The summer 2017 anime series Altair: A Record of Battles is having Aniplex Japan handling its home video releases and they’ve set a pretty tight release for it. With the second volume coming up in just a bit over a month we now have a look at that release with its cover design and the expectation to get the full packaging look for it later on. The two-cour series clocks in at twenty-four episodes and is getting four box sets brought out for it. The first and third DVD sets are priced at 16,500 yen with six episodes each while the second is priced at 17,500 yen with seven episodes and the fourth set at 15,500 yen with five episodes. The first and third Blu-ray sets are priced at 18,500 yen with six episodes each while the second is priced at 19,500 yen with seven episodes and the fourth set at 17,500 yen with five episodes.
The adaptation has Kazuhiro Furuhashi directing based on the series composition by Noboru Takagi. Toshiyuki Kanno is handling the character designs with it being animated at MAPPA.
The Japanese cast includes Ayumu Murase as Mahmut, Makoto Furukawa as Zaganos, KENN as Kyros, Katsuyuki Konishi as Sleiman, Kenjiro Tsuda as Rui, Kenichi Ogata as Khalil, Junichi Suwabe as Abiriga, Takaya Satou as Ibrahim, Yoko Hikasa as Shara, Kazuya Nakai as Balaban, Kouki Uchiyama as Bayezit, Ai Kayano as Ayşe, Nobunaga Shimazaki as Orhan and Nobuhiko Okamoto as Ishmael.
The original work comes from Kotono Kato and began in Monthly Shonen Sirius back in 2007 with over eighteen volumes out so far.
Plot Concept: Mahmut is a young Pasha serving on the general’s council of Turkey. The clouds of war are gathering over his country. With Turkey’s council split between the warmongers and the pacifists, Mahmut begins his quest to keep the peace at any cost. As he finds himself deeper and deeper in the politics of the ancient world, new enemies and allies surface. Who will prevail? What will Mahmut do if war proves to be inevitable?
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10/25/17 | Booklet, Soundtrack CD, Drama CD |
| 2 | 12/27/17 | |
| 3 | 02/28/18 | |
| 4 | 04/25/18 |
[Source: Altair]
