Pony Canyon is handling the home video side of the release of third season of Rin-Ne in Japan with it getting a DVD-only release, something that continues to be a bit of a surprise. With the first set out recently we do have some artwork for it but it’s only of the tiny variety and retailers aren’t updating with it yet, sadly. Interestingly, the first season was done as eight singles whereas this one is being done up as two box sets for its run. The show is priced at 17,280 yen for each sets with the first landing on September 20th, 2017 and the second on December 20th, 2017.
Sentai Filmworks has picked up the North American license for this series.
The show is set to be directed by Seiki Sugawara at Brains Base with the eternally busy Michiko Yokote handling the scripts for the series. The series stars Kaito Ishikawa as Rinne Rokudo, Marina Inoue as Sakura Mamiya, Hitomi Nabatame as Rokumon, Satsuki Yukino as Tamako, Kappei Yamaguchi as Sabato Rokudo, Ryohei Kimura as Tsubasa Jūmonji, Tetsuya Kakihara as Masato, Sora Tokui as Miho, Aya Suzaki as Rika and Tesshô Genda as Narrator.
Rumiko Takahashi’s works have spawned some long running shows over the years, from Urusei Yatsura to Ranma 1/2 as well as Maison Ikkoku and Inu Yasha. Add in a number of OVAs over the years, most of which are long out of print in North America, and it’s easy to see why they’ll animate what she produces once there’s more than enough content to work with. The manga series, which is released in North America by Viz as Rin-ne, began in 2009 and has twenty-two volumes released there to date. Viz Media has released the 17th volume of the series last month in North America.
Season 3:
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| Box 1 | 09/20/17 | |
| Box 2 | 12/20/17 |
Season 2:
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| Box 1 | 09/21/16 | |
| Box 2 | 12/21/16 |
Season 1:
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07/15/15 | Clean Opening, Clean Closing |
| 2 | 08/19/15 | Clean Closing |
| 3 | 09/16/15 | Clean Opening, Clean Closing |
| 4 | 10/21/15 | Clean Closing |
| 5 | 11/18/15 | Clean Opening, Clean Closing |
| 6 | 12/16/15 | |
| 7 | 01/20/16 | |
| 8 | 02/17/16 |
Plot Concept: As a child Sakura Mamiya mysteriously disappeared in the woods behind her grandma’s home. She returned whole and healthy, but since then she has had the power to see ghosts. Now a teenager, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone! At school, the desk next to Sakura’s has been empty since the start of the school year, then one day her always-absent classmate shows up, and he’s far more than what he seems!
[Source: Kyoukai no Rinne]
