First anime DVD planned for Summer 2007

GRIMES, IA, February 26, 2007 — Anime producer and distributor The Right Stuf International proclaimed at New York Comic Con that it has been selected by Kadokawa Pictures USA to handle North American production and distribution for the 2006 anime series THE THIRD: THE GIRL WITH THE BLUE EYE (“The Third — Aoi Hitomi no Shoujo”). The first DVD volume is scheduled for a Summer 2007 release. The 24-episode anime is based upon a series of novels and short stories written by Ryo Hoshino and illustrated by Nao Goto. The original fiction currently spans more than 16 volumes and has appeared in Japan’s Dragon Magazine since 1999, alongside the serialized novels for several properties familiar to anime fans, including Full Metallic Element Panic!, Slayers, Maburaho and Scrapped Princess. A manga interpretation of The Third has appeared in Dragon Age magazine, home to the Full Metal Panic!, Slayers and Chrono Crusade manga series.

~ by animefreak on April 5, 2007.