In the past few days, I've read news of two confirmed anime sequels that I'm interested in.
The first one I'd like to address is the second season of The Seven Deadly Sins. I made a comment on the Crunchyroll page confirming the news, but in case you don't want to access the link, I'll add it here with some elaborations.
I don't know how to take this news. On the one hand, I'm happy they're giving it a sequel, but on the other hand, I haven't seen the original anime.
Even though I haven't seen it, I do know that it covered the first major story arc, which was about 100 chapters. How they were able to cram all that into 24 episodes is beyond me. Since the second season will premiere sometime in 2016, I wonder how faithful it could be to the second (current) arc. Since I've been following the manga, I have a feeling that there's not enough source material for them to follow.
The other thing to speculate is the licencing issues. I'm pretty sure the Netflix rumors were simply that-- rumors. If they had it, they would have announced it by now. After all, it's been a year since the premiere, and the hype has died down. Anime News Network has an article that supports this hypothesis.
Now that I think about it, maybe the sequel is a good way to regenerate interest so that someone can finally pick it up. Hopefully, that someone is Crunchyroll. Heck, anyone with an option to stream it for free would be great.
The second bit of news that I'm excited about is that the third story arc of Sailor Moon is going to be rebooted. This makes me happy. Sure Sailor Moon Crystal had flaws, but it wasn't without merits. I'm optimistic about the new season, maybe naively so, but even if it's at the same level as the first SMC, I'll still watch it.
My biggest worry is that with all the delays that SMC went through, who knows when this one will premiere? Then there's the question of whether it will follow the same broadcasting format or not. Getting only two episodes per month was torture. Then again, the ritual of getting up at some ridiculous hour in the morning to watch it was kind of fun.
Lately, I've been reading about all kinds of stuff on Anime News Network. I have a few things to report from there.
First, I saw this poll about what villain you'd want to befriend. Although I didn't vote (I had to have been a registered user for that), I had to blog the results. I was kind of happy about a certain someone who made the top 10. And now I'm curious about Assassination Classroom. Is that one any good?
Second, Sailor Moon Crystal 2? For real? This has to have blown my mind. If this is true, it's time to whip out the party hats and celebrate. My only concern is if the second series is also going to be 26 episodes, and how they're going to cram in the three remaining story arcs without it feeling rushed. Actually, I kind of already know the answer to that. But I'm not trying to be a downer. I really am happy they're going to do this.
Also, I'm kind of surprised by the SmartBoy. I'd totally want one. Too bad my phone is an Android.
There are other things that interested me, but I'd be at it all day to find and post them. After all, I got things to do. Like watch anime.
