El Tortuga posted:

I'm a little worried that lightning won't be able to strike twice in this case.

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"Thursday, March 24, 2016

Popular Anime Series To Premiere on Network’s Toonami Block

Cue Anime Fans Worldwide Going Insane

Adult Swim, a division of Turner, is proud to announce an official sequel to one of the most beloved anime series of all time - FLCL (pronounced Fooly Cooly). Created in 2000, FLCL told the tale of Naota, a 12-year-old boy who met a woman that would forever change his life…whether he liked it or not. 16 years later, Adult Swim and legendary animation studio, Production I.G (Ghost in the Shell), are creating two new six-episode seasons to continue the tale, which will premiere in Adult Swim’s Toonami block. Known for its surprising and unique content with high fan engagement, Adult Swim has been basic cable’s #1 Network in the U.S. with 18-24 and 18-34 year olds for eleven consecutive years. The new season of FLCL adds to Adult Swim’s ever expanding portfolio of original programming.

“The original FLCL is an anime classic and has been a fixture on Adult Swim since we first laid eyes on it,” said Jason DeMarco, senior vice president/creative director, Adult Swim On-Air. “I’m beyond thrilled to be able to produce a sequel with the original creators, for Toonami, where it belongs.”

Back for the new season is FLCL series creator Kazuya Tsurumaki, serving as supervisor with director Katsuyuki Motohiro (Psycho-Pass) and character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Neon Genesis Evangelion). Also joining this season is writer Hideto Iwai (Last Dinner).

Established in 1987, Production I.G has since produced a number of acclaimed feature films and TV shows, and has also partnered with Mamoru Oshii on every one of his animated films since Patlabor: The Movie (1989), thereby earning an international admiration which eventually led to the visionary collaboration with Quentin Tarantino for the animation sequence in his hit, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003). They are most known for the Ghost in the Shell franchise, and for the acclaimed animated TV series Psycho-pass and Attack on Titan.

“FLCL has become an anime classic over the years, yet it has remained vibrant,” said Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, co-founder, president and CEO of Production I.G. “This new season will capture the hearts of both longtime FLCL fans from around the world and new anime viewers.”

In the new season of FLCL, many years have passed since Naota and Haruhara Haruko shared their adventure together. Meanwhile, the war between the two entities known as Medical Mechanica and Fraternity rages across the galaxy. Enter Hidomi, a young teenaged girl who believes there is nothing amazing to expect from her average life, until one day when a new teacher named Haruko arrives at her school. Soon enough, Medical Mechanica is attacking her town and Hidomi discovers a secret within her that could save everyone, a secret that only Haruko can unlock.

But why did Haruko return to Earth?
What happened to her Rickenbacker 4001 she left with Naota?
And where did the human-type robot ‘Canti’ go?

All of these questions and more will be answered in the new season of the series, which is set to premiere in late 2017/early 2018 on Adult Swim.

El Tortuga posted:

I'm a little worried that lightning won't be able to strike twice in this case.

HorseRenoir posted:

Official press release


Good to hear that Tsurumaki is on board, I heard that he wasn't interested in a new season for the longest time.

Electric Phantasm posted:

All I need to know is if The Pillows are doing the music.

Acne Rain posted:

MrSlam posted:

I just wanted to say real quick, I love Clarence. I mean, I really really love Clarence.

Rand Brittain posted:

Based on this thread's talk I watched some Miraculous Ladybug, and found to my distress that it was not good. Formulaic and full of stock characters (are we really still doing "the 'Popular' Cheerleader Who No Actual Human Being Would Ever Like Because She Is A Literal Sociopath" in 2016?), even if the animation is different and pretty.

I also started watching Wander Over Yonder based on this thread's talk and found that it was in fact good. I really appreciate all the different ways things work out instead of just having Wander be right all the time.

Rand Brittain posted:

Based on this thread's talk I watched some Miraculous Ladybug, and found to my distress that it was not good. Formulaic and full of stock characters (are we really still doing "the 'Popular' Cheerleader Who No Actual Human Being Would Ever Like Because She Is A Literal Sociopath" in 2016?), even if the animation is different and pretty.

I also started watching Wander Over Yonder based on this thread's talk and found that it was in fact good. I really appreciate all the different ways things work out instead of just having Wander be right all the time.

Applewhite posted:

Dear creators of Amazing World of Gumball: please do more episodes where the mom gets scary. TIA

frank.club posted:

Lol at the grocery store one

Waffleman_ posted:

This episode of Clarence is good.

Electric Phantasm posted:

This other episode of Clarence is also good. The teacher is cool.

ArmyOfMidgets posted:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2016/03/24/first-look-netflix-voltron-animated-series/82174790/

Dreamworks is bringing the anime into Voltron. Look like it'll be interesting and at the very least GORGEOUS.

ArmyOfMidgets posted:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2016/03/24/first-look-netflix-voltron-animated-series/82174790/

Dreamworks is bringing the anime into Voltron. Look like it'll be interesting and at the very least GORGEOUS.

Electric Phantasm posted:

Whoa they are just gonna drop every episode on June 10th? Regardless that last line about how Voltron won't be the answer to everything is cool and I'm interested.

ArmyOfMidgets posted:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2016/03/24/first-look-netflix-voltron-animated-series/82174790/

Dreamworks is bringing the anime into Voltron. Look like it'll be interesting and at the very least GORGEOUS.

raditts posted:

"Bringing the anime"... into an anime? Is this like some kind of animeception because it's blowing my mind, man.

I hope they give absolutely no fucks and make it hyperviolent like the original anime that Voltron was cut-and-pasted from.

ConanThe3rd posted:

So this is a dumb question but do Toei actauly do anything on Ladybug now other than take up space on the credits? I know they have a 3DCG arm (they did Expelled from Paradise IIRC) but I can't imagine they'd be willing to not animate on the 3's like every other CG anime production wants to do.

Gaunab posted:

They're not even hiding the fact that Jeff's voice actor's voice is changing.

The Ayshkerbundy posted:

Jeff's got the same VA, he's just older and going through puberty

CuddlyZombie posted:

This thread and the TTG thread got me to watch Gumball, which I had mentally discarded for no particular reason. Still not finished, and I been watching some newer episodes randomly to get a feel for where the show is now as opposed to at launch, but what an enjoyable show with some really unexpected references.

Edit: Based on a suggestion I watched the episode called The Shell and holey moley that was really good.

Second Edit: How is the show doing, anyway? It slipped completely under my radar which hopefully means I'm just out of it and not that it's unpopular, because it looks like a good show (and I've been enjoying the more recent episodes that I've seen even more than the earlier episodes)

Gaunab posted:

That's what I meant. You can hear his voice breaking and stuff.

Thompsons posted:

It's always a gamble to cast actual boys since their voices change so much more dramatically than girls' do. The only cartoon I can think of that handled shifting kid VOs kinda gracefully was Hey Arnold.