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16 Sep 23:53

Romantic Dilemmas - How Witcher 3 Builds Character through Choice - Extra Credits

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Geralt in The Witcher III: Wild Hunt finds himself torn between two women he loves. His relationship with Yennefer is passionate but tumultuous, while his relationship with Triss is more tender and caring. Choosing between these two women doesn't feel like picking your favorite option at a buffet, a fault that Bioware romance options often fall into - it feels like defining Geralt as a person through the choice he makes. Geralt's relationship with these women reflects an inner conflict about who he already is (Yennefer) and who he wants to be (Triss). It also showcases a weakness in the "blank slate" character model so common in Western RPGs: by giving the player full control over who the character is, we actually limit ourselves since we can only define the character in broad, easy to design strokes such as "good" or "evil." The defined character and existing backstory of Geralt allowed the Witcher 3 developers to create nuanced choices that help the player think about who he is and what his choices mean.
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16 Sep 12:52

Lawson Offers "Go! Princess PreCure" Collaboration Goods

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

For its upcoming 40th anniversary campaign, Lawason, one of the largest Japanese convenience store chains, has decided to collaborate with the ongoing PreCure TV series Go! Princess PreCure. It will offer a special iPhone 6 cover and an original character good set both featuring a newly drawn illustration of the four main girls: Haruka Haruno, Minami Kaido, Kirara Amanogawa, and Towa.

 

The set contains a tin badge plate, acrylic charm and a microfiber cloth "Mofu Moofu." Pre-orders for the limited items have been already accepted at the Lawson stores across Japan since yesterday, September 15, and they will end on October 31. Both items' scheduled shipping day is November 26.

 

 

Collaboration campaign main visual

 

 

iPhone 6 cover (3,024 yen)

 

 

 

Original good set (9,072 yen)

 

 

 

Source: "Go! Princess PreCure!" official website

 

© ABC, Toei Animation

 

15 Sep 17:21

VIDEO: "Bloodborne: The Old Hunters" DLC Coming in November 2015

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

 

 

From Software's game of frantic action and existential horror, Bloodborne, is receiving an expansion DLC on November 24, 2015, entitled Bloodborne: The Old Hunters. The expansion will feature new weapons (such as Simon's Bowblade), new outfits, and challenging new beasts to hunt, including a new boss character: Ludwig, the first hunter of the Healing Church!

 

 

Bloodborne: The Old Hunters is exclusively available for the PlayStation 4 game console. The DLC costs $19.99, and it requires a copy of the base Bloodborne game in order to play.

 

Source: PlayStation.Blog

 

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14 Sep 23:47

5 Super Mario Maker Secrets To Search For

by Jenni

If you're playing Super Mario Maker, keep an eye out for these extra features.

Read 5 Super Mario Maker Secrets To Search For on Siliconera!

14 Sep 03:32

Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem To Release In Japan On December 26th

by Sato

Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem gets a release date in Japan, including details on the game's limited edition version and all its extra bonuses.

Read Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem To Release In Japan On December 26th on Siliconera!

14 Sep 01:18

"Evangelion" Theme Song Creator Has Made Over 100 Million Yen In Royalties Each Year

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

The songwriter who created the massively popular "Zankoku na Tenshi no Thesis," or "Cruel Angel's Thesis," the theme song from Neon Genesis Evangelion, has been making bank. Neko Oikawa was on Out x Deluxe recently on September 10 to discuss the song itself, and how much she's been making as well as the song's legacy as one of the most popular anime theme songs of all time.

 

Oikawa has been making at least a hundred million year annually from royalties each time the song has been sung in karaoke. Pachinko royalties were even better for her, and even though she's making that kind of money, she's not even seen Neon Genesis Evangelion.

 

Nor is she really interested: "I wrote the song, and my job was done. I wrote it in about two hours." These are very interesting revelations, especially for an anime that's so wildly popular and for a property that's making Oikawa so much money. It was absolutely a lucrative job, and a memorable song everyone will always be happy to sing at karaoke!

