The fall 2019 anime series Kemonomichi is getting its home video releases handled by Kadokawa and they’ve et a shortened release for it. The twelve-episode series is getting a three-volume run with separate DVD and Blu-ray releases that begin on January 24th, 2020. While that’s still just about a month away we now have our look at the packaging for the first volume as well as a sample look at the second volume! The DVD sets are priced at 11,000 yen each while the Blu-ray sets are priced at 13,000 yen each. Check out the full schedule below.
The series had Kazuya Miura directing based on the scripts from Touko Machida. Tomoka Noumi worked on the character designs with studio ENGI producing the animation.
The Japanese cast includes Katsuyuki Kinoshi as Genzo Shibata, Tetsu Inada as MAO, Tetsu Inada as MAO, Katsuyuki Konishi as Genzō Shibata/Kemona Mask, Arisa Sakuraba as Carmilla, Yuki Yagi as Hanako, Akira Sekine as Shigure, Rie Suegara as Hiroyuki, Hana Tamegai as Misha, Kenichiro Matsuda as Wolfgang Von Craftsman, and Taketora as Edgar.
The manga comes from Konosuba creator Natsume Akatsuki along with artists Mo-suke Mattaku and Yumeuta from Baka & Test. The series began in Shonen Ace back in 2016 and has four volumes out as of this year.
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Plot Concept: 3,2,1…RUMBLE! Genzo, Japan’s number one animal-loving pro-wrestler, gets transported to another world where magical beasts run rampant. In order to save the kingdom, the princess asks him to rid the world of the beasts, but he refuses and wants to save them instead! Genzo opens a pet shop for his new beast friends, but he gets too attached to them and is unable to sell them which leads to constant financial problems for his new shop! Join Genzo and his cute demi-human employees as they find loving homes for the many beasts of the kingdom!
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01/24/20 | Booklet, Soundtrack CD, Audio Commentary, Web Previews, Clean Opening |
| 2 | 02/26/20 | Booklet, Audio Commentary, Web Previews, Clean Closing |
| 3 | 03/25/20 | Booklet, Audio Commentary, Web Previews, Live-Action Promo, Anime Promos, Commercials |
[Source: Hataage! Kemono Michi]
