GKIDS announced on Thursday that it will release CITY The Animation — Kyoto Animation’s television anime adaptation of Keiichi Arawi‘s manga — in a Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Disc available exclusively through its online store on December 15.
What’s in the Box
The Collector’s Edition is packed with bonus content, including:
- 72-page booklet
- Four art cards
- A3 poster
- Cut Out Movies 1–13
- Previews, TV spots, and team preview
- Clean opening and ending animation sequences (creditless)
About the Anime
The series streamed worldwide on Amazon Prime Video in July 2025. Taichi Ishidate, known for directing Violet Evergarden and Beyond the Boundary, helmed the production at Kyoto Animation — marking the studio’s first non-sequel original anime in six years.
The core staff includes Tamami Tokuyama as character designer and chief animation director, Shiori Yamazaki as art director, Kana Miyata as color designer, Hiroki Ueda as director of photography, Tatsunori Kase as 3D director, and Yōta Tsuruoka as sound director. The music was composed by the quartet Piranhans, with Pony Canyon handling music production.
Singer-songwriter Riho Furui performs the opening theme “Hello,” while singer-songwriter TOMOO performs the ending theme “Lucky.”
Official Synopsis
This town is not just a normal town. There’s laughter, love and emotional moments. An unpredictable ordinary life presented by the residents! Exciting stuffs come one after another. Welcome to CITY.
About the Manga
Arawi, best known for Nichijou and Helvetica Standard, launched the CITY manga in Kodansha’s Morning magazine in September 2016. The series concluded its initial run in February 2021, with the 13th compiled volume released in April 2021. The manga returned to Morning in December 2024 and ended again with its 15th volume in December 2025.
The complete English-language edition was published by Vertical (now Kodansha USA), and the series is also available digitally through Kodansha’s K MANGA service.
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