Anime Limited has definitely had some problems in getting the Prison School series out in the UK market with a few missed dates and a removal from listings for a bit while dealing with packaging and more. We saw back in February that the DVD side of the combo package was released and now things are firming up for the Blu-ray only release. In late April, their store listed it, which is usually a sign of confidence, with a May 29th, 2017 release date. That’s now been bumped back a bit as the latest newswire from the distributor has set a June 12th, 2017 release due to the lenticular aspect of the packaging didn’t go as smoothly as they had hoped and they’re giving themselves a bit of breathing room to ensure that it’s right. Additionally, it’s now fully confirmed that the BFC rating is 18+ with it being uncut.
“Presented in collectors packaging with a slipcase featuring a lenticular image of USC Vice President Meiko. This release also includes a 44 page booklet with artwork from the show and an interview with the director Tsutomo Mizushima.”
On-disc extras include the Episode Commentaries for episode 1 & 11, Episode 12 Video Commentary, Textless Opening & Ending songs, and Commercials.
Check out our review of the North American release.
The TV series was directed by Tsutomu Mizushima and was based on the scripts from Michiko Yokote and character designs by Junichiro Taniguchi, who is also served as the chief animation director. It was animated by JC Staff.
Originally starting in 2011, Akira Hiramoto’s Kangoku Gakuen has twenty-five volumes published so far. The series is doing fairly well in Japan with over four million copies in print so far and the authors previous works, Ago Nashi Gen to Ore Monogatari and Yarisugi Companion to Atashi Monogatari have had adaptations in the last few years in the realm of mobile animation and live action film.
The Japanese cast for the series includes Hiroshi Kamiya asKyosh, Katsuyuki Konishi as Gakuto, Kenichi Suzumura as Shingo, Daisuke Namikawa as Joe, Kazuyuki Okitsu as Reiji “Andre” Andō, Sayaka Ohara as Mari, Shizuka Itou as Meiko, Kana Hanazawa as Hana, Keiji Fujiwara as Chairman Kurihara, Chinami Hashimoto as Chiyo Kurihara and You Taichi as Anzu Yokoyama.
The English cast includes Austin Tindle as Kiyoshi, Eric Vale as Gakuto, Sonny Strait as Andre, Chris Bevins as Joe, Clifford Chapin as Shingo, Tia Ballard as Mari, Whitney Rodgers as Meiko, Alexis Tipton as Hana, Kristen McGuire as Chiyo and Smokey DeLange as Chairman.
The manga is licensed in North America by Yen Press.
Plot concept: Hachimitsu Academy, known for its strict academic standards and even stricter school code, is making a giant change this year. In the first time in school history, they are allowing boys to be admitted. As Fujino Kiyoshi starts his first day at Hachimitsu Academy he is shocked to find out that there are only 4 other guys in the entire school, making the ratio of girls to boys 200:1. And to their dismay, not one of the thousand girls will talk to them or even acknowledge them. But Kiyoshi and the guys are about to find out about the shadow student council that has been threatening the female students about interacting with male students.
