Now that I've actually watched the series, I've sobered up a bit on it. This sure will not be to everyone's taste, it is that kind of series. Personally, it is my least favorite Watanabe Shinichirô anime, except for a mere handful of episodes which (I think) are pretty damn great. Rest assured I will be writing a review, but know that Space Dandy is so eclectic that your opinion might (and probably will) be totally different from mine.
But all of that doesn't take away from the series' stellar packaging job. Anime Ltd. has released the second boxset of Space Dandy, and it is about as great as the first one was. The artbook is a bit smaller this time (146 pages instead of 196), but you get a quite fancy stack of art cards with it.
Therefore, here is a gallery of shots. Click on the edge of the pictures to scroll through them, or at the center of one to see a bigger version.
And here it is: a big box with a slipcase, instead of the wrapper used for the previous boxset.
In fact, while the box superficially resembles the one for the "Season One" release, Anime Ltd. decided to do things differently this time. This box is a side-loader instead of the previous top-loader.
Thankfully it is the same size and the spines match up.
The contents, taken out: the disc-holder, the 146-page artbook, and a stack of art cards.
All contents, opened.
With art cards I'm often like, "Meh, a few cards". But here there are twenty of them, and they are actually mighty pretty!
The best extra, as with the previous boxset, is the book. It's glossy and chock-full of design sketches. Criticize the series as you wish (in my opinion it warrants a lot of criticizing...) but its designs are generally stellar, and differ from episode to episode as different teams were involved. It is great to see these put in the limelight like this.
The end. For real this time, I think.