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The TV Anime Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet will be released as a Blu-ray Box consisting of three volumes. It is unprecedented for a domestic anime to only be sold in this form.
No DVDs will be released, except for six volumes specifically for rental purposes. The Blu-ray Box is specially made as a collection item for fans; it is an attempt to grasp new needs.
Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet has been gathering attention even before its broadcast due to various campaigns. A preview screening was not only held throughout Japan but also at an event in Taiwan in Feb of this year.
The campaign at Makuhari Messe during Anime Contents Expo 2013 was also a great success. 8,000 Blu-rays containing the first two episodes were distributed for free. The Bandai Visual booth was crowded with anime fans looking for the discs. From this campaign, it seems they had their eyes set on released the Blu-ray discs as a Box instead of selling them as individual volumes.
The first disc will be released on July 26. Besides the first four episodes, it will also contain a bonus new episode. In addition, it will have a drama CD, a novel written just for the occasion, a comic, and storyboard compilations as bonuses. What a wonderful method to make it irresistible to fans.
The price is of the first Blu-ray Box is 16,800 yen. Pre-orders in special shops and on mail order sites have already started.
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Source:
http://animeanime.jp/article/2013/04/02/13526.html (Japanese)
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