The winter 2016 anime series Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm has its home video release plans set previously with all of them being limited edition releases. With the third volume out next week, the cover artwork for the fourth volume that lands on June 22nd has arrived as well as the extras. The twelve episode series is getting a six-volume release that began on March 18th, 2016. The DVDs are priced at 6,800 yen while the Blu-ray’s are at 7,800 yen. Check out the chart below for details!
The series was directed by Fumitoshi Oizaki based on series composition by Reiko Yoshida. It was animated by Gonzo with Mami Kawada singing the opening theme song, Contrail ~Kiseki~, while Ray performed the ending theme a-gain.
The cast includes Misato Fukuen as Asuka Kurashina, Azumi Asakura as Misaki Tobisawa, Nozomi Yamamoto as Mashiro Arisaka, Madoka Yonezawa as Rika Ichinose, Naomi Wakabayashi as Madoka Aoyagi, Kondou Takayuki as Shion Aoyagi, Risa Taneda as Reiko Satouin, Kazuyuki Okitsu as Kazunari Shindou, Ryota Osaka as Masaya Hinata, Yuko Gibu as Minori Hosaka and Megumi Ogata as Aoi Kagami.
The sprite/fairys side has had one anime adaptation before of note with Love, Election and Chocolate, which was licensed and released in North America by Sentai Filmworks.
Plot concept: The story is set in an archipelago of four islands far south of Japan or even the South Seas. It is all but a different world from modern Japan. From the discovery of anti-gravitons came the dream invention of anti-graviton shoes (“grash”) that let people fly the skies. They introduce people to a new realm by enabling flight with just one’s own body strength, without feathers or engines. This led to the rise of the sport of “Flying Circus” (dogfight race).
The protagonist who once hoped for a future in this sport suffered a setback due to an overwhelming defeat, and withdrew from the sport for this and some other reason. However, he met the transfer student Haruka Kurashina, and in teaching her to fly the skies, the old passion returned. He takes part in the Flying Circus again.
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03/18/16 | Original Soundtrack, Audio Commentary, Booklet, Clean Opening, Clean Closing |
| 2 | 04/20/16 | Original Soundtrack 2 Audio Commentary, Clean Ending, Booklet |
| 3 | 05/25/16 | Drama CD 1, Audio Commentary, Booklet |
| 4 | 06/22/16 | Drama CD 2, Audio Commentary, Booklet |
| 5 | 07/20/16 | CD, Audio Commentary, Booklet |
| 6 | 08/24/16 | CD, Audio Commentary, Booklet |
[Source: Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm]
