Lucky Penny PR

HYAKKO Complete TV Series

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:08:25 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Alison L. Roberts, Marketing & PR Manager
p: 515-986-1028, ext. 7229 | e: alisonr@rightstuf.com

Format: DVD (Litebox)
Pre-Book: 3/5/2013
Street Date: 4/2/2013
Runtime: 325 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Suggested Rating: 15+

Audio: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Subtitles: English subtitles and English on-screen translations
Video: 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen, Color
Catalog #: LPDVD1284
ISBN: 1-57032-721-1
UPC: 7-42617-1284-2-4
SRP: $39.99

Discs/Set: 3
Case Quantity: 30

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RIGHT STUF'S LUCKY PENNY ENT. Announces Release of HYAKKO

Complete TV series available as a Litebox-style DVD set on April 2, 2013.

GRIMES, Iowa, Nov. 14, 2012 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and its Lucky Penny Entertainment label are pleased to announce the HYAKKO Complete TV Series DVD set will be available on April 2, 2013.

The DVD set will include the entire 13-episode television series, in a single DVD keepcase, with Japanese audio, English subtitles and on-screen translations, and on-disc video extras.

The slice-of-life comedy – about a quartet of high school girls and their classmates at a large, private school – is based on the Hyakko manga by Haruaki Katoh and published by Flex Comix. It features animation by Nippon Animation, as well as the vocal talents of Aya Hirano ("Haruhi Suzumiya," "Lucy" in Fairy Tail), Fumiko Orikasa ("Rukia" in Bleach), Michiko Neya ("Riza Hawkeye" in Fullmetal Alchemist), and Yurika Ochiai ("Keiko" in Uta~Kata). It aired during Fall 2008 on TV Tokyo and was simulcast outside of Japan by Crunchyroll.

Visit hyakko.rightstuf.com to watch the series' trailer and to pre-order Hyakko on DVD.

About HYAKKO

Ever have a crazy best friend? The kind who jumps out of windows, makes robot clones of herself, and (accidentally) punches teachers in the gut?

Torako does all these things and more. She's a force of nature, and thanks to her, nothing at Kamizono Academy ever goes quite as planned. Looking for the right classroom turns into a comical case of breaking and entering. Sketching fellow students in art class turns into a racy photo shoot. No one can predict what Torako will do next, but wherever she and her friends go, laughter is sure to follow.

The complete 13-episode television series!

Features:
Clean opening and ending, clean opening and ending (initial broadcast version), liner notes, and original U.S. trailer.

* Cover Art: http://outgoing.rightstuf.com/sleeves/lpdvd1384.jpg
HYAKKO © 2008 Haruaki Katoh, Flex Comix Inc./Project HYAKKO Committee

** Product specifications and content may be subject to change.

ABOUT RIGHT STUF, INC.
Right Stuf, Inc. was one of the first players in the U.S. Japanese Animation ("anime") industry, as both an anime producer/distributor and a retailer. Right Stuf works to promote knowledge of its own products, as well as the anime and manga industry, in general, through its online storefront at RightStuf.com and a variety of media including podcasts and special publications. Its video and print publishing division includes the Nozomi Entertainment, Lucky Penny, and 5 Points Pictures studio-labels.

ABOUT LUCKY PENNY ENTERTAINMENT
A publishing division of Right Stuf, Inc., Lucky Penny Entertainment is dedicated to high-quality and budget-friendly releases of anime fan favorites and niche titles. The initial roster of releases for this new studio-label includes Ristorante Paradiso, Hyakko and Aoi Hana: Sweet Blue Flowers.

