The 30th anniversary of the TV anime series "Nangoku Shonen Papuwa-kun x PAPUWA" complete BD-BOX will be released on March 30, 2022!

The first complete BD-BOX of the series, covering the TV anime "Nangoku Shonen Papuwa-kun" broadcast from October 1992 to October 1993 and the TV anime "PAPUWA" broadcast from September 2003 to March 2004, will be released on March 30, 2022 (Wednesday). The price is 38,500 yen (including tax).

It was announced that a Blu-ray box set will be released as the first complete series covering the TV anime "Nangoku Shonen Papuwa-kun" that aired from October 1992 to October 1993, based on Ami Shibata's manga, and the TV anime "PAPUWA" that aired from September 2003 to March 2004. OVA "Nangoku Shonen Papuwa-kun: Hoshi Furukuruyoru Yoru ni Meet Me" (Nangoku Boy Papuwa-kun: See You on a Starry Night) will also be included.

All 42 episodes of the TV anime "Nangoku Shonen Papuwa-kun," all 1 OVA, and all 26 episodes of "PAPUWA" will be included on 3 Blu-ray Discs.
Digitally remastered from the original masters, each disc contains approximately 9 hours of "High Rate SD" picture quality in "Ikki Watch" format! The package is compact and reasonably priced, so be sure to check it out.

Special features include
Enclosed bonus: 2 miniature reproductions of color paper (character design by Kei Takeuchi (in charge of "Nangoku Shonen Papuwa-kun") and Yoshiko Nakajima (in charge of "PAPUWA"))
Visual bonus: "Nangoku Shonen Papuwa-kun" pilot video
Audio bonus:
　Animate cassette collection reprinted sound files (included on Blu-ray disc)
　A message of love from my brother to Kotaro!
　Snow Country Girl Kuriko
　Operation Gamma HQ Retrieval

Visual (A) "Everyone in Papua Island" - used in the box art.

The 30th anniversary visual (B) "We are Gamma-Dan" is used on the inner jacket.

Enclosed bonus: miniature reproductions of illustrations on color paper (newly drawn by Kei Takeuchi (in charge of "Nangoku Shonen Papuwa-kun") and Yoshiko Nakajima (in charge of "PAPUWA")).

Product Information
Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the TV animation series, "Nangoku Shonen Papuwa-kun x PAPUWA" series complete BD-BOX
Release date: March 30, 2022 (Wednesday)
Price: 38,500 yen including tax, 35,000 yen excluding tax
Item number: FFXC-9032
JAN: 4589644776022
Number of discs: 3 BD Discs
Running time: 1587 min.
Audio Specifications: Linear PCM MONO ("Papuwa-kun"), STEREO ("PAPUWA")
Screen Size: 4:3 (480i)
Disc Specification: BD50G
Production Year: 1992 2003
Country of Origin: Japan
Country of Origin: Japan ・Sold By: Frontier Works Inc.
Distributor: Frontier Works Inc.
*All specifications are tentative. All specifications are tentative and subject to change without notice.

Production Information
Nangoku Shonen Papuwa-kun" Cast
Papuwa-kun: Mayumi Tanaka
Shintaro: Hikaru Midorikawa
Chappie: Hiroshi Masuoka
Ito-kun: Tetsuaki Genda
Tanno-kun: Keiichi Namba, Tomohiro Nishimura
General Magic: Tadashi Hayami
Service: Yuichi Meguro
Kuriko: Kumiko Nishihara
Miyagi: Satoshi Shimada
Totori: Takayuki Ayanoki
Arashiyama: Tsubasa Shioya
Gunma: Shigeru Nakahara
Doctor Takamatsu: Takumi Yamazaki
Kotaro: Ikue Otani

■OVA Cast
Papwa-kun: Mayumi Tanaka
Shintaro: Hikaru Midorikawa
Kuriko: Kumiko Nishihara
Ito-kun: Tetsuaki Genda
Miyagi: Satoshi Shimada
Totori: Takayuki Ayanoki
Arashiyama: Tsubasa Shioya
Service: Yuichi Meguro

■"PAPUWA" Cast
Papuwa: Imotoko Kumamoto
Chappie: Kappei Yamaguchi
Kotaro: Sanae Kobayashi
Liquid: Hiroki Takahashi
Itou: Mugito
Tanno: Masaya Takatsuka
Miyagi: Daisuke Hirakawa
Totori: Ken Ishizuka
Koji：Hidefumi Takemoto
Arashiyama:Koji Yusa
Harlem: Takehito Koyasu
Marker: Katsuyuki Konishi
Rod: Zenichi Nagano
G:Kenji Nomura

Staff and Theme Song of "Nangoku Shonen Papuwa-kun
Original Story：Ami Shibata
Director：Jun Takagi
Screenplay : Yasuhiro Komatsuzaki / Takashi Nishimura / Saburo Ebinuma / Nobuyuki Fujimoto
Character Design : Kei Takeuchi
Music: Nobuyuki Nakamura
Animation Director：Kei Takeuchi / Hidetsugu Hirayama / Tomoyuki Matsumoto / Takao Ozone, etc.
Art Director: Ken Kawai
Producer: Shigeo Endo / Kenji Ohta (TV Asahi)
Production: Nippon Animation

Opening Theme
Numba Love Song" Lyrics: Kazunori Sonobe / Composed by Yasuo Kosugi / Arranged by Katsunori Ishida / Sung by TOME
Ending theme
Mosasutto Nonsense" lyrics by Toshiyuki Tachikawa, arrangement by Sadafumi Watanabe, sung by Important MAN Brothers Band (episodes 1 - 24)
Feeling Fine Papua" lyrics, music, arrangement by Tsunogoji / sung by Tsunogoji & Pythagoras (episodes 25-42)

■"PAPUWA" Staff and Theme Song
Original Story : Ami Shibata
Director : Kenichi Nishida
Series Composition : Toshiki Inoue
Screenplay : Yoshio Urasawa / Daisuke Ishibashi
Character Design：Miko Nakajima
Music: Yuko Fukushima
Sound Director: Hideo Takahashi
Art Director: Kazuya Fukuda
Animation Production: Nippon Animation

Opening Theme
Traveler" lyrics by Motoaki Ofuji / composed by Motoaki Ofuji and Daigo Yamaguchi / arranged and sung by LOOSELY

Ending theme
Yurari Yurari" lyrics/composition/arrangement/song by Masashi Iino

(C)Ami Shibata/SQUARE ENIX, NIHON ANIMATION