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[Spark Of Spirit]

Okay, Megalo Box looks like cyberpunk meets Ashita no Joe. Here's hoping it lives up to it.

[LumRanmaYasha]

Animation looks excellent. That woman that heavily resembles Yoko is probably her descendant. That white-haired guy's face resembles Rikiishi, but they probably aren't related, just he looks similar to draw parallels between the rivalry between Joe and Rikishii with these new characters.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

So basically it's Ashita no Joe re-imagined as a futuristic Sci-fi? Not exactly a combination that I would've thought of, but hey, I'm down for that.

[gunswordfist]

I need to catch up on Lupin....still on Part II.

[VLordGTZ]

So I was wondering why CR and Funi hadn't picked up The Disastrous Life of Saiki K Season 2, and it turns out that it's because Netflix has it.

I doubt anyone is going to fansub it due to the sheer amount of dialogue, so I guess I won't be watching it until Netflix releases it in the US in (hopefully) 3-6 months. 

EDIT: Actually, it seems that Netflix only has priority streaming for it like they do for Seven Deadly Sins Season 2 rather than full exclusivity.  Not sure what that means for rights outside Japan.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Not a fan of companies doing that to shows between seasons. They can do whatever they want when it's new, but I hate this kind of thing when it splits seasons up between distributors.

Hopefully its only delayed for the rest of the world and not locked to Netflix.

[VLordGTZ]

Karakuri Circus is getting an anime! 

[Spark Of Spirit]

Karakuri Circus is getting an anime! 

YES! MAPPA and Nishimura, please!

I wonder how it's going to be done. It's 10 volumes longer than Ushio & Tora, and U&T skipped a lot of standalones and one arc to fit into 39 episodes. It's going to need to be at least 4 cour to fit 43 volumes into one series. I hope they can do it.

But I can't say I'm not excited. This was one of my most wanted anime adaptions. Now can we get Psyren and Vinland Saga?

[gunswordfist]

I am HERE for MAPPA and Fujita!

[VLordGTZ]

Booogiepop is getting a new TV anime by Madhouse AND directed by Shingo Natsume!

This may have instantly become one of my most hyped upcoming anime. 

[gunswordfist]

I thought Madhouse was dead!

[Spark Of Spirit]

2018 is looking good for anime. This season can't end fast enough.

[VLordGTZ]

Hinomaru Sumo's anime is coming Fall 2018 and is being produced by Gonzo.

The staff is as follows:

General Director: Konosuke Uda
Director: Yasutaka Yamamoto
Character Designer: Kii Tanaka

I'm not gonna lie, my hype for this anime is kinda dead now.  Gonzo hasn't produced a good anime in nearly a decade, and even at their peak, they lacked animation consistency.  I hope to be proven wrong, but I've been let down too many times like this before...

In better news, Muhyo & Roji is getting an anime in Summer 2018!
Now, this is something I was definitely not expecting, and it's a great tie-in for the new sequel manga!  I hope it turns out well.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

So much for this series getting the proper adaptation that it deserves. It could have really taken off as a new sports-genre hit among anime watchers, but instead it may just suffer a similar fate to something like World Trigger.

[Spark Of Spirit]

I looked up the staff and saw what they've done.

The general director has directed DAYS, Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy, The first 278 episodes of One Piece, and a lot of Sailor Moon episodes. He has some experience in the genre. The director has done random episodes all over the place but never a full series.

If there's something to worry about I would be more worried about the actual animation quality. Gonzo animation has never been particularly consistent.

Muhyo & Roji is cool news. It's only 18 volumes long, too, so they could cover the whole manga. I still really want to see something like Psyren or Mx0 get a shot.

So much for this series getting the proper adaptation that it deserves. It could have really taken off as a new sports-genre hit among anime watchers, but instead it may just suffer a similar fate to something like World Trigger.

World Trigger actually improved in sales after the anime ended. So Toei actually did end up helping it in the end!