Guillotine

With the initial disappointment still in the air that the news of a Haruhi Suzumiya anime being broadcast with this spring’s anime season which we all discovered will  actually be a re-air of the first season rather than the long awaited second season. Followed soon after by the release of the Haruhi-Chan and Churya-san web anime, and now Kadokawa has announced that they will be streaming the original series on their Youtube Channel one episode per week to coincide with the television broadcast.

Something smells of fish to me… When you consider that the manga will continue it’s US releases in just a few days with volume 2, and the first translated light novel due this spring… There is just entirely too much Suzumiya related goings on right now to not think that they are planning something. As with the other hopefuls out there I’m booking my money on the second series finally making it’s way out of whatever dusty corner of Kyoto Animation that it has crept away to for all this time, but I would say that I wouldn’t expect it any sooner than the fall or winter season. With all the time they have had I also would hope for a 24+ episode season. 14 was nice for the first season, but really you can only watch them over and over so many times.

Okay Kadokawa… I think it’s safe to say that by now all eyes in the anime community are on you, so it’s time to make your next move… No more boats please.

Update: For those waiting for the translated light novels… According to Little Brown Books website the first volume is scheduled to release July 5, 2009 now rather than the originally expected april date. More delays it seems for anything Haruhi related.