Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!: Another Kyoto Animation project

[something]

http://www.kyotoanimation.co.jp/books/chuunibyo/
http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=381283

Now this is quite surprising. Has KyoAni ever had two series announced ahead of time at the same time? I can only assume that they're both one cour shows, and that they won't air in the same season. But hey, I'm happy. =D It seems to have won some Kyoto Animation prize, the reward for which I guess is getting it animated?

It could also be an OVA of course. I was trying to look on the website for info on format but oh my god it's so slow I give up.

[Damius]

Well, this sure is a surprise, I will hope for the best, that this will be a full series, not only an OVA. Time will tell...would be great if we can fast forward time!

[FUNiOP]

Another one? How very unlike them. Well I'm all for it. Two of them increases the chances of one of them being great, although I'm not sure what I'll think of either of these based on these brief plot summaries. At any rate, they're both sure to look great. I wonder if Ishihara will get this one. That would probably be nice.

[ultimatemegax]

Originally Posted by something

http://www.kyotoanimation.co.jp/books/chuunibyo/
http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=381283

Now this is quite surprising. Has KyoAni ever had two series announced ahead of time at the same time? I can only assume that they're both one cour shows, and that they won't air in the same season. But hey, I'm happy. =D It seems to have won some Kyoto Animation prize, the reward for which I guess is getting it animated?

It could also be an OVA of course. I was trying to look on the website for info on format but oh my god it's so slow I give up.

The site, like many when an announcement of this type occurs, is being hit by many people both in and outside of Japan. Best to wait until later today to try and see the video.

I remember in 2008 you had K-On!, the New Haruhi Suzumiya animation, and Haruhi-chan announced at the same time. I'm not sure if Mundo's movie was announced then, but Clannad ~After Story~ was also airing as well, so it was quite busy at KyoAni. As a side note, they were finishing storyboards for The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya at that time as well.

The story won the "encouragement award," but even the "grand prize" doesn't guarantee that it would be animated. Given that this series is the only one thus far to get a second novel, it's no surprise that they chose to animate this one. They don't specify that it's a TV series and just say "in process of animating", so it may be a movie or OVA.

It sounds interesting to me, but I like these kinds of shows.

[Draneor]

Chuunibyou is not exactly my thing. Not that I've liked much of what KyoAni has done as of late. The art is cute, at least. Although, I expect the pink-haired girl to be alternate girl who has no chance.

[something]

Originally Posted by Draneor

Chuunibyou is not exactly my thing.

I'd be surprised if it needed to "be your thing". I'd rather expect it to be something the show pokes fun at (like with Kuroneko in OreImo or Kobato in Haganai) , rather than the show itself being particularly chuunibyou.

[Buckeye]

It's pretty interesting that KyoAni is doing something like this. I'm not so sure it's my cup of tea, but we will see how they handle this.

[ultimatemegax]

Today, KyoAni opened a special website for the anime version of Chuunibyou. It reveals the anime design of Rikka Takanashi, our main heroine in this story. The background says "Break open reality!" and begins a countdown with 5. Looks like we'll see something next week.

The official twitter account is also open, and the hashtag for the series is "#chu2koi". Both tweets are the site being open, the hashtag, and wondering what the 5 is for.

[EmperorBrandon]

Originally Posted by ultimatemegax

Today, KyoAni opened a special website for the anime version of Chuunibyou. It reveals the anime design of Rikka Takanashi, our main heroine in this story.

Oh, I'm really liking that design. I'll be curious to check this out when it airs.

[ultimatemegax]

New image

Thanks to Yaraon/2ch, we have more details. Chuunibyou will be a TV series. The supervisor will be Tatsuya Ishihara, the supervisor of the Key works and the Haruhi series. Series composition will be done by Jukki Hanada, who composed the Nichijou and Steins;Gate anime adaptations last spring. Chief Animation Director/Character Designs: Kazumi Ikeda, the Chief character designer/animation director for the Key works and animation director for shows like Haruhi. Background art, as always, is supervised by Mutsuo Shinohara.

My guess: we'll see this on the air in Fall 2012.

New website image ("Did you see my eye?")