Over the weekend Aniplex USA announced that they will be releasing the first film in the Persona3 film trilogy, Spring of Birth, on Blu-ray later this year on May 20th. Based off of ATLUS' highly-successful PlayStation 2 JRPG, the film tells the story about a group of students who summon entities known as Personas, beings with special powers, to battle creatures known as shadows during the "dark hour."

Both the Collector's and Standard Editions of the Blu-ray will be on sale and will feature the director's cut of the movie, which includes an additional seven minutes of footage. Both sets will include the original ninty-minute theatrical version as well, along with audio commentary, trailers and commercials. The collector's edition will include an original soundtrack (including the theme song "More Than One Heart" by Yumi Kawamura), box art from the character designer Keisuke Watabe, newly illustrated cover art, a forty-eight page booklet, ten Super P3 stickers and four key art illustration cards.

Fans who purchase the collector's edition through official Aniplex retailers will receive a translation booklet for the deluxe set.

Pre-orders will begin today on April 7th at select online retailers: http://www.aniplexusa.com/retailers