Aniplex of America Announces Release Details of ALDNOAH.ZERO Volumes 3 and 4

The Second Season of the Popular Mecha Drama Series is Coming Soon!

SANTA MONICA, CA (November 17, 2015) –Fans of the extremely unique mecha anime title, ALDNOAH.ZERO will finally see what followed the shocking first season finale as Aniplex of America announced today the details of their release plans for the third and fourth volumes of their Limited Edition Blu-ray and Standard Edition DVD. Volume 3 will be available on January 26th 2016 and Volume 4 will be available on April 19th 2016. Pre-orders will begin today for all four SKUs on the official U.S. ALDNOAH.ZERO website (www.AldnoahZeroUSA.com) and also through official Aniplex of America retailers. These will be the final two volumes for this fan-favorite mecha drama series which launched its streaming schedule during the summer anime season last year.

Aniplex of America has also confirmed new English cast members who will be joining the all-star cast from the previous season such as Max Mittelman who plays Inaho Kaizuka, Zach Aguilar who plays Slaine Troyard and Erika Harlacher who plays Asseylum Vers Allusia. Lemrina Vers Envers will be played by Kira Buckland (Blue Exorcist), Harklight will be played by Ben Pronsky (MAGI: The Kingdom of Magic), Marylcian will be played by Derek Stephen Prince (Sword Art Online), Barouhcruz will be played by Kaiji Tang (Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]), Mazuurek will be played by Robbie Daymond (Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works], DURARARA!! × 2), Zebrin will be played by David Vincent (KILL la KILL, Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]), and Rafia will be played by Amanda Miller (MAGI: The Labyrinth of Magic, DURARARA!! × 2).

ALDNOAH.ZERO Limited Edition Blu-ray Volume 3 features:

< BD Features >
・Spoken Languages: Japanese and English
・Subtitles: English and Spanish
・Episodes: 13-18
・Number of Discs: 2 Blu-ray Discs
・Total Run Time: Approx. 150 min.
・Rating: 13UP

< Bonus Contents >
・Textless Opening “&Z”
・Textless Ending “GENESIS”
・Promotional Videos and Commercials
・“ALDNOAH.ZERO EXTRA ARCHIVES” (Season 1 Recap Video)

< Bonus Materials and Special Package > ・Box Illustrations by I-IV (Mecha Design)
・Special Manga Booklet "EXTRA EPISODE" by Olympus Knights
・Collectable Pin-Ups

*Bonus contents subject to change.

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ALDNOAH.ZERO Standard Edition DVD Volume 3 features:

< DVD Features >
・Spoken Languages: Japanese and English
・Subtitles: English and Spanish
・Episodes: 13-18
・Number of Discs: 2 DVD Discs
・Total Run Time: Approx. 150 min.
・ Rating: 13UP

< Bonus Contents >
・Textless Opening “&Z”
・Textless Ending “GENESIS”
・Promotional Videos and Commercials
・“ALDNOAH.ZERO EXTRA ARCHIVES” (Season 1 Recap Video)

*Bonus contents subject to change.

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About ALDNOAH.ZERO Volume 3:

The year is 2016— a year and a half after the assassination of Princess Asseylum. Despite his status as a Terran, Slaine has been granted the title of Mars Knight, is now served by his own personal subordinate, and has been taking part in battles against the United Forces of Earth. Meanwhile on Earth, the Deucalion is finishing up its repairs as, one by one, the ship's former crew members return in order to proceed to a new battlefront.

ALDNOAH.ZERO Limited Edition Blu-ray Volume 4 features:

< BD Features >
・ Spoken Languages: Japanese and English
・ Subtitles: English and Spanish
・ Episodes: 19-24
・ Number of Discs: 2 Blu-ray Discs
・ Total Run Time: Approx. 150 min.
・ Rating: 13UP

< Bonus Contents >
・ Textless Ending “GENESIS” (2nd version after Ep.19)
・ Textless Ending “Harmonious”

< Bonus Materials and Special Package >
・ Box Illustrations by I-IV (Mecha Design)
・ Special Booklet "Mecha Archives 2" by ALDNOAH.ZERO x I-IV (Mecha Design)
・ Collectable Pin-Ups

*Bonus contents subject to change.

