Kiddy Grade 2 announced.

[TidusDaniel54]

It's on Moonphase. yay.

[touma]

I just finished rewatching Kiddy Grade and it has now made it onto my list of top 20 favorites, so I am looking forward to a second season.
I am just wonder how long I will have to wait for it to get to R1, assuming that the first season did well enough for Funimation that somebody will license the second.

[something]

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TidusDaniel54 said:
It's on Moonphase. yay.

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Holy shit! This I was not expecting, but very much appreciated. Awesome~~

MORE ECLAIRE AND LUMIERE!

[golthin]

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TidusDaniel54 said:
It's on Moonphase. yay.

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YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! HA HA!
ANd people say that there won't be a Blood+ sequel. /images/graemlins/icon_rolleyes.gif

Holy crap! I was not expecting that, ever.

Come on, prequel...

[golthin]

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Touma said:
I just finished rewatching Kiddy Grade and it has now made it onto my list of top 20 favorites, so I am looking forward to a second season.
I am just wonder how long I will have to wait for it to get to R1, assuming that the first season did well enough for Funimation that somebody will license the second.

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It is guaranteed that it will be licensed even before it finish its run in Japan. Funi has done that with all the recent Gonzo Shows. which was the last Gonzo show in the last year not licensed by Funi?

[SnowfairyX]

I'm watching the first season of the show currently but I can't say I'm particularly interested in the second. Of course I will have to buy the 2nd season when it comes out on Region 1, so I hope that it will at least raise the series as a whole above mediocrity.

[rubyeye]

Never liked the first series. Curious to see if they actually explain things this time around.

[masterpez]

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golthin said:
which was the last Gonzo show in the last year not licensed by Funi?

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NHK would be the only series I can think of. Ragnorak looks like the only other Gonzo tv series that isn't licensed (That was Gonzo, wasn't it?). Of course that wasn't within the last year. I could be wrong though.

Anyways, good news for KG fans. I haven't seen the series since back when it first aired. Thinking about picking it up now since it's cheap.

[railohio]

Definitely didn't see this coming but I'm still very happy! /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

Kiddy Grade wasn't the most groundbreaking series to come along but it was intriguing and entertaining in its own right. I will definitely be picking the second series up! /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

[XenoSaber]

Totaly unexpected, and very much appreciated, however, I would also like to see the same treatment as the first season. They really need to put out the effort to get the same casts for both regions. If they sound different I don't think it's going to work. They also did a bang-up job on the OP and ED, the english dubs of them were better IMHO than the origionals and they don't do that often, most with good reason. So here starts the wishing. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

[Lego]

Oh god help us all /images/graemlins/cry00000.gif

But seriously(heh), I don't mind it. I was never a huge fan of the first series, but it seems to have a devoted fan following.

[Skywise]

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TidusDaniel54 said:
It's on Moonphase. yay.

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Here's the actual source of the news:

http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20060930

[Advent_Nebula]

Wow, I never saw this comming. I am happy for more Eclair, but I have one question, Will we ever see an Anime adaptation of Gemmni Knives?

[Suwako Moriya]

I honestly didn't expect this to happen. It will be nice to see what direction they take with it. Sequel, Prequel, Spin-Off, Alternate, etc? I'm not sure if I'll bite on this series. We never finished collecting Kiddy Grade. In fact the main person collecting it decided to trade in the DVDs we had. While I do like Kiddy Grade somewhat, I felt no personal motivation myself to take over the series given everything I was/am focused on.

[Splitter]

From the way the first season (I can't BELIEVE I just said that!) went, I'd assume the second season would be a prequel. I really want more of <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Director Eclair</span>!

[Skywise]

The Japanese page says 続編 (continuation) and calls it Kiddy Grade 2 (provisional title - as always), so presumably it carries on where the first one left off. It really is an excellent show, but it doesn't pick up with the main story arc until you're about half way through it, and from there just gets better and better IMO. If you enjoyed it for what it was I suggest you go back and finish it, as it really is a series that grows on you.

[animeman]

That depends on how they go about with the continuation of Kiddy Grade. The first series I happen to like a lot but now learning that there is Kiddy Grade 2 makes me wonder how much further they can take the show.

[Mitsuki]

ARE YOU KIDDING?!?! This is great! /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

[Fudce]

fingers crossed it's as good as the first one. Am looking forward in anticipation :D

[The Great Bear]

I liked the series, except for the ending to some degree.

It would be cool if they did a somewhat dark story <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>exploring the past that Eclair was so desperate to forget</span>. Not a prequel, have the story go forward, but <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'> somehow she cannot escape that past, and it comes back to haunt her</span>

This could be good.

[RZetlin]

Kiddy Grade consist of every anime cliche scifi cramped into one show.

The only thing good was the fanservice.

[Magic_Knight]

HECK YEAH!!!!!! Just finished rewatching the first one a couple days ago...

[Legion]

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Touma said:
I just finished rewatching Kiddy Grade and it has now made it onto my list of top 20 favorites, so I am looking forward to a second season.
I am just wonder how long I will have to wait for it to get to R1, assuming that the first season did well enough for Funimation that somebody will license the second.

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It is guaranteed that it will be licensed even before it finish its run in Japan. Funi has done that with all the recent Gonzo Shows. which was the last Gonzo show in the last year not licensed by Funi?

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Maybe FUNimation even kicked in some funding. I have no proof to back that up of course, I just wouldn't be surprised to hear it.

[stfram]

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Touma said:
I am just wonder how long I will have to wait for it to get to R1, assuming that the first season did well enough for Funimation that somebody will license the second.


