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MediaOCD to Release Vampire Princess Miyu Blu-ray With Blank Cover

The blank-cover release sidesteps a copyright approval deadlock that MediaOCD says would likely make it impossible for anyone to release the series in the future, turning a licensing failure into a limited-edition oddity.

Key Facts

  • MediaOCD and AnimEigo will release a restored HD Blu-ray of the 1988-1989 Vampire Princess Miyu OVA with a completely blank cover and slipcase, available exclusively through MediaOCD.com.
  • The Blu-ray is priced at $24.95 and pre-orders are open, with a release date on or before September 8, 2026.
  • The release includes the AnimEigo English dub, the Manga UK English dub, and original Japanese audio.
  • If approvals for a real package come through later, purchasers of the blank-cover disc will be able to get a proper package without rebuying the disc.

Reporting from 4 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Trending, Niche Gamer (Anime), The Fandom Post.

MediaOCD to Release Vampire Princess Miyu Blu-ray With Blank Cover

MediaOCD and AnimEigo will release the restored HD Blu-ray of the 1988-1989 Vampire Princess Miyu OVA on or before September 8, 2026, but the disc will ship with a completely blank cover and slipcase. The company announced on May 29 that it had completed the HD remaster and sent packaging to Japan for approval over a year ago, but hit a procedural logjam in the Japanese copyright system that made no progress in over a year. MediaOCD founder Justin Sevakis stated that the company then discovered its license for the series expires next year, leaving no time for a proper release. To avoid letting the remaster go unreleased, MediaOCD decided to sell the Blu-ray exclusively through its own website with no artwork requiring approval. The release includes both the AnimEigo English dub and the Manga UK English dub, plus original Japanese audio. Pre-orders are open for $24.95. Sevakis added that if approvals ever come through for a real package, purchasers will be able to get one without rebuying the disc.

MediaOCD founder Justin Sevakis said the company had "some good back-and-forth initially" with Japanese rights holders but "ultimately we simply could not get this approval to the finish line." He described the impasse as a "procedural log jam" in Japan's copyright system that produced "absolutely no progress in over a year."

Sevakis acknowledged the blank-cover release is "obviously" not a proper package but said "the limited release we're giving Miyu lets us have some fun with this." He promised "some fun opportunities to be creative once this ships." The disc is exclusive to MediaOCD.com and comes with a matching blank slipcase.

The four-episode OVA was co-directed by Toshihiro Hirano (also credited as Toshiki Hirano), known for Magic Knight Rayearth and Baki Hanma. Narumi Kakinouchi, who co-created the original manga with Hirano, handled character designs. Music was composed by Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell). The animation studio is AIC. The Japanese voice cast includes Naoko Watanabe as Miyu, Mami Koyama as Himiko Se, and Kaneto Shiozawa as Larva. Screenwriter Noboru Aikawa (Fullmetal Alchemist) wrote the series composition.

AnimEigo originally released the OVA on VHS, LaserDisc, and DVD. The new Blu-ray marks the first HD release of the series. The 2025 launch of a new manga, Vampire Princess Miyu -Yu i, published by SB Creative, continues the franchise; its third digital volume is due June 13, 2026.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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