Lucky Penny Entertainment Announces Upcoming DVD Release of Looking Up at the Half-Moon
GRIMES, IA, January 14, 2015 — Anime producer Lucky Penny Entertainment is pleased to announce that Looking Up At The Half-Moon will be available on April 7, 2015.
Also known as “Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora,” this DVD set will contain the complete six-episode series. Looking Up At The Half-Moon features Japanese audio, English subtitles, and English on-screen translations. On-disc extras will include the clean opening, clean closing, and promotional videos. The series is based upon the light novels of the same name by Tsumugu Hashimoto, which has also inspired a series of drama CDs, a live-action television drama, and a live-action film.
Looking Up At The Half-Moon is directed by Yukihiro Matsushita (Maria Watches Over Us), and features character designs by Mitsuru Ohara (Peach Girl), music by Shinkichi Mitsumune (Revolutionary Girl Utena, Rozen Maiden), and animation by Group TAC (Black Blood Brothers, Gilgamesh). The series originally aired in Japan on the WOWOW television network in 2006.
For more information about Looking Up At The Half-Moon, visit half-moon.rightstuf.com.
About Looking Up At The Half-Moon:
Even though Yuuichi Ezaki is in the hospital recovering from an illness, he's constantly sneaking out. One day he's caught by the head nurse, who makes a deal with him: she'll overlook his future excursions if he's willing to befriend a new patient, Rika Akiba. Due to a serious heart condition, Rika has spent most of her life in the hospital, and doesn't really have any friends. As Yuuichi and Rika spend time together and learn more about each other, their relationship soon blossoms into romance…DVD Features:
Clean opening, clean closing, promotional videos.
LOOKING UP AT THE HALF-MOON DVD COLLECTION
Format: DVD (Litebox)
Pre-Book: 3/10/2015
Street Date: 4/7/2015
Runtime: 150 minutes
Genre: Drama / Romance
Suggested Rating: 13+
Audio: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Subtitles: English subtitles, plus English on-screen translations
Video: 16:9, Color
Catalog #: LPDVD1538
ISBN: 1-57032-693-2
ISBN 13: 978-1-57032-693-6
UPC: 7-42617-1538-2-2
SRP: $29.99
Dics/Set: 2
Case Qty: 30
International Distribution by Pony Canyon Inc.
©TSUMUGU HASHIMOTO/ASCII MEDIA WORKS/PONYCANYON
Product specifications and content subject to change.
About Lucky Penny Entertainment
Founded in 2012, Lucky Penny Entertainment is a video production company dedicated to high-quality, budget-friendly releases of anime fan favorites and niche titles. To this end, Lucky Penny focuses solely on working with fantastic titles and offering quality video, translation and subtitle treatments of the presentations while keeping packaging to an eco-friendly minimum.
A sampling of the Lucky Penny lineup includes: Sengoku Collection, Ristorante Paradiso, and Hyakko.
Visit www.luckypennyent.com for additional information.
About Right Stuf, Inc.
Founded in 1987, Right Stuf, Inc. is amongst North America's largest publishers, distributors and retailers in the anime and manga marketplace. One of the industry's original pioneers, Right Stuf operates a multinational mail-order catalog and one of the trade's most recognized Internet storefronts, rightstuf.com. Right Stuf also works in a variety of media vehicles that include video streaming, podcasts and special publications. Included under the Right Stuf corporate umbrella is print publisher, Right Stuf On-Demand, and video production labels Nozomi Entertainment, Lucky Penny Entertainment, and 5 Points Pictures.
Visit www.rightstuf.com for additional information.
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