Aniplex Adds Persona 4 The Golden Anime, Aldnoah Zero

Source: Aniplex of America
Summary:

Aniplex of America announced that they acquired the domestic rights to Aldnoah Zero and Persona 4 The Golden Animation. The two titles will stream on Aniplex Channel, Hulu, Crunchyroll and Daisuki starting in July 2014.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2014

Aniplex of America Announces their Summer Streaming Line-up

Fans can Expect a Hot Summer as ALDNOAH.ZERO and Persona4 the Golden ANIMATION joins Aniplex’s Streaming Schedule!

SANTA MONICA, CA (June 25, 2014) –Anime fans are in for a sizzling summer season as Aniplex of America, Inc. announced today on their “Aniplex Live Show,” their acquisition of two highly anticipated anime titles, ALDNOAH.ZERO and Persona4 the Golden ANIMATION for this summer’s streaming line-up. These two series will be joining Aniplex’s other anticipated summer titles including Sword Art Online II, the second season to the fan-favorite Sword Art Online franchise, and The irregular at magic high school, continuing from last season, startingthis July. Fans can watch both ALDNOAH.ZERO and Persona4 the Golden ANIMATION on the Aniplex Channel, Hulu, Crunchyroll and DAISUKI.

Details of streaming schedules for each title will be announced at a later date. Aniplex has also launched the official U.S. homepages of these two new titles at www.Aldnoahzerousa.com and www.P4GAUSA.com respectively.

About ALDNOAH.ZERO:

ALDNOAH.ZERO is an original anime series written by Gen Urobuchi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Fate/Zero) and directed by Ei Aoki (Fate/Zero, the Garden of sinners). The story features inhabitants of Earth and Mars waging in an interplanetary war. The story touches upon the effects wars have on a country’s government and its people.

War is coming…

The two powers will soon clash with one another and by military force, start killing each other.

Humanity has clearly split into two and currently there is no way these groups will once again unite. Humanity celebrates this transient time of peace as they slowly dismiss from their minds the scars their ancestors bore in the past. No one realized that with one little push their world can fall to its destruction.

Just one little spark will do.

Preparations are steadily on its way.

Then we shall see the end to this false peace.

But, there are men who realize the approach of this inevitable war. Most of them are close to the military. Though, of course these men are well aware that they have no power to remedy this situation. For that is why they are deep in despair. Among the soldiers that I have had contact with, there were even men who were depressed when they realized the impending war. Even then, as far as the people of Shinawara City, I did not feel that any of them had any sense of danger. While in their minds, they knew that war was unavoidable but they could not help but to continue living each day as if nothing was changed. That is all I can say about that. Humanity has grown too used to this false peace.

Humanity does not go to war because they know that they possess a clear sense of justice within their troops. Also, they do not declare war because they are confident of their own victories. The reason man goes to war is simple. War exists simply because there are men who wish to wage wars.

We just need one simple reason.

For that reason, our plans are right on track.

There is no way of avoidance.

I will say it once more.

War is coming.

About Persona4 the Golden ANIMATION:

3 years have passed since the anime series Persona4 was aired…

And now, they’re coming back!

Based on a hugely popular RPG, Persona4 became a sensation as soon as it started airing in 2011, drawing in not only gaming fans, but anime fans as well.

Released after the broadcast, the PlayStation Vita title, Persona 4 Golden, was a massive hit, with 350,000copies sold, as if to flaunt Persona4’s seemingly unstoppable popularity.

And this summer, they’re coming back with the usual gang, joined by a few new faces.

July 2014…at last, the “Golden” days will begin! Don’t miss the start of this new story.

Spring. Far from the city, time flows peacefully in this rural town.

As the cherry blossoms scatter in the wind, a young man named Yu Narukami steps off the train at Yasoinaba Station.

Yu has come to this town, where his uncle lives, for family reasons; he will be transferring into the local high school, Yasogami High.

And so begins his school life…

The shopping mall after school. A series of murders taking place in town. The Midnight Channel, airing late at night….

What lies in store for Yu and his friends “this time around?”

“We are anticipating a very strong line-up of shows this coming summer season,” comments Hideki Goto, President of Aniplex of America, Inc, “I know that many of us have been looking forward to all of these shows so I am very excited to be able to bring them to the U.S. fans to enjoy.” Goto also commented that he is hoping to make it easier for U.S. fans to have as much access to all the latest news that fans abroad in Japan are able to receive for both

ALDNOAH.ZERO and Persona4 the Golden ANIMATION through their U.S. homepages and SNSs.

About Aniplex of America Inc.

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 a leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. Aniplex of America has launched fan-favorite Blu-ray and DVD releases such as Bakemonogatari, Durarara!!, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, the Garden of sinners, Sword Art Online, Blue Exorcist, Fate/Zero, Blast of Tempest, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Oreshura, and Vividred Operation. The company’s ever-growing line-up of shows includes our most recent titles KILL la KILL, MEKAKUCITY ACTORS, The irregular at magic high school, Mushi-Shi Next Passage, Nanana’s Buried Treasure, Nisekoi, World Conquest Zvezda Plot, Magi: The Kingdom of Magic, Samurai Flamenco, and Oreimo 2.