Any chance of a transfer?
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Sunrise is currently working on “Love Live! Superstar! and “Love Live! Super Star!” and “Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doujikai”, with the 8-star team probably being the main force behind the project.
Due to the effects of the new Corona, it is expected to be more difficult to secure staff than usual, so there will be no time to produce other works.
Therefore, we have to say that the possibility of 8-star producing the second season of Accel World is close to zero.
Now, let’s consider the pattern of production by other than 8-star.
As mentioned above, Sunrise has not been in the habit of turning over series works to different studios.
However, this situation has changed since the establishment of a subsidiary company, Bandai Namco Pictures (BN Pictures), in 2015.
This BN Pictures was established as a spin-off of part of the production department, and works such as Gintama, which was produced by Studio 5, and TIGER & BUNNY, which was produced by Studio 6, have been transferred to it.
If you are planning to start a new project for the second season of Accel World, the transfer is the most realistic way.
However, this kind of transfer requires the presence of staff who have a strong attachment to the work and a high level of understanding of the work.
In the case of Gintama and Taibani, the staff who used to be deeply involved in the anime as producers have transferred to BN Pictures, which is why the transfer was realized.
In the case of Accel World, the anime production company Jenco was in charge of the animation project, and Nobuhiro Osawa, who was at the heart of the project, is now independent and runs a company called EGG FIRM.
This company is affiliated with Straight Edge, which was founded by Kazuma Miki, a former famous editor of Dengeki Bunko who is still in charge of Kawahara-sensei, and Kawahara-sensei is a shareholder of this company.
Therefore, there is a possibility that EGG FIRM will make a plan to “make Accel World an anime again”.
On the other hand, Mr. Satoshi Hirayama, who was the producer of Accel World’s Sunrise side, has been deeply involved in the Love Live series since its inception, and he is also the producer of “Love Live! Sunshine! It is confirmed that he was involved in the series as a producer until “Love Live!
We don’t know what his current position is, but at least we don’t have any information that he belongs to BN Pictures, so we don’t have any reason to positively predict that a transfer will take place.
In addition, Sunrise’s other subsidiary, Sunrise Beyond, has basically taken over XEBEC’s video production division, so it’s unlikely that it will be transferred here either.
Therefore, the current situation can be summarized as “it is possible that an anime project will be proposed, but there is no receiver on the Sunrise side”.
In addition, considering the relationship between Sunrise and Kadokawa, there is probably no option to produce an anime of Accel World outside of Sunrise.
Summary
It’s such a hit work, but it’s still tough to see a second season not being made.
Still, it’s a relief to know that the original work is continuing without delay, even if it’s only at a pace of once a year, while there is a huge signboard called SAO.
Let’s keep waiting and believe that the time will come when the light will shine again!
