Nozomi Ent. Announces MARIA WATCHES OVER US, Season 1 DVD Set for Sept. 2012

[Bobbie Sellers]

Complete first season available as a Litebox-style DVD set on Sept. 4, 2012

GRIMES, Iowa, May 16, 2012 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf,
Inc. and its Nozomi Entertainment division are pleased to announce the

MARIA WATCHES OVER US,
Season 1 DVD set will be available on September 4, 2012.

This new DVD set repackages the entire 13-episode first television
season of Maria Watches Over Us, plus the Season 1 specials, in a single
DVD keepcase. It features Japanese audio, along with English on-screen
translations, and two English-language subtitle tracks: one with regular
dialogue subtitles and a second, special subtitle track that retains the
Japanese honorifics.

“funny, touching and engrossing” – Anime News Network
“this series is awesome” – Otaku USA
“Very recommended.” – The Fandom Post
“Shelf Worthy” – Anime News Network’s Shelf Life
“a truly beautiful anime” - Future Anime

The Maria Watches Over Us anime is based upon a series of novels –
written by Oyuki Konno and illustrated by Reine Hibiki – that began in
1998 and spans 38 volumes. Short stories related to the series have been
published in the shoujo (girls’) magazine Cobalt, and a manga adaptation
was serialized in the anthology magazine Margaret. The series’
publisher, Shueisha, produced 14 drama CDs (featuring radio-style
plays), and there are also several Internet radio plays, a live-action
film adaptation and a spin-off novel series.

The anime adaptation of Maria-sama ga Miteru – also referred to by fans
as “MariMite” – encompasses two, 13-episode TV seasons, a 5-episode OVA
(original video animation) as its third season, and a 13-episode fourth
season, which aired on Japanese television during 2009. All four seasons
are licensed for English-speaking audiences by and available on DVD from
Right Stuf’s Nozomi Entertainment.

Maria Watches Over Us features animation by Studio DEEN (Fruits Basket,
Gravitation, Rurouni Kenshin), scripting by Reiko Yoshida (ARIA, Boys
Over Flowers, Story of Saiunkoku), and direction by Yukihiro Matsushita
(Seasons 1-3; Blue Dragon,Sugar Sugar Rune) and Toshiyuki Kato (Season
4; Full Moon O Sagashite, CODE-E).

Visit maria-sama.rightstuf.com for more information about Maria Watches
Over Us (Maria-sama ga Miteru), including detailed character profiles,
trailers, downloads and more.

About MARIA WATCHES OVER US, Season 1

When Yumi Fukuzawa entered the Lillian Girls’ Academy, a prestigious
all-girls Catholic school in Tokyo, she never imagined that she would
catch the eye of beautiful and demure Sachiko Ogasawara, one of the
school’s most popular students. Now Sachiko has offered to be Yumi’s
sœur – her “sister” and guide for all her years at the academy. The
whole idea has Yumi completely flustered – after all, they hardly know
each other! The entire school is abuzz with rumors about the two of
them, but Yumi is conflicted over accepting Sachiko’s offer. While she
admires Sachiko, being her sœur would also mean constantly being at the
center of the entire school’s attention!

Contains the complete 13-episode first season, plus the Season 1 specials.


MARIA WATCHES OVER US, Season 1
Format: DVD (Litebox)
Pre-Book: 8/7/2012

Street Date: 9/4/2012

Runtime: 325 minutes

Genre: Drama

Suggested Rating: 13+

Audio: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Subtitles: 2 English subtitle tracks, plus English on-screen translations
Video: 4:3, Color

Catalog #: RSDVD1280 ISBN: 1-57032-719-X

UPC: 7-42617-1280-2-8 SRP: $39.99


Discs/Set: 4


Features:
Two English subtitle tracks (standard dialogue subtitles, plus a special
subtitle track that includes Japanese honorifics) and English on-screen
translations. PLUS: Season 1 specials 1-7, character bios, liner notes,
and Nozomi Entertainment trailers.

* Cover Art: http://outgoing.rightstuf.com/sleeves/rsdvd1280.jpg