Oi, nakama, listen up because we’ve got some really exciting news straight from our friends over at Crunchyroll that’ll get fans of the long-running Shonen series “One Piece” absolutely jumping for joy! It was announced over the weekend that Crunchyroll will now begin to add an average of 20-30 older “One Piece” episodes per week.
This will occure every Saturday at 6:00pm Pacific time at the exact same time as the brand-new episodes air. This means if the new episode left with a little more than just a simple “One Piece” itch, you can get your fill of the pirate crew and their amazing adventures by watching older episodes. This is fantastic news for “One Piece” fans who have followed it from the very beginning as well as fans of anime who are yet to jump onto the monstrous bandwagon that is the “One Piece” fandom.
Having seen through the enemy’s plan and subsequently saving an entire battleship, Sio’s unfortunate encounter with a piece of shrapnel last week rendered her less than concious as her allies retreated. Naturally they rescued Sio, as she wakes up to find herself in a Japanese hospital. In Japan. So, under direct order’s of the Commander, Sio finds herself with time for a little R&R. Her first act of freedom: check her emails.
Though her injuries were only minor, the Commander specifically sent Sio to a hospital, in her home country no less. Whilst Saint Germain notes that this is partially as a form of repayment for Sio saving her life, he never divulges what the complete reasoning is. DOGOO (the alien) also seemed specifically worried about Nobunagun, though whether this is due to genuine compassion or professional courtesy is unclear.
Are all strategy meetings this personal?
For the most part, this episode focuses on the somewhat strange friendship between Sio and Asao. Though she has never exaclty been the most confident character in anime, Sio is in a perpetual state of nervousness whenever Asao is nearby. As her first real friend, Sio is still unaware of how to act, what to say, what not to say…and that;s just the beginning. Her uncertainty really shines through due to the fact that she is constantly blushing and stammering whenever she tries to hold even a regular conversation with Asao. Obviously the humourous side of the series, this also serves to prove just how radical Sio’s personality changes when she taps into the soul of Nobunaga.
Just as it was in episode 1, Sio managed to unleash her latent skills when Asao was in grave danger. This time however, Sio did not have an AU Ball in her possession. Communicating with the soul of Nobunaga directly, she managed to kill an Invasion Object by firing an energy bullet from her finger tips. Though such a method clearly uses more energy than an AU weapon, Sio still managed to do something no other E-Gene Holder has. At least as far as we know. Whether unique or not, we also glimpsed just how present Nobunaga is within Sio. Reacting to her pleas, his soul was able to lend power directly to her body, effectively bypassing the AU system. Though only a brief attack, Sio was once again changed by the soul of Nobunaga, bearing her trademark combat grin. Of course, immediately after the shot was fired she was back to good ol’ timid Sio, uncertain of what just happened.
Just point and shoot
Back at HQ, Vidocq explains the nature of their mission’s failure to a number of DOGOO higher ups, revealing a number of interesting developments in the study of the Invasion Objects. As the series has so clearly set out for us, the Objects wish to evolve to a point of dominance on Earth, rolling right over humanity if need be. However, if that’s the case, why would an army centred on evolution take a step backwards? Though developing as a species of monstrous vertebrates up until this point, the creatures discovered in the underground tunnel are in fact invertebrates. Deducing that it is impossible to devolve, Vidocq concludes that the Objects still retain a storehouse of unevolved beta cells, the original form the Objects before their evolution began. This odd truth once again showcases that the Invasion Objects are much more than simple monsters, a fact belied by their oft employed kamikaze tactics.
Though only brief, this episode also shows the Invasion Objects effect on regular citizens. With fear of attack ever present, a number of Japanese residents decided to stock up on food and move away from the coast. Which in all honesty isn’t a bad plan. As one of the relatively safer countries on the planet, Japan has also seen an influx of foreign patients. That’s right folks, those nameless characters running in the background whilst DOGOO saves the day have lives too. Take Asao for example, unable to wield the same power as Sio, she decided to become a nurse and do what she can to help. A small fact that helps to bring back the human element of the series. Honestly, it’s been monsters and platoons of unbalanced warriors for a while now. You kinda forget what normal is.
