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Bandai has announced that they are releasing the Lucky Star OVA on Region 1 DVD sometime “next month”. They have also been kind enough to upload a promo clip of the show to YouTube. However, it may not work in some regions…
Bandai’s site is here.
The first DVD release for the current season of Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu has been announced for release in September. Titled ‘Sasa no Ha Rhapsody’ it will comprise of one episode and plenty of special features, totaling a run time of 43 minutes. This DVD package will contain some goodies as well, namely a postcard, coaster and bookmark. Special features on the DVD include TV spots, Aya Hirano music videos, and the first song album.
‘Sasa no Ha Rhapsody’, or ‘Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody’ in English, was our first taste of a new season of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and it was a sight for sore eyes. A DVD release of this episode is welcomed, however this begs to question how the ‘Endless Eight’ arc that is airing currently will be released on DVD.
–From CDJapan
The chatter on 4chan and AnimeSuki seems to indicate that this weeks episode provides no conclusion to the Endless Eight arc. We’ll wait for official conformation from more reliable sources, and report it when it comes. Stay tuned!
UPDATE: Random Curiosity now confirms it. With its fifth episode, Endless Eight remains endless. Cue fan outrage in three, two, one…
Originally posted by Chris @ ShrineofSloths
Why am I not reviewing the current series of Haruhi? Despite being completely bonkers over figurine design (fawning over a new Haruhi-in-a-bikini figure) the current series definitely is not living up to expectations. The current arc, ‘Endless Eight’ is, well… endless. So far there have been four, I repeat FOUR, episodes with zero plot development. Just the same episode and story over and over and over and over…
WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS!
Suzumiya Haruhi no Gensou is a new album from the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, who has a long history of doing orchestral adaptations of video game music. Gensou puts an orchestral spin on several songs from the original Haruhi OST, including (surprisingly enough) some of the hit vocal tracks such as God Knows. I recently acquired Gensou, and decided to write a track-by-track review. Enjoy!