Rideback on Japanese DVD and Blu-Ray in April

AVWatch reports that Geneon Entertainment will release the first volume of the Rideback mecha/motosport action series on April 24th for ¥5,775 ($64) on DVD with an anamorphic transfer in 16:9 and Blu-Ray disc for ¥6825 ($76) for the same content as the DVD in 1080p.

Rideback is adapted from a manga series written by Tetsurō Kasahara spanning nine total volumes about female protagonist Rin Ohgata who was born on September 11th, 2001 and is groomed to be her family’s successor, with her mother being a famous dancer and having participated in dancing competitions from a young age.

However, one day  she fractures her left foot while dancing and subsequently decides to stop in the year 2017 where the story picks up on her discovery of the motorcycle robot hybrid known as a Rideback while in the Musashino University Theater Club which sets off her participation in the Rideback Club.

The series is planned for 12 episodes and is currently airing on terrestrial network Chiba TV as well as AT-X.