Seems about right…
So with the world under constant Invasion Object attack, it’s up to the First and Second Platoons to try once more and destroy the underwater tunnel. With their faults revealed by the previous battle, a fact even the prideful Jack accepts, it looks like it might be time for Sio to take on a different role and help her fellow Holders sense the flow of combat. I wonder if Nobunaga is a good teacher?
The great people over at “David Production” – a Japanese animation studio famous for both Parts 1 and 2 of the new “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” (2012) anime as well as “Soul Eater” and many others – have just released the second piece of footage in their new string of character promos for the upcoming third instalment of the new JJBA anime series “Stardust Crusaders“.
The last time we saw a character promo it focused on an older Joseph Joestar, this time around Joseph’s old friend and travelling companion Muhammad Avdol takes centre stage in his very own promotional video alongside his stand “Magician Red”.The video gives us a nice little look at Avdol’s run-in with series villain Dio long before the events shown in the “Stardust Crusaders” storyline as well as also showing us his first encounter with this seasons protagonist Jotaro Kujo.
Kenta Miayake, who you may know voiced Scar in the legendary anime series “Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood”, will be taking the role as Avdol. Any fan of “FMA: Brotherhood” or Mr. Miayake’s other works will know just how fantastic of a voice actor he is and just how lucky the series is for having him on-board.
I’m sure by now until the anime begins to air, we’ll be getting more and more of these character promos so stick to the site to make sure you don’t miss a beat. You may notice, at the end of the video, it shows that this season will begin its air on the 4th of April this year, that’s barely a month away so i think now is the time to start getting pumped for “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders”!
Hold on, people! Don’t go getting rid of your PlayStation 3 systems quite yet because Namco Bandai Games have just announced the European release date for the fantastically extravagant and limitlessly action-packed, Shonen fighting game; “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle“.
Hirohiko Araki’s Manga (JJBA) has recently made its way back into our hearts in the form of a new Anime series but it’s the new fighting game that deserves our immediate attention seeing as it is actually getting a European release and the awesome thing is…it’s only a little over a month away from hitting our shores.
Namco Bandai Games have come out and stated that the game will be released in Europe on the 25th of April this year, unfortunately for our North American friends, the company has only mentioned that it will be released for them sometime in Spring. “JJBA: All-Star Battle” came out in Japan late last year but now it’s our turn to finally be embraced by the force that is “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure”!
Namco Bandai Games have, once again, just released a brand-new set of character-specific trailers for their upcoming action/brawler “J-Stars Victory Vs.” and this time the focus is on Arale of “Dr. Slump”, Pegasus Seiya of “Saint Seiya” and Momotaro of “Sakigake!! Otokojuku”. You may recall seeing footage of Seiya in action as part of previous trailer releases but he never got to take centre stage like in this one, as for Arale and Momotaro; we’ve actually never seen any footage of them, especially Momotaro seeing as he was only recently added to the roster, so I personally am excited to see just how they play! All three of the newly released trailer are just below the post so head down there to check them out, also don’t forget that “J-Stars Victory Vs.” has been set to be released in Japan on the 19th of March, hopefully us outside of the country will also get the chance to experience this fantastic looking game sometime in the near future!
Hey there Whovians! Disappointed that Whoniverse was cancelled? Well I have just the thing to lift your spirits! We have some more information about the upcoming Doctor Who comic book series from the guys over at Titan Comics. We have covers, we have creators and we have The Tenth and Eleventh Doctor! So without further adieu, lets jump into the abyss – Allon-sy!
First up we have The New Adventures of the Tenth Doctor. Join The Doctor (as made infamous by David Tennant) in a brand-new adventure by Eisner Award-winning writer Nick Abadzis (Laika) and fan-favorite artist Elena Casagrande (Angel, Suicide Risk, Doctor Who, Star Trek) take control of the TARDIS for their first five-issue arc with the Tenth Doctor! And don’t miss the second arc, by fellow series architect Robbie Morrison (Drowntown, Nikolai Dante, The Authority).
