Source: Right Stuf, Inc. press release Special Thanks to Jessica Heemsbergen

Advance cover art for the PRINCESS NINE Complete Series DVD. Artwork not final. Image courtesy of Right Stuf. © Kensei Date / Phoenix / NEP21

Anime producer Lucky Penny Entertainment is pleased to announce the PRINCESS NINE (????????????????, Purinsesu Nain Kisaragi Joshikoo Yakyuu-bu, 1998) DVD Collection will be released on April 1, 2014. The DVD set will feature the complete 26-episode anime series, in a single DVD keepcase, with English audio, Japanese audio and English subtitles. On-disc extras will include the clean opening and closing, player statistics, Oden Cooking Special, A History of Baseball in Japan, voice actress profiles, Karaoke with Princess Nine, an original Japanese cover art gallery and the U.S trailer. Plus, brand-new extras never before seen in North America including music clips for "Kaseki no Machi" and "Passionate Days", a Warsaw Philharmonic video, the "Music Selections" and "Dream Stadium" music videos and Sound Staff Interviews parts 1 and 2. PRINCESS NINE features animation by Phoenix Entertainment. The series first aired in Japan on NHK from April to October of 1998. PRINCESS NINE In the male-dominated sport of baseball, one group of high school girls is about to turn the world upside down! Ryo Hayakawa, daughter of a legendary pitcher, has been chosen to lead the "Princesses," Japan`s first-ever girl`s baseball team. They don`t want to play in a separate league - they`re taking on the boys at their own game. And their goal? None other than Koshien, the national high school baseball championship! But for all the challenges they face on the field, the hardest battles are the ones fought behind the scenes. They`ll have to overcome prejudice, endure weeks of hard training, and work their way through romantic rivalries if they ever want a chance to make it to the top! Format: DVD (Litebox) Street Date: 4/1/2014 Discs/Set: 6 Runtime: 650 minutes Genre: Romance / Sports Suggested Rating: 13+ Audio: English and Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo) Subtitles: English subtitles, plus English on-screen translations Video:4:3, Color Catalog #: LPDVD1418 ISBN: 1-57032-677-0 UPC: 7-2617-1418-2-9 SRP: $39.99 DVD Features: Clean opening and closing, "Kaseki no Machi" music clip, "Passionate Days" music clip, Warsaw Philharmonic video, "Music Selections" music video, "Dream Stadium" music video, sound staff interviews parts 1 and 2, player statistics, Oden cooking special, a history of baseball in Japan, voice actress profiles, karaoke with Princess Nine, original Japanese cover art gallery, U.S. trailer and Nozomi Entertainment trailers

ABOUT LUCKY PENNY ENTERTAINMENT

Founded in 2012, Lucky Penny Entertainment is a video production company dedicated to high-quality, budget-friendly releases of anime fan favorites and niche titles. To this end, Lucky Penny focuses solely on working with fantastic titles and offering quality video, translation and subtitle treatments of the presentations while keeping packaging to an eco-friendly minimum. A sampling of the Lucky Penny lineup includes RISTORANTE PARADISO, HYAKKO and SWEET BLUE FLOWERS. Visit luckypennyent.com for additional information.

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 ("anime") 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. For more information, visit rightstuf.com.