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Sentai Filmworks Licenses Space Brothers

HOUSTON — Head for the stars with Sentai Filmworks latest acquisition: Chuya Koyama’s Space Brothers! Featuring direction by Ayumu Watanabe (Mysterious Girlfriend X), character designs by Koji Yabuno (Naruto Shippuden: Blood Prison) and music by Toshiyuki Watanabe (The Devil Lady), this series certainly has the right stuff to blast off! Synopsis: Mutta’s life has hit rock bottom. He’s been fired, blackballed from his profession and now he’s had to move back in with his parents. Meanwhile, his kid brother Hibito has been literally riding a rocket and training to be an astronaut. The same career Mutta once dreamed of. So, is it...

Tuesday New Releases: Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei! and Space Brothers Collection 7

Tuesday New Releases: February 16, 2016 Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei! With great powers come great responsibilities, and that includes cleaning up the aftermath of your previous adventures. Which means that, instead of getting a break after saving the world, newly changed magical girls Illya and Miyu have to help deal with the side-effects caused by the sealing of the Ley Cards. Still, that shouldn't be too hard, right? Wrong! Not only are the ley lines failing, but to make matters worse, Illya somehow ends up with a...

Tuesday New Releases: Space Brothers Collection 8

This is it - the final chapter in Mutta and Hibito's NASA space story. Add the final volume of Space Brothers to your collection today! Tuesday New Releases: April 26, 2016 Space Brothers Collection 8 The single most important element of any mission is trust: trust in your equipment, trust in your crewmates and support team, and trust in yourself. As the trajectories of Mutta and Hibito's careers continue to alter dramatically, self-doubt and lack of trust become the deadliest of enemies. Once the rising young star, Hibito must...

Sentai Filmworks Launches “Space Brothers #0”

HOUSTON, TX – November 8, 2019 – Sentai Filmworks announced today that it acquired exclusive distribution rights to the feature-length anime film Space Brothers #0, prequel to the anime television series and long-running manga of the same name. Set four years before the events of the Space Brothers TV series, Space Brothers #0 tells the story of two brothers on disparate paths. Hibito Namba is a rookie astronaut in training while his brother, Mutta, has found his own ambitions at a disappointing standstill. When Hibito is selected to train for a coveted NASA space mission, it sets in motion...

Our Top 5 Sci-Fi Anime to Watch

Science fiction is a genre that defies imagination and allows us to paint a picture of what could be. Whether that be a bleak or happy future, there are usually are many subcategories that we could go into, but for this list, we will focus on series that feature space, aliens, and some dystopic disasters. Without further ado, here is some of our top sci-fi anime to watch! Legend of the Galactic Heroes We cannot talk about sci-fi in anime without covering the grandfather of all space operas. This series spans through multiple decades showcasing the war between...

Tuesday New Releases: Space Brothers Collection 8

A List of Really Lucky (and Unlucky) Anime Characters

St. Patrick’s Day fell on March 17. Although the holiday is meant to honor one of Ireland’s patron saints, most folks in the USA use this holiday as an excuse to dye everything green, indulge in parades, and party. Since St. Patrick’s Day is thematically about “The Luck of the Irish,” we thought we’d take a look at some anime characters that are strangely trapped in the clutches of luck. Good or bad? We’ll let you decide. Mutta Nanba (Space Brothers) When the character himself believes that he’s inherently unlucky, you know he’s in trouble....

Tuesday New Releases: Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei! and Space Brothers Collection 7

New Releases This Week: The Strings That Bind Us

This week we are going out of this world once again with the continuation of the Space Brothers Saga in Collection 6 of the series. The supernatural classic Lunar Legend Tsukihime also becomes available as a Sentai Select title. What will you be picking up this week? SPACE BROTHERS Taking a makeup exam after learning the test results of Sharon's condition, Mutta stands on the verge of achieving the first major step on his journey to the stars: officially becoming an astronaut. But the written test is only a prelude to the...

Official Sentai Filmworks February 2016 Release Schedule

You've asked for it and we're delivering: Akame ga Kill! Collection 1 leads the way for our February 2016 release schedule, and will be available on Blu-ray, DVD, and as a Premium box set! Fan favortie SHIROBAKO also makes the list, as well as a complete collection of one of the greatest shows in our catalog: From the New World. What else is in store for you all? Check out our full release schedule and find out: Title: BLADE DANCE OF THE ELEMENTALERS COMPLETE COLLECTION Published by: Sentai...