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It's pretty much a foregone conclusion that Funimation is going to get it:

1. They probably have first dibs on any sequel to KG.

2. They're the only ones that probably could afford it.

3. KG did quite well for them, from what I understand.

4. Sequels are very low on the risk scale for a company, since the fanbase that bought the first will likely buy the second.

I liked the first series, and am very happy to hear that a sequel is coming out. It's just odd that it took so long...

[stfram]

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Advent_Nebula said:
Wow, I never saw this comming. I am happy for more Eclair, but I have one question, Will we ever see an Anime adaptation of Gemmni Knives?


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That's a damn good question.

Wasn't that due out an eon ago? I've seen promo art up the yazoo, but no sign of any show.

Maybe it got cancelled, and KG Season 2 is a "sorry about that!" consolation prize?

[Suwako Moriya]

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Skywise said:
If you enjoyed it for what it was I suggest you go back and finish it, as it really is a series that grows on you.

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Actually I have seen the entire series long ago. Although I will admit to maybe needing a refresher course. It's mainly the whole "Deciding between multiple series" thing. It's just that in this case Kiddy Grade lost out. Still with the DVDs now gone, if I were to start and finish the series. I'd just go for the box set.

[pianocello]

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blee said:
That depends on how they go about with the continuation of Kiddy Grade. The first series I happen to like a lot but now learning that there is Kiddy Grade 2 makes me wonder how much further they can take the show.

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Well...the show did get quite a lot of buzz in the shoujoai forums. Unfortunately it didn't really deliver in the shoujoai/yuri aspect. Maybe they could explore this aspect more?

[lostnomad84]

This is definitely something to check out. I really enjoyed the first Kiddy Grade, but I always felt it just ended too abruptly but it at least had an ending. Hopefully this new season will continue off the good first season and make the Kiddy Grade universe even better.

[Nfcpm]

Since I saw this post all I was hoping for was that it was all true.

While not my favorite show it does have one of my favorite characters (Eclair, the origional is just soo hot) and one of my favorite scenes:

<span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'> After the egg scene she is at the big gathering of people with the government trying to desperse the crowd with all of her past nightmares coming back and she just explodes. </span>

Oh and I also love the music especially the English versions. I love when Funimation does that.


I can't wait!!! I just wonder what they will do if they continue things I mean Lumi is pretty badass powerful at the end...

[Splitter]

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Nfcpm said:
Since I saw this post all I was hoping for was that it was all true.

While not my favorite show it does have one of my favorite characters (Eclair, the origional is just soo hot) and one of my favorite scenes:

<span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'> After the egg scene she is at the big gathering of people with the government trying to desperse the crowd with all of her past nightmares coming back and she just explodes. </span>

Oh and I also love the music especially the English versions. I love when Funimation does that.


I can't wait!!! I just wonder what they will do if they continue things I mean Lumi is pretty badass powerful at the end...

[/ QUOTE ]

With Aya Hirano's incredible seiyuu stardom now, this could bring in a few new fans as well.

I really want that prequel... SOOOOOOOOOOO many unanswered questions!

[bci110]

Wow, I didn't expect to see Kiddy Grade receive a second series. But with the way the first series ended, I kind of figured that the possibility for a second series was there. I'm hoping that the original VAs for Eclair and Lumiere (Ryoko Nagata and Aya Hirano respectively) will be back to reprise their roles.

[ibby]

Like many others, it's goods news. More importantly, I can't wait for the new megami posters for Kiddy Grade Season 2.

[Mateo_home]

I am shocked like everyone else by this. I do like the first season, but I felt like everything was resolved. So I can't say I'm looking forward to this...
...unless it blows the first season out of the water. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[Shsway]

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RZetlin said:
Kiddy Grade consist of every anime cliche scifi cramped into one show.

The only thing good was the fanservice.

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Complete agreement, but I know that I'll likely bite if the Japanese AND English staff return for the project. So until whatever this is gets to R1, it doesn't exist for me.

What can I say? I'm a glutton for punishment.

[something]

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Splitter said:
With Aya Hirano's incredible seiyuu stardom now, this could bring in a few new fans as well.

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Damn straight. She was, what, FIFTEEN as Lumiere first time around? And that role was pretty good. Now that her work as Haruhi stands as my absolute all time favorite voice acting ever, I can't WAIT to see what she'll do as Lumiere with a few more years of experience under her belt.

I'd be amazingly eager for this show anyway, but more Hirano Aya just makes it all the better.

[ActionJackson83]

I'd want it with Eclair and lumiere back to their v1 costume &amp; bodies though... THe latter half bodies left much to be desired.

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ActionJackson83 said:
I'd want it with Eclair and lumiere back to their v1 costume &amp; bodies though... THe latter half bodies left much to be desired.

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I think latter half Lumiere fared much better than latter half Eclaire. Eclaire as we first meet her is just too ingrained in my brain for me to accept anything else.

[Fudce]

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ActionJackson83 said:
I'd want it with Eclair and lumiere back to their v1 costume &amp; bodies though... THe latter half bodies left much to be desired.

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I think latter half Lumiere fared much better than latter half Eclaire. Eclaire as we first meet her is just too ingrained in my brain for me to accept anything else.

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Well you say that, but purple hair has to count for something, right? /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[Fencedude]

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I'd want it with Eclair and lumiere back to their v1 costume &amp; bodies though... THe latter half bodies left much to be desired.

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Third Bodies For The Win.

(and some of the ones they had way back in the day were also quite nice...)

[XenoSaber]

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Fencedude said:
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ActionJackson83 said:
I'd want it with Eclair and lumiere back to their v1 costume &amp; bodies though... THe latter half bodies left much to be desired.

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Third Bodies For The Win.

(and some of the ones they had way back in the day were also quite nice...)

