Knight's & Magic Blu-ray Box Special Limited Edition

Knight's & Magic Blu-ray Box — Special Limited Edition

The silver knight runner descends into another world.

Knight's & Magic, the robot anime originating on Shosetsuka ni Naro and broadcast in July 2017, returns as a Blu-ray box! This definitive edition brings together the series' appeal with new bonus material.

The original release announcement celebrated the news that Knight's & Magic would join Super Robot Wars 30. This set features a special digijacket with newly drawn illustrations by mechanical designer Hidetaka Tenjin. Character designer Kenichiro Katsura draws Ernesti for the box cover. New material includes a mini novel by original author Hisago Amazake-no. The substantial special booklet also presents the first joint interview between the author and director Yusuke Yamamoto, which had not been possible during the television broadcast.

Story A young man who is both an exceptionally skilled programmer and an obsessive robot fan is reincarnated into another world of knights and magic, where giant robots called Silhouette Knights shake the earth!?

Reborn as Ernesti Echevalier, he puts his extensive mechanical knowledge and programming talent to work building his ideal robot. But his actions lead to unforeseen developments...!? A robot fan's ambition will change another world!!

All thirteen episodes Chapter 1 — Robots & Fantasy Chapter 2 — Hero & Beast Chapter 3 — Scrap & Build Chapter 4 — Light & Shadow Chapter 5 — Hide & Seek Chapter 6 — Trial & Error Chapter 7 — New & Old Chapter 8 — Secret & Quest Chapter 9 — Force & Justice Chapter 10 — War & Princess Chapter 11 — Hit & Away Chapter 12 — Knight & Dragon Final chapter — Heaven & Earth

Included material New eight-page mini novel Let's Report to His Majesty by Hisago Amazake-no. Special full-colour 100-page booklet. It includes new long interviews pairing Hisago Amazake-no with director Yusuke Yamamoto and art director Masuda with Yusuke Yamamoto. It also includes long interviews pairing character designer Kenichiro Katsura, mechanical designer Hidetaka Tenjin and concept designer Kazutaka Miyatake with Yusuke Yamamoto; character design materials; mechanical design materials; and episode commentary. The Katsura, Tenjin and Miyatake interviews are reissued from earlier releases. Two Knight's & Magic original soundtrack CDs, The Heroic Epic. Their contents are the same as the previously issued soundtrack. Special digijacket with new artwork by mechanical designer Hidetaka Tenjin. Slipcase with new artwork by character designer Kenichiro Katsura and mechanical designer Hidetaka Tenjin.

Disc 1 video extras Special programme Episode 1: It's Important, So We're Broadcasting It Again!. Featuring Rie Takahashi, the voice of Ernesti Echevalier; director Yusuke Yamamoto; and mechanical designer Hidetaka Tenjin. Creditless opening. Creditless ending. First promotional video. Second promotional video. Shout with Eru! Robot Love!! promotional video. Shout with Eru! Robot Love!! — Birth of Ikaruga promotional video. Shout with Eru! Robot Love!! — Silhouette Knights Are the Best promotional video.

Disc 2 video extras Complete version of Laihiala Academy of Knight Runners: Knight's & Magic Lessons — World Setting. Featuring Rie Takahashi as Ernesti, Ayaka Ohashi as Adeltrud, Shinsuke Sugawara as Archid and Yasuaki Takumi as Edgar, narrated by Atsushi Imaruoka as David. This is a re-edited version of the special streamed on Niconico Live on July 29,2017, with the special Darts & Magic lesson added. Series promotional commercials —two versions. Blu-ray volume 1 release commercials —two versions. Blu-ray series release commercials —two versions. Blu-ray box release commercial.

Disc 3 video extras Special programme Laihiala Academy of Knight Runners: Knight's & Magic Lessons — Robots. Featuring Rie Takahashi as Ernesti and Yasuaki Takumi as Edgar, narrated by Atsushi Imaruoka as David. Web previews for chapters 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 and the final chapter.

Except for Shout with Eru! Robot Love!! — Silhouette Knights Are the Best and the Blu-ray box commercial, these video extras are reissued from earlier editions.

Audio commentaries Disc 1, chapter 3: director Yusuke Yamamoto, Rie Takahashi as Ernesti, Ayaka Ohashi as Adeltrud and Shinsuke Sugawara as Archid. Disc 2, chapter 6: Yusuke Yamamoto, Rie Takahashi, Natsumi Fujiwara as Batson and Atsushi Imaruoka as David. Disc 3, chapter 12: Yusuke Yamamoto, Yoshimoto for CG animation and Nagakawa for CG modelling. Disc 3, final chapter, staff version: Yusuke Yamamoto, Hidetaka Tenjin and art director Masuda. Disc 3, final chapter, cast version: Rie Takahashi, Yasuaki Takumi, Kazuyuki Okitsu as Dietrich and Shizuka Ito as Helvi. The audio commentaries are reissued from earlier editions and are supplementary audio, rather than separate main programme languages.