No More Heroes 2 Trailer
A sequel to the fun beam katana brawler for the Wii finally has a trailer! Well… it had a trailer last week at E3. It looks like Travis Touchdown has gotten himself involved with the wrong group of dangerous assassins again in No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle . The humor is crude, the animation is shaky, and the dialogue is more suited for a porno… but I can’t wait to swing my Wiimote around and watch blood spray everywhere. This time the hero will be able to wield two of his trademark beam Katana as he mercilessly cuts down his foes.
Source: Kotaku
K-On! girls aren’t cute enough; decide to try cosplay.
Do we really need more excuses to look at pictures of the adorable girls from K-On!? How about K-On girls dressed as other cute anime heroines? Well I shall grant your wish! These entertaining pictures feature Yui Hirasawa, Mio Akiyama, and the new character Azusa Nakano dressed up as various famous cahracter from Anime. Click the jump for all the images. Enjoy!
Azusa Nakano as Alicia from Valkyria Chronicles
Final Fantasy XIII announced for 2010 release, will be pushed back indefinitely
Being the opposite of subtle Square-Enix has established the release goal of 2010 for the latest installment in the long running Final Fantasy series for a 124-foot tall billboard across from E3. Indeed Square officially set the year 2010 as the intended release date for the thirteenth Final Fantasy game at both the Sony and Microsoft press conferences.
But while everyone was expecting a Final Fantasy 13 announcement the audience at the Sony press conference was shocked by the announcement of Final Fantasy 13 Online. The new title will be Squares second Massive Multi-Player Online Role Playing game and at this time has been set for a 2010 release as a Play Station 3 and PC exclusive.
I’m impressed by Square’s ability to keep such a huge title a secret. The development of Final Fantasy 13 has been known since shortly before the last game was released in 2005 but no one had any knowledge that Square was working on the game and the fact that this game is nearly done is shocking. Check out the trailers for both games below.
Evangelion Asuka Langley Soryu Maid figure!
Kotobukiya is releasing a 1/7th scale Asuka Langley Soryu maid figure from the hit series Neon Genesis Evangelion. Asuka looks like she has taken a part time job in a maid cafe. She is dressed in a red gothic maid outfit carrying a tray of tasty treats. The figure will be released at the end of June and will retail for 7,149 Yen ($77). Check it out over at HimeyaShop or any of your favorite importers.
Hit the jump for more images of this great model.
Proof Otaku will buy anything: K-On’s Mio sells $800 headphones
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During episode five of K-On! Mio used a pair of audiophile headphones (pictured above) the AKG K701 have begun to sell out at electronics stores all over Japan. Some stores are even using K-On! images and promotional material such as towel and tote bag pre-order tickets to get Otaku to notice the expensive AKGs.
Granted the AKG K701’s are supposed to be a very good set of headphones the fact that fans of Mio are rushing out to spend 79,800 yen ($790) on a pair of headphones because an anime character was using them in a scene that lasted a few seconds seems like an example of a mental disorder rather than fandom. I wouldn’t be surprised if this wasn’t a purposeful product placement either. The show never mentions the model of the headphones or the company name. They just appear casually. The stores probably got wind of the tie in and have used it to their great advantage.
I wonder if I can get a pair for review. I am a “journalist” after all. Hit the jump for pictures of in store promotions featuring K-On! and the AKG K701.
Nagi-sama fanclub finally gets a website! Still waiting for content.
Announced at a few days ago Anniplex launched the official English fanclub for the Goddess Nagi-sama from Kannagi. Up till today it was just a black page with a number in the center but it seems they have finally launched the full website. The content on the site is currently sparse including only a notice to check back every Thursday along with a quick synopsis of the show’s premise. It’s good to see Japanese companies doing some viral marketing for the English speaking audience and not only relaying on the nearly non-existent marketing departments for the American licensing companies.
Check out the fan club’s website here and check back on Thursdays for new updates, I suppose. Hit the jump for a quick screen capture.
MAD Friday: Kirby Superstar Skyhigh
This week we have a selection of videos attempting to emulate Kirby Super Star theme Skyhigh. Although not quite as annoying as last weeks this one will still make you wish you never read my blog, watched anime, or were born. Once again I’m sorry. Hit the jump to watch all the videos.
Original Song
Legend of Zelda
Valkyria Chronicles: Alicia Embarrassed
I’m not sure how the creators of the Valkyria Chronicles anime were able to pull it off. But they managed to make Alicia even more adorable in the anime than she was in the Video Game without losing any of her awesomeness. Click over for more pictures!
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance trailer proves you can’t have too much of a good thing
When the original Evangelion reboot movie came out I wasn’t extremely excited. It seemed like the original six or so episodes with better animation. The second of the four movies is coming and the trailer looks amazing. They seem to be skipping around in the anime, or at least covering only the most important plot points, because some of the scenes in this trailer are from episode 16 and beyond. The first movie ended around episode six. (or so I heard, I haven’t seen it yet)
The new character also has me worried. The trailer only shows a quick look at her and gives no information about her role in the story. Hopefully she’ll fit into the cast smoothly and enhance the original story as opposed to revising it.
Whatever these movies end up being they are the new Evangelion canon. If I had to judge just from this trailer I’d say we’re in for a long awaited treat.
Dream C Club gives Otaku another reason not to talk to human girls
Dream C Club, an upcoming game from D3 Publisher, is a virtual hostess game where a player can experience all the excitement of a host club without actually being there! The majority of the game consists of drinking and watching girls singing. The main game play element is called “IIS” or “Interactive Inshu (drinking Alcohol) System.” Players will try to control their own drunkenness level while attempting to get their host drunk so she’ll talk about personal things. Did I mention this was a video game? It seems kind of insane to care about the personal life of a virtual dancing girl.
The system for talking with the hostess is called “ETS” or “Emotional talk system” which gives players three responses for answering the host’s questions. But again, the majority of your time will be spent watching these girls dancing and sing.
Honestly… it doesn’t look that bad.
Source: Kotaku