 

[via Anime News Network]

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10 Sep 14:58

Project X Zone 2 Screenshots Show A First Look At Segata Sanshiro And Others

by Sato

Project X Zone 2's latest screenshots provide us with a first look at Segata Sanshiro, the Resonance of Fate characters, Captain Commando, June Lin Milliam, Heihachi, and more.

Read Project X Zone 2 Screenshots Show A First Look At Segata Sanshiro And Others on Siliconera!

10 Sep 02:04

Fallout Shelter - How a Casual Game Won Over Hardcore Players - Extra Credits

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The Fallout Shelter app's breakout success took everyone, including Bethesda, by surprise. It's a casual, free-to-play game - exactly what many hardcore players hate - but it became so popular that its revenue overtook Candy Crush, the traditional King of the mobile market. Nor is it just the traditional mobile players who hopped on board: user reviews and the game's forum come from the hardcore audience. The simple gameplay inspired by Tiny Tower has very little interactivity and is heavily timer-based. It also makes the best characters available only to those who pay money for the game's "lunchbox" gachapon. So why does this game succeed where other hardcore-into-casual games like Bioware's Heroes of Dragon Age or EA's Dungeon Keeper reboot failed? It may be that the lack of energy systems and PvP, traditional drivers of F2P monetization, made the game more friendly and less demanding to play.
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09 Sep 12:27

Every Little Thing Provides Theme Song for "Go! Princess PreCure" Film

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

It is confirmed that two-member unit Every Little Thing, ELT for short, performs the theme song for "Pumpkin Oukoku no Takaramono" (The Treasure of the Pumpkin Kingdom), the 50-minute main part of the upcoming three-part film edition of the critically acclaimed ongoing PreCure TV series Go! Princess PreCure.

 

The veteran unit with 19-year career has previously provided theme songs for Initial D Third Stage in 2001 ("JIRENMA"), Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass in 2002 ("Yura Yura," "Ai no Uta"), TV anime Inuyasha in 2003 ("Grip!"), BUZZER BEATER in 2005 ("Azayakana Mono"), and Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom in 2011 ("Sora," "Koe"). The yet-titled song will be released as their 47th single on November 4.

  

The film, also containing two CG-animated shorts "PreCure to Refi no Wonder Night!" (PreCure and Refi's Wonder

Night!) and "Cure Flora to Itazura Kagami" (Cure Flora and the Trick Mirror), will open in Japan on October 31.

 

 

Every Little Thing

 

  

Trailer

 

 

Poster visual

 

via: Music Natalie

 

© 2015 Movie Go! Princess PreCure Production Committee

 

08 Sep 22:54

"Hyrule Warriors Legends" Adds Playable Toon Link

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You may recall that Hyrule Warriors (AKA Zelda Musou) is coming to Nintendo 3DS as Hyrule Warriors Legends. This week's issue of Famitsu magazine reveals that Toon Link will be among the playable characters in the portable version.

 

Appropriately, there will also be a new Wind Waker portion in Legend Mode that can be played through as Tetra, with the King of Hyrule and the Helmaroc King appearing in some form. Toon Link won't be playable in Legend Mode, but you'll be able to control him elsewhere. 

 

Hyrule Warriors Legends hits Nintendo 3DS next spring.

 

Source: Hachima Kikou via Siliconera

 

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08 Sep 16:43

Project X Zone 2 Just Got More Badass With A Playable Segata Sanshiro

by Sato

All the other Project X Zone 2 characters can go home now, Segata Sanshiro has been announced as playable solo unit character.

Read Project X Zone 2 Just Got More Badass With A Playable Segata Sanshiro on Siliconera!

08 Sep 14:17

Nozomi Entertainment Seeking Fan Input On "Utena" Blu-Ray Package Design and Extras

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After first announcing that it would re-release Revolutionary Girl Utena as one of its first Blu-Ray releases, Nozomi Entertainment is now actively soliciting feedback from the fanbase on what the release should contain in terms of packaging artwork and additional extras, as it seeks to make this release of the TV series the most definitive version yet.

 

Back at Anime Expo, we announced that one of our first Nozomi Blu-ray releases would be Revolutionary Girl Utena!Now,...

