What You Need to Know:
- Aniplex of America announced the release of March comes in like a lion season 1 on Blu-ray and the acquisition of season 2. The Volume 1 and 2 Blu-ray Box Sets will feature the highly anticipated English dub with two of the episodes adapted and voice directed by seasoned veteran, Wendee Lee (Blue Exorcist, Your lie in April).
- The heartfelt series is based on an award winning manga by Chica Umino, who is best known as the creator of Honey and Clover. Produced by studio SHAFT (Puella Magi Madoka Magica, KIZUMONOGATARI), March comes in like a lion is helmed by a well-respected creative team including Director Akiyuki Shimbou (Puella Magi Madoka Magica,, Monogatari series) and Character Designer Nobuhiro Sugiyama (NISEKOI, BAKEMONOGATARI).
- Preorders begin October 2nd for both Volume 1 and 2 of the Blu-ray Box Sets with Volume 1 available on December 19th and Volume 2 on April 10th in 2018. Season 2 of the series is scheduled to begin streaming on October 14th on Crunchyroll.
- The long-awaited English dub of March comes in like a lion will also be included in the Blu-ray Box Sets with an all-star English dub cast featuring Khoi Dao (Magi: The Kingdom of Magic, Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale-) as main character Rei Kiriyama, Laura Post (The Asterisk War, KILL la KILL) as Akari Kawamoto, Kayli Mills (Occultic;Nine, Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale-) as Hinata Kawamoto, and Xanthe Hunyh (anohana – The Flower We Saw That Day - TV Series, Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie –Rebellion-) as Momo Kawamoto.
- Volume 1 of the Blu-ray Box Set comes with a deluxe booklet, textless opening and ending, trailer, commercial, and fan favorite Meow Shogi song and “Moving Meow Shogi” special, with package illustrated by Character Designer Nobuhiro Sugiyama. Volume 2 of the Blu-ray Box Set contains 9 “Moving Meow Shogi” specials, deluxe booklet, textless opening and ending, along with the second series announcement video.
Source: Official Press Release
March comes in like a lion Blu-ray Volume 1 Contents
Blu-ray Features
· Spoken Languages: English & Japanese
· Subtitles: English
· Aspect ratio: 16:9 widescreen
· Episodes: #1-11 & Digest
· Number of Discs: 3 Blu-ray Discs
· Total Run Time: Approx. 300 minutes
· Rating: 13 UP
Bonus Contents
· Textless Opening & Ending
· Trailer and Commercial
· Meow Shogi Song
· "Moving Meow Shogi" Special
* Bonus contents subject to change.
* Bonus contents include English subtitles.
Bonus Materials and Special Packages
· Deluxe Booklet
· Rigid Box
· Package Illustrated by Nobuhiro Sugiyama
* Bonus contents subject to change.
March comes in like a lion Blu-ray Volume 2 Contents
Blu-ray Features
· Spoken Languages: English & Japanese
· Subtitles: English
· Aspect ratio: 16:9 widescreen
· Episodes: #12-22
· Number of Discs: 3 Blu-ray Discs
· Total Run Time: Approx. 275 minutes
· Rating: 13 UP
Bonus Contents
· Textless Opening & Ending
· 9 “Moving Meow Shogi” Specials
· Second Series Announcement Video
* Bonus contents subject to change.
* Bonus contents include English subtitles.
Bonus Materials and Special Packages
· Deluxe Booklet
· Rigid Box
· Package Illustrated by Nobuhiro Sugiyama
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