Strike Witches Second Season Announced
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- Date: Feb 25, 2009 22:54 JST
- Tags: Announcements, Continuations, Gonzo, Loli, Pantsu, Strike Witches
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Fuck yeah! More Strike Witches! <3
I only hope that the planned staff cut at Gonzo doesn't affect the quality of the animation too much. If they're smart enough, they'll realize that Strike Witches is their new cash cow.
The cut is due to be spread over five years, so it should not affect this.
oh good *feels far better now*
You have no idea how at ease you put my mind, keep the good news rolling!
Reassuring to those who have already begun the preparation to fap.
I wanted another season of Seto but this sells oogles more DVDs so I understand. Kinda sad that Gonzo couldn't go through with the troll but eh, congratulations.
Sakamoto-saaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!
The cuts won't effect any series.
All it means is that Gonzo will be cutting down their number of shows per year to one or two rather than a bucket load, and most likley will outsource more animation than usual.
Anyway, nice news. While the show if full of fanservice, it manages to combine that with an interesting array of characters and decent plot, which is probably why it's done so well.
YES this is what I was waiting for. I guess unlike the kadokawa troll this one Actually Delivers. Hopefully. Damn This brings great news to my day.
FUCK YEAR!!!
as in a whole year of fucking?
DOHOHOHOHO
BEING LITERAL IS SO FUNNY.
I don't think Gonzo is in a state where they can follow Kadokawa's footsteps and come out still breathing...
So that SW website was just trying to troll us, eh?
lol at this announcement ruining the surprise.
They may have noticed that 2ch was dissecting their Flash in an earlier thread and opted to spice things up.
Still, we won't know if this anouncement might turn out to be a double trolling..
As a note, "being above Kadokawa's games" is sort of a moot point, because Strike Witches *is* published by Kadokawa. That's why the announcement is covered in Kadokawa magazines like The Sneaker; this PR "stunt" was all their doing, and had nothing to do with Gonzo. Gonzo does sometimes publish their own anime, but not in this case.
I know - that's what I meant. I presume they have much input on how marketing goes (recall that the director came up with the "It's not pantsu so it's not embarrassing" catchline).
As to the stunt, I suppose that comes down to who manages their site...
The sites and PR are typically all managed by the publisher, and doubly-so in this case because the other part of the announcement has to do with the subtitle of the games (also published by Kadokawa). I'm sure the other groups in the production committee had input, as they always do, but there isn't really much of a decision to be made here ("Do we want to print more money?" "Yes, I think we do...")
The Haruhi marketing that Kadokawa is so reviled for is, I suspect, not the way Kadokawa wants it to go down either. Magazine space is booked long in advance, but when your announcement gets pulled due to delays and production politics, you have to make best of the situation anyway. That's the job of a PR team. Thinking of Kadokawa as an evil monolith hellbent on kicking Haruhi fans while they're down makes for good rage fodder, but if it were just up to Kadokawa, a second season would have been out long ago, as their intention was to make this a franchise. If only it were that simple.
FUCK YEAH.
More loli pantsu. Cant wait.
Will the other novel characters appear too? Hopefully...
FUCK YEAR PANTSU!
FUCK YEAR!!!
FUCK EAR!!!
Fuck ear?!
Pah! Less fanservice, more Neuroi!
I approve, but ill wait for the DVD version of s2 lol
So the announcement they were announcing the game title was a bigger announcement than than announcing the new season?
Technically the announcement hasn't actually been made yet. Given these announcements I'm pretty much convinced that I was correct in my earlier suspicions: the flash site will be updated with the second season announcement, and the hidden announcement 2ch found is really just an Easter Egg.
Still, 2 days to see what that site turns up.
True.
But in this case, if the magazines announced this, what need is there for the SW site to announce it anymore?
I had suspected the game announcement was meant to be found, also. Now to wait for the counter to see if we were correct.
can't wait to see the preview
WOOOOOOT!!!! Finally!!! A second season that we've been all waiting for!
I'm not excited about the game though cause I have no PS2.
Reality is so much hard to accept indeed.
But a second Strike Witches season will be enough to fulfill this emptiness.
Yoohoo!
I feel like bursting to happiness!
this seems to mean a 2009 airing (presumably autumn) at the earliest
I imagine a 2008 airing would be tricky, indeed.
