The spring 2017 anime series Alice & Zouroku is having its home video plans handled by Bandai Visual and they’ve set another interesting release for the project. While we’ve got just over a month until the first box set arrives we’ve got a look at the really appealing packaging design being put together that will stand out nicely. The show is getting a six-volume release as well as two half-season box sets, all of which are Blu-ray only and will have optional English subtitles. The box sets are priced at 19,000 yen and 20,000 yen respectively while the first five singles are priced at 6,000 yen while the sixth is priced at 7,000 yen. The first episode of the series was 48 minutes so the final disc has three episodes instead of just two.
The series is directed by Katsushi Sakurabi based on the series composition by Fumihiko Takayama. Character designs are handled by Kazunori Iwakura with JC Staff producing the animation.
The Japanese cast includes Hitomi Ohwada as Sana Kashimura, Akio Ootsuka as Zouroku Kashimura, Aki Toyosaki as Sanae Kashimura, Natsumi Fujiwara as Asahi Hinagiri, Akari Kito as Yonaga Hinagiri, Ami Koshimizu as Shizuku Ichijou, Houchuu Ootsuka as Ryuu Naitou, Yuuki Hirose as Noriko Yamada, Mamiko Noto as Miriam C Tachibana, Masaya Matsukaze as Kouichi Kitou and Shuu Uchida as Cleo.
The manga was created by Tetsuya Imai as part of the Tokuma Shoten magazine and saw print compilation back in early 2013 and it currently has seven volumes out so far. Imai’s previous works were with two Kodansha series with Bokura no Yoake and Hacks!
The opening theme song is “Wonder Drive” by ORESAMA while the ending theme song is “Chant (kotringo edition)” by toi toy toi.
Plot concept: The story centers on a little girl called Sana, who is one of the children that holds the power of “Alice’s Dream,” an ability that enables her to materialize anything she imagines. After escaping a lab where she was a test subject, Sana ends up in a normal world where she encounters an old man named Zouroku, but will he help her?
Volume | Date | Extras |
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1 | 07/28/17 | Booklet, Audio Commentary, Promos, Commercials, Clean Opening, Clean Closing |
2 | 08/29/17 | Booklet, Audio Commentary |
3 | 09/27/17 | Booklet, Audio Commentary |
4 | 10/27/17 | Booklet, Audio Commentary |
5 | 11/24/17 | Booklet, Audio Commentary |
6 | 12/22/17 | Booklet, Audio Commentary |
Box 1 | 07/28/17 | Booklet, Audio Commentary, Promos, Commercials, Clean Opening, Clean Closing, Drama CD |
Box 2 | 10/27/17 | Booklet, Audio Commentary, Promos, Commercials, Drama CD |