Section23 Announces New Titles

Sentai Filmworks has formally announced three new anime title acquisitions.

The English subtitled Hidamari Sketch Season 1 Collection will retail at $39.98 beginning January 12, 2010. The original 13 episode adaptation of Ume Aoki’s manga aired in Japan in 2007. The most recent Hidamari Sketch anime, the two episode Hidamari Sketch x365 Tokubetsuhen special, aired on Japanese television earlier this month.

Glass Mask Collection 1 will include the first 26 episodes of the 51 episode television series from 2005. The series is presently available online from Crunchyroll. The first subtitled DVD collection will retail at $49.98 beginning January 19, 2010.

The subtitled Neo Angelique Abyss Season 1 Collection will contain all 13 episodes of the 2008 television series and retail at $39.98 beginning January 26, 2010. Crunchyroll presently streams both seasons of Neo Angelique Abyss.

In addition to these three Sentai Filmworks titles, Section23 will also distribute 3 new live action releases from Switchblade Pictures.

Akiballion: Battlemaids of Akihabara will retail at $19.98 beginning January 5.

The Female Combatants Battle School & Demonic Heroine In Peril double-feature will retail at $19.98 beginning January 12.

The Birthday Mail & Kokurri-san double feature will retail at $19.98 beginning January 26.