This weekend brings us a swell in eroge releases approaching the explosion coming next week on the 30th, so I've divided this post in half based on whether the titles were released via download or not. This post presents the eight new titles not released via download, and is split down the middle with four sequels/fan discs (including Chrono Belt, the Bullet Butlers/Ayakashibito sequel) and four brand new titles, including Yuzu Soft's Natsuzora Kanata and Blue Gale spinoff brand LAPIS BLUe.'s maiden release, the horror-themed Bifronte. Read on for details:
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With over 400 new songs to be added, why not have a little celebration in honor of them live on AnimeAMAZE. Basically tonights show will be the debut of some of the new songs that I feel should be mentioned. I have also added HD rips of some of the old songs we had on AnimeAMAZE.Here is a list of just Some of the new stuff added.For JPop we Have:-Ai Nonaka (Ichijou from Paniponi Dash)-Yukari Tamura (Ranpha Franboise from Galaxy Angel)-Haruko Momoi (Sun from Seto no Hanayome, Komugi chan from Nurse Witch Komugi-chan)-(More to Introduce)For Anime, We have:-Slayers (New Tracks in addition to HD rips)-Chobits (New Tracks in addition to HD rips)-Ayakashi (BRAND NEW to AA)-Devil Hunter Yohko (BRAND NEW to AA...hard to believe, but we only had one song)-(Many More To Introduce)-.hack//sign (MANY New Tracks in addition to HD rips...btw...Yuki Kajiura= )-Gurren Lagann ED 2 Single (Minna no Peace) (BRAND NEW to AA)-Manabi Straight! (BRAND NEW to AA+has a CD Single that I must share with everyone, but im keeping it secret because its just that important )-The Third ~Aoi Hitomi no Shoujo~ (BRAND NEW TO AA)For Game Music:-Touhou Gatsu Chou Hanasou -Night Of Butterfly- (BRAND NEW to AA)-M☆K-Sounds 2007 (BRAND NEW to AA But I am having a hard time finding a track list...Its more Touhou Music...thats all I know)So since Funcaptains shoutcast server is back up and running, You can tune in to that (192kbps), or you can tune into Tribeca which is using mp3PRO at 64kbps. If you download the mp3PRO codec though, it sounds like 128kbps mp3.Tune into AnimeAMAZE tonight! Coverage should begin between the times of 9:30-10:15PM EST. http://animeamaze.netDiscuss this show with everyone else in the forums
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Another Ayakashi user at school, some mysterious disappearings too.. Rating: 8.7/10
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Getting a facial.
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More fights, more killings. Bloody I should say. Rating: 8.4/10
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Kare’s bad. Summary: Eimu and Pan are fighting but they’re stopped when Yuu appears. Pam explains that she attacked Eimu because the red-head said that Eimu was on Kare’s side. Hime and Orie arrive, having managed to follow Yuu all this way. However, before they can take a [...]
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News of the Day: Figure: February 29th figure news Figure: Wonder Festival 2008 Winter: industry wrapup Eroge: 3D Custom Shoujo gameplay video online Eroge: Bullet Butlers x Ayakashibito crossover “Chrono Belt” official site, demo movie online Eroge: Illusion announces Jinkou Shoujo 3 expansion Eroge: Sano Toshihide personal site updated, Majodou OP movie online Eromanga: Hanaharu eromanga compilation announced Other Headlines: Eroge: Gyakushuu 3 trial version available for download Figure: Atelier Sai's Mahou Senshi Symphonic Knights Symphonic Lilly figure up for preorder Anime: Dragonaut is now a cell phone game It's been a long and busy week, and it's nice to have it finally over. I'm planning to use the weekend to recuperate a bit, clean the place up and martial forces to move ahead into the new month. There aren't any major events planned for March (until the big eroge release weekend at the end), so it will likely act as a staging ground for April and especially May in terms of event reporting. Otherwise it should be a good opportunity to catch up on some of the more reflective writing I've been meaning to do, or at least write a bunch more Mainichi posts about how I'd love to catch up on all that reflective writing. Oh, and reviews. Those should be starting up again shortly...
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Following last week's teaser in Tech Gian, the official Chrono Belt site is now online! Not only does it present a good dose of story and character information, but a very nicely produced demo movie is available for download as well. Combined with the sample CG available at the newly listed Getchu product entry for the game we start to get a decent picture of what to expect, and that "what" is looking totally awesome. The game is listed as going on sale this summer, at 7,140 yen retail - rather lower than the typical full price of 9,240 yen, though hopefully that doesn't mean the content will be significantly less than its two predecessors. We'll continue to keep a close eye on the game as development proceeds. (no more)
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The romance drama true tears has passed Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei to become the most popular new-season show on 2channel, the Japanese forum site.true tears is on its 88th thread, having passed 87,000 posts. Zetsubou Sensei is on its 85th thread (84,000+ posts).A little over a month ago, Zetsubou Sensei was 50 threads ahead, but true tears has captivated fans both on 2channel in Japan, and also on the international English forum site AnimeSuki, where it has 2417 posts and rising fast, just behind Spice & Wolf (2559).On 2channel, threads have sprung up with names like "true tears -- godly anime" and "Compared to true tears, Clannad is a Worthless Harem Anime." And there is now a special thread for spoilers and speculation, as there is on AnimeSuki.true tears is by far my own favorite show of the new season, too, with Spice & Wolf next. The voice-acting in both is superb. Comparative newcomer Takagaki Ayahi (Feldt Grace in Gundam00) as Noe is outstanding, as is Iguchi Yuka (Sakura in Tokimeki Memorial) as Ai. That Nazuka Kaori (Eureka in Eureka Seven, Cossette in Les Miserables) is excellent as Hiromi is no surprise. One other performance that steals the show for me is Takahashi Rieko (Neviril in Simoun) as the hero's mother.Here are the current numbers of threads for all the new shows in the top 100 most recently posted about shows on 2channel:true tears 88Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei 85GUNSLINGER GIRL -IL TEATRINO- 28Spice and Wolf 27Yattaman 21Shigofumi 20Persona 17Rosario to Vampire 17Hakaba Kitaro 13KimiAru 12H2O～FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND～ 10Hakutenko Yuugi 10Major 5 5Noramimi 4Ayakashi 3Mnemosyne 2Porfy no Nagai Tabi 2Zenryoku Usagi 1And here are figures for shows continuing from last October:Minamike/Okawari 230 Shakugan no Shana II 167 Gundam00 150 CLANNAD 188 Kimikiss 136 Bamboo Blade 78 Gegege no Kitaro 37 Rental Magica 20 Nougami Neuro 18 Shion no Ou 9 Ghost Hound 7 Mokke 5 Some shows are missing because they were not among the last 100 shows posted about.
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