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In December 2006, Bandai Entertainment registered the website asosbrigade.com, which was linked to from high-profile anime sites such as Anime News Network during the week of December 18.[19]
On December 22, 2006, the website begins with a live action presentation video resembling a fan-made production, featuring Haruka Inoue and Akiyo Yamamoto in the roles of Mikuru Asahina and Yuki Nagato, with Haruhi Suzumiya being played by Patricia Ja Lee.[4] The video confirmed (in Japanese) the specifics of the licensing arrangement. A few days afterwords, a subtitled version of the video replaced the original on the site, translating the Japanese licensing announcement into English.[20] The website also linked to a blog on the popular social networking website MySpace, which entered the list of the top 50 most viewed MySpace pages within 24 hours.[21]
On December 25, the website was updated with a Christmas message and a link to a page (in Japanese) allowing users to listen to and vote for clips of voice actresses performing the part of Mikuru in English.[22] This practice continued as similar audition pages for Yuki,[23][20] Itsuki,[24][25] Kyon[26] and Haruhi[27] were posted in the days that followed. It is currently unclear if the audition results will affect the casting choices at all, but the second audition page claimed that "[the] choices will be noted and taken into consideration".[23] The audition pages have since been taken offline.
On January 22, 2007 another poll had been put up asking voters to choose which order of episodes they preferred to view the series in, Haruhi's order (chronological) or Kyon's order (broadcast). The site notes the release of a Regular Edition set, which arranges the episodes chronologically. Then a special edition set will have the episodes in broadcast order. [28]
The poll that appeared on January 26, asked, "Which character do you prefer to see in a bunny suit?" and lists the choices Haruhi, Mikuru, Yuki, Kyon, Itsuki, and Shamisen.
On January 25, 2007, a new ASOS Brigade video was released which announced that the first DVD of the series would be released on May 29, 2007.[29]
On February 9, 2007 a new episode of the Adventures of the ASOS Brigade revealed information on some of the voice actors that would be voicing the English voices in the anime. They are: Wendee Lee as Haruhi, Crispin Freeman as Kyon, Michelle Ruff as Yuki, Stephanie Sheh as Mikuru, Johnny Yong Bosch as Itsuki, Bridget Hoffman as Ryōko, and Kari Wahlgren as Tsuruya.[30] It may be worth noting that the actress who portrays Yuki in the ASOS Brigade episodes was changed in this episode from Akiyo Yamamoto to Kana Yuasa. While this change is explicitly reflected in the credits, it was hinted at by calling attention to Yuki throughout the episode.
On February 20, 2007 a poll on the ASOS Brigade website stated, "You are on a deserted island with a giant sandworm. You can only choose one, which do you pick? Little time left, make decision now before worm comes!" gave the choices between the chronological or broadcast (anachronic) order, as in January. The comments in the source code of the website were also changed to reflect that the majority of people voted for one of the characters to be in a bunny suit over a new episode of The Adventures of the ASOS Brigade. There was also notice at the top of the page stating, "The Adventures of the ASOS Brigade: Episode 005 World Premiere at New York Comic Con Haruhi Panel... details within 48 hours."[31]
On March 10, 2007 it was announced in the source code of the website that the regular edition of the series will have English-translated openings, while the special edition will have the original Japanese openings and endings.
On March 16, 2007 the English trailer for the anime was released on the website and the ASOS Brigade Travel Blog was made public