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Yeah, I liked v2 Lumiere and v1 Eclair myself, but I also thought that Lumiere was cute with her origional blond hair too. Variety is the spice of life after all.

[Elendil]

Guess its time to get the first season on DVD. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

[joelgundam01]

Yeah!!!

I'm looking forward to it. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

[Shsway]

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Splitter said:
With Aya Hirano's incredible seiyuu stardom now, this could bring in a few new fans as well.

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Damn straight. She was, what, FIFTEEN as Lumiere first time around?

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Great, now I feel just awful for lusting after that sexy voice of hers...

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Fencedude said:
Third Bodies For The Win.

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I so agree with this, though first stage Eclair is just "yum" any way you look at her.

[Kikaroo]

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Elendil said:
Guess its time to get the first season on DVD. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

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Yep! I haven't watched it myself, but I have seen a few episodes at a friend's - I was intrigued enough that I ended up picking up the box set when it came out a couple of months ago. Seems like it's time to push it up the backlog list ^_^

[XenoSaber]

I have a little more info.

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AstroNerdBoy
User Manager/Tenchi Daiju
Funimation Forums (http://community.funimation.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=9357)
said:

Well, this took some hunting down since even the various "official" Japanese Kiddy Grade websites don't yet mention it. But it appears that the Japanse site Moon Phase has the information here: http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20060930#p1
Mathew's Anime Blog (http://matthew.animeblogger.net/) has an English summary of what Moon Phase says. And this appears to be another Gonzo title, so I suspect FUNimation will attempt to score it assuming sales of the first series justify it.

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And here is what Mathew's Anime Blog (http://matthew.animeblogger.net/) had to say:

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Mathew's Anime Blog (http://matthew.animeblogger.net/) said:
2nd Season of Kiddy Grade? (via MOON PHASE)
MOON PHASE reports that during episode 35 of Haruhi SOS Dan Radio that Aya Hirano said that a second season of Kiddy Grade is in the works and that it will focus on what happens to Eclaire and Lumiere after the events of the first season. I've been waiting to see what gimik (Keiji Gotou, Megumi Kadonosono, Hidefumi Kimura) would be doing next after doing Uta~Kata with HAL Film Maker a couple of years ago since I did enjoy watching both that and Kiddy Grade, so I'll be keeping an eye on this one.

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I just love getting early info, it causes the imagination to run wild!!! /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

[Funkatron]

I actually hope someone other than Gonzo does this.

Kiddy Grade's Ending sorta suffers from the Gonzo curse: the writers realise "oh crap! its the end already?!? Lets write something quick and easy!" Not all of Gonzo's stuff do this but most do. I'm hoping they pull a FMP and send it off to another animator. FMP!TSR and Fumoffu was heads above the original FMP!

[Ty]

Way outta left field on this one. Here's hoping for a prequel. Some of the <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'> "previous" Eclairs and Lumieres were pretty darn cute </span>. /images/graemlins/happy.gif Funi is probably involved in this on the production level in some way.

[Rhodes]

isnt that a directors fault?

are directors tied to animation studios?

[something]

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Funkatron said:
Kiddy Grade's Ending sorta suffers from the Gonzo curse: the writers realise "oh crap! its the end already?!? Lets write something quick and easy!"

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I thought that at first too, but when I got the DVDs and rewatched, it didn't seem to bad. Oh sure a lot of stuff was nonsense, but I found myself loving it all the more because of it.

[Funkatron]

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disarm said:
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Funkatron said:
Kiddy Grade's Ending sorta suffers from the Gonzo curse: the writers realise "oh crap! its the end already?!? Lets write something quick and easy!"

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I thought that at first too, but when I got the DVDs and rewatched, it didn't seem to bad. Oh sure a lot of stuff was nonsense, but I found myself loving it all the more because of it.

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Problem I had with the ending: they actually ended it in the 20's and then were like "hmm we got 2 eps left. What to do, what to do..."

[Shiroi Hane]

Just popping in to say "yay!"

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Advent_Nebula said:
Wow, I never saw this comming. I am happy for more Eclair, but I have one question, Will we ever see an Anime adaptation of Gemmni Knives?


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That's a damn good question.

Wasn't that due out an eon ago? I've seen promo art up the yazoo, but no sign of any show.

Maybe it got cancelled, and KG Season 2 is a "sorry about that!" consolation prize?

[/ QUOTE ]

It ran in Megami and the novel (http://www.e-animedia.net/contents/book/novel/novel_gemini.htm) was released in march. I've put a few scans and other bits an pieces at the following locations:

http://anime.thenexxus.org/blog/archives/gimik/gemini_knives/
http://forums.thenexxus.org/index.php?showtopic=2762
http://anime.thenexxus.org/gemini_knives/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_Knives

There are hints that it may be in the same universe as KG so..

[edit /]

Any links and info I've found I've posted up here:
http://anime.thenexxus.org/blog/archives/2006/10/kiddy_grade_sea.html

but it's not much more than has been posted here already since there's only the one source. I haven't listened to the actual radio show in question as it wasn't yet online last night.

[Shiroi Hane]

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Rhodes said:
isnt that a directors fault?

are directors tied to animation studios?

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Gotoh was the director (his first outing in that position) and he's a freelancer (http://kumako.se/specialguestart_gotohkeiji.html).

[Skywise]

According to Gotokei the continuation of GK was announced in the august issue of Megami. So presumably there's going to be another novel.

Back to KG - that same site mentions that there should be a trailer for KG2 up on 10/06.

[Fencedude]

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Skywise said:

Back to KG - that same site mentions that there should be a trailer for KG2 up on 10/06.

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How much you wanna bet that that trailer will bear no resemblance whatsoever to the actual series?

[something]

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Fencedude said:
How much you wanna bet that that trailer will bear no resemblance whatsoever to the actual series?