As if that isn’t enough, we also have a look at the Eleventh Doctor’s (AKA Matt Smith’s) latest and greatest adventure… well probably not really his latest considering his you know.. death in the recent Time of the Doctor Christmas Special. writers Al Ewing (Loki: Agent of Asgard, Mighty Avengers, Trifecta) and Rob Williams (Revolutionary War, Ordinary, Miss Fury, The Royals: Masters of War, Trifecta) kick off a whirlwind adventure through eternity for the Eleventh Doctor, with artistSimon Fraser(Nikolai Dante, Grindhouse, Doctor Who).
Both of these books will be available on store shelves on July 23rd, which should tie us all over quite nicely until Doctor Who is back on TV. As one last special treat, you can check out the two covers below done by the talented Alice X. Zhang. Let us know in the comments below whether or not you will be picking up either of these books (or the other series that will be starring the Twelfth Doctor) and as always be sure to stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the Doctor Who news as it becomes available. Geronimo!
During their panel at WAICON in Perth, Hanabee Entertainment have officially announced they have licensed two brand new anime series for distribution.
First up is Medaka Box which is of course based upon the popular Shonen Jump action comedy manga of the same name. It follows a girl named Medaka who takes suggestions from students in order to improve their school. Hanabee will release all 12 episodes of Medaka Box in one collected dual language release. It will retail at $59.99 DVD & $64.99 BD, with a scheduled release for June 4th, 2014.
On top of that great announcement comes the equally impressive acquisition of Nekomonogatari Black. This is of course yet another installment in the now legendary Monogatari series. Hanabee will release all 4 episode in a single collected release. It will be subtitled only and does not feature an English dub. Currently no price point has been confirmed for Nekomonogatari Black, but it will be release on June 4th, 2014 alongside Medaka Box.
Stay tuned for further information on both of these releases as it comes to light. Be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
Gameloft often update their content and features but have negelcted their online FPS Android title Blitz Brigade. I guess they felt bad about this so they have now released a major update which should bring joy to players have continually requested the game be updated. To celebrate the release, Gameloft have also released this infographic detailing all the achievements made in the game by its player community. The main improved features within this update include:
New and improved multiplayer modes (Capture the flag and Domination mode).
Characters now have 8 differentiating skills.
A new multiplayer map, the Cathedral (long and close range combat).
New reward based gameplay.
Daily contracts, pick the one you want and complete it to boost your income.
Limited Time tournaments: conquering the leaderboard to harvest rewards.
20 awesome new weapons, including some Sci-Fi and whacky ones.
Improved overall experience.
Blitz Brigade offers 12 player online FPS battles with class based characters, mutliple modes and over 100 weapons. The game is available for download now on the App Store and the Google Play store.
Today MangaGamer has announced that they have opened the pre-orders for both Chou Dengeki Stryker, an expansion to the original Dengeki Stryker, as well as pre-orders for hard copies of the PC title Tick! Tack!. To go along with this announcement the company has released the new opening video for Chou Dengeki Stryker as well as some new CG shots of the game.
Chou Dengeki Stryker, which can be pre-ordered here, is set to be released on March 28th and this expansion will be adding entirely redone battle scenes with brand new sprites, cut ins and more special effects. There are also three new story arcs included in this tale of justice, the Love Chapter, Steel Chapter, and Light Chapter. A new character is also introduced by the name of Clie who may be a friend or a foe.
As for Tick! Tack!, which can be pre-ordered here, the title will be shipping out on March 17th and continues the story from SHUFFLE! as if the player pursued Nerine’s arc. While Nerine and Rin were on vacation in the Devil Realm with some of their friends, they are magically transported into the past where their actions in changing the past result in changes to Nerine’s personality.
Overview Among the various titles that MangaGamer has in their line-up, many of their titles are adult oriented. Of these titles there are eroge visual novels which tend to focus more on providing players with a storyline and nukige visual novels where the story usually takes a back seat to the action happening between the main character and the girls in the game. Ultimate Boob Wars!! may be a nukige, but it is priced higher than other titles following the same theme. As such, does Ultimate Boob Wars!! justify its price tag by the amount of content it has to offer?
