Amagai Brilliant Park has kicked off its broadcast run in Japan and now Kadokawa is putting everything in place for the home video release. The twelve episode series is getting a six volume run plus a special volume afterwards, making it seven in total. The Blu-ray releases are priced at 7,533 yen each while the DVD releases are 6,453 yen each. According to the first bit of information revealed, each installment will come with a new mini theater bonus and a staff commentary. Additional extras are to be added along the way. The first volume comes with some pretty nice goods as there’s a reformed Sugoroku game, a guide and a sticker, which are obviously all themed around the park.
The anime adaptation comes from Kyoto Animation as it deals with the light novel by Shoji Gatoh. Yasuhiro Takemoto is directing the series, which marks a pretty good return in a way since he previously directed two Full Metal Panic series and recently worked on shows like Hyouka for Kyoto Animation.
The series stars Kouki Uchiyama as Seiya Kanie, Ai Kakuma as Isuzu Sento, Yukiyo Fujii as Latifah Fullanza, Shiori Mikami as Kobori, Ryoko Shiraishi as Macaron, Tomoyo Kurosawa as Sylphy, Ayako Kawasumi as Moffle, Yuka Aisaka as Muse, Minami Tsuda as Salama and Ai Nonaka as Tirami.
Plot concept: The story centers around a high school student Seiya Kanie. On a Sunday, a mysterious transfer student who carries a musket gun Isuzu Sento takes him to an old and deserted amusement park Amagi Brilliant Park in Amagi-city, which is located in the western part of Tokyo. He is told that if the park can’t attract 100,000 visitors in the next two weeks, it will be closed immediately. For some reason, Seiya has to save the park as an acting manage
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