[Orphan] Tanjou: Debut (DVD)

Orphan presents a new English version of the 1994 shoujo OVA Tanjou: Debut (Birth: Debut). Based on an idol-training simulation game by Headroom, it contains two unrelated stories featuring the same quartet of girls. The conceit is that the four are appearing as themselves in independent teleplays. The first is about romance found and lost. It is mostly comedic, with a touch of heartbreak:

The second is about childhood loss. It is melancholic, with a breathtakingly superficial (and supernatural) conclusion:

R2J DVD encode; FLAC audio. See this blog entry for more details.

This release, and all Orphan releases, are available for direct download from IRC bot Orphan|Arutha in channels #nibl or #news on irc.rizon.net.