© Olympus Knights/Aniplex, Project AZThe Second Season of the Popular Mecha Drama Series is Coming Soon! Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: aldnoahzero.com (Japan), aldnoahzerousa.com (US) Special Thanks to Joanna Metoki Fans of the extremely unique mecha anime title, ALDNOAH.ZERO (????????, Arudonoa Zero, 2015) will finally see what followed the shocking first season finale as Aniplex of America announces the details of their release plans for the third and fourth volumes of their Limited Edition Blu-ray and Standard Edition DVD. Volume 3 will be available on January 26th, 2016 and Volume 4 will be available on April 19th, 2016. Pre-orders have begun for all four SKUs on the official U.S. ALDNOAH.ZERO website and also through official Aniplex of America retailers. These will be the final two volumes for this fan-favorite mecha drama series which launched its streaming schedule during the summer anime season last year. Aniplex of America has also confirmed new English cast members who will be joining the all-star cast from the previous season such as Max Mittelman who plays Inaho Kaizuka, Zach Aguilar who plays Slaine Troyard and Erika Harlacher who plays Asseylum Vers Allusia. Lemrina Vers Envers will be played by Kira Buckland (BLUE EXORCIST), Harklight will be played by Ben Pronsky (MAGI: THE KINGDOM OF MAGIC), Marylcian will be played by Derek Stephen Prince (SWORD ART ONLINE), Barouhcruz will be played by Kaiji Tang (FATE/STAY NIGHT [UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS]), Mazuurek will be played by Robbie Daymond (FATE/STAY NIGHT [UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS], DURARARA!! × 2), Zebrin will be played by David Vincent (KILL la KILL, FATE/STAY NIGHT [UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS]), and Rafia will be played by Amanda Miller (MAGI: THE LABYRINTH OF MAGIC, DURARARA!! × 2). ? STAFF Original Story: Olympus Knights Director: Ei Aoki Original Creator: Gen Urobuchi (Nitroplus) Series Composition: Katsuhiko Takayama Character Concepts: Takako Shimura Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Masako Matsumoto Mecha Design: I-IV / Kenji Teraoka Mecha / Effects Animation: Takashi Hashimoto Main Animators: Atushi Saito/ Michio Sato Art Directer: Akira Ito Art Design: Yohei Kodama / Yuta Fujii Color Design: Aya Ouchi Cg Director: Masaya Machida Visual Effects: Ryosuke Tsuda Composite Director: Tomonori Kato Editing: Shota Migiyama Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa Sound Production: Magic Capsule Music: Hiroyuki Sawano Animation: A-1 Pictures + TROYCA Production: Project AZ ? CAST (Japanese / English) Inaho Kaizuka: Natsuki Hanae/Max Mittelman Slaine Troyard: Kensho Ono/Zach Aguilar Asseylum Vers Allusia: Sora Amamiya/Erika Harlacher Rayet Areash: Sachika Misawa/Cristina Vee Inko Amifumi: Mikako Komatsu/Erica Mendez Calm Craftman: Taishi Murata/Bryce Papenbrook Nina Klein: Ai Kakuma/Christine Marie Cabanos Yuki Kaizuka: Sayaka Ohara/Erica Lindbeck Koichiro Marito: Kazuya Nakai/Matt Mercer Soma Yagarai: Kosuke Toriumi/Ethan Murray Darzana Magbaredge: Ai Kayano/Julie Ann Taylor Kaoru Mizusaki: Yu Shimamura/Trina Loo Eddelrittuo: Inori Minase/Sandy Fox Kisaki Matsuribi: Kengo Kawanishi/Kyle McCarley Yutaro Tsumugi: Soma Saito/Lucien Dodge Shigo Kakei: Makoto Furukawa/Alan Lee Rayregalia Vers Rayvers: Shinji Ogawa/Geoffrey Chalmers Harklight: Daisuke Hirakawa/Ben Pronsky Lemrina Vers Envers: Shiina Natsukawa/Kira Buckland Marylcian: Susumu Chiba/Derek Stephen Prince Barouhcruz: Ryota Takeuchi/Kaiji Tang Mazuurek: Toshiyuki Toyonaga/Robbie Daymond Zebrin: Ryuichi Kijima/David Vincent Rafia: Hitomi Nabatame/Amanda Miller English Voice Director: Lex Lang All products can be pre-ordered and purchased at Right Stuf and Aniplex’s official retailers (including SciFi Japan sponsor Anime Jungle).
