Media Factory previously revealed the details for the winter 2016 anime series BBK/BRNK with its home video release and then set a very different approach for the second season that finished up this past fall. Whereas the first season was done as four sets of three episodes for the twelve episode run, the second season is being done as a singular box set. Originally scheduled for a February 24th, 2016 release, it’s now been bumped to a March 24th, 2017 release date. The DVD set will be priced at 22,000 yen while the Blu-ray box set is priced at 25,000 yen and everything else remains the same.
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.
| Season 2 | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| Box Set | 02/24/17 | Booklet, Clean Opening, Clean Closing, Commercial Collection, Promo Collection |
| Season 1 | 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)]