...unless they deploy the new FTL* Striker units
*Faster Than Light
Not at home in time-travel, but that wouldn't affect the normal flow years? Just lightyears, but that's to measure speed.. not time.
Oh and in the article, "yet to hear the contents of their announcment"
*announcement
Okay done being a smart-ass now
Time dilation only happens when traveling near or "at" the speed of light. Such as the differences in time in Gunbuster.
If you come up with a way to "cheat" like warp drive, space folding or FTL drives, then you ignore all that inconvenient mind bending physics stuff.
Also, PANTSU (YEAR?)
You make an excellent correction.
Man now i have to watch the first season and stop fapping to sankakucomplex posts.
Wouldn't "dengekisen" translate better as "Blitzkrieg" maybe?
Totally overlooked this as I was thinking in terms of the magazines...
I had something incredibly important to do today, but I'm too sick to go. This is exactly what I needed to hear to feel better.
Sweet Jesus yes! Love this show (for obvious obvious reasons i.e. softcore loliporn).
obvious*
Mio: HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!
Also, Minna should go batshit insane Suigintou-like
I hear you.
GO TANKA RIE!
The anime is kind of meh and the only interest is in the pantsu but not knowing why they only wear pantsu and top bothers me since the beginning (even if it is quite pleasant).
So has it been explained somewhere in the lolstory why all the girls in the pantsu strike world only wear pantsu.
Uh.... The need to wear Striker Units fast?
I thought this was pretty clear.
Cause a pant or a skirt would definitely be in the way? It does not seem to be a problem for Sanya and Litvyak.
get with the program.
Perrine, Sanya and Eila do wear pairs of pantyhose and non-transparent thight.. So, not all of them.
Nice! Will definitely watch!
ALL HAIL TO LOLI!!!
With the success of the DVDs, are we going to see Rosario Vampire-level censorship in the TV airing to drum up even more DVD sales in season 2?
FUCK YEAH!
This I'll definitely watch.
Oh Gonzo, I'm sorry I ever doubted you. You actually delivered after all! You're so much more worth my support than those idiots at KyoAni.
Yeah, it's funny but it's true. Gonzo actually delivered instead of +3 years of sad waiting and rerun bullshit. This heavily increases my trust in Gonzo.
Good news^~^ im definitely looking forward to it and hope we get some new characters too, i just love shimada humikanes designs
More Eilanya? Yes please.
Moar Sanya + Charlotte. That is all.
good job gonzo. don't die yet, you have much more loli pantsu anime to produce.
looking forward to this one. hope the QUALITY will be just a good as the first.
Holy hell yea~~ :3
We talked about the new game title previously and now 2nd season ?
Cool, well hoped Gonzo can stay stable for time being as I don't want to see SW S2 in the 'new anime legend' gallery (you know what I mean...).
KyoAni has kept me waiting for the last 3 years for Suzumiya Haruhi S2 and sadly I've lost interest on SH.....At least Gonzo do deliver it straight out to the fans. I'll be waiting for the SW S2 DVD's ! :3
-sigh of relief-
the cake is a lie.
noo!!!!!!!!!! please Strike Witches please dont hate guys. and also please dont make another season.
Yea more WWII madness...this is going to be interesting
hell ya!, season two cant wait. and if all the staff cuts effect production ill work for them for free...lol
HELL YES!!!!!!!!! More freaking crotch goodness for me. :D~~~~~
SW fans feel NO pain? o_O
I came, i saw, i came again!
Fuck Year
I hope the Gonzo restructuring doesn't affect the production of this
More Charlotte?
CHUCK YEAR!
oic wut u did thar...
YES!
V-I-C-T-O-R-Y~!!!
All we need now are the figmas! Muaaaaaahahahahahah! Come, join my cause!
Yay.!
OH FUCK. OH FUCK. OH FUCK.
Best news this year.
it is not PANTIES, but PANTS(Japanaese call "Zubon").
So, because it is not panties, we don't be shy.
I fell in love with this series last year when they screened it at AX. I hope they debut the first episode (or at least something) this year!
HHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLL YEAH! STRIKE WITCHES ON THE ROLL! HOPE ITS THE NORTHERN CAMPAIGN THIS TIME>>>>
Well, I guess there won't be any more Strike Witches.
;_;