The third season of this property with Is the order a rabbit? BLOOM is getting its home video releases handled by NBC Universal Entertainment Japan and they’ve set an expected extended run for it. The twelve-episode TV series saw a six-volume release on both DVD and Blu-ray that began on December 25th, 2020. The DVDs are priced at 5,000 yen each while the Blu-rays are priced at 6,000 yen, both formats of which are all listed as limited editions.
Now, box sets have been set for this with separate DVD and Blu-ray editions scheduled for a December 21st, 2022 release priced at 15,000 yen and 18,000 yen respectively. It looks like it’s bringing it down to three discs for the set on Blu-ray while the extras on-disc will be revealed later. Check out the full schedule and known details below.
The staff from the first two seasons will be working on it with Hiroyuki Hashimoto directing based on scripts and composition by Kazuki Fudeyasu and character designs by Yousuke Okuda. While White Fox worked on animation production for them, this one will be done by Encourage Films.
The cast includes Ayane Sakura as Cocoa Hoto, Inori Minase as Chino Kafū, Risa Taneda as Rize Tedeza, Satomi Satou as Chiya Ujimatsu, Maaya Uchida as Sharo Kirima, Sora Tokui as Maya Jōga, Rie Murakawa as Megumi “Meg” Natsu, Saori Hayami as Blue Mountain Aoyama, Motomu Kiyokawa as Tippy and Sho Hayami as Takahiro. Additional casting for this season includes Yōko Hikasa as Student Council President, Masumi Tazawa as Rei, Tomomi Mineuchi as Kano, Yūki Kuwahara as Anzu, Yuka Nukui as Nacchan, Ayasa Itō as Miki, and Nao Shiraki as Karin.
The cast pairings will handle the theme songs with the Petit Rabbit handling the opening theme song “Tenku Cafeteria” while Chimame-tai will handle the ending theme song “Nakayoshi! Maru! Nakayoshi” for the series.
The adaptation of the original four-panel manga series by Koi for the first season was produced by White Fox for the spring 2014 season as it dealt with the two volumes of material released at the time as the manga began in 2011.
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Plot concept: The colorful cast of Is the Order a Rabbit? is back to charm audiences as they beam cuteness, coffee and bunnies galore! Adapted from the four-panel manga series of the same name, Is the Order a Rabbit? BLOOM finds Cocoa, Chino, Rize, Chiya, Tippy, and all your Rabbit House favorites weathering the transition between summer and autumn as they serve up more of the adorable antics and cute capers that made their earlier adventures so beloved. Whether at school or at their usual hangout spot, the regulars of the Rabbit Café are sure to delight audiences in Is the Order a Rabbit? BLOOM!
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12/25/20 | Booklet, Character Song CD, End Card Illustration Card, Weiss Schwartz PR Card |
| 2 | 01/29/21 | Booklet, Character Song CD, End Card Illustration Card, Weiss Schwartz PR Card |
| 3 | 02/26/21 | Booklet, Character Song CD, End Card Illustration Card, Weiss Schwartz PR Card |
| 4 | 03/26/21 | Booklet, Character Song CD, End Card Illustration Card, Weiss Schwartz PR Card |
| 5 | 04/28/21 | Booklet, Character Song CD, End Card Illustration Card, Weiss Schwartz PR Card |
| 6 | 05/28/21 | Booklet, Character Song CD, End Card Illustration Card, Weiss Schwartz PR Card |
| Box Set | 12/21/22 | TBA |
[Source: Is the order a rabbit? BLOOM]
