School Rumble 3rd Semester

A promo video featuring Koshimizu Ami and Mamimami is now up on the official site.

It seems like episodes 25 and 26 of this new season will be bundled with the limited first edition of manga volumes 21 and 22, which will go on sale on 17 July and 17 September respectively. (If my Jap reading skill is not sucky enough to get it wrong that is.)

I thought this is kind of weird, since a quick look at the calendar tells me that the summer anime season should be starting around the beginning of July. Which means episode 25 will be released on DVD when the TV run is just 2 or 3 episodes in? That’s assuming SR3 airs in July, and that there’s a TV run to begin with. ANN has ominously labeled SR3 an OVA – I hate OVAs simply because they make me wait months (or even years) between episodes. *cough*Hellsing Ultimate*cough*

To sum it up, we are likely to see ep 25 before the series even starts, which isn’t a big deal really (see: TMOSH), so, ya, I have no point. Ami said recording work is already underway, I’m just secretly hoping they’ll crank out 3 episodes a week from now until July just in time for ep 25’s release.

Ya right.

And about it being an OVA: if this is true it’ll be the longest OVA I’ve seen in my very short life. Bet you 15 bucks ANN made a mistake. But hey, who knows? There might be some info on the page labeled “Broadcast News” at the SR3 official site, but I’ll have to say it’s very well hidden among the random stuff though.

I really hope SR makes it into the summer line-up, can’t wait anymore. First ep should be about Valentine’s Day if they’re following the manga closely. Yakumo’s handmade chocos!!! Too bad it’s for Harima, and he’s too busy stalking her cockroach sister. Wait… was that a *spoiler*?

Oops.

Other sequels on summer wish-list: Clannad After Story, HnG2, Marimite 4.