To celebrate the 35th-anniversary of the original series and the 25th-anniversary of the TV series, TC Entertainment is bringing out two box sets for the Kobo-chan property and with the second set coming up in a couple of weeks we now have a look at the cover for it. They’re set to land on May 25th and June 29th, 2018 respectively and will be done with a newly created HD negative source. Each set is priced at 20,000 yen.
Originally airing from 1992 to 1994, the series was directed by Hiromitsu Morita based on the series composition by Nobura Shiroyama from the original manga by Masashi Ueda. Jouji Yanase handled the character designs and animation was produced by Eiken. Crunchyroll previously streamed the series.
The Japanese cast includes Chafurin as Takeo Ōmori, Chika Sakamoto as Futoshi, Hinako Kanamaru as Hiroko, Hiroko Emori as teacher, Ikue Ōtani as Kobo Tabata, Issei Futamata as Kōji Tabata, Kazue Ikura as Shigeru, and Kōhei Miyauchi as Iwao Yamakawa.
Plot Concept: Kobo Tabata lives in a typical Japanese family. His father is a normal salary-man, his mother’s a typical housewife, his grandparents (from his mother’s side) help to take care of the family and it’s pets, and his uncle’s a slightly obese high school teacher. Still, they manage to find odd situations that sometimes arise due to Kobo’s growing up process or simply because of their own habits and misunderstandings.
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05/25/18 | |
| 2 | 06/29/18 |
[Source: Kobo-chan]
