Per PR:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HIDIVE PROUDLY PRESENTS INDIE ANIME DIRECTOR PIERRE ITO’S OVA COLLECTION
We have a treat for all you HIDIVE viewers out there. We’re giving you a triple dose of indie anime courtesy of director Pierre Ito, so keep the following schedule in mind:
- Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 18:00 UTC - Period of the MOUSEMAN
- Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 18:00 UTC - Kenda Master Ken
- Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 18:00 UTC - World, Before You End
Our fellow indie anime fans over at Sentai have this to say about the series:
Kenda Master Ken
“Kenda Master Ken chronicles the exploits of Ken Tamaki as he battles rivals using kendama, a traditional Japanese skill toy. The original version of the film starred Takeshi Maeda (Hunter x Hunter) as Ken Tamaki, Maya Okamoto (Burn Up Excess) as Saori and Misato (Date A Live) as Tamako.”
Period of the MOUSEMAN
“In Period of the Mouseman, a young man grapples with his transformation into a cyborg modeled after a mouse. Ito previously produced over 70 Mouseman anime shorts, acting as director, storyboarder and character designer. The original version of the film starred Yoshimasa Hosoya (Attack on Titan) as the Mouseman.”
World, Before You End
“In apocalyptic World, Before You End, two people separated by time and space must unravel their tangled history before the world comes to an end. The original version of the film starred Shuta Morishima (WataMote: No Matter How I Look At It, It’s You Guys’ Fault I’m Unpopular!) as Rui and Akiko Nakagawa (Inuyasha) as Michiru.”
Territory List
- North America (US, CA, MX, GU, PR, AS, MP, VI)
- The United Kingdom (GB, AI, SH, BM, AQ, IO, VG, KY, FK, GI, MS, PN, TC, GS)
- Ireland (IE)
- Australia (AU)
- New Zealand (NZ)
- South Africa (ZA)
- Scandinavia (FI, SE, NO, DK, IS, GL, SJ, FO)
- Netherlands (NL, AW, BQ, CW, SX)
- Spain (ES)
- Portugal (PT)
- Central and South America (BZ, CR, SV, GT, HN, NI, PA, AR, BO, BR, CL, CO, EC, GF, GY, PY, PE, GS, SR, UY, VE)