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Siren Visual Announces the Release Date of ‘Nodame Cantabile’ on DVD

Siren Visual has just announced the release date of their exclusive release of the first season of the Nodame Cantabile anime. The original Japanese audio will be included “with newly rendered and corrected English subtitles”, and the English dub produced by Animax will also be included. On-disc extras will include the OVA episode 8.5 and the textless opening and ending animation.

Siren Visual is working on obtaining the license to distribute season two, and is not able to confirm a Blu-ray release of the series yet. This 4-disc DVD collection is available for pre-order for $69.95 AUD ahead of its release on the 19th of August, 2015.

Sentai Filmworks Licenses the First Season of the ‘Hamatora’ Anime

Sentai Filmworks has just announced their latest anime acquisition: Hamatora. The series will be available on home video in North America at some point in the future.

The series was directed by Seiji Kishi and Hiroshi Kimura and series composition was done by Jun Kumagai and Toko Machida. NAZ produced the animation for the first season, Makoto Yoshimori (known for his work in Baccano! and Durarara!!) composed the music and the character designs were by Eriko Itou, Yuu Wazu and Yuuki Kodama. Yuuki Kodama is the illustrator for the manga series.

Sentai provided a synopsis for the series: it “takes place in a fictional 2014 where certain humans called Minimum Holders are discovered to have special abilities. The story focuses on Minimum Holder Nice who forms a detective agency and starts gathering a large number of allies and enemies.”

An English dub for the series has not been confirmed yet, nor has a North American Blu-ray release.

Random House Books Australia’s Manga Releases of May 2015 Are Now Available

It is the 15th of the month, and that means that Random House Books Australia’s latest manga releases are now available. Here is the list of this month’s releases, including the three manga releases from the 1st of May and all of today’s releases.

May 1, 2015:

  • Attack on Titan: Junior High Volume 3 by Hajime Isayama
  • Lone Wolf and Cub Omnibus Volume 8 by Kazuko Koike
  • Noragami Volume 4 by Adachitoka

May 15, 2015:

 

  • Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches Volume 2 by Miki Yoshikawa
  • Maria the Virgin Witch Volume 2 by Masayuki Ishikawa
  • Your lie in April Volume 1 by Naoshi Arakawa
  • Gantz Volume 35 by Hiroya Oku
  • Witchcraft Works Volume 4 by Ryu Mizunagi
  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan Volume 3 by Hiromu Arakawa
  • Say “I love you.” Volume 7 by Kanae Hazuki
  • The Seven Deadly Sins Volume 8 by Nakaba Suzuki
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Volume 9 by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
  • Tsubasa Omnibus Volume 4 by CLAMP
  • xxxHOLiC Rei Volume 3 by CLAMP
  • Let’s Dance a Waltz Volume 1 by Natsumi Ando

Look out next month for the first volume of the English-translated version of Yoshitoki Oima’s manga series A Silent Voice.

Nozomi Entertainment Sets Release Date for ‘Please Twins!’ DVD Collection

Nozomi Entertainment has revealed the release date of their upcoming DVD collection of the 2003 Please Twins! anime. It will be released on August 4, 2015 with a suggested retail price of $39.99 USD. It can currently be pre-ordered here for $23.99 USD.

The set will feature episodes 1-12 and the OVA with Japanese and English audio and English subtitles. On-disc extras will include “image vocals”, the textless opening and ending animations, a promotional clip and commercials.

The North American DVD release of Please Teacher! is set for June 2, 2015. After the original premiere of this series, Please Twins! was later adapted into a two-volume light novel series in 2004 and then into a single manga volume in 2005.

The Witcher 3 Gets a Sexy, Scary Cinematic Launch Trailer

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Well, we are just a mere five days from the release of CD Projekt RED‘s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and we may have finally reached the last trailer we will get before the game’s release on Tuesday. I know, I know… I’m tearing up a little, too. But, lucky for us, this trailer is a good one!

It starts a little sweet, gets a bit sexy, then terribly scary. Sweet, sexy, and scary are pretty much the three S’s of The Witcher games, at this point. It may sound odd, but just watch the trailer and see for yourself.