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At least that would continue the tradition /images/graemlins/sweat000.gif I think maybe less than HALF the images in the "If I..." KG trailer showed up in the anime heh.

[Fencedude]

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disarm said:
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Fencedude said:
How much you wanna bet that that trailer will bear no resemblance whatsoever to the actual series?

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At least that would continue the tradition /images/graemlins/sweat000.gif I think maybe less than HALF the images in the "If I..." KG trailer showed up in the anime heh.

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Half? Thats being generous.

[Shiroi Hane]

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Skywise said:
According to Gotokei the continuation of GK was announced in the august issue of Megami. So presumably there's going to be another novel.

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I though it meant that the serialisation would begin again in the August issue (I'm sure that message was added before that issue came out but I could be mixed up and my Japanese is poor)

There may be some hints as to what he's working on next in the C70 volume of Gocky Club but I haven't got my copy yet.

[Shiroi Hane]

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Fencedude said:
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disarm said:
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Fencedude said:
How much you wanna bet that that trailer will bear no resemblance whatsoever to the actual series?

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At least that would continue the tradition /images/graemlins/sweat000.gif I think maybe less than HALF the images in the "If I..." KG trailer showed up in the anime heh.

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Half? Thats being generous.

[/ QUOTE ]

Only one scene made it in essentially as-is, however a lot of the rest was actually very relevant to the series; not necessarily in exactly the same form and you could make predctions based on them, e.g. <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'> Eclair and Lumiere against the other ES-Members actually happened, Eclipse surviving being shot (see the scar on her chest in the PV), Mercredi and Armbrust being a couple </span>- it was actually rather spoilerific.

mod/edit to add spoiler tags at request.

[Fencedude]

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Shiroi Hane said:

Only one scene made it in essentially as-is, however a lot of the rest was actually very relevant to the series; not necessarily in exactly the same form and you could make predctions based on them, e.g.<span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'> Eclair and Lumiere against the other ES-Members actually happened, Eclipse surviving being shot (see the scar on her chest in the PV), Mercredi and Armbrust being a couple </span>- it was actually rather spoilerific.

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Oh definitely.

There are any number of things in it that you would never notice till you've seen the series.

mod/edit to add spoiler tags

[kusanagi-sama]

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ActionJackson83 said:
I'd want it with Eclair and lumiere back to their v1 costume &amp; bodies though... THe latter half bodies left much to be desired.

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Third Bodies For The Win.

(and some of the ones they had way back in the day were also quite nice...)

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Yeah, I liked v2 Lumiere and v1 Eclair myself, but I also thought that Lumiere was cute with her origional blond hair too. Variety is the spice of life after all.

[/ QUOTE ]

I'm sorry I don't quite understand this conversation. Were there multiple versions of the charcters? I probably should buy this set and watch it to understand

[something]

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kusanagi-sama said:
I'm sorry I don't quite understand this conversation. Were there multiple versions of the charcters? I probably should buy this set and watch it to understand

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What you should "probably" do is get the heck out of this thread until you've seen the show /images/graemlins/sweat000.gif Stop reading and don't come back, because people aren't holding back at all in the spoiler department here.

[railohio]

I'm sure there are many who have seen the series that would be lost, too. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

But seriously, what are you doing in a thread for the sequel when you haven't seen the first yet? Something about a cart before a horse, mebbe?

[Mark]

Hopefully the sequel series don't use deus ex machina to solve problems. That's what ruined the first series for me, even though the girls were hot.

[ADVCarrot]

Wow, Kiddy Grade 2... What an unexpected surprise! The first season was pretty good, so I’m looking forward to seeing what they have in store for it on the second go-round.

[Pelianth]

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railohio said:
But seriously, what are you doing in a thread for the sequel when you haven't seen the first yet? Something about a cart before a horse, mebbe?

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Moderating it. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[The Great Bear]

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Splitter said:
With Aya Hirano's incredible seiyuu stardom now, this could bring in a few new fans as well.

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Damn straight. She was, what, FIFTEEN as Lumiere first time around?

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Great, now I feel just awful for lusting after that sexy voice of hers...

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Fencedude said:
Third Bodies For The Win.

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I so agree with this, though first stage Eclair is just "yum" any way you look at her.

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Another vote for Eclair 1.0. Much better than the later version.
As for Lumiere, I have to say <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'> I like "grown up" Lumiere a lot. Damn fine.</span>
[Added spoiler tags just in case we continue to have KG first timers reading this thread]

[Shiroi Hane]

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Skywise said:Back to KG - that same site mentions that there should be a trailer for KG2 up on 10/06.

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I'm pretty certain that is just the date the radio show went online. KG2 comes up 24-25mins in and sounds more like an announcement than something that just slipped out in passing (it was preceeded by stuff about Shuffle! and other shows).

[Skywise]

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Shiroi Hane said:
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Skywise said:Back to KG - that same site mentions that there should be a trailer for KG2 up on 10/06.

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I'm pretty certain that is just the date the radio show went online. KG2 comes up 24-25mins in and sounds more like an announcement than something that just slipped out in passing (it was preceeded by stuff about Shuffle! and other shows).

[/ QUOTE ]

I think you're right. What confused me is they used PV on the page, which means promotional video - apparently in that context it's changed so it's any promotional announcement. Oh well, I listened to it at least, and it didn't really give any more info than we already know.

[Shiroi Hane]

She did mention a pilot, so that would be where the PV commment came from.

My avatar at the time of posting was Ayu Ayu kurukuru. For some reason I cannot seem to use URL tags at the moment so the link is http://images.thenexxus.org/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-5181

[XenoSaber]

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She did mention a pilot, so that would be where the PV commment came from.

