Viz Media has announced that Ranma ½ Set 6 will be released in limited edition Blu-ray format and standard DVD on June 2nd. Ranma ½ Set 6 contains episodes 116-138 of the series and there will be one more release in the future to close out the series.
The Ranma ½ Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set 6 will cost $54.97 and include a collectible box, an art card, and a 32 page booklet with individual episode summaries with on-disc bonuses including clean opening and ending themes as well as “We Love Ranma Part 6 – We Love Working on Ranma ½” and “We Love Ranma Part 7 – We Love Bloopers” segments while the standard DVD release will be a bit cheaper at $44.82 and only come with the clean versions of the opening and ending themes.
A new trailer for Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven has been released by XSEED Games and Marvelous Europe and the focus of this trailer happens to be introducing not only the main character Luchs Eduard but the fairy maidens that will be joining him throughout the game.
You can check out the trailer below while the game itself is set to be released at retail and digitally in North America on June 2nd and digitally in Europe and Australia on June 4th. Character details for each of the characters have been provided by the company and can be found below:
Luchs Eduard
The owner of Famille Inn on the outskirts of Luneville. Recent events have made his normally pleasant and quiet life anything but, yet he can’t help but wear a smile through it all. Immeasurably kind, he takes pride in looking after his own, and places the concept of “Family” above everything else.
Charlotte
Nickname: Lottie
A bubbly faerie who was found encased in a massive crystal. Easy-going and sporting an infectious smile, she makes herself right at home at Famille Inn as a live-in maid. Unfortunately, while she’s a first-rate fighter, her domestic skills could use some more fine-tuning — something that’s particularly apparent whenever it’s her turn to cook dinner.
Beatrix
Nickname: Trixie
A self-proclaimed perfectionist who handles all daily chores at the inn with aplomb, especially cooking. She has a kind heart and is willing to jump through hoops to ensure that those around her are taken care of, even if playing the big sister can be a trying task. Her personal motto is: ”Efficiency is a fine companion to visual presentation.”
Elfriede
Nickname: Frieda
Was geht? An eccentric faerie who peppers her speech with foreign words from the east -though that’s the easiest thing to understand about her. A brilliant mind who’s far from shy, she divides her time between saying things that are a little less than appropriate and building new inventions, all for the sake of making those around her happy.
Gabriele
Nickname: Gabbie
The youngest of the seven sisters. She is one of the most social members of the family, having recently made some loyal subjects-er… FRIENDS- in town. Her bossy attitude comes solely from a desire to present herself as an independent adult, and the fact that she has a long way to go before she gets there is the root of much insecurity for her.
Diana
Nickname: Di
A born warrior and a brilliant strategist. Spending much of her life honing her spear-fighting skills has resulted in her missing out on some basic social etiquette – making her prone to some rather strange behavior from time to time. Still, at her core, she’s a sweet girl with an honest heart.
Francesca
Nickname: Fran
A warrior who fights first and asks questions later. Her dedication to exercise is second to none, and she’ll often work out from sunup till sundown. Part of her does it out of true passion, but part of her also does it to avoid interaction with others – not because she doesn’t want to, but because she finds herself behaving too awkwardly to hold a real conversation.
Adelheid
Nickname: Addie
The eldest of her sisters. Beautiful, strong, elegant and intelligent, she handles her position as the oldest with ease and has no shortage of admirers. However, most can sense that even with her perfect smile and perfect demeanor, she has her limits… and it’s best not to test them.
Atlus USA is continuing their recent trend of releasing character trailers for members of Lost Dimension‘s S.E.A.L.E.D. team members and this time around Agito, Marco, and Nagi are introduced. Agito is a character that can use teleportation to gain advantage in battle as well as use surprise tactics by teleporting allies and enemies around the field.
Marco is a character that uses his telekinetic abilities to devastate opponents while also protecting himself from taking damage while Nagi is gifted with levitation. This ability allows her to float around the battlefield around obstacles as well as use her body as a weapon to decimate opponents.
Atlus also confirmed that at launch, a free downloadable costume for the main character Sho will be released and that outfit can be seen above. As for the trailer, you can check it out below and keep an eye out for Lost Dimension when it is released on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in North America on July 28th and in Europe sometime this summer.
