, please visit: www.AldnoahZeroUSA.com STAFF: Original Story: Olympus Knights Director: Ei Aoki Original Creator: Gen Urobuchi (Nitroplus) Series Composition: Katsuhiko Takayama Character Concepts: Takako Shimura Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Masako Matsumoto Mecha Design: I-IV / Kenji Teraoka Mecha / Effects Animation: Takashi Hashimoto Main Animators: Atushi Saito/ Michio Sato Art Directer: Akira Ito Art Design: Yohei Kodama / Yuta Fujii Color Design: Aya Ouchi Cg Director: Masaya Machida Visual Effects: Ryosuke Tsuda Composite Director: Tomonori Kato Editing: Shota Migiyama Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa Sound Production: Magic Capsule Music: Hiroyuki Sawano Animation: A-1 Pictures + TROYCA Production: Project AZ CAST (Japanese/English): Inaho Kaizuka: Natsuki Hanae/Max Mittelman Slaine Troyard: Kensho Ono/Zach Aguilar Asseylum Vers Allusia: Sora Amamiya/Erika Harlacher Rayet Areash: Sachika Misawa/Cristina Vee Inko Amifumi: Mikako Komatsu/Erica Mendez Calm Craftman: Taishi Murata/Bryce Papenbrook Nina Klein: Ai Kakuma/Christine Marie Cabanos Yuki Kaizuka: Sayaka Ohara/Erica Lindbeck Koichiro Marito: Kazuya Nakai/Matt Mercer Soma Yagarai: Kosuke Toriumi/Ethan Murray Darzana Magbaredge: Ai Kayano/Julie Ann Taylor Kaoru Mizusaki: Yu Shimamura/Trina Loo Eddelrittuo: Inori Minase/Sandy Fox Kisaki Matsuribi: Kengo Kawanishi/Kyle McCarley Yutaro Tsumugi: Soma Saito/Lucien Dodge Shigo Kakei: Makoto Furukawa/Alan Lee Rayregalia Vers Rayvers: Shinji Ogawa/Geoffrey Chalmers Harklight: Daisuke Hirakawa/Ben Pronsky Lemrina Vers Envers: Shiina Natsukawa/Kira Buckland Marylcian: Susumu Chiba/Derek Stephen Prince Barouhcruz: Ryota Takeuchi/Kaiji Tang Mazuurek: Toshiyuki Toyonaga/Robbie Daymond Zebrin: Ryuichi Kijima/David Vincent Rafia: Hitomi Nabatame/Amanda Miller English Voice Director: Lex Lang About Aniplex of America Inc. Aniplex of America Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a group of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and a leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. Aniplex of America has launched fan-favorite Blu-ray and DVD releases including Sword Art Online, KILL la KILL, Bakemonogatari, Fate/Zero, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Blue Exorcist, NISEKOI, OREIMO 2, Magi: The Kingdom of Magic, Expelled From Paradise, The irregular at magic high school, ALDNOAH.ZERO, Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] and DURARARA!! ×2. The company's ever-growing line-up of shows includes our most recent titles Sword Art Online II, The Asterisk War, OWARIMONOGATARI, Your lie in April, Charlotte, Classroom Crisis, WAGNARIA!! 3 and GOD EATER. www.AniplexUSA.com www.facebook.com/AniplexUSA www.Youtube.com/AniplexUS ###