Apologies, I seem to have missed Ookiku Furikabutte’s DVD only episode. It’s a bit of a second epilogue and it’s very much like the DVD only episode of the first season: focused on the aftermath, both for the lead team and the ones from the opposing team. It’s been a while since the series finished, so I had a bit of trouble refreshing my memories and remembering who was who again, but overall I liked this episode.
This episode pretty much did everything it needed to do to wrap up this season, while at the same time leaving with a huge “we’re not done yet so read the manga”-end in which the different team members show their ambitions for the team (they did this once before, right?). We see some interviews, Abe’s visit to the doctor and also the opposing team as they mentally prepare for their next match, along with the anxieties of their captain.
I really wonder whether or not a third season will arrive. Overall the DVD and BD-sales have not been bad at all, averaging at around eight thousand copies per volume. This is however considerably less than how much the first season sold, not to mention the terrible reception of this series in the western world. Ah well, it’s a matter of time before we know for sure. There was a gap of three years between the first and second season after all.
Rating: * (Good)
Wasn’t the DVD-only episode from S1 about Haruna and his team, having nothing to do with Nishiura or Tousei? The ‘aftermath’ 25th episode was part of the actual series.
Plus, if I remember correctly, isn’t the author taking a year or so out from writing Oofuri? So I can imagine it being even longer before a S3 is viable. So maybe never, which would certainly be a terrible shame
I am already old. But not so old that I can’t wait and hope for a third season. The attention to detail in the games, and the great voice acting, make the anime so much more than the already-good manga that I can’t help but want to see it animated – after all, that second season was quite a miracle in itself. Why not hope for more?