It's already April 12 in Japan, which means that the anime
adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Miki Yoshikawa ,
“ Yamada-kun
and the Seven Witches ( Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo )”,
is celebrating its ninth anniversary. Although nine years have passed since the
premiere of this series, the production of a second season has not been
announced.
The series was an overall good adaptation of the
original manga, covering around 90 chapters in a total of twelve episodes. Needless
to say, there was a lot of content omitted, for reasons of practicality when
transferring the story to animation. However, 90 chapters are barely a
third of the original work, which ended in February 2017, almost two years
after the conclusion of the anime.
It is important to mention that “Yamada-kun and the Seven
Witches” is easily one of the most popular romantic comedies in the industry,
so many do not understand why it has not been decided to produce a sequel. One
of the most obvious reasons, however, is the fact that the original manga is
already finished. Anime adaptations are generally made to promote sales
of the original work, so it would make no sense to continue with the adaptation
at this point.
Although there have recently been several cases
of manga series that are adapted to anime even after having ended ,
it should be noted that these are "first seasons" and not
"sequels", since the latter cases have been quite few. Furthermore,
author Miki Yoshikawa has already moved on to her new franchise that achieved
even better success, “ Kakkou no Iinazuke ( A Couple
of Cuckoos )”, and is also awaiting the announcement of a sequel.
In the end, the anime industry is full of
surprises and at any moment we could see the return of “Yamada-kun and the
Seven Witches” to television. Nine years of waiting is
nothing at this point!
©Miki
Yoshikawa, Kodansha/2014 "Yamajo" Production Committee
