Anime distributor and publisher Right Stuf , and more specifically their Nozomi Entertainment anime division have today announced that they will be releasing Sound of the Sky (Aka. Sora no Woto) as a complete series DVD set from the 7th May 2013. This new set repackages all 12 television episodes of Sound of the Sky – plus the two special episodes from the home video release of the series – with Japanese audio, English subtitles and English on-screen translations, along with on-disc extras.
Also known by the title “Sora no Woto”, Sound of the Sky aired on TV Tokyo and via Internet simulcast in early 2010. It was the first series produced as part of the “Anime no Chikara” program, a joint initiative by TV Tokyo and Aniplex to develop original animated content for television. The series is based on an original concept by Paradores and features direction by Mamoru Kanbe (Elfen Lied, Letter Bee: Light and Blue Night Fantasy), series composition and scripting by Hiroyuki Yoshino (Macross Frontier,My-Otome) and animation by A-1 Pictures (Black Butler, Fractale). Sound of the Sky’s opening theme is composed by Yuki Kajiura (Noir, .hack//SIGN) and performed by Kalafina (Black Butler).
This set contains 14 episodes, the main twelve episodes plus to special ones. To be released as a litebox DVD, it has a runtime of 355 Minutes and will be available for the price of $39.99.
In a lonely corner of the world, on the edge of No Man’s Land, sits Clocktower Fortress. It’s home to the 1121st Platoon of the Helvetian Army, and their newest member is a 15-year-old volunteer named Kanata Sorami, who enlisted to learn how to play the bugle. When she was a child, Kanata was saved by a beautiful soldier and found inspiration in the clear, golden sound of her trumpet. From that day forward, Kanata decided music would be her life. As the other platoon members train her how to be a bugler and a soldier, Kanata’s enduring optimism will inspire them to look for happiness and beauty, even in a world haunted by war.
