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NeoSam · 2009-06-25, 16:05

The shounen(boy's) light novel series Asura Cryin' (Asura Klein) by Mikumo Gakuto (author) and Watanuki Nao (illustrator) will be getting a second season anime adaptation.

アスラクライン
Asura Cryin' (Asura Klein)

少年向け小説(ライトノベル).
Shounen light novel series (light novel series aimed at boys).

Official anime site:
http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/asura/

Based on a light novel series that's published under the shounen(boy's) light novel label Dengeki Bunko.
For now there are 12 volumes released of this light novel series.

Covers:

Spoiler:

Author: Mikumo Gakuto
Illustrator: Watanuki Nao

A seinen manga adaptation of the light novel series started serialization in the November 2008 issue of the seinen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh. The manga is drawn by Akizuki Ryou.
Currently there's 1 volume released of the manga.

Covers:

Spoiler:

Genre: Shounen, Fantasy

klare · 2009-06-26, 03:12

will watch this since i already watched season 1...

NeoSam · 2009-06-28, 05:42

The second season will start broadcast in October.

patnam · 2009-06-28, 07:20

right now the 1st season covered till which volume in light novel?

Midonin · 2009-06-29, 13:10

This most likely means another song by angela (plus more of the mishmash of elements I enjoyed about the first season), so giving this thread one of those little dots that shows I've posted in it.

Wilfriback · 2009-07-14, 11:44

I found interesting the parallels world of the series. I'm curious about the 1st world.

Cats · 2009-07-14, 14:17

Do I have to watch the first season for this one? I mean it as in, if there is considerable amount of information I can't just read a summary for.

Shiroth · 2009-07-14, 14:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cats

Do I have to watch the first season for this one? I mean it as in, if there is considerable amount of information I can't just read a summary for.

You could probably get away with reading episode summaries, though i don't see why you wouldn't want to watch the first series, if you have interest in the second.

Cats · 2009-07-14, 14:33

I have had for some time a bad habit of leaving some shows up in the air for very long periods of time (count in seasons). It is what I was used to when watching them on TV where it was inevitable I would miss one or two episodes here and there. I'm not really one to watch something just to keep up to the latest, if I'm not in the mood I don't watch it =P In any case this has served me well (surprisingly) in that I tend to miss out on the bad (ie. disappointing) endings of some shows since I just so happen did not watch it till the end (lol), and it also gives me some motivation to go in and re-watch it all later. Although I would like to take credit of being clever, I'm in the end just stupid like that and this is all just a consequence of a bad habit (and the constraints of real life).

Anyway, that said I find the "2nd seasons" (and later) in general to have a 50/50 chance of doing something different and not just be part two of the old, even if the plot progression may be something like that. So I just treat them like any other series; in the end if its entertaining what do I care.

Susanou · 2009-07-14, 14:36

Well at least we don't have to worry about lack of content to fill S2 with. Can't really go wrong with the amount of stuff that has yet to be explained no?

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..
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Unless S2 raises even more questions and we are forced into waiting for yet another season. First season made it forcefully clear that you can't really predict what they will pull next in this anime.

Will be watching it.

**Skyfall** · 2009-07-14, 15:17

Lets put it this way: imagine a story where each chapter consists of two parts: first where things get introduced, and second where they get expanded on and explained. Take all the chapters, throw away the second parts and pull together the first parts - voila, you now have Asura Cryin season 1

Which is to say, the series introduced an awful lot of concepts and ideas (Ones that i actually liked for the most part), brought for a lot of characters, but never really expanded on any of them, which is what i assume second season is here for. First season left you with a vague concept on general state of affairs, and some idea of what the plot should be about once we get to it, but it never really got there. Suffice to say, they could have done a better job on the first season, as it did feel they introduced too much stuff with ultimately doing too little with it.

