New Haruhi Season Confirmed as Rerun
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Apr 1, 2009 23:11 JST
- Tags: Announcements, Continuations, Haruhi, Kadokawa, Marketing, TV
TV listings have updated in preparation for the broadcast of the “new” season of the Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, revealing the first episode to be none other than the very familiar “Asahina Mikuru no Bouken Episode00”, which of course has already aired and is number one in the “broadcast” order.
The episode will broadcast at 2AM on the 8th of April; the schedule is visible here (note that this is a humdrum TV listings page and not some loudly trumpeted announcement, so the probability of date related shenanigans is rather low). It seems to be confirmed by multiple sources.
Desperate fans have immediately begun clutching at straws; the rumour that new episodes would be mixed in amongst the old, or added to the end, is the main hope. In fact, the notion that the next episode may turn out to be a new one seems to be one of the main incentives for viewing the broadcast…
One 2ch denizen points out that Newtype always collects new broadcasts into a summary page, and never places reruns amongst them. The imminent Haruhi broadcast has not been mentioned here, suggesting that the broadcast is indeed simply a repeat.
A look through the schedule also reveals the broadcast to have rather a restricted run for a major new series.
On a purely pragmatic level, it would make no sense to broadcast a “new” season mixed into the old whilst not actually informing the fan base that it was being broadcast, as most would likely never hear of it (with only a week to spare even more so), or would treat the entire broadcast as merely being a rerun.
On the other hand, an unscrupulous but effective tactic would be to cultivate the expectation of something new to be broadcast amongst the old in order to give some incentive for viewing an otherwise standard rerun.
With the sales of the two recently released Haruhi games having collapsed, it seems that the “Haruhi boom” will be well and truly finished should this broadcast not manage some new content.
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is this april fool?
No.
hmm
It has been pretty much confirmed since february that it was going to be a rerun anyway.
If anything we still have hopes for the new season to be aired during the summer.
http://zepy.momotato.com/2009/04/02/haruhi-is-airing-tonight/
Do you have a article link?
Did you read the article?
I feel your pain, posting news today Artefact.
I am starting to wish I could just refrain from posting for 48 hours around April 1st to avoid all this.
this is fake why would they finally release all the info on april 1 u idiots and plus it would have been on the 09 spring list just use your heads for a minute
It's a TV listings site. It has accurate air dates for all Japanese TV networks. All that's new is that the episode name has been printed. It may have been up for days until 2ch spotted it.
this was confirmed a long time ago...
Artifact has actually been slow with it O_o
*Artefact
there was quite a bit of moaning about this back when newtype had info about a 'new' season... then kadokawa later stated that it would be a rerun of the original series
we haruhiists are not amused
This isn't correct - they never released full details, and kept the wording ambiguous, never actually saying what it was. The episode title is new info which confirms things finally.
News that doesn't deceive the reader into thinking something amazing is going to happen is a sure sign that it is not an April Fool's joke.
northpole776 is wise....
finally, i was already tired of waiting for todays haruhi season 2 news
People sure are desperate to believe it was the second season. Well look on the bright side. The only logical reason they would randomly re-show the first season is in preparation for a second season.
The only logical reason they would randomly re-show the first season is because their marketing section consist of a bunch of moron.
fixed
Or because they are just awesome trolls.
Or simply both. =P
Or so they could fit in as many BUY HARUHI SHIT commercials during the breaks as they can.
Niet.
Heh. Next the fans will claim to have spotted a single frame of the first true Season 2 episode inserted into every episode of the re-run.
I'm just so sick of waiting that I lost my interest.. Will watch if it comes, if it doesn't ah well.
same here
so sick of waiting that i won't watch even if it does come =P
I’m just so sick of waiting that I lost my interest.. Will watch if it comes, if it doesn’t ah well.
This.
i bet this time it will be aired in HD!!!
yes, then i will send my hate mail to them in HD!
Wait, doesn't it start on April 2nd?
Maybe they are waiting for novel 10 to release season 2? At least I'm trying to be otpimistic >.>
the tenth novel been TBA since 2007. give up. seriously.
if you really desperate for an ending, just read "the death of suzumiya haruhi" on FF.net
Lol my wild guess 2 month ago here in the forum seem to be coming true :D
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/forums/topic.php?id=291&replies=33
although i'm not getting my hope up but after the "nice boat" stun kodogawa put on haruhi-chan you can never be careful
Strike Witches shall save our souls
LISTEN TO THIS MAN! HE SPEAKS THE TRUTH!
I use "naive optimism" towards these news !
then i shall use "realistic pessimism"
naive optimisms special ability : user is granted with incredible nativity and will optimistically follow/believe anything (even when its proven wrong with facts)
yes, but do you know, if you use that ability and miss at least 100 times consecutively, it will automatically turn itself into "realistic pessimism", and you will find yourself unable to believe anything they say anymore.
World is saved once again
I have returned back to my old pessimistic self and the keystone is sealed once more so that evil could never return and use its powers to take over the universe.... camera moves to regular city view and then turns black for credits-annoying ending song starts but movies budget was too small so that's all we they could afford
amm..... cupcake?!
cupcake.
made my day
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Published in North America on April 1, 2009 (ISBN 9780316039017)
^ proof that the entire series is one big april fool joke
I still think that these news are real
I also trust government and think that things happening on TV are real
damit...I guess your " realistic pessimism" infected me and now I'm starting to use my brains agan...NOOOOOO
They took so long and ended with a rerun.
