Nippon Ichi Software America have had an anime division running for a year or two now, and while they have only dealt with subtitled anime releases… they have brought out some of the series that have been in relatively high demand including Toradora and Working!! (Wagnaria). Most of their releases (Especially their older ones) have recieved only premium editions which consisted of hard cover boxes, art-book and a bunch of other goodies at a price slightly higher than your usual anime release. Fortunately following on from their Toradora and Wagnaria!! standard edition releases last year (Which I reviewed HERE, HERE and HERE), they have decided to release standard editions for thre of their original anime releases – PandoraHearts, Persona -Trinity Soul- and Our Home’s Fox Deity. As all of these are 24-26 episodes long, they shall be split into two volumes. Each of the volumes will be released on the 24th January 2012 and will come with a bonus story guide leaflet. Details of these are below:
PandoraHearts – Volumes 1 & 2
MSRP: $44.99 each
Length: 330 minutes with 13 Episodes on 2 DVD’s / 310 minutes with 12 Episodes on 2 DVD’s
Age Rating: Teen
Format: Japanese Audio, English Subtitles
Oz Vessalius, who just turned fifteen, leads a rich and privileged life as the heir to the Vessalius name and estate. Everything changes when, during his Coming of Age ceremony, he is drawn into an eternal prison known as the “Abyss.” There he meets and is saved by Alice, the Bloody Black Rabbit, or B-Rabbit for short. Join Oz on this fantasy adventure as he unravels the mysteries behind Alice, the Abyss, and the “Pandora” organization.
Persona – Trinity Soul – Volumes 1 & 2
MSRP: $39.99 each
Length: 307 minutes with 13 Episodes on 2 DVD’s / 307 minutes with 12 Episodes on 2 DVD’s
Age Rating: Teen
Format: Japanese Audio, English Subtitles
Ayanagi City, facing the Sea of Japan, is a futuristic city that survived the “Mass Apathy Syndrome” outbreak ten years ago. Shin Kanzato and his brother Jun reunite with their older brother Ryo, who is a young Chief Officer at Ayanagi City’s police station, for the first time in ten years. Meanwhile, the city is facing a string of mysterious incidents. A ship crew member disappeared from inside an underwater submarine. The Apathy Syndrome has resurfaced. The Reverse cases—a series of student murders—intensify. Ryo investigates an organization involved in all of the above incidents. One of these incidents results in the awakening of Shin’s Persona. The wheel of fate begins to turn for this family of brothers.
Our Home’s Fox Deity – Volumes 1 & 2
MSRP: $39.99 each
Length: 310 minutes with 13 Episodes on 2 DVD’s / 310 minutes with 12 Episodes on 2 DVD’s
Age Rating: Teen
Format: Japanese Audio, English Subtitles
The Takagami family have unsealed the ancient fox deity known as Kugen and brought it into their home. Its orders are to protect the youngest member of the family, Toru…but they soon realize their entire livelihood may need to be protected from Kugen!
The releases are now available for pre-order from a number of distributors including the NIS America Official Online Store, Right Stuf and many other quality providers of anime.
