With the Lostorage conflated WIXOSS property underway as part of the spring 2018 season and wrapping up soon, Warner Bros. Japan has brought out a new promotional spot for the upcoming home video releases that are being done as box sets. They’re set to land on August 30th, 2018 while the previous series gets a new Blu-ray box set on December 20th, 2018. Crunchyroll is currently streaming new episodes going live every Friday at 1:00 pm ET for their members. Availability for it is pretty good as it’s open to viewers with premium subscriptions in territories worldwide outside of Asia.
The staff for this series has Risako Yoshida directed it with Michihiro Tsuchiya handling the scripts. Takamitsu Satou worked on the character designs and it was animated at JC Staff.
The Japanese cast includes Chinami Hashimoto as Suzuko Homura, Yuka Iguchi as Chinatsu Morikawa, Shizuka Itou as Lil, Hisako Kanemoto as Mel, Shiori Izawa as Nanashi, Yurika Kubo as Honna Mikage, Kazuyuki Okitsu as Shō Narumi, Shinsuke Sugawara as Shōhei Shirai, Yuri Yamaoka as Aaya, Aya Suzaki as Dōna, Saori Goto as Guzuko, Junji Majima as Sō Sumida, Natsumi Hioka as Rio Oshiba, Asuka Nishi as Kagari Yukino, Hitomi Nabatame as Yukime and Yūichi Nakamura as Satomikō.
Plot Concept: The peaceful days turn out to be short-lived as the shadow of another Selector Battle looms large. Mizushima Kiyoi is the first to notice that things are amiss, and she makes her move to put an end to the cycle of darkness.The Battle this time includes a new card, “Key,” and has been set up with rules different than before. With both the mastermind and their motive shrouded in mystery, the darkness grows ever deeper and more menacing. Homura Suzuko, Morishita Chinatsu, Mikage Hanna, Kominato Ruuko, Kurebayashi Yuzuki, Uemura Hitoe, and Aoi Akira… The Selectors gather once again. Hopes, memories, and the key… The final battle with everything on the line begins now!