Aniplex of America confirmed during their Otakon industry panel this weekend that they will be releasing the anime series Nisekoi: False Love on Blu-ray from November 25th, 2014. Unfortunately for some fans, unlike most publishers which generally adopt half or whole season volumes, Aniplex will be distributing the 20 episode TV anime over four volumes of five episodes each.
Pre-orders for volume 1 have now begun, with the collection priced at $64.98 USD (SRP) containing on-disc bonuses (Textless Opening, Textless Endings), a deluxe poster, collectible ending card pin-ups and a special box featuring art by Nobuhiro Sugiyama. Information on Volumes 2-4 will be announced at a later date.
This release will ONLY contain the original Japanese dub with English subtitles, with the five episodes totalling 125 minutes approximately.
Storyline
The story follows the life of an average high school student, Raku Ichijo, who is the heir to a Yakuza family and Chitoge Kirisaki, the daughter of the rival gang leader. Up to this point, the story may allude to a famous Shakespearean play, but Raku and Chitoge are far from the star-crossed lovers. Without their prior consent, their families force Raku and Chitoge to become fake lovers in order to bring peace between the two rival families. Much hilarity ensues when Raku and Chitoge, who are both amateurs when it comes to relationships with the opposite sex, is made to uphold this fake relationship through any means in front of their school peers. That also meant that Raku had to give up his feelings for his classmate Kosaki Onodera, or finding his one true love from his past.
Staff
Original Works: Naoshi Komi (Published in “Weekly Shonen Jump”/Shueisha)
Chief Director: Akiyuki Shimbou
Series Composition: Toufuyashi, Akiyuki Shimbou
Director: Naoyuki Tatsuwa
Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Nobuhiro Sugiyama
Chief Animation Director: Kazuya Shiotsuki
Color Setting: Izumi Takizawa
Visual Effects: Motoki Sakai
Director of Photography: Rei Egami
Editing: Rie Matsubara
Music: Satoru Kousaki
Sound Director: Toshiki Kameyama
Animation Production: SHAFT
Cast
Raku Ichijo: Koki Uchiyama
Chitoge Kirisaki: Nao Toyama
Kosaki Onodera: Kana Hanazawa
Ruri Miyamoto: Yumi Uchiyama
Shu Maiko: Yuki Kaji
Claude: Takehito Koyasu
