{"rewrite":{"id":"r_05ec7ef9f6d35d5e42ecbda4","clusterId":"c_65763bb846e2b2ecdfb68b2a","slug":"digimon-ghost-game-bd-box-lower-volume-ships-with-director-interview","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Digimon Ghost Game Bd-Box Lower Volume Ships With Director Interview","summary":"The lower volume of the Digimon Ghost Game BD-BOX went on sale September 30, 2026, packaged in HD on three Blu-ray Discs and covering episodes 33 through 67. A new interview with series director Kimitoshi Chioka was posted to the official website for the show's 5th anniversary, and Frontier Works mail-order buyers who take both volumes get an acrylic plate drawn by character designer Akihiro Asanuma.","whyItMatters":"The Chioka interview and the omnibus reissue are the same pitch aimed at people who already watched the broadcast: the show's second half is being sold as a single sit-down, with the director's account of how it was made attached to the discs.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe lower BD-BOX of Digimon Ghost Game is now out, holding episodes 33 through 67 across three Blu-ray Discs in HD. Episodes 33 and 67 are the two the listing names by title, and the set is cut so the second half of the story can be watched straight through.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlongside the release, an interview with series director Kimitoshi Chioka went up on the official website, timed to the show\u0026#39;s 5th anniversary. Chioka talks about how the work was put together, in a series that has produced many Digimon. Character designer Akihiro Asanuma supplied the illustration used for the Frontier Works mail-order bonus, an acrylic plate for buyers who take both the upper and lower volumes.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Digimon Ghost Game's Bd-Box lower volume covers episodes 33 through 67, so the two-box run splits the series near its midpoint rather than at a season break. Akihiro Asanuma's acrylic plate is Frontier Works mail-order only.","twitterPost":"Kimitoshi Chioka's new Digimon Ghost Game interview lands with the Bd-Box lower volume, not as a standalone retrospective.","threadsPost":"Frontier Works is tying the Digimon Ghost Game 5th anniversary push to a two-volume purchase: the acrylic plate by character designer Akihiro Asanuma only goes to buyers who take both Bd-Box volumes. Kimitoshi Chioka's new interview runs on the official site.","newsletterBlurb":"The lower volume of the Digimon Ghost Game BD-BOX is out, covering episodes 33 through 67 on three Blu-ray Discs in HD. The release is paired with a 5th anniversary interview with series director Kimitoshi Chioka on the official website. Frontier Works mail-order customers who buy both volumes receive an acrylic plate using an illustration by character designer Akihiro Asanuma.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Nijimen\",\"url\":\"https://nijimen.kusuguru.co.jp/topics/638304\",\"title\":\"Digimon Ghost Game 5th Anniversary! Director Kimitoshi Chioka Interview Released, BD-BOX Lower Volume Ships September 30\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4375,"outputTokens":662,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1790996362,"createdAt":"2026-10-03T02:53:30.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-03T02:58:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-03T02:58:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_65763bb846e2b2ecdfb68b2a","canonicalTitle":"『デジモンゴーストゲーム』放送5周年！地岡公俊ディレクターインタビュー公開、BD-BOX下巻9月30日発売","representativeArticleId":"a_b4b5a7ba00ba07589c1c8d22","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Digimon Ghost Game\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Kimitoshi Chioka\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-03T00:54:54.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-03T00:54:54.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-03T02:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Nijimen","url":"https://nijimen.kusuguru.co.jp/topics/638304","title":"『デジモンゴーストゲーム』放送5周年！地岡公俊ディレクターインタビュー公開、BD-BOX下巻9月30日発売"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Digimon Ghost Game"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Kimitoshi Chioka"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}