Beware: anime nerd stuff ahead (you can probably skip this blurb if you don't care about the technicals).
Originally, my plan was that Maria's big role was going to be the main character of the newer Chiaki Koizumi manga, The Second Prophet. But if the manga just started last Spring, as Rain describes on that page, I didn't feel like it was a reasonable expectation for an anime adaptation to be close enough to being ready for it to already be casting for the English dub. But likewise, Maria probably wouldn't still be getting cast for Kaminari stuff if the anime started airing six years ago.
So, since I've never spoken about an anime adaptation of the Birth of the Lilim manga, I decided to go with that instead. Chronologically, Lilim would've been written prior to Kaminari, but I guess the way I see it is that Kaminari was the hit that really took off. So when the anime wrapped up, and the companies wanted to still make money off that pedigree, they dug into Chiaki's back catalog to pull out the never adapted prequel story.
These specific details were probably never going to be questioned, but ADHD wouldn't allow me to overlook this most minute of irrelevant details, so I wrote it all down. Maybe, hopefully, someone besides me will find it interesting.
And if not, hey Maria and Chanel do that kissing thing they do. That's super cute, and will [hopefully] distract you from my nerdy rambling. XD
Some animation companies have a partnership and more popular titles like DBZ Super(Toei and Funimation)actually had a very short time(if not simulcast) for Japanese Release and Sub/Dub on their streaming platform. The Broly Movie had a near simultaneous release of Original and Dub.
Then again this is DBZ.
I didn't wonder, personally, but I enjoyed your blurb and appreciate the thought you put into it for making it make sense. :)
A text to both once? Sounds like a group chat to me! We know who it probably isn't, given what we've seen the others up to in the moment so... Who's left? Rudy? Maybe Carver? But both seem more likely to just text Maria directly. Oh! Emily! We haven't seen her "live", and she could totally be planning a group get-together. Okay, that's my guess.
We saw what he looks like and is dating in modern times, but not what he's up to in this exact moment. Right now, Ky and Gavin are playing videogames. Ryan and Ana are at the pawn shop. Rain is meeting up with her sibling. None of them are likely to be engaging in a group chat, so none of them are likely to be the ones to have texted Maria and Channel.
No I'm just waiting for Chanel to say to someone "You probably don't recognize me with my red hand."
Then Maria will say "Somehow Father Quenton has returned."
No... wait... Pretty sure Jocelyn writes better plot than that...
I didn't notice this on the prior page and wanted to point it out. Chanel's cute glove!! And the ring right next to it... Fashion or engagement, hmmmmmmm....
while it is unusual for an anime to be made soon after the manga is in production, if Caminari was popular enough, it could have been possible that Second Prophet's manga and anime would be made at the same time, maybe even advertise it as another time where the two mediums are separate timelines. still though, Lilim is good too. Congrats Maria!
Also, I love the kiss between those girls! It fills me with joy.
Also, also, who would call both of them at the same time?
Then again this is DBZ.
A text to both once? Sounds like a group chat to me! We know who it probably isn't, given what we've seen the others up to in the moment so... Who's left? Rudy? Maybe Carver? But both seem more likely to just text Maria directly. Oh! Emily! We haven't seen her "live", and she could totally be planning a group get-together. Okay, that's my guess.
Then Maria will say "Somehow Father Quenton has returned."
No... wait... Pretty sure Jocelyn writes better plot than that...
Drawing glove, actually. I use one too. :)
It helps prevent your hand from sticking or smudging when you draw.
In this case, it's an ace ring! Black ring on the middle finger of the right hand is a simple little way to share one's asexual pride with others. ^_^
The anime timing makes sense to me :)