The fall 2018 anime series SSSS.Gridman is getting its home video releases handled by Pony Canyon and they’ve set a good schedule for it. We’re now a couple of days away from the fourth and final volume coming out on March 20th, 2019 and we’ve got a look at some great artwork for it! The twelve-episode series originally saw a four-volume release that began on December 19th, 2018. The DVDs and Blu-rays were both priced at 8,000 yen each. Recently, the full series was scheduled for a single box set collection on Blu-ray priced for 9,800 yen, or just a bit more than one volume of the previous run. The main difference? No DVD version is being made and you don’t get the drama CDs. Set for a February 17th, 2021 debut, we now have a look at the cover by itself and the full packaging spread.
The series is directed by Akira Amemiya with scripts by Keiichi Hasegawa. Masayuki Gotou is credited with the Gridman design.
The Japanese cast includes Hikaru Midorikawa as GridmanYūya Hirose as Yūta Hibiki, Hikaru Midorikawa as Gridman, Sōma Saitō as Shō Utsumi, Yume Miyamoto as Rokka Takarada, Reina Ueda as Akane Shinjō, Tetsu Inada as Alexis Kerib, Ryousuke Takahashi as Samurai Caribar, Katsuyuki Konishi as Max, Aoi Yūki as Borar, Masaya Matsukaze as Vitt, Kenichi Suzumura as Mysterious Boy, Mayumi Shintani as Rikka Mama, Akari Kitō as Hassu, and Suzuko Mimori as Namiko.
Maaya Uchida is performing the ending theme song for the series with “youthful beautiful” which will have its CD ship in mid-October.
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Plot Concept: You’re not alone. On any day, anywhere. Yūta Hibiki, who is a first-year high school student living in Tsutsujidai, one day wakes up to find he has lost his memories. And he meets the “Hyper Agent Gridman” on his old computer. Gridman says that Yūta has a mission he must fulfill, and Yūta sets out to find the meaning to those words and his memory loss. Yūta’s friends — Shō Utsumi, Rikka Takarada, and Akane Shinjō — would always help him and spend their days with him. But, their tranquil days are suddenly and easily crushed with the appearance of kaijū.
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12/19/18 | Booklet, Cast Commentary, Audio Commentary, Drama CD |
| 2 | 01/16/19 | Booklet, Cast Commentary, Audio Commentary, Drama CD, Clean Opening |
| 3 | 02/20/19 | Booklet, Cast Commentary, Audio Commentary, Drama CD, Clean Closing |
| 4 | 03/20/19 | Booklet, Cast Commentary, Audio Commentary, Drama CD |
| Box Set | 02/17/21 | Booklet, Cast Commentary, Audio Commentary, Clean Closing |
[Source: SSSS.Gridman]
