The Harry Potter news site HPANA (Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator), though it’s not so automatic anymore has posted its own little April Fools prank courtesy of Peeves (the mischievous poltergeist from the books, if you didn’t know).

Interesting choice: they’re suggesting that a Harry Potter anime featuring designs by Akira Toriyama will be made and aired on ABC Family to start in 2012.

Now, there are things I would change. First off, why Akira Toriyama when mangaka Koge Donbo (of Di Gi Charat/Pita Ten fame) has actual Harry Potter fanart on a website, including character illustrations? (Yes, it’s legit; I assume some non-anime-fans who like HP haven’t seen them yet.) Also…to air in 2012? Who would announce an anime not due to hit TVs for FOUR YEARS?

That said, I can kinda imagine Toriyama doing art for Harry Potter and it makes me gag.

Okay, I know I’m going to come across as a total know-it-all smartass, but I am amazed at how many people have fallen for Ye Olde Comick Booke Blogge’s KISS manga hoax.

Now, I’ll be the first to admit that when I first read the blurb on Manga Blog, I totally fell for it. 100%. After Courtney Love and Avril Lavigne, not to mention the fact that KISS has done comics before? Yeah, barely bat an eye.

But as soon as I looked at YOCBB’s post, skepticism set in. First off: a KISS yaoi? Weird. And then Be Beautiful actually issuing a press release to a blog? Now that’s just crazy.

Then I scrolled down and saw the picture - c’mon, people, shouldn’t any anime or manga blogger worth their salt at least be able to recognize a ’shop of some art with Shinji and Kaworu from Evangelion? Even if you haven’t seen the show…I mean, Shinji’s towl even says NERV on it. o_o

That said, I still think it was a pretty cute joke idea, so credit to YOCBB for that. ♥