Nozomi Acquires Rental Magica

Nozomi Entertainment has formally announced its acquisition of distribution rights to the 2007 supernatural adventure anime television series Rental Magica. The 24 episode series about a young boy that runs a commercial “magic-for-hire” service is based on a light novel series by author Makoto Sanda & illustrator pako.

The series will be released in two 12 episode subtitled DVD boxed sets beginning this fall. Each DVD will offer viewers the choice of watching the series in “broadcast order,” the sequence in which the episodes were aired on Japanese television and are are sequenced on the Japanese DVD release, or in chronological order. Each DVD collection will also include a 100+ page booklet of supplemental art and information.