{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-30T00:44:50.284Z","story":{"id":"r_bcc3a74ef1394740ad80ebce","slug":"mediaocd-to-release-vampire-princess-miyu-blu-ray-with-blank-cover","url":"https://yomimono.id/mediaocd-to-release-vampire-princess-miyu-blu-ray-with-blank-cover","headline":"MediaOCD to Release Vampire Princess Miyu Blu-ray With Blank Cover","summary":"MediaOCD will release the Vampire Princess Miyu OVA on Blu-ray on or before September 8, 2026, with a completely blank cover due to an inability to get packaging approval from Japan. Founder Justin Sevakis explained that the company hit a procedural dead end with the Japanese copyright system and made no progress on approvals for over a year. The situation was compounded by the discovery that MediaOCD's license for the series, inherited from AnimEigo's previous owners, expires next year, leaving no time for a proper release. The disc will be exclusive to the MediaOCD store and will ship in a matching slipcase. It includes both the UK and US English dubs alongside the original Japanese audio and English subtitles. Pre-orders are available for $24.95. Sevakis noted that if a miracle occurs and a proper package can be approved later, MediaOCD will offer a way for buyers to get it without repurchasing the disc. The four-episode OVA, directed by Toshihiro Hirano, features character designs by Narumi Kakinouchi and music by Kenji Kawai, with animation by AIC.","why_it_matters":"The release is a rare public acknowledgment of a licensor-side breakdown that forced a distributor to abandon standard packaging entirely rather than let a finished HD remaster go unreleased.","published_at":"2026-05-29T22:30:51.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["Anime Trending","The Fandom Post"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime Trending","title":"MediaOCD's Vampire Princess Miyu Blu-ray Release Will Be a Bit Unusual","url":"https://anitrendz.net/news/2026/05/29/mediaocds-vampire-princess-miyu-blu-ray-release-will-be-a-bit-unusual"},{"source":"The Fandom Post","title":"AnimEigo Solicits 'Vampire Princess Miyu' OVA Episodes 1st Time Blu-ray Release","url":"https://www.fandompost.com/2026/05/29/animeigo-solicits-vampire-princess-miyu-ova-episodes-1st-time-blu-ray-release/"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["Vampire Princess Miyu"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["MediaOCD","AnimEigo"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false}}}