The spring 2017 anime series Hinako Note is having its home video releases handled by Media Factory and they’ve set a bit of a shorter schedule overall for the show. With the second volume out in just under a month we now have a look at the very appealing cover design and packaging artwork for the it. The twelve episode series is getting a four-volume release that began on July 26th, 2017. The DVDs are priced at 9,000 yen each while the Blu-ray’s are priced at 10,000 yen each. Check the full schedule below!
The series set Takeo Takahashi as the chief director working with Toru Kitahata as the hands-on director. They worked from Tatsuhiko Urahata’s scripts and character designs by Kazuyuki Ueda, who also served as the chief animation director. The series was produced by studio Passione.
The Japanese cast includes M.A.O as Hinako Sakuragi, Miyu Tomita as Kuina Natsukawa, Yui Ogura as Mayuki Hiiragi, Hisako Tojo as Chiaki Ogino, Marika Kouno as Yuna Nakajima and Yuri Yoshida as Ruriko Kuroyanagi.
The series comes from creator Mitsuki as part of the Comic Cune magazine where the four-panel slice of life series began back in August 2014 and looks to be doing yearly collected releases.
Plot concept: Hinako is a shy little girl whom animals are instinctively drawn to. Because of this, Hinako works as a scarecrow to keep said animals away from the crops in her neighbor’s fields. Thus the tale of the scarecrow girl begins!
Volume | Date | Extras |
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1 | 07/26/17 | Booklet, Character Song CD, Cast Appearance, Audio Commentary, Clean Opening |
2 | 08/23/17 | Booklet, Character Song CD, Cast Appearance, Audio Commentary, Clean Ending |
3 | 09/27/17 | Booklet, Character Song CD, Cast Appearance, Audio Commentary, Promo & Commercial Collection |
4 | 10/25/17 | Booklet, Original Soundtrack, Eye-Catch Card Collection, Cast Appearance, Audio Commentary |
[Source: Hinako Note]