New Releases: Battlin' Butlers and Space Cases

This week's new releases include additions to two of our most popular series: Hayate the Combat Butler Season 2 continues the story from the first season, and Space Brothers Collection 5 picks up right where collection 4 left off. Have you been keeping up with them? HAYATE THE COMBAT BUTLER! SEASON 2 After three months of working as a butler for Nagi Sanzenin, the heiress to a vast fortune, Hayate thinks he’s finally managed to settle into his new life. When Hayate’s not busy cleaning the massive Sanzenin...

Official Sentai Filmworks December 2015 Release Schedule

Chaika the Coffin Princess headlines a month of amazing releases, including a new entry into the Sentai Selects line, more Hayate the Combat Butler, a serious take on "chunibyo" with AURA, and another chapter in the Space Brothers saga! Check out what else is coming your way this December from Sentai: Title: LUNAR LEGEND TSUKIHIME COMPLETE COLLECTION Published by: Sentai Selects Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 12/1/2015 Format: DVD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: ...

New Releases This Week: Love in Bloom & the Perils of Space

This week sees the release of two shows from our catalogue: the continuation of the Space Brother's saga in Space Brothers Collection 4, and one of the cutest shows of 2014 in Sakura Trick. If you've been keeping up with our releases of Space Brothers, then Col. 4 is a no brainer. If you haven't taken the plunge yet, Collection 1 is available, but make sure that you clear your schedule for a while because once you start up the engines on this show, you definitely won't want to get off. For those of you seeking something lighthearted and...

Sentai Filmworks Announces October 2015 Release Schedule

We are bringing the fire this October with not one, not two, but THREE English dub releases, including the long awaited release of the one of Kyoto Animation's very best, Beyond the Boundary. Check out what else is ins tore for you in October: Title: BRYNHILDR IN THE DARKNESS COMPLETE COLLECTION Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 350 min. Street Date: 10/6/2015 Format: DVD, BD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98, $69.98 SYNOPSIS: Haunted by memories of his childhood...

Ask Sentai #7: Moe Fanservice and Art Dept. Andrea Explains All

Hey guys! This week we got a lot of great questions, and I even had to hunt a few people down to get some answers for you guys. As always, you can hit us up on ask.fm if you have a question, and watch out for next week's Ask Sentai. How did you guys end up picking Jessica Nigri for the role of Super Sonico? How was she in the booth? Was the process any different than it is for people who have more experience? I asked Kyle Jones, the director for Super Sonico, for...

New Releases This Week: Bad Guys, Dead Guys, Space Guys

This week sees THREE new releases coming your way, so we know there'll be something for you somewhere in there. Action buffs will dig Devil Survivor 2 and Unlimited Psychic Squad. If slice of life is your game, then it doesn't get better than Space Brothers. Find out more about our releases below, which one will you be picking up? UNLIMITED PSYCHIC SQUAD Sometimes, the crucible of war and betrayal create villains from heroes. As the leader of the criminal organization P.A.N.D.R.A., Hyoubu Kyosuke has dedicated his life...

Sentai Filmworks Announces August 2015 Release Schedule

Our August 2015 release slate has finally been announced, and it features a ton of great stuff to look forward to come Summer. The legendary Vampire Hunter D will rise from its grave with an HD remaster sourced from the original elements and with an all new English dub! A new collection of Space Brothers, as well as the last collections for Haikyu!! and Captain Earth are also coming your way, along with more Rikka, Deko, Kumin and Morisummer in Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions - Hearth Throb. That's not all, check out what else is coming you way in August from Sentai Filmworks: ...

Sentai Filmworks February 2015 Release Schedule

February isn't only for lovers. The shortest month of the year will be long on thrills, chills, action, and just a little bit of drama to add some flavor to the mix. Space Brothers, a long awaited favorite makes it's debut in February, find out what else is in store for you below: Title: GOLDEN TIME COLLECTION 2 Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 300 min. Street Date: 2/3/2015 Format: DVD, BD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles ...