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Random Wanderer · 2014-10-06, 16:59

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Originally Posted by novalysis

How big is Yama no Sume in Japan by the way? I wonder whether we'd be having a third season - Kaede in the Japanese Alps certainly seems to be sequel hook, as Aoi and company tackle mountains that are potentially more challenging than Mount Fuji. I wouldn't be surprise if one of the mountains in the Japanese Alps that Kaede explored off screen this episode, would be used in the third season, with Kaede as a guide.

We're only about halfway done with this season. While the episodes aren't full-length, the season is still two-cour.

novalysis · 2014-10-06, 17:03

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Originally Posted by Random Wanderer

We're only about halfway done with this season. While the episodes aren't full-length, the season is still two-cour.

I am aware it's 26 episodes. And it's probably too early to think of Season 3 yet, but I was wonder what are the odds of Yama no Sume continuing past it's Second two Cour season? And whether we'd get a full length show.

Sol Falling · 2014-10-06, 22:14

Thus far, season 2 is not selling as well as season 1. (Legend: the vertical columns are volume number, first week sales, second week total, and release date. The first entry indicates the original release of S1. The second entry is a re-release of season one which was put out at half price. The list of entries following that are/will be for S2, with only the first volume out as of now. Note that these figures do not represent final sales, but the numbers reported in weekly sales rankings by the organization Oricon. In particular, DVD sales for the S1 re-release box-set and S2 vol.1 are not included in the tallies, because they were too low to show up in the ranking.)

~2800 (estimated, including DVDs) first week sales for a first volume is not great news for a late-night anime, but factoring in second week sales, I'm pretty confident that this season is still well in the realm of profitability. As for the likelihood of S3, however, honestly at this stage I cannot tell.

As for the likelihood of full-length episodes, I'd say that's unlikely even aside from questions of profitability, because of the amount of source material. Currently the manga is at ~7 volumes published in Japan, while as of episode 12, S2 of the adaptation has reached the early parts of volume 5. (From what I gather, S1 adapted the story partway through volume 2). So by the time S2 finishes, I expect we will have covered nearly all of the published material. If the adaptation does continue past that point, I think the truncated episode format will be likely to continue not just for being a less risky business investment (if they cut it down to 1 cours next time instead of 2), but also so that the adaptation can start up again without waiting for several years.

Platypus · 2014-10-09, 07:11

kokona ka-wa-i-i-

Flower · 2014-10-10, 13:36

Ep 13

Okay - another absurdly adorable ep ... and it seems they changed the ED to the full version of S1's last ep's ED too.

Firefly watching eh? Very nice - I love stuff like that. And it seems that Kokona knew the two of them from long, long ago. I like little things like that added in. Meeting on the mountain trail back in season 1 was not their first encounter with each other, then.

Cloudedmind · 2014-10-10, 21:25

Ok, that was way to cute. Kokona as a firefly was so adorable.

Random Wanderer · 2014-10-11, 09:46

Cute kids are cute.

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Originally Posted by Flower

Firefly watching eh? Very nice - I love stuff like that. And it seems that Kokona knew the two of them from long, long ago. I like little things like that added in. Meeting on the mountain trail back in season 1 was not their first encounter with each other, then.

It might be a little excessive to say that they "knew" each other, given the way that meeting went. Particularly since, even now, I don't think any of them realize who the other party in question really was.

Flower · 2014-10-11, 10:00

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Originally Posted by Random Wanderer

Cute kids are cute.

It might be a little excessive to say that they "knew" each other, given the way that meeting went. Particularly since, even now, I don't think any of them realize who the other party in question really was.

Fair enough. Poor choice of wirds on my my part. How about unknowingly ran into each other? Or something like that?

Kanon · 2014-10-11, 10:45

That was a really adorable episode. Best firefly viewing I've seen in years. It was magical.

Kokona is too cute for words, I have no idea how Hinata managed to mistake her for a monster.

Flower · 2014-10-19, 18:25

Ep 14

Another nice ep in which the storyline veers back towards mountain climbing. I like the fact that it went through addressing the very normal and natural concerns of Aoi's mother, and did it in a way that was responsible but did not feel heavy handed.

Especially liked the nature in this ep...it reminded me a lot of the times I went hiking in the Mt. Tamalpais area northeast of San Francisco many moons ago for some reason.

Next hurdle looks to be re-climbing the first mountain they ever climbed way back when they were kids. Should be interesting.

