Shakugan no Shana S OVA Series and Season 3 Anticipation Thread
 

As reported on ANN and elsewhere, the latest issue of Dengeki Bunko Magazine reveals that a new Shakugan no Shana anime project is in the works. This is most probably what Geneon was referring to when they mentioned that "that much-loved series" would see a TV continuation this fall. The first Shana anime series aired in Fall 2005, with the sequel in Fall 2007.

Anyway, this thread is for expectations and predictions about this new anime project. Details will be announced in the coming weeks and months.

NOTE: YOU MAY NOT POST NOVEL SPOILERS IN THIS THREAD EVEN BEHIND SPOILER TAGS.


Edit: The new series was later revealed to be the Shakugan no Shana S OVA Series, to be released on BD/DVD beginning in October.

I just cant believe it :D I really do hope this is the 3rd season, since the 1st was great and the second was also.

I'm down for more Shana of any kind. ^^

Also, must has image on ANN report in higher res. O_O

I'd prefer to see a remake instead of a third season, but hey.

Bring it on, I might actually finish it this time.

As long as they don't make another Konoe, it'll be great

Best thing about a 3rd season:

More Kazumi!

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3

We know Yuji picked you over that tsundere! He just picked you in his heart, because if he did in real life, he'd be burned up by Shana! He loves you, Kazumi! Don't give it up!

I should shoot you :uhoh:

Already read it on Sankaku Complex.

Hell yes, I'm dying for more of my beloved tsundere! ♥

Please don't start another Kazumi love/hate discussion... o.o I'd be careful if I were you. ^^

edit: See? *points at post above* xD

o some good news!, wonder when...early Q4 maybe

More seasons of Shana means more music by Mami Kawada means more things set on fire. (Not necessarily in that order.)

No problems here.

I can't wait for a sequel.

It's a poster from the July issue of the Dengeki Bunko Magazine.

See http://dengekibunko.dengeki.com/new/dmmagazine_new.php

Hopefully it does not suck like second season. =/

Btw: Less Kazumi. She is more annoying than tsundere Shana >_>

I was the one who started it S2. I will love her S3 too! XD

Yeah I just read this over at ANN. Good news and what some (most?) of us kind of expected after some hints were dropped.

I hope for the best with the new season, as I had some problems with the second. Material-wise, it should be a very interesting season.

If this is indeed a third season hope they follow more of the novels,

Late Q3 early Q4 anybody?:D

As there's more story to cover cuz of the novel, hopefully the story will be just like the novel. And maybe the finale will also be the ending to the story. Because it seems the novel are just about complete.

I don't think the magazine stated an air date for the new Shana project so I think what Geneon was referring to back then was the Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu anime as its second season starts airing this October (which should be around Fall).

I'm really curious on what this new anime project is as it could be a new season, a remake, an OVA, movie etc. Whatever it is, I'm sure there's gonna be a whole new wave of merchandise released from it and possibly more Shanatan extras:D.

Yes, Nogizaka Haruka is airing this Fall, but personally I doubt that's what the "unnamed series that's loved by everyone" would be referring to. Nogizaka was popular enough, but it's not nearly as popular as Shana. Plus, as I said, Shana anime series have been released starting in the Fall every two years, so it only makes sense for the pattern to continue for Fall 2009. We'll see, of course, but that's where I'm placing my bets. :p

Looking forward about it and hope is the season 3

I bet...something that it's season 3.

The release pattern is right, then "unnamed series that's loved by everyone".

Should be the 3rd season. This year is great.

First Haruhi, then Shana and Gundam Unicorn. Just hope that my connection will be fast, cuz I'm moving out for college \.

Well, there was that prior announcement that we should keep our eyes peeled for a new Shana production.

