Pony Canyon announced at their panel at Anime Expo today that they would be bringing out the first volume of Etotama this year. The series will see its debut on October 10th, 2015. The first release looks like it has the basic on disc extras of just the clean opening and closing as well as the commercial collection for this DVD/BD combo release. In terms of packaging:
- Exclusive Mega Tall size “DODEKA” Disc Case
- Special CD Opengint theme song 「Retry ☆ rendezvous」& instrumental
- Double-sided cover illustrated by Koike Satoshi
- Deluxe booklet
- 2 Collectible Wall Pin-up Pictures illustrated by Akio Watanabe
- Exclusive “PONYCAN US” Plastic Slipcase
Check out the Japanese cover artwork below. The series is finishing its Japanese run on July 22nd, 2015 with its sixth volume.
The work comes from the manga of the same name that began in 2013 from Tooru Zekuu and Takashi Hoshi with artwork by Hiroma Hino. It’s being produced by Shirogumi Inc and Tablier communications, the series is directed by Fumitoshi Oizako and Takamitsu Hirakawa based on scripts by Deko Akao and character designs by Asami Takahashi and Satoshi Koike. The series is set to star Hiro Shimono as Takeru Tendo, Rie Murakawa as Nyaatan, Ai Ozawa as Umatan, Eriko Matsuki as Mootan, Yumiri Hanamori as Uritan, Yuka Aisaka as Usatan, Megumi Toda as Kitan and Mikoi Sasaki as Piyotan.
Plot concept: The anime’s story revolves around Nya-tan, the cat of Chinese astrology who wants to become a member of the Chinese zodiac. Nya-tan is simple and suffers from memory loss, and she tries various foolish ways to become a member. She meets Takeru Tendo, a high school student who lives alone in Akihabara, and becomes a freeloader at his house. Little by little, she gets closer to her goal.
[Source: PONYCAN USA ’15 panels]
