Good news anime fans as the release date of the Haruhi Suzumiya spin-off, The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan anime TV series has been revealed.
According to reports from the anime website GoBiano, the release date for the Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan anime is officially set on 2015. Crunchyroll also reports that the cast members of the anime spin-off has been announced on the haruhi.tv website.
Cast members:
Yuki Nagato: Minori Chihara
Kyon: Tomokazu Sugita
Ryouko Asakura: Natsuko Kuwatani
Mikuru Asahina: Yuko Goto
Tsuruya-san: Yuki Matsuoka
Taniguchi: Minoru Shiraishi
Kunikida: Megumi Matsumoto
Itsuki Koizumi: Daisuke Ono
Haruhi Suzumiya: Aya Hirano
The website further adds that Takeshi Yasuda is on planning with storyboard artist and episode director Junichi Wada stepping up to helm the Satelight production. Touko Machida (Lucky Star, Wake Up Girls!, Chaika) is writing series composition with Ikuko Itoh (Princess Tutu) on character designs, and the production credit goes to North High Literature Club.
With the spin-off on the go for 2015, could this mean that the Haruhi Suzumiya anime will have a season 3.
There are already several rumors that the spin-off itself is the Haruhi Suzumiya season 3 anime. But it is unlikely, since it is about Yuki Nagato and not Haruhi. However, fans are still hopeful since the popularity of the manga/anime series has already been established, the producers might consider having a season 3 in the works if the spin-off were to be successful.
The plot of the anime series will tell the story of Yuki Nagato from the Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya movie, as she is depicted here as a shy highschool student, and the sole member of the Literary Club, so expect less weird things within the show. Eventually anime fans will get to see the other beloved characters in the series such as Haruhi, Kyon, Koizumi, and Asahina, albeit in a supporting or cameo roles.
It's been almost four years since we last saw or heard Haruhi Suzumiya in any form of anime media. Nagaru Tanigawa's light novel series has been a huge success, not only in Asia but around the world. It was Kyoto animation who produced the anime TV series way back in April 2-July 2 of 2006, and was rebroadcast from April 3-October 9 of 2009. It also spawned a spin-off, "The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya" and the anime film, "The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya".
Will anime fans be excited to watch Yuki Nagato in her own anime series in 2015? Sound off in the comments section below.
