“「Higurashi no Naku Koro ni」 Second Series.” That is the story being reported by Moonphase Diary, CanyouMoe?, and Star Crossed Anime Blog. At the present time there are no other details being mentioned — such as a broadcast date. So it is safe to assume that everything is still in the planning stage.

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A new original story from BONES titled, “Darker than BLACK -Kuro no Keiyakusha-,” is scheduled to premiere next Spring ’07. The official site is currently not in operation.

  • Original Story: BONES, Okamura Tensai
  • Director/Series Composition: Okamura Tensai
  • Character Creation: Iwahara Yuuji
  • Character Design/General Animation Director: Komori Takahiro
  • Background Design: Okada Tomoaki, Satou Seiiji, Taguchi Eiji
  • Background Director: Aoi Takashi
  • Color Coordination: Mizuta Nobuko
  • Animation Studio: BONES

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Newtype magazine reports of a new original series, by Satelight and Nagaoka Yasuchika, known as “Kissdom -ENGAGE planet-.” The broadcast date will be announced next year.

  • Original Story: Nagaoka Yasuchika, Satelight
  • Director/Series Composition: Nagaoka Yasuchika
  • Character Design: Sushio
  • Mecha Design: Kawamori Shouji
  • Design Coordination: Moriki Yasuhiro
  • Animation Studio: Satelight

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Another eroge-to-anime adaptation has also been announced. This one is for the ORBIT/ROOT game, “Touka Gettan ~Kao no Nai Tsuki II~.” The animated series itself will be titled, “Touka Gettan“.

  • Director: Yamaguchi Yuuji
  • Series Composition: Mochizuki Tomomi
  • Character Design: Nishida Asako
  • Music: Tada Akifumi
  • Sound Director: Tsujitani Kouji
  • Animation Studio: Studio DEEN

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Another series for the new year, titled “Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula,” will also be ready to soon debut. *Note – the official site is not yet operative.

  • Original Story: Kimura Hidefumi
  • Director: Gotou Keiji
  • Character Creation: Kadonosono Megumi
  • Character Design: Yabuno Kouji
  • Animation Studio: Brains Base

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Ryohgo Narita’s light novel “BACCANO!,” with illustrations from Enami Katsumi, will also be receiving the anime treatment. The light novel itself, under the label Dengeki Bunko, is currently running at 9 volumes. A manga series based off the novel will makes its Dengeki Comic Gao! debut starting in February 2007.

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