Discotek Media has made a new license rescue announcement with the pickup of DearS, a thirteen episode series and OVA originally broadcast in 2004 and released as four single volumes in 2005 by Geneon Entertainment. The series is based off of the manga by Peach-Pit which saw release in North America through TOKYOPOP for the eight volumes it ran. The anime adaptation was produced by studio Daume. Discotek Media is planning a complete collection release for May 27th, 2014 that will contain the dub that Geneon created as well as the original Japanese language track with subtitles.
Plot concept: One year ago, an alien spacecraft crashed into Tokyo Bay, leaving the entire crew stranded on Earth with no means of returning home. In no time, the aliens are granted Japanese citizenship and begin participating in a home-stay program with the local people in order to learn all about human culture. When one DearS goes astray and wanders into the life of an ordinary high school student named Takeya, the adventure begins and this DearS is about to learn things they don’t teach you in school!