Sentai Acquires New Titles

ADV Films affiliate licensor Sentai Filmworks has announced its acquisition of distribution rights to the Clannad After Story, He is My Master (Kore wa Watashi no Goshujin-sama), Ghost Hound (Shinrei Gari ~ Ghost Hound), Little Snow Fairy Sugar (Chicchana Yukitsukai Sugar), and Popotan anime TV series. All five titles will hit American DVD in October along with the live action Zombie Self-Defense Force and Fistful of Fuku, under the Switchblade Films label.

The 25 episode Clannad After Story, a 2008 sequel to the 2007 Clannad TV anime, will be released in two subtitled half-series DVD collections. The first will go on sale October 20th and retail at $39.98.

The 2005 He is My Master television anime is Gainax’s 12 episode adaptation of Mattsuu & Asu Tsubaki’s harem comedy. The entire series will be released in a single subtitled DVD collection on October 20th retailing at $39.98.

Ghost Hound is the 2007 first of two anime TV series co-created by Production I.G and manga artist Masamune Shirow. (The second co-creation is 2008’s RD Senno Chosashitsu.) The 25 episode supernatural mystery/horror series will be released in two subtitled DVD collections. The first will go on sale October 20th and retail at $59.98.

Little Snow Fairy Sugar, previously distributed domestically by Geneon, will be released in two bilingual sets. The first will be available October 27th at a $39.98 retail.

Popotan, also formerly a Geneon release, will be re-released in a complete bilingual collection retailing at $29.98 on October 27th.

Zombie Self-Defense Force will be subtitled only and retail at $14.98 beginning October 13.

Fistful of Fuku will go on sale October 20th at an $24.98 SRP. Initial reports describe it as subtitled only, however AD Vision has produced an English dub for the comedy film.