Aurora’s website now officially has Hitohira, a girls love-flavored high school drama about an extremely shy freshman who gets forced into the school’s drama club by its wacky members, in its schedule. The manga was adapted into an anime in spring ‘07, it was a cute show.

Meanwhile those keen eyes at MangaCast have spotted new licenses for Deux in the new issue of Previews: Heavenly Body by Takashi Kanzaki, Maid in Heaven (yes, it’s really a yaoi title) by Hisami Shimada, and Ruff Love (yes, it’s really a yaoi furry title) by Tamaki Kirishima.

Current Mood:  Disappointed

Okay, look. I’m as aware as anyone that anime and manga steal borrow character designs from each other, and that sometimes a particular kind of design just gets popular, right?

But still, isn’t this a little much?

That’s Karen from Sky Girls, Mugi from Hitohira, and Michiru from Zombie Loan. All three are shy girl types, with Karen and Mugi both even having problems speaking (though in Karen’s case it’s only talking to guys). And Karen and Michiru have the same bizarrely grey hair color. But of course, the link between all three is those super-skinny pigtails/braids! WTF?…End rant.

Current Mood:  Ponderous

Not as many series as the first part, but hey, we’re now getting into the shows I’m not actually all that excited about. So, without further ado…
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