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Pastel Yumi 40th Anniversary Blu-ray BOX Gets October 28 Release
Bandai Namco Filmworks will release the 'Magical Idol Pastel Yumi 40th Anniversary Blu-ray BOX' limited special edition on October 28, 2026, at 30,800 yen tax included.
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Why it matters
The reissue is timed to the start of broadcast of 'Mahou no Shimai Lulutto Lily', which puts the 1986 fourth entry and the series' newest entry in the same release window rather than treating Pastel Yumi as a standalone catalog title.
Key Facts
- Bandai Namco Filmworks releases the 'Magical Idol Pastel Yumi 40th Anniversary Blu-ray BOX' on October 28, 2026, at 30,800 yen tax included.
- The set holds all 25 television episodes across three discs plus a bonus disc with the 1987 OVA 'Majokko Club Yoningumi: A Kuukan kara no Alien X'.
- Three new audio commentaries feature cast and staff including Yu Mizushima, voice of Kyohei Misawa.
- Yoshiyuki Kishi drew new illustrations for the wraparound box and inner jacket.
- The release commemorates the start of broadcast of 'Mahou no Shimai Lulutto Lily' and the 40th anniversary of the Pierrot Magical Girl Series.
The set carries all 25 television episodes with film remastering across three discs, plus a bonus disc with the 1987 OVA 'Majokko Club Yoningumi: A Kuukan kara no Alien X'. Three new audio commentaries feature cast and staff including Yu Mizushima, and Yoshiyuki Kishi drew new illustrations for the box.
The set runs 623 minutes, 589 on the three main discs and 34 on the bonus disc, which also carries clean opening and ending sequences and the music clip 'Chapter True Love' sung by Takako Ohta.
'Magical Idol Pastel Yumi' aired its 25 episodes from March to August 1986 as the fourth Pierrot Magical Girl Series entry, after 'Magical Angel Creamy Mami', 'Magical Fairy Persia', and 'Magical Star Magical Emi'. It differs from those three in that Yumi uses magic without transforming into an adult. Akira Shigino directed, with character design by Yumiko Horasawa and Koji Motoyama.
Bandai Namco Filmworks ties the release to the start of broadcast of 'Mahou no Shimai Lulutto Lily', the newest work in the series, and to the series' 40th anniversary.
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