The spring 2018 anime series Golden Kamuy is getting its home video releases handled by NBC Universal Japan and they’ve set a tight schedule for it. With the first two volumes of the first cour out we recently got the artwork for the third volume that was set to land on September 28th, 2018, just before the second cour gets underway. Now, the official site has updated to reveal a small delay as it’s been bumped to an October 6th, 2018. Both formats are listed as limited editions with the DVDs priced at 8,800 yen each and the Blu-ray’s at 9,800 yen each. Check the schedule below!
Hitoshi Nanba directed it based on the series composition by Noboru Takagi. Kenichi Ohnuki is handling the character design adaptation and Studio Geno handled the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes Chikahiro Kobayashi as Saichi Sugimoto, Haruka Shiraishi as Ashiriba, and Kentarou Itou as Yoshitake Shiraishi, Houchou Ootsuka as Tsurumi, Kenjirou Tsuda as Hyakunosuke Ogata, Yoshimasa Hosoya as Genjirou Tanigaki, Jouji Nakata as Toshizō Hijikata, Kenji Nomura as Tatsuuma Ushiyama, Akio Ohtsuka as Tetsuzo Nihei, Tomokaze Sugita as Yohei and Kohei Nikado, and Toshihiko Seki as Kazuo Henmi.
The opening theme song will be “Winding Road” performed by MAN WITH A MISSION while the ending theme “Hibana” is being done by THE SIXTH LIE.
The series has thirteen volumes to its name so far as serialized through Young Jump and it looks like most recent volumes in Japan have sold around the 200,000 range. Viz Media is releasing the series in English in North America.
Check out our review of the first volume of the manga.
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Plot Concept: In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto scratches out a meager existence during the postwar gold rush in the wilderness of Hokkaido. When he stumbles across a map to a fortune in hidden Ainu gold, he sets off on a treacherous quest to find it. But Sugimoto is not the only interested party, and everyone who knows about the gold will kill to possess it! Faced with the harsh conditions of the northern wilderness, ruthless criminals and rogue Japanese soldiers, Sugimoto will need all his skills and luck—and the help of an Ainu girl named Asirpa—to survive.
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07/27/18 | 32p Booklet, Sticker Sheet, Clean Opening, Clean Closing, Promos & Commercials |
| 2 | 08/29/18 | 32p Booklet, Sticker sheet |
| 3 | 10/06/18 | 32p Booklet, Sticker Sheet |
[Source: Golden Kamuy]
