The two-cour winter 2021 original anime series Back Arrow is getting its home video releases handled by Aniplex Japan and they’ve set a big schedule for it. The twenty-four episode series is getting an eight-volume release that begins on April 28th, 2021. With that first set still to come, we now have our first look at cover artwork for it that shows the overall design pattern for the series.
Both DVD and Blu-ray editions are coming and all are limited editions. The DVD sets are priced at 7,000 yen while the Blu-ray sets are at 8,000 yen. Check out the full schedule below.
The project comes from director Goro Taniguchi and writer Kazuki Nakashima of Code Geass and Promare respectively. Nakashima is handling the series composition here but also doing the individual scripts. Toshiyuki Kanno is adapting the designs that Shinobu Ohtaka put together and is serving as the chief animation director as well. Studio VOLN is handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes Yuuki Kaji as Back Arrow, Aya Suzaki as Atlee Ariel, Ari Ozawa as Elsha Lean, Kensho Ono as Bit Namital, Ryotaro Okiayu as Kai Rhodan, Tomokazu Seki as Shū Bi, Megumi Han as Ren Sin, Ami Koshimizu as Fine Forte, Mikako Komatsu as Prax Conrad, Kenyuu Horiuchi as Zetsu Daidan, Kenta Miyake as Tae Howa, Tetsu Inada as Bai Toatsu, and Nobuyuki Hiyama as Goh Zanga.
The opening theme song is “dawn” by LiSA while the ending theme song will be “Seikai no Hate” by Shuka Saito.
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Plot Concept: Ringarindo is a land surrounded by a wall. The wall covers, protects, cultivates, and nutures this land. The wall is god … it is the foundation of this land of Ringarindo.
One day, a mysterious man named Back Arrow appears in Essha village on the outskirts of Ringarindo. Arrow lost his memories, but says that all he knows is, “I came from beyond the wall.” To restore his memories, Arrow heads out beyond the wall, but is embroiled in a battle with himself as the stakes.
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/28/21 | Booklet, Staff Commentary, Cast Commentary, Drama CD |
| 2 | 05/26/21 | Booklet, Staff Commentary, Cast Commentary, Radio CD |
| 3 | 06/23/21 | Booklet, Staff Commentary, Cast Commentary, Drama CD |
| 4 | 07/28/21 | Booklet, Staff Commentary, Cast Commentary, Radio CD |
| 5 | 08/25/21 | Booklet, Staff Commentary, Cast Commentary, Drama CD |
| 6 | 09/29/21 | Booklet, Staff Commentary, Cast Commentary, Radio CD |
| 7 | 10/27/21 | Booklet, Staff Commentary, Cast Commentary, Radio CD |
| 8 | 11/24/21 | Booklet, Staff Commentary, Cast Commentary, Drama CD |
[Source: Back Arrow]
