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Sentai Filmworks Adds Amnesia Romance Anime
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The North American anime licensing company Sentai Filmworks announced on Friday that it has licensed the Amnesia television anime series. The company plans to release the series digitally with a home video release later this year.
The story of Otomate's original female-oriented romance game begins on the morning of August 1, when the heroine wakes up and discovers she has absolutely no memories of the past. A boy appears before her, and he introduces himself as a "spirit" named Orion. The heroine struggles to regain her memories under the guidance of Orion. She then gets a phone call, but she does not recognize the name on her mobile phone screen. She meets her apparent "boyfriend," despite not knowing his face.
The cast and staff are as follows:
- Tetsuya Kakihara as Shin
- Kishô Taniyama as Ikki
- Akira Ishida as Kento
- Satoshi Hino as Tōma
- Kōki Miyata as Ukyō
- Kaori Nazuka as "Heroine"
- Hiromi Igarashi as Orion
- Animation Production: Brains Base
- Director: Yoshimitsu Ohashi
- Character Design: Maho Yoshikawa
- Series Script Editor: Touko Machida
Crunchyroll is streaming the series in various countries outside of Japan as it airs. The show premiered in Japan on January 8.
Image © IF, DF/Amnesia Project
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