I want!

[heavenly_pearl]

According to this article at ANN, the Kaleido Star: Legend of Phoenix - Layla Hamiltion Story OVA will be included in Funimation's rerelease of the series. That's great news for those who haven't bought the series yet, but it totally sucks for those of us who already have the original ADV release, like me.

SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS!

Man, you guys have no idea how much I want to own this OVA. I'm usually not a fan of OVAs -- and the first one that was included in the ADV release is just average to good at best -- but Legend of Phoenix is amazing. Layla is my second favorite character after Sora, and you learn a lot about her past in the OVA. Oh, I want it so BAD! Why couldn't Funimation release those two OVAs separately? Or even just Phoenix? It pretty much works as a Kaleido Star movie. A very short movie -- it's only fifty minutes long -- but most series-based anime movies are only about an hour long anyway.

...

I may just have to break my no double dipping rule this one time. Right Stuf is selling the Season 2 + OVAs boxset for around $30, so if the right sale came along... And then maybe I could sell off my first set... I can't believe I'm even considering this. -_- (But I'll probably wait and see if they do end up releasing the OVAs separately at a later date first. *crosses fingers* Probably a long shot, but it could happen.)

And here's where I tell my FL yet again: WATCH KALEIDO STAR, DARNIT! It's good anime.

(And if you don't mind not seeing Phoenix, this is a very good time to buy. Right Stuf has the two ADV season boxsets on sale for $14.99 each! You get an entire 52-episode series, plus OVA, for $30! How good a deal is that?)