Master_Yoma · 2014-10-19, 21:19

Very nice getting to see a lot of Aoi's mom

Random Wanderer · 2014-10-20, 00:04

"Oshiete, Kaede-san!"

Now that Aoi has faced her first faced her first real failure, suffered through the depression that followed, and emergred from it having regained her motivation to keep challenging mountains together with everyone, now I think is indeed the right time for her to return to the mountain of her memories which gave her the original motivation to start doing this back in season 1. This way it serves as a reaffirmation of what brought Aoi into this to begin with, and proves that the trouble she had at Fuji won't keep her down.

I'm looking forward to this.

Listening to a longer version of season 1's ED is giving me all sorts of wonderful nostalgia for this series.

Anh_Minh · 2014-10-20, 01:51

Firefly Kokona is so cute. There's something seriously wrong with chibi-Hinata's eyes.

Kanon · 2014-10-20, 10:14

That was really soothing. The mountain in this episode seemed like a really nice one to climb. If I were in Japan, I would have totally gone on a pilgrimage to the places seen in the anime. Someday, maybe...

FlavoryFantasy · 2014-10-20, 13:14

Very pleasant episode. As always, some nice imagery and a nice portrayal of the mountain they climbed. Such a heartwarming moment with Aoi's mom realizing her daughter's growth too.

The show continues to build interest in mountain climbing for me. Shame there are no nearby mountains...

Dark Wing · 2014-10-21, 00:34

Anyone else got their hands on the Opening single?

They have 4 other versions sung by the girls individually. I can't stop listing to it.

Kotohono · 2014-10-21, 02:29

Wow ep 12 and 14, were just such perfect follow ups to Aoi's failure, I really enjoyed those 2 episodes especially, though the show on a whole has been great and adorable.

And seeing them go back to their childhood mountain should be a treat ^^.

l.kostas · 2014-10-22, 11:49

Ep 15:
At wikipedia they have added the plot of episodes 15 and 16:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...odes_(season_2)
It is all about Kaede and a new girl who seems close to her. The name of the new girl is Yuuka and is voiced by Horie Yui:
http://blog.livedoor.jp/nomuken77/ar.../40875994.html

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Ep 16:
From wikipedia:
...while the theme for episode 16 onwards is "Mainichi Koharu Biyori" (毎日コハルビヨリ Everyday Indian Summer?) by Iguchi and Asumi. The ending theme for the first twelve episodes is "Tinkling Smile" by Ogura, the ending theme for episodes 13-15 is "Stacatto Days" by Iguchi and Asumi, and the ending theme for episode 16 onwards is "Cocoiro Rainbow" by Kyouko Narumi.
http://blog.livedoor.jp/nomuken77/ar.../40998341.html

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Dop · 2014-10-29, 16:54

Psst. You know that (CR) tag on the title?

It's finally here...

Better late than never, I guess.

Flower · 2014-10-30, 00:25

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Originally Posted by Dop

Psst. You know that (CR) tag on the title?

It's finally here...

Better late than never, I guess.

I totally did not notice that! Many thanks!

That being said, I just finished ep 15, and it was actually kinda nice. The focus moves to Kaede and a little bit of her back story and a friend of hers outside the core four of the series thus far. Her name is Yuuka and she is one of those sweet souled worriers. ^^

Was that really Horie Yui as Yuuka's VA, though? I didn't recognize her at all! If so I royally fail as a Hocchan fan. Forgive me!

2014-10-10, 13:36	Link #85
Flower Blooming on the mountain Join Date: May 2010 Location: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light....	Ep 13 Okay - another absurdly adorable ep ... and it seems they changed the ED to the full version of S1's last ep's ED too. Firefly watching eh? Very nice - I love stuff like that. And it seems that Kokona knew the two of them from long, long ago. I like little things like that added in. Meeting on the mountain trail back in season 1 was not their first encounter with each other, then. __________________

2014-10-11, 10:45	Link #89
Kanon Kana Hanazawa ♥ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: France Age: 37	That was a really adorable episode. Best firefly viewing I've seen in years. It was magical. Kokona is too cute for words, I have no idea how Hinata managed to mistake her for a monster. __________________

2014-10-19, 18:25	Link #90
Flower Blooming on the mountain Join Date: May 2010 Location: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light....	Ep 14 Another nice ep in which the storyline veers back towards mountain climbing. I like the fact that it went through addressing the very normal and natural concerns of Aoi's mother, and did it in a way that was responsible but did not feel heavy handed. Especially liked the nature in this ep...it reminded me a lot of the times I went hiking in the Mt. Tamalpais area northeast of San Francisco many moons ago for some reason. Next hurdle looks to be re-climbing the first mountain they ever climbed way back when they were kids. Should be interesting. __________________