Posted by Nozomi Entertainment on Monday, September 7, 2015

Nozomi Entertainment previously released a limited edition DVD boxset of the series in 2011 to celebrate its initial license rescue that was well-received and the Blu-Ray set is expected to meet the same high standards.


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07 Sep 13:21

The Alternative Universe Of Soviet Arcade Games

by Kristin Winet - Atlas Obscura

When you walk into the Museum of Soviet Arcade Games in St. Petersburg, the first thing you’ll see is a series of gray, hard-edged soda machines from the early 1980s. If you choose the one in the middle, it will dispense a tarragon-flavored and slightly fermented soda whose recipe relies on a syrup that has not been mass produced since the fall of the Soviet Union. It tastes not unlike a mix of molasses and breath mints.

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07 Sep 13:03

Aniplex of America Schedules Import of "Persona3: The Movie #3 - Falling Down"

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At this weekend's Nan Desu Kan panel, Aniplex of America announced their release plans for the imported Persona3 THE MOVIE #3 Falling Down, the pre-orders for which open Tuesday September 8th.

 

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona3 THE MOVIE
#3 Falling Down
Collector's Edition Blu-Ray (Import)
**WHILE SUPPLIES LAST**
Bonus Contents
(Included in both Collector's Edition & Standard Edition)
■ Trailers
■ Commercials
■ Audio Commentary

Collector's Edition Exclusive Bonus Materials
■ Original Soundtrack CD (Including the theme song "Light in Starless Sky")
■ Exclusive Box Art
■ Newly Illustrated Cover Art
■ 48-page Deluxe Booklet*
■ 10 Super P3 Stickers
■ 3 Key Art Illustration Cards

Aniplex of America Exclusive Bonus Material
■ English Translation Booklet of the “Deluxe Booklet”
 
 
Blu-ray Specs
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English (*Audio commentary and bonus contents don't include subtitles)

Number of Disc: 2 Discs: Feature & Bonus Disc (Original Soundtrack CD)

Total Run Time: Approx. 87 min. 
Region: --
Rating: 13 UP


*Bonus contents Subject to Change
SRP $99.98
Sales Price $79.98

 
 
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona3 THE MOVIE
#3 Falling Down
Standard Edition (Import)
**WHILE SUPPLIES LAST**
Bonus Contents
(Included in both Collector's Edition & Standard Edition) 
■ Trailers
■ Commercials
■ Audio Commentary

*Bonus contents Subject to Change

SRP $74.98
Sales Price $59.98

Blu-ray Specs
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English (*Audio commentary and bonus contents do not include subtitles)

Total Run Time: 87 min. approx.
Region: -
Rating: 13 UP
Japanese


About Persona3 THE MOVIE #3 Falling Down

“I kind of understand it now. You're afraid of losing something, aren't you?”

The season is now autumn. The days of battling the Shadows for Makoto Yuki and the members of the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad were nearing its end.
Determined to bring an end to the Dark Hour, Makoto and his team engage in countless life-or-death battles. As they continue to fight, some members face the death of their beloved friends and family, while some come to realize what they must fight for and others struggle to make sense out of all the bloodshed.
Then one day, Makoto encounters the mysterious transfer student, Ryoji Mochizuki. The wheels of fate begin turning as they reach the dawn of a new day…
And so begins a new battle to find their connections to one another.

 
 


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07 Sep 13:03

VIDEO: Nozomi Entertainment Streams "Dirty Pair" OVAs and Movie

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

Along with adding bread baking anime Yakitate!! Japan and sci-fi comedy Irresponsible Captain Tylor to their YouTube channel, over the last month, North American distributor Nozomi Entertainment has been adding the Dirty Pair OVAs and movie, including 1984's Affair of Nolandia, 1986's Project Eden, 1987 Dirty Pair 2, and 1990's Flight 005 Conspiracy.


