Unfortunately this may not be what you’re thinking; the famous musician hasn’t written a song about Evangelion, nor is he in the next rebuild movie (although both would be amazing), but he does share a connection with the mangas’ author and they have reunited once again.
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto has created the jacket art for the albumEric Clapton & Friends The Breeze; the highly detailed illustration shows the singer/songwriter holding the neck of a guitar in a cloudy background. This will be the second time Sadamoto has designed album art for Clapton, the first time being in 1998 for the studio album Pilgrim, check out the image down below to see both album covers.
The Breeze is a tribute album to rock legend JJ Cale who passed away last year; it will contain 16 covers of Cales’ songs performed by Clapton, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty and more. The album will go on sale this month on the 29th, let us know what you think about this by leaving a comment below.
Kohske’s manga Gangsta has recently announced plans to adapt the popular crime thriller into an anime series. News of the adaptation was included with the sixth volume of the manga which was released in Japan yesterday, it was also announced that the voice actors from the drama CD will be voicing the same characters in the anime.
One of the main characters will be voiced by Junichi Suwabe who you may recognize as the main character from the anime Space Dandy, other voice actors include Mamiko Noto (Trinity Blood) and Kenjiro Tsuda (Fairy Tail). More information can be found on the mangas’ official twitter page, be sure to keep your eyes on this site for updates regarding the anime.
Gangsta has been in publication since 2010 with the first volume being translated and released for western fans earlier this year, check out the Capsule Computers review of it by clicking here. let us know what you think about the series by leaving a comment down below.
Today Koei Tecmo released a large number of new screenshots for Samurai Warriors 4 and they have broken these screenshots into showing off the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game. To go along with these new screenshots a gameplay trailer showing off the PlayStation 4 version was also released and all of those things can be found below.
These screenshots highlight some of the new characters that will be available in the game and some of their techniques. Currently Samurai Warriors 4 is set to be released in North America on October 21st and in Europe on October 25th.
Overview Anyone who is familiar with visual novels of any kind is probably familiar with the fact that many of these games involve choices that the player must make and depending on these choices, they will be progress down a certain route. Well what if these choices had to be made to actually date a person who has the potential to destroy a city? That is where Date A Live comes in and now that the first season has been released in North America, is it worth picking up?
Story Thirty years prior to the events that begin in Date A Live, the world was devastated by a massive disaster called a “spatial quake” that killed millions of people. Since that day various spatial quakes have appeared around the world at random times, though they were rare until five years ago when they began again but this time mostly in Japan. The populace has learned to prepare for these massive disasters that tear apart the landscape and generally leave nothing left alive, but even then the amount of damage they produce and the constant threat of these spatial quakes haunt the lives of the populace.
That doesn’t seem to bother a certain high schooler named Shido however, as he begins his day with his little sister Kotori gleefully dancing on his bed to wake him up. Being the loving brother he is, Shido lets her off with only minor teasing and promises to meet her later in the day for a family dinner. Despite their plans, a spatial quake alarm sounds and although he should be heading to shelter, he runs to try and protect the stubborn Kotori.
Along the way he finds the epicenter of the spatial quake where he is surprised to find that the source of these quakes seems to be a beautiful girl who begins to attack Shido thinking he is trying to kill her. He doesn’t have much time to react to this however as a squadron of flying female soldiers called the AST, a special task force created to attack the beings that come from spatial quakes and drive them away, appear and begin attacking the girl resulting in Shido passing out.
Things don’t get much better when he wakes up, as he learns that his little sister is actually the commander of a special organization aboard an invisible aircraft that has been created to tackle this situation in a different manner. Kotori explains to Shido that these spatial quakes are caused by Spirits, and that Shido has the power to seal away their power by raising their affection for him and eventually kissing them, allowing these Spirits to live a normal life and avoid causing any additional damage.
Despite sounding rather odd, this actually plays out rather well and creates an interesting harem style story that is a bit different than your average series. This is helped by the fact that as Shido begins to date these Spirits, the first of which is the naïve first spirit Shido names Tohka, he is coached through his dates with them by a team of, for lack of a better term, perverts, and his sister Kotori as they give him various dialogue choices similar to what one would find in a visual novel.
