Newtype Suggests Related Works for Kadokawa Adaptations

Kadokawa is a large Japanese publisher so it’s not surprising that there are many anime adaptations based on its properties. On Newtype‘s website, a monthly special tied to its January 2010 issue focuses on adaptations being released this year with accompanying trailers and provides three related works (関連作品) for each title that you can watch through Bandai Channel, a point-based video streaming service. (Newtype is a Kadokawa publication, by the way.)

The feature doesn’t say how these are related to each other so I tried to figure out the connections using the “compare this anime” feature in ANN’s encyclopedia.

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya

Related Works:
Lucky Star
Lucky Star OVA
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid

Connections:
- All of them are Kyoto Animation productions.
- Yasuhiro Takemoto directed the second Haruhi season, Lucky Star from episode 5 on, and Second Raid. He will also direct the Disappearance of Haruhi movie.

Fate/stay night UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS

Related Works:
Fate/stay night
Tsukihime
Seitokai no Ichizon

Connections:
- Fate/stay night and Tsukihime are both TYPE-MOON works.
- Takuya Sato did series composition for Fate/stay night and directed Seitokai no Ichizon.
- Studio Deen animated both Fate/stay night and Ichizon.

King of Thorn

Related Works:
Steamboy
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Tokikake)
Giant Robo The Animation

Connections:
- Kazuyoshi Katayama was animation director for the Giant Robo OVAs and is directing the King of Thorn movie.
- Shigeru Watanabe was executive producer for Giant Robo and Steamboy.
- Masashi Ishihama is credited for Key Animation for Giant Robo and was animation director on Tokikake.
- Shigeru Nishiyama did editing on Giant Robo and on Tokikake.

Keroro Gunso the Super Movie: Creation! Ultimate Keroro, Wonder Space-Time Island

Related Works:
Keroro Gunso the Super Movie (2006)
Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 2: The Deep Sea Princess (2007)
Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky Duel (2008)

Connections:
Er…all of them involve Keroro.

Dance in the Vampire Bund

Related Works:
Negima!?
Maria Holic
Natsu no Arashi! (first series)

Connections:
- Akiyuki Shinbo directed and SHAFT animated all four.
- Kazuhiko Seki did editing for three: Vampire Bund, Natsu no Arashi!, Negima?!
- Yu Kobayashi voiced characters in three series: Miha (Vampire Bund), Mariya (Maria Holic), Setsuna (Negima?!)
- Akeno Watanabe lent her voice to the same three series: Nerra (Vampire Bund), Enjouji (Maria Holic), Chachamaru (Negima?!) [Enjouji was a swimming instructor in episode 12.]

Baka to Test to Shokanju

Related Works:
ef – a tale of memories
ef – a tale of melodies
Ga-Rei Zero

Connections:
- Baka to Test is being directed by Shin Ōnuma, who also directed both seasons of ef.
- Katsuhiko Takayama did Series Composition for all four.

Omamori Himari

Related Works:
Goshusho-sama Ninomiya-kun
Irresponsible Captain Tylor
Kaze no Stigma

Connections:
- The manga versions of Omamori, Ninomiya-kun, and Kaze no Stigma all ran in Monthly Dragon Age.
- Kaze no Stigma, Tylor, and Ninomiya-kun started as light novel series.
- Omamori and Ninomiya-kun are considered to fall under the romantic comedy & harem genres.
- Shunichi Uemura was a music producer on Ninomiya-kun and now on Omamori.

Durarara!!

Related Works:
Natsume Yujinchou
Innocent Venus
Spice and Wolf II

Connections:
- Takahiro Omori directed both Durarara!! and Natsume Yuujincho.
- Jun Fukuyama voiced characters in three: Shinra Kishitani in Durarara!!, Chinran in Innocent Venus, and Craft Lawrence in Spice & Wolf.

Hanamaru Kindergarten

Related Works:
Bamboo Blade
Sumomomo Momomo
Gundam 00 (first season)

Connections:
- Hanamaru director Seiji Mizushima also directed Gundam 00.
- Hanamaru, Bamboo Blade, and Sumomomo were all serialized in Young Gangan.

Ladies vs. Butlers

Related Works:
Inukami The Movie
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu
Busou Renkin

Connections:
- Akio Takami did character design for Buso Renkin and Ladies vs. Butlers.
- Tsuyoshi Tamai wrote the Inukami screenplay and did Series Composition for Inukami, Nogizaka Haruka, and Ladies vs. Butlers.

Kaito Reinya

Related Works:
Basquash!
Future GPX Cyber Formula
Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl ~The Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch~ (first series)

Connections:
Takahiro Yoshimatsu did Character Design for Basquash!, Cyber Formula, and Jubei-chan and currently Chief Director for Kaito Reinya.

Arakawa Under the Bridge

Related Works:
Negima!? Spring & Summer OVAs
Natsu no Arashi (second series)
Tenamonya Voyagers

Connections:
All of them were or will be directed by Akiyuki Shinbo.

(I hadn’t heard of Tenamonya before but it seems Bandai released it stateside in 2000.)

Daimajin Kanon

Related Works:
GARO
Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle
Cutie Honey THE LIVE

Connections:
- Daimajin Kanon, GARO, and Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle are all tokusatsu productions.
- All of them have human actors.