OVA of Upcoming Anime Series 'Ebiten' Announced

Mahadev_Shiki said:
Certainly looks mainstream.
PS: btw doesn't she look like Sakurano from Seitokai no Ichizon

lordzeru said:
Well the synopsis of the manga provides nothing of note. Can anyone who has read this provide a better synopsis?

mitch3315 said:

You do realize that means fujoshi/yaoi fandom?

Nickienator said:

You do realize that means fujoshi/yaoi fandom?

mitch3315 said:


Noya Itsuki just started his school year at the Ebisugawa High School and since he has always had a fascination with space, he decides to join the astronomy club. However, he mistakenly walks into the all girls Otaku Club. He notices that the members are really weird, but Itsuki has yet to realize that he isn’t in the astronomy club. His life is about to get complicated by being surrounded by so many girls.

Off the anime's page, much better.

Otaku chicks? I'm in.

jmal said:

Then watch Sora no Manimani if you haven't already. It does an amazing job of doing just that. That's literally the exact premise.

Kiru_im_Ufo said:
There is no "later". But this show is not "just" harem (if it's harem at all), it's trap. And that's a whole different thing and has its own fangroup. Probably more compatible with female viewers as well.. dunno.
Well, the main series is "web" anyway, which might mean it will be some 3minute long episodes.

Hoppy said:


You obviously haven't read Asa Made Jugyou Chu!, main is a trap as well and it's not really intended for a female audience, it's for males who like both straight and lesbian relations.

jmal said:

While different shows may look similar to people who are either not interested in or don't like them, people who are watching them closely enough to consider buying them are going to be aware of their real differences.

Campione and Ebiten, for example, may both classify as harem (or not; that is based on my very rudementary knowledge of both), and someone who really hates harem will assume they're "the same".

But for someone who doesn't dismiss such shows out of hand, they'll undoubtedly be different experiences. Magical battles in one, school clubs, otaku humor, and crossdressing in another. Really, that's not all that similar. Same reason why, say, Joshiraku and Yuru Yuri♪♪ won't necessarily cannibalize each other's sales.

Summer will probably be like most seasons. One or two shows will somehow make an extra big splash among otakudom and dominate the sales charts, a few more will have very solid sales in the 7-10k range, a bunch more will be an average 4-7k, and then there will be the small fry log 3k or less, or not rank at all.

Hoppy said:


You obviously haven't read Asa Made Jugyou Chu!, main is a trap as well and it's not really intended for a female audience, it's for males who like both straight and lesbian relations.

mitch3315 said:
Haganai sells well because it has not one, but two lolis, everyone knows this.