The fall 2017 anime series Juuni Taisen is having its home video releases handled by Avex Pictures and they’ve set a standard release pattern for it. We’ve got just about three weeks until the fourth volume is set to arrive but now we have a really good look at the two main covers for it. The twelve episode series is getting a six-volume release where the DVDs are priced at 5,800 yen and the Blu-ray’s at 6,800 yen when they began on December 27th, 2017. They’re all listed as standard editions and the full schedule is below!
The novel from writer NisiOisin and artist Hikaru Nakamura is a prequel to the Oogiri work and it came out in 2015. Naoto Hosoda will be directing it based on the series composition by Sadayuki Murai. Chikashi Kadekaru is handling the character designs for it and Graphicina will be handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes Nobuhiko Okamoto as Usagi, Shun Horie as Nezumi, Yuuichirou Umehara as Ushii, Hiromi Igarashi as Tora, Takuya Eguchi as Tatsumi (Elder Brother), Kousuke Toriumi as Tatsumi (Younger Brother), Hikaru Midorikawa as Uuma, Cho as Hitsuji, Saori Hayami as Sharyu, Ayane Sakura as Niwatori, Tomohiro Nishimura as Dotsuku, and Yoko Hikasa as Inou no Shishi.
Plot Concept: The 12th Twelve Tournament gets held every twelve years. Twelve brave, strange warriors who bear the names of the signs of the zodiac fight each other for the lives and souls.The victor of this tournament gets to have one wish granted, whatever the wish may be.
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12/27/17 | Booklet, Clean Opening, Clean Closing, Cast Video |
| 2 | 01/31/18 | Booklet, Cast Video |
| 3 | 02/28/18 | Booklet, Cast Video |
| 4 | 03/28/18 | Booklet, Cast Video |
| 5 | 04/25/18 | Booklet, Cast Video |
| 6 | 05/30/18 | Booklet, Cast Video |
[Source: Juni Taisen]
