“Loli Bill” Status Now Set to Back Burner: So last week when I said that I didn’t think anyone had anything to worry about, this is kind of what I was assuming would happen. ANN reported today that the controversial bill which would have banned all erotic visual depictions of characters that looked or sounded like they were under 18 years old. Japan is a conservative country but this was just not going to pass and I don’t see it passing in the near future.

What does concern me however is just how OFTEN these arguments are coming up lately. It’s only March and loli characters have been the center of some media storm or another more than a couple of times already. My otaku sense (which is sort of like a spidey sense but less likely to get me sued) tells me that this isn’t going to be the last time this topic breaks into the news cycle this season.

Sora no Otoshimono Gets Second Season: A new wraparound manga jacket has revealed that the fan service friendly harem series will get a second season. I know that I’ve been harsh with this series in the past (because it’s… you know, terrible) but I’m glad that fans of this series are getting a second season. It could have been worse, it’s not like Akikan is getting a sequel… oh, right.

Last Durarara DVD to Include Unaired Episode: Revealed late last night, Durarara will be getting a special unaired episode on DVD. With so many presentation angles from Baccano being used already, it sounds like this will be an episode which will be used in a similar way to tie up loose story ends. After reading the news, I popped an email over to Crunchyroll to see if there were any initial plans in place to stream it upon its release but haven’t heard back yet. If I hear anything regarding that, I’ll be sure to share the news as soon as I can!

GOSICK Gets Anime Adaptation: Closing things out this time is just a quickie announcement; the light novel GOSICK will be getting an anime. The mystery series takes place in a European city where two kids solve mysteries involving local urban legends. Sounds interesting I guess. No word on when it’s out/who’s putting it together but I’ll keep you posted as always.