
Scandal seiyuu Aya Hirano has revealed the air date for the imminent “The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan” anime via Twitter, with it slated to air spring of next year, also confirming she will be reprising her role, such as it is.
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The second season of blockbuster moe-blob anime K-ON! has been cunningly renamed to K-ON!! in a subtle allusion to it being season number 2, whilst its air date has been confirmed.
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The inevitable second season of top moeblob anime K-ON! has been announced as having an April airing.
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As those familiar with the light novels expected, the latest episode of Haruhi that aired earlier today was indeed a continuation of the previous episode‘s Endless Eight story arc.
Defying what was originally thought by many to be the new season’s broadcast order, the episode also began to explain the strange calmness and normality found in the first Endless Eight episode story, nothing new to fans of the novels, but went on to reveal what may be a puzzle even to them…
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The airing of the second season of otaku maiden anime Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu was announced in the latest issue of Dengeki Bunko, the same issue which revealed news of a new Shakugan no Shana series, and it is set for an October airing.
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The air dates to Full Metal Alchemist 2, set to be a more canonical remake of the manga than the first series, have been revealed in the latest commercial:
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The Natsu no Arashi! official website has recently updated with full staff and cast information, listing the production studio as Shaft (Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei), and Ryouko Shiraishi (Kemeko Deluxe‘s sword-wielding Ryouko) as the female lead Arashi.
The Natsu no Arashi! manga is Jin Kobayashi’s second published manga serialization and his follow-up to School Rumble, which recently finished in 2008.
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The coming end-of-year means the end of several TV anime, but will also usher in a new crop of new shows to take their places (and timeslots.)
Presented here is a digest of new anime shows scheduled to begin in January 2009, including premiere date, normal weekly airtime, and a brief synopsis of the show.
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First an anime, due to air October 9th in various late night slots, now a port to the Xbox 360, due 2009 and to be titled Chaos;Head Noah, acclaimed adventure game Chaos;Head seems to be in the throes of conversion into a mixed media franchise.
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Stylish and long running anime Hell Girl has had its new season air dates announced. 地獄少女 三鼎 / Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae (or Hell Girl) will start weekly airings in October, the earliest being a 17:00 Saturday slot on Tokyo MX, or 02:25 on Sundays for Mainichi viewers. Other details, such as the direction of the story, are still fairly obscure.
Via Gigazine.