Is That a Remote in Your Pocket…

bootUP‘s next title is the sequel Aneimo Neo+ Second Sisters, coming out on October 25th. For those that want some toys to spruce up your nightly (and daily) activities, Digital Cute will sure please with Otome Switch ~Kare ga Motteru Kanojo no Rimocon~, set for September 27th.

Cotton Soft’s Futagoza no Paradox has been delayed to June 28th., while release dates have been set for the following titles:

PriministAr – August 30th
Koi×Koi=∞ – September 27th
ALIA’s CARNIVAL – October 25th

Tsukuyomi topped the ALIA’s CARNIVAL chara poll and will get a dakimakura. The Tsuyokiss NEXT chara poll has started up and will run until May 27th.

May-Be Soft’s wonderful Henshi~n!!! ~Pantsu ni Natte Kunkun Peropero~ is getting a manga adaptation in TECH GIAN starting in this month’s July issue. Yes, I had to type out the whole title because it’s awesome.

Liar-soft’s second vocal CD, “Prosit”, will be coming out this summer. It will feature songs by Rita.

This Super Sonico Sweets & Bikini ver. figure by ARCADIA is even more risque than most of the other ones. She can be yours this October for only ￥11,340.

TENCO isn’t stopping with just one daki for Eiyuu Senki, so help yourself to some Vlad too.

Family Planning is Still Popular

In PULLTOP’s next title, Kokoro@Function!, a group of students received a bugged auto-update which couldn’t be uninstalled on their multi-use communication cards (Orca), causing their own thoughts to be broadcasted to others nearby. The protagonist, Taiyou, forms a ‘Cocoro Function Countermeasure’ (CFC) group to find a way to return to their peaceful school days (and so his perverted thoughts are safe).

minori has also revealed the title of their next work: 12gatsu no Eve.

Rosebleu’s Ichiban Ja Nakya Dame Desu ka? has been set for September 27th, while the following titles have been delayed:

3-nin Iru! – June 28th
Otome wa Karen ni Koi ni Mai! – June 28th
Meguru Kisetsu no Yakusoku to, Tsunaida Sono Te no Nukumori to – July 26th

ETOILES has started up the chara poll for Mizukano!. You can vote once a day and the winner will get a wallpaper.

The Aikomyu!! character song album will be on shelves on May 31st.

D.O.’s Kazoku Keikaku is getting a PS3 adaptation on August 22nd, although the graphics hasn’t changed much since 2001. The PSP version of 1/2 summer has been scheduled for July 18th.

Preorders will be taken until May 30th for the dakimakura of Gears of Dragoon‘s Sheeta, which she earned by winning the chara poll.

Papara Nonstop Go Go!!

Milk Pudding has started up, with their debut work being Ashita mo Kono Heya de Aimashou, illustrated by Nanase Aoi. minori‘s also planning their next title, Hajimari wa, Koko ni Suru.

August is planning a spinout game, Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai -Houkago Shippo Days-. It probably is something small for summer Comiket.

Yune won the Amairo＊IsleNauts chara poll and will get a commemorative wallpaper. Sakuya ran away with Applique’s overall chara poll. She really is one of the best characters. The Tsukiakari Lunch chara poll has started up and will run until May 30th.

Papara♪ Papara♪ SAGA PLANETS’ Kisaragi Gold★Star is getting a PSP adaptation this fall. Subchara Mika will be promoted to heroine status! CUBE’s your diary is getting a consumer port, although I’m not sure which platform yet.

Dakimakura are available for Koimari‘s Mihono, Naimono‘s Nanami, and Kiss Bell‘s Chiharu and Eri. How unbecoming of a public morals committee member!

There’s not much other news at all since it’s Golden Week in Japan and most companies are focused on getting their merchandise ready for the this Sunday’s DreamParty in Tokyo.

I’ve been playing RO2 since its launch as well as Hitotsu Tobashi Renai, so I haven’t done much writing in the past week. Let’s see if that’ll change this week.

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Skyfish poco and Cabbit are collaborating on their next title: Nyan Cafe Macchiato ~Neko ga Iru Cafe to Ecchi Jijou~. It’ll be an ecchi chara-ge like Cube’s Kurafuta.

propeller’s Negai no Kakera to Shirogane no Agreement has been delayed to July 26th.

