Warner Brothers has done some really annoying things in the past as far as releases for me goes, but this takes the cake.
I really enjoyed this one as it had some rather good character developement for this type of series.
I was really hoping to add this one to my collection too.
I had watched several episodes online and was looking forward to having Ro-Kyu-Bu on physical media, so this isn’t what I had expected.
If Warner is part of the production committee then I suppose it could be that they were nervous about being associated with the title, and it’s mildly risque content, once it was released in hard copy form.
Warning, big blathery soap box speech ahead.
The U.S.A.'s free speech rights have been traditionally interpreted to be based on a Community level when it comes to controversial subjects, i.e. pornography. What was acceptable in New York City might not be seen as such in Binghamton, let alone cities or neighborhoods in other parts of the US.
What I think is happening here is the very definiton of a “Community” is evolving under influence of the Internet / Modern Society. I suspect that the eventual outcome of this will be a re-evaluation of what is permissible under the US’s free speech guarantee and likely it will be reread to permit a much wider variety of protected speech.
The process will not be smooth or quiet.
Mark Gosdin
In the end if Sentai gets their money back then it’s all good for them. Fan’s might be disappointed ,but as I stated from the start I still think this show might not have sold very well and Sentai been out of money . Least this way they get most of what they have in it back.
So home-made hard-copies it is then?
Interestingly, what is most likely a bootleg box set including the OST CD can be had from the usual sources. Quality unknown. But I see where out of four posted to sell two have sold.
All episodes now FREE on Anime Network’s Online Player.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-07/ro-kyu-bu-2nd-game-to-bundle-original-anime-dvd
posted on 2012-10-07 06:15 EDT
Ro-Kyu-Bu! Himitsu no Otoshimono “loli sports stealth adventure game” next spring
Ro-Kyu-Bu! light novel author Sagu Aoyama confirmed on Sunday that the new Ro-Kyu-Bu! game will bundle an original anime DVD. The announcement was first made in Sunday’s Aki no Saiten 2012 event from ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Bunko imprint.
ASCII Media Works revealed the second Ro-Kyu-Bu! PSP game through shopping bags that were distributed at the 82nd Comic Market this past summer. The “loli sports stealth adventure game” Ro-Kyu-Bu! Himitsu no Otoshimono is slated for next spring.
Aoyama’s comedy novel series follows a high school student who finds himself coaching a basketball team of elementary school girls. It inspired a television anime adaptation in 2011, as well as a PSP role-playing game/adventure game where players could choose whether to focus on a “loli gauge” or a “sports gauge” when training their team.
While Sentai Filmworks had announced last year that it had acquired the license to release the anime series in North America, it relinquished the rights to do so this past June. The series streamed on The Anime Network as it aired in Japan.
Yay!!!
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-20/ro-kyu-bu-anime-gets-2nd-season
posted on 2012-10-20 23:53 EDT
Light novel author Sagu Aoyama announces news
Ro-Kyu-Bu! light novel author Sagu Aoyama confirmed on Sunday that production on a second season of the Ro-Kyu-Bu! television anime has been green-lit. The announcement was first made in Sunday’s Dengeki 20th Anniversary Festival event.
The title of the second season is Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS. The “SS” has two meanings: “Shōgakusei wa Saikō daze!” (“Primary School Girls Are Great!!”) and “Second Season.”
Update: The first season will have a Blu-ray box at the end of this year.
[quote=“The Coffee God”]
Warner Brothers has done some really annoying things in the past as far as releases for me goes, but this takes the cake.
I really enjoyed this one as it had some rather good character developement for this type of series.
I was really hoping to add this one to my collection too.[/quote]
Me too, it’s a really nice series.
Summer it is!
Hopefully, even though the first season didn’t get a physical release, Sentai will consider picking up the second season.
posted on 2013-02-08 23:50 EST
The second season of Ro-Kyu-Bu!, Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS, is scheduled to air this summer in Japan, and more information will be announced at the Dengeki Bunko Spring Festival on March 17. The franchise’s second PSP game, Ro-Kyu-Bu!: Himitsu no Otoshimono, is in development at Kadokawa Games for sale on June 20 at the price of 6,090 yen (US$65), with a special edition set at 10,290 yen (US$110).
Last June, North American distributor Sentai Filmworks relinquished the license to the first season after the production committee of the first season requested a buyback for all home video rights outside of Asia.
I was just wondering if theres going to be a new one.
Yes.
Now, whether Sentai picks it up and it streams on the Anime Network or not is another story, since they got denied a physical release with the first season.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-03-17/2nd-ro-kyu-bu-season-cast-new-oad-promo-revealed
posted on 2013-03-17 09:00 EDT
Asami Seto, Aya Suzaki join cast; 2nd PSP game includes “Tomoka’s Strawberry Sunday”
Additional cast members were revealed for the upcoming Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS anime at the Dengeki Bunko Spring Festival on Sunday:
• Asami Seto as Kagetsu Hakamada
• Misaki Kuno as Mimi Balgerry
• Minami Tsuda as Tsubaki Takenaka
• Aya Suzaki as Hiiragi Takenaka
• Risa Taneda as Masami Fujii
A promotional video for the Tomoka no Ichigo Sunday (Tomoka’s Strawberry Sunday) OAD that will be included with the Ro-Kyu-Bu! Himitsu no Otoshimono PSP video game was also previewed. The game will arrive in Japan on June 20.
Last June, North American distributor Sentai Filmworks relinquished the license to the first Ro-Kyu-Bu! season after the production committee of the first season requested a buyback for all home video rights outside of Asia.
The new Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS anime will premiere this July.
I wonder what this reminds me of…
