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Siren Visual Acquires Three New Titles.
posted on by Jon Hayward
These three titles follow on from last week. No further information on these titles is currently avaliable, including type of release (DVD and/or Blu-Ray) and release dates.
Intrigue in the Bakumatsu - Irohanihoheto
Set in the Bakumatsu era, the Shogunate is in its final years and war is fast approaching. When Yōjirō Akizuki (Daisuke Namikawa), a dark and mysterious mercenary, nears something supernatural with some kind of importance to him, the ornament on the end of his sword hilt waves in its direction, his eyes glow mysteriously, and he is driven to go after it. He comes across a traveling theater group who is out for revenge for the killing of the parents of the group's leader and whose mysterious playwright likes to secretly help along events of history. Yōjirō s them to lend them his skill against their enemies, while dark conspiracy continues to follow behind him.
Created and directed by Sunrise in 2006 and ran for 26 episodes.
Mawaru Penguindrum
The story centers around three siblings, twins Kanba and Shouma, and their ill sister, Himari Takakura. Himari es away after going out on a trip with her brothers but is soon miraculously brought back to life by a spirit thriving in a penguin-shaped hat. In return for her extended life, the twins must search for an item known as the Penguin Drum with the aid of three penguins which are visible only to the siblings.
Mawaru Penguindrum is Sweet Blue Flowers (Aoi Hana).
The series was released in 2011, runs for 24 episodes and was produced by Toradora!) handled the music.
The Book of Bantorra
Based on Romi Park), the world's most powerful armed librarian. However, he falls in love at first sight with this beautiful woman in charge of the "books," and he gets enveloped in the great war over the library.
Source: Siren Visual Website and one of three facebook news posts.