The company has released the anime adaptations of Haruka Takachiho and Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's sci-fi light novels on DVD


 

 


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03 Sep 22:01

"Hayate the Combat Butler" Volume 46 Limited Edition Packaged with Naughty Heat-Reveal Cards

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

The September 18th release of volume 46 of Kenjiro Hata's Hayate the Combat Butler is offering a very-fanservicey bonus. Along with chapters 492-502, the limited edition will feature a set of See a Private Place heat-reveal cards where special regions of Athena Tennousu, Hinagiku Katsura and Izumi Segawa are revealed by a temperature change from body heat or warm water. 

 

They're water proof, so the ability to bathe with them is called out as a bonus feature.

 

 

Speaking of Hata, his new sci-fi series Ad Astra Per Aspera debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump issue 40 on September 2nd. Hayate will continue to run while Hata begins exploring the story of an ordinary boy caught up in a war with a galactic empire.

 

 

via Natalie

 

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03 Sep 17:06

フレア『Fate/EXTRA CCC』キャス狐の私服ver.のフィギュア予約開始!尻尾のボリュームに豊満バストと絶対領域の存在感に加えて全体的にピンクであざと可愛い!

by めれむ
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Approved!

Who would have guessed I liked Fate/Exra's Cas-ko?

03 Sep 09:59

VIDEO: "Slayers" Film/OVA Blu-ray Box CM Narrated by Lina&Naga

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

Kadokawa has posted a 30-second CM for the upcoming digitally-remastered Blu-ray box of the five anime films and two OVA series based on Hajime Kanzaka's popular light novel series Slayers narrated by Lina Inverse (CV: Megumi Hayashibara) and Naga the White Serpent (Maria Kawamura).

 

The 38,000 yen set newly remastered from the original 35mm negative films will be released on October 30. The novel's original illustrator Rui Araizumi provides its box illustration, while the anime character designer/animation director Takahiro Yoshimatsu draws its digi-pack jackets.

 

  

 

 

The set contains:

 

"Slayers Perfect" (1995 film)

"Slayers Return" (1996 film)

"Slayers Great" (1997 film)

"Slayers Gorgeous" (1998 film)

"Slayers Premium" (2001 film)

"Slayers Special" (1996 OVA: 3 episodes)

"Slayers Excellent (1998 OVA: 3 episode)

 

 

Box illustration

 

  

© Hajime Kanzaka, Rui Araizumi/"Slayers" Production Committee

 

02 Sep 18:18

Uh-oh, Could Spielberg Be Rebooting Back to the Future and Jaws?

by Germain Lussier
Alainmendez

Rut Ro Raggy!

Steven Spielberg’s company DreamWorks is going back to Universal after a deal with Disney runs out next year and you probably don’t care. What you may care about though is the article about this deal mentions potential reboots of Back to the Future and Jaws.

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02 Sep 18:00

"Fate" Series Mysterious Heroine X and Saber Bride Figures Offered for December Release

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

Just when you thought Saber figures couldn't get more esoteric Mysterious Heroine X, the ingenious disguise of Saber from 2013's Back Alley Satsuki - Chapter Heroine Sanctuary April Fools' joke, is set to get a 1/7 scale figure from Alter. The 23cm (with scarf) Servant was sculpted by Osamu Ryuzaki with color by Nanahou Tetsumori, selling for 11,664yen (with tax) ahead of a December release.

 

 

A bit less obscure, Saber Bride is also now available for order ahead of December release. Her official description:

From the popular game 'Fate/EXTRA CCC' comes a dynamic 1/7th scale figure of Saber Bride!

From the popular game 'Fate/EXTRA CCC' comes a 1/7th scale figure of Saber Bride wearing her wedding dress! The dynamic pose has been sculpted while preserving the beautiful curves of Saber's body as she twists around with the blade 'Aestus Estus: The Embryonic Flame' in hand. The details and movement of her unique outfit have also been captured in detail for fans to enjoy.

 

 

Product Details

Product Name
   Saber Bride (せいばー・ぶらいど)
Series
   Fate/EXTRA CCC
Manufacturer
   SOUYOKUSHA
Category
   1/7th Scale
Price
   ¥12,778 (Before Tax)
Release Date
   2015/12
Specifications
   Painted 1/7th scale PVC figure with stand included. Approximately 250mm in height.
Sculptor
   SOUYOKUSHA
Cooperation
   Good Smile Company
Released by
   SOUYOKUSHA
Distributed by
   Good Smile Company

 

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02 Sep 15:50

English "Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Vol. 1: Dawn" Novel Cover Previewed

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com
Alainmendez

"In every time, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same..."