Ginta has announced her departure from Chuable Soft after 10 years. She will continue on as a freelancer, so we’ll likely see her works pop up somewhere in the near future.

Towa topped the Zutto Suki Shite Takusan Suki Shite chara poll with her imouto power. The chara poll for Ichigo Fizz’s debut work Nosferatu no Omocha runs until May 16th, while Konakana2‘s chara poll ends on May 31st. Skyfish’s Guardian☆Place‘s chara poll is also underway till May 17th. A good-for-nothing brother like you is only going to vote for your imouto, right?

GunKnight Girl‘s manga serialization starts in TECH GIAN’s September issue. The Pricolle 2-disc OST and radio CD will be on shelves May 10th.

key joins the mobile games market with Little Busters! Card Mission. It is very similar to Yuzupara, which is using up my data usage after a mere 2 weeks…

TENCO’s Eiyuu＊Senki will be ported over to the PS3 and PSV, with more news out in the Famitsu weekly. AtuWorks’ Princess☆Strike! comes out on the PSV on May 16th for a cheap ￥2500.

Wafu~! Griffon has a cute 1/8 scale figure of Little Busters‘ Kud sukumizu ver. out in July for only ￥8200! You can even take her beret and manteau off, although I think she looks better with them on.

Other figures available for preorder include:

ALTER – 1/8 scale Estellise (Tales of Vesperia, September, ￥8820)
Kotobukiya – 1/7 scale Inia (MuvLuv Alt, September, ￥9240)
Megatreshop – Ami and Mami (age 12) (idolm@ster, September, ￥9135)

Want more dakimakura? Here’s some of Koikuro‘s Ayami, 1/2 summer‘s Kanami, Strawberry Nauts‘ Houmi, Eiyuu Senki‘s Billy the Kid, Koikishi‘s Yuu (in pajamas!), Koibana‘s Chitose and Pandora‘s Mahime. There’s also a mini 26x8cm version for Mahime for ￥1575! How do you hug that?

iRO2 official release is set for May 1st, so I’ve been spending my time playing trials and taking home more imoutos. I love Sana. But since the April releases are out now, it’s time for some crazy AsaPro fun in Hitotsu Tobashi Renai!

A Good Fandisk For A Good Game

August‘s popular game Daito is getting a fandisk: Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai -Dreaming Sheep-! More Kanasuke? More Giza? Oh yes! I’m also greatly looking forward to SAGA PLANETS‘s next title Karumaruka＊Circle. Other recently announced titles include:

CandySoft – Tsuyokiss NEXT
Chuable Soft – Noblesse of Rouge
HOOKSOFT – PriministAr
light – Electro Arms -Realize Digital Dimension-
light – Soushuu Seishinkan Gakuen Hachimyoujin
Luxury – Akuma de Oshioki! Marukido Sadoshiki Hentai Oshioki Kouza (July 26th)
Maple Software – Natsuiro☆Macchiato
MOONSTONE – Magical Marriage Lunatics!!
Rosebleu – Ichiban Ja Nakya Dame Desu ka?
Sagittarius – Imouto Kansatsu chu!

Hearts’ Koisaku Miyako ni Ai no Yakusoku o has been set for July 26th, while the following have been delayed:

Touhikou Game – May 24th
BRAVA! – June 28th
Hoshi no Ne Sanctuary – Jun 28th

FAVORITE is releasing Irotoridori no Sekai WORLD’S END COMPLETE , a set with both Iroseka and Irohika, on July 26th. It will also include an original novel Irotoridori no Mirai, which will wrap up the series.

The chara poll for Madosoft’s Namaiki Delation has started up. Vote for Mei, the only one with a normal size!

hibiki will have birthday CDs coming out for the main characters of LOVELY×CATION2, starting with Seine’s on June 10th. The last one will be for Hinata next year on January 23rd.

Hitting the shelves today is the manga adaptation for Gaku☆Ou. Other printed material coming out in the coming month are the Nakahito visual fan book (April 26th), Hikage Eiji illustrated works (April 27th) and Perseus visual fan book (May 30th). Enterbrain has also announced that the LOVELY×CATION2 and Grisaia no Rakuen visual fan books are also due out this year.

The PS3 version of Oretsuba will be out this year, with additional material.

