Media Factory previously revealed the details for the winter 2016 anime series BBK/BRNK with its home video release and has now updated things a bit. While we’re just a couple of weeks or so away from the fourth and final release of the first cour, the cover artwork and packaging design for it has now been revealed and it’s pretty interesting and colorful. The twenty-four episode series is getting a split-cour run so what we have now are the solicitations for the first cour. The twelve episodes are getting a four-volume release that began on May 27th, 2016 and will be priced at 6,000 yen for the DVDs and 7,00 yen for the Blu-ray releases.
The TV series was directed by Daizen Komatsuda as his directorial debut. He worked with Jiro Ishii and Yukinori Kitajama’s scripts for the project while Yuuseuk Kozaki did the character designs.
The cast includes Yuusuke Kobayashi as Azuma Ikki, Ari Ozawa as Kogane Asabuki, Soma Saito as Hiiragi Nono, Shizuka Ishigami as Noa Oogi, Mikako Komatsu as Shizuru Taneomi, Megumi Han as Rioko Banryuu, Kenjirou Tsuda as Shuusaku Matoba, Yoko Hikasa as Zetsubi Ken, Subaru Kimura as Souya Arabashiri and Kazuyuki Okitsu as Akito Tsuwabuki.
Komatsuda’s an interesting choice to tackle it as he’s progressed through the ranks, doing a lot of key animation including all three of the Evangelion films where he also served as the assistant director. He’s done a lot of episode direction over the years but hasn’t tackled the primary chair before.
Plot concept: When Azuma Ikki returns to Japan after 10 years, he gets assaulted by a group of armed men and becomes their prisoner. Kogane Asabuki, a childhood friend, saves him with a weapon on her right hand known as Bubuki; a weapon with its own mind. Azuma Ikki, who is a Bubuki user himself, learns about the existence of Bubuki and goes on a journey alongside the companions he has found, in an attempt to find and revive Oumai, a Buranki (titan) who sleeps underground.
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/27/16 | 36 Page Booklet, Clean Opening, Clean Closing |
| 2 | 05/25/16 | 36 Page Booklet, Promotional Video, Author Talk |
| 3 | 06/24/16 | 36 Page Booklet, Promotional Video |
| 4 | 07/27/16 | 36 Page Booklet, Commercial Collection |
[Source: BBK/BRNK (Bubuki Buranki)]
