| According to the official website of anime "Aikatsu", a new series of the anime will start from October 3rd to launch the Aikatsu 2014 Series project. The story will involve the rise of a new idol school named "Dream Academy" which poses a threat to Ichigo, Aoi and Ran, the main characters from the current series. There will be two new characters from "Dream Academy": Otoshiro Seira (voiced by Ishihara Kaori), a new cool-looking idol who has absolute pitch and loves rock music, and Saegusa Kii, (voiced by Chuna), a brainy girl who is taking the producing course. A range of merchandise including trading cards, games, toys, clothes, candies, CDs, and books will follow. Official anime website: http://www.aikatsu.com/newseries/newseries01.html Merchandise information from Bandai: http://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000034.000000773.html PV: Source: Official Aikatsu website |
KinetaJan 14, 2014 6:10 AM
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Sunrise is on a roll with idols :D |
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| hm by seeing MAL ratings on this, I didn't think it would have sold a lot to get another season. oh well |
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destonyDbaby said: hm by seeing MAL ratings on this, I didn't think it would have sold a lot to get another season. oh well MAL rating is irrelevant in Japan. btw, this is what it sells A range of merchandise including games, toys, clothes, candies, CDs and books will follow. |
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destonyDbaby said: It is the merchandise sales that counts !!!hm by seeing MAL ratings on this, I didn't think it would have sold a lot to get another season. oh well |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
destonyDbaby said: hm by seeing MAL ratings on this, I didn't think it would have sold a lot to get another season. oh well Its a kids show that the majority of Westerners wouldn't care bout. Precure also gets low reviews here yet its lasted for 10 years now. |
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| I'm lovin' it! Yay~ Wee! |
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| Sure to be one of my favorites this fall. I'd have liked at least a season break, but I'm so happy about this. ^^ |
RyanSaotome said: And like PreCure, Aikatsu also seems to be able to attract quite a number of grown-up fans. I would say that a significant portion of its higher than expected disc sales, at around 2-3k, could have been bought by them.Its a kids show that the majority of Westerners wouldn't care bout. Precure also gets low reviews here yet its lasted for 10 years now. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
RyanSaotome said: destonyDbaby said: hm by seeing MAL ratings on this, I didn't think it would have sold a lot to get another season. oh well Its a kids show that the majority of Westerners wouldn't care bout. Precure also gets low reviews here yet its lasted for 10 years now. Precure has a cult following here though |
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| PV for the trading card + game Data Carddass system for the new series |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Does "データカードダス アイカツ！" romanized as "Data Card Dasu Aikatsu!" ("Dasu is the one I'm not sure... "Das? Dasu? etc."? I'm not sure the correct title. |
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
| I just figured I'd mention that Aikatsu is really weird for an idol kids show and probably not what most people would expect. There's an episode for example where the girls have to go into the woods and chop down a red wood with an axe and their bare hands as part of stamina training. Also you can't underestimate the appeal of a show to an otaku where the characters are practically in a new outfit with a new song and dance number every single episode for like 50 straight. It also doesn't look half bad for a 50 episode TV series let alone a kids show. Definitely above the Toei standard. Anyway at this rate Sunrise is going to be known as the idol studio more than the mech studio as they seem to be having a lot of success here with a hit show for older otaku in Love Live and a hit show for kids with Aikatsu! If only they could appeal to kids with Gundam the same way they apparently have with Aikatsu and get that audience sowed up maybe we could get back to getting another more mature Gundam TV series. Anyway it would surprise me if this show drew an adult audience somewhere, especially after Ran was introduced. |
tsubasalover said: You can see how they translate the katakana into English at the beginning of the video I posted. It is written as "Data Carddass" so it is the official and correct title to use. Does "データカードダス アイカツ！" romanized as "Data Card Dasu Aikatsu!" ("Dasu is the one I'm not sure... "Das? Dasu? etc."? I'm not sure the correct title. |
symbvAug 17, 2013 8:18 AM
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