2014-10-19, 21:19	Link #91
Master_Yoma Nekokota Festival Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lost in the Fairy Forest	Very nice getting to see a lot of Aoi's mom __________________

2014-10-20, 00:04	Link #92
Random Wanderer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007	"Oshiete, Kaede-san!" Now that Aoi has faced her first faced her first real failure, suffered through the depression that followed, and emergred from it having regained her motivation to keep challenging mountains together with everyone, now I think is indeed the right time for her to return to the mountain of her memories which gave her the original motivation to start doing this back in season 1. This way it serves as a reaffirmation of what brought Aoi into this to begin with, and proves that the trouble she had at Fuji won't keep her down. I'm looking forward to this. Listening to a longer version of season 1's ED is giving me all sorts of wonderful nostalgia for this series. __________________

2014-10-06, 22:14	Link #83
Sol Falling Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 35	Thus far, season 2 is not selling as well as season 1. (Legend: the vertical columns are volume number, first week sales, second week total, and release date. The first entry indicates the original release of S1. The second entry is a re-release of season one which was put out at half price. The list of entries following that are/will be for S2, with only the first volume out as of now. Note that these figures do not represent final sales, but the numbers reported in weekly sales rankings by the organization Oricon. In particular, DVD sales for the S1 re-release box-set and S2 vol.1 are not included in the tallies, because they were too low to show up in the ranking.) ~2800 (estimated, including DVDs) first week sales for a first volume is not great news for a late-night anime, but factoring in second week sales, I'm pretty confident that this season is still well in the realm of profitability. As for the likelihood of S3, however, honestly at this stage I cannot tell. As for the likelihood of full-length episodes, I'd say that's unlikely even aside from questions of profitability, because of the amount of source material. Currently the manga is at ~7 volumes published in Japan, while as of episode 12, S2 of the adaptation has reached the early parts of volume 5. (From what I gather, S1 adapted the story partway through volume 2). So by the time S2 finishes, I expect we will have covered nearly all of the published material. If the adaptation does continue past that point, I think the truncated episode format will be likely to continue not just for being a less risky business investment (if they cut it down to 1 cours next time instead of 2), but also so that the adaptation can start up again without waiting for several years.

2014-10-09, 07:11	Link #84
Platypus Member Join Date: Sep 2014	kokona ka-wa-i-i-

2014-10-10, 21:25	Link #86
Cloudedmind Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: California Age: 38	Ok, that was way to cute. Kokona as a firefly was so adorable.

2014-10-20, 01:51	Link #93
Anh_Minh I disagree with you all. Join Date: Dec 2005	Firefly Kokona is so cute. There's something seriously wrong with chibi-Hinata's eyes.

2014-10-20, 10:14	Link #94
Kanon Kana Hanazawa ♥ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: France Age: 37	That was really soothing. The mountain in this episode seemed like a really nice one to climb. If I were in Japan, I would have totally gone on a pilgrimage to the places seen in the anime. Someday, maybe... __________________

2014-10-21, 00:34	Link #96
Dark Wing Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Age: 38	Anyone else got their hands on the Opening single? They have 4 other versions sung by the girls individually. I can't stop listing to it. __________________

2014-10-22, 11:49	Link #98
l.kostas Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012	Ep 15: At wikipedia they have added the plot of episodes 15 and 16: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...odes_(season_2) It is all about Kaede and a new girl who seems close to her. The name of the new girl is Yuuka and is voiced by Horie Yui: http://blog.livedoor.jp/nomuken77/ar.../40875994.html Images Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? Ep 16: From wikipedia: ...while the theme for episode 16 onwards is "Mainichi Koharu Biyori" (毎日コハルビヨリ Everyday Indian Summer?) by Iguchi and Asumi. The ending theme for the first twelve episodes is "Tinkling Smile" by Ogura, the ending theme for episodes 13-15 is "Stacatto Days" by Iguchi and Asumi, and the ending theme for episode 16 onwards is "Cocoiro Rainbow" by Kyouko Narumi. http://blog.livedoor.jp/nomuken77/ar.../40998341.html Images Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? Last edited by l.kostas; 2014-10-29 at 13:05.

2014-10-29, 16:54	Link #99
Dop Mmmm.... Join Date: Sep 2006	Psst. You know that (CR) tag on the title? It's finally here... Better late than never, I guess.