HOUSTON, March 15, 2010 — Sentai Filmworks is pleased to announce that the hit series Clannad will be receiving an English dub. Originally released in a subtitled only format, Clannad is receiving the dub as part of an agreement in which several affiliated groups have come together to create English language versions for five of Sentai’s most popular titles....
HOUSTON, January 17, 2011 – Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its APRIL slate of releases, including one of the most beloved anime series ever, CLANNAD: AFTER STORY! The Complete Collection will be released April 19th with a new English dub, by Section23 client Sentai Filmworks. Product details follow, in order of releaseComing April 2011Title: SPECIAL A COMPLETE COLLECTIONPublished by: Sentai FilmworksDistributed by: Section23 FilmsRun Time: 600 min.Street Date: 4/5/2011Format: DVDLanguage: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98SYNOPSIS: Until she was six, Hikari was always the best at everything she did. Right up until the moment she challenged Kei to...
Upgrade your subtitled only DVDs for the Clannad After Story Complete Collection with the new English Dub and save over $48 off the price! (Based on retail price of $69.98.) This is a limited time offer which expires July 22, 2011. Get further details and upgrade information, visit the Clannad: After Story Upgrade Program....
Title: GIRLS BEYOND THE WASTELANDPublished by: Sentai FilmworksDistributed by: Section23 FilmsRun Time: 300 min.Street Date: 2/7/2023Format: BDLanguage: Japanese with English Subtitles SYNOPSIS: Buntarou Hojo is great at adapting stories for his school's drama club, but he's coming up blank when planning his future. Then inspiration strikes when the school's oddest girl, Sayuki Kuroda, approaches him in the men's room with a proposition… and no, not that kind! Instead, this is Sayuki's strange way of inviting him to a date that turns out to be a job interview for helping her develop a bishoujo video game! It sounds a bit...
Anime draws inspiration from a wide variety of source materials, which includes visual novels. For the uninitiated, you can think of them as video games you read instead of play. As you might have surmised by now, visual novels overwhelmingly favor story and character development over action or button-mashing. If you haven’t watched any visual novel anime adaptations, you’re missing out on shows that handle their characters and narrative in interesting ways. Today we’re looking at four different adaptations and what they bring to the table. Amagami SS and Story Structure Released: March...
Title: BANG DREAM! 2ND SEASONPublished by: Sentai FilmworksDistributed by: Section23 FilmsRun Time: 325 min.Street Date: 4/21/2020Format: BDLanguage: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SYNOPSIS: It's a new school year and Kasumi, Arisa, Saya, Tae, and Rimi are thrilled to finally be second-year students. Even more exciting than becoming upperclassmen, however, is the fun they have while performing in their band Poppin' Party… until things get out of control when the girls publicly announce that they're going to do their own concert before they've really studied the issue. Suddenly they're committed to doing something that's a lot more difficult than...
Some anime makes us ball our eyes out because of how sad the ending is. Others are tragic but don’t have such a depressing ending because they leave some room for hope. From ambiguous deaths to hope that characters will live on despite their passing, they’re bittersweet, and we smile through our tears because at least we have that one good thing to carry us over. We will spoil endings. Spoilers ahead. We repeat spoilers ahead. Nobunaga the Fool In the end, Nobunaga was betrayed by Mitsuhide, and was killed by him but not before...
There are some anime families that just make us all warm and fuzzy inside. We can’t help but yearn to be part of their family circle. With anime siblings rooting for you or just all-around supportive anime parents, here are our favorite! Just Because! Natsume is worried about her future and can’t decide where to go to college. This choice is a big decision that will cause significant changes in her life. We love that Natsume’s big sister was always there for her during the process of applying to universities. She helped guide her and giving...
Coming December 2017 Title: CLANNAD / CLANNAD AFTER STORY COMPLETE SEASONS 1 & 2 BLU-RAY Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 1225 min. Street Date: 12/5/2017 Format: BD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SYNOPSIS: Ever since the death of his mother, Tomoya's life has been in a downward spiral. Nagisa's declining health has been so fragile that she's been forced to repeat a year of school. But when he agrees to help her restart the school's disbanded Drama Club, they learn that sometimes, if you find...
Anime memes are a way of life. They’re also a perfect way to capture a big idea in as few words as possible. Don’t believe us? Let’s try to explain various anime genres with anime memes! Action & Adventure *narrating in a deep voice* In a world where, for some reason, EVERYONE has some kind of unique fighting style, this main character has a fighting style to out-style THEM ALL (until they meet -DUN DUN DUN!- the antagonist)! To top it off, they must all POSE in a cool way as a finishing move. We’ll just...
