The Agency for Cultural Affairs' "Anime Mirai 2013" project, aimed at nurturing young animators and promoting the anime industry, is offering free rental of its promotional DVD.

2013.02.25 Press Releases
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. TSUTAYA Co., Ltd.　

—Available at TSUTAYA stores nationwide from February 26th—

Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. TSUTAYA Company is a member of the Agency for Cultural Affairs' "Anime Mirai 2013" project, which started in 1998 with the aim of nurturing young animators and promoting the anime industry. http://animemirai.jp/ The promotional DVD will be available for free rental at TSUTAYA stores nationwide starting February 26th (Tuesday).

"Anime Mirai 2013" solicited original anime project proposals from domestic animation production companies, and four companies were selected to produce the works. This year, the following films were produced: "RYO" (directed by Koichi Chigira, produced by Gonzo), "Alv Rezl" (directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, produced by ZEXCS), "Death Billiards" (directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa, produced by Madhouse), and "Little Witch Academia" (directed by Yoh Yoshinari, produced by Trigger).

The DVDs available for free rental this time include summaries of the highlights of the four films. "Anime Mirai 2013" will be screened from March 2nd (Saturday) at Shinjuku Wald 9 and 18 other theaters nationwide, from Hokkaido to Kyushu.

DVD overview

■Title: "Anime Mirai 2013" Free Rental DVD
■Official Website http://animemirai.jp/
Product number: ANMR-001 (TSUTAYA rental only)
Running time: Approximately 35 minutes; Single-sided, single-layer disc; MPEG2 format; Color; Japanese language.
2.0ch Stereo, 16:9 LB, Vista Size *This is not the main feature.
©Yoh Yoshinari/TRIGGER Inc./Agency for Cultural Affairs Anime Mirai 2013
©Koichi Chigira/Gonzo Co., Ltd./Agency for Cultural Affairs Anime Mirai 2013
©Tatsuya Yoshihara, Yu Yamaguchi/ZEXCS Co., Ltd./Agency for Cultural Affairs Anime Mirai 2013
©Yuzuru Tachikawa/Madhouse Inc./Agency for Cultural Affairs Anime Mirai 2013

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The Agency for Cultural Affairs' "Anime Mirai 2013" project, aimed at nurturing young animators and promoting the anime industry, is offering free rental of its promotional DVD.

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Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd., TSUTAYA Company, Public Relations Representative: Yuta Takahashi
TEL: 03-6800-4764