After picking it up the rights to Sankarea back in April 2013, Madman Entertainment is finally able to schedule a home video release date for it. Well, after originally scheduling it for January 2014, as the release hit a few production snags along the way. The Australian distributor has now set a release date of April 15th, 2015 and have detailed the release a bit. The show will have all twelve episodes in its original Japanese with English subtitles as well as the new English language dub. There will be English language commentaries on episodes three and eleven and it’ll also include the clean opening and closing sequences. The release will be priced at $59.95 AUD for both formats.
Plot concept: Furuya’s not interested in the living, he’s got zombies on the brain! When Furuya’s cat dies, he decides he’s going to try and bring it back to life. In the process, he stumbles across a girl whose failed attempted suicide has turned her into a real zombie! What’s Furuya going to do now that the thing he loves the most is right in front of his eyes? Watch what happens in this campy romantic comedy about the undead.