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NEWS: Anime Mirai Short Death Billiards Gets TV Anime


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Stark700



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:30 am Reply with quote
Nice and it's by Madhouse too.

I might re-watch parts of the short movie to get some refreshment but this is great news.
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Maidenoftheredhand



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:32 am Reply with quote
Nice I really enjoyed this short
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blaizevincent



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:33 am Reply with quote
I really liked the short movie. I do wonder how this will be a TV series though? Still it'll be cool to see how this turns out.
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:46 am Reply with quote
It was good for a single episode, but I can't see how the TV series won't turn into Hell Girl: same situation over and over just with the players and their grievances changed, except now every episode concludes ambiguously. I can see getting tired of that club setting really fast.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:52 am Reply with quote
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Agreed. Although, I have to say, I've seen the entire first season of Hell Girl and a chunk of the second and I'm not tired of the formula yet.

But anyway - as long as Anime Mirai shorts are getting tv adaptations, howzabout somebody doing Little Witch Academia?
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traveling



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:00 am Reply with quote
The first short was ok, but I'm sure they'll come up with a to make it interesting enough for a TV series. Maybe we'll find out more about what happens on the elevator.
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:00 am Reply with quote
I'd rather see that Harmonie episode get adapted since it was headed somewhere and set up for a longer story with intrigue, whereas Death Billiards feels like it'll be episodic just by the nature of the concept unless they focus on aspects not involved in two people dealing with their issues with club games as the only conflict.
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Dop.L



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:11 am Reply with quote
I enjoyed the short, but didn't think it'd stretch to a series. I'm imagining some kind of cross between the Twilight Zone and Indoor League.

Still, sounds a lot more interesting than 'Harem Anime #235098' or 'What if they made yet another light novel adaptation with a really really long name?'
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Thatguy3331



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:41 am Reply with quote
Great news to hear one of these shorts get a show, and while I can see this ending up badly if it isn't handled well as a TV series I want to be positive (for once) and hope that the writer knows what he's doing. This reminds me to go and try to see the other shorts since aside from LWA and this I can't recall the other two.
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Harleyquin



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:42 am Reply with quote
No idea how they'll extend the one-off setting to something longer.

Maybe more focus on the bartender and the hostess who seem perpetually stuck to their posts?
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#Synergy



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:47 am Reply with quote
It looks good, I have to watch the short.
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ColonelYao47



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 10:19 am Reply with quote
Oh wow...I wish this was announced before Yuzuru Tachikawa did his NYCC panel. The short certainly shows potential. I'm curious to see how he handles this premise over several episodes.
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phoenixalia



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:04 am Reply with quote
WOW! Its been a while since a trailer actually gave me real goosebumps. That was amazing. So amazing, it makes me want to cry. Anime cry
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firedragon54738



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:12 am Reply with quote
Well I watch the short it was ok but I can see how they can make this a seires
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ZanraiKid



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:15 am Reply with quote
Blood- wrote:
But anyway - as long as Anime Mirai shorts are getting tv adaptations, howzabout somebody doing Little Witch Academia?


Trigger already noted they were creating a second episode of Little Witch Academia, and the successful Kickstarter campaign boasted the largest amount raised for an anime project on the site. Aside from that, no TV adaptation has been spoken of.
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