Fans of Kaleido Star got the news just after Christmas last year that the series would be coming out in the summer of 2014 with Happinet distributing it. It’s scheduled for a regular and limited edition release of the series that has a lot going for it and they’ve now brought out the first promotional video for the release. The show is set to land on June 3rd, 2014 with both series and all the OVAs and other bits for 52,762 yen for the regular edition and 59,800 yen for the limited edition. The set clocks in at 1415 minutes with bonus footage not included in that. It is, unfortunately, Japanese language only as we get the PCM stereo track with a 1080i full frame transfer.
This does fortunately open the door for it to be released on Blu-ray in North America in the future, now that remastered materials are available. FUNimation released it in a complete DVD collection a couple of years back and in 2012 did a complete collection with the two OVA episodes added at long last.
Deluxe edition limited bonus:
- Hajime Watanabe/ Fumitoshi Oizaki original illustration 3-sided box
- “Totteoki no sugoi soundtrack” (4 CDs)
- Soundtrack CDs which were recorded in DVD-BOX! (soundtrack 1 “omatase! sugoi soundtrack”, soundtrack 2 “matamata sugoi soundtrack”, soundtrack 3 “aratanaru sugoi soundtrack”, soundtrack 4 “tenshi no sugoi soundtrack”)
- Bonus disc (1 CD)
Edition common bonus:
- Hajime Watanabe/ Fumitoshi Oizaki/ Akira Shinozaki original illustration digistack style
- Special booklet (32 pages) Junichi Sato interview planned
Bonus Footage:
- Kaleido Star bonus commercials
- Noncredit OP & ED
- (“TAKE IT SHAKE IT” “yakusoku no basho he” “real identity” “-boku ha koko ni iru-” “Tattoo Kiss” “escape” “yakusoku no basho he (ep.51) ver.”)
Bonus Audio:
- Rerecorded audio commentary
- Ep.27/28 “star heno sugoi prologue (part 1, 2)” (Ryo Hirohashi, Sayaka Ohara, Junichi Sato, Toyo Ikeda)
- OVA Kaleido Star Legend of phoenix -reira hamiruton monogatari- (Ryo Hirohashi, Sayaka Ohara, Fumitoshi Oizaki, Toyo Ikeda)
Content:
- “Kaleido Star” all 26 episodes
- “Kaleido Star aratanaru tsubasa” all 25 episodes
- OVA Kaleido Star aratanaru tsubasa -extra stage- “Warawanai sugoi ohimesama”
- OVA Kaleido Star Legend of phoenix -reira hamiruton monogatari-
- OVA Kaleido Star gutto dayo! Gu–ddo!
- “Mei won shining wonderho- cooking!!”
- “Diabolo ni sugoi chousen”
- “Marion no jonathan to asonjao-oh-oh!”
Plot concept: When Sora leaves Japan to join the circus family of the Kaleido Stage, it seems like her life long dream is finally coming true. But Sora soon finds out the being a star involves more than gymnastics. First she must get past the circus rivalries that could shatter her dreams, and rigorous training for death-defying shows!
Along the way she finds friends, family and romance, and a home away from home at the Kaleido Stage. Get ready to feast your eyes on the dazzling costumes, the high flying extravagance, and the unrivaled glamour of the Kaleido Stage!