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Carole & Tuesday U.K. Collector's Blu-ray Will Be Released on Monday
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Carole & Tuesday is the original anime by supervising director Shinichirō Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Kids on the Slope, Terror in Resonance) and anime studio BONES. Sentai has previously described the story:
In the not too distant future, AI-generated music dominates entertainment on Mars, where the cutthroat music industry churns out dozens of plastic stars manufactured for mass appeal. It is here that Carole Stanley, an aspiring singer and orphaned teenage refugee from Earth, struggles to makes ends meet with odd jobs all the while dreaming to become a musician. That dreams suddenly comes closer to reality when she meets fellow teen Tuesday Simmons, who is also a wannabe musician. Tuesday has her own set of problems, but their troubles fade away when they band together to write music the old-fashioned way in defiance of AI-generated convention. With the winning combination of Carole's keyboard, Tuesday's guitar and their vocal harmony, this powerhouse duo take on the Martian music world together—but life in the big city isn't always kind to naïve young hopefuls like Carole and Tuesday.
Shinichirō Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Kids on the Slope, Terror in Resonance) was the show's supervising director, Motonobu Hori directed the anime, and Tsunenori Saitō (Blast of Tempest, Sword of the Stranger) designed the characters for animation. Canadian artist Mocky composed the background music. The staff also included Eisaku Kubonouchi (Chocolat, "Hungry Days" commercials) as original character designer and Aya Watanabe (Carnation, Josee, The Tiger and the Fish) as scriptwriter. The anime collaborated with synthesizer and keyboard brand Nord and guitar maker Gibson.
Crunchyroll describes the story:
"Nothing in Nagi's life excited him until his classmate Reo noticed his true talent - soccer. With incredible natural ability, no ego, and no work ethic, Nagi joins the cutthroat Blue Lock project, where 300 players compete to be Japan's next striker."
Situated in the Ginza district of Tokyo is the Eden Hall, a quiet bar that few people manage to come across. It is run by the legendary bartender Ryu Sasakura, a genius at mixing the right drink for the right customer. Throughout his period at Eden Hall, customers from all walks of life, carrying all sorts of burdens, arrive for a godly glass at the Hall and a kind word with Ryu, both of which assist in clearing their problems up and reviving them for another go at life.
Ryōichi Kuraya (Tsugumomo, Farming Life in Another World) directed the anime at the studio Liber (The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague). Mariko Kunisawa (Ascendance of a Bookworm all 3 seasons, The case files of Jeweler Richard) oversaw the series scripts, and Yōichi Ueda (Gangsta., The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window) was the character designer and chief animation director. SUNTORY cooperated on the show's production.
A previous 11-episode television anime based on the manga premiered in Japan in October 2006.
Dai Shiina's original shōjo manga revolves around Nike, the determined princess of the Rain Dukedom who has a mysterious power: she can control rainfall. After losing a game of rock, paper, scissors to her older sisters, she is forced to unwillingly marry the king of the Sun Kingdom, Livius I. Livius (or Livi for short) conquered the world in three years, and is known as the "Dreadful King." However, when Nike meets him for the first time, she finds to her surprise that he is a boy younger than she is. Livius abruptly asks Nike to call forth the rain, and when she refuses, he has her thrown in jail. The story follows the two who, while at first are a married couple only in name, gradually begin to establish an emotional bond with one another.
"Nasa and Tsukasa's newlywed life gets more adorable every day! Between hijinks like a hot spring honeymoon, becoming cat parents, and decoding what different kisses mean, they'll figure out love, intimacy, happiness - and how to stop blushing about it."
"The Village Hidden in the Leaves is in danger! The trickster Genno plays a deadly game with the Leaf! Seeking revenge, he sends Naruto and friends on a scavenger hunt with dire consequences. Then the gang goes on a dangerous mission to safeguard a ninja dropout with a checkered past. A clash with the Four Celestials pushes Shikamaru and Gaara to their limit. Finally, Naruto begins his training with the legendary Jiraiya!"