I would say the best idea is to watch the first few or so episodes and see if you like the concept. Personally i like what the show is about and the hints about what it will be (even if they didn't do the greatest of introductions to say the least), but it was interesting to watch for the concepts involved, if not for the execution. That, and i found Misao quite adorable, and her chemistry with Tomo quite rarely refreshing - the usual "childhood friends" we have seen many of times indeed, but i found the atmosphere of their friendship a genuine and relaxing one - two people who really are comfortable around each other, despite the less than casual state of Misao.

So, in the end - should you watch it ? I don't see why not, considering you are interested in it. Given the rather stingily cryptic nature this show had when it came to expanding on things, i suppose you could be missing out on some stuff if you don't.

zeth006 · 2009-07-15, 00:58

Bleh. I was excessively patient with S1. By episode 6 and after I was just watching it when I was bored.

Hoping for better things in season S2.

Midonin · 2009-07-18, 15:29

While it was probably a given, angela's website confirmed that they'll be doing the OP and ED for the second season. Details to follow, of course.

Wilfriback · 2009-07-19, 12:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Midonin

While it was probably a given, angela's website confirmed that they'll be doing the OP and ED for the second season. Details to follow, of course.

Really! nice info.

Edgewalker · 2009-07-24, 01:36

S1 was very average. I doubt S2 will seem much different.

Midonin · 2009-09-03, 14:38

Title of the OP and ED have been confirmed. The OP is "Alternative", the ED is "Kanata no delight", both by angela as in the first season.

Guardian Enzo · 2009-09-04, 01:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edgewalker

S1 was very average. I doubt S2 will seem much different.

"Asura Cryin' - now more confusing than ever"

serenade_beta · 2009-09-04, 20:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

"Asura Cryin' - now more confusing than ever"

"Asura Cryin' - Why Didn't Anyone Tell Me"

Guardian Enzo · 2009-09-04, 22:32

"Asura Cryin' - now with extra WTF"

Cyz · 2009-09-05, 03:11

So this picks up where the first season left off huh?

2009-06-25, 16:05	Link #1
NeoSam Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 29	Asura Cryin' 2 The shounen(boy's) light novel series Asura Cryin' (Asura Klein) by Mikumo Gakuto (author) and Watanuki Nao (illustrator) will be getting a second season anime adaptation. アスラクライン Asura Cryin' (Asura Klein) 少年向け小説(ライトノベル). Shounen light novel series (light novel series aimed at boys). Official anime site: http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/asura/ Based on a light novel series that's published under the shounen(boy's) light novel label Dengeki Bunko. For now there are 12 volumes released of this light novel series. Covers: Spoiler: Author: Mikumo Gakuto Illustrator: Watanuki Nao A seinen manga adaptation of the light novel series started serialization in the November 2008 issue of the seinen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh. The manga is drawn by Akizuki Ryou. Currently there's 1 volume released of the manga. Covers: Spoiler: Genre: Shounen, Fantasy __________________

2009-06-28, 05:42	Link #3
NeoSam Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 29	The second season will start broadcast in October. __________________

2009-07-14, 11:44	Link #6
Wilfriback Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009	I found interesting the parallels world of the series. I'm curious about the 1st world. __________________ Itsuwa: Today the amakusa's menu is Acqua a la God's Right Seat.

2009-07-14, 14:17	Link #7
Cats uh~ still thinking Join Date: Dec 2005	Do I have to watch the first season for this one? I mean it as in, if there is considerable amount of information I can't just read a summary for. __________________ Don't mind me; just passing by.