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BTW, love the avatar, I was wondering how long that was going to take.

[Shiroi Hane]

The sequel is all officialised now as there's independant confirmation by way of a poting on Gotoh's blog (http://blog.goo.ne.jp/gocky_01/e/e68f8907e5f49a3f1e578a8134f38425) along with a sketch of Eclair and an update to his homepage.

[Shiroi Hane]

Surprised noone else has updated here while I've been away. There's been a new announcement on moonphase along with an article in Newtype giving more details. I think Beerman (http://pedolicious.livejournal.com/112050.html) has it covered best (all other links are on my blog as usual).

[jojo_home]

The show had some great ideas but I never thought they put them together in an interesting manner. Hopefully we have a slightly different creative staff.

[Shiroi Hane]

Same [core] creative staff, otherwise I wouldn't be as interested.

[something]

Same [core] creative staff, otherwise I wouldn't be as interested.
Agreed, and thank goodness. I loved the first season so I trust them to make this one just as good if not better.

[Skywise]

Surprised noone else has updated here while I've been away. There's been a new announcement on moonphase along with an article in Newtype giving more details. I think Beerman (http://pedolicious.livejournal.com/112050.html) has it covered best (all other links are on my blog as usual).

Any chance someone can provide a high res scan of the character profiles in that page?

[something]

Any chance someone can provide a high res scan of the character profiles in that page?
Forgive me if I'm being retarded, but do you mean the top image on the blog? Just click on it =P

Edit: though I guess you mean a cleaner scan that makes the text more readable... some of it is pretty bad.

Edit2: made the usual imageboard rounds and I'm not coming across a nice clean scan. And when someone does do one they might remove the text... Might put in a request and see if anyone has it.

[The Great Bear]

So, new main characters. Hmm.

Well, I'm still willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. While I would like more Eclair and Lumiere goodness, I'm willing to see what they have in mind.

[something]

So, new main characters. Hmm.
Well, I'm still willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. While I would like more Eclair and Lumiere goodness, I'm willing to see what they have in mind.
It is rather a bummer not to have them back, but I have to imagine they'll play a role. I'll definitely miss them, though I think the new characters should be interesting as well. Hope they can live up to their predecessors.

[Fencedude]

So, new main characters. Hmm.
Well, I'm still willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. While I would like more Eclair and Lumiere goodness, I'm willing to see what they have in mind.
It is rather a bummer not to have them back, but I have to imagine they'll play a role. I'll definitely miss them, though I think the new characters should be interesting as well. Hope they can live up to their predecessors.

I'm going to go on record and say that the new girls are either: Actually Eclair and Lumiere, who have gone "undercover" for some reason or another, or are once again "MP Versions" of the two, like the Lightning and Twinkle pairs from the first series.

[HitokiriShadow]

While I had heard about the new season of Kiddy Grade a couple months ago, this is the first I'd heard any solid information on it.

I don't mind new characters, and I'm pretty sure we will at least get a cameo of Eclair and Lumiere. I would not at all be suprised if they actually are (or become) Eclair and Lumiere. Or have some other relation to them, like clones or robot variations. Regardless, I'm excited. I loved the first series, though the latter portion was a bit disappointing after the middle part.

[Skywise]

I don't mind new characters, and I'm pretty sure we will at least get a cameo of Eclair and Lumiere. I would not at all be suprised if they actually are (or become) Eclair and Lumiere. Or have some other relation to them, like clones or robot variations.

That's why I wanted better scans of the character profiles. I could make out Eclaire's name in Kufille's profile in particular, so I wanted a better one to clarify it.

[something]

I'm going to go on record and say that the new girls are either: Actually Eclair and Lumiere, who have gone "undercover" for some reason or another, or are once again "MP Versions" of the two, like the Lightning and Twinkle pairs from the first series.
The characters certainly look like it, but I was just going off the very limited information we have. As for the mass produced copies, that was one of my guesses if they're indeed something from the old series.

[HitokiriShadow]

There was short manga (Kiddy Grade: Reverse, I believe) in which the Eclaire and Lumiere turned to be test models for the MP types that appeared in the anime. This could also be related to that but I doubt it. Being related to the MP models of the anime seems more likely, but I think it will turn out to be something else. Perhaps another (or previous) incarnation of them, as, if I recall correctly, they were reborn/created numerous times.

[Ty]

I think the "new" characters are also Eclair and Lumi. Even if info comes out saying the names are different it could very well be part of the plot and they'll be revealed as E and L later on.

[Shiroi Hane]

There was short manga (Kiddy Grade: Reverse, I believe) in which the Eclaire and Lumiere turned to be test models for the MP types that appeared in the anime.
Reverse is what was written on the cover, although I personally think this was an error and it was intended to be Rebirth - the kana could be either and it would make more sense this way.

[The Great Bear]

So, new main characters. Hmm.
Well, I'm still willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. While I would like more Eclair and Lumiere goodness, I'm willing to see what they have in mind.
It is rather a bummer not to have them back, but I have to imagine they'll play a role. I'll definitely miss them, though I think the new characters should be interesting as well. Hope they can live up to their predecessors.

I'm going to go on record and say that the new girls are either: Actually Eclair and Lumiere, who have gone "undercover" for some reason or another, or are once again "MP Versions" of the two, like the Lightning and Twinkle pairs from the first series.


Perhaps the pair who were first "liberated"? That would interesting. If it is one of the MP pairs, then I am a little more intrigued. But this is just speculation, so I am going to wait until there is more information available. We'll all find out soon enough.

[Fencedude]

Perhaps the pair who were first "liberated"? That would interesting. If it is one of the MP pairs, then I am a little more intrigued. But this is just speculation, so I am going to wait until there is more information available. We'll all find out soon enough.

