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Mostly an incoherent post but anyway…
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Full credit goes to nokiirat for the announcement.
Whoa… Just when I blabbed without thought about the possibility of an OAD, it’s odd that it will actually come true. I reckon this will be done in a different fashion than Tokyo Revelations in which the HOLiC OAD is planned to have only two parts - the zenpen (前編)/initial part, and kouhen (後編)/latter part, similar to the Aa! Megami-sama ~Tatakau Tsubasa~ special if you’ve seen that. This is pure speculation on my side as the info is still very new. Good news may have it, we may even end up with more than 2 episodes. The first volume accompanies Volume 14 of the ×××HOLiC Manga as a limited edition DVD, and will be released on January 16, 2009. The figureheads involved in the project are CLAMP’s Ohkawa Nanase (screenplay writer and possibly executive producer for the OAD), Mizushima Tsutomu (×××HOLiC director) and Tada Shunsuke (Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations director); the latter two’s roles are unknown but I assume Director Mizushima will be the lead in handling the main directing whilst Director Tada may take up the task of being episode director and storyboard artist. Cast members are the usual group. Animation will be done by Production I.G., hopefully the high budget team.
What I’m curious about is how they’re going to approach this OAD. A Manga adaptation like Tokyo Revelations, with most of the Tsubasa references intact? Or a whole new original animation story? It’ll be interesting if they took the Tokyo Revelations path by setting aside everything that has happened in the Anime, and went ahead with using some of the older stories that were not featured in the TV series. The crossover with the Dream World arc from Tsubasa could be a good candidate, but that would probably mean redoing the Kohane arc. Or they could use the pure HOLiC only ones, which are kind of limited in numbers. With HOLiC Anime’s current situation, it’ll be very tough to produce a proper TV series sequel for it since every Tsubasa crossover was left out in the last two seasons, so it may be the best way to continue, and perhaps end the series with an OAD.
We’ll have to wait and see. :)
EDIT: Based on the latest news, Tsubasa will be getting an OAD sequel with the zenpen volume released on February 2009 together with Volume 26 of the Manga, a month after HOLiC’s zenpen release, which means Director Tada being listed in the staff credits would suggest that he handles the main directing for the Tsubasa side of the story. In other words, the possibility of a crossover and reference between the two series is very high.
Got on the wagon a little late for this, but nonetheless I’m still excited about the news. Mouryou no Hako 「魍魎の匣」 (The Box of Spirits) is an award-winning supernatural mystery novel by Kyogoku Natsuhiko centered on the exploits of “Kyougokudou” Chuuzenji Akihiko (antique bookstore owner/Shinto priest), Sekiguchi Tatsumi (novelist), Enokidzu Reijirou (private investigator) and Kiba Juutarou (police detective) in solving a string of murders involving dismembered corpses that were stuffed into boxes. I have the novel and the first volume of the Manga but haven’t had the time to actually sit down and read them. I’ve skimmed through the Manga, lightly reading some pages to get the gist of the story, and discovered the premise to be rather spine-chilling and riveting. Not a series I would want to read at the dead of night. Hopefully, I’ll find the time to properly digest both of them before the Anime airs. There’s also a live action movie for it that was released in 2007.
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『a direction of the day after tomorrow』
「Asatte no Houkou Character Image Album - Shouko Hen」
Lyrics & Music ： Yuumao
Arrangement ： Kikuya Tomoki
Vocals ： Yuumao
It was that day’s miracle which caused us to meet by chance
Let’s stop our way of life where we pretended to be strong
In the corner of my memories, I can’t bring out even my voice
Please accept the small me
My falling tears
Are for the one precious before my eyes
I was crying out for us to not let go of each other again
Meeting, parting
And meeting you again, it is our
(a) direction of the day after tomorrow
There is no limit to the days of happiness
I feel I can believe that, even now
You took everything as they are for me
You were my first destiny
I will regain it, your smile
That forgave our unbounded past
I can be the person I wanted to be
What will slowly change
The meaning of sadness, is our hearts only
a direction of the day after tomorrow
Lalala lalalalala
Everything, everything… I will take them all this time
Strongly, strongly… I can live with my might this time
I believe there is no limit to the days of happiness
a direction of the day after tomorrow
Japanese Lyrics : a direction of the day after tomorrow
『a direction of the day after tomorrow』
「Asatte no Houkou Character Image Album - Shouko Hen」
Sakushi ・ Sakkyoku ： Yuumao
Henkyoku ： Kikuya Tomoki
Uta ： Yuumao
Meguriawaseta ano hi no kiseki
Tsuyogatta ikikata yameyou
Kioku no sumi de koe mo dasenai
Chiisana watashi wo mitomete
Ochiteyuku namida wa
Me no mae no taisetsu na hito
Nidoto hanasuna to sakendeita
Deai wakarete
Futatabi deau anata to no
a direction of the day after tomorrow
Shiawase na hibi ni genkai wa nai to
Shinjite ikeru yo ima nara
Arinomama subete uketomete kureta
Anata wa saisho no unmei
Torimodosu egao wa
Himotoita kako wo yurushita
Naritakatta watashi ni nareru yo
Kanashimi no imi wo
Kaeteyuku no wa kokoro hitotsu
a direction of the day after tomorrow
Rarara rarararara
Subete subete uketomeru this time
Tsuyoku tsuyoku ikite yukeru this time
Shiawase na hibi ni genkai wa nai to shinjiteru
a direction of the day after tomorrow
English Translation : a direction of the day after tomorrow
A sunflower’s shrouded radiance…
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