The entire premise works very well thanks to that fact and how likable the cast of characters are in this series. As the series progresses we see how things work with the naïve but devoted Tohka and another more reclusive and shy Spirit named Yoshino, only for things to become a bit more complicated as Shido’s classmate and AST ace, Origami, who seems to have a stalker obsession with Shido, begins to make moves on him as well.
While the first half of the series works well in this regard and there are a number of more humorous episodes focused around some harem antics in the middle, things begin to take a dark turn as Shido encounters a homicidal Spirit that seems all too eager to become close to him, a returning face from the past with numerous secrets, and a blow close to Shido that brings the series to a head with the final episode wrapping up that arc, but leaving plenty to continue on with in the already aired second season.
Rather than follow the standard flow of a harem series, Date A Live stands out as being exceptional by keeping the core cast of characters small enough to manage and giving actual storyline reasons as to why Shido has to date these girls as well as keep them happy with him while also delivering a ton of humor that fans of the genre will be eating up. While some questions are left unanswered and vague, especially regarding Shido and Kotori, it is clear that more will be revealed as the series continues to progress which is a good thing since Date A Live is a series that comes highly recommended.
Visuals If there is one thing that can be said about Date A Live outside of its great humor, is the fact that the series has some amazing looking artwork and character designs. While Shido is far from special and the standard look of most of the normal characters is simple, the Spirits in this series really stand out as special looking thanks to how detailed their normal clothing is as well as their appearances. That doesn’t even touch upon their Astral Dresses, which are the outfits they are in when using their abilities, as these outfits are not only even more detailed than normal but thanks to how colorful the series is, really standout as special.
The same can be said for the many action sequences that occur in Date A Live, as the Spirits often clash with the AST or one another in spectacular form that rarely ever sees the animation quality take a dip. In fact, the only time the quality drops at all is when a character reacts to a ridiculous situation for the sake of comedy. It is worth noting that there is some fan-service in this show, but it is very tame considering it is limited to swimsuits and some very partial nudity that really shouldn’t bother anyone.
Audio With the release of Date A Live FUNimation has provided an English dub alongside the Japanese voice track and it pretty good for the most part. While Bryn Apprill, the voice actress for Kotori, does an amazing sounding job with the character and the rest of the cast does well, Michelle Rojas’ voice work doesn’t mesh very well with Tohka’s innocent somewhat idiotic nature after she is sealed away.
There are a few nice sounding pieces of background music used throughout the series but as one would expect, most of the tracks are fairly forgettable. The opening theme “Date A Live” by Sweet Arms is an amazing sounding opening theme, while the series makes use of three different ending themes, “Save the World” and “Save My Heart” by Iori Nomizu are the most common ending themes while “Strawberry Rain” by Iori Nomizu is used once but is actually the best of the three.
Extras There are a number of on-disc bonus features found in Date A Live, with there being a clean opening theme, all three clean ending themes including an extended version of Strawberry Rain, various promo trailers, a teaser for the second season, two commentary tracks and the OVA episode. The two commentary tracks are for episodes 4 and 7 and feature the ADR director Joel McDonald in both, posing the voice cast various questions following the theme of the series.
Also included in this release is the OVA Date to Date which is listed as episode 13. This OVA takes place sometime after Tohka was sealed but before the appearance of Yoshino and it focuses on a date with Origami that the group tries to fail on only for a number of hilarious events to occur and is closed out with another date with Tohka that is also humorous and contains a bit of a call out to the second season’s twin spirits.
Overall Date A Live is a fun series that leaves some questions unanswered in favor of continuing the series later, but provides more than enough entertainment in this first season thanks to its unique premise and a likable cast of characters that work well together to provide viewers with plenty of hilarious moments. With top-notch character designs and an enjoyable storyline Date A Live’s first season is certainly worth checking out.
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Dead Shark Triplepunch are proud to announce the official launch date of their award-winning game, Epigenesis, for August 1 on Steam. The futuristic FPS title originated as the champion of Make Something Unreal Live 2013 and won ‘Game of the Year’ in the Swedish Game Awards.
