In a surprise announcement which may be the death knell for troubled studio Gonzo, the production for the second season of Strike Witches has apparently been confirmed as moving to studio AIC, despite earlier assurances that Gonzo would retain the rights.
AIC has previously cooperated with Gonzo on the production of Strike Witches, so they likely have some expertise with aerial pantsu-like things.
AIC may actually be a very logical choice if Gonzo was considered too unreliable or otherwise, as they have previously produced the similar Skygirls, as well as several series jointly with Gonzo (such as Seto no Hanayome and Sora no Otoshimono, along with the aforementioned Strike Witches).
In any case, the loss of its most high profile franchise probably spells the end for the lingering remains of Gonzo, at least unless its management overhaul turns out to be spectacularly successful…
I will miss gonzo. They were probably my second or third favorite producers.
Studio DEEN will animate it. They’ve already proven they’ve got what it takes (the Strike Witches spoof in Seitokai).
My one gripe with AIC handling the franchise now, is that it opens up the possibility of a hopeless male harem lead being included into the cast.
He will probably represent Geneva, Nato, or the UN or something.
Gonzo seems to be better at writing stories with a female only cast.
for a sec I thought they were canceling the season and my heart stopped for a sec..oh the mere thought is scary.
for a sec I thought they were cancelling the season and my heart stopped for a sec..oh the mere thought is scary.
AIC for the lulz!
Rut-roh! I hope it isn’t the end of Gonzo, but Strike Witches is in good hands with AIC.
I hate to see them go but maybe it will turn out to save the struggling anime companies as a whole.
more senseless panchira????
count me in
As a supporter of flying girls with only their panties on, I don’t really give a damn what/who’s going to take hold of Season 2.
Best regards, though. I LOVE Strike Witches, even if people say its shitty.
I am very happy that “Strike Witches” will have a second season, I was waiting for a long time, it was worth every day and month ^^.
Yay for more Lucchini and Sanya-sama :3
That’s a shame, I still remember the good stuff that studio made in the old days, before turning to this newest “make bland crap that sells” trend.
R.I.P Gonzo, you shall be remembered. Atleast we still have the Muppet Show bird guy.
wtf is up with the red marks on their bodies? they freaking look like huge zits they should stop that shit.
all hail gonzo!!!
lol(gonzo).
Studio AIc is doing a great job on sora no Flying Pantsu. I would like to see their rendition of the witches.
Strike witches is a prima example of why the whole moe thing is bad for a lot of things.
And then they try to bring it to the US…
It’s great news, AIC always been known for great production values. They don’t always get the best materials to work on but fuck they deliever top notch results in every project they touched. They can make even generic harem crap appear having substances.
At least it can’t get worse than season 1
Gonzo made Burst Angel, right? Was that any good?
hey i really liked skygirls and seto no hanayome,didn’t saw the sora one.
Anyway expecting something better now from strike witches.
i never really heard of gonzo until strik witches anyway
Gonzo… they are in literally dipshit…
From certain financial sources, they have from last I heard US$6M to clear by (forgotten what date) or they will be under bank control / property.
Thus, they have to pull out all guns now to save their ass. (remember in Seitokai no Ichizon, the Strike Witches parody? also Kiddy Grade-and where if I remember correctly, Gonzo staff are on the production though not credited)
Now that production has moved to AIC, Gonzo most probably will have to sell their license rights and production / design templates of Strike Witches + working out the production (with their remaining staff who used to be on the project maybe without being credited) if they want to save themselves.
strike witches will live on. gonzo will now die.
let live and let die, it’s the natural circle of life.
THIS CAN’T BE TRUE!!!!
GONZO DON’T FUCKING DIE ON ME, I NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU!!!!!!!!
Man this sucks, I don’t know if AIC can pull of the SW season 2 alone.
Their collaboration was having great results and Gonzo needed it a lot.
All that needs be said is that AIC handled Seto no Hanayome.
I look forward to season 2.
this man speaks the truth
need moar san-chan
I was quite devastated when I first read the title…
I hope that AIC will continue the SW legacy.
ALL Hail Pantsu !
Poor Gonzo tan was starving in the alley. And now she’s been shot.;_;
As long as there are Strike Witches anime, I’m happy.
Hey Artefact, you forgot to mention that AIC will retain most of the main GONZO staff that worked on the first Strike Witches.
Cheers.
Good info. Thanks for the heads up.
meaning that gonzo is literally disintegrating before our own eyes
grim future indeed
the studio that made nyan koi’s now gonna do strike witches? what’s gonna happen with the pantsu now?
they’ll give cats their pantsu and then make them fly to fight against a new alien threat…
otherwise i’m eager to see what they have in store for us for this 2nd season since the 1st one was quite fun to see
Always a good thing to have more Lucchini.
