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A second season of the anime, called [[Tegami Bachi: Reverse]] was announced in the Puff magazine in Japan during an interview with the artist.<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-28/tegami-bachi/leter-bee-2nd-anime-season-airs-in-fall</ref> This season of the anime retained its previous voice cast, and is also directed by Akira Iwanaga. The second season of the anime premiered on October 2, 2010, and finished airing on March 26, 2011, leaving many questions unanswered.<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11600&page=25</ref> Letter Bee Reverse: Specials was included with certain season two disks. |
A second season of the anime, called [[Tegami Bachi: Reverse]] was announced in the Puff magazine in Japan during an interview with the artist.<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-28/tegami-bachi/leter-bee-2nd-anime-season-airs-in-fall</ref> This season of the anime retained its previous voice cast, and is also directed by Akira Iwanaga. The second season of the anime premiered on October 2, 2010, and finished airing on March 26, 2011, leaving many questions unanswered.<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11600&page=25</ref> Letter Bee Reverse: Specials was included with certain season two disks. |
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| − | The author of Tegami Bachi, [[Hiroyuki Asada]], has expressed approval for a third season, which is yet to be announced. This may prove difficult, as the second season had to create filler due to it being ahead of the manga, in turn creating several anime-manga inconsistencies which may hinder the production of a third season. |
+ | The author of Tegami Bachi, [[Hiroyuki Asada]], has expressed approval for a third season, which is yet to be announced. This may prove difficult, as the second season had to create filler due to it being ahead of the slowly-written manga, in turn creating several anime-manga inconsistencies which may hinder the production of a third season. |
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| − | Note that the manga was completed in 2016, a full ten years since Tegami's beginning. This may impact the amount of manga sales to be had if there were a third season, as most anime rely on manga sales. This thinking may make or break a third season, as studios and publishers weigh their financial options. |
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==First Animated Adaption== |
==First Animated Adaption== |
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| − | A special anime adaptation, running for 27 minutes, was shown during the Jump Super Anime Tour events in Japan in the fall of 2008. It was titled Tegami Bachi: Hikari to Ao no Gensō Yawa (テガミバチ 〜光と青の幻想夜話〜?, Letter Bee: [[Light and Blue Night Fantasy]]), and was animated by Studio Pierrot. The Original Video Animation was translated for free by Anthony Carl Kimm on the Jumpland website with English subtitles. It was later released on DVD in the beginning of 2009. It was retold in the main story in episode 17, [[Letter Bee and Dingo]]. |
+ | A special anime adaptation, running for 27 minutes, was shown during the Jump Super Anime Tour events in Japan in the fall of 2008. It was titled Tegami Bachi: Hikari to Ao no Gensō Yawa (テガミバチ 〜光と青の幻想夜話〜?, Letter Bee: [[Light and Blue Night Fantasy]]), and was animated by Studio Pierrot. The Original Video Animation was translated for free by Anthony Carl Kimm on the Jumpland website with English subtitles. It was later released on DVD in the beginning of 2009. It was retold in the main story in episode 17, [[Letter Bee and Dingo]], and served as an pilot episode for the anime. |
==Episodes== |
==Episodes== |
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Tegami Bachi 1st Season Visual
An anime adaption of the Tegami Bachi manga series was announced in the June 2009 issue of the Jump SQ magazine, and was set to be green-lit for October 2009.[1] This anime series is directed by Akira Iwanaga, and began airing in Japan on the TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi and other affiliated television networks around Japan on October 3, 2009. The first season finished broadcasting on March 27, 2010. Letter Bee Academy was included with certain season one disks.
A second season of the anime, called Tegami Bachi: Reverse was announced in the Puff magazine in Japan during an interview with the artist.[2] This season of the anime retained its previous voice cast, and is also directed by Akira Iwanaga. The second season of the anime premiered on October 2, 2010, and finished airing on March 26, 2011, leaving many questions unanswered.[3] Letter Bee Reverse: Specials was included with certain season two disks.
The author of Tegami Bachi, Hiroyuki Asada, has expressed approval for a third season, which is yet to be announced. This may prove difficult, as the second season had to create filler due to it being ahead of the slowly-written manga, in turn creating several anime-manga inconsistencies which may hinder the production of a third season.
First Animated Adaption
A special anime adaptation, running for 27 minutes, was shown during the Jump Super Anime Tour events in Japan in the fall of 2008. It was titled Tegami Bachi: Hikari to Ao no Gensō Yawa (テガミバチ 〜光と青の幻想夜話〜?, Letter Bee: Light and Blue Night Fantasy), and was animated by Studio Pierrot. The Original Video Animation was translated for free by Anthony Carl Kimm on the Jumpland website with English subtitles. It was later released on DVD in the beginning of 2009. It was retold in the main story in episode 17, Letter Bee and Dingo, and served as an pilot episode for the anime.
Episodes
- Main Article : List of Episodes
There are 25 episodes in each season, 25 3-minute OVA episodes of Letter Bee Academy, 25 3-minute OVA episodes of Letter Bee Reverse: Specials, and one 27-minute first animated adaptation called Letter Bee: Light and Blue Night Fantasy. This totals to 101 watchable episodes. Regular episodes can be watched in HD for free on Crunchyroll.
Currently, there is an effort to make Letter Bee Academy, the first animated adaptation, and Letter Bee Reverse: Specials more accessible online.