Thanks to AmiAmi we have the release schedule for Limited/Regular edition KIDDY GiRL-AND DVDs:
KABA-6401/KABA-6501: 2010-01-29
KABA-6402/KABA-6502: 2010-02-12
KABA-6403/KABA-6503: 2010-02-26
KABA-6404/KABA-6504: 2010-03-12
KABA-6405/KABA-6505: 2010-03-26
KABA-6406/KABA-6506: 2010-04-09
KABA-6407/KABA-6507: 2010-04-30
KABA-6408/KABA-6508: 2010-05-14
KABA-6409/KABA-6509: 2010-05-28
KABA-6410/KABA-6510: 2010-06-11
KABA-6411/KABA-6511: 2010-06-25
KABA-6412/KABA-6512: 2010-07-09
Animate provides the schedule for the Blu-rays:
KAXA-1701: 2010-03-26
KAXA-1702: 2010-04-30
KAXA-1703: 2010-05-28
KAXA-1704: 2010-06-25
KAXA-1705: 2010-07-30
KAXA-1706: 2010-08-27
KAXA-1707: 2010-09-24
KAXA-1708: 2010-10-29
Rather surprisingly they are releasing the DVDs two volumes a month so by the time the first Blu-ray volume is released in March the DVDs will be up to episode 10, and the final volume also comes out three months later.
New links:
Naoto Hosoda's Kiddy Girl-and #5 (Ani no Miyako)
Kiddy -And - Episode Eight (NyanNyan Anime Blog)
Kiddy Girl-and's Lack of Popularity Indicated by Sparsely Attended Live Event (Otaku Crush)
kiddy girl-and is definitely underrated (blog好き)
*Estimates an apporximate cost of 12 limited editions (as there's now way I could bring myself to double dip at this point)* D:
Well, all I can say is I hope amazon.co.jp lists these as soon as possible so I can start grouping them into other shipments to save as much as possible on shipping~!
But hopefully in the next 4 or 5 weeks and subsequent 4 or 5 episodes, we'll be able to see more of the story fleshed out ,and I'll be able to sleep peacefully at night with these on order. ^.^
LTNS!
I'm probably going to be getting the LE DVDs and the BDs whether I can afford them or not..
I'll be getting them from Yes Asia - Amazon pre-order discounts are all well and good, but when you take into account their immense shipping charges (which is free on Yes Asia) and the fact that I will be charges import duty from them also, it works out no cheaper in the end run.
For Yes Asia it actually hurts to gather them into a single order as they charge for split shipping even if all the individual items quality for free shipping on their own.
First DVD volume now live on CDJapan:
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KABA-6401
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KABA-6501
First LE and RE now up on Yes Asia:
http://www.yesasia.com/global/1021772514-0-0-0-en/info.html
http://www.yesasia.com/global/1021772513-0-0-0-en/info.html
LE and RE DVD at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0030F09JE
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0030F09JO
Well, well. Now having the two prices to compare to eachother, I think I'm going to have to stick with amazon after all. Contrasting the two against eachother, I find amazon: ¥6,884 (total with shipping) // yesasia: $83.99 USD. So while, ¥2000 shipping might seem outrageous, the discounts and lower prices appear to still stay ahead in the long run. (Throw 2 volumes in the same order and only another ¥300 in shipping) ^.^ Soo~, I'd have to say amazon wins in my case at least.
If you're in the US the Amazon pre-order discounts are probably very useful. Here in the UK we pay import duty, VAT and handling on orders over £16 containing DVDs and CDs etc (which means anything from Japan that's more expensive than a CD single). I compared the costs of the Kiddy Grade BDs at Amazon with the discount against Yes Asia and the cost was practically identical. Taking into account the hassle of paying the Fedex invoice and the annoyance of paying a ridiculous £8 "handling fee" for the privilege made Yes Asia a no brainer for me.
Volume 2&3 now on CDJapan
Case.2 LE: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KABA-6402
Case.2 RE: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KABA-6502
Case.3 LE: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KABA-6403
Case.3 RE: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KABA-6503
Volume 4
LE: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KABA-6404
RE: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KABA-6504
Volumes 5 and 6 now on CDJapan:
5LE http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KABA-6405
5RE http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KABA-6505
6LE http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KABA-6406
6RE http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KABA-6506
First Blu-ray on CDJapan:
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KAXA-1701