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Sentai Filmworks Official April 2018 Slate

Sentai Filmworks Official April 2018 Slate

12/21/2017 8:37:52 PM

Title:                UTANO PRINCESAMA: LEGEND STAR

Published by:    Sentai Filmworks

Distributed by:  Section23 Films

Run Time:         325 min.

Street Date:      4/3/2018

Format:             BD, DVD

Language:         Japanese with English Subtitles

SRP:                $59.98, $49.98

SYNOPSIS:  The contest to become the opening group for Triple S may have been shaken up by the arrival of the now seven-member group HEAVENS, but QUARTET NIGHT generously declines to take advantage of the decision in their favor… as long as the other two bands agree to an unexpected new phase of the competition! Are the other two rival groups ready for a new series of cross-band duets, with each song pairing one member of STARISH and one member of HEAVENS? Will Haruka be up to writing yet another round of spectacular songs? It's time to pick up the tempo and sing to the balconies as the musical one-upmanship only gets wilder in UTANO - PRINCESAMA LEGEND STAR!

 

Title:                AJIN: DEMI-HUMAN SEASON 2

Published by:    Sentai Filmworks

Distributed by:  Section23 Films

Run Time:         300 min.

Street Date:      4/10/2018

Format:             BD, DVD, COMBO

Language:         English, Spanish & Japanese with English Subtitles

SRP:                $69.98, $59.98, $99.98

SYNOPSIS:  Kei's stopped running, but his decision to stand and fight comes just as Sato launches his second wave of terror.  Angered by the governments' refusal to admit the truth about the live experiments on captive Ajin, the Ajin terrorist has begun assassinating a list of the key individuals connected to Ajin research, and only someone as unkillable as he is has a chance of stopping the man in the hat.  With Sato being better trained, more experienced, and allied with other Ajins, Kei has only two chances at heading off the final apocalypse:  to somehow learn how to better control the Invisible Black Matter being he generates or to recruit other Ajins into the battle.  The shadow war explodes and the world burns as the ultimate warriors face off in immortal combat in Ajin 2!

 

Title:                URARA MEIROCHOU BLU-RAY

Published by:    Sentai Filmworks

Distributed by:  Section23 Films

Run Time:         300 min.

Street Date:      4/17/2018

Format:             BD

Language:         Japanese with English Subtitles

SRP:                $59.98

SYNOPSIS:  Chiya was raised in the woods and most of her friends were animals.  But now she needs to find something, and since it may take the skills of an Urara, or fortune teller, to find it, she's come to the town of Meiro-cho to learn to become an Urara herself.  It won't be easy adjusting… and not just because Chiya still tends to check to see if people have tails or want their tummies rubbed!  But the other girls studying at the Natsumeya teahouse are all unusual in their own ways, and it's clear from the beginning that Chiya's going to be great friends with studious Kon, rambunctious Koume and shy Nono.  And that's good, because if Chiya's going to find her missing mother, she'll need all the help and support she can get in URARA MEIROCHO!

 

Title:                CLASSICALOID BLU-RAY

Published by:    Sentai Filmworks

Distributed by:  Section23 Films

Run Time:         625 min.

Street Date:      4/24/2018

Format:             BD

Language:         Japanese with English Subtitles

SRP:                $79.98

SYNOPSIS:  Kanae knew that her hometown was trying to become a musical hotspot, but modern teens aren't interested in classical music… or, at least, they weren't until "Mozart" and "Beethoven" suddenly appeared in front of Kanae and her best friend Sosuke and set the town on fire with "mujik", a stunning fusion of classical masterpieces retooled in modern musical styles!  And just in case that isn't exciting enough, the "ClassicaLoids" have added Giant Robots and spectacular light shows to the mix!  But as more Classicaloids continue to arrive, can the town withstand the combined creative energies of dozens of musical geniuses all determined to promote their own creative output?  Find out when Bach is back, Liszt is on the list, and Chopin is chopping at the bit to unleash the full power of classical music in ClassicaLoid!