Aniplex of America to Release MAGI: THE KINGDOM OF MAGIC Complete DVD Sets

Fan Favorite Second Season to be Released Beginning This March! Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: project-magi.com (Japan), magi-usa.com (US) Special Thanks to EJ Rivera

Fans of the popular fantasy adventure anime series, MAGI: THE KINGDOM OF MAGIC (?? The Kingdom of Magic, 2013-2014) were excited to hear Aniplex of America announce at Katsucon (National Harbor, MD) their plans to release the series on two Complete DVD Sets starting this March. The Complete DVD Set Volume 1 will be released on March 31st and Volume 2 will be released on May 26th. Along with a new English dubbed trailer, Aniplex of America also confirmed several voice actors who will be joining the all-star cast for the highly anticipated second season of the Magi franchise. Pre-orders for both SKUs can now be made on the official series homepage. In addition to the English cast members including Erica Mendez, Erik Scott Kimerer, Cristina Vee and Matt Mercer who will reprise their roles as the story’s main protagonists, Aladdin, Alibaba, Morgiana and Sinbad, all new cast members will be featured in this sequel series including Johnny Yong Bosch as Titus Alexius, Stephanie Sheh as Sheherazade, Kaiji Tang as Ren Koen and Steve Kramer as Matal Mogamett. Aniplex of America also announced the winners of the Anime Expo 2014 Open Auditions, which was a joint project with Bang Zoom! Entertainment, whose voices will be featured on the DVD releases. The MAGI: THE KINGDOM OF MAGIC Complete DVD Sets will be available for sale in the U.S. and Canada only. All volumes of MAGI: THE KINGDOM OF MAGIC can be pre-ordered and purchased at Right Stuf and Aniplex’s official retailers (including SciFi Japan sponsor Anime Jungle). Right Stuf pre-order links: Volume 1 Volume 2

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MAGI: THE KINGDOM OF MAGIC Volume 1 In order to realize their objectives, the adventurers each embark on a new journey. Aladdin sets his sights on the land of Magnoshutatt to study magic while Alibaba travels to the Leam Empire to challenge the gladiators of the coliseum. Morgiana sets sail towards her homeland of Katarg, and Hakuryu returns to the Kou Empire... Equipped with a charm to mask his powers of a Magi, Aladdin arrives to Magnoshutatt with another goal—to investigate this nation’s relation with the Al-Tharmen—the power behind the “Abnormalities of the World.” Meanwhile, the royal family of the Kou Empire was in mourning for their Emperor’s passing and is shocked when the throne is passed on to someone they had not expected. An ominous cloud loomed over the Empire as the flames of revenge burned within Hakuryu. The Magi of the Leam Empire, Scheherazade, also sensed this threat from across the sea and grew concerned for her people. Back in Magnoshutatt, Aladdin is hard at training at the academy when he meets Titus Alexius, a prodigy from Leam. But, Aladdin realizes that Titus was also equipped with the same charm! What is Titus’s true identity?! An all new adventure big enough to change the world begins now! Street Date: March 31, 2015 SKU #: AOA-5001 UPC: 856137005124 SRP: $79.98 DVD Features* • Languages: Japanese and English • Subtitles: English • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Widescreen • Number of Disc: 3 DVDs • Episodes: 1-13 • Total Run Time: Approx. 325 min • Rating: 13UP Bonus Materials & Special Package • Textless Opening • Textless Ending • Soft Box and 2-Sided Reversible Cover Illustrated by Toshifumi Akai (Character Design) • 2-Sided Deluxe Illustration Board • Mini Poster *Bonus contents subject to change.

MAGI: THE KINGDOM OF MAGIC Volume 2 In their second year at the Academy, Aladdin, Titus and Sphintus are granted Second Class Citizenship in Magnoshutatt and are allowed to venture outside of the campus. There, the group witnesses the harsh realities of racial inequalities and discrimination among the magicians and the humans. Even though Aladdin is shocked to learn the bitter history between the two races that acted as a catalyst to harbor these prejudices, he is unable to agree with the Academy’s Director, Mogamett’s vision of building a “country solely for magicians.” Aladdin also concludes that the magicians at Magnoshutatt are somehow connected to Dark Magic after coming into contact with the black rukh in his class. After learning that Titus defected to Magnoshutatt, the Leam Empire finally declares war. With the powerful Fanalis Corp. leading the attack, the Leam military begins its invasion! As Aladdin stands between the two nations to stop them with his powers as a Magi, some familiar faces come to his aid! Now with even the Kou Empire entering the war, countless black rukh cover the skies. The clash of nations may be just the beginning of the end of this world! Street Date: May 26, 2015 SKU #: AOA-5002 UPC: 856137005131 SRP: $74.98 DVD Features* • Languages: Japanese and English • Subtitles: English • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Widescreen • Number of Disc: 3 DVDs • Episodes: 14-25 • Total Run Time: Approx. 300 Minutes • Rating: 13UP Bonus Materials & Special Package • Textless Opening • Textless Ending • English Version Trailer • Soft Box and 2-Sided Reversible Cover Illustrated by Toshifumi Akai (Character Design) • 2-Sided Deluxe Illustration Board • Mini Poster *Bonus contents subject to change.

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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.