SWEET BLUE FLOWERS (Aoi Hana) Complete Series available as a Litebox-style DVD Set

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:00:02 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Alison L. Roberts, Marketing & PR Manager
p: 515-986-1028, ext. 7229 | e: alisonr@rightstuf.com

SWEET BLUE FLOWERS (Aoi Hana)

Format: DVD (Litebox)
Pre-Book: 2/5/2013
Street Date: 3/5/2013
Runtime: 275 minutes
Genre: Drama
Suggested Rating: 13+

Audio: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Subtitles: English subtitles and English on-screen translations
Video: 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen, Color
Catalog #: LPDVD1362
ISBN: 1-57032-735-1
UPC: 7-42617-1362-2-1
SRP: $39.99

Discs/Set: 3
Case Quantity: 30

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RIGHT STUF'S LUCKY PENNY ENT. Announces DVD Release of SWEET BLUE FLOWERS (Aoi Hana)

Complete series available as a Litebox-style DVD set on March 5, 2013.

GRIMES, Iowa, Nov. 14, 2012 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and its Lucky Penny Entertainment label are pleased to announce the SWEET BLUE FLOWERS (Aoi Hana) Complete Series DVD set will be available on March 5, 2013.

The DVD set will include the entire 11-episode television series, in a single DVD keepcase, with Japanese audio, English subtitles and on-screen translations, and on-disc video extras.

This anime adaptation of the character-driven, coming-of-age manga by Takako Shimura (Wandering Son) features direction by Kenichi Kasai (Honey and Clover), animation by J.C. Staff (Revolutionary Girl Utena, Nodame Cantabile), and an opening animation sequence conceived by Kunihiko Ikuhara (Revolutionary Girl Utena, Penguin Drum). The series succeeded Ristorante Paradiso in Fuji TV's NOISE timeslot and was also simulcast by Crunchyroll. In 2009, it was recognized by the jury of the 13th Japan Media Arts Festival as a recommended work.

"one of the absolutely most realistic portrayals of a young woman in love with another woman ever seen in an anime." - Erica Friedman, Okazu

Visit aoi-hana.rightstuf.com to watch the series' trailer and to pre-order Sweet Blue Flowers on DVD.

About SWEET BLUE FLOWERS (Aoi Hana)

"What if the one I love is a girl...?"

Tears have always come easily to Fumi, but as a child, she could count on her best friend, Akira, to cheer her up. After a decade apart, Fumi and Akira find themselves reunited by chance. But even as the two girls rediscover their friendship, with the start of the new school year, Fumi becomes romantically involved with a tall, charismatic girl named Sugimoto. Fumi soon finds herself playing a balancing act between friendship and love. The complete, 11-episode series!

Features:
Clean opening, TV spots, character art gallery, and original U.S. trailer.

* Cover Art: http://outgoing.rightstuf.com/sleeves/lpdvd1362.jpg
SWEET BLUE FLOWERS (Aoi Hana) © 2009 Takako Shimura,OHTA PUBLISHING COMPANY/AOIHANA Committee

** Product specifications and content may be subject to change.

RISTORANTE PARADISO Complete Series Available as a Litebox-style DVD Set

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:20:23 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Alison L. Roberts, Marketing & PR Manager
p: 515-986-1028, ext. 7229 | e: alisonr@rightstuf.com

RISTORANTE PARADISO Complete Series
Format: DVD (Litebox)

Pre-Book: 10/2/2012
Street Date: 11/6/2012
Runtime: 275 minutes
Genre: Drama
Suggested Rating: 13+

Audio: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Subtitles: English subtitles and English on-screen translations
Video: 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen, Color
Catalog #: LPDVD1278
ISBN: 1-57032-718-1
UPC: 7-42617-1278-2-3
SRP: $39.99

Discs/Set: 3
Case Quantity: 30

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RIGHT STUF'S LUCKY PENNY ENT. Announces DVD Release of RISTORANTE PARADISO

Complete series available as a Litebox-style DVD set on Nov. 6, 2012

GRIMES, Iowa, July 18, 2012 - Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and its Lucky Penny Entertainment label are pleased to announce the RISTORANTE PARADISO Complete Series DVD set will be available on November 6, 2012.

The DVD set will include the entire 11-episode television series, in a single DVD keepcase, with Japanese audio, English subtitles and on-screen translations, and on-disc video extras.