It was a big summer for Yoshiki Tanaka's Legend of the Galactic Heroes, a space-opera based on 19th century Prussian conflicts, with news that Viz's Haikasoru label will publish the novels, Sentai Filmworks will release the epic-length 1988 OVA and Production I.G is working on a new anime. Now, it's time for sci-fi fans to put down their money, and with the Amazon listing, cover art for the English release of the first novel has been previewed.


The release is scheduled for March 8, 2016. Sci-fi manga author Yukinobu Hoshino (2001 Nights) provides the illustrations.

 

 

Want to see the cover for LEGEND OF THE GALACTIC HEROES, v1: DAWN? http://t.co/uOmgwY74En #LOGH PS: pre-order to prove your love!

— Haikasoru (@Haikasoru) August 31, 2015

 “The Golden Brat” Reinhard von Lohengramm, a military prodigy and admiral of the Galactic Empire, has ambitions beyond protecting the borders or even defeating the Empire’s enemies. He seeks to overthrow the old order and become a truly absolute—yet benevolent—dictator. His rival, the humble Yang Wen-li of the Free Planets Alliance, wishes to preserve democracy even if he must sacrifice his political ideals to defeat the Empire. Their political and military battles play out over a galactic chessboard in an epic saga fifteen centuries in the making!




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02 Sep 13:41

アルター『Fate/stay night』ヒロインXの予約開始!健康的な素肌と研ぎ澄まされたセイバ…謎の覆面ヒロインXの凛々しさが魅力的な仕上がり!

by めれむ
Alainmendez

OMG OMG OMG!

01 Sep 10:54

"Snow White with the Red Hair" TV Anime 2nd Cour Set for January 2016

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

The official website for the ongoing TV anime adaptation of Sorata Akizuki's fantasy shoujo manga Akagami no Shirayukihime/Snow White with the Red Hair announced on September 1 that its first cour's last 12th episode will be aired in the end of September. Then after three months interval from October to December, its second cour will start with the 13th episode in January 2016. The same production team including director Masahiro Ando and character designer Kumiko Takahashi will be working on it as well. The Bones-produced adaptation premiered in Japan on July 7.

 

Also as reported, the limited edition of the manga's upcoming 15th volume to be released on January 5, 2016, will come with a newly-produced OAD. 

 

 

TV anime main visual

 

 

Image illustration for the manga 15th volume

 

 

Source: "Snow White with the Red Hair" official website

 

© Sorata Akizuki, Hakusensha/"Akagami no Shirayukihime" production committee

 

01 Sep 01:04

Animeigo Previews New "Otaku No Video" Kenichi Sonoda Artwork

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

North American distributor Animeigo is hard at work on their Kickstarter crowdfunded Blu-ray release of Gainax's Otaku No Video mockumentary and while they labor on the images, tweaking the patch, proofreading, assembling the liner notes and artbook and editing the commentary track, in Japan, character designer (and Gunsmith Cats author) Kenichi Sonoda has updated his preview of the new packaging art and is starting work on his mini-manga.

 

Otaku no Video update with new Sonoda artwork… https://t.co/u2SYdnox6M

— Robert Woodhead (@AnimEigo) August 31, 2015

 


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31 Aug 09:56

"Gangsta." Author Responds to Fans' English Language Questions

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

In time for this season's crime-action anime adaptation, Gangsta. creator Kosuke launched a multi-lingual ask.fm social media Q&A account, and, if you weren't reading her manga yet, she might become your new favorite manga author after reading her interactions with English speaking fans. 

 

I'm blessed with many generous readers and viewers X) Thank you xoxo!

