And More Sequels: ‘Umineko no Naku Kori ni’ and ‘Kyou no 5-2′

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Dated: 12 Jul 2008
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Moon Phase has two more pieces of new anime news (but Black Lagoon is one we– or at least I –have been waiting for since 2006, so it got its own post). Still, we shouldn’t diminish either of these: Umineko no Naku Koro ni (the newest sequel to horror series Higurashi, natch) and the slightly pervy middle-school comedy Kyou no Go no Ni (Today in Class 5-2), is getting some kind of new animation this fall– it’s not clear yet if it’ll be an OVA or a TV series.

If you haven’t heard of Kyou no Go no Ni yet, you should really consider checking it out. It’s based on a manga by Koharu Sakuraba, the creator of Minamike, and since the first anime is an OVA he was able to get away with a lot more sex humor than Minamike’s TV series had. Kyou no Go no Ni isn’t a gag manga, but its OVA format was similar to Azumanga Daioh’s TV format, i.e. the episodes were generally split into short bits, since Kyou’s chapters are also fairly short. The whole series is actually only one volume; the original OVA was four episodes.

So there you go: two more series to get excited about!

Fun Stuff

Categorized Under: Anime, Gossip, JP News, Manga, News, Western News
Dated: 6 Aug 2007
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Sorry I was a little quiet yesterday, but I’m working on a seekrit projekt. ♥ Here’s what’s up as of this morning:

  • The big news today is of an adaptation of Petit Eva, those cute little SD Evangelion figures that spawned some 4koma strips as ads recently. ANN beat me to the details, such as the fact that all the characters (including the angels!) are being developed into high school characters. Oddly, though, they say that it’s being “made into video,” not that it’s being made into an anime - the whole thing is still a little unclear.
  • While I’m on ANN, they have an interview with Arina Tanemura up. I love how the guy’s like, “I hear you’re a big fan of Morning Musume!” And she’s all “Yes, I’m a big fan!” and he’s all “ORLY!? ME 2?!” (…to paraphrase).
  • The Minamike anime adaptation (based on the manga by Kyou no Go no Ni’s Koharu Sakuraba) is set to start in October. Guess I’ll have to get cracking on a Fall Preview, eh?
  • For you dubaholics, a Red Garden trailer from ADV.
  • International Manga Award winner Madeleine Rosca has part three of her Japan travelogue up.
  • ComiPress has word on a new Ishino Arashi manga, and a new US manga-style advertising company.
  • Last but not least: this has got to be the coolest punishment for a cop ever.