It has been announced that the TV anime "Dororon Enma-kun," based on the popular manga by Go Nagai that was broadcast in the 1970s, will be released on Blu-ray Disc (BD) on June 27th. This is the first time the series has been released on BD.
The Blu-ray will include HD remasters of all 25 episodes of the TV anime. Bonus footage will include a promotional spot for the final episode, and an explanatory booklet will be included as an extra bonus. If you purchase it from the Toei Video Online Shop, you will receive a special sleeve with an illustration by Kazuhiro Ochi. The price is 30,800 yen.
"Dororon Enma-kun" aired a total of 25 episodes on Fuji TV from October 1973 to March 1974. The story follows Enma-kun, the nephew of King Enma, who is tasked with patrolling the youkai. Together with Chapo, who has a wealth of knowledge and experience, Princess Yukiko, the daughter of the prestigious Yuki-onna family, and Kapaeru, who is skilled at gathering information, they confront strange incidents that occur in the human world.
Masako Nozawa played the role of Enma-kun, and the cast included Junpei Takiguchi, Sumie Sakai, Kaneta Kimotsuki, Takuzo Kamiyama, Akira Shimada, Takako Kondo, Reiko Katsura, Kunihiko Kitagawa, and Hidekatsu Shibata as voice actors.
◇Staff (titles omitted)
Original work: Go Nagai ▽Planning: Bessho Koji, Hatano Yoshifumi▽Production manager: Ohno Kiyoshi▽Screenplay: Tsuji Masaki, Yamazaki Tadaaki, Yukimuro Shunichi, Uehara Shozo▽Chief director: Yabuki Kimiro▽Direction: Yabuki Kimiro, Morishita Keisuke, Yamayoshi Yasuo, Nagaki Bonjin and others▽Art: Fukumoto Tomoo, Endo Shigeyoshi, Shimokawa Tadami, Hozumi Katsuyoshi, Yamazaki Makoto▽Music: Tsutsui Hiroshi▽Production: Fuji Television, Toei