Epigenesis is the ball sport of the future, a fast-paced multiplayer game that requires teamwork, tactics and precision to ensure world domination is achieved.
Since Steam Early Access opened late last year, Dead Shark Triplepunch have made significant improvements for the official release, including;
New queuing system with one-button matchmaking, an easier way to find and join matches
New maps for single-player mode: GranArena, MixedArena and LegacyArena
In addition, the developer confirmed a tournament with Cooler Master for European teams to enter, with prizes from their PC gaming gear catalogue. Further details about the tournament will be available soon on the official site here. Check out the epic release trailer below for Epigenesis and get ready to play August 1!
Continuing what has now become tradition for the publisher, Deep Silver are asking Dead Island fans what they want in the Dead Island 2Collector’s Edition, set for release in Spring, 2015 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
By midnight of July 14, be sure to click through and complete the linked survey to have your say. Plush toys, license plates, areal zombie… these are just some of the options for inclusion in the collector’s edition. For those unaware, Dead Island 2 picks up from the end of Dead Island, and also the upcoming Escape Dead Island, several months later after the military has placed California under full quarantine. It will feature “seamless multiplayer for up to eight players who cooperate, compete or simply coexist in a truly social, new-gen multiplayer experience”. I’m still wondering how they will include a real zombie!
Activision and Bungie have pulled back the veil on their Collector’s Edition offerings for Destiny. Fanatics with some money to spend will have three options to choose between: the Digital Guardian Edition, the Limited Edition and the Ghost Edition.
The latter two are only available while supplies last, as they include some premium items. Check out the official video embedded at the bottom of this article, which shows the developers talking through the editions and their contents. For more information, click through to visit the ‘where to buy’ page on the Destiny website. I’m a collector myself, and a real-life replica of the 343 Guilty Spark… I mean Ghost, is pretty damn cool. Destiny releases on September 9 for the Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3.
In what is sure to be exciting (but not all that surprising) news for all the Pokemon Trainers out there, Nintendo’s upcoming Third Generation remakes; Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are going to be bringing back one of the best gameplay features from their original iterations; the Secret Base. The Secret Base is a customisable area that trainers can show off their individuality by setting up decorations, mazes and even traps for passerby to visit. You can also create certain battle rules in your Base, turning it into your very own Pokemon Gym!
After creating your Base, you will be able to share it with other players around the world with StreetPass, or by creating and sharing QR codes. When you are inside a player’s Base, you can invite them back to your own where battling them will bestow you with a variety of skills like faster egg hatching and instant Pokemon leveling up.
I personally was never a big fan of the original Ruby and Sapphire games, but the new enhancements to the Secret Bases have me ridiculously excited for Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Will you be picking up one (or both) of these games at launch? Let us know in the comments below and remember to stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the awesome Pokemon news as it becomes available.
Today Activision and Sledgehammer Games released a new behind the scenes video for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and while the last video focused on the game’s art direction and graphics, this time around the video highlights how the team at Sledgehammer worked on implementing proper sound design into the game.
Audio Director Don Veca explains how the company has re-worked the way guns will sound in the title and also how players will likely never hear the same sounding impact in the game. You can check out the full video below and keep an eye out for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare when it is released on November 4th for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.
Fans who have been waiting for MangaGamer to announce the release date for the Adults Only PC title Imouto Paradise! will be happy to hear that the game has been given a solid release date and it is now set for release on August 22nd. Imouto Paradise! can be pre-ordered here(18+ Only) for a discounted price of $40.45 compared to the title’s normal price of $44.95.
Created by Moonstone, the story of Imouto Paradise! follows a boy named Souichirou Nanase who is on summer vacation. While a quiet life over the summer might be boring, he has five little sisters in his household that keep him company. These girls range from the motherly Aya, tsundere Rio, mild mannered little Hiyori, spunky Koharu, to the quiet and mysterious Michika.
Each girl will have a route of her own and as one would expect, a harem route sounds like it will also be available.
