The spring 2016 anime series Bonobono has had its home video release material set where the short-form series is certainly getting a decent roll out. The first volume has been scheduled for a September 23rd, 2016 release where it’ll get separate DVD and Blu-ray editions in both regular and limited edition form.
- BD LE: 6480yen
- BD: 5184yen
- DVD LE: 5400yen
- DVD: 4104yen
The property had an anime adaptation back in the mid 90′s where it worked a fifteen-minute run time to tell its humor. The original manga from Mikio Igarashi has been in publication since 1986 and as part of its thirtieth anniversary will be getting this new adaptation. With forty volumes worth of material out there, there’s more than enough to work with.
The show was directed by Hidenori Yamaguchi based on the series composition by Mitsuka Hirota. The series was animated by studio Eiken and the Japanese cast includes Fukuko Yukimiyama as Bono Bono, Aya Ogata as Chipmunk, Shinpei Takano as Raccoon and Yūki Kurofuji as Fishing Cat.
The rock band Monobright performed the opening theme song for the series which is called “bonobono Suru, aka Do the bonobono.”
Plot concept: A sea otter and his friends, a raccoon and squirrel, live and play together in the forest.
[Source: Bonobono (2016)]
