Like Cowboy Bebop, Space Dandy is a sumptuous-looking series about a bounty hunter of sorts and his motley crew, trying and failing to make money. Unlike Cowboy Bebop, in Space Dandy the crew consists of imbeciles led by a self-absorbed buffoon who ends every sentence with "baby".
The series is an impressive catch for sure, especially for what was at the start of 2014 pretty much a fledgling company, and at the time I wondered what the final result would look like.
Well, the wondering is over: a few months ago the actual UK release of the first 13 episodes happened, with first a Limited Edition (1,500 pieces only) and a month later the regular one. Now, with the second half of the series available for pre-order, and a US release out there as well, let's check what the UK Limited Edition looks like. For it is still available, and sure is pretty, baby!
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And here it is: a box with a wrapper. It doesn't have the giant size of the Gurren Lagann, Patema Inverted and Giovanni's Island boxes, but rather the regular Blu-ray size like Kill La Kill or Durarara.
Regular size it may have, but not a regular opening: this one is a top-loader. It means the wrapper indeed has no function, beside making sure the box artwork isn't spoiled by BBFC ratings and such.
Inside the box: a regular amaray and a book. Mind, that is one great book.
The amaray has a reversible cover, which is always cool.
And here is the book: 200 pages of designs. Great stuff, and on the next slide you can see several examples.
There are ship designs, character designs, landscapes art, plot embellishments (like the history of ramen in space)... this is one great little book.
The end: looking forward to boxset number two!