Fans can take home a feel-good, slice-of-life anime in a deluxe new set this spring, when Anime Unlimited and Shout! Studios release A Place Further than the Universe Collector’s Edition in North America on April 22. Produced by Madhouse (Perfect Blue, Death Note, Hunter x Hunter), the series has won over fans and critics by capturing the spirit of youth through beautiful animation, charming characters and an incredible adventure to the ends of the Earth.
The series follows the journey of four girls in their travels to Antarctica and is directed by Atsuko Ishizuka (Goodbye, Don Glees!; No Game No Life), with script and series composition by Jukki Hanada (Steins;Gate, Love Live! Superstar!!). The lauded original anime drama won the hearts of coming-of-age enthusiasts, as well as the 2019 Anime Trending award for Anime of the Year.
Pre-orders are now open through shoutfactory.com and select participating online stores.
Synopsis: Scenery that we have never seen. Sounds that we have never heard. Scents that we have never smelled. Food that we have never tasted. And the surge of emotion that we have never experienced. This is the expedition of recollecting the pieces torn apart and sensation left alone. When we reach that place, what will we think?
Howling, 40 degree angle. Raging, 50 degree angle. Shouting, 60 degree angle. A wilderness beyond the heavy sea. The furthest south, far from civilization. At the top of the Earth. We will find lights through the girls’ eyes to live tomorrow.
For the Collector’s Edition, the full series of A Place Further than the Universe is presented in both the Japanese version and an all-new English dub available for the first time ever in home video. The set is packaged in a slipcase housing all 13 episodes on two Blu-ray discs, accompanied by:
- Two CDs of the original soundtrack
- Four art cards
- 11.7” x 16.5” poster
- 92-page booklet
- On-disc extras include clean opening, clean ending and Making of the English dub featurette
Anime Limited’s English version dub cast features the voices of Xanthe Huynh (Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis, Edens Zero), Ama Lee (One Piece Film: Red, Attack on Titan), Kayli Mills (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, The Seven Deadly Sins), Erica Mendez (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba, Suzume), Daisy Guevara (Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens, Brok the Investigator), Cassandra Lee Morris (Barbie: A Touch of Magic, My Hero Academia), Caitlyn Elizabeth (Little Witch Academia, Super Mario Bros. Wonder), Morgan Lauré (My Hero Academia, Death Parade), Cristina Vee (Sailor Moon, Miraculous Ladybug), among others.
