Source: Sentai Filmworks press releases Official Site: utapri.tv (Japan) Special Thanks to David Williams
Get ready to make beautiful music with Sentai Filmworks’ newest acquisitions: UTA NO PRINCE SAMA 1 (???????????? ??LOVE1000%, Uta no?Purinsu-sama? Maji LOVE1000%, 2011) and UTA NO PRINCE SAMA 2 (???????????? ??LOVE2000%, Uta no?Purinsu-sama? Maji LOVE2000%, 2013). This fan favorite 13 episode series UTA NO PRINCE SAMA 1 is directed by Koh Yuh (LOVELESS, ANGELIC LAYER) and features series composition by Tomoko Konparu (NANA, NODAME CANTABILE) with character designs by Mitsue Mori, sound direction by Shoji Hata (YOU`RE UNDER ARREST: FULL THROTTLE, OKAMKAKUSHI ~ MASQUE OF THE WOLF) and music by Elements Garden (LOVE, ELECTION & CHOCOLATE, BODACIOUS SPACE PIRATES). When Haruka gets the chance to take the entrance exam for Saotome Academy for the Performing Arts, it seems as though she’s one step closer to her dream of composing songs for her favorite singer, Hayato. However, this is no gleeful high school musical experience, and Haruka’s hiding a dreadful secret that may silence her musical ambitions forever. And even if she does get into Saotome, the competition will be more brutal than going on Japan’s Top Idol! That’s because, as a writer, Haruka could be paired with any one of six radically different male singers. Will it be upbeat Otoya, serious Masato, flirtatious Ren, split-personality Natsuki, optimistic Syo, or the unapproachable Tokiya, who’s rumored to be Hayato’s brother? And just to make things more complicated and awkward, writers and singers are expressly NOT allowed to become romantically involved! Can one girl and six handsome young men learn to make beautiful music together in a strictly Platonic sense? They can if the oddball staff of Saotome, most of whom are current and former idols themselves, have anything to say about it in UTA NO PRINCE SAMA!
The music is back but the song is definitely not the same in UTA NO PRINCE SAMA 2. The new season of the smash hit again features direction and series composition by Koh Yuh, character designs by Mitsue Mori and music by Elements Garden. After the amazing high note that capped the first season, would it be fair to expect Haruka and her hunky harem of beautiful boy singers to be able to top themselves? Ah, but what if they had a little more help? Yes, believe it or not, now there are even MORE gorgeous guys ganging up for the attention of the song-mistress who’s available for even more music making now that she’s moved into the dorms. Only now ST?RISH has some REAL competition, as the new golden throated warblers from the SENIOR MASTER COURSE make it their job to show the first six what it really takes to become a J-Pop star. And what about that mysterious seventh member of ST?RISH? Yes, he’s back as well in his own catty fashion! But does he plan to take Haruka to fantasyland? Will the boys get kicked back to the street if they can’t stay in sync? And will Haruka stay composed and keep composing when the sophomore slump hits her writing? Find out if everyone can learn to live (and sing) in harmony as the hits keep on coming in UTA NO PRINCE SAMA 2! Both UTA NO PRINCE SAMA 1 and 2 will be available soon through select digital outlets with a home video release to follow later this year.
About Sentai Filmworks
Sentai Filmworks celebrates its 5th Anniversary as one of the fastest-growing anime companies in North America, producing hit series like PERSONA 4, GIRLS UND PANZER, DEVIL SURVIVOR 2, BODACIOUS SPACE PIRATES, MAJESTIC PRINCE and HIGH SCHOOL OF THE DEAD as well as high profile theatrical films such as GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES, K-ON! and APPLESEED. Sentai Filmworks’ programs are distributed through Ingram Entertainment, Diamond Comic Distributors, Section23Films and Waxworks through retailers Amazon, Best Buy, Fry’s, FYE, Hastings, Sam Goody, Suncoast, The Right Stuf, Wal-Mart and other good and fine stores. Digital product offerings may be found at iTunes, Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, Zune Marketplace, Anime Network, Playstation Network, Android Market and YouTube.