This anime adaptation of the Ristorante Paradiso and Gente manga by Natsume Ono (House of Five Leaves, Not Simple) features animation by David Production (The Book of Bantorra). It aired in Japan during Fuji TV's late-night anime NOISE timeslot and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The two manga series are currently available from VIZ Media.

"a refreshing change of pace" - Casey Brienza, Anime News Network

Visit ristorante-paradiso.rightstuf.com to watch the series' trailer and to pre-order the Ristorante Paradiso Complete Series on DVD.

About RISTORANTE PARADISO

When Nicoletta was a little girl, her mother, Olga, abandoned her and ran off to Rome to remarry. Now, 15 years later and a young woman, she travels to Rome with the intention of ruining her mother's life. She tracks Olga down to a restaurant called Casetta dell'Orso, but the second Nicoletta steps through its door, everything changes. It's a peculiar place staffed entirely by mature gentlemen wearing spectacles, and like their clientele, she is helpless against their wise smiles and warm voices. Before Nicoletta realizes it, her plans for vengeance start to fade, and she's swept up in the sweet romance of everyday Italian life. The complete, 11-episode series!

Features:
Clean opening, clean ending, TV commercials, Ristorante Paradiso NOISE trailers, backgrounds gallery, Rome scenery gallery, A Guide to Rome, liner notes, and original U.S. trailer.

* Cover Art: http://outgoing.rightstuf.com/sleeves/lpdvd1278.jpg
RISTORANTE PARADISO © RISTORANTE PARADISO

** Product specifications and content may be subject to change.

RIGHT STUF, Inc. Announces Acquisitions of RISTORANTE PARADISO, HYAKKO & AOI HANA; Creation of LUCKY PENNY Studio-Label; and NOZOMI Limited-Edition Releases

trutter — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:44:31 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Alison L. Roberts, Marketing & PR Manager
p: 515-986-1028, ext. 7229 | e: alisonr@rightstuf.com

RIGHT STUF, Inc. Announces Acquisitions of RISTORANTE PARADISO, HYAKKO & AOI HANA; Creation of LUCKY PENNY Studio-Label; and NOZOMI Limited-Edition Releases

Anime Expo 2012: New license and project announcements

GRIMES, Iowa, June 29, 2012 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. kicked off its 25th anniversary year and made several announcements during its June 29th panel at Anime Expo 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Right Stuf President and CEO Shawne Kleckner revealed the licenses for the RISTORANTE PARADISO, HYAKKO and AOI HANA: Sweet Blue Flowers anime series; the creation of Lucky Penny, a new studio-label to release those titles; and Nozomi Entertainment’s renewed focus on limited-edition releases for collectors. The presentation also provided new details about its current video and print projects, including Nozomi’s upcoming limited-edition release of MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO.

RISTORANTE PARADISO

Right Stuf announced its license for RISTORANTE PARADISO, the adaptation of the Ristorante Paradiso and Gente manga by Natsume Ono (House of Five Leaves, Not Simple). The 11-episode television series features animation by David Production (The Book of Bantorra). It aired in Japan during Fuji TV’s late-night anime Noise timeslot and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The manga series is currently available from VIZ Media.

Ristorante Paradiso will be released as a complete series DVD set in Fall 2012 with Japanese audio, plus English subtitles and on-screen translations.

When Nicoletta was a little girl, her mother, Olga, abandoned her and ran off to Rome to remarry. Now, 15 years later and a young woman, she travels to Rome with the intention of ruining her mother’s life. She tracks Olga down to a restaurant called Casetta dell’Orso, but the second Nicoletta steps through its door, everything changes. It’s a peculiar place staffed entirely by mature gentlemen wearing spectacles, and like their clientele, she is helpless against their wise smiles and warm voices. Before Nicoletta realizes it, her plans for vengeance start to fade, and she’s swept up in the sweet romance of everyday Italian life.

Visit comingsoon.rightstuf.com for more information about the series.

