Huh, did not expect to see Mizusawa. Love that we get to see what the original 7 were like though so that is cool.

Fam darn it all caliber gets visions is it even real visions like time stome of dr strange style . Be glad is steaming like sentai not waiting months for blu ray also it's expanding lore of the original saber blade and calibur screen time. Hope is longer than 8 minutes this time. It's better than those spring and summer movie tie in spin off because it belong in the tv continue.

Still weird most of the swordsman are in northern base while southern base is filled with fodder foot soldiers in red hoods.

Not really. It was said that the Northern Base is the primary base for combat while the Southern Base is the management side of things.

It’s been established that Kurayami gives its user real visions, yes.

26,400 yen for the first box set ? Why are these so expensive ?

Yeah, about every Japanese DVD or Blu Ray seems to be sold for a disproportionate price.

16 episodes and the extras still feels like too little content for that price. Guess the home video market is different over there

Anyway, I'm kinda more excited for this then the actual ongoing series.

How the previous Kenzan put up with Ren remains to be seen ...

Yeah, I could maybe see that price for the whole series, definitely not just the first quarter-ish of it.

DVDs and Blu-rays are considered luxury collectible items for only the most diehard fans (which is why they are often packed with behind the scenes videos, booklets, and collectible things). If you want to watch something again, there are lots of ways to rent it in Japan.

Also, in the west, thanks to streaming sites and subsidized programming, the perceived value of video content is very very low and that reflects on DVD/BD pricing. Just think about how we have something as amazing as The Mandalorian which you can currently watch ALL OF IT for just $7 if you finish in a month. Each episode costs about $15 million to make. The only way that math works out is an economy of scale that does not exist in Japan. So DVD and merch sales have to make up for it.