GRIMES, Iowa, June 12, 2013 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and its Nozomi Entertainment division are pleased to announce ARIA THE ANIMATION DVD Collection will be available on October 1, 2013.

This new set repackages the first 13-episodes of the Aria anime series. It features Japanese audio, English subtitles and on-screen translations. On-disc extras will include Apprentice Undines Interview parts 1 & 2, Primas Interview parts 1 & 2, SatoJun’s “Venice. I’m Sorry!” parts 1 -4, commercials, clean endings 1 & 2, and a Season 2 preview.

Aria the Animation is the first of three television seasons, plus an OVA (original video animation), that comprise the anime adaptation of Kozue Amano’s best-selling manga of the same name. The Aria anime is helmed by Director Junichi Sato (Princess Tutu, Sgt. Frog, Sailor Moon) and features animation by Hal Film Maker (Boys Be…, Pretear, Slayers Premium, Sketchbook ~full color’S~). The franchise’s third season, Aria the Origination, completed its TV Tokyo broadcast in March 2008.

Amano’s 12-volume Aria manga and its two-volume prequel, Aqua, are both published in North America by TOKYOPOP. In Japan, Aria was originally serialized in Mag Garden’s Comic Blade magazine.

Visit aria.rightstuf.com for more information about the Aria anime series.