No no no. I'm not saying taht these two (what were their names listed as? I forget) ARE one of the Lighting and Twinkle pairs, I'm saying that they may be SIMILAR to them.

Maybe they are Custom MP versions.

(or maybe I've been playing too much Super Robot Wars!)

[The Great Bear]

No no no. I'm not saying taht these two (what were their names listed as? I forget) ARE one of the Lighting and Twinkle pairs, I'm saying that they may be SIMILAR to them.

Maybe they are Custom MP versions.

(or maybe I've been playing too much Super Robot Wars!)



Ok, gotcha.

Still, personally, I wouldn't mind if they were one of the Lightning and Twinkle pairs. It would provide some nice continuity with the first series.

[Skywise]

The magazine article also had the kanji for rebirth in the heading if that says anything.

[Skywise]

http://www.kiddygrade.com/ gets a revamp and announced a pilot/preview DVD for sale this spring. No date set, but a price of 3k yen.

[The Great Bear]

http://www.kiddygrade.com/ gets a revamp and announced a pilot/preview DVD for sale this spring. No date set, but a price of 3k yen.

Oooh.

*Takes mental note for future Amazon order*

[something]

http://www.kiddygrade.com/ gets a revamp and announced a pilot/preview DVD for sale this spring. No date set, but a price of 3k yen.
If a pilot disc comes out in spring, does that usually mean the show will too, or does there tend to be a delay between the two? I've never really stopped to take notice of what the usual timeframe is.

[The Great Bear]

http://www.kiddygrade.com/ gets a revamp and announced a pilot/preview DVD for sale this spring. No date set, but a price of 3k yen.
If a pilot disc comes out in spring, does that usually mean the show will too, or does there tend to be a delay between the two? I've never really stopped to take notice of what the usual timeframe is.
If it's anything to go by, the Kanon prelude disk came out at the end of August 2006, and the Shuffle! Prologue was at the end of May 2005. I don't know when the shows started airing, since I don't usually follow the Japanese broadcasts.

[Pelianth]

http://www.kiddygrade.com/ gets a revamp and announced a pilot/preview DVD for sale this spring. No date set, but a price of 3k yen.
If a pilot disc comes out in spring, does that usually mean the show will too, or does there tend to be a delay between the two? I've never really stopped to take notice of what the usual timeframe is.
If it's anything to go by, the Kanon prelude disk came out at the end of August 2006, and the Shuffle! Prologue was at the end of May 2005. I don't know when the shows started airing, since I don't usually follow the Japanese broadcasts.
Kanon was a fall anime, and started airing first week of Oct. IIRC. If the preview disc is coming out sometime this spring I'd guess it's scheduled for the summer season.

[relentlessflame]

If it's anything to go by, the Kanon prelude disk came out at the end of August 2006, and the Shuffle! Prologue was at the end of May 2005. I don't know when the shows started airing, since I don't usually follow the Japanese broadcasts.
Kanon was a fall anime, and started airing first week of Oct. IIRC. If the preview disc is coming out sometime this spring I'd guess it's scheduled for the summer season.
Yup, and to further support that, Shuffle started in July with the Prologue in May, Disgaea started in April with the Prologue in February, and Fate/stay night started in January with a Prologue in November. The only exception I can think of is Lovely Idol, which had a prologue a few weeks after the show started airing, but I assume that wasn't supposed to happen. So, I agree that Summer 2007 would be the smart bet at this point, provided they don't delay the whole thing.

[Ty]

http://www.kiddygrade.com/ gets a revamp and announced a pilot/preview DVD for sale this spring. No date set, but a price of 3k yen.

The front page slash image is nice plus they have a pretty robust gallery of KG1 images. Thirty bucks just for a promo teaser DVD seems a bit steep to me, but then again I'm not in touch with R2 pricing.

[The Great Bear]

http://www.kiddygrade.com/ gets a revamp and announced a pilot/preview DVD for sale this spring. No date set, but a price of 3k yen.

The front page slash image is nice plus they have a pretty robust gallery of KG1 images. Thirty bucks just for a promo teaser DVD seems a bit steep to me, but then again I'm not in touch with R2 pricing.


These things vary. The Kanon Prelude disk was little more than half this. But the Shuffle! Prologue (which included a box) was ¥3200, so in this range. We still don't know what's going to be included with this "Pilot" DVD. There may be some extras to make it worth the price tag. (And it's more like $25 at the current exchange rate :) )

And all of this is quite in line with R2 prices.

[Shiroi Hane]

If a pilot disc comes out in spring, does that usually mean the show will too, or does there tend to be a delay between the two? I've never really stopped to take notice of what the usual timeframe is.
The last two gÃ*mik series have come out in the Autumn and I expect the same for this one. I was predicting Autumn 2008 however, but with the pilot DVD out this year it may be sooner, however there is the complication of them working on Gigantic Formula as well.

[Shiroi Hane]

The front page slash image is nice plus they have a pretty robust gallery of KG1 images.
Apart from the splash page the site is exactly as it has been for a couple of years (with the exception of the board being taken offline at the end of the year, having not worked for some time prior), they've just moved the old content to a /1/ subdirectory.

[Shiroi Hane]

Any chance someone can provide a high res scan of the character profiles in that page?

Someone found a decent scan of article and uploaded uploaded it to minitokyo:

http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/277150/

I've mirrored it on my site for those who aren't registered there but may not keep it up long since the file is massive:

http://www.kiddygrade.info/stuff/Minitokyo_Female_Scans_Kiddy_Grade_277150.jpg

[Fencedude]

Any chance someone can provide a high res scan of the character profiles in that page?

