Coming out pretty much a month after the first release, Pony Canyon USA has set the details for the May 10th, 2015 release of Denki-Gai with its second of three box sets. The release has an MSRP of $89.98 and a retail price of $71.98 for the four episodes that will be on the disc. You can see a sample of the cover art to the right. It’ll come with just the Japanese language track with English and Spanish subtitles and will include the DVD, BD and a CD release in one package. The breakdown of extras and first press materials include:
- Combo Box Set including Blu-ray, DVD and Special Character Song CD“DENKI SONGS2” performed by Sensei , Fu Girl , Tsumorin , Kantoku , Sommelier (includes Karaoke)
EXCLUSIVE BONUS MATERIALS & SPECIAL PACKAGE
- Exclusive Mega Tall size “DODEKA” Disc Case
- Double-sided cover illustrated by SIN-EI ANIMATION
- Deluxe 24-page Booklet ”Umanohone Magazine 3&4”
- 2 Collectible Wall Pin-up Pictures illustrated by Asato Mizu(Original Story)
- Double-sided Poster illustrated by SIN-EI ANIMATION
- Exclusive “PONYCAN US” Plastic Slipcase
The adaptation had Masafumi Sato directing the project at Shin-Ei Animation with Makoto Moriwaki as the supervising director while Kazuyuki Fudemasu will be handled the series composition. Yurie Koniyuki did the character design and served as animation director.
The series stars Natsumi Takamori as Hiotan, Minami Tsuda as Sensei, Ayana Taketatsu as Fu Girl (previously played by Mako), Mai Aizawa as Kameki, Yu Kobayashi as G Men, Satomi Satou as Tsumorin, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Kantoku, Takahiro Tomita as Sommelier (previously played by Tomokazu Sugita) and Ryota Ohsaka as Umio.
The manga series began in Comic Flapper back in 2011 and it’s been picked up for North American release by Vertical. It’s currently at seven volumes and it had a drama CD produced for it last year as well. The anime adaptation doesn’t ha
Plot concept: A blush-inducing, coming-of-age comedy about manga-loving book store employees! The unique cast of characters — all hard-core manga fans and maniacs of some sort – work at the “Uma no Hone” comic shop. On a daily basis, they display new releases, shrink-wrap comics, shudder at their lack of feminine qualities, question their love for porn literature, and basically have fun while working hard. Girls and guys call each other by nicknames and some begin to develop close relationships!
