The anime feature film LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD comes to home video in March. Image courtesy of ELEVEN ARTS. © Ayano Takeda,TAKARAJIMASHA/Hibike Partners

Source: Shout! Factory press release Official Site: liz-bluebird.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan

Blu-ray + DVD cover art, courtesy of Shout! Factory. © Ayano Takeda,TAKARAJIMASHA/Hibike Partners

The stunning anime feature LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD (??????, Liz to Aoi Tori, 2018) will be released on Blu-ray + DVD combo pack, DVD and digital download on March 5, 2019 from ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio and Shout! Factory. LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD makes its way to home video following its premiere at Annecy International Film Festival last June and its North American theatrical release in November. This release is presented in Japanese with subtitles, and with an English dub. Fans who order from shoutfactory.com will receive an exclusive, unique film strip, available while supplies last. LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD comes from the creators of the critically acclaimed A SILENT VOICE (40th Japan Academy Award, Best Animated Feature Film), including director Naoko Yamada and writer Reiko Yoshida. The film’s director Naoko Yamada here presents her fourth feature film with a subtle yet entrancing brilliance in this complex look at friendship and growing up. Nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Animated Feature, LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD was also recently named a best anime movie of 2018 by IGN. LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD has been adapted from the popular YA novel series Sound! Euphonium by Ayano Takenda and is considered a side sequel to the anime series of the same name. Mizore Yoroizuka plays the oboe, and Nozomi Kasaki plays the flute in Kita Uji High School’s concert band. Mizore is shy and soft-spoken, while her best friend, Nozomi, is outgoing. The two girls grow closer as they practice for their last duet before graduating, a piece called “Liz And The Blue Bird.” However, the impending separation may be more than their friendship can handle. Interspersed with their story is the fantasy tale of Liz, who like Mizore, seeks a friendship that may be too hard to hold onto in this beautiful coming-of-age story. Blu-ray + DVD Combo SKU: 826663197198 Release Date: March 5, 2019 Rating: Not Rated Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Region: A/1 Discs: 2 Run Time: 90 Minutes Language: Japanese, English Subtitles: Englishh SRP: $26.99 DVD SKU: 826663197181 Release Date: March 5, 2019 Rating: Not Rated Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Region: 1 Discs: 1 Run Time: 90 Minutes Language: English, Japanese Subtitles: English SRP: $16.97

Image courtesy of ELEVEN ARTS. © Ayano Takeda,TAKARAJIMASHA/Hibike Partners

About ELEVEN ARTS

ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio is a Los Angeles-based distribution company known for bringing high-quality Japanese anime to North America. ELEVEN ARTS’ anime titles include GIRLS UND PANZER DER FILM, YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE, DIGIMON ADVENTURE tri, CHAPTER 1: REUNION the EVANGELION franchise, THE LAST: NARUTO THE MOVIE, BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE, THE ANTHEM OF THE HEART, SAILOR MOON R: THE MOVIE, YU-GI-OH!: THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS, SWORD ART ONLINE THE MOVIE – ORDINAL SCALE – , LUPIN III: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO, A SILENT VOICE, MAGICAL GIRL LYRICAL NANOHA: REFLECTION, HAIKARA-SAN: HERE COMES MISS MODERN, MAQUIA: WHEN THE PROMISED FLOWER BLOOMS and LAUGHING UNDER THE CLOUDS GAIDEN, and mostly recently LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD.

About Shout! Factory

Shout! Factory, LLC is a diversified multi-platform media company devoted to producing, uncovering, preserving and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their entire careers sharing their music, television and film favorites with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s entertainment offerings serve up feature films, classic and contemporary TV series, animation, live music and comedy specials. In addition, Shout! Factory maintains a vast entertainment distribution network which delivers culturally relevant programming, movie and audio content to all the leading digital service providers in North America and across multiple platforms. Shout! Factory owns and operates Shout! Studios, Scream Factory, Shout! Factory Kids, Shout! Factory Films, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Timeless Media Group and Shout! Factory TV. These riches are the result of a creative acquisition mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. Shout! Factory is based in Los Angeles, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com.