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Maquia Blu-ray Released Monday

On Monday June 17, Maquia on Collectors Blu-ray/DVD, as well as standard Blu-ray and DVD editions. The Collectors set will include a poster and an 84-page booklet.

Anime Limited has described the film's story:

The people of Iolph have a lifespan of hundreds of years and maintain their teenage appearances for life, but when the peace of this town is shattered by those who want the secret to their longevity for themselves, a young girl named Maquia is forced to escape. Wandering the land alone, upon finding an orphaned baby she chooses to raise him, but as this boy grows up so the difference in their lifespans is thrown into ever-sharper relief.

The film is the directorial debut of anime screenwriter Okada (P.A. Works.

Bungo Stray Dogs) was sound director.

Hanasaku Iroha - Blossoms for Tomorrow on Blu-ray, carrying the first 12 episodes of the series. The story centers around Ohana Matsumae, a 16-year-old Tokyo native who ends up working with her grandmother at an onsen ryokan (hot spring inn).

The series was made by anime studio P.A. Works' as its tenth anniversary project, directed by Mari Okada (who would later direct Maquia, above) as the lead writer.

Anime Limited will release the series Kokkoku as a Collectors Blu-ray, including art cards and a poster. Anime Limited describes the series as follows:

"It's 6:59 forever…The of the Yukawa family have inherited the Stasis Spell, the power to stop time. When they use their power, they enter Stasis, a world where everything has stopped. One day, Juri's nephew and brother get kidnapped. Trying to rescue them, their grandfather uses the Stasis Spell, but they are suddenly attacked by others who are also able to move in Stasis. It's not a race against time, it's a race outside of time and the dangers are increasing with every non-second."

The series is based on MICHIRU composed the music.

Anime Limited will also release a Blu-ray edition of Lupin III: Part IV. Whereas the earlier edition of the series was subtitled-only, this new edition is dub-only - because of differences between the two versions, it was not possible to include both the dubbed and subtitled versions in a single edition.

Purchasers of the previous subtitled edition from AllTheAnime.com or from an AllTheAnime event stand are entitled to order the dubbed edition at a discount - see here for more details.