Haruhi Suzumiya

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Thu 17 Apr 2008

Yen Press Licenses the Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu Manga Adaptation

Posted by moeu under News., Bandai, manga, Haruhi Suzumiya
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According to ANN, the Haruhi manga has been licensed by Yen Press. This is pretty good news. Now, hopefully, we will see someone bring over the novels.

In other Haruhi related news, the ASOS Brigade website has updated again. This time with more of the cryptic source code messages. It seems that something will be announced soon. Though it’s still up in the air if it is a Haruhi related announcement, or just more Kadokawa and Bandai Entertainment announcements (see: the announcements for “Lucky Star” and “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” )

 

Sat 31 Mar 2007

Big News!

Posted by moeu under Misc., Reviews, Opinions, News., Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Nodame Cantabile, Bandai, Gundam, Gunbuster, Gunbuster 2, Fansubs, Jinki:Extend, manga, Karin, Blood+, DVD, Haruhi Suzumiya, Ikkitousen, Code Geass, 2x2 Shinobuden
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First off, Haruhi season 2 was announced! Unfortunately, the animation will be handled by C&S, the same studio responsible for Gundo Musashi, and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda, with character designs by Hisashi Hirai. Kadokawa officials were unavailable for comments.

 

In other news, JAM Project will be signing the opening and endings to the new, hot-blooded Kyo-Ani epic “Lucky Star”. Lead signer Hironobu Kageyama reported that it will be their “most hot-blooded, intense, song ever!”

 

Speaking of Kyo-ani, after the series “Lucky Star” is completed, Kyo-Ani will go out of business. Anecdotal reports from Japan say that the OVA quality animation cost so much that they needed more revenue, but due to American fansubers, they lost every yen they had, and couldn’t feed their children. In bloging news, Impz has renounced his hatred of Mech and Shonen anime. He reported that he has already amassed a collection of Gundam models worth $2000, and has Naruto’s portrait plastered around his house.

Lastly, I will be changing the focus of Moe Union. While I still love anime, I have been convinced by many commentators that I have a need for Viagra and flowers for my non-existent girlfriend. This is what I feel I must focus on.

Good night, and good luck…

 

Tue 20 Feb 2007

The ASOS Brigade Website - The Most Genius Marketing “EVAR!!1!”, or a disaster in progress?

Posted by moeu under Opinions, Bandai, DVD, Haruhi Suzumiya
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Ever since the page came up in mid December ‘06, I’ve been checking the page every day, and enjoying it. It’s been it the back of my head for sometime now, but I really just realized it lately. I’m enjoying an ad. Though, it’s a very good ad.They are reaching out to the fans, and not chastising said fans for having seen it through fansubs. To be fair, they have made comments on the subject, but it’s light hearted in nature, and very much unlike the past attempts at vilifying the fansubers (viewers and groups).

They include in-jokes for both Haruhi fans in general, and the posters at the AoD.com forums. The site is intentionally amateurish looking. This is very good for the fans, but the question remains, will it bring in the mainstream people who find the site by way of ANN or other such sites where the mainstream anime community (if it can be called that).

I personally speculate that the answer will be yes and no. The “Joe Suncoast” of the world will not get it at all, and will be turned away. However, there will probably be some of the “mainstreamers” that find their curiosities peaked, and will rent or blind buy the title out of said curiosity.

Bandai is taking a small risk with the marketing scheme, and it’s one that I think will pay out in the end for them and Kadokawa. The already existing fanbase has been drawn in (and will probably stay, barring any “Mai Hime” size goof-ups), and they are generating other customers through curiosity. Those who are turned away by things like the design of the site, or the coyness of the announcements wouldn’t like the series anyway.

Good Luck Bandai/Kadokawa, don’t mess it up…