While Blade & Soul just got picked up for distribution in North America from Sentai Filmworks, the Japanese releases have to come out first and those are now scheduled. The thirteen episode series is getting a seven volume release on both DVD and Blu-ray beginning on June 25th, 2014. The Blu-ray editions are priced at 6,800 yen each while the DVD releases are scheduled at 5,800 yen each. Those prices are held for the first six volumes while the seventh, which is shorter, is at 5,550 yen and 4,500 yen respectively. The first volume release is fairly well detailed and the first-press piece is for an application card for a code to get a bonus item in the game for Japanese residents only. There will also be a booklet and a cover designed by character designer Eri Nagata. On disc extras include a cast and staff commentary, a short bonus animated story and the first episode being a director’s cut with unaired footage. The first six volumes all have two episodes apiece.
The series is adapted from the NCSoft MMORPG of the same name and is co-directed by Hiroshi Takeuchi (The Big O, Bodacious Space Pirates) and Hiroshi Hamasaki (Steins;Gate, Ironman: Rise of Technovore), with original character designs by world renowned Korean manwha artist Hyung-tae Kim, art direction by Ken’ichi Tatefuji (Squid Girl, Supernatural
Plot concept: In a world where stunning beauty is menaced by evil, the up-and-coming empire struggles to defeat the empire of old and unite all races together in the dawning of a new age. Enter: Alka, a buxom assassin looking to exact revenge for the death of her teacher, Hon. She’s on the hunt for his killer, Jin Valel, a demonic dame that kills without remorse. Nevertheless, they are a part of the same “Blade Clan,” and Alka feels conflicted and sympathetic, as they are essentially one-in-the-same.
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