HOOKSOFT has just opened the LOVELY QUEST mobile game for iPhone and Android (except I’m having trouble running it). im@s has also debuted on the iPhone with Shiny Festa, based on the PSP game which came out last October. There are 3 groups (Honey Sound, Funky Note, Groovy Tune). Each group for this rhythm game is available for ￥4800. If I were to get one, it’d be Funky Note of course, since it has the twins, Yayoi, Iorin and Hibiki. Perfect!

Finally a figure of Koikishi‘s Yuu! PLUM’s 1/7 scale figure of her will be out in June for ￥9500.

There’s also two Super Sonico figures: a ￥68000 baby doll by Arcadia and a less expensive 1/5 scale Sonicomi package figure from Orchid Seed. Both look nice though. I don’t know if I’d ever consider buying a doll, they’re so expensive…

Dakimakura are coming out for Tototo‘s Yuuko and Susuki (no yellow stains yet), ALIA’s CARNIVAL‘s Tsukuyomi, Perseus‘s Touka and Aneimo 2‘s Mizuki and Saori. ALcot has a Rui dakimakura available at Dream Party Tokyo 2013 Spring (damn you, Black Outsiders!!!), but I’m more interested in the sisters glasses! Damai Ai and Nanananagi!!

Naruse Mia is back as a seiyuu after a 3 year hiatus! Well, at least under that name…

I’ve been playing RO2 lately since the NA open beta was last weekend (reason why this weekly news was late). Official launch will be on May 1st, so I’ll probably play trials and write up the May post in the meantime.

Just a Bit of News

I’m back from my trip, with lots of great experiences and some Sana goodies as well. I think everyone should go to a maid cafe at least once in their lives, it’s quite something. Imouto cafes are even better. Anyways, here’s a quick summary of things from the past month.

The game soft group Softpal which includes UnisonShift and Hearts has changed their name to AMUSE CRAFT. The URLs for each brand have been modified appropriately. Hearts also announced their second work: Koisaku Miyako ni Ai no Yakusoku o ~Annaffiare~. Other recently announced new titles include:

ALICESOFT – Drapeko ~Onedari Dragon to Oppai Yuusha~ (June 28th)
Astronauts Alya – Grimoire no Shisho (June 28th)
Debonosu – Senjin Otome -Makina ni Yadorishi Kokoro ga Negau wa…- (July 26th)
Elysion – Hoshiai no Prism Gear (July 26th)
Escu:de – Sensuibu! (June 28th)
Himawari – yes, your highness (June 28th)
ICHIGO Fizz – Nosferatu no Omocha☆彡 (June 28th)
light – Kajiri Kamui Kagura Akebono no Hikari (June 28th)
LOSE – Monobeno -happy end- (September 27th)
Madosoft – Namaiki Delation (July 26th)
Minato Carnival – Tsujidou-san no Virgin Road (August 30th)
MORE – Ayame no Machi to Ohime-sama
SCORE – Girls be Ambitious!
SEVEN WONDER – Himegoto Union! ~We are in springtime of life!~

Release dates have been set for the following:

Josou Kaikyou – May 31st
Berry’s – June 28th
Fureraba – June 28th
Ore to Kanojo ga Mystery na Ken ni Tsuite – June 28th
Zutto Suki Shite Takusan Suki Shite – June 28th
Otome Riron to Sono Shuuhen – July 26th

The following titles have been delayed:

Sakura Sakura Festival! – April 26th
Koi Shiyo? – May 24th
Akabanzu – May 31st
D.C.III R – May 31st
end sleep – May 31st
BUNNYBLACK3 – June 21st
Chiisana Kanojo no Serenade – June 28th
Gangsta Republica – June 28th
Gensou no Idea – June 28th

Two popular eroge are getting anime adaptations: AUGUST’s Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai and Leaf’s WHITE ALBUM 2! Despite the awful story, Koikishi will be getting an OVA. Well, I can’t complain about more Yuu.

The chara poll for Amairo＊IsleNauts is underway and the winner will get a wallpaper! Vote for Airi!

