Congratulations Sentai Filmworks,
You have just boldly licensed what my be considered one of the most anticipated anime series for this season in Japan. Sentai Filmworks just recently announced that they will be distributing Persona 4: The Animation – based off the original Persona 4 Playstation 2 game for release on DVD and Blu-ray sometime in 2012.
Whilst I think I have made my point about this series many times before, here is the official blurb as taken from the press release:
When Yu Narukami’s family moves to the rural country town of Inaba, he’s expecting a lot more peace and quiet than he’s been used to in the big city. Instead, the peace has been shattered and the only quiet is the quiet of the grave, as a rash of mysterious murders and kidnappings sweep the countryside. With the police stymied, Yu finds himself joining with a group of eight other teenagers in a desperate bid to solve the mystery. A mystery that is somehow connected to both the local weather patterns and a strange video game world which Yu, his friends and the enigmatic killer can all enter. And where each must wield a unique weapon and learn to use amazing powers if they wish to survive. Journey beyond the Velvet Room as the hit PlayStation 2™ game becomes a spectacular anime in PERSONA 4 the Animation!
There is currently no word if there will be a simulcast or if it will remain Japanese dubbed or if it will include an English dub. If so, I personally hope they consider picking up the high quality English dub cast from the game.
Related posts:
- Persona 4 The Animation – New Trailer Featuring Rise
- Sentai Filmworks Also Announce Simulcast of Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth
- Persona 4: The Animation – And so we Return to the Start of the Journey…. Trailer
- Sentai Filmworks to Release noitaminA Series No.6 Next Year
- Persona 4: The Animation – Pointless Trailer?