As you may or may not have heard, an anime adaptation of the popular harem manga with a twist Monster Musume is getting an anime adaptation that will debut in July. Now while no exact premiere date has been announced yet, the first preview trailer for the anime has been released and with it comes not only a sampling of the opening theme but also the Japanese voice actors for the cast of monster girls.
As shown in the trailer below, it has been confirmed that both Mero and Rachnera will be appearing in the anime adaptation though at the moment it is currently unknown if the most recent addition to the core cast in the Monster Musume manga, Lala, will be appearing at this time.
A new set of English screenshots for the PS Vita version of Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V Generation have been released by Idea Factory International and this latest set happens to focus on the battle system.
As you can see in the screenshots below, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3‘s combat system will be as familiar as ever with the addition of the Victory characters and will include various stat boosts that will be unlocked by completing certain conditions. Currently Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V Generation is set to be released on the PS Vita in North America and Europe sometime this summer while the PC Steam release will occur sometime this fall.
As you may have heard, NIS America is bringing Rodea the Sky Soldier over to North America and Europe on September 22nd and September 25th respectively for the Nintendo Wii U and Nintendo 3DS with the Wii U version including the never released Wii version of the game.
Many thought that Rodea the Sky Soldier would never end up being released due to the long development time but it is now on its way. So now that the game is indeed set to be released soon, NIS America took the time to interview creator Yuji Naka and director Zin Hasegawa and have released the full interview in the video below.
Koei Tecmo has announced that they will be bringing Samurai Warriors 4-II over to North America on September 29th and Europe on October 2nd. Samurai Warriors 4-II is an alternate take on Samurai Warriors 4 that follows the stories of certain characters instead of the overall narrative.
Told over the span of thirteen new chapters, the story will revolve around nine characters introduced in Samurai Warriors 4, three fan-favorites from previous titles, and a brand new addition to the samurai roster. Samurai Warriors 4-II will also include many new and improved battle features and the character development systems have been revamped. A new Endless Castle mode that tasks players with either surviving as long as possible or racing against the clock as they try to defeat increasingly powerful foes.
The official Need for Speed Twitter account has posted a screenshot from their currently untitled next game. The game will be developed by Ghost Studios and published by EA and is heavily rumoured to be a follow up to one of the most well remembered Need for Speed titles in Underground 2, which focused on Street Racing culture, introduced open world racing to the series and had a mountain of customizable options from body kits to decals. The last Need For Speed title was Need for Speed Rivals which released two years ago.
I had heaps of fun with Need for Speed Underground 2 and Most Wanted back in 04/05 and with 2015 being the approximate 10 year anniversary of the series you would think this is a no-brainer. To add fuel to the rumour fire, the official Need for Speed Facebook page have been recently showing footage of them playing Underground 2 and the Facebook banner has a very darkened picture of two street cars racing around a cliff with the reveal date on it. I am very excited for the full reveal which is set to take place tomorrow on the official Need for Speed YouTube channel.
It came as something of a surprise that Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX was initially meant to be released in North America on May 26th, two days before the Japanese release. However as the release date approached, we heard nothing about the game from Sega’s Western branches and except for now a week before the game’s planned release.
Sega has announced that Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX will now be released in North America on September 8th, in Europe on September 11th, and in Australia on September 10th but now in North America the game with launch with a number of bonuses. These bonuses are shown above (click for larger image) and include premium packaging, 19 double-sided AR cards, and a lanyard like wallet chain designed to look similar to Hatsune Miku’s own.
With Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker released last a couple of weeks ago by Atlus USA, the company isn’t about to let it simply fall off the map. Atlus has announced a new set of SpotPass content that will be available for download and those demons can be found below:
Vile Seth
Dragon Fafnir
Tyrant Lucifuge
Megami Black Maria
Touki Ongyo-ki
Beast Cabracan
They have also revealed that players will be able to download the final portion of Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker‘s DLC. This DLC allows players to take down enemies that contain plenty of useful add-ons that provide extra bonuses during demon fusions.
Finally the company has released a new trailer for the game and you can check that out below.