Check out The Witcher 3‘s cinematic launch trailer, “A Night to Remember”:

A night to remember? I think it may be best for Geralt to forget this particular evening, but that’s just me.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC this Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Now, if you’ll excuse, I’m going to curl into the fetal position until CD Projekt RED starts regularly releasing awesome trailers for Cyberpunk 2077.

Knights of Pen & Paper 2 Launches on Mobile Devices

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The follow up to the silly, yet utterly charming RPG Knights of Pen & Paper has launched on Android and iOS devices. The sequel brings back many of the previous features from the first title such as the 16-bit graphics and the quirky humour many fell in love with. Paradox Interactive and KYY Games have added an expanded equipment and crafting system, improved combat system, new classes, and dynamically generated dungeon. A new campaign has been created that will also introduce raiding to the game.

Currently, the game is available on the iTunes App Store and Google Play for $4.99 USD. A PC release compatible with Linux, Mac, and Windows will launch later this year.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege to Bust Down Doors on October 13th

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Ubisoft revealed the launch date, a new trailer, and the final box art for the highly anticipated tactical shooter Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege today. The game will launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows worldwide on October 13, 2015. Those who pre-order the game will be able to exclusive access to the closed beta to be held later in the year.

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Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege is a team based shooter that will pit two teams of players against each other. Each match will consist of two halves, allowing each team to attempt to defend their hostages against the counter-terrorists by laying down a variety of defences and traps and to attempt to infiltrate the terrorist stronghold and rescue the hostages as Rainbow Six. The intensity is ratcheted up as each player has only a single life per round, forcing players to make careful
choices with every move.

 

CC Impact! Presents Killing Floor 2

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Tripwire Interactive launched the sequel to their zombie slaughtering co-op FPS to Steam Early Access a few weeks ago. This episode of CC Impact! stars Killing Floor 2 in its most recent 1007 build. Senior Editor Jamie will introduce players new and old to the basics of the game, along with some of the new and changed features of the game. Just remember to stay away from the Fleshpounds and keep close to your medic.

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Be sure to check out the video below!

LEGO Jurassic World Has Release Date and New Trailer

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Who hasn’t enjoyed TT Games‘ LEGO series of games yet? There have been so many of them, parodying and paying homage to such movies like the Harry Potter films, Pirates of the CaribbeanThe Lord of the Rings, and superheroes in the LEGO Batman and LEGO Marvel Superheroes games. Now, Warner Bros. Games has given their latest game a new trailer and release date!

Get ready for LEGO Jurassic World:

LEGO Jurassic World will be released on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Windows PC (Is that it? I think that’s it for now.) on June 12, 2015 (June 17, 2015 in Australia), same day as the release of the Jurassic World film.

And we get to play as dinosaurs, you guys!

Evoland 2 Gameplay Trailer Revealed

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It has been a little over two years since we first played Shiro Games’ adventure RPGEvoland. Now today brings us the first trailer for its sequel, Evoland 2: A Slight Case of Spacetime Continuum Disorder.

Check out the trailer below:

“We are very excited to finally show our fans and new players alike what we’ve been working on for Evoland 2, as we’re expanding on our original vision in big way,” said Nicolas Cannasse, creator of Evoland. “Evoland 2 stays true to its classic RPG adventure roots but also offers a host of fantastic new additions, including more in-depth and longer play sessions that really add to the overall fun and leave a memorable experience.”

In Evoland 2, players are a hero who must save his world by understanding events throughout different timelines and alter them to save the future. Each event in time changes the landscape to different periods in video game history (8-bit side-scrolling platformers, top-down RPGs, 3D fighting games, 3D adventure games, etc.). It reminds me a bit of ATLUS’ 2010 game, 3D Dot Game Heroes, and I mean that in the best way possible!

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Evoland 2: A Slight Case of Spacetime Continuum Disorder is slated for release on Windows PC this summer, with Mac and Linux releases later this year. All who pre-order the game on Shiro Games’ website will receive a 10% discount along with a digital art book.

Take a look at a few screenshots of the game below: