Sentai Filmworks has announced that they’ve picked up streaming and home video rights for the spring 2012 anime season series Medaka Box. The new show being produced by Gainax features series composition and direction by Shouji Saeki and music by Tatsuya Katou . Similar to previous announcements this season, it’s been announced to get digital distribution and unspecified home video plans for the future. Those plans will be determined by how well the streaming does and general interest across multiple platforms. So it comes down to a matter of if you want a dub and a Blu-ray release, you need to watch the simulcasts.
Plot Concept: When newly elected Student Council President Medaka Kurokami institutes her idea for a suggestion box where people can submit problems that need to be solved, she’s expecting things like rescuing lost puppies and giving advice. What she and her best friend Zenkichi find instead, however, are the first hints of an unbelievable secret, and their school, Hakoniwa Academy, and Medaka herself are somehow at the very center of the growing maelstrom! As what seemed like an innocent past time turns into a dangerous game, Medaka and her recruits to the Student Council discover new depths to both themselves and their own unexpected abilities. And then things get REALLY out of control! Get ready for a battle royal unlike anything you’ve ever seen before as the simple power of suggestion unlocks the secrets of MEDAKA BOX!