Congratulations to the following recent chara poll winners:

Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai – Kana
Futagoza no Paradox - Ao
Guardian☆Place – Aoi
Hapymaher – Maia
Loveressive – Reo (dakimakura)
Magical Charming - Fuuka (wallpaper)
Pastel Chime 3 – Shirley, Eiji, Zatuna
Tasogare no Saki ni Noboru Ashita - Sakuya, Satsuki, Kousuke (wallpapers)
Yumekoi – Miruku (tapestry)

The first of four character song albums from Amairo＊IsleNauts will be on shelves April 19th, featuring Shirley. The other 3 (Yune, Airi, Masaki) will come out in May.

Other music albums coming out include the retro “D.C.S.F. -Computer World-” chiptune album for D.C. (April 24th), LB/KudWafter piano arrange album “ripresa” (April 26th), Bokura no Ue ni Sora wa Mawaru OST “Hoshizora Moyou” (April 29th), Reminiscence vocal collection (May 31st), Material Brave Ignition OST (May 31st) and bishoujo game music refresh collection SUPER SHOT 6 (May 31st). There’s also a Daito OST coming soon, following the vocal collection which recently came out!

After a delay, the PSP adaptation Onigokko! Portable will come out on June 27th.

Novel adaptations are coming out for Inazuke wa Imouto-sama! and Ruitomo, on April 10th and May 5th, respectively. The Dungeon Travelers 2 official complete guide from Enterbrain will be on shelves late April, while the L.L.Candy ~Sumeragi Kohaku × CandySoft~ art works book will be out on May 20th.

Figures now available for preorder include:

ALTER – 1/8 scale Melty (Shining Hearts, August, ￥11,550)
Griffon – 1/8 scale Futo (Touhou, June, ￥7900)
Griffon – non-scale Satori & Koishi love heart ver. (Touhou, May, ￥10,400)
GSC – nendoroid Rin (LB, July, ￥3500)
Kaitendoh – 1/8 scale Celia (Walkure Romanze, July, ￥7560)
Kotobukiya – 1/7 scale Hibiki -Angelic Island- (im@s, August, ￥8190)
Kotobukiya – 1/8 scale Panis (Shining Ark, August, ￥8190)
Lechery – 1/7 scale Tamaki ballad/pop ver. (TH2, July, ￥9000)
quesq - 1/8 scale Aigis seifuku ver. (P3, October, ￥8820)
WAVE – 1/10 scale Rin Beach Queens (LB, September, ￥3990)
WAVE – 1/10 scale Ritsuko Beach Queens (im@s, September, ￥3990)

Latest dakimakura available are for Koikuro‘s Yuika, Witch’s Garden‘s Suzuno, Material Brave‘s Mashiro, Koichoco‘s Isara and Little Busters!‘s Komari.

Someone out there decided it was a good idea to make a 3D version of Dream Club. Who are they going to find to be Secchan? (18+ of course)

As you may know, the mobile game YuzuPara is out and I’ve been playing it with one goal in mind. Hint: Begins with S. There’s also a new Love Plus social game, featuring a new heroine, while the Koihime arcade will be ported over to the PC with a May 31st release date.

Yamaguchi Noboru, the author of the Zero no Tsukaima series, passed away after two years fighting cancer. He was also involved in many FrontWing titles, including the ‘Uta‘ series, Kanaria, Green Green, Boy Meets Girl and Clochette’s Kamipani!.

Still recovering from jet lag, so I’m gonna hit the sack. There’s still a ton of photos for me to sort through, maybe I’ll post some later…

Spring 2013 Anime Preview

We’re back again! This post is probably going to be slightly late as we’re all getting really busy! But that aside, there is a larger amount of sci fi anime coming out in the spring. As much as I wanted it to happen, the selection isn’t exactly impressive. Although I do think age and real life is taking its toll on me, I still do hope to see anime reach a new golden age. So far as it stands, I’m having more fun rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Late and totally not my fault.. maybe… Regardless of my busy schedule or lazy lack of care towards anime that haven’t done much to inspire confidence of late I guess I am sorry for causing the post to be late. All that said this season is the very least better than the previous by a noticeable margin. While we have yet to truly break free of the moe slice of life and romance comedy variations there are at least more options to choose from this season. It is very nice to see an increase in science fiction, although to be honest most of them are pretty bad there is hope that with enough series being thrown out there will be some good shows mixed in eventually.

Here’s a preview from Random Curiosity as usual and a chart so you can follow along!