According to the promotional flyleaf on the cover of the third volume of the soon to be released Kodomo no Jikan manga vol. 3 (expertly scooped by Moon Phase), the story of a third-grader smitten with her hapless 23 year old virgin male teacher (oh, Japan…) is to recieve the anime treatment at some point in the unspecified future. The curious will be happy to note that the manga has been licensed for release in English by Seven Seas Entertainment, with the first volume due out in April. (no more)
w00t, more loli anime to come? (pun not intended)
I’m actually surprised that the series has been licensed in America, though it could mean a relaxing of the cultural taboos that once seem to pervade licensed series.
However I’m not too optimistic of the anime series. There’s a strong likelihood that the series content will be severely toned down for general public viewing like Chokotto Sister. Or with super-annoying ‘Keep Out!’ censor tapes being liberally used to encourage DVD sales.