The winter 2020 anime adaptation of the manga series Oshi ga Budōkan Ittekuretara Shinu from Auri Hirao known as If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die. Pony Canyon is handling the Japanese home video release plan and they’ve gone the split route. They’ll be releasing the show as two Blu-ray box sets priced at 16,000 yen each on March 18th, 2020 and April 15th, 2020. With the first set out, the packaging for the second set due out on April 15th, 2020 has landed, giving us a good look at it below.
Additionally, they’ll be bringing out six DVD releases beginning on March 18th, 2020 priced at 4,800 yen each which wrap up on May 20th, 2020 with two sets each release period. Check out those releases below too!
The project has Yusuke Yamamoto directing with series composition handled by Deko Akao. Tomoyuki Shitaya and Masaru Yonezawa are handling the character designs while the animation is being produced at 8-Bit.
The previous casting announced was Ai Fairouz as Eripiyo. The new additions include Tomoaki Maeno as Kumasa, Yoshitaka Yamaya as Motoi, Kana Ichinose as Reina, and Hina Tachibana as Maina Ichii.
The series features the opening sequence with the song “Clover wish” by ChamJam and the ending theme song sequence “Momoiro Kataomoi (♡桃色片想い♡)” by Eripiyo (CV: Ai Fairouz).
The series kicked off in 2015 and has five volumes out as of this month in Japan.
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Plot Concept: The Series focuses on a woman called “Eripiyo,” who is an extreme idol fan. She is wildly enthusiastic about Maina, the shy and lowest-ranking member of the minor underground idol group Cham Jam that performs in Okayama Prefecture. She gets so wrapped up in her love for Maina during a particular performance, that she has a major nosebleed. Eri will continue to give her complete devotion to Maina until the day she can perform at Budōkan (a major performing venue in Tokyo).
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03/18/20 | Booklet, Clean Opening, Clean Closing |
| 2 | 04/15/20 |
[Source: Oshi ga Budoukan Ittekuretara Shinu]
