Aniplex of America Announces The Promised Neverland Complete Blu-ray Set

Posted by Justin D Williams

Aniplex of America announced that one of this year’s most talked about shows, The Promised Neverland, will be available as a complete Blu-ray set beginning March 31, 2020. The complete Blu-ray set will include all twelve episodes of season 1 of the captivating series in three Blu-ray discs, along with a bevy of bonus content, a deluxe booklet and a beautiful package featuring illustrations from original illustrator Posuka Demizu. The Blu-ray also features both Japanese and English audio, starring Sumire Morohoshi (Haikyu!!, Bungo Stray Dogs), Maaya Uchida (Charlotte, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai), and Mariya Ise (Durarara!!, Hunter x Hunter) as the three main characters Emma, Norman, and Ray as the Japanese cast, and Erica Mendez (KILL LA KILL, Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia), Jeannie Tirado (Record of Grancrest War, DARLING in FRANXX), and Laura Stahl (Fate/EXTRA Last Encore, Cells at Work!) as the English cast. Along with exclusive interviews with the Director and both the Japanese and English cast, the complete Blu-ray set also includes the exclusive Japanese and English mix-up video from the special event at Anime Expo 2019.

Based on writer Kaiu Shirai and illustrator Posuka Demizu’s hit manga on Weekly Shonen Jump, The Promsied Neverland unravels the dark and twisted truth behind the small orphanage called the Grace Field House, which is inhabited by 38 children. The series became an instant hit after premiering in January on FunimationNow!, Crunchyroll, Hulu, and HIDIVE, followed by a successful Toonami run of the English dub beginning in April of 2019. Produced by CloverWorks (Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia) and directed by Elfen Lied’s Mamoru Kanbe, The Promised Neverland drew such an overwhelming response that SYFY Wire called the series “your next anime action fix,” while Comicbook.com featured an article with the headline “The Promised Neverland Anime Premiere Has Fans Freaking Out.” In response, the series quickly announced at the end of the final episode that a season two was in the works with an expected premiere date in 2020.