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ALDNOAH.ZERO Standard Edition DVD Volume 4 features:

< DVD Features >
・ Spoken Languages: Japanese and English
・ Subtitles: English and Spanish
・ Episodes: 19-24
・ Number of Discs: 2 DVD Discs
・ Total Run Time: Approx. 150 min.
・ Rating: 13UP

< Bonus Contents >
・ Textless Ending “GENESIS”(2nd version after Ep.19)
・ Textless Ending “Harmonious”

*Bonus contents subject to change.

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About ALDNOAH.ZERO Volume 4:

At long last, the war between Earth and VERS is about to come to an end. Many have shed tears at the sight of the battlefield, where numerous lights flare, then die out. Slaine, resigned to his fate, is determined to commit all his forces to prepare for the final showdown. Inaho steels himself to answer the call of his own destiny, along with the crew of the Deucalion. Elsewhere, a solitary girl resolves to confront her fate and watches over the final moments of their battle...

All products can be pre-ordered and purchased at:

RightStuf: http://www.rightstufanime.com/

Official Retailers: www.AniplexUSA.com/retailers

For detailed information, please visit: www.AldnoahZeroUSA.com

STAFF:
Original Story: Olympus Knights
Director: Ei Aoki
Original Creator: Gen Urobuchi (Nitroplus)
Series Composition: Katsuhiko Takayama
Character Concepts: Takako Shimura
Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Masako Matsumoto
Mecha Design: I-IV / Kenji Teraoka
Mecha / Effects Animation: Takashi Hashimoto
Main Animators: Atushi Saito/ Michio Sato
Art Directer: Akira Ito
Art Design: Yohei Kodama / Yuta Fujii
Color Design: Aya Ouchi
Cg Director: Masaya Machida
Visual Effects: Ryosuke Tsuda
Composite Director: Tomonori Kato
Editing: Shota Migiyama
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
Sound Production: Magic Capsule
Music: Hiroyuki Sawano
Animation: A-1 Pictures + TROYCA
Production: Project AZ

CAST (Japanese/English):
Inaho Kaizuka: Natsuki Hanae/Max Mittelman
Slaine Troyard: Kensho Ono/Zach Aguilar
Asseylum Vers Allusia: Sora Amamiya/Erika Harlacher
Rayet Areash: Sachika Misawa/Cristina Vee
Inko Amifumi: Mikako Komatsu/Erica Mendez
Calm Craftman: Taishi Murata/Bryce Papenbrook
Nina Klein: Ai Kakuma/Christine Marie Cabanos
Yuki Kaizuka: Sayaka Ohara/Erica Lindbeck
Koichiro Marito: Kazuya Nakai/Matt Mercer
Soma Yagarai: Kosuke Toriumi/Ethan Murray
Darzana Magbaredge: Ai Kayano/Julie Ann Taylor
Kaoru Mizusaki: Yu Shimamura/Trina Loo
Eddelrittuo: Inori Minase/Sandy Fox
Kisaki Matsuribi: Kengo Kawanishi/Kyle McCarley
Yutaro Tsumugi: Soma Saito/Lucien Dodge
Shigo Kakei: Makoto Furukawa/Alan Lee
Rayregalia Vers Rayvers: Shinji Ogawa/Geoffrey Chalmers
Harklight: Daisuke Hirakawa/Ben Pronsky
Lemrina Vers Envers: Shiina Natsukawa/Kira Buckland
Marylcian: Susumu Chiba/Derek Stephen Prince
Barouhcruz: Ryota Takeuchi/Kaiji Tang
Mazuurek: Toshiyuki Toyonaga/Robbie Daymond
Zebrin: Ryuichi Kijima/David Vincent
Rafia: Hitomi Nabatame/Amanda Miller

English Voice Director: Lex Lang

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 a leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. Aniplex of America has launched fan-favorite Blu-ray and DVD releases including Sword Art Online, KILL la KILL, Bakemonogatari, Fate/Zero, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Blue Exorcist, NISEKOI, OREIMO 2, Magi: The Kingdom of Magic, Expelled From Paradise, The irregular at magic high school, ALDNOAH.ZERO, Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] and DURARARA!! ×2. The company's ever-growing line-up of shows includes our most recent titles Sword Art Online II, The Asterisk War, OWARIMONOGATARI, Your lie in April, Charlotte, Classroom Crisis, WAGNARIA!! 3 and GOD EATER.

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