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Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai (OreImo) official website has released their newest promotional video today, March 17, 2013.

Be sure to watch the trailer inside.

SANTA MONICA, CA (March 4, 2013) – Following its recent release of the Oreimo Blu-ray Disc Set last month, Aniplex of America Inc. announced the acquisition of the second season of Oreimo and that the series will be streaming online. Oreimo's highly anticipated sequel will be available streaming just hours after its initial airing in Japan. After Kyosuke and the others overcome the crisis of Kirino suddenly leaving to study abroad, what kind of craziness will her "life counseling" cause next? In addition to their streaming plans, Aniplex of America is also planning on a home release version of Oreimo 2 on disc. Details about the physical release will be announced on a later date.

The story of the legendary Fourth Holy Grail War will be dubbed in English and Premiere this Spring.

SANTA MONICA, CA (February 6, 2013) – This year, Fate/Zero fans will be treated to something special. Aniplex of America has just announced that the fantasy action anime Fate/Zero will be dubbed in English and will premiere on the recently-launched 24-hour anime channel Neon Alley. Featuring an all-star English voice cast, the fourth Holy Grail War will battle on the Neon Alley 24-hour anime channel starting this Spring.

The Director of "Strike Witches" presents his highly anticipated new anime series of this season.

SANTA MONICA, CA (January 8, 2013) –Aniplex of America has just announced the simulcast of one the most anticipated anime series this year, VIVIDRED OPERATION. This brand new series is directed by Kazuhiro Takamura, the same director who also produced the popular anime series Strike Witches. VIVIDRED OPERATION is also being produced by A-1 Pictures, the same studio who
produced the hit series Sword Art Online.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 2, 2013

From the animation studio that brought the hit series "Sword Art Online," is a new anime series for 2013.

SANTA MONICA, CA (January 2, 2013) – Aniplex of America announces the new anime series Oreshura will be streaming on Crunchyroll. This brand new animated high school romance show is
produced by A-1 Pictures, the same studio who also produced the fan favorite Sword Art Online and Blue Exorcist. This series is also directed by Kanta Kamei, who also directed the series Bunny Drop. A couple hours after its broadcast in Japan, Oreshura will be available for streaming in the following territories: U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The 1st episode will premiere at 9:00am PST on Saturday, January 5th for Crunchyroll premium members. Free members will be able to view Oreshura one week after initial broadcast on Crunchyroll (www.crunchyroll.com/oreshura).

Earlier this month, the Madoka Magica movies hit the big screens in Japan. Recognizing the interest overseas, Aniplex and SHAFT worked hard to bring the first two parts of the trilogy to foreign theaters. The very first screening was held at Downtown Independent in Los Angeles, California at 1:00PM. Being personal fans of the TV series, this was an event we would not miss.

When I first heard of Oreimo, I thought to myself, "yet another series that I must keep from watching in front of family and friends because it's borderline super ecchi (sexually suggestive)." [Editor's note: Aniplex licensed the series as Oreimo, a shortened version of the original Japanese: Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai, which translates to, My Little Sister Can't Possibly Be This Cute.] I was surprised to discover that the title was misleading, and the series has deeper themes like: acceptance, understanding, family bonds, and of course love for anime, manga, doujinshi (fan-made comics), and eroge (adult computer games).

Niconico and Aniplex of America presents
"Puella Magi Madoka Magica English Screening Premiere"
A FREE simultaneous streaming live event

Aniplex of America has announced today that they will host an Exclusive Screening of the first episode of the
hit anime series "Puella Magi Madoka Magica” in English. This will be a treat for fans as this screening event
will be shown in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Japan simultaneously for free. This one
day event will be on the Niconico Live-Streaming channel on February 10th, Friday at 20:30 PST (February
11th Saturday at 2:30pm Japan local time).

This will be the first time in history fans will get to hear their favorite Madoka Magica characters in English.
Japanese Fans will be happy to know that the show will be subtitled in Japanese. In addition, before the
episode there will be a special greeting from the English Voice of Madoka, Homura and Kyubey just for the
fans.

“It’s wonderful to share the opportunity to watch the English version of Madoka together with not only North
America but also in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. This will be a great chance for Anime fans to
re-visit and discover this great show,” says Hideki Goto, the president of Animation Business of Aniplex of
America.

Volume 1 of “Puella Magi Madoka Magica” will be available on February
14th (Valentine’s Day) in North America. The second and third volumes of
the series are available for pre-order at Rightstuf.com.

■Detail of the Live-Streaming
PROGRAM TITLE：
Puella Magi Madoka Magica English Screening Premiere
DATE：
Friday, February 10, 20:30pm US Pacific Standard Time
Saturday, February 11, 13:30 Japan local time
Saturday, February 11, 4:30
UK local time
Saturday, February 11, 15:30 Australian Eastern Daylight Time
(* Total length 30 min: minute program with special greeting)
URL：
http://live.niconico.com/watch/lv79795448

・Niconico.com: Niconico Live
http://live.niconico.com/
・Aniplex of America HP
http://www.aniplexusa.com
・Puella Magi Madoka Magica US Website
http://www.MadokaMagicaUSA.com
・Detail about Australian Release
http://www.madman.com.au

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

© Magica Quartet／Aniplex, Madoka Partners, MBS
※Illegal copy and usage is prohibited.

■Story of Puella Magi Madoka Magica
She has a loving family and best friends, laughs and cries from time to time...
Madoka Kaname, an eighth grader at Mitakihara middle school, lives such a life.
One day, she has a very magical encounter.
She doesn't know if it's by chance or by fate yet, but this meeting will change her destiny.
This is the beginning of a new story of magical girls...

What is niconico?

Niconico is one of the largest video-sharing websites with roughly 23 million registered members and 1.4 million paid members in
Japan. In this site, users are allowed to share their feelings by writing comments onto uploaded videos being played.
As for its live streaming service, users can communicate with not only other users, but also performers or audiences appearing on live
videos by writing comments in real time. 【Japanese】http://www.nicovideo.jp/ 【English】http://www.niconico.com/

About niwango Inc.
(Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Representative Director & President: Seiji Sugimoto)
Niwango Inc. offers network entertainment services featuring epoch-making asynchronous communication including "Nico Nico
Douga", Japan's biggest video community service as well as "niwango", a search engine service making use of user-friendly mail
system. Official homepage: http://niwango.jp/

About Aniplex of America
Aniplex of America Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a group of
Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan.
Aniplex of America has launched fan-favorite DVD and Blu-Ray releases such as Gurren Lagann the Movies, Durarara!!, R.O.D
series, the Garden of Sinners and Baccano! The company's ever-growing line-up of shows includes our most recent titles, Blue
Exorcist, Rurouki Kenshin OVA and Movie, and Puella Magi Madoka Magica.. Official homepage: http://www.AniplexUSA.com