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Unaired Kamichu Episodes To See DVD Release
Date: 10/14/2005
Aniplex and Studio YOU announced DVD release details Friday on it's recently wrapped Kamichu TV animation (broadcast in Japan on AT-X). The announcement itself is rather routine, with the expected extras such as interview clips with writer Hideyuki Kurata and director Koji Masunari. What has Japanese fan interest piqued about this set is the number of episodes attached: 16 for a series that only went for 12 during it's broadcast run. According to the animation studio behind the show, 4 never broadcast episodes will be included. What's more, the extra epsiodes will fall chronologically in between the already broadcasted episodes (corresponding to eps. 8,11,13,16). Cut scenes and a director's commentary track will be other extras on the discs as well as 16:9 image presentation. On the whole, the DVD's are being considered very much a Director's cut package. Each DVD will be 5250 Yen and one volume will be released monthly from October through March, 2006.
Source: Anime News Service