
The masculine half of the regular monthly character rankings poll results from the August issue of Newtype have become available along with the female version, with Kyon returning to the #1 spot with other otaku icons Lelouch and Shinji close behind.
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The latest announcements with respect to Haruhi are being interpreted by many as referring to a second season airing in April, not the generally inferred rerun of the first season.
Aya Hirano is quoted as saying “Reprising the role of Haruhi was a pleasure!”
Those prepared to believe anything now largely suspect a mixed broadcast of new and old episodes.
However, this is Kadokawa, so who knows what is going on…
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Anime rag Newtype’s announced announcement is finally with us, arriving slightly early, and it is sure to shock such expectant fans as still remain after Kadokawa’s marketing abuses.
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The news that the “Haruhi TV Anime” was set to air in April, thought by all to be either the long awaited second series or an almost unbelievably perverse marketing stunt, in fact does turn out to be a carefully worded piece of deception: it refers only to a rerun of the previously aired first season of Haruhi
Fans are predictably outraged, though it remains to be seen whether they will finally abandon the series, or will merely grumble and obediently commence purchasing should a new series actually emerge.
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According to the latest commercial for anime rag Newtype, which had previously announced its announcement, the new TV series of the Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi will begin airing in April.
Fans are in shock, and are understandably having trouble accepting this news, but it seems genuine enough.
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There will be a second season of the Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, says major rag Mainichi. For details, see Newtype, they say.
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The February edition of Newtype promises “big news about the Suzumiya Haruhi TV anime” in the March edition. All speculation focuses on this being regarding the hugely anticipated and much belated second series.
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Hugely popular loli witch Sanya, of pantsu anime Strike Witches, has seemingly caused something of a fiasco by crushing servers with her phenomenal loli charms, but fans are forgiving since the long awaited sight of her nipples, formerly obscured by steam or the glare of the sun, has finally arrived with the DVD ero-version of episode six.
Above you see the censored original scene for comparison, below we have the uncensored nipple resplendent version:
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Fans have noticed the subtlest of errors in this otherwise rather well executed pin-up illustration of Index, of A Certain Magical Index. Maybe it’s not so subtle after all; can you spot it?
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New Type brings exclusive new details on the new Haruhi season, with the most notable development probably a new look Haruhi. The long haired Haruhi is the “vanished Haruhi”. See below for the first look at an early copy of New Type (not out yet). Read the rest of this entry »