Just when fans thought they had secured some reliable evidence of the existence of the Haruhi second season, Kadokawa has moved to scotch them.
Now we hear that lynchpin broadcaster Saitama TV is issuing a categorical refusal to comment on the series, after only days ago having confirmed with other broadcasters that the series would have 28 episodes.
The broadcaster will now only answer with the request to instead see the official Haruhi homepage. The immediate suspicion is that Kadokawa has moved to gag broadcasters from revealing any details regarding the anime.
You can see the 2ch exchange here.
Although the suggestion that new and old episodes will be mixed together or broadcast back-to-back is not directly challenged by this development, it does rather suggest that the broadcasters, in providing useful information to viewers, contravened Kadokawa’s policy of issuing only ambiguous or misleading information.
Currently the major possibility appears to be that Kadokawa was hoping to keep all disinformation control centred on its official channels.
We might speculate that some contrived marketing gimmick relying on generating word of mouth publicity is planned, or that an unusual or unannounced entry into the new episodes is due.
Considering how the marketing has been handled so far, anything seems possible. Dark whispers of a simple re-repeat in the alternative airing order following the first 14 episodes have even been heard…
Kadokawa’s marketing approach to the Haruhi appears to be to sow as much confusion and distrust as possible whilst delivering as little as possible. Few productions have ever been marketed with so little respect for those attempting to follow them…
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Jerks.
Yeah.
Well, it is Kadokawa's attempt to keep the second series as a "surprise", which of course, has already failed, the surprise.. and Kadokawa since long ago.
Greetings, Kadokawa.
Nice boat.
Your (former) fanbase.
Bloodsuckers i mean,greedy bloodsuckers.
If they're actually trying to keep the broadcasting of the second series a secret, fine. If they're planning on releasing some episodes as half episodes to air for twice the length, and that's what they're hiding, people will be real angry.
Here we go again!
the closer we get to the truth the more they try to silence us. it's coming...
I believe Fox Mulder said those exact words in episode 1, episode 4, episode 9, episode 12....
There's something out there...
hahahahaha see?
14/10 trolls
This...is the strangest marketing strategy I have ever seen a company use. Whoever runs that department is either a sadist, or a five year old.
"any news is good news" as they say, people are talking about them either way.
"Whoever runs that department is either a sadist, or a five year old."
Or is a bishonen called Nozomu Itoshiki. :3
That's an insult to Itoshiki-sensei!
You'll hear from Kaere's lawyers!
Zetsubou SHITA!!!!
It's Kadokawa's troll, but sounds like Shaft's plot :3
Gonna spoil a bit here.
Some of the bits from the novels that are supposedly in the second season deal with an alternate reality where Haruhi doesn't exist. The weird marketing may just be a viral campaign centered on that.
lol...that "spoiler" has been covered long ago with the "non-existent" website.
[!] spoiler ahead [!]
I believe you were referring to book 4. Haruhi did exist in that alternate reality, just that she wasn't in the same school as Kyon.
No, he's a genius. After all,... would there be any guy still talking about haruhi, if it wasn't for the trolling?
For some odd reason lots of people liked the first season and didn't realize how hard it in fact sucked. So they have to divert from that fact as good as possible, thus the trolling.
It didn't suck. It isn't what it's hyped up to be, but it was nowhere near "suck".
I've introduced the series to people who have barely heard of most anime, and they loved it.
Why would they if it sucked?
Don't you know Kaisos, if the "unenlightened" masses find it good, it MUST be shit!
You might as well equate it to Naruto then!
Anyway, I agree with Kaisos. lol.
I vote for a retard. But I guess sadist works.
Everything Kadokawa's marketing team does just pisses me off more and more. I really hope they all get fired for their terrible marketing - either that, or everyone misses the new season's broadcast, believing it to be fake, and therefore everyone d/l's the eps instead of watching it on TV, causing Kadokawa to lose money. It really feels like Kadokawa is just trying to cover up it's past marketing mistakes with more marketing mistakes, so that in the end they can just claim "it was so that we could surprise you all :D"
Fags.
so when's the first air date of this haruhi rerun? I'm a bit outdated with this one...
its out already... they aired the cronological first ep, intro of suzumiya haruhi
seems like a few minor unimportant edits were made too
I thought they aired the broadcast ep, adventures of mikuru?
Also, what day does the next ep air?
is not the cronological first ep is the first broadcast ep
you mean mikuru???
i downloaded raws from [TV-J] and it was intro of suzumiya haruhi (which was 2nd ep in mix order) i also realised there was no next ep trailer... unless tv-j trolled me
i cant remember too clear and dont have the first run on me to check but the first 1min55sec is in grey shade, blk n white watever.... was it always like that?
Yes it was EroManga. Also, Anon is wrong, it's the first chrono episode not the first broadcast episode (The Adventure of Asahina Mikuru)
Kadokawa listens to Troll Metal, great taste, lol.
Finntroll FTW! :3
artefact: not related with the news, i would like to know if Quenn has quit sankaku
We have a forum for these kind of questions: use it.
Or you can simply say "yes" or "no" ...
That would be too easy rush, Artefact likes to play hard to get.
I honestly see it as a strange meta-anime quantum physics experiment. Call it Schroedinger's Haruhi. It simultaneously is a second season and is not a second season, and the moment one confirms or denies its status, it loses this dual existence state. Hence the odd behavior by the PR team.
Amazing theory.
Now look what you've done, you broke my sarcasm-meter ಠ_ಠ
I'll sue you!
So Kadokawa is trying to show us quantum superstate?
That comment just totally made my day.
That would be funnier than anything they could put in a new episode tbh.
i dare them to try that. it would be epic.
The Otakuverse would implode, destroying Kadokawa in a firey blaze.
hmm maybe Officer Schroedinger and the Millenium is their PR team...time to call Alucard..hehe
I have no idea who those are other than Alucard. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schrodingers_cat
neh? not a Hellsing fan? you've got to be kidding, that franchise can be considered as a masterpiece...man, I miss Hellsing...
How does it compare to Berserk? I need something to read while Miura watches NicoNico IdolM@ster videos.
hmm I think when it comes to art, berserks's the winner..
I dunno, Hellsing has its themes and motifs that are uncommon to most anime genres..and I liked the part that the creator successfully merged Bram Stoker's Dracula, World History, and contemporary events to Hellsing. The main characer, Alucard is way too cool.
Read the manga first, watch the anime then OVA afterwards. The anime series has a different story while the OVA (still unfinished) remained faithful to the manga, but the anime has more character development that's why I recommended to watch that first. Hope you'll like it. Enjoy!
I can hear Crispin Freeman (Alucard) now...Haruhi info release tactic- Level One!...hahahaha (evil giggles)
LOVE that picture though!- Who drew that! it's awesome.
people, just remain calm..I think Kadokawa is just using psychological mumbo bumbo stuff here..the more you react the more it gets mysterious..just sit back, relax and enjoy the "rerun"...
oops..I think I pressed the reply button..grrr
"AS IF ANYONE CARED!"
I don't care if 2nd season gets released or not. I will watch it if it comes out, but I won't be crying if it won't.
The thing is, Kadokawa is a bunch of trolls playing with ppl.
I like their "psychology":
1. Get rid of fans
2. PROFIT??
Good luck for them >_> *pissed*
basing from your statement, it implies the you actually 'cared' what an irony isn't it...
Actually - no. It's the same thing as with Spice and Wolf. I'm fully contented with first season - no need for other, BUT, I will watch 2nd season though ^^
Don't confuse my "rage" with "care" (rage =/= care)
ok, you're the boss
http://chan.sankakucomplex.com/post/show/345991
XD