The summer 2016 anime adaptation of The Morose Mononokean has its home video release plans being handled by Tokuma Japan and they recently set a box set release for the project. After bringing it out across six volumes in 2016 and 2017 a new box set with a CD is set for February 21st, 2018 and we now have a look at the overall packaging design for it. It’ll be priced at 19,440 yen and will include a 12p booklet, an 86p booklet, an art card book as the pack-in extras. The CDs have a soundtrack and a character song collection.
The series has Akira Iwanaga directing it based on the series composition by Takao Yoshioka. Pierrot Plus produced the animation for it.
The cast includes Yuki Kaji as Hanae Ashiya, Tomoaki Maeno as Haruitsuki Abeno, Ayahi Takagaki as Zenko Fujiwara, Ikue Ootani as Yahiko, Yoko Hikasa as Koura, Chinami Hashimoto as Shizuku, Junichi Suwabe as Rippou, Fumihiko Tachiki as Boss Gigigi, Kazuya Ichijo as Mitsuchigura, Masaki Terasoma as Manjirou, Kishou Taniyama as Joumatsu, Saori Oonishi as Anmo Hime, Nobuo Tobita as Nobou, Tomomichi Nishimura as Okina and Kotono Mitsuishi as Tomori.
The opening theme song comes from The Super Ball with “Tomodachi Meter” while Tomoaki Maeno and Yuuki Kaji will be performing the ending theme song for it with “Tobira no Muko” in-character.
The original series comes from Kiri Wazawa which began back in 2013 and has five volumes to its name so far. The manga has been getting a simulpub from Crunchyroll since last summer as The Morose Mononokean.
Plot concept: Ashiya has spent the first seven days of high school stuck in the infirmary because of a youkai attaching itself to him. He ends up asking the owner of a small tea room called the “Mononokean” for help. This is a tale involving the very morose owner of Mononokean guiding the youkai that happened to wander into this world go to the next world.
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| Box Set | 02/21/18 | Clean opening, clean closing |
| 1 | 09/07/16 | Clean opening, clean closing |
| 2 | 10/05/16 | Screening video |
| 3 | 11/02/16 | Cast video |
| 4 | 12/07/16 | Cast video |
| 5 | 01/11/17 | Audio commentary, Original Soundtrack 1 |
| 6 | 02/08/17 | Original Soundtrack 2 |
[Source: Fukigen na Mononokean]
