[R2J DVD] Aikatsu!

[WTK]

It looks like the series is DVD only.

Amazon Japan links: Vol.1, Vol.2, Vol.3, Vol.4, Vol.5, Vol.6, Vol.7, Vol.8, Vol.9

• Vol.1 - 1680yen, 3/2
• Vol.2 to Vol.7 - 5040yen each

[superdry]

Wahoo! I'm highly enjoying the show, so I'll definitely pick it up (thankfully its DVD only so it's cheap).

But, the show is being released in a strange way. It's a monthly release, but after two volumes, the show skips a month. Has any other show done in the past?

[WTK]

Originally Posted by superdry

But, the show is being released in a strange way. It's a monthly release, but after two volumes, the show skips a month. Has any other show done in the past?

Let's see...that's some weird release breaks. I wonder what the rationale is for doing it this way.

Vol.1 (Mar), Vol.2 (Apr)...Vol.3 (Jun), Vol.4 (Jul)...Vol.5 (Sept), Vol.6 (Oct)...Vol.7 (Dec), Vol.8 (Jan), Vol.9 (Feb)

[something]

Originally Posted by WTK

Let's see...that's some weird release breaks. I wonder what the rationale is for doing it this way.

Vol.1 (Mar), Vol.2 (Apr)...Vol.3 (Jun), Vol.4 (Jul)...Vol.5 (Sept), Vol.6 (Oct)...Vol.7 (Dec), Vol.8 (Jan), Vol.9 (Feb)

Six episodes a disc after the first. Maybe it's to avoid overtaking the anime, as this eventually would.

[superdry]

Originally Posted by something

Six episodes a disc after the first. Maybe it's to avoid overtaking the anime, as this eventually would.

The show is slated for 50 episodes? I machine translated one of the volumes after 1 and it mentioned something about a 60min special. Of course 3 episodes + 60 min does not equal 144 min total runtime.

[something]

Originally Posted by superdry

The show is slated for 50 episodes? I machine translated one of the volumes after 1 and it mentioned something about a 60min special. Of course 3 episodes + 60 min does not equal 144 min total runtime.

4 cour wouldn't surprise me, that's pretty common for kids' shows. As for the special, I guess it depends. Those are usually not included in runtime, and 144/24 comes out to 6 exactly.

Of course six episodes is pretty generous even for a DVD of a kids' show. So maybe 144 minutes is just a weird way of counting 3 episodes + the extra being the equivalent of about 3 episodes.