Nozomi Entertainment is getting ready to roll out some even more affordable versions of the excellent series known as Aria The Animation. The first season set is slated for an October 1st, 2013 release which will bring the thirteen episode season out for $39.99 MSRP. It features Japanese audio, English subtitles and on-screen translations. On-disc extras will include Apprentice Undines Interview parts 1 & 2, Primas Interview parts 1 & 2, SatoJun’s “Venice. I’m Sorry!” parts 1 -4, commercials, clean endings 1 & 2, and a Season 2 preview.
“Aria the Animation is the first of three television seasons, plus an OVA (original video animation), that comprise the anime adaptation of Kozue Amano’s best-selling manga of the same name. The Aria anime is helmed by Director Junichi Sato (Princess Tutu, Sgt. Frog, Sailor Moon) and features animation by Hal Film Maker (Boys Be…, Pretear, Slayers Premium, Sketchbook ~full color’S~). The franchise’s third season, Aria the Origination, completed its TV Tokyo broadcast in March 2008.”
Plot Concept: In the early 24th century, Mars has been terraformed by mankind into a sparkling planet covered in water. Akari Mizunashi, at the age of 15, has left everything behind to travel to that reborn world, now known as Aqua. More than anything, Akari wants to be an “undine” – a female gondolier who navigates the canals of the Aquan city of Neo-Venezia. As she begins her training with the prestigious Aria Company, will she be up to the challenges that await her on the path to achieve her dream?
ARIA THE ANIMATION
Format: DVD (Litebox)
Pre-Book: 9/3/2013
Street Date: 10/1/2013
Runtime: 325 minutes
Genre: Science Fiction / Drama
Suggested Rating: 13+
Audio: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0)
Subtitles: English subtitles, plus English on-screen translations
Video: 4:3, Color
Catalog #: RSDVD1388
ISBN: 1-57032-664-9
UPC: 7-42617-1388-2-9
SRP: $39.99
Discs/Set: 4
DVD Features:
Apprentice Undines Interview parts 1 & 2, Primas Interview parts 1 & 2, SatoJun’s “Venice. I’m Sorry!” parts 1 -4, commercials, U.S. Season 1 trailer, clean endings 1 & 2, Season 2 preview and Nozomi Entertainment trailers.
