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NEWS: Producer Plans 3rd & Final Shana Series after S OVA


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Jarmel



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:35 am Reply with quote
Well alls well that ends well. Now do they even have enough material to finish the story off? It seems an AO ending might be in the works.
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Splitter



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:41 am Reply with quote
Is it safe to assume then that Shana III will not fall victim to a filler-plagued first half like it's predecessor?
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Calculusman



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:44 am Reply with quote
Am I the only one going "huh?" with this explanation? Can't they do that in episodes of the third season. Unless Splitter is right and they're trying to split out the crappy filler episodes into their own OVA instead of taking TV time to do them...
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melonbread



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:45 am Reply with quote
Uh.

The Shana novels are ongoing.

This better not be the third and final series...

I'm sure with about 20 books there's enough content for hundreds of episodes : /
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relentlessflame



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:09 am Reply with quote
melonbread wrote:
The Shana novels are ongoing.

This better not be the third and final series...

Well, I'm assuming that the novel series is probably getting close to its conclusion, so this OVA series buys them a bit more time so that they can finish both the novel and anime series at the same time (probably having the same ending).
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Lucy_Nyuu



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:13 am Reply with quote
hell yeah!

lets hope they are doing the end well.... shana deserves it!
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Kougeru



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:16 am Reply with quote
i hope it ends with the manga and not cut off like most anime do
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Kira_Leingod



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:57 pm Reply with quote
lol both the Anime and Manga are based on the Light Novels.
So in order for the Anime not to make it's own ending, the Light Novel Series would have to have it's own ending.
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Enner



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:11 pm Reply with quote
They could just make up their own ending.

Or maybe the third season will be a more sensible 13 episodes so they can animate whatever is available from the light novel and not resort to meandering filler.
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:24 pm Reply with quote
Enner wrote:
They could just make up their own ending.

Or maybe the third season will be a more sensible 13 episodes so they can animate whatever is available from the light novel and not resort to meandering filler.


You'd think that'd be the smart thing to do, but Japan proves over and over than logical thinking isn't their strong point.
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loka



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:37 pm Reply with quote
always with that ridiculous picture in the Shana articles.
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Wellness



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:48 pm Reply with quote
Splitter wrote:
Is it safe to assume then that Shana III will not fall victim to a filler-plagued first half like it's predecessor?


You can never be truly safe from filler, its like sex without a condom.
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egoist



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:27 pm Reply with quote
loka wrote:
always with that ridiculous picture in the Shana articles.


I totally agree with u.
The news are about anime and no matter how i look at it that's a pic from a manga
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Mr. sickVisionz



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:38 pm Reply with quote
walw6pK4Alo wrote:
Enner wrote:
They could just make up their own ending.

Or maybe the third season will be a more sensible 13 episodes so they can animate whatever is available from the light novel and not resort to meandering filler.


You'd think that'd be the smart thing to do, but Japan proves over and over than logical thinking isn't their strong point.


Or maybe in Japan, fans don't mind seeing new content rather than a regurgiatated version of the manga. I've never understood why US fans read "not manga" as bad by default... regardless of quality Rolling Eyes

You'd think the 2nd season of Shana was the worst anime ever made based off of US watchers, but obviously it was good enough and successful enough to garner a 3 season and a bunch of OVAs Shocked

Twisted Evil Razz Mad Confused Laughing Cool Rolling Eyes Idea
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The King of Harts



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:16 pm Reply with quote
Mr. sickVisionz wrote:
walw6pK4Alo wrote:
Enner wrote:
They could just make up their own ending.

Or maybe the third season will be a more sensible 13 episodes so they can animate whatever is available from the light novel and not resort to meandering filler.


You'd think that'd be the smart thing to do, but Japan proves over and over than logical thinking isn't their strong point.


Or maybe in Japan, fans don't mind seeing new content rather than a regurgiatated version of the manga. I've never understood why US fans read "not manga" as bad by default... regardless of quality Rolling Eyes

You'd think the 2nd season of Shana was the worst anime ever made based off of US watchers, but obviously it was good enough and successful enough to garner a 3 season and a bunch of OVAs

That's what I say. Where's the originality that fans beg and plead for when they make the anime an exact copy of the manga/novels? I always enjoy it when an anime decides to do it's own thing and loosely follow the manga. I feel that it lets the director go crazy and do what he wants and not have the chains of the manga attached to his imagination. Shows like Naruto and Bleach could be much better if they weren't so dedicated to being a replica of the manga (not to mention shorter).
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