Source: AniplexUSA press release Official Site: 3lion-anime.com (Japan), 3lion-usa.com (US) Special Thanks to Aiko Makino

Image courtesy of Aniplex of America. © Chica Umino, HAKUSENSHA/March comes in like a lion Animation Committee

At their industry panel at Anime Weekend Atlanta, Aniplex of America announced their plans to release season two of March comes in like a lion (???????, 3 Tsuki no Raion) in two Blu-ray volumes. The heartfelt series is based on an award winning manga by Chica Umino, who is best known as the creator of Honey and Clover. Produced by studio SHAFT (PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA, KIZUMONOGATARI), March comes in like a lion features a well-respected creative team including Director Akiyuki Shimbou (PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA, MONOGATARI series) and Character Designer Nobuhiro Sugiyama (NISEKOI, BAKEMONOGATARI). Both volumes of the Blu-ray will include a never before seen English dub of season two, adapted and voice directed by seasoned veteran, Wendee Lee (BLUE EXORCIST, YOUR LIE IN APRIL) and starring an all-star English dub cast with Khoi Dao (MAGI: THE KINGDOM OF MAGIC, SWORD ART ONLINE THE MOVIE – ORDINAL SCALE –), Laura Post (THE ASTERISK WAR, KILL la KILL), Kayli Mills (OCCULTIC;NINE, SWORD ART ONLINE THE MOVIE – ORDINAL SCALE –, and Xanthe Hunyh (ANOHANA –THE FLOWER WE SAW THAT DAY - TV Series, PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA THE MOVIE –REBELLION-). Each Blu-ray volume comes with three Blu-ray discs, a deluxe booklet featuring end card illustrations, trailers, commercials, and textless openings and endings, all housed in a rigid box with package illustrations by Character Designer Nobuhiro Sugiyama. Preorders are available for both Volume 3 and 4 with Volume 3 coming out on December 18th, 2018 and Volume 4 on April 9th, 2019. The emotional and heartfelt series, known for its beautiful artistry and poignant storytelling, has moved fans and critics alike as it explored serious issues such as bullying in its second season. “Throughout its runtime, March has scrupulously respected the winding, inconstant nature of emotional recovery and growth,” writes Anime New Network in a 2018 review. “Rei`s journey never begins and never ends; we open near the final pages of one chapter, and we close having skimmed through the first few sentences of another.” Back in May, Aniplex of America and Bang Zoom! Entertainment teamed up to host Open Auditions at Anime Central (Rosemont, IL) for a once in a lifetime opportunity to be featured in English dub of the series. Bang Zoom! Entertainment announced Kevin Gomez as the grand prize winner and later participated in the English dub recording of season two. About March comes in like a lion Rei Kiriyama, 18 years old. Occupation: Professional shogi player. After losing his family at a young age, all Rei had growing up was a shogi board to cling to. The three sisters Akari, Hinata and Momo were the ones to gradually bring light back into his life. When Rei learns that Hinata has become the target of bullying at school, he desperately searches for ways to protect what is important to him. ? STAFF Original Comic: Chica Umino Director: Akiyuki Shimbou Animation Production: SHAFT Character Design: Nobuhiro Sugiyama Art Director: Seiki Tamura Art Setting: Yasuhiro Nakura Sound Director: Toshiki Kameyama Music: Yukari Hashimoto Produced by March comes in like a lion Animation Committee ? CAST Rei Kiriyama: Kengo Kawanishi / Khoi Dao Akari Kawamoto: Ai Kayano / Laura Post Hinata Kawamoto: Kana Hanazawa / Kayli Mills Momo Kawamoto: Misaki Kuno / Xanthe Huynh Harunobu Nikaidou: Nobuhiko Okamoto / Zach Aguilar Takashi Hayashida: Takahiro Sakurai / Keith Silverstein Kai Shimada: Shin-ichiro Miki / Kirk Thornton Tatsuyuki "Smith" Misumi: Tomokazu Sugita / Robbie Daymond Issa Matsumoto: Subaru Kimura / Doug Erholtz Sakutarou Yanagihara: Hochu Otsuka / Jake Eberle Touji Souya: Akira Ishida / Todd Haberkorn English Voice Director: Wendee Lee

Image courtesy of Aniplex of America. © Chica Umino, HAKUSENSHA/March comes in like a lion Animation Committee

March comes in like a lion Blu-ray Volume 3 Street Date: December 18, 2018 SKU #: AOA-12001 UPC: 816546021320 SRP: $159.98 Blu-ray Features • Spoken Languages: English & Japanese • Subtitles: English • Aspect ratio: 16:9 HD Widescreen • Episodes: #23-33 • Number of Discs: 3 Blu-ray Discs • Total Run Time: Approx. 275 minutes • Rating: 13 UP Bonus Contents • Textless Opening • Textless Endings (TV & Retail versions) • Trailers and Commercials * Bonus contents subject to change. * Bonus contents include English subtitles. Bonus Materials and Special Packages • Deluxe Booklet including End Card Illustrations • Rigid Box • Package Illustration by Nobuhiro Sugiyama (Character Design) * Bonus contents subject to change.

March comes in like a lion Blu-ray Volume 4 Street Date: April 9, 2019 SKU #: AOA-12002 UPC: 816546021337 SRP: $159.98 Blu-ray Features • Spoken Languages: English & Japanese • Subtitles: English • Aspect ratio: 16:9 HD Widescreen • Episodes: #34-44 • Number of Discs: 3 Blu-ray Discs • Total Run Time: Approx. 275 minutes • Rating: 13 UP Bonus Contents • Textless Opening • Textless Ending • Trailers and Commercials • English Dub Trailer * Bonus contents subject to change. * Bonus contents include English subtitles. Bonus Materials and Special Packages • Deluxe Booklet including End Card Illustrations • Rigid Box • Package Illustration by Nobuhiro Sugiyama (Character Design) * Bonus contents subject to change.

About Aniplex of America Inc.

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 a leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. Aniplex of America has launched fan-favorite Blu-ray and DVD releases including FATE/STAY NIGHT [UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS], FATE/ZERO, the SWORD ART ONLINE series, YOUR LIE IN APRIL, KILL LA KILL, BAKEMONOGATARI, PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA, BLUE EXORCIST, NISEKOI, the OREIMO series, DURARARA!!×2, MAGI series, EXPELLED FROM PARADISE, The irregular at magic high school, and ALDNOAH.ZERO. The company`s ever-growing line-up of shows include: MARCH COMES IN LIKE A LION, BLUE EXORCIST: KYOTO SAGA, ERASED, THE ASTERISK WAR, OWARIMONOGATARI, KIZUMONOGATARI, CHARLOTTE, OCCULTIC;NINE, WWW.WAGNARIA!!, GRANBLUE FANTASY, EROMANGA SENSEI, KATSUGEKI TOUKEN RANBU, BLEND-S, SLOW START and RECORD OF GRANCREST WAR. In June 2017, the company launched the English version of mobile game, FATE/GRAND ORDER, which quickly exceeded one million downloads.