In food and in life, one must taste what is bitter to appreciate what is sweet... Troubled that memories of the past continue to invade his dreams of the present, Keiichiro Tachibana stuns all who know him by abruptly quit... more »ting his ordinary office job to open a bakery. He envisions a predominantly feminine clientele and a wait staff of cute girls. Instead, his employees include a playboy patissier who's been fired from every job he's ever had, an ex-boxer with an insatiable sweet tooth, and an absent-minded childhood friend and family servant. Can this unlikely quartet overcome personal tragedies, learn to work together, and discover a recipe for culinary success? The Antique Bakery DVD Collection features the complete, 12-episode television series with Japanese audio and English-language subtitles. In comes in a deluxe collectors' art box, and its on-disc extras will include the clean opening and closing, live event coverage, and an interview with AKB48 member Tomomi Kasai, who voices a supporting role in the series. Additionally, the set will include a special booklet that contains character bios, quick facts, featured desserts, and two interviews with all four lead voice actors, as well as manga creator Fumi Yoshinaga (Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Not Love But Delicious Foods Make Me So Happy!). Fumi Yoshinaga's original manga received the 2002 Kodansha Manga Award for shoujo (girls') manga and also served as the inspiration for both a live-action Japanese television drama and a 2008 live-action Korean film adaptation.« less
Actor:Tomomi Kasai Director:Right Stuf Genres:Drama, Anime & Manga Sub-Genres:Drama, Anime & Manga Studio:Right Stuf Format:DVD - Color - Animated DVD Release Date: 04/12/2011 Original Release Date: 01/01/2011 Theatrical Release Date: 00/00/2011 Release Year: 2011 Run Time: 5hr 0min Screens: Color Number of Discs: 3 SwapaDVD Credits: 3 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Edition: Box set MPAA Rating: R (Restricted) Languages:Japanese Subtitles:English