Haruhi-chan!
Meanwhile, keen-eyed reader Yue spotted new informaion on the upcoming Internet OVA shorts featuring The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya SD characters Haruhi-chan and Churuya-san, currently on the official Haruhi website:
Main Cast:
- Kyon's Little Sister – Sayaka Aoki
Whew! No surprises there-- the entire cast is back.
Main Staff:
- Original Creators – Nagaru Tanigawa and Noizi Itou
- Manga Creators (of Haruhi-chan and Nyoro~n Tsuruya-san) – Puyo and Eretto, respectively
- Director – Yasuhiro Takemoto (Full Metal Panic!)
- Character Design – Futoshi Nishiya
- Color Design – Naomi Ishida (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
- Art Director – Mutsuo Shinohara (Clannad)
- Director of Photography – Ryuuta Nakagami (Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid)
Nothing too startling there, either, although it's interesting that Haruhi's original director Tatsuya Ishihara doesn't appear to be working on the project. (We already knew that though; we had a couple of these staff members announced back in May.)
Now if they did a gender-bending OVA, then that's when I start marking calenders and setting alarms.
I am not interested in this OVA but I'll watch it regardless because it's Haruhi.