The winter 2016 anime series Norn9 has gotten its home video marching orders and it’s definitely an interesting and welcome one. The twelve episode series is coming from NBC Universal Japan with a planned four volume release that begins on March 25th, 2016. Both formats are listed as limited editions with the Blu-ray’s priced at 9,000 yen and the DVDs at 8,500 yen. Each release will have a bonus CD of some kind and more details to be revealed closer to each release.
Originally announced in March 2014 as getting the green light, the project is from the game that came from Otomate which was released by Idea Factory back in 2013. The series was directed by Takao Abo with series composition by Natsuko Takahashi. Yukari Takeuchi served as chief animation director and character designer. It wasanimated at Kinema Citrus x Orange.
The cast for it includes Ayumi Fujimura as Koharu, Yuuki Kaji as Kakeru Yuiga, Hiro Shimono as Senri Ichinose, Takuya Satou as Masamune Toya, Ayahi Takagaki as Mikoto Kuga, Daisuke Ono as Natsuhiko Azuma, Mitsuki Saiga as Sakuya Nijo, Kouji Yusa as Itsuki Kagami, Asami Seto as Nanami Shiranui, Noriaki Sugiyama as Akito Syukuri, Tomokazu Sugita as Ron Muroboshi, Hiroyuki Yoshino as Heishi Otomaru, Atsushi Abe as Sorata Suzuhara, Mitsuhiro Ichiki as Setsu Takishima, Kenji Hamada as Shiro Yuiga and Nagi Yanagi as Aion.
Plot concept: The story takes place a little in the future. Guided by one particular song, young elementary school student Suzuhara Sorata, from the Heisei Era, is warped through a time skip to an unfamiliar place that looks much like the towns from the Meiji or Taishou period from his textbooks. In this world, he meets three young ladies and nine young men and joins them on a journey aboard the mysterious Norn ship, a giant globe that floats in midair.
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03/25/16 | Booklet |
| 2 | 04/27/16 | Booklet |
| 3 | 05/25/16 | Booklet |
| 4 | 06/29/16 | Booklet |
[Source: Norn9]