— コースケ(GANGSTA.7巻発売中) (@go_kohske) August 23, 2015

I'm afraid my expressions may be rude or hard to read, because I'm not so good at English...forgive me~X(

— コースケ(GANGSTA.7巻発売中) (@go_kohske) August 23, 2015

how do you feel about the GANGSTA. anime? you like it? — It's honor.But I think tits shake..."Gainaxing"? is ins... http://t.co/hi4X05DS3M

— コースケ(GANGSTA.7巻発売中) (@go_kohske) August 22, 2015
how do you feel about the GANGSTA. anime? you like it?
It's honor.But I think tits shake..."Gainaxing"? is insufficient~~:(

Hi Kohske !! Which character is your favorite to draw... — All characters.But I feel ugly(?)face is easy to draw... http://t.co/FFtQiG7EQk

— コースケ(GANGSTA.7巻発売中) (@go_kohske) August 23, 2015
 
Hi Kohske !! Which character is your favorite to draw ? xoxo from France :D
All characters.But I feel ugly(?)face is easy to draw.For example,Nicolas,galahad,Chad,Ivan,etc...

Hi Kohske!! Where did you get the inspiration to draw Nicholas? Love from New Zealand! — It's one of my fetishism. http://t.co/J4VkeWl3np

— コースケ(GANGSTA.7巻発売中) (@go_kohske) August 24, 2015
 
Hi Kohske!! Where did you get the inspiration to draw Nicholas? Love from New Zealand!
It's one of my fetishism.
 

Hi! How does it feel knowing Gangsta has gotten so popular overseas? Love fr… — awesome but It hasn't sunk in yet... http://t.co/aaepCJ0brw

— コースケ(GANGSTA.7巻発売中) (@go_kohske) August 27, 2015
 
Hi! How does it feel knowing Gangsta has gotten so popular overseas? Love from USA
awesome but It hasn't sunk in yet...
 
 
 

Kohske-san, what kind of sign language does Nicolas use… — It's Japanese sign language.Because this anime and mang… http://t.co/2i9p7mK39T

— コースケ(GANGSTA.7巻発売中) (@go_kohske) August 27, 2015
Kohske-san, what kind of sign language does Nicolas use? American, British, or maybe Japanese?‎  Bayou
It's Japanese sign language.Because this anime and manga has created with image of "Japanese dubbed version".

 

What anime/manga do you enjoy the most? — "Knights of Sidonia(シドニアの騎士)""SHIYAKUSYO(死役所) "and more:) http://t.co/wyg8TP1jvb

— コースケ(GANGSTA.7巻発売中) (@go_kohske) August 27, 2015
What anime/manga do you enjoy the most?
"Knights of Sidonia(シドニアの騎士)""SHIYAKUSYO(死役所) "and more:)

Gangsta's storyline is very convincing. Have you ever join a real gang before? — NO! lol http://t.co/SC5vvIkchp

— コースケ(GANGSTA.7巻発売中) (@go_kohske) August 27, 2015
Gangsta's storyline is very convincing. Have you ever join a real gang before?
NO! lol


せっかくの夏アニメだというのに海に面していないどころか市民プールすらないエルガストルムには水着回が永久に来ない… pic.twitter.com/KlD8PcPeis

— コースケ(GANGSTA.7巻発売中) (@go_kohske) August 11, 2015

 

 

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28 Aug 18:09

Luckslinger - Do You Feel Lucky, Punk? - James Recommends

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James Recommends Luckslinger, a 2D side-scrolling shooter where you play as a Wild West cowboy whose main resource is luck. Luck becomes a resource in this game, one that can be used to alter the random elements of the game to change outcomes in your favor (or prevent bad luck from befalling you). But enemies in boss fights have access to the same resource, meaning they can turn your shots against you or cause you to fail where at first it looked like you would succeed, creating a very different dynamic from what we often see in games.
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James Recommends - Sonic with a Twist (Kick))
Freedom Planet: http://bit.ly/1HwCIoO

Extra Credits - Teamwork and Escape the Room Games
Puzzle Break: http://bit.ly/1KaakiS
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28 Aug 13:38

"Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace" Celebrates Series Conclusion with Cinema Event

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

 

To celebrate the conclusion of Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace, a TV anime inspired by the strange fiction of Edogawa Rampo, Fuji TV is hosting a special event at their Multi Theater in Tokyo. In addition to screening episodes 10 and 11 of Rampo Kitan, the event will also include a guest talk featuring series director Seiji Kishi, series writer Makoto Uezu, producer Yūji Higa, and noitaminA editor-in-chief Akitoshi Mori.