Story Those familiar with softhouse-seal’s games as well as past MangaGamer titles probably have seen that this is not the first Boob Wars title to be released in English by the company. However the story for these titles do not connect in the slightest, though the theme between the games remains the same.
Anyways, the story of Ultimate Boob Wars!! takes place on the continent of Bustchest where two kingdoms rule the land. On the western side of the continent the Kingdom of Piequartz is occupied by the Big Breast Tribe who take pride in their strength and skills while the eastern side is controlled by the Serpettane Kingdom, a nation of the Flat Chest Tribe that takes pride in their knowledge and skill with magic.
The kingdoms are joined by the Chest Flatlands and every ten years these nations join together to hold a celebration together to reaffirm their friendship. At this celebration a ceremony is performed where each tribe’s maiden will summon their goddess, for Piequartz worships the large breasted dragon Boweene and Serpettane worships the smaller-chested Petan.
However one year when these deities were summoned, they began a terrible battle with one another and split the land asunder, causing a giant rift between the nations in what has been called the Tittynomachia. With both nations believing the other side was in the wrong, a brutal hatred began growing between the nations. After many years of silence and the deities no longer responding to their prayers, the nations have been joined once again and the great boob wars have begun with no end in sight.
Players take on the role of a traveling swordsman Haruto. Thanks to his traveling lifestyle and upbringing, Haruto holds no ill-will for any breast size and loves all breasts equally. One day when he is nearly about to die, he stumbles upon Piequartz’s shrine only to find himself tasked with a role he seems to have been born for. You see Boweene and Petan have returned and have given Haruto the task of becoming the savior that will end the war and bring peace to Bustchest and the only way to do it is to gather enough boob energy to accomplish the task.
Haruto is not alone on his journey as the two diminutive deities are traveling with him as well as Piequartz’s shrine maiden and his “personal boobs” Milpha and a member of the Flat Chest Tribe named Iris. After being introduced to the six main heroines in the game it is then up to the player to choose what path they wish to follow.
I say choose, but the decisions made in Ultimate Boob Wars!! are fairly simplistic. Despite there being ten different endings available in the game there are only three endings that actually require a bit of work to unlock and a bad end that can only really be obtained if you choose to fail on purpose as the game’s story begins to point to a new threat on the horizon the longer the player takes on picking their main heroine.
With six different girls to choose from, and a couple of side characters that the player can also interact with, there is a little something for everyone as each girl has a certain trait to them and a different ending. The story for each girl may be a bit simplistic but they are explored more than your average nukige title and although every interaction ends up revolving around some form of sex, there is some sign of progression in their little arcs, almost always culminating in a happy ending with the chosen heroine or faction.
It is funny to note that almost every area, outside of the strongholds of each nation, are named after various breast related terms such as Washboard Village and Barely-There Village on the Serpettane side of the continent and Grand Decolletage on the Piequartz side and the Cleave Field separating the two. Breast puns and various nick-names for boob sizes run rampant in Ultimate Boob Wars!! as everyday food items designed to look like breasts have boob names.
This same comedic note runs rampant throughout the character’s storylines as well as a few of the girls Haruto interacts with are either complete ditzs or have various delusions about themselves, especially in regards to a side-character named Aria and a main heroin named Chocolat, though most of the game’s humor comes from Haruto’s insatiable appetite for breasts and his interactions with those around him. It is worth noting that a lot of the humor is tongue-in-cheek and meant to be taken as light-hearted.
Gameplay As one would expect with a visual novel, there is no real gameplay to be had outside of reading the text on the screen and making a few choices here and there. Unlike its predecessor, there is no card combat in Ultimate Boob Wars!! and instead players will be making choices based on a map they are provided every day which shows the location of each girl they can interact with on Bustchest.
As mentioned above, while Ultimate Boob Wars!! has more story content and routes than your average nukige, is it still at heart a nukige. This means that the game mostly involves a whole lot of sex with the characters they are interacting with. Players are given nineteen turns to work with, though a number of turns are used at the start of the game to introduce all of the main heroines to the player and as they select a girl to interact with on any given day, their story will advance and it is also possible to unlock side characters by interacting with certain girls.
