1st 2 BD/DVD volumes feature extra anime episodes, other extras

The official website for the Tanaka-kun is Always Listless (Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge) television anime series has revealed that the show's first and second home video releases will each include one episode of the anime series plus a bonus special anime episode.

The first Blu-ray Disc and DVD volume will bundle a bonus episode tentatively titled "Tanaka vs Ohta: Jingi Naki Tatakai" (Tanaka vs Ohta: Battles Without Honor and Humanity). The volume will also include a talk event digest clip, the first season of the "Tanaka-kun wa Kyō mo Kedaruge" (Tanaka is Listless Today Too) Twitter anime spinoff, audio commentary, a special CD, eyecatch illustration cards, a special booklet featuring manga drawn by series creator Nozomi Uda, a special package and clear case featuring illustrations by character designer Haruko Iizuka, and a priority ticket for a lottery to attend an event with the main cast of the anime at Tokyo's Toyosu PIT on October 23, among other goods.

The second Blu-ray Disc and DVD volume will bundle a second bonus episode tentatively titled "Chiisai Koto wa Ii Koto Da?" (Are Small Things Good Things?). The volume will also inclue the second season of "Tanaka-kun wa Kyō mo Kedaruge," audio commentary, a special CD, eyecatch illustration cards, a special booklet featuring manga drawn by Uda, a special package and clear case featuring illustrations by Iizuka, and another priority application ticket for the October 23 event, among other extras.

The first Blu-ray Disc and DVD volume will go on sale on June 24, and the second will go on sale on July 22. The show will have a total of seven home video releases. The first two releases will include one episode each and will each retail for 5,000 yen (about US$46) plus tax on Blu-ray Disc and 4,000 yen (US$37) plus tax on DVD. The third volume onward will include two episodes each and will each retail for 7,000 yen (US$65) plus tax on Blu-ray Disc and 6,000 yen (US$55) plus tax on DVD.

Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs in Japan, and Sentai Filmworks licensed the series for North America.

[Via Ota-Suke]