HYAKKO

Right Stuf also announced its license for the 13-episode television series HYAKKO. The slice-of-life comedy – about a quartet of high school girls and their classmates at a large, private school – is based on the Hyakko manga by Haruaki Katō and published by Flex Comix. It features animation by Nippon Animation, as well as the vocal talents of Aya Hirano ("Haruhi Suzumiya," "Lucy" in Fairy Tail), Fumiko Orikasa ("Rukia" in Bleach), Michiko Neya ("Riza Hawkeye" in Fullmetal Alchemist), and Yurika Ochiai ("Keiko" in Uta~Kata). It aired during Fall 2008 on TV Tokyo and was simulcast outside of Japan by Crunchyroll.

Hyakko will be released as a complete series DVD set in 2013 with Japanese audio, plus English subtitles and on-screen translations.

For more information about the series, visit comingsoon.rightstuf.com.

AOI HANA: Sweet Blue Flowers

Right Stuf also announced the acquisition of the license for AOI HANA: Sweet Blue Flowers, the 11-episode anime adaptation of the manga by Takako Shimura (Wandering Son). This character-driven, coming-of-age drama features direction by Kenichi Kasai (Honey and Clover) and animation by J.C. Staff (Revolutionary Girl Utena, Nodame Cantabile). The series succeeded Ristorante Paradiso in Fuji TV’s Noise timeslot and was also simulcast by Crunchyroll. In 2009, it was recognized by the jury of the 13th Japan Media Festival Arts Awards as a recommended work.

Aoi Hana: Sweet Blue Flowers will be released as a complete series DVD set in 2013 with Japanese audio, plus English subtitles and on-screen translations.

For more information about the series, visit comingsoon.rightstuf.com.

Introducing LUCKY PENNY & A Renewed Focus for NOZOMI ENTERTAINMENT

Following the acquisition announcements, Kleckner introduced Lucky Penny Entertainment, a new Right Stuf studio-label that will be dedicated to releasing high-quality and budget-friendly editions of both anime fan favorites and niche titles. The first series to be released under the Lucky Penny label will be Ristorante Paradiso, Hyakko and Aoi Hana: Sweet Blue Flowers. For more information about Lucky Penny and its upcoming releases, visit www.luckypennyent.com.

Nozomi Entertainment will now serve as Right Stuf’s signature line, with a renewed emphasis on releasing collectors’ editions of critically acclaimed and notable series. New Nozomi acquisitions will be released first as limited-edition sets with collectors’ art boxes and other premium features and/or content, such as those included with the limited-edition Revolutionary Girl Utena and Martian Successor Nadesico Complete Collection DVD box sets. For more information about Nozomi Entertainment and its releases, visit www.nozomient.com.

MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO – Premiere of Trailer, More Release Details

The entirety of Director Tatsuo Sato’s science-fiction comedy MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO – including the 26-episode TV series, its sequel motion picture (Prince of Darkness), and the first-ever North American release of the Gekigangar 3 OVA – will be released as a limited-edition DVD set on September 4, 2012.

This Complete Collection L.E. will include remastered video from the Japanese DVD release for the Nadesico TV series and Gekigangar 3 OVA and the previously released English-language dub (TV series and film), plus Japanese audio, English-language subtitles and on-screen translations, and on-disc extras. The limited-edition set’s seven discs will be housed in a Thinpak-style, full-color chipboard art box.

Visit nadesico.rightstuf.com to find out more about Martian Successor Nadesico and to pre-order the Complete Collection Limited Edition DVD box set.

Right Stuf Manga and Print-On-Demand Releases: Announcement of PSY-COMM, Vol. 3 for August 2012 HETALIA, Vols. 1-3 Now Available; BIZENGHAST, Vol. 8 Available July 2012

Right Stuf, Inc. announced that, through a special arrangement with creators Tony Salvaggio and Jason Henderson and TOKYOPOP, fans will be able to pre-order the third volume of PSY-COMM in book form for the first time ever, exclusively through RightStuf.com in July 2012. The volume will be released as part of the Right Stuf On Demand program in late August 2012. The move was driven by fan demand for the dystopian, science-fiction action-adventure.

