FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 9, 2013

ANOHANA: THE FLOWER WE SAW THAT DAY COMPLETE SERIES STANDARD EDITION TO RELEASE OCTOBER 29!

Santa Ana, CA (October 9, 2013) – NIS America is excited to announce that anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day Complete Series Standard Edition, the heartwarming story of a group of teenagers and their ghostly friend, will be released on October 29. The title comes in a 2 Blu-ray and 2 DVD combo pack, and contains the same on-disc bonus features from the Premium Edition. In anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, a group of high schoolers, separated after a tragic event, struggle to heal from their old wounds and discover (or rediscover) their own identities in the process. When their childhood friend reappears in a most surprising way, they come together to revisit their past and explore what really happened that day all those years ago. This heartwarming coming-of-age drama explores the pain of growing up for an ordinary group of high school students and their extraordinary visitor from years gone by. It will be available at the following select online retailers:

 Right Stuf,  The Anime Corner Store,  Anime Pavilion, and  NIS America Online Store.

TITLE: anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

Complete Series Standard Edition

MSRP:           $59.99

RELEASE DATE: October 29, 2013

anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day Complete Series Standard Edition

About the show:

Jinta Yadomi and his group of childhood friends have become estranged after a tragic accident split them apart. Now in their high school years, a sudden surprise forces each of them to confront their guilt over what happened that day and come to terms with the ghosts of their past. With their childhood friend Menma back in their lives, the “Super Peace Busters” put their personal issues aside and work together to grant her one true wish. But to do it right, they’ll have to overcome years of shame, hard feelings, and heartache.

About the extras:

– Contains 4-panel episode guide leaflet

– Episode 1 clean ending, teasers & commercials, and online episode previews

Cast

Miyu Irino as Jinta Yadomi (Daily Lives of High School Boys, Pokémon) Ai Kayano as Meiko Honma (Senran Kagura, Chihayafuru 2)

Haruka Tomatsu as Naruko Anjo (Valvrave the Liberator, Katanagatari, Magi: Magic of Labyrinth) Takahiro Sakurai as Atsumu Matsuyuki (Fairy Tail, Psycho-Pass)

Saori Hayami as Chiriko Tsurumi (Oreimo, Heaven’s Lost Property, Nisemonogatari)

Takayuki Kondo as Tetsudo Hisakawa (Genshiken Second Season, Hanasaku Iroha ~ Blossoms for Tomorrow ~)

Staff

Director – Tatsuyuki Nagai (Toradora!, Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, Honey and Clover II) Screenplay – Maki Okada (Toradora!, Zakuro, Black Butler)

Character Design – Masayoshi Tanaka (Toradora!, High School of the Dead, Gurren Lagann) Animation Production – A-1 Pictures (Occult Academy, WAGNARIA!!, PERSONA -trinity soul-)

For more information, visit  NISAmerica.com/anohana