Macademi Wasshoi. There aren't any plot hooks hanging, to speak of, but it isn't that kind of show. It's about atmosphere, and engaging characters, and action, and fan service, and comedy, and warmth, and I really want to spend more time with those characters.

Chance? Very low. I think the show didn't do very well.

To Aru Kagaku no Railgun. I want to see Mikoto's side of the Sisters arc. And I want to spend more time with those four girls.

Chance? Pretty good, actually. The franchise is doing well, between books and anime and manga and, I presume, games. Index has a second 2-cour series running now, and the four girls are a bigger part in it than they were in the first series. (Uiharu and Saten were new in Railgun, and Kuroko was a bit part in the first Index.) Mikoto continues to be a fan favorite, and they thought the ratings were good enough to do a Railgun OVA.

Asobi ni Iku Yo. Lots of story telling potential left in this series. What happened to the doggy woman? Can she continue to put up a credible struggle after the events at the end of the first series? Will Kio get himself changed back? (Will he have to travel to Cathea to get it done?) Will the greek heiress call in her favors and get transformed? What's going to happen with the Christmas Tree? If the Catheans do succeed in establishing normal diplomatic relations with Earth, what happens when Cathean tourists start arriving?

Chance? Dunno. I'm not sure how successful it's been. I'm doing my part, anyway; my copy of the last BD will arrive in about 3 weeks, and I preordered the OVA. The fact that there will be an OVA so soon after the series was broadcast is a promising sign, though.

Aika. The story isn't finished yet. There's room in the timeline for one or maybe two more series, and we haven't yet been told how Aika got her bionic bra.

Chance? Hard to tell. Studio Fantasia (the five-bladed razor of panchira) hasn't been doing any production lately, and maybe Aika Zero didn't do all that well. And fan service fans like their girls young, and in Aika Zero Aika was already 19. In the original series she supposedly was 26, so if there's only one more she'd fit in there somewhere in between e.g. 22. I'm not holding my breath, but it would be nice if it could happen. I do love Studio Fantasia's work.

Saki. I want to see the rest of the story. Kiyosumi won the regionals and qualified for the national tournament. Saki's estranged older sister will be there. Lots of story telling; will they play twice, meet in the team tournament and again in the individuals? Why is Teru so bitter and cold? (I have some guesses about that. And how cool would it be for the individual final to be Teru, Saki, Nodoka, and Captain?)

Chance? Problem is that the manga is moving forward at a glacial pace, and if they wait until it's done, it'll be five more years, or maybe even longer. If they go ahead without waiting for the manga, well, many's the utter disaster which happened that way. I'm not getting my hopes up.

Isshoni. The mind boggles. What could we get next from Hinako the slightly-overweight-and-massively-top-heavy? They gave us "Training with..." and "Sleeping with..." and "Bathing with..." Could they go hentai and give us "Sex with..."? Princess Lover did it, why not Hinako? (And the less said about the unauthorized "sex with...", the better. NSFW)

Chance? Pretty high, actually. The entire concept has gone viral, and we've had two sequels already. So what would it be? My guess is "Swimming with..."

Unfortunately, instead of doing sequels for these worthwhile (ahem) shows, we'll get sequels to things like Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Girls or Fight! Ippatsu! Juuden-chan! And I wouldn't be surprised if Kampfer gets a sequel. Yeah, all three of them wrapped up their story lines, but when has that made any difference?

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