Someone found a decent scan of article and uploaded uploaded it to minitokyo:

http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/277150/

I've mirrored it on my site for those who aren't registered there but may not keep it up long since the file is massive:

http://www.kiddygrade.info/stuff/Minitokyo_Female_Scans_Kiddy_Grade_277150.jpg


If you do end up needing to take it down, let me know and I'll host it. I've got more bandwidth than I know what to do with.

[Skywise]

Oo thanks. That doesn't say anything about them being new incarnations of Eclaire and Lumiere (rather that they remind you of them), so I guess it really is new characters. I'll see if I can translate more of it when I have time.

[Shiroi Hane]

The original Kiddy Grade is being remixed into three 80 minute episodes which will be shown in Shinjuku this year.

http://anime.thenexxus.org/blog/archives/2007/02/kiddy_grade_ign.html

[The Great Bear]

The original Kiddy Grade is being remixed into three 80 minute episodes which will be shown in Shinjuku this year.

http://anime.thenexxus.org/blog/archives/2007/02/kiddy_grade_ign.html

Cool. If the new footage is worth it, I might have to get these if they release them on DVD.

[Kouji Tamino]

Wow, not that I'm complaining, as I'm one of the people who really liked Kiddy Grade, but what suddenly brought this all on? Movie compilations and a full series sequel. I seriously hope somebody picks these up in the future for R1 release.

[HitokiriShadow]

but what suddenly brought this all on?

Aya Hirano became hot stuff, that's what.

[The Great Bear]

but what suddenly brought this all on?

Aya Hirano became hot stuff, that's what.

True, but that would only explain the new compilation movies. Do we know if she's going to be appearing in the new one at all?

[Fencedude]

but what suddenly brought this all on?

Aya Hirano became hot stuff, that's what.

True, but that would only explain the new compilation movies. Do we know if she's going to be appearing in the new one at all?

Yes, its been stated that she and Eclair's VA will be reprising their roles.

[The Great Bear]

Do we know if she's going to be appearing in the new one at all?

Yes, its been stated that she and Eclair's VA will be reprising their roles.


Ah, okay. So, we can expect a cameo from our favorite info booth ladies ;)

[Fencedude]

Do we know if she's going to be appearing in the new one at all?

Yes, its been stated that she and Eclair's VA will be reprising their roles.


Ah, okay. So, we can expect a cameo from our favorite info booth ladies ;)

I seriously doubt it will be just a "cameo"

[Kouji Tamino]

but what suddenly brought this all on?

Aya Hirano became hot stuff, that's what.

Aya Hirano, huh? Why does that name seem so familiar, besides her role as Lumiere? I'm not very well versed in Japanese voice seiyuu, so... *checks ANN*

...Well damn. That explains a lot, actually. I haven't actually seen the show yet, but I guess I'll have to literally thank God for this sudden development. :D

[Shiroi Hane]

There's an mini article in the March Megami. Can anyone who can read more of it than I can see anything new there?

http://www.kiddygrade.info/scans/articles/index.php?image=megami82pg34.jpg

[Skywise]

Nothing new really, unless you count the theme song CD being released jan 24th.

[Shiroi Hane]

So.. anyone with better Japanese skills than mine able to extract anything useful from this new Newtype article (http://www.kiddygrade.info/k-g.2/scans/articles/index.php?image=newtype_2007-06_pg162.jpg)?

[something]

So I just watched the pilot to this. It starts with Eclair and Lumiere in another form, dodging the exploding remains of a space structure. Then there's some nonsensical action stuff, a pantyshot, Eclipse, Ambrust and what I guess is another form of Mercredi.

Then it switches to a plane where an amusing role reversal offurs: Eclair is a little kid and Lumiere is an adult! XD

Then we see the original (as far as we see in KG1 anyway) two forms of Eclaire and Lumiere, then some robot thingies, and finally the two new heroines (Ascule and Que Feuilles, white and black, younger and older, respectively), with their four-legged version of a donner bot. It has a huge smiley face on its arm shield...

Back in space where shit is blowing up, Eclaire embraces Lumiere and says, to paraphrase, "you knew this day would be coming. it's nothing to be afraid of", after which they seem to separate. Then we see a couple other pairs of ES members looking rather worse for wear...

Ascule is then seen fighting off two young attackers, a male and a female.

Back in space, Lumiere on Donner cries out to Eclaire not to do whatever she's doing, which apparently happens to be something that looks a lot like a final farewell... and a huge explosion. I so doubt she's really dead, but it does look like Lumiere will start the season alone, if she does feature prominently in it.

Then we get a lot of good fun shots of Ascule and Que Feuilles as the music plays. There are two new ES members (including a young boy who seems to like roses), and two returning pairs are shown: Un-Oh & A-Ou, and Tweedledee & Tweedledum (yay, Tweedledee).

Damn this is going to be so awesome <3

[Fudce]

what I guess is another form of Mercredi.
She used that form in the last few episodes of KG1, first seen after the big building bit.

[Fencedude]

what I guess is another form of Mercredi.
She used that form in the last few episodes of KG1, first seen after the big building bit.

And her real name, Pfielspitze.

[HitokiriShadow]

I saw the trailer and I'm stoked. I cannot wait for this. I really need to rewatch the first series sometime soon. I hope TRSI still has the boxset in stock come next Funi sale.

Does KG2 start airing in July or later in the year?

[Fencedude]

I saw the trailer and I'm stoked. I cannot wait for this. I really need to rewatch the first series sometime soon. I hope TRSI still has the boxset in stock come next Funi sale.

Does KG2 start airing in July or later in the year?

We don't know, but I'd say more likely October.

[HitokiriShadow]

If there is still no date, then yeah it will probably be around then. I thought maybe a date had been announced since I last checked, but apparently not.

