The folks at Animatsu have a new anime release lined up in the UK for fans next year with retailer listings for Brynhildr in the Darkness now surfacing. The show is coming out on both DVD and Blu-ray with a scheduled February 15th, 2016 release date for it. It’s gotten a BBFC rating of 15. The 350 minute collection will have two Blu-ray discs or three DVD discs to choose from and they will be bilingual releases.
Check out our review of the North American Blu-ray release here.
The property comes from Lynn Okamoto, original creator of Elfen Lied and is directed by Kenichi Imaizumi (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, Student Council’s Discretion Level 2) with character designs by Hiroaki Karasu (MAOYU, Gatchaman Crowds), scripting by Yukinori Kitajima (Hamatora, Senran Kagura), and animation production by ARMS (Elfen Lied, Samurai Girls).
The English language adaptation is directed by Kyle Jones and stars:
| Ryota Murakami | Blake Shepard |
| Kuroneko | Jamie Marchi |
| Kana | Christina Stroup |
| Kazumi | Emily Neves |
| Kotori | Jessica Calvello |
| Hatsuna | Carolyn Johnson |
| Man in Black | Ty Mahany |
| Nanami | Molly Searcy |
| Saori | Kira Vincent-Davis |
| Kashiwagi | Nancy Novotny |
| Ichijiku | Adam Noble |
| Initializer | Meaghan Avocato |
Plot concept: A high school senior Murakami Ryota had a childhood friend called Kuroneko who died in an accident. Ryota had made a promise with Kuroneko that he will prove there are aliens in the universe. In order to fulfill his promise, he joined the astronomy club at the school as its only member and kept observing the stars almost every night. One day, a girl who looks like Kuroneko transferred into his class. To his surprise, the girl’s name is Kuroha Neko which is really similar to his childhood friend’s name. However it seems that there is something unusual about her. It turns out that she is a witch who actually escaped from a research laboratory.
[Source: Brynhildr in the Darkness]
