The fall 2019 original anime series Tokunana got a pickup by Funimation under the name Special 7: Special Crime Investigation Unit. On the Japanese side, Kadokawa has set the home video release schedule for the series with a four-volume release that begins on December 25th, 2019 and we now have a look at the packaging and style that will define the run. The first volume is priced at 4,000 and 4,500 yen on DVD and Blu-ray respectively while remaining volumes are priced at 7,500 yen and 8,000 yen respectively. Check the full schedule below!.
The series has Takayuki Kuriyama as the chief director and Harume Kosaka as the director working from the scripts by Yuichiro Higashide. Hiroya Iijima adapted Nanane Chrono’s original character designs.
The Japanese cast includes Hiro Shimono as Seiji “Rookie” Nanatsuki, Kenjiro Tsuda as Shiori “Charisma” Ichinose, Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Kujaku “Analyzer” Nijō, Yuko Kaida as Akane “Samurai” Shikisai, Ari Ozawa as Bellemer “Ninja” Cinq, Kenji Nomura as Rokusuke “Sniper” Endō, Toshiyuki Morikawa as Sakon Zeroemon “Boss” Kiryūin, Hiroaki Hirata as Warlock, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Mysterious Man, and Nobunaga Shimazaki as Black Pearl.
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Plot Concept: Set in a different Tokyo on a different world than ours, the story follows Tokunana, a unit of assembled misfits in the Metropolitan Police Department. Tokunana battles against “Nine” — an organization committing crimes in their zealous worship of the dragons that once roamed the world.
Volume | Date | Extras |
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1 | 12/25/19 | Booklet |
2 | 01/24/20 | Booklet, OVA, Clean Opening, Clean Closing |
3 | 02/26/20 | Booklet, Character Song CD |
4 | 03/25/20 | Booklet, Character Song CD |
[Source: Keishichou Tokumubu Tokushu Kyouakuhan Taisakushitsu Dainanaka: Tokunana]