Second Japanese ‘Starmyu’ Anime DVD/BD Cover Art Arrives

The fall 2015 anime series High School Star Musical, which is mostly referenced as Starmyu, has a just about a week to go before it marks its home video debut. Ahead of that though, NBC Universal Japan has revealed the next piece of artwork for the series with a look at the cover artwork for the January 27th, 2016 volume coming out. The series is getting a six-volume release with two episodes per volume beginning on December 23rd, 2016. Both formats are listed as limited editions with the DVDs priced at 6,500 yen while the Blu-ray releases are at 7,000 yen. The details of the releases are minimal so far though it looks like each limited edition will come with a CD of some sort as well as a booklet.

The project is from an original plan by Rin Hinata and will be animated at C-Station. Shunsuke Tada is directing the project based on scripts by Sayaka Harara and character designs by Asami Watanabe.

The previously announced cast so far includes Natsuki Hanae as Yuuta Hoshiya,Kensho Ono as Tooru Nayuki, Arthur Lounsbery as Kaito Tsukikage, Yoshimasa Hosoya as Shou Taigeiji, Tomoaki Maeno as Yuu Kuga, Junichi Suwabe as Itsuki Ootori, Daisuke Hirakawa as Tsubasa Hiiragi, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Rui Tatsumi, Yūma Uchida as Eigo Sawatari, Kazuyuki Okitsu as Seishirō Inumine, KENN as Izumi Toraishi, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Akira Ugawa, Showtaro Morikubo as Kyōji Akatsuki, Kousuke Toriumi as Christian Leon Yuzuriha, Wataru Hatano as Sakuya Sazanami and Takehito Koyasu as Haruto Tsukigami.

Plot concept: The story involves a group of high school students at Ayana Academy, a school with music as its main focus. A trio of students are called Hanasakura-kai, designating the most talented from the music department. To get in, individuals must enter through a Star Frame class. The series tells the story of Yuuta Hoshiya*, Tooru Nayuki, Kaito Tsukikage, Shou Tengeiji, and Shuu Kuga as they aim for a position in the musical department after being spotted by Ootori, one of the Hanasakura-kai members.

[Source: High School Star Musical]

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