Bandai's set their October release plans and it's pretty standard fare at this point with no surprises. They kick off the month with the announcement of delaying Gundam 00 Season 2 Part #3 from 09/21/2010 to 10/19/2010, which as stated certainly is no surprise. Past that, we've got the double hit of Kurokami arriving on DVD and Blu-ray and the seventh installment of Hayate the Combat Butler with five more episodes at far too high of a retail price, especially when compared against other titles they're releasing.
| Cover Art | Title | Release Date | Runtime | Price | Studio | Format |
 | Hayate The Combat Butler Part 7 | 10-19-2010 | 150 mins | $39.98 | Bandai Entertainment |  |
 | Kurokami Part 3 | 10-05-2010 | 150 mins | $29.98 | Bandai Entertainment | |
 | Kurokami Vol. #03 | 10-05-2010 | 100 mins | $24.98 | Bandai Entertainment |  |
yea agreed metroid with a 5 episode disc for 40 bucks Bandai must have delusions of gradure or someone in their research department is smoking a very strong drug I am begig to fear just how much the K-ON Box Set will cost and god help us if they release it in single volumes
Wait just a minute... Kurokami gets LESS episodes on Blu? It's the same freaking volume, isn't it? And yes, I agree. The way Bandai is handling Hayate is ridiculous. Someone should try to fix that.
Also, why not just release Hayate as a season set already. $40 for 5 eps is stupid and it's the main reason why I'm avoiding the show. And I WANT to see it damn it! I'm not paying Crunchyroll to see it. I want to own it. A SEASON AT A TIME not a piece at a time.
I think we should commend Bandai for being one of the few companies that are trying to bring a true and authentic otaku experience over to the US, using the combination of high prices and ludicrously low episode counts.
Hey, I know... let's let Crunchyroll take over the DVD release. At least then THEY could give us good results on the release of Hayate. I mean they're already showing it, why not take over for Bandai? Their episode counts are really bugging me. Why can't we just go back to the 24-26 episode packs, huh? This treatment for Hayate is just irritating.
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Another crappy month for Bandai, and another major delay of one of their biggest shows. Move along people, nothing to see here.