It’s Here- Haruhi Season 2!!!!

The Day the Earth (or 4chan) Stood Still...

It’s finally here!  Only a few short hours ago, the first episode of season 2 of Haruhi Suzumiya aired with the episode “Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody.”  4chan has exploded with joy, and Haruhi fans are going nuts (myself included.)  It doesn’t look like subs are out yet, but there is a raw floating around (warning: many troll subs and raws are floating around as well) and several fansub groups have posted the SOS Brigade logo for their sites in honor of this day.  The new OP hasn’t premiered yet, but the ED is available behind the cut.

Spring 2009 Anime Impressions!

With the Spring Anime season starting just next week, I took a look at the new series and made my own picks for shows to check out.  This is not a full preview of the new season, just my own impressions of a few select shows.  If you want a good preview for the season, check out THAT Anime Blog’s coverage.

Epic Fail On My End

I'm sorry!

Hey everyone,

So if you couldn’t tell, I kind of fell off the face of the earth.  I have to blame school for that. ^^;  I’m going to attempt to update more, but don’t expect tons of updates until the middle of May.  If you’d like to continue reading the blog but don’t want to check all the time, you can subscribe to the rss feed at the top of the page.  I’m really sorry that I dissappeared, but look forward to more blog posts asap!

~Kyjin

PS- People who know me irl should poke me if they want to help write for the blog. >.> It will be fun!

New Shows! (And not-so new ones)

Apologizes for lack of updates, balancing schoolwork with blogging has been more difficult than I realized.  This week has been interesting though for a few anime updates.

The Good: Chi’s Sweet Home has been renewed for a second season! The adorable adventures of the kitten Chi will be returning this April with the entire cast still intact.  It’s unknown yet how long it will be, but my guess it will be another two-season show, with 108 three-minute episodes.  If you haven’t seen Chi, check out some of the episodes on youtube, it’s adorable.

The Not-So-Good Angsty Grr: Someone over at Kadokawa and Newtype decided to be mean to Haruhi Suzumiya fans.  This month’s Newtype has a feature on the cover, featuring the return of Haruhi Suzumiya, but after a day of fans becoming excited for the second season, it turns out that it’s nothing but a rerun of the first season this April. This is a rare feat in itself; most anime never are rerun on Japanese tv.  My guess is that the second season may air after the rerun or later this year, but most fans are at the least pissed off right now for the bad advertisment that Newtype ran.  (My guess is that Kadokawa’s recently announced Lucky Star concert will not sell out as they expect due to angry fans of both shows…)

More Haruhi Suzumiya is Actually Coming!

It's actually coming...

It’s not the second season, but it’s better than nothing.  Kadokawa has just announced that “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya-chan” and “Nyoroun Churuya-san” will both be premiering on February 13th.  These are both based off the gag 4-koma manga of the same name, but it’s still Haruhi so I don’t care. They’ll be streaming on Kadokawa’s official channel on youtube, so those of us not in Japan will have access to streams (in Japanese at least.)

Both these and the second season of the anime were announced over a year ago, so it’s great news to see that at least a couple of them are actually coming out.  Hopefully there may be more word on the second season soon…

Source: ANN

Kuroshitsuji 29: That Butler, Scandalous

I am quickly understanding the pain of those who read manga as they come out in Japan, especially when it is only once a month.  Luckily, the latest chapter of Kuroshitsuji just came out…

Hyakko- The Wannabe Azumanga Daioh

A fall show that I had a lot of hope for, Hyakko is based on the 4-koma comedy manga of the same name.  The manga has been greatly praised, but did it live up to the hype?

Name: Hyakko
Genre: Slice of life/Comedy
Studio: Nippon Animation
Episodes: 13

Hetalia Axis Powers Anime Cancelled!

Nooooo!!! Hetalia!!!!! ;_;

According to ANN, Hetalia Axis Powers has been cancelled.  The anime was supposed to premiere in two weeks on the Kids Station in Japan, but due to “various circumstances” (aka Korean protesters who were upset over a character WHO ISN’T EVEN GOING TO APPEAR IN THE ANIME!), the show has been cancelled.  Luckily, there is word that there will be some sort of web-release, but needless to say I am extremely dissapointed.  Hetalia is one of the most hilarious manga I have ever read, and in what other series can you say you ship Germany and Italy? 

If you haven’t read the manga yet, do check it out.  Hopefully whatever web release that is done will be available to stream in the US or in some other form and that all of the series that they planned to do will be completed…

Poor College Student’s Guide to Anime- Other Places to Buy Your Goods

When I first got into anime and manga, I used to buy a lot of dvds and books with the allowance that I had.  As a college student, I don’t have the ability to buy that much stuff any more.  Usually I only go for specialty items or for things I can get at a deep discount.  Whether you’re on a budget or just want some new places to purchase things, here’s a guide to some of the best places to buy anime goods that you may not have heard of.

It takes awhile to build up collections...

Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th Season Ep. 2- Just One Ordinary Day

Gokigenyou! The Lillian Private School for Girls has begun its School Festival, and you’re invited!

Welcome!