Contents of the ALDNOAH.ZERO Limited Edition Blu-ray Volume 3 set. Photo courtesy of Aniplex of America. © Olympus Knights/Aniplex, Project AZ
Image courtesy of Aniplex of America. © Olympus Knights/ Aniplex, Project AZALDNOAH.ZERO Limited Edition Blu-ray Volume 3 Street Date: January 26, 2016 SKU #: AOA-6203B UPC: 856137005537 SRP: $94.98 Disc Specs • Spoken Languages: Japanese and English • Subtitles: English and Spanish • Episodes: 13-18 • Number of Discs: 2 Blu-ray Discs • Total Run Time: Approx. 150 min. • Rating: 13UP Bonus Content • Textless Opening “&Z” • Textless Ending “GENESIS” • Promotional Videos and Commercials • “ALDNOAH.ZERO EXTRA ARCHIVES” (Season 1 Recap Video) Bonus Materials & Special Package • Box Illustrations by I-IV (Mecha Design) • Special Manga Booklet "EXTRA EPISODE" by Olympus Knights • Collectable Pin-Ups
Image courtesy of Aniplex of America. © Olympus Knights/Aniplex, Project AZALDNOAH.ZERO Standard Edition DVD Volume 3 Street Date: January 26, 2016 SKU #: AOA-6203D UPC: 856137005575 SRP: $39.98 Disc Specs • Spoken Languages: Japanese and English • Subtitles: English and Spanish • Episodes: 13-18 • Number of Discs: 2 DVD Discs • Total Run Time: Approx. 150 min. • Rating: 13UP Bonus Content • Textless Opening “&Z” • Textless Ending “GENESIS” • Promotional Videos and Commercials • “ALDNOAH.ZERO EXTRA ARCHIVES” (Season 1 Recap Video)
ALDNOAH.ZERO Limited Edition Blu-ray Volume 4. Photo courtesy of Aniplex of America. © Olympus Knights/Aniplex, Project AZ
Image courtesy of Aniplex of America. © Olympus Knights/ Aniplex, Project AZALDNOAH.ZERO Limited Edition Blu-ray Volume 4 Street Date: April 19, 2016 SKU #: AOA-6204B UPC: 856137005544 SRP: $94.98 Disc Specs • Spoken Languages: Japanese and English • Subtitles: English and Spanish • Episodes: 19-24 • Number of Discs: 2 Blu-ray Discs • Total Run Time: Approx. 150 min. • Rating: 13UP Bonus Content • Textless Ending “GENESIS” ?2nd version after Ep.19? • Textless Ending “Harmonious” Bonus Materials & Special Package • Box Illustrations by I-IV (Mecha Design) • Special Booklet "Mecha Archives 2" by ALDNOAH.ZERO x I-IV (Mecha Design) • Collectible Pin-Ups
Image courtesy of Aniplex of America. © Olympus Knights/Aniplex, Project AZALDNOAH.ZERO Standard Edition DVD Volume 4 Street Date: April 19, 2016 SKU #: AOA-6204D UPC: 856137005582 SRP: $39.98 Disc Specs • Spoken Languages: Japanese and English • Subtitles: English and Spanish • Episodes: 19-24 • Number of Discs: 2 DVD Discs • Total Run Time: Approx. 150 min. • Rating: 13UP Bonus Content • Textless Ending “GENESIS”?2nd version after Ep.19? • Textless Ending “Harmonious”
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Aniplex of America Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a group of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. Aniplex of America has launched fan-favorite DVD and Blu-Ray releases such as SWORD ART ONLINE, KILL LA KILL, BAKEMONOGATARI, DURARARA!!, FATE/ZERO, PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA, THE GARDEN OF SINNERS, BLUE EXORCIST, ANOHANA: THE MOVIE, NISEKOI, OREIMO 2, MAGI: THE KINGDOM OF MAGIC, EXPELLED FROM PARADISE, VALVRAVE: THE LIBERATOR and WORLD CONQUEST ZVEZDA PLOT. The company`s ever-growing line-up of shows includes our most recent titles SWORD ART ONLINE II, ALDNOAH.ZERO, PERSONA4 THE GOLDEN ANIMATION, The irregular at magic high school, YOUR LIE IN APRIL, CHARLOTTE, CLASSROOM CRISIS, WAGNARIA!! 3 and GOD EATER.