Key’s Second Original Anime to Receive English Dub and Home Release Official Site: charlotte-anime.jp (Japan), charlotteanime.com (US) Special Thanks to Alex Crum

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At their industry panel at A-Kon in Dallas, Texas, Aniplex of America announced their plans to dub and release the popular anime series CHARLOTTE (??????, Shaarotto, 2015) on Blu-ray this August. The all-star creative team of Jun Maeda (Original Story/Screenplay), Na-Ga (Original Character Design), and P.A. Works (Animation) reunited five years after making the hit anime ANGEL BEATS! to create this completely original anime series. Volume 1 is scheduled for release on August 16th and Volume 2 on November 15th. Pre-orders for both SKUs have begun on the official CHARLOTTE U.S. website. Aniplex of America also debuted the English dub trailer confirming their cast members for the English version of the show. Under the direction of Tony Oliver, the dub will star Ray Chase (MAGI, DURARARA!!x2) as Yu Otosaka, Lauren Landa (PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA, SWORD ART ONLINE) as Nao Tomori, Lucien Dodge (FATE/ZERO, MAGI) as Jojiro Takajo, Ryan Bartley (YOUR LIE IN APRIL, FATE/STAY NIGHT: UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS) as Yusa and Misa Nishimori, and Kira Buckland (BLUE EXORCIST, ALDNOAH.ZERO, DURARARA!!x2) as Ayumi Otosaka. Much like ANGEL BEATS!, this second collaborative effort from Maeda, Na-Ga, and P.A. Works has been widely praised by fans and critics alike. In their review of CHARLOTTE, Fandom Post remarked, “From the creators of perhaps one of the greatest anime of all-time, ANGEL BEATS! comes this highly entertaining and refreshing look at superpowers and the misuse of them.” Kotaku added, “CHARLOTTE is an anime that has all the pieces needed in its world of superpowers and the children that have them to be both a comedic and emotional masterpiece.”

About CHARLOTTE

One day, a small percentage of adolescents start to experience an onset of special abilities. Yu Otosaka is one of these ability-wielders and he decides to use his power -- the ability to take over any target’s body for five seconds, to get accepted into a prestigious high school. Just when he is about to start his dream high school life as the popular honor student, a girl named Nao Tomori appears before him. Little does he know, this encounter reveals the cruel fate awaiting the special ability-wielders. STAFF: Original Story / Screenplay: Jun Maeda (Key/VisualArt`s) Original Character Design: Na-Ga (Key/VisualArt`s) Director: Yoshiyuki Asai Character Design: Kanami Sekiguchi Chief Animation Directors: Noboru Sugimitsu / Kanami Sekiguchi Action Animation Director: Yuji Miyashita Art Director: Kazuki Higashiji Color Design: Mika Sugawara Director of Photography: Katsufumi Sato 3D Director: Kohei Ogawa Special Effects: Masahiro Murakami Editing: Ayumu Takahashi Music: ANANT-GARDE EYES / Jun Maeda / Hikarisyuyo Music: Production VisualArt’s / 1st PLACE Sound Director: Satoki Iida Animation: P.A. WORKS English Version Produced by: Aniplex of America In Association with: Bang Zoom! Entertainment ADR Director: Tony Oliver CAST (Japanese/English): Yu Otosaka: Koki Uchiyama / Ray Chase Nao Tomori: Ayane Sakura / Lauren Landa Jojiro Takajo: Takahiro Mizushima / Lucien Dodge Yusa & Misa Nishimori: Maaya Uchida / Ryan Bartley Ayumi Otosaka: Momo Asakura / Kira Buckland

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CHARLOTTE Blu-ray Volume 1 Street Date: August 16, 2016 SKU #: AOA-8001 UPC: 851822006936 SRP: $94.98 Disc Specs • Spoken Languages: Japanese & English • Subtitles: English & Spanish • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 widescreen • Episodes: #1-7 • Number of Discs: 2 Blu-ray Discs • Total Run Time: Approx. 170 min. • Rating: 13UP Bonus Content • Beginning of a New “Destiny” (Interview with the Creators) • Textless Ending • Web Previews Bonus Materials & Special Package • Collectible Pinup Cards • Box Illustration by Na-Ga (Original Character Designer) • BD Case Cover Illustration by Kanami Sekiguchi (Character Designer)

Image courtesy of Aniplex of America. © VisualArt`s/Key/ Charlotte Project

CHARLOTTE Blu-ray Volume 2 Street Date: November 15, 2016 SKU #: AOA-8002 UPC: 851822006943 SRP: $94.98 Disc Specs • Spoken Languages: Japanese & English • Subtitles: English & Spanish • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 widescreen • Episodes: #8-13 and Extra Episode • Number of Discs: 2 Blu-ray Discs • Total Run Time: Approx. 168 min. • Rating: 13UP Bonus Content • Extra Episode • Textless Opening • Textless Ending • Web Previews • English Bloopers • English Trailer Bonus Materials & Special Package • Collectible Pinup Cards • Box Illustration by Na-Ga (Original Character Designer) • BD Case Cover Illustration by Kanami Sekiguchi (Character Designer)

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 SWORD ART ONLINE, KILL LA KILL, BAKEMONOGATARI, DURARARA!!, FATE/ZERO, PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA, THE GARDEN OF SINNERS, BLUE EXORCIST, ANOHANA: THE MOVIE, NISEKOI, OREIMO 2, MAGI: THE KINGDOM OF MAGIC, EXPELLED FROM PARADISE, VALVRAVE: THE LIBERATOR and WORLD CONQUEST ZVEZDA PLOT. The company`s ever-growing line-up of shows includes our most recent titles SWORD ART ONLINE II, ALDNOAH.ZERO, PERSONA4 THE GOLDEN ANIMATION, The irregular at magic high school, YOUR LIE IN APRIL, CHARLOTTE, CLASSROOM CRISIS, WAGNARIA!! 3 and GOD EATER.