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MVM Will Release Blu-rays of After the Rain and Moribito on October 26

MVM has announced that it will release the following titles:

After the Rain (right) will be released on Blu-ray on October 26. MVM describes the story:

"Akira Tachibana, a high school student working part-time at a family restaurant, starts falling in love with the manager, a forty-five year old divorcee with a young son. Akira struggles to determine why she is falling for Masami, and whether or not to reveal her feelings to him."

On the same day, October 26, MVM will release a Blu-ray edition of Kenji Kamiyama's Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit (left), broadcast in 2007 and animated by Production I.G (MVM previously released a DVD edition of the series in 2011.) The company describes the story:

"Balsa, spear wielder and bodyguard, is a wandering warrior who has vowed to atone for eight deaths in her past by saving an equivalent number of lives. On her journey, she saves Prince Chagum and is tasked with becoming his bodyguard. His own father, the Mikado, has ordered his assassination. The two begin a perilous journey to ensure the survival of the prince. Balsa's complicated past begins to come to light and they uncover Chagum's mysterious connection to a legendary water spirit with the power to destroy the kingdom."

Real Girl (right) will be released as a Blu Ray Collector's Edition on November 16, including an artbook, art cards and a rigid art box. MVM describes the story:

"High school student Hikari Tsutsui is unpopular with classmates for his otaku behavior. One day, he was sentenced to pool cleaning duty for being late, and is paired with the beautiful but reputed troublemaker Iroha Igarashi. When Iroha asks if he would like to be in a relationship with her, Hikari agrees. However, there is a catch: Iroha is moving in six months, owing to her father's work; and transferring to another school as a result."

The Demon Girl Next Door (left) will be released on Blu-ray in January 2021. MVM describes the story:

"One day, Yuko Yoshida wakes up with horns and a tail and learns that she is the descendant of a dark clan that was cursed into poverty by the opposing light clan. In order to restore her clan's honour, Yuko is tasked with defeating the town's local magical girl, Momo Chiyoda."