{"rewrite":{"id":"r_745229015c06f7e3dc54ad9b","clusterId":"c_55e6bbb6689ab80cb0122ab6","slug":"magical-emi-gets-first-blu-ray-box-for-40th-anniversary","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Magical Emi Gets First Blu-ray Box for 40th Anniversary","summary":"Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed the slipcase illustration and audio commentary details for the Magical Star Magical Emi 40th Anniversary Blu-ray BOX, releasing August 26. The set marks the first Blu-ray release for the 1985 series, collecting all 38 TV episodes, four OVAs, and bonus features.","whyItMatters":"The box completes the third installment in the Pierrot Magical Girl series anniversary Blu-ray line, bringing a previously DVD-only title to HD for the first time.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBandai Namco Filmworks shared new details on the Magical Star Magical Emi 40th Anniversary Blu-ray BOX, including the slipcase illustration by character designer Yoshiyuki Kishi and the lineup of audio commentaries. The set, releasing August 26, is the third volume in the Pierrot Magical Girl series anniversary Blu-ray line, following Creamy Mami and Persia.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe box contains all 38 TV episodes, four OVAs including the 1986 release Magical Emi: The Sound of Cicadas and the 2002 OVA Magical Emi: Clouds Clearing, plus non-credit opening and ending sequences. Audio commentaries cover episodes 1, 16, 21, 38, and the OVA, featuring cast members Yutaka Mizushima (Jo Yuki), Naoki Tatsuta (Topo), Yuko Mita (Misaki Katsuki), and Kazue Ikura (Musashi Koganei), alongside director Kazuya Katayama and animation director Yumiko Horasawa.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe box is priced at 36,300 yen. The next entry in the series, Pastel Yumi, is scheduled for October 28.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Magical Emi's first Blu-ray box arrives 40 years after its TV run, a gap that suggests older magical-girl titles are only now seeing home video as a viable market, not a nostalgia afterthought.","twitterPost":"Magical Emi's 40-year gap to Blu-ray shows older magical-girl titles are finally getting home video releases the market once ignored.","threadsPost":"Magical Emi's first Blu-ray box comes 40 years after the series aired. That gap says more about home video economics than nostalgia: older magical-girl shows were long considered too niche for HD release. Bandai Namco Filmworks is betting the anniversary audience has changed that math.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed the slipcase art and commentary details for the Magical Star Magical Emi 40th Anniversary Blu-ray BOX. The set, out August 26, collects all 38 TV episodes, four OVAs, and bonus features, marking the series' first Blu-ray release. Pastel Yumi follows on October 28.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2606292m\",\"title\":\"TVアニメ『魔法のスターマジカルエミ』初のBlu-rayが8月26日に発売。キャラデザ・岸義之氏による描き下ろしくるみBOXや収録内容を公開、TVシリーズ全38話やOP・ED、4作品のOVAが収録\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":6001,"outputTokens":722,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782722452,"createdAt":"2026-06-29T08:35:51.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-29T08:39:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-29T08:39:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_55e6bbb6689ab80cb0122ab6","canonicalTitle":"TVアニメ『魔法のスターマジカルエミ』初のBlu-rayが8月26日に発売。キャラデザ・岸義之氏による描き下ろしくるみBOXや収録内容を公開、TVシリーズ全38話やOP・ED、4作品のOVAが収録","representativeArticleId":"a_8742a914cb4abf22f6840f32","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Magical Emi\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"岸義之\",\"水島裕\",\"龍田直樹\",\"三田ゆう子\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-29T08:00:09.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-29T08:00:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-29T08:39:50.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2606292m","title":"TVアニメ『魔法のスターマジカルエミ』初のBlu-rayが8月26日に発売。キャラデザ・岸義之氏による描き下ろしくるみBOXや収録内容を公開、TVシリーズ全38話やOP・ED、4作品のOVAが収録"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Magical Emi"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["岸義之","水島裕","龍田直樹","三田ゆう子"],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed the slipcase illustration and audio commentary details for the Magical Star Magical Emi 40th Anniversary Blu-ray BOX, releasing August 26.","The set is the first Blu-ray release for the 1985 series, collecting all 38 TV episodes, four OVAs, and bonus features.","The box is the third volume in the Pierrot Magical Girl series anniversary Blu-ray line, following Creamy Mami and Persia.","Audio commentaries cover episodes 1, 16, 21, 38, and the OVA, featuring cast members Yutaka Mizushima, Naoki Tatsuta, Yuko Mita, and Kazue Ikura.","The next entry in the series, Pastel Yumi, is scheduled for October 28."]}