With a North American release from Sentai Filmworks set for August, it looks like UK fans won’t have to wait long for a local release. Universal Pictures has confirmed an August 28th, 2017 debut for the complete Bakuon collection. The show is being done as separate DVD and Blu-ray releases with a basic kind of collector’s edition with pricing to be revealed soon.
The series was directed by Junji Nishimura working from the series composition by Kurasumi Sunayama while Isao Sugimoto handled the designs. TMS Entertainment is behind the animation.
The Japanese cast includes Reina Ueda as Hane Sakura, Nao Toyama as Rin Suzunoki, Yumi Uchiyama as Onsa Amano and Rikako Yamaguchi as Hijiri Minowa. The supporting cast includes Unshou Ishizuka as Hayakawa, Yōko Hikasa as Tazuko, Shinichiro Miki as Rin’s father, Mitsuo Iwata as Onsa’s father, Kazusa Aranami as Saruyama-sensei and Azusa Tadokoro as Yume Sakura.
The four main actors will also be performing the ending theme song together for the series, which will be called Buon, buon, Ride On!. The opening theme has now been revealed with Sayaka Sasaki performing the song FEELXALIVE.
The seventh volume of the manga series landed on March 18th, 2016 and had a limited edition bundle with the OVA. The series comes from Mimama Orimoto and was launched back in 2011. The manga is not Orimoto’s first as they have several short form books out there over the years prior of varied types, but all playing within familiar tropes.
Plot Concept: The story revolves around high school girls who discover the appeal of motorcycles. Hane Sakura is a high school student who looks a little bit like an airhead. On the way to her all-female high school one day, she is worn-out climbing a hilly road with a bicycle, but she sees a girl named Onsa Amano who is riding a motorcycle. Hane immediately becomes interested in motorcycles, and she and Onsa join the motorcycle club at the school. Then, Sakura sets out to get her license.
[Source: Bakuon]
