Aniplex Japan has set their home video release plans for the Kiznaiver series and it’s one where they have all the dates ready right out of the gate. The twelve episode series is getting a six-volume release that begins on June 8th, 2016. Both formats are listed as limited editions with the DVDs listed at 5,500 yen each and the Blu-ray’s at 6,500 yen each. Check out the chart below for dates and known extras as of this writing!
The series was directed by Hiroshi Kobayashi based on the scripts and series composition from Mari Okada. The original character designs come from Shirow Miwa with Mai Yoneyama handling the adaptations.
The Studio Trigger series cast includes Yuki Kaji as Katsuhira Agata, Hibiku Yamamura as Noriko Sonozaki, Yuka Terasaki as Chidori Takashiro, Tomoaki Maeno as Hajime Tenga, Misaki Kuno as Nico Niyama, Nobunaga Shimazaki as Tsuguhito Yuta, Rina Satou as Honoka Maki and Kōtarō Nishiyama as Yoshiharu Hisomu.
Plot concept: The anime’s setting is a fictional Japanese city named Sugomori City. One day, Noriko Sonosaki tells her classmate Katsuhira Agata, “You have been selected to be a Kiznaiver.” The Kizuna System, which allows Katsuhira to share his wounds, connects him to the classmates whose lives and personalities completely differ from his. The Kizuna System is an incomplete system for the implementation of world peace that connects people through wounds. All those who are connected to this system are called Kiznaivers. When one Kiznaiver is wounded, the system divides and transmits the wound among the other Kiznaivers. Sugomori City is built on reclaimed land. But as the years go by, the city’s population is decreasing. The story is set in this town where Katsuhira and the others live.
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08/08/16 | Director’s Cut Edition, Web Previews, Drama CD, Booklet |
| 2 | 07/08/16 | Original Soundtrack 1, Web Previews, Booklet |
| 3 | 08/03/16 | Cast Roundtable DVD, Web Previews, Booklet |
| 4 | 09/07/16 | Original Soundtrack 2, Web Previews, Booklet |
| 5 | 10/05/16 | Cast Roundtable DVD, Web Previews, Booklet |
| 6 | 11/02/16 | Drama CD, Web Previews, Clean Opening, Clean Closing, Booklet, Whole Series Box |
[Source: Kiznaiver]