[Shiroi Hane]

what I guess is another form of Mercredi.
She used that form in the last few episodes of KG1, first seen after the big building bit.
Like I've said before, it's the same 'form', just without the secretary outfit (which includes a wig (http://www.kiddygrade.info/stuff/op3_015.jpg)).

[Fencedude]

what I guess is another form of Mercredi.
She used that form in the last few episodes of KG1, first seen after the big building bit.
Like I've said before, it's the same 'form', just without the secretary outfit (which includes a wig (http://www.kiddygrade.info/stuff/op3_015.jpg)).

Hah...wow. Never realized it was just a wig. I figured it was a full body swap, like Excellen and Lumiere.

...so what about Venderdi?

[Shiroi Hane]

Does KG2 start airing in July or later in the year?
We don't know, but I'd say more likely October.

Kiddy Grade aired in October 2002 and Uta Kata in October of 2004, plus the last of the three digest movies shows in September this year so October is a pretty safe bet.

[Shiroi Hane]

...so what about Venderdi?

Vendredi was just some random replacement from the GOTT secretarial pool with the same outfit and similar codename.

[Fencedude]

...so what about Venderdi?

Vendredi was just some random replacement from the GOTT secretarial pool with the same outfit and similar codename.

I see.

I really wish I could read my Kiddy Grade conclusion Artbook -_-;;

Is it me, or does...shit, whatshername, the Eclipse replacement in 2 kinda look like an adult version of Venderdi?

[Shiroi Hane]

It starts with Eclair and Lumiere in another form, dodging the exploding remains of a space structure.
These is the 'epilogue' forms from the end of the lasat episode. The structure is an orbital rim and elevator.

Then it switches to a plane where an amusing role reversal offurs: Eclair is a little kid and Lumiere is an adult! XD
It's a shuttle. These are the forms (http://www.kiddygrade.info/stuff/sc0318_01.gif) they had during the Pr (Prestory) novels set 10 years before the start of the first series. Adult Lumiere was seen briefly in a flashback (http://www.kiddygrade.info/stuff/maryann_lumiere_flashback.jpg) in episode 10, although you don't see chibi Eclair since it is from her viewpoint (http://www.kiddygrade.info/stuff/bran_flashback.jpg) she was in one of the eyecatches (http://www.kiddygrade.info/eyecatch/CASE10B.jpg) for that episode.

their four-legged version of a donner bot. It has a huge smiley face on its arm shield...
His name is Typhon or Tiffon or something. The 'smiley' is his wrist mounted beam gun.

Ascule is then seen fighting off two young attackers, a male and a female.
Their names are Pauku and Ritusha (or something along those lines)

There are two new ES members (including a young boy who seems to like roses)
His name is Zoma and the new girl is Hiver (French for Winter).

[relentlessflame]

I was also going to say that I bet on October start due to the timing of the movies, but that's already been said (missed a page :sd: )

In other news, I was a bit surprised to see asread, of Shuffle fame, get the nod to do the continuation, but I'm curious to see what they do with it. I got the preview DVD, and am looking forward to seeing more.

Edit: Actually, I don't know why it surprised me, come to think of it. Keiji Gotoh guest-directed one of the Shuffle episodes, so he's actually worked with asread before. I guess it was a sign of things to come.

[Shiroi Hane]

Keiji Gotoh guest-directed one of the Shuffle episodes, so he's actually worked with asread before.
asread also did tweening for Blood+, Ergo Proxy, and Jyu Oh Sei - series Gotoh did some keyframing for.
In addition, Atsushi Ito (Planning Producer) and Kiyonori Hiramatsu (Executive Producer) are people he will have worked with on both Shuffle!and D.N.Angel.

[Westlo]

Watched the pilot and I'm definately looking forward to this. I enjoyed Kiddt Grade and thought it had the potential to be great, hopefully Gotoh steps up to the plate.

[kimmiepooh]

According to the Newtype article, Ascule and Kufeiyu are going to be the 2 new heroines of the show. Newtype described Kiddy Grade 2 as a "space-opera anime" and a "young girl (shojo onna) battle action" kind of show. The pic with Eclair and Lumiere at the bottom shows the 2 of them going into a battle scene. Apparently, the pilot that was done for KG2 is 80 pages long, and the KG2 Pilot DVD that's coming out has a jacket for the DVD and also a fan item as well. Hope that helps some. :D

[Fencedude]

According to the Newtype article, Ascule and Kufeiyu are going to be the 2 new heroines of the show. Newtype described Kiddy Grade 2 as a "space-opera anime" and a "young girl (shojo onna) battle action" kind of show. The pic with Eclair and Lumiere at the bottom shows the 2 of them going into a battle scene. Apparently, the pilot that was done for KG2 is 80 pages long, and the KG2 Pilot DVD that's coming out has a jacket for the DVD and also a fan item as well. Hope that helps some. :D

No offense, but you are just a tad late on most of that info.

[Shiroi Hane]

I asked for a translation, its just unfortunate that there's not much new info in the article (and that much I've already gleaned for myself). Thanks anyway kimmiepooh.

[Ty]

If the pilot is going to be a teaser of such magnitude they better deliver solid screentime of every single one of those variations of the girls with story to match. On a rather unrelated note, deciding which version of Lumi is cutest is probably going to cause steam to come out of my ears at one point.

[Shiroi Hane]

Epilogue version (http://www.kiddygrade.info/scans/posters/index.php?image=megami46.jpg) is easily my fav.

[Ty]

I'm inclined to agree, but most of them have their charms.

[The Great Bear]

Finally got the pilot disk in today and had a look. The animation looks pretty good. I have no idea what the hell was going on, but that's fine. More Kiddy Grade is good.