While we had some Amazon listings previously that indicated a February 2016 release, we now have a more formal confirmation of the release date for the first Sailor Moon Crystal anime home video releases. Viz Media has solicited through Right Stuf that the first collection will land on August 16th, 2016 and have included a gift with purchase of a window charm that you can see to the right when you purchase from them. The limited edition set is priced at $79.99 and will be a DVD/BD combo release with episodes 1-14 plus extras on 2 Blu-ray discs and 2 DVDs, deluxe chipboard box, full-color-art booklet, and seven full-color art cards. On-disc extras are to be announced.

Te DVD set is priced at $39.99 while the non-limited edition DVD/BD combo is priced at $69.99.

Directed by Munehisa Sakai at Toei Animation with Yuji Kobayashi doing the scripts, Yuki Sako joined served as the character designer, whose recent works include Majestic Prince. Yasuharu Takanashi is serving as the composer, having worked on some big franchise including Fairy Tail and Precure. Art direction was done by Takashi Kurahashi and Yumi Hosaka, both of which worked on Gatchaman Crowds and Mononoke. The soundtrack was produced by King Records with Momoiro Clover Z performing the theme song.

The English cast includes Stephanie Sheh as Usagi Tsukino, Kate Higgins as Ami Mizuno, Cristina Vee as Rei Hino, Amanda miller as Makoto Kino, Cherami Leigh as Minako Aino, Robbie Daymond as Mamoru Chiba, Michelle Ruff as Luna and Johnny Yong Bosch as Artemis.

Plot concept: Usagi Tsukino is a second-year middle school girl who is a little clumsy and a crybaby, but she is full of energy. One day, she meets Luna, a black cat with a crescent moon on her forehead, and she transforms into Sailor Moon, a sailor-uniformed pretty guardian of love and justice! As a chosen guardian of justice, Usagi seems to have a mission to find the Illusionary Silver Crystal with the other guardians and to protect the princess.

Meanwhile, the queen of the Dark Kingdom, Queen Beryl, also sends minions to the town where Usagi lives to obtain the Illusionary Silver Crystal, which has immense power. This causes strange events to unfold….

Can Sailor Moon really find the Illusionary Silver Crystal with the other Sailor guardians, and protect the princess…!?

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