Lucky Penny Entertainment has laid out its plans for their previous acquisition of the Hyakko anime series by setting its release for April 2nd, 2013. The DVD set will include the entire 13-episode television series, in a single DVD keepcase, with Japanese audio, English subtitles and on-screen translations, and on-disc video extras.
The slice-of-life comedy manga comes from Haruaki Katoh which began back in 2007 and is published by Flex Comix. Nippon Animation handled the animation production for the series and brought on board Aya Hirano (“Haruhi Suzumiya,” “Lucy” in Fairy Tail), Fumiko Orikasa (“Rukia” in Bleach), Michiko Neya (“Riza Hawkeye” in Fullmetal Alchemist), and Yurika Ochiai (“Keiko” in Uta~Kata). It aired during Fall 2008 on TV Tokyo and was simulcast outside of Japan by Crunchyroll.
Plot Concept: Ever have a crazy best friend? The kind who jumps out of windows, makes robot clones of herself, and (accidentally) punches teachers in the gut?
Torako does all these things and more. She’s a force of nature, and thanks to her, nothing at Kamizono Academy ever goes quite as planned. Looking for the right classroom turns into a comical case of breaking and entering. Sketching fellow students in art class turns into a racy photo shoot. No one can predict what Torako will do next, but wherever she and her friends go, laughter is sure to follow.
HYAKKO Complete TV Series
- Format: DVD (Litebox)
- Pre-Book: 3/5/2013
- Street Date: 4/2/2013
- Runtime: 325 minutes
- Genre: Comedy
- Suggested Rating: 15+
Audio: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Subtitles: English subtitles and English on-screen translations
Video: 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen, Color
SRP: $39.99
Discs/Set: 3
Features:
Clean opening and ending, clean opening and ending (initial broadcast version), liner notes, and original U.S. trailer.