What does dandere mean? They’re the girls who struggle with silent pauses, awkward moments, blushing cheeks, and quivering voices that make you want to protect them. With great subtlety, these rosy tint characters are selective about who they will open up too, but once you gain their trust, they flourish. Nagisa Furuwaka (Clannad) Nagisa is extremely shy and doesn’t have much self-confidence, but that doesn’t stop her from motivating herself, especially when food is involved. A subtle personality, she would do anything for the people she cares about. Mio Akiyama (K-ON!) Mio’s an introvert, and will...
Ahhhh! Love is in the air, and we can’t help but think about our favorite anime couples. These lovely pairs would do anything for each other and are always there to give us that little push to believe in love. While some of us can be wailing in bitterness and despair, we wanted to give everyone a little joy on this cutesy week. Stella x Ikki (Chivalry of a Failed Knight) As the prodigy and the failure, these two make an interesting pair. Both of them learn that they’re different than their titles, and they both...
Sometimes you just want to have a good cry. We have gathered our favorite sad anime drama to watch for those days when you just want to feel. These stories are eloquent in the way they destroy the nonsense of our everyday lives. Angel Beats The story takes place in a school but in reality, (SPOILER ALERT) it’s Limbo. The place souls go after they have passed away. Unfortunately, this isn’t Paradise, but a place where a soul must overcome their regrets in order to pass on. As the characters battle it out, we see the tragic stories...
Hey guys! Welcome back to another edition of Ask Sentai! It's been a few weeks since we've done one, but let's dive straight into those questions! As always, if you have something to ask us, make sure to go to our ask.fm page and let us know! With the release of the complete collection of From the New World coming in February, does that pretty much eliminate the chance of a CE release? It eliminates the chance of a CE any time soon, but not entirely. It may be a while be fore we revisit...
Time for another Ask Sentai Q&A! Thank you to everyone who sends in their questions, you rock! Have a burning question for us? Head to our ask.fm page and ask away. if you had exactly 24mins to live, what single anime eisode would you watch? (including opening and closing songs) I would 100% watch the final episode of Azumanga Daioh, no contest. Also, remember this wallpaper? Of course you do. Is there any consideration of giving the Key Anime releases such as: CLANNAD, Angel Beats, and...
Yo! Time for a new Ask Sentai. Today we talk about production processes, favorite shows from past seasons, and food-gasms! Want to ask us a question? Head on over to our ask.fm profile and ask away, and maybe we will answer it. ;) How awesome is Luci Christian? Hearing comments from other people, she is quite the sweetheart. She is VERY awesome! It's always nice to have her in the studio, I always try to sit in when she's here to listen to her do her thing. The Sonico sessions were actually super fun to do. Everyone was...
Upgrade your subtitled only DVDs for the Clannad After Story Complete Collection with the new English Dub and save over $48 off the price! (Based on retail price of $69.98.) This is a limited time offer which expires July 22, 2011. Get further details and upgrade information, visit the Clannad: After Story Upgrade Program....
HOUSTON, January 17, 2011 – Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its APRIL slate of releases, including one of the most beloved anime series ever, CLANNAD: AFTER STORY! The Complete Collection will be released April 19th with a new English dub, by Section23 client Sentai Filmworks. Product details follow, in order of releaseComing April 2011Title: SPECIAL A COMPLETE COLLECTIONPublished by: Sentai FilmworksDistributed by: Section23 FilmsRun Time: 600 min.Street Date: 4/5/2011Format: DVDLanguage: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98SYNOPSIS: Until she was six, Hikari was always the best at everything she did. Right up until the moment she challenged Kei to...
HOUSTON, December 8, 2010 – Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its MARCH slate of releases, including the sweeping anime epic for the ages, GUIN SAGA! The first collection will be released on DVD by Section23 client Sentai Filmworks. Product details follow, in order of release.Coming March 2011Title: SHIN KOIHIME MUSOPublished by: Sentai FilmworksDistributed by: Section23 FilmsRun Time: 325 min.Street Date: 3/1/2011Format: DVDLanguage: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $49.98SYNOPSIS: What do you do once you’ve made your epic journey and accomplished the legendary quest you set out on? Well, you could hang around the village looking important, but when...
HOUSTON, March 15, 2010 — Sentai Filmworks is pleased to announce that the hit series Clannad will be receiving an English dub. Originally released in a subtitled only format, Clannad is receiving the dub as part of an agreement in which several affiliated groups have come together to create English language versions for five of Sentai’s most popular titles....
Tomoya is a bitter school student until he meets Nagisa. As their friendship blossoms, his life begins to take a new direction....
It's been months since Tomoya confessed his love to Nagisa. Their relationship begins to enter a new phase with more hardships....