The first print run of HETALIA AXIS POWERS, Vol. 3 is now shipping. Through an arrangement with Japanese publisher Gentosha Comics and TOKYOPOP, Right Stuf is offering this volume – in English- translated and book form for the first time ever – with an eight-page color insert. Once the initial print run sells out, the volume will be transitioned to Right Stuf’s print-on-demand program, like the previous two volumes of the series. All three volumes of the Hetalia manga are available now.

And BIZENGHAST, Vol. 8, from creator M. Alice LeGrow, will also be in book form for the first time ever, in late July 2012. For a limited time, fans who pre-order the volume will also receive an exclusive postcard featuring art from the series.

All of the above books can be ordered exclusively through RightStuf.com.

5 Points Pictures’ Upcoming Live-Action Releases

Earlier this year, Right Stuf, Inc. launched 5 Points Pictures, a new studio-label dedicated to releasing live-action content. July’s DVD release of the romantic comedy FINDING MR. DESTINY, starring LIM Soo-jung (I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK) and GONG Yoo (Big, Coffee Prince), is now shipping to retailers. The special-edition DVD releases of MOSS and TAZZA: The High Rollers – both comic-to-film adaptations – are scheduled for August and September 2012, respectively. Kleckner indicated they are actively working to acquire additional films from both South Korea and Japan and suggested fans share their licensing requests at www.5pointspictures.com, on Facebook (facebook.com/5pointspictures) and Twitter (@5pointspictures).

More New & Upcoming Releases

Finally, Kleckner shared release dates and additional details for several ongoing and upcoming series:

Nozomi Entertainment’s July 2012 release of the DIRTY PAIR FLASH DVD Collection is now shipping. This 1990s reimagining of the long-running sci-fi franchise stars younger incarnations of Trouble Consultants Kei and Yuri. This value-priced set includes all 16-episodes of the direct-to-video (OVA) series. It also features remastered video from the Japanese DVD release, as well as English audio, Japanese audio, and English subtitles and on-screen translations. Visit dirtypair.rightstuf.com for more information and to view the series trailer.
June 2012’s budget-priced, DVD re-release of the BOOGIEPOP PHANTOM Complete TV Series is now available, and the live-action BOOGIEPOP AND OTHERS prequel film will be re-released in time for Halloween at a new $9.99 suggested retail price. To see trailers for both the anime series and the film, visit boogiepop.rightstuf.com.
The upcoming Nozomi Entertainment release schedule also includes value-priced DVD sets with Litebox-style packaging for RENTAL MAGICA and MARIA WATCHES OVER US.
Rental Magica, Part 1 will be released in August 2012, with Part 2 following in October 2012. While supplies last, fans who purchase these sets from RightStuf.com will also receive books about the occult mythology in Rental Magica, from the series’ initial home video release. For more about the series and to see its trailers, visit rentalmagica.rightstuf.com.
The first repackaged season of Maria Watches Over Us (Maria-sama ga Miteru) will be released in September 2012, with the remaining seasons scheduled through Fall 2012 and Winter 2013. Visit maria-sama.rightstuf.com to view the trailers for each season and to find out more about the series.
The publisher also discussed the popularity of its line of limited-edition lithograph art prints, which expanded during the past year to include two prints for ANGEL BEATS!, as well as the second of two HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD prints.

ABOUT RIGHT STUF, INC.

Currently celebrating its 25th year in business, Right Stuf, Inc. was one of the first players in the U.S. Japanese Animation ("anime") industry, as both a producer/distributor and a retailer. Right Stuf works to promote knowledge of its own products, as well as the anime and manga industry, in general, through its online storefront at RightStuf.com and a variety of media including podcasts and special publications. Its video and print publishing division includes the Nozomi Entertainment, Lucky Penny and 5 Points Pictures studio-labels. For more information, visit www.rightstuf.com.