Kaioshin_Sama said: I just figured I'd mention that Aikatsu is really weird for an idol kids show and probably not what most people would expect. There's an episode for example where the girls have to go into the woods and chop down a red wood with an axe and their bare hands as part of stamina training. Also you can't underestimate the appeal of a show to an otaku where the characters are practically in a new outfit with a new song and dance number every single episode for like 50 straight. It also doesn't look half bad for a 50 episode TV series let alone a kids show. Definitely above the Toei standard. Anyway at this rate Sunrise is going to be known as the idol studio more than the mech studio as they seem to be having a lot of success here with a hit show for older otaku in Love Live and a hit show for kids with Aikatsu! If only they could appeal to kids with Gundam the same way they apparently have with Aikatsu and get that audience sowed up maybe we could get back to getting another more mature Gundam TV series. Anyway it would surprise me if this show drew an adult audience somewhere, especially after Ran was introduced. I wouldn't mind Sunrise being mostly an idol studio since that's where the hits are, Gundam cannot be marketed to kids properly these days, the attempts tend to be mediocre and impress no one. They should stick to mecha for mature audiences when they decide animate them. |
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| I was really hoping for new songs :) |
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| So happy to hear about the 2nd season being confirmed! Can't wait! :D |
murazrai said: It's "Data Carddass Aikatsu!". symbv said: You can see how they translate the katakana into English at the beginning of the video I posted. It is written as "Data Carddass" so it is the official and correct title to use. Oh, ok. Thanks. I didn't watch the PV. |
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
| Aikatsu is an enjoyable show. I don't mind it going for a while. Was kinda looking forward to how it would end though. |
     Short of the day: Monotonous Purgatory(MAL) ✰Public Domain Club | One Piece Club✰ |
Kaioshin_Sama said: Anyway at this rate Sunrise is going to be known as the idol studio more than the mech studio as they seem to be having a lot of success here with a hit show for older otaku in Love Live and a hit show for kids with Aikatsu! If only they could appeal to kids with Gundam the same way they apparently have with Aikatsu and get that audience sowed up maybe we could get back to getting another more mature Gundam TV series. It's the "get them when they are young strategy." With the Gundam series, Sunrise has captured a generations of Mecha watchers and I'm not surprise if they are doing the same thing with idols. This time, the main audience is young girls since Idols in Japan are like Barbie in the West. Young girl --> Idols Young boy --> Robots That's how you create an empire. Historically, kid idol market has been left for Toei with the Precure series, but now it looks like Sunrise is moving in. In the adult's front, there is Idolm@ster and the new Wake up girls by Mr.Ego Yamakan. So the competition is very fierce; and whether Sunrise can capture this fertile market is remained to be seen. |
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ThangLong said: Can't believe you kept in Yamakan but left out Love Live ! LOLIn the adult's front, there is Idolm@ster and the new Wake up girls by Mr.Ego Yamakan. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
symbv said: ThangLong said: Can't believe you kept in Yamakan but left out Love Live ! LOLIn the adult's front, there is Idolm@ster and the new Wake up girls by Mr.Ego Yamakan. haha, I'm talking in the perspective of Sunrise looking at the market :) |
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ThangLong said: In the adult's front, there is Idolm@ster and the new Wake up girls by Mr.Ego Yamakan. So the competition is very fierce; and whether Sunrise can capture this fertile market is remained to be seen. They say it's always the middle of the road people with specialized talents/visions and who have a little popularity but have yet to truly strike it big and get their name out their firmly in the consciousness of the public that have the biggest egos in entertainment and Yamakan is kind of no exception. Other than all the bluster he brings with him to nearly every project I'd swear his only claim to fame and real mainstream penetration still so far to date was that Hare Hare Yukai craze way back in 2006. I continue to be amused by his quest to "save anime" (though maybe he gave up on that nonsensical claim already) by essentially doing what everyone else is doing and hopping on whatever trend is currently popular. If he had more of a genuinely creative imagination instead of just insisting that he does and bemoaning peoples lack of gravitating to his shows then I think he'd get further, but he's more of a take what's already popular and try to make his own version of it kind of guy. That's only going to get you so far. In general though there's a lot more boasting within the industry than I ever remember their being before over some pretty questionable achievements. I think Aniplex has kind of become the worst for this as they tend to boast and make these big promises about how every show they do is going to revolutionize anime before anything is even on the table. |
PeacingOutAug 17, 2013 9:41 AM
KuriShim0 said: Pretty Rhythm, Jewel Pet, Precure then Aikatsu... -_- what else? -_- Why the -_- face? It's not like it affects you or anything. I need to watch this soon, it looks so cute and fun and fluffifull. |
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| Should of seen this coming. Well, I've enjoyed the series so this is welcomed news. |
ThangLong said: But Precure isn't kid idol show (as in: they sing, become stars and so on) but classical magical girls.That's how you create an empire. Historically, kid idol market has been left for Toei with the Precure series, but now it looks like Sunrise is moving in. In the adult's front, there is Idolm@ster and the new Wake up girls by Mr.Ego Yamakan. So the competition is very fierce; and whether Sunrise can capture this fertile market is remained to be seen. And Toei seems to dominate here: Sailor Moon, Doremi, Precure and once more Sailor Moon. With no competition from Sunrise - still since both have financial backing of Bandai it's understandable. |
