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A Place Further Than The Universe U.K. Home Release Scheduled for April 22

Anime Limited's All the Anime website is now listing the Collector's Blu-ray edition of Atsuko Ishizuka's series A Place Further Than the Universe, with a release date of April 22. It will carry the series on three Blu-ray discs, as well as including the soundtrack on two CDs, a 92-page booklet, four art cards and an A3 poster. It will also include the English dub of the series, recorded by Studio Nano in 2022.

In addition to the UK release, there will also be an edition in the US and Canada by Shout! Factory.

The 13-episode anime premiered in January 2018, and Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired.

The anime's story centers on high school girls going to the South Pole, "a place further than the universe." They struggle and grow together as they cope with extreme conditions.

The project reunites the staff from No Game, No Life: Atsuko Ishizuka (Goodbye, Don Glees!) directed the series, and Jukki Hanada was in charge of series composition and writing the script. Takahiro Yoshimatsu (Hunter × Hunter 2011, Trigun) designed the characters and served as chief animation director. Kenji Nakamoto produced, and Madhouse animated the series. Yoshiaki Fujisawa composed the music. saya performs an insert song titled "Uchū wo Miagete" (Look Up at the Universe), and she also performs the opening theme song "The Girls Are Alright!" Voice actresses Inori Minase, Kana Hanazawa, Yuka Iguchi, and Saori Hayami perform the ending theme song "Koko kara, Koko kara" (From Here, From Here) as their characters.