=D New stuff for Adult Swim in May!

[StrawberryInuPie]

Escaflowne...uncut i presume? =3 yay! Its poke my curiousity...though i've heard it was bad, i've also heard it was good...what's it about again? ^^;

[Lovely]

Tenji said:

Which one, the movie or series (Escaflowne)?

The movie. Well, that's what everyone is saying. Fox still has the broadcast rights to the anime t.v series (unless CN was able to work out a deal or something.)

[SquallHeartilly]

Maybe they can or did! They do air Futurama and Family Guy and have also aired several different shows on other networks. I'd be happy either way.

I've heard the movie's bad because their trying to cram the entire plot in 90 minutes or so. Even so, I haven't seen the entire series, so I am gonna be watching that!

Yay, Escaflowne! (Sorry, it's been so long since I've seen it.)

[Dessa]

I'm not making any of this up. I'll even pull the article off of the Adult Swim boards to prove it... ((note: non-anime information has been removed))

2005 Programming Highlights and DVD Releases

May

From the creator of Cowboy Bebop comes Samurai Champloo, an animeì series featuring two fighters with vastly different styles. Although far from being friends, they team with a waitress to embark on a search for a mysterious samurai. With a soundtrack featuring scratch beats, the series features a fighter employing a break-dancing style. Samurai Champloo will premiere Saturday, May 14, at 11:30 p.m. (ET, PT).

An intriguing detective story follows mysterious attacks by someone wearing rollerblades and a golden bat in the anime series Paranoia Agent. This series joins Adult Swim on Saturday, May 28, at 12 a.m. (ET, PT).

In the anime series, S-CRY-Ed, an unexplained phenomenon has occurred on a distant island called “The Lost Grounds,” giving birth to a new species of human, called Alters, able to manipulate matter into unique forms. Kazuma is gifted with the Alter ability, and unknowingly may hold the key to the peaceful co-existence between Alters and regular humans. Twenty-six episodes have been acquired to the series, which will begin Saturday, May 28, at 12:30 a.m. (ET, PT).

Hundreds of years ago, Inuyasha’s father sealed away a powerful demon from China named Hyoga. But Hyoga’s son, Menomaru, is awakened by a Shikon shard and is inspired to absorb the remains of his father’s power to take control on the world. Inuyasha and his friends must stop the nearly invincible enemy in the animated film, Inuyasha: A Love That Transcends Time, which will be telecast Saturday, May 14, at 12 a.m. (ET, PT).

Based on the popular manga, the animated feature Metropolis uses both traditional 2-D animation and CGI. The story follows Kenichi and his detective uncle, Shunsaku Ban, as they travel to Japan to visit Metropolis in search for the criminal, Dr. Laughton. However, when they find Dr. Laughton, Kenichi and Shunsaku are separated and plunged into the middle of a much larger conspiracy. Metropolis will air Saturday, May 21, at 12 a.m. (ET, PT).

June

All-new episodes of the popular animé series Inuyasha continue with the adventures of Kagome and Inuyasha. Together, they protect the powerful “Jewel of Four Seasons” from the demons and goblins who seek it.

July

Escaflowne, the animé feature film, follows the teenager Hitomi, who travels to Gaia, an alternate world, to escape her depression on Earth. In Gaia, she meets Van, a mysterious young king. Van will determine the fate of countries with a mystical dragon armor called Escaflowne. Time/date TBA.

August

In the second feature film based on the popular animé series Inuyasha: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass, Inuyasha and friends have finally destroyed Naraku, and each start to go their separate ways. Unfortunately, this peace does not last long. Inuyasha and his friends are pitted against a new threat, Princess Kaguya. Kaguya aims to do the unthinkable by ending the flow of time, leaving the world in an eternal night. Time/date TBA.

September

Ghost in the Shell: Second Gig is the second season of the popular series based on the critically acclaimed animé feature film.

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie takes place on Mars, just before Halloween in the year 2071. Villains have released a deadly virus that kills hundreds. Fearing an even bigger, more devastating biochemical attack, a large reward is offered for the arrest and capture of the person behind the destruction. Spike Spiegel and his crew of bounty hunters get on board and face their most deadly foe ever.

Although... Escaflowne was aired back in 2000... usually the rights are only for 5 years, so that means it should be up this year...

Anyway, to recap, from the press release, here will be the new schedule:

May 14th
11:30- Samurai Champloo
12:00- Inuyasha Movie 1

May 21st
11:30- Samurai Champloo
12:00- Metropolis

May 28th
11:30- Samurai Champloo
12:00- Paranoia Agent
12:30- s-CRY-ed


I'm assuming that IY will be placed on after s-CRY-ed, although Paranoia Agent's only 13 episodes, so when it's done, it'll probably be removed, moving s-CRY-ed and IY up a half hour (or IY will have new episodes on weekdays, like they did last time).

FYI, For the ends of these series, Samurai Champloo will end on November 5th, Paranoia Agent on August 20th, and s-CRY-ed on November 19th.

Likely, IY movie 2 will be on on August 27th, which would leave the following week open for GitS: SAC 2nd Gig to start in September (as per the schedule).

However, the Escaflowne movie may push PA and s-CRY-ed back a week. Unsure at this point which it'll be.


I am curious, though, why they specify that they have 26 episodes of s-CRY-ed... that's the whole series, so why make it seem like there's more?

Oh, and Lovely... the anime is WAAAAAAAAAAAY better than the manga.

[Sanji]

I'm anticipating Samurai Champloo baby! Giddy like a school girl.