DVD and CD release of The Imperial Match Hyotei Gakuen 05 - 06

There will be a DVD and CD release for the Imperial Match Hyotei Gakuen musical which was staged at the end of last year. Please note that the items can only be purchased at the Animate stores in Japan so you won't be able to find them on websites like CD Japan, Amazon Japan or HMV Japan. I guess these are made exclusive to customers who patronise Animate so you may wish to check them out if you are in Japan or have a friend there to buy them on your behalf.

First of all, the title of the DVD is "Musical [Tennis no Oujisama] The Imperial Match Hyotei Gakuen in winter 2005-2006" and the release date is 20 March. The catalog number is MJDB-70363 and the item produced by Marvellous Entertainment costs 9240 yen. There are two DVDs in the package where the first DVD is the actual musical which lasts for 150 minutes while the second DVD is the special footage lasting for 190 minutes. According to the description, the special disc will have things like backstage footage and how the stage was constructed. There will also be a special pamphlet which contains information on the cast and lyrics of the songs performed. The first press version of this title will contain a 2006 desktop calendar from Apr 06 to March 07 so once the limited stock runs out, the normal press will not come with this freebie.

As for the CD, the title is "On My Way" and this seems to be a single instead of a full album since the selling price is only 1000 yen. Most albums cost more than 2500 yen so I doubt this will be an album. The release date is on 22 March and the catalog number is NECM-10038. I don't have the tracklist so you may wish to check out the Animate website to see if there's any mention of the title. I believe that this song is performed by all the actors in the musical concerned since it's mentioned on the musical's website that the performing artiste(s) is "ALL CAST".

In any case, even if you purchase this via Animate's website, you would need to reside in Japan since they do not ship overseas. By the way, there seems to be an Animate store in Taipei, Taiwan and you may go to their website to see if they carry these items too.