2009-07-14, 14:33	Link #9
Cats uh~ still thinking Join Date: Dec 2005	I have had for some time a bad habit of leaving some shows up in the air for very long periods of time (count in seasons). It is what I was used to when watching them on TV where it was inevitable I would miss one or two episodes here and there. I'm not really one to watch something just to keep up to the latest, if I'm not in the mood I don't watch it =P In any case this has served me well (surprisingly) in that I tend to miss out on the bad (ie. disappointing) endings of some shows since I just so happen did not watch it till the end (lol), and it also gives me some motivation to go in and re-watch it all later. Although I would like to take credit of being clever, I'm in the end just stupid like that and this is all just a consequence of a bad habit (and the constraints of real life). Anyway, that said I find the "2nd seasons" (and later) in general to have a 50/50 chance of doing something different and not just be part two of the old, even if the plot progression may be something like that. So I just treat them like any other series; in the end if its entertaining what do I care. __________________ Don't mind me; just passing by.

2009-06-26, 03:12	Link #2
klare Senior Member Join Date: May 2009	will watch this since i already watched season 1...

2009-06-28, 07:20	Link #4
patnam Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007	right now the 1st season covered till which volume in light novel?

2009-06-29, 13:10	Link #5
Midonin InTernet Superstar Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Age: 20	This most likely means another song by angela (plus more of the mishmash of elements I enjoyed about the first season), so giving this thread one of those little dots that shows I've posted in it.

2009-07-14, 14:36	Link #10
Susanou .Enforcer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: .//r00t	Well at least we don't have to worry about lack of content to fill S2 with. Can't really go wrong with the amount of stuff that has yet to be explained no? ... .. . Unless S2 raises even more questions and we are forced into waiting for yet another season. First season made it forcefully clear that you can't really predict what they will pull next in this anime. Will be watching it.

2009-07-14, 15:17	Link #11
Skyfall Lost in my dreams... Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 23	Lets put it this way: imagine a story where each chapter consists of two parts: first where things get introduced, and second where they get expanded on and explained. Take all the chapters, throw away the second parts and pull together the first parts - voila, you now have Asura Cryin season 1 Which is to say, the series introduced an awful lot of concepts and ideas (Ones that i actually liked for the most part), brought for a lot of characters, but never really expanded on any of them, which is what i assume second season is here for. First season left you with a vague concept on general state of affairs, and some idea of what the plot should be about once we get to it, but it never really got there. Suffice to say, they could have done a better job on the first season, as it did feel they introduced too much stuff with ultimately doing too little with it. I would say the best idea is to watch the first few or so episodes and see if you like the concept. Personally i like what the show is about and the hints about what it will be (even if they didn't do the greatest of introductions to say the least), but it was interesting to watch for the concepts involved, if not for the execution. That, and i found Misao quite adorable, and her chemistry with Tomo quite rarely refreshing - the usual "childhood friends" we have seen many of times indeed, but i found the atmosphere of their friendship a genuine and relaxing one - two people who really are comfortable around each other, despite the less than casual state of Misao. So, in the end - should you watch it ? I don't see why not, considering you are interested in it. Given the rather stingily cryptic nature this show had when it came to expanding on things, i suppose you could be missing out on some stuff if you don't. __________________ Last edited by Skyfall; 2009-07-15 at 07:14.

2009-07-15, 00:58	Link #12
zeth006 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008	Bleh. I was excessively patient with S1. By episode 6 and after I was just watching it when I was bored. Hoping for better things in season S2.

2009-07-18, 15:29	Link #13
Midonin InTernet Superstar Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Age: 20	While it was probably a given, angela's website confirmed that they'll be doing the OP and ED for the second season. Details to follow, of course.

2009-07-24, 01:36	Link #15
Edgewalker Nani ? Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Emerald Forest ( yes its a real place. )	S1 was very average. I doubt S2 will seem much different. __________________

2009-09-03, 14:38	Link #16
Midonin InTernet Superstar Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Age: 20	Title of the OP and ED have been confirmed. The OP is "Alternative", the ED is "Kanata no delight", both by angela as in the first season.

2009-09-04, 22:32	Link #19
Guardian Enzo Kou is GAR. Accept it. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Francisco	"Asura Cryin' - now with extra WTF" __________________ Kitramura Kou - anime's greatest threat to male heterosexuality. Tsukishima Aoba - she brings them back.