 

 

The special event will take place on September 12, 2015, beginning at 2:00PM JST at the Fuji TV Multi Theater in Tokyo, Japan. Tickets to the event are available on a first-come-first-serve basis through an application form on the official Rampo Kitan Japanese home page.

 

 

The final story arc of Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace is based on the short story "The Red Chamber" by Edogawa Rampo. It involves a secret club where gentlemen gather in search of the bizarre and the uncanny. Rampo Kitan is licensed for streaming in North America by Funimation.

 

Source: MoCa

 

Paul Chapman is the host of The Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast and GME! Anime Fun Time.

28 Aug 13:34

"Snow White with the Red Hair" OAD to be Bundled with Manga 15th Volume

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

Hakusensha has announced that the limited edition of the upcoming 15th volume of Sorata Akizuki's fantasy shoujo manga Akagami no Shirayukihime/Snow White with the Red Hair will come with a newly-produced 30-minute OAD mainly based on the 41st chapter featuring a date in the castle town by Shirayuki and Zen. The manga episode was included in the manga's 10th volume published in July 2013. The OAD will also use the episodes told in the two special chapters in the seventh and 11th volume, which have never been used in the ongoing TV anime.

 

Th same production team and voice cast are attached to the OAD project. Pre-orders for the 3,996-yen limited edition will be accepted till November 11. Both the regular and limited edition will be released on January 5, 2016. 

 

 

 

 

Source: Hakusensha

 

(C)1998 HAKUSENSHA

 

27 Aug 18:05

Comic Zenon Presents English Translated Manga

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

Seinen manga magazine Comic Zenon, home of the works of greats like City Hunter author Hojo Tsukasa and Fist of the North Star's Tetsuo Hara, has expanded its Silent Manga Audition talent search site with a chance to read their series in English. Manga lovers can read chapters of Hara and Seibo Kitahara's story of the youthful exploits of warlord Oda Nobunaga, Ikusa no Ko, Molico Ross' ghost girlfriend comedy Nobo and Her? and Kei Ohkubo's Renaissance Era Arte.

 

There's also a chance to vote for what other series to translate, including City Hunter follow-up Angel Heart, as well as anime-adapted DD Fist of the North StarWakako-Zake, and Gifu-Dodo.

 

COMIC ZENON INTERNATIONAL begins! READ our Manga!! VOTE for more!!! http://t.co/mTzWdeWu6c #manga #コミックゼノン #smacmag pic.twitter.com/Na0EtHU6R4

— SilentMangaAudition (@SilentMangaComm) August 27, 2015

 

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.

26 Aug 17:47

Puzzle Break - Teamwork and Escape the Room Games - Extra Credits

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Our Puzzle Break party took place on August 30! http://bit.ly/1Ei57mk

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We're big fans of Seattle-based "escape the room" designers Puzzle Break, so we teamed up with them to run a big, 100+ person party during PAX. The premise is simple: you're locked in a room with a group of other people and given one hour to find the key to escape. Most groups don't finish in time, but it's still the best team-building exercise ever. Turning a puzzle game into a multiplayer experience creates three distinct aspects of play: finding the clues, assembling those clues, and then using them to solve the puzzle. People who normally might not enjoy the solo experience of a traditional puzzle game, such as those who enjoy exploration or communication, will find lots to do here. Even traditional puzzle solvers will need to apply different types of logic to solve the wide variety of challenges in the room. This set-up allows everyone to display their talents, and rewards groups for having a diverse set of skills. It also teaches you a lot about the members of your team!

Want to join the Extra Credits team and take on a special, 100+ person Puzzle Break challenge? Get tickets here! http://bit.ly/1Ei57mk
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Extra Credits - Easing Players into Communication
Social Difficulty Curve: http://bit.ly/1V9zzUh

Design Club - Tutorial Mechanics
Portal's Test Chambers: http://bit.ly/1CDDi22
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