In today's live event, a bunch of news pertaining to Angel Beats! 1st Beat was announced! We were treated to a new trailer of the VN, featuring a bunch of new CGs we haven't seen before! Later they went on to explain a bunch of new details about the game. It will feature a new OP sung by Lia titled "Heartily Song!", and the entire cast of the anime series will be returning. We've also finally been given a release date! Angel Beats! -1st Beat- is scheduled to launch on the 29th of May 2015, Pre-orders beginning on the 30th of January for ÂĄ7,500. The official website has been updated with the new details and CGs here: http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/angelbeats/
But that's not all! A bunch of other news was announced during the event as well, including a new Girls Dead Monster single titled Million Star! The single itself will be packaged along with the First Beat pre-orders as a bonus. On top of that, a continuation of the KSL Live World concerts was announced for 11th and 12th of April 2015 with KSL Live World: Way to the Angel Beats! -1st-. As the title indicates, it will be focusing on Angel Beats! this time. Also, an Angel Beats! Blu-Ray Box featuring a new OVA episode titled 'Hell's Kitchen' was announced for release on the 24th of June.
But now, for the news everyone has been speculating about: the 'New Project' by Key and ANIPLEX has been unveiled! It is an original animation project by P.A. Works with a scenario by Jun Maeda and characters by Na-Ga titled Charlotte, and it is scheduled to broadcast in 2015! A website for the series has been published here: http://charlotte-anime.jp/
Let's all take a long breath to digest all that information, and let us know what you think of it all in the discussion below!
I’m a little disappointed that they decided to go with P.A. Works again, because that studio doesn’t deserve my money. But still, this is incredible! This is my first time witnessing Key announce a new project. Can’t wait for an actual airing date!
And speaking of release dates, they finally pulled through with the Angel Beats! VN! Its not “Spring 2015”, no its May 29! We now have six months to figure out how we’re gonna get our hands on this (@Pepe, can you buy several dozen copies?).
Well there goes my hopes of a rewrite adaption, can’t wait for this new title though.
Also Hype for a solid Angel Beats release date, can’t wait, I just hope there isn’t another delay. I wonder if there is any hope of this new OVA getting dubbed?
Yeah I can probably get a few dozen copies Can’t guarantee if I can get the limited edition one though! (I honestly have no idea how sales of that works)
Wow this is a lot of new stuff in one go… I’m surprised on the information we got for the Angel Beats visual novel I was expecting a lot less. As for the new project “Charlotte” we got no info as to what’s about (from what I can tell) so I’ll just say I like her design XD
Wow… HYPE much!!! But anyways, looks like a good amount of people’s predictions were right that the new project had no relevancy to Angel Beats! Also, the visual novel gets released in May, but i’ll only be done learning Japanese in most like 2016 :’(
Judging solely by the character design and so many stars, I think I might like this one. Hopefully this time they can manage the number of episodes right. Angel Beats! was pretty rushed after episode 10, so I hope they don’t do such executive meddling anymore.
AB! Production was like: “Hey Maeda we’re gonna make 2-cour anime so prepare your longass tearjerking stuffs to people.” and suddenly “Nah, we’re cutting it to 1 cour. The rest of your story can go into dump.”
But at least now we have release date for AB!VN. Please Key, don’t stall it anymore.
Yes, but Planetarian is not a slice of life story with high schooler trying to sort the problems their parents forced on to them and coming to some resolution about their real/imagined crisis.
Can’t guarantee if I can get the limited edition one though! (I honestly have no idea how sales of that works)
