
Mahjong and occasional nopan anime Saki has been exposed as either being ignorant of the most basic rules of mahjong, or else of encouraging cheating.
Of course, an alternative possibility is that it has some extraordinarily lax quality control…
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2ch circulates an interesting rumour of uncertain provenance: evil publisher Kadokawa may drop Gonzo as the producer of the upcoming second season of Strike Witches, supposedly as they have no need of them.
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Toei, for reasons which well might include Gonzo’s impressive success with Strike Witches, has announced at the recent Tokyo International Anime Fair that they will also work on a new project that involves mecha-musume, tentatively entitled “Robot Girls”. Read the rest of this entry »

A 2ch denizen shares with us the contents of his Strike Witches canned bread can (or can pan), bought at the Tokyo Anime Fair Gonzo booth.
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The newly released 6th volume of Strike Witches continues to make a host of dramatic improvements to the show’s animation, going substantially beyond the requisite ero-upgrade to include a fair amount of redrawn art.
However, this release may be bittersweet for many, as this was the final DVD volume and we now have only the recently announced sequel to look forward to.
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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.
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Enterprising 2ch investigators found that by manipulating their system time they could force the Strike Witches announcement countdown into revealing the future, in particular the important announcement promised, thought by fans to be the long awaited confirmation of a second season.
The shocking announcement’s contents?
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Gonzo parent company GDH has decided to change its name to Gonzo, after first announcing it would be sacking three quarters of the original Gonzo; it now announces it will disincorporate the original Gonzo completely, and take on the name for itself, “merging” the two companies.
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Gonzo tentacle fantasy anime the Tentacle of Druaga received a notable tentacle molestation scene recently; a recent MAD masterfully recreates the moment in perfect infinity:
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Following the pompous tradition of a certain notorious anime producer, the official Strike Witches site carries an announcement of, and a countdown to, a weighty announcement, due on the 27th.
Speculation as to what it might be instantly centred on the much anticipated new season, thought to be an absolute certainty given the runaway success of the series, and the dire straits of Gonzo.
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Financially troubled anime studio Gonzo is set to undergo massive restructuring, sacking 100 of its 130 employees, rather than the smaller numbers announced earlier, with parent company GDH mandating a return to profitability within 5 years.
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The jacket for Strike Witches DVD Vol. 6, below, has just been revealed to thunderous acclaim from the Japanese otakusphere, showing 12-year old Lucchini greeting us with a wonderful mid-air pose, shimapan on prominent display and legs splayed far apart, as if to celebrate Strike Witches’ recent endorsement by the Japanese government as an example of cultural excellence.
All of the past jackets are collected below as well, as a commemoration of sorts to the series’ extremely successful run on DVD:
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