Dammit, now I need to go redownload Shakugan no Shana 2nd, since I never got the chance to finish it before my computer got wiped. *grumbles*

It'll most likely be one of two things: a second "remake" movie, or a third season. But considering that a movie would be going back to material that was aired like 5 years ago (more than that though, if I recall correctly), I think they'd be smarter to go with season 3. And after season 2's ending? I'd have to shoot them if they didn't eventually make a season 3. :D

Maybe, or maybe it's a second movie that is remaking the second season of the series XD. After all, quite a number of people seemed to dislike the first half of that season (although most of those were coming from western fans so I'd like to know what the Japanese fans thought of it).

Crap is crap worldwide though, right?

The anime has deviated heavily from the light novels, or so I heard. Reminds me of Zero no Tsukaima.

Which is why it desperately needs a remake.

JC Staff should never be trusted to make up plot.

But the endings for both seasons are fillers, and they're decent.

The books are much much better.

Yeah, but, the entire Konoe arc was really bad. And filler. And bad.

With so much material at hand, I question why they would even want to make up plot. Are they too lazy to read the novels for the script?

Apparently, (especially considering the Konoe arc) though a lot of anime directors do this.

It's like they feel as they can do a better job than the original authors can. But as another, well-known user on this forum has said, if they could do a better job they'd be novel authors/mangaka themselves, and not anime directors.

JC Staff in particular seems very guilty of this, though there are times when their additions and changes have actually improved the source material, like with Azumanga and Excel Saga.

It really depends on the competency of the director, I suppose.


Anyway, if all goes well, we might be seeing a remake, or at least an attempt to get back on track with the source material. I hope.

Have to agree with Azumanga. One of the very few series where I'm not interested in the manga after watching the anime. Then again, I credit the seiyuu-tachi more than anything else.

But.. what the hell? The Excel Saga manga is still on-going? Lord...

Which is why the anime is superior. Also Nabeshin.

Anyway, is there even enough content left for a third season of Shana? How many novels haven't they covered/skipped over yet? (That aren't short story collections, as I doubt we'll be seeing those.)

At least, it's not loaded with fanservice, Zero-style... yet.

(But, Excel Saga runs in Shounen Gahosa's YK Ours. Hmmm...)

Volumes X, XV, XVI, XVII and XVIII have not been covered in the anime. XIX (which hasn't had a date announced) is likely to be the final novel with the way things are going, though this is not definite.

...That doesn't really seem like that much content, considering.

Material from earlier story arcs that hinted at and lead into the current and seemingly final arc of the novels was deliberately cut out of the first two seasons of the anime, so if anything they can bullshit with filler to explain important things for current events that they didn't put in previous adaptation of the storyline, just like they did with introducing the keeper by pilfering material from the game and giving the bullshit "Hecate hollow filling synch whatever made Yuji's PoE very large" explanation for Yuji being as powerful as a Lord.

I kinda agree I dont want a third season filled with filler crap....I liked the way season 1 was set up (hell even the original ending was good) but the whole Konoe part was just painful....
I would actually love to see it as a remake which follows the plot closely. I mean why cant they? JC Staff did amazing at adapting Toradora! and are currently doing a fantastic job at adapting Hayate no Gotoku! Give the same treatement to Shakugan no Shana pls!!! I would hate to see this series go down the same path as Zero no Tsukaima

Ho~h... A 3rd season, huh... Well, not really a big fan of the series, but it is a good thing that it is getting one. I just wonder how it will start after that end...

What? So people who like Kazumi should just shut up? :eyebrow:
I think the ones that react to every single post supporting her with negative comments like the one below are in a far worse position...

Ah~, so following this formula, the third season will be even worse than the second season... <--fears...

Yes! I'm pretty excited about this. Hopefully we won't get another filler type arc like in season two. Not that it was that bad, just annoying. Maybe they can hop back on the novel tracks after their previous derailments. Especially with the possibility that the novels could be ending soon. There'd be no need to stall with fillers.

This is good news, I've been waiting for more Shana:)

Hopefully it will be a new season. After all, they could follow the novels for the most part with the way they ended season 2.

Good news :)