| I have seriously got to get started on this. |
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Dalek-baka said: ThangLong said: But Precure isn't kid idol show (as in: they sing, become stars and so on) but classical magical girls.That's how you create an empire. Historically, kid idol market has been left for Toei with the Precure series, but now it looks like Sunrise is moving in. In the adult's front, there is Idolm@ster and the new Wake up girls by Mr.Ego Yamakan. So the competition is very fierce; and whether Sunrise can capture this fertile market is remained to be seen. Sorry, I should have said it better, but what I meant is kid idol market was largely untapped since Precure with its Mahou Shoujo is getting all the attentions. Surise moving in will send a message "hey kids, instead of being a magical girl, you can be idol too" :) And Toei seems to dominate here: Sailor Moon, Doremi, Precure and once more Sailor Moon. With no competition from Sunrise - still since both have financial backing of Bandai it's understandable. I thought Toei Animation is its own studio financed by Toei Company, not Bandai? |
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ThangLong said: Actually I think that their message might be: "hey kids, you don't want to be magical girl? who not becoming idols?"Sorry, I should have said it better, but what I meant is kid idol market was largely untapped since Precure with its Mahou Shoujo is getting all the attentions. Surise moving in will send a message "hey kids, instead of being a magical girl, you can be idol too" :) So going for another target group and source of income - Aikatsu is first of all game and toys seem to be secondary. Earlier also there was Pretty Rhythm and probably few others that are unknown in the West. ThangLong said: TA is own by Toei and Asashi TV (Bandai is minor shareholder).I thought Toei Animation is its own studio financed by Toei Company, not Bandai? But except Gundam and Aikatsu, franchises that bring them most money are One Piece, DragonBall and Precure. And Bandai is one of companies that finance those. |
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Kurogashi said: It's both. They both get a second season. Which is good for me. <3wouldve like more love live instead |
Tengai said: I think it's pretty good with it's target audience, and it seems to have somewhat gained the same kind of periphery demographic Precure has. (I should know, I'm not actually a girl) Is this anime good?? I actually like the pace and build up this has a lot more than the shorter idol anime. Which is strange, since I normally like shorter anime more. I can't really say about what the majority of watchers think though, since it's doesn't seem to be popular on the internet. |
| Fuck yeah. |
| I never watched past the first episode of season one but I think I might just to have something else to watch during fall. In other news Sunrise is on a roll. |
| #!$% yeah! |
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| Awesome ^_^ Oct. 3 2013 or 2014? |
| "You sing do,I sing re,You sing re, I sing mi,whatever you sing I will always be higher!" – Seira |
SonicBoom0 said: Kiriya-Ella said: Awesome ^_^ Oct. 3 2013 or 2014? 2013, just as the first season ends. Yay :D |
| "You sing do,I sing re,You sing re, I sing mi,whatever you sing I will always be higher!" – Seira |
| not surprising. Show that are aim at young girl usually go alot longer then most of the Young boy show. Precure, Pretty Rhythm, Jewelpets and this are the main show aim at girls. Although I watch almost everyone of them except jewelpets. and im a 28 yrs old man. |
Kaioshin_Sama said: I just figured I'd mention that Aikatsu is really weird for an idol kids show and probably not what most people would expect. There's an episode for example where the girls have to go into the woods and chop down a red wood with an axe and their bare hands as part of stamina training. Also you can't underestimate the appeal of a show to an otaku where the characters are practically in a new outfit with a new song and dance number every single episode for like 50 straight. There' one problem with that.... It does have a new outfit every 5 episodes or so. But the songs and he dancing.... It takes from 6 to 7 episodes to change (with only a few with aonce-ever-apereance) |
Haryomu said: Why a 2nd season? I forced myself to watch the first and now a second without a break?! :D Btw., I still think StarAnis sounds like a drug^^ Drop it. Is it really that difficult? Why are you even forcing yourself to watch the first season if you don't like it? Is someone paying you? I seriously don't understand this type of mentality. |
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yhunata said: A score of 7 doesn't sound like he's not enjoying it. I didn't even get the feeling that that was what he meant before I even looked at his list. The emoticon kinda threw me off that he may have actually been liking it.Haryomu said: Why a 2nd season? I forced myself to watch the first and now a second without a break?! :D Btw., I still think StarAnis sounds like a drug^^ Drop it. Is it really that difficult? Why are you even forcing yourself to watch the first season if you don't like it? Is someone paying you? I seriously don't understand this type of mentality. |
| Note to self: watch "Aikatsu" soon. |
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