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Ponycan USA Reveals More Details For Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers Home Video Release

Ponycan USA announced more details on Saturday for its home video release of the Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers anime.

The company will release the series on Blu-ray Disc and DVD, and it will also release a collector's edition for each of the three planned home video volumes. The first volume will have episodes 1-4 with Japanese audio and with English and Spanish subtitles. It will contain the creditless versions of the anime's first opening and ending sequences. The collector's edition will also have the first volume of the anime's soundtrack, double-sided cover art by character designer Sayaka Koiso, a deluxe booklet, and three character cards.

The regular-edition Blu-ray Disc retails for US$52.98 with a store price of US$42.98, and the regular-edition DVD retails for US$42.98 with a store price of US$32.98. The collector's edition — which includes a Blu-ray Disc, a DVD, and a CD — retails for US$89.98 with a store price of US$71.98.

Those who pre-order the first collector's edition volume by November 8 will receive a replica key frame set. Those who pre-order all three collector's edition volumes will receive an episode storyboard by director Takeo Takahashi while supplies last.

Ponycan USA previously announced that it will ship the series in three home video sets, with the first set shipping on December 10. The second set will ship on February 10, and the third set will ship on April 10. The company announced in April that it would localize the series. Ponycan USA said at the time that there were plans to dub the series in English, but that it depended on the title's performance.

The 12-episode series premiered in Japan on July 4. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan.

Pony Canyon describes the series:

The New Hit Fantasy Mystery Series!

Legend says, when the Demon God awakens from the deepest of darkness, the Goddess of Fate will summon Six Braves and grant them with the power to save the world. Adlet, who claims to be the strongest man in the world, is chosen as one of the “Braves of the Six Flowers,” and sets out on a battle to prevent the resurrection of the Demon God. However, it turns out that there are Seven Braves who gathered at the promised land...

The Seven Braves notice there must be one enemy among themselves, and feelings of suspicion toward each other spreads throughout the group, with Adlet being the one who gets suspected first and foremost.

Thus begins an overwhelming fantasy adventure that brings upon mystery after mystery!

Takeo Takahashi (Spice and Wolf, MAOYU, So, I Can't Play H!) directed the series at the studio Passione. Hijiri Sanpei (MAOYU, Rail Wars! episode director) served as assistant director, and Tatsuhiko Urahata (Oreshura, Monster, NANA) wrote the script and handled composition. Sayaka Koiso (Rail Wars!, Haitai Nanafa) designed the characters and served as chief animation director. Michiru Oshima (Fullmetal Alchemist, Blast of Tempest, The Tatami Galaxy) composed the soundtrack. Hitomi Sano (Rail Wars!, Spice and Wolf, Haitai Nanafa) was the color coordinator, Tatsuya Fukushima (Walkure Romanze, Rail Wars! key animator) designed the monsters, and Iwanaga Yoshinori (Beelzebub, From the New World, Is This a Zombie?) designed the props.