Tickets to the live event in March, which have a face value of ¥4500 (~US$37), are now going for
¥66000 (~$540) on Yahoo auctions.
News article (Japanese). 2channel has been full of people crowing about how they got their tickets.
The event will be a full concert presentation featuring all the main
seiyuu from SHnY: Hirano Aya, Gotou Yuuko, Chihara Minori, Sugita Tomokazu, etc.
The live event is probably a good sign that a second season of the anime is on the way. I do not believe Hirano Aya has any real health problems. Posts on her blog seem to indicate she is working almost every day: Death Note, Sumomo mo Momo mo, Manabi Straight, photo sessions, radio, etc. No mention of the college courses she is supposedly taking, too. But she has drastically cut back the number of live events she does. I believe there has only been one so far this year, if that.
The lovely horse pics were from a photo session on Sunday for Voice Newtype.She said it was her first time on a horse, but she loved it. She said she envied one horse its long eyelashes. I think it was pure chance that her hair matched the horse. Or else they chose the horses to match it, lol. On the other hand, she did dye her hair a little redder a couple of weeks ago....