If they don't mix in new episodes or atleast have them after the first season ends, i'm done with haruhi. Never gonna watch it again and I'm gonna throw my haruhi stuff away. It's not just them not making more, it's that they are teasing and leading their loyal fans on, which just isnt right
Don't throw your Haruhi stuff away, give them to me, at least it would not be a waste.
Haruhi-sama has decided to abandon us all... ;_;
No just you, right now shes beside me with Kyon laughing at you all...well mostly you XD
big fish little fish have fun ! ^0^'
When God gives you lemons, you find another God. Join us, and become loyal Nagists.
Nah,i'm more of Tsugumi-chan if you know what i mean.
I hear you brother. I'll take Tsugumi-chan over Nagi & Zenge any day...I mean night.
Who the hell is this Tsugumi? Some kind of hidden character in a Kannagi doujin game?
yes, to get her you have to insert the konami code at the title screen.
I'm loyal only to Taiga.
April fool's?
We don't run those on this site.
And I am really grateful to read that, I am sick of April Fools jokes everywhere when I want to read something interesting.
That's just how I feel, which is why they are not featuring here. The vast majority are pitifully unamusing to boot...
poor artefact. he must be tired answering all the "is this april fool joke?" question.
Seconded. I hate not knowing what's real and what's not. ==
Just in the IRC channel, then.
There's always Haruhi-chan, which is a weekly dose of hilarious awesome. :)
Stop deluding yourself. That is a crappy excuse of a show, meant only to keep the Haruhi fanboys arounda little longer.
Haruhi-Chan has turned out to be funnier than anything broadcast in the past year, once they dropped the lame 3D animation and went to glossy 2D.
I can only feel pity now for people waiting for Haruhi. Before there was irritation over complacent idiocy, then rage, then ambivalence, and now it's just full on pity for people who will never get their favorite toy, but are continuously led to believe they will.
I wonder if any sub group ginna pick it up? But what's the point in that anyway since it's already subbed/licensed.
Damn it !! i missed april 1!!!!
btw it told me I was posting comments too fast and to slow down, is that normal?
No, but I think you can ignore it.
WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW?
*kicks teh puppy* Right behind you 8)
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
:Bangs head on table repeatedly:
Boom. Headshot.
I guess I'll spend all the free time I have right now reading all the other storylines from the Haruhi novels, watching all the anime I haven't yet, and learning Japanese so I can understand the non-translated Scrapped Princess novels.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuxas6rsrfk
Anyways, give Haruhi-chan another shot, gentlemen. It's better than most broadcast anime now that they are using 2D animation.
KyoAni = Beyond-God-Level Trolls
You of course mean Kadokawa
i says its a joke. but now haruhi fans are getting sick and tired of it. why can't the say no we not going to bother making a new season or yes there will be a new season with new eps and new charaters. instend of giving use fake hope.
I fucking hate you all.
Fuck. This is the worst April Fool's Day. EVER.
Amen, brother.
The only thing that irritates me is the loss of potential. Haruhi was a good story, and they could have built so much more on it. To not embrace that potential is heartbreaking, and I sympathize for the fanatics that weren't -pandered to-, err, -exploited-, ehh... *placated* with this latest fumbling exhibition.
First will come out the third season of Rozen Maiden then will come out(hypothetically) the second temp of Haruhi xD .
Bravo!
This is sad, just sad. Haruhi Suzumiya is a great anime, pity those bastards of Kyoani got it.
Speaking of KyoAni, what are they working on right now? I haven't checked anime in ages.
K-On!
BORING!!!!!- The Age of Haruhi is over! Why do they even bother. I soooo don't care.
Preparing delta Rage.
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mmm, and I'll have to say, as much as people seem to be "not caring" about Haruhi anymore...this seems like one of the more heated discussions...
Did this seriously come as a surprise, to anyone? Hell, I liked the first season, but until I see a subbed episode of the new season in front of my face, there's nothing to get excited about and absolutely no point to get wound up over lame marketing bullshit.
It's just animu, for christ's sake.
eh, was satisfied with first series, really didnt expect a second to happen lolz....haruhism is dead and its not coming back
Moon Phase Comments just reported: http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090402 that TV Saitama has listed 28 episodes for this "rerun." More confirmation pending.
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/nanamibeya/20090402
Nanamibeya (Sometimes NSFW) claims that tvk and chiba-tv were both called and both responded effectively "We can't tell you how many episodes but there is more than 1 cour reserved". (Note that it doesn't explicitly say the 2nd cour is Haruhi too, but there is a 2nd cour as if there is a new production.)
So, what's a cour anyway?
From Wikipedia: Cours (TV production), a unit of production in Japanese TV programs equivalent to 13 episodes.
April's Fool or not I'll believe when I see the 2nd season anime.
see at the bright side.... at least it will run in higher res (1080i)
Yeah, I'm really happy about this.
Also, Isn't the voice actress out doing tours?
She is a Rock Star, after all...
Guess I'll have to watch the first season all over again since it's mashed in with the second one.
How boring...
We've waited so long and this is what we get?
Bummer.
I live in hawaii ow on earth can I wac the secnd season? lik I mean what station?