Air (anime)

Air is an anime adapted from the game by Key. It was animated by Kyoto Animation.

History
On November 17, 2004, a teaser DVD called "Air Prelude" was released which had interviews with cast, a clean opening and ending sequences and footage of the anime itself. It was limited edition, with only 20 000 copies printed. The anime is animated by Kyoto Animation, directed by Tatsuya Ishihara, written by Fumihiko Shimo and character designs by Tomoe Aratani, based on the original designs by Itaru Hinoue, who illustrated the visual novel. Twelve episodes were produced, along with a recap episode which summarises Misuzu's arc. A two part special, titled Air in Summer, was also released.

Re-release and Blu-ray
On March 31, 2005, a DVD was released titled "Air Memories" which contained commercials, staff commentaries, and clean ending sequences from Episode Twelve and Thirteen. Air was one of the first anime series to be released on Blu-ray, released on December 22, 2006. A new version of the Blu-ray was released on November 28, 2008 in Japan.

Episodes
==Air in Summer[edit] ==

English dubbing
On April 27, 2007, ADV Films announced that they had bought the license for the anime series and the movie adaptation of Air. The episodes were released on four DVDs throughout North America, that included the twelve main episodes and Air in Summer. In July 2008, the license was transferred to FUNimation, who released a three-disc series set of the anime, which did not include the recap episode.

Korean dubbing
In South Korea, the series was broadcasted in the Korean language by AniMax. Details remain unknown.