Sentai Filmworks Licenses “The Girl in Twilight” Anime


Source: Sentai Filmworks
Summary:

Sentai Filmworks announced that they acquired the rights to The Girl in Twilight. The publisher picked up the license for the title in the United States, Canada, the UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Latin America, and other select territories.

The publisher will stream the show on digital outlets as a simulcast. A home video release is also planned.


Sentai Filmworks announced that they acquired the rights to The Girl in Twilight. The publisher picked up the license for the title in the United States, Canada, the UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Latin America, and other select territories.

The publisher will stream the show on digital outlets as a simulcast. A home video release is also planned.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sentai Filmworks Spots “The Girl in Twilight”

HOUSTON, TX September 27, 2018 – Sentai Filmworks announced today that it acquired exclusive rights to the supernatural-themed original series, The Girl in Twilight, for the USA, Canada, the UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Latin America and other select territories.

Constantly on the lookout for her next big adventure, the cheerful and kind Asuka Tsuchimiya is always ready to try new things with her high school friends from the Crystal Radio Club. One day, the group performs a ritual from an urban myth just for fun. However, several conditions had fallen into place to put the ritual in motion, opening the door to a new world of gold and jet black. In this world, Asuka finds a different version of herself and soon finds out that some doors were never meant to be opened.

Jin Tamamura (Chivalry of a Failed KnightJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable) will direct this original anime from Kotaro Uchikoshi, the writer and director of the Zero Escape video game series. The series produced DandeLion Animation Studio (Haikyu!!The Dragon Dentist) and Jūmonji (Chain Chronicle OVAHozuki’s Coolheadedness).  Masakazu Katsura (ZetmanIria – Zeiram the Animation) and Hiroyuki Asada (Cheer Boys!!Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee anime series) are in charge of the original character design with script and series composition led by Shogo Yasukawa (Food Wars!Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?).

The series will soon be available to stream on select digital outlets for the 2018 simulcast season with a home video release to follow.

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About Sentai Filmworks, LLC

Sentai Filmworks is a leading global supplier of anime and official anime merchandise, distributing, and curating one of the industry’s most diverse libraries of top trending and classic titles. Offering thousands of hours of content across both traditional and digital platforms, Sentai is dedicated to bringing captivating stories and iconic characters directly from Japan. With hit series that include MADE IN ABYSS, Land of the Lustrous, Big O,and Akame ga Kill!, Sentai’s catalog continues to grow with new favorites like Sword Oratoria: Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side, Princess Principal, and FLIP FLAPPERS, as well as classic anime series such as Legend of the Galactic Heroes. For more information, visit www.sentaifilmworks.com.

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