They’ll fly :p
Gonzo wouldnt be stuck in this mess if they only had made more Vandread and Full Metal Panic.
Can be good, but can be bad too…
RIP gonzo.
R.I.P. Gonzo… Your great works shall not be forgotten.
I lol’d at those saying that this anime is pure fanservice. Obviously they have not watched it, or only catch a few glimpses of the show.
Need to agree on this one.. The Sanya episode for example; was pretty heart warming imo that I hardly even realized that there’s an onsen and nakky witches part in that episode.
LOL! It’s about time! Them witches are late, frankly speaking….
with nyankoi & sora no otoshimono, I think Strike Witches will be in good hands…
Indeed. For something as supposedly brainless fanservice as Sora no Otoshimono, the anime is pure win so far.
It definitely surpassed my expectations.
Stripped Witches!
I still can’t figure out if this is a good thing or a bad thing.
In years long gone, Gonzo has made:
Gnakutsuou
Last Exile
Welcome to the NHK
In recent years they have made:
Rosario+Vampire
Saki
Strike Witches
And in their current financial crisis, they are far from returning to teir best, relying on shit stuff that sells, so I’ll be the first to say:
And nothing of value was lost.
Strike Witches and Saki rocked and I heard NHK was far inferior to the manga (haven’t seen it yet). So there.
I’m disappointed on the absence of Basilisk in that list >:(
And Peacemaker Kurogane..
I liked Saki :p
True, true. Just remember the glory days of Last Exile etc and pretend Linebarrels and Shangri-la never happened.
Strike Witches IS something of value. Just not intelligent value.
Gonzo might suck, but they know fanservice. Since that’s all this show is, I don’t have high hopes for season 2.
At least it ain’t KyoAni doing season two. Otherwise, it’ll become just another random reference animu with recycled K-On character design.
PS: Hey KyoAni, where’s mah Full Metal Panic Season 3?
KyoAni: Brb, trolling Harutard fans with moar EE. FMP S3 by 2020
Troll successful. People failed at having a brain. Producing more Endless Eight fail to milk the retards.
FMP? Wait, that would require actual mental contribution to the task at hand. Why would KyoAni bother with something like that when they have idiots buying shit for gold?
Fuck an animated season 4, when the hell is the next novel coming out? The last one came out almost two years ago now.
Brain ?
This Anon has less brain than those Harutard.
At less those Harutard know that the one responsible for the Endless Eight fiasco is Kadokawa.
Kadokawa also own the right for FMP.
So, you still need to beg at Kadokawa feet to get FMP animated.
As long I can my DFC Yoshika…
As long as I can my entire hard drive…
As long as I can see DFC Yoshika in it’s full glory, I don’t mind. *fixed*
As long as I can continue embracing my Eila and my Perrine…
Sorry, both names sound like body parts
Seconded. As long as it gets done, I’ll be happy. It’s been fun Gonzo.
Does Gonzo have ANY decent anime properties left?
I don’t really want them to go down, not with Vandread and Nadesico still technically in their hands. I know that all the good people have left the company, but at the very least I hope some of the legacy franchises could be rescued.
They still have Saki?
uhhhh, isn’t Nadesico done by Xebec and not Gonzo?
yup, pretty much this is the last nail on their coffin.
A new Nadesico season would be great. Between TV and movie is a lot of empty space…
The planned second season, which never materialized, was supposed to be a sequel to the movie. It would be nice if they could revive that, however it seems unlikely that they would try to resuscitate it at this late date. The director declared the franchise dead four years ago.
They recently made a mahoromatic ova for some reason or another. Who the hell says they can’t make another nadesico anime? OVA, movie or whatever. Same with Nanoha. The series has ended so to speak, what with nanoha being in her mid-twenties by the latter drama cds, yet they’re still making an alternate retelling.
Nadesico is a great anime. One of my faorite.
I hope that Akito saves it for us.
pass on the torch Gonzo, you have failed
THIS IS MADNESS!
Hey madness! Wassup!
Really? Well I thought this was Sparta, but whatever you say, pal.
Awwww. Poor baby’s upset.
Stop forcing the same old meme on every fucking article.
white sauce on pantsu.
Hope its goes well. Flying pantsu is the new crave.
Can’t wait for season 2!
Instead of Shit Witches, they should have gone for Seto no Hanayome.
Mumble, grumble.
I love pantsu…
why -1 that comment? Seto no Hanayome is a great show…cant you love both of them?
Seto no Hanayome is far better then Strike Witches. That said, I still want Strike Witches 2…
looking forward to it