Now as for that interaction with the girls… the game is bursting with content in that regard. Where your average visual novel may have a few scenes and a nukige will have a few for each girl, Ultimate Boob Wars!! lives up to its name by providing sixty six different sex scenes with the girls in the game. These scenes cover a wide range of fetishes though despite what the game may seem like at times, almost every scene in the game is vanilla and doesn’t do too much outside of some female on male sadism and wagers placed on duels, though the bad end does result in Haruto being placed in a bad situation.
As for the sex scenes themselves, they are well presented and actually have an element that caught me by surprise the first time it appeared which I will discuss momentarily. There is a generic choice in most scenes to make, though this choice can be pre-set in the options menu, but it doesn’t matter what the player chooses as the only difference will be the CG shown at the end of things, while both variations of the CG end up unlocked at the main menu anyways.
As for the actual structure of the game, the translation seems to be very adequate and it is clear that MangaGamer had a lot of fun translating all of the boob names and breast jokes into English, including a highlight where the two breast deities are singing a song about titties of different sizes. The game does have a few instances of bugs however, as one of Milpha’s first scenes had a line of dialogue pop up that had nothing to do with the scene and did not depict anything occurring in said scene and later on in the game during one of the ending sequences the text and the name display fell out of sync with one another, displaying either the wrong character speaking or showing a character talking while it was describing the event.
Visuals Now as I mentioned earlier there was one thing that caught my eye during the erotic scenes in Ultimate Boob Wars!! and that is roughly half of the sex scenes in the game have little movie segments that play during the scene. This means that while a still CG is presented at the start of the scene and at the end, the middle of the scene often features a moving image of the scene where the player is able to zoom in, adjust the camera angle or set the camera to switch at will as the scene progresses.
As for the actual visuals in the game, every sex scene in Ultimate Boob Wars!! is uncensored and true to the game’s theme most of the girls on offer are either incredibly busty or extremely flat, with one girl in-between and each girl having a different sexual trait. The characters are rather simply designed for a game such as this, though their in-scene faces are nicely detailed with erotic expressions and a nice attention to detail on certain pieces of clothing as well as on their bodies when it comes to sweat and other fluids. Outside of the sex scenes each girls’ basic talking portrait only has a few variations to change things up as they react to the dialogue, which is disappointing.
Audio Although relatively standard, it is a nice plus that Ultimate Boob Wars!! comes with its entire Japanese voice track intact. Every named character in the game is voiced, outside of Haruto of course, and the voice work is actually rather impressive with a character’s voice fitting their design and personality perfectly.
As far as background music is concerned, it is largely forgettable though the player can choose to listen to a theme they like at the main menu. It is worth noting though that, for some reason, the intro theme for the game “Triangle Scramble!” is really catchy and easily my favorite of the bunch.
Overall Ultimate Boob Wars!! may be a nukige at heart, but there is a reason that this game fits in under softhouse-seal’s “grandee” label as this title packs more sex scenes than three average nukige put together. The story may not be the strongest point in the game but it is nice that there is a ludicrous set up to fit with the goal that the player has in the game. It is almost refreshing to see a game so unabashed to clearly present its goal like Ultimate Boob Wars!! does, even if it is a hentai game in the end. Ultimate Boob Wars!! has a few flaws and it’s price tag is still a bit much, it offers a lot of replayability with numerous routes to pursue and plenty of comedy and puns to laugh at while trying to save the world with boob energy.
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As if that isn’t enough, we also have a look at the Eleventh Doctor’s (AKA Matt Smith’s) latest and greatest adventure… well probably not really his latest considering his you know.. death in the recent Time of the Doctor Christmas Special. writers Al Ewing (Loki: Agent of Asgard, Mighty Avengers, Trifecta) and Rob Williams (Revolutionary War, Ordinary, Miss Fury, The Royals: Masters of War, Trifecta) kick off a whirlwind adventure through eternity for the Eleventh Doctor, with artist Simon Fraser (Nikolai Dante, Grindhouse, Doctor Who).
