
Fans of loli pantsu can heave a sigh of relief with the news that loli pantsu anime Strike Witches is set to get its second series, just as has long been anticipated.
Details are lacking, but this seems to mean a (presumable) autumn 2009 airing at the earliest, though next year may also be possible.


The announcement is carried by no less than three magazines (and the early DVD), whose issues we get to see early thanks to the fact that 2ch’s anime boards have any number of denizens who happen to work in the stores getting the magazine stock early. Thus it is beyond doubt.
It would appear Gonzo are above Kadokawa’s games after all, though we have yet to hear the contents of their announcement… Now the only doubts are as to whether Gonzo will stay in fit condition to produce the series.
In other news, the game titles decided by fans appear also to have been leaked: the PS2 will get an adventure entitled “Strike Witches: A Little Peaceful Days”, and the DS apparently gets “Strike Witches: Soukuu no Dengekisen” (“Aerial Blitzkrieg”, or some such).
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
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.
Moar Sanya + Charlotte. That is all.
noo!!!!!!!!!! please Strike Witches please dont hate guys. and also please dont make another season.
the cake is a lie.
-sigh of relief-
More Eilanya? Yes please.
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.
FUCK YEAH!
This I'll definitely watch.
Good news^~^ im definitely looking forward to it and hope we get some new characters too, i just love shimada humikanes designs
Yea more WWII madness...this is going to be interesting
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!
Well, I guess there won't be any more Strike Witches.
;_;
HHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLL YEAH! STRIKE WITCHES ON THE ROLL! HOPE ITS THE NORTHERN CAMPAIGN THIS TIME>>>>
Yay.!
YES!
V-I-C-T-O-R-Y~!!!
All we need now are the figmas! Muaaaaaahahahahahah! Come, join my cause!
SW fans feel NO pain? o_O
HELL YES!!!!!!!!! More freaking crotch goodness for me. :D~~~~~
hell ya!, season two cant wait. and if all the staff cuts effect production ill work for them for free...lol
I came, i saw, i came again!
Fuck Year
More Charlotte?
CHUCK YEAR!
oic wut u did thar...
I hope the Gonzo restructuring doesn't affect the production of this
FUCK YEAH.
More loli pantsu. Cant wait.
Pah! Less fanservice, more Neuroi!
Will the other novel characters appear too? Hopefully...
FUCK YEAR PANTSU!
FUCK YEAR!!!
FUCK EAR!!!
Fuck ear?!
I approve, but ill wait for the DVD version of s2 lol
can't wait to see the preview
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.
I had suspected the game announcement was meant to be found, also. Now to wait for the counter to see if we were correct.
True.
But in this case, if the magazines announced this, what need is there for the SW site to announce it anymore?
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.
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..
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.
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.
Reassuring to those who have already begun the preparation to fap.
oh good *feels far better now*
You have no idea how at ease you put my mind, keep the good news rolling!