RADIANT is a 2018 television anime series based on a French manfra series written and illustrated by Tony Valente. The television series is directed by Daiki Fukuoka and Seiji Kishi, and adapted by studio Lerche. Staff credits also include writer Makoto Uezu and music composer Masato Kōda. The series first aired in Japan on October 2018, and distributed by NHK Enterprise.
Background:
“Discrimination and hatred set Rumble Town ablaze, and Seth’s battle shakes up the world. The Inquisition is questioned, as are the intentions of the Nemesis. A stranger with two white horns asks Seth – whose side is he on?”
Plot Synopsis via Manga Entertainment, June 2020
As mentioned in my Part 1 unboxing post, RADIANT is a French manga, known as manfra, and it’s did well enough to get at least two anime seasons. I have yet to watch the series but its art style grabbed my attention in the same way that Black Clover had done and I’ve heard pretty good things about its latter half of the anime.
Crunchyroll acquired the English-speaking rights for the series and as part of their now-defunct partnership with Funimation, has the latter release the series with an English dub during broadcast and a home video release. The show was released on Blu-ray & DVD for the US & Canada as well as UK & Ireland through Manga Entertainment on behalf of Funimation.
Limited Edition Contents:
Much like how That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime was handled, Funimation decided to provide a limited edition for RADIANT Season 1 via the second half of the series rather than the first half.
The limited-edition box set features a rigid box that houses an Amaray case (with a slipcase) as well as a 80-page Hardcover Artbook. There’s also a cardboard box inside the box set (that will be used to house Part 1 of the season) that features 6 art cards, and 2 Acrylic Keychains. The booklet includes character designs, illustrations and interviews.
The rigid box artwork is free of any information and the info sheet covers the information and specification like previous Funimation limited edition releases.
The SRP for the limited-edition set was £64.99 and there’s no exact unit count. I ordered the limited edition release from United Publications because the price offered was lower than the other Funimation sets. A standard edition Blu-ray was also available.
Physical Contents:
- Rigid Box with Amaray packaging and clean artwork
- Info sheet for specification
- 80-page Hardcover Artbook
- 6 Art Cards
- 2 Acrylic Keychains
On-Disc Contents:
Distributor: Manga Entertainment
Released: 8th June 2020
The limited edition release for RADIANT Season 1 Part 2 contains episodes 13-21 across two Blu-ray discs and two DVD discs using the Funimation author. The audio options available include the Funimation English dub and the main Japanese audio with English subtitles. The white subtitles are unlockable during playback, and the region is locked to B for Blu-ray and 2 for DVD in NTSC format.
Blu-ray Specs:
| Languages | English, Japanese |
| Audio | English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Japanese Dolby TrueHD 2.0 |
| Video | 1080p High Definition Native format 16:9 aspect ratio |
| Region | B |
| Subtitles | English |
| Locked Subtitles | No |
| Discs | 2 (1 BD-50, 1 BD-25) |
DVD Specs:
| Languages | English, Japanese |
| Audio | English Dolby Digital 5.1 Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 |
| Video | Standard Definition in NTSC format 16:9 aspect ratio |
| Region | 2 |
| Subtitles | English |
| Locked Subtitles | No |
| Discs | 2 |
Blu-ray On-Disc Extra Features:
Disc 1:
- Episode 16 English Dub Commentary
- Episode 18 English Dub Commentary
Disc 2:
- RADIANT: Twitter Q&A with Caitlin Glass & Christopher Llewyn Ramirez
DVD On-Disc Extra Features:
No extras across all discs
Unboxing Photos:
Here’s a quick comparison of the UK Part 1 Blu-ray and UK Part 2 Blu-ray & DVD combo pack for those interested.
Final Notes:
RADIANT Season 1 is available to own as a limited edition Blu-ray & DVD combo pack, standard edition Blu-ray and DVD sets on Amazon UK from Manga Entertainment.
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