ef – a tale of melodies, Vampire Knight Guilty announced

Remember the incredible, unforgettable Anime that was ef – a tale of memories?

Well it’s getting a sequel – I was gobsmacked when I found out, here are the details:

The television anime series ef – a tale of melodies. has been announced at Saturday’s Rondo Robe 2008 event in Tokyo. The website for this Fall sequel to 2007’s ef – a tale of memories series has simultaneously launched with a promotional video in streaming or downloadable format. Like the first series based on the ef – a fairy tale of the two adult romance game franchise, Shin Oonuma will direct the animators at SHAFT. Also returning are the supervisor Akiyuki Shinbo, series script supervisor Katsuhiko Takayama, character designer Nobuhiro Sugiyama (who is adapting the designs of Naru Nanao and 2C=Galore), and music composers Eiichiro Yanagi and Tenmon.

The cast so far includes Yumiko Nakajima (Yūko Amamiya), Kouichi Toochika (Yū Himura), Mai Goto (Mizuki Hayama), Kenji Hamada (Shūichi Kuze), Shizuka Itou (Nagi Hirono), and Tohru Furusawa (Akira Amamiya).

Source: ANN

Definitely worth getting excited about.

Be sure to check out the official site: http://www.ef-melo.com/

ef – a tale of melodies is expected to start airing Fall 2008.

“Vampire Knight Guilty” is the name of the upcoming sequel for Vampire Knight that aired over this Winter and is finishing this week.

A Vampire Knight: Cross Academy Broadcasting Club web radio show will also premiere on July 7. On the radio show, voice actors Mamoru Miyano, Daisuke Kishio, Susumu Chiba, Junichi Suwabe, and Sōichiro Hoshi will play their fictional counterparts Zero Kiryū, Kaname Clan, Takuma Ichijō, Akatsuki Kain, and Senri Shiki, respectively.

The anime adapts Matsuri Hino’s original manga about Cross Academy, a school where the student body is divided into the “regular” Day Class and the “elite” Night Class. Yuki Cross, the adopted daughter of the headmaster, is one of the few people in the entire school who knows that the Night Class students are vampires.

Source: ANN

Vampire Knight Guilty is going to start airing in October.

~ Senseito