Source: AniplexUSA press release Official Site: servantservice.org (Japan), aniplexusa.com/servantservice (US) Special Thanks to Joanna Metoki

Advance cover art. Image courtesy of Aniplex of America. © Karino Takatsu/SQUARE ENIX, SERVANTxSERVICE Project

Aniplex of America announced at their industry panel at Anime Boston about their plans to release their laugh-out-loud office comedy anime series, SERVANT × SERVICE (?????×????, Saabanto x Saabisu, 2013), in a Complete DVD Set on May 27th 2014. If you thought a job at a government ward office would be dull then you’ve never met Lucy Yamagami and her more than eccentric co-workers from SERVANT × SERVICE! Originally created by manga artist, Karino Takatsu (Wagnaria!!), and produced by the highly acclaimed studio, A-1 Pictures (SWORD ART ONLINE, OREIMO 2, BLUE EXORCIST), SERVANT × SERVICE will definitely help to pep up a slow day at the daily grind. Lucy (abbrev.) Yamagami is a newly-hired civil servant who has been assigned to work in a certain government ward office in a certain city in Hokkaido Prefecture. Not only does Lucy have so many things to learn at her new job, she needs to do all of that in the company of her colleagues who are all more than a little eccentric. If you thought a job as a government employee was dull then you better think again! SERVANT × SERVICE is a workplace comedy about how Lucy and her colleagues, actively and covertly (?!) serve their community every day! The Complete DVD Set for SERVANT × SERVICE will be available for pre-order through Rightstuf.com and Aniplex’s official retailers starting on Monday March 24th 2014. The set will feature the entire series on 3 DVDs with the original Japanese audio and English subtitles. The set will also feature bonuses any fan of SERVANT × SERVICE will enjoy including both the textless opening and ending sequences, an o-sleeve featuring the key visual art, a 2-sided reversible cover, and a 24-page booklet including original four-frame manga strips by the author, Karino Takatsu, called the Special Public Documents. The SERVANT × SERVICE Complete DVD Set will be distributed in limited quantities and will be sold only while supplies last. SERVANT × SERVICE Complete DVD Set Street Date: May 27, 2014 SKU #: AOA-4201 UPC: 850527003790 Rating: 13 UP SRP: $74.98 DVD • 3 DVD Discs • Episodes 1-13 (TRT: 325 Minutes) • Video: 16:9 Widescreen • Audio: Original Japanese Linear PCM Stereo • Subtitles: English Bonus Contents* • Textless Opening • Textless Ending • Special Public Documents (24-page Booklet including Four-frame Manga Strips!) • O-Sleeve with Key Visual Art • 2-Sided Reversible Cover *Bonus contents and materials subject to change

Contents of the SERVANT × SERVICE Complete DVD Set. Photo courtesy of Aniplex of America. © Karino Takatsu/SQUARE ENIX, SERVANTxSERVICE Project

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 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 BAKEMONOGATARI, DURARARA!!, PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA, THE GARDEN OF SINNERS and BLUE EXORCIST. The company`s ever-growing line-up of shows includes our most recent titles, SWORD ART ONLINE, MAGI, BLAST OF TEMPEST, OREHURA and VIVIDRED OPERATION.

About Right Stuf, Inc.

Currently celebrating its 25th year in business, Right Stuf, Inc. was one of the first players in the U.S. Japanese Animation industry, as both an anime producer/distributor and a retailer. Right Stuf works to promote knowledge of its own products, as well as the anime and manga industry, in general, through its online storefront at RightStuf.com and a variety of media including podcasts and special publications. Its video and print publishing division includes the Nozomi Entertainment, Lucky Penny, and 5 Points Pictures studio-labels.