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Genshiken Second Season licensed by NIS America

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July 5, 2013

In a rather interesting license announcement, today NIS America revealed at Anime Expo 2013 that the company has acquired the rights to release Genshiken Second Season in North America. The reason that this is interesting is two-fold.

First, the anime hasn’t started airing in Japan yet and is set to debut on July 6th and second, the 24 episodes of the original series were licensed by Media Blasters, a now almost defunct anime publisher in North America.

Either way, this is still some delightful news for fans of Genshiken but at the moment no release window has been announced by NIS America.

For those who would like to know more about the series itself, NIS America has provided the below story synopsis:

After reflecting upon last year’s low freshman turnout, Chika Ogiue, the new president of Shiiou University’s “Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture” (aka Genshiken) seeks out new freshman members to join. At the freshman welcoming hall, while stealing angry glances at Kanako Ohno, the previous club president (who was having fun cosplaying, as usual), she puts on a flashy drawing performance. Suddenly two girls, freshmen Rika Yoshitake and Mirei Yajima, respond to her performance by joining the club. It turns out the girls have a reputation as “dirty girls” just like Chika, and the three birds of a feather do indeed flock together.
Meanwhile, a clean-cut beauty with chestnut hair appears at the club office asking to join up. But as it turns out, she’s actually a cute boy in drag… With new and unique freshmen members onboard, things in Genshiken Second Season are about to heat up!

Brave10 Premium Edition set for October release

Travis Bruno

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July 5, 2013

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You may recall that at the beginning of 2012, NIS America announced that they were picking up the anime series called Brave10. Over a year and a half has passed since that announcement was made and now the company has decided to give the title a release date.

Brave10 will be getting the Premium Edition treatment from NIS America and will be released on Blu-ray only on October 8th. The anime will sell for $64.99 and as I mentioned before, it will feature a chipboard art slipcase and a 32 page hardcover art book as well as some basic on-disc bonus features.

For those curious about what Brave10 is about, NIS America has provided the below story synopsis:

Life is tough during the Warring States period of medieval Japan: Lords battle lords for control of the country, while samurai and mystical warriors do their bidding from the shadows. Backstabbing and betrayal is common, and legendary ninja Saizo Kirigakure has had enough.
He lives only for himself—until a girl with a mysterious dark power falls into his arms. He quickly finds himself dragged into a struggle between powerful warlord Ieyasu Tokugawa, and the strange but alluring Yukimura Sanada. Saizo becomes one of “Sanada’s Ten Braves” who use their mystical powers and ninja abilities to protect the people and things they care about the most.

Hanasaku Iroha: Home Sweet Home movie licensed by NIS America

Travis Bruno

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July 5, 2013

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Today NIS America announced at Anime Expo that they have acquired the license to Hanasaku Iroha: Home Sweet Home, the movie that was released after Hanasaku Iroha finished airing in Japan. This license doesn’t come as too much of a surprise considering the company already released the first half of the Hanasaku Iroha series earlier this year and released the second half earlier this week.

Hanasaku Iroha: Home Sweet Home continues to tell the story of Ohana as she lives and works at her grandmother’s hot spring inn and focuses around Ohana’s mother as she learns more about her past. Currently no release date has been given for Hanasaku Iroha: Home Sweet Home, but the film will be shown off at Anime Expo on Saturday night.

Japan Gets Two New Pokemon 3DS XL Designs

Frank Inglese

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July 5, 2013

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Japan Gets Two New Pokemon 3DS XL Designs

**Get ready for some killer 3DS XL designs!**

It was revealed on Sunday that there will be two new styles of Nintendo 3DS XL based on the new Pokemon X and Pokemon Y games. They will feature the legendaries from the newest generation and will actually come with either Pokemon Y or Pokemon X pre-installed. Obviously you’ll get a choice as to what game you want on your system. The system will also come with a 4GB SD card which the Pokemon Games will be installed on.

Blue Design:

Gold Design:

The Blue Design with both of the legendaries on the front of the console will be sold all around Japan in any good game retail stores where as the Gold Design will only be sold in Pokemon Centres. They will both cost you 22,800 yen each and it is slated for release in Japan in October. So far we’ve only heard of their release in Japan and we’re not quite sure if they’ll make it over here in the West but I can guarantee a lot of Pokemon Fans are praying for them to be sent out our way. Have faith, Pokemon fans, Nintendo and Gamefreak won’t let us down!

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Burst announced

Travis Bruno

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July 5, 2013

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Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Burst announced

Today it was announced by Namco Bandai in Europe that they are working on another Naruto game but this time around it isn’t so much a new game, but an enhanced version of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3. This one will be called Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Burst and it is set to be released sometime this Winter.

At the moment the game has only been announced for Europe but it will feature the following added content:

Additional Chapter: Finally free of Kabuto’s control, Itachi intends to crack the Reanimation forbidden jutsu. Will an unprecedented Uchiha alliance with Sasuke be enough to handle it?
New playable Character: Kabuto reaches the almighty Sage mode and is now playable in versus mode. Unleash his power and defeat your opponents both offline and online.
Director’s Cut Edition: Discover completely revamped Storm 3 cinematics and experience more intensely than ever the epic conflict consuming the entire ninja world.
100 New Missions: Embark on a whole new series of missions, many with their own uniquely challenging objectives.
38 Additional Costumes: Outfit characters in a selection of 38 costumes from the Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 DLC packs.

Tales of Symphonia Chronicles to feature dual-audio in West

Travis Bruno

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July 5, 2013

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Whenever Namco Bandai brings a Tales game overseas, they have always simply provided the English voice track and while a number of gamers do prefer the original Japanese track, they have come to expect English only releases for the Tales series.

However Namco Bandai just announced today that for the first time ever in a Tales game, there will be a choice between English and Japanese voice work. Tales of Symphonia Chronicles will feature dual audio tracks when it is released sometime in 2014 with both Tales of Symphonia and Dawn of the New World in HD.

Olivier Comte, Senior Vice-President at Namco Bandai Games Europe, had this to say about the inclusion of dual-audio:

“We are extremely excited to announce that Japanese voiceovers will be implemented for the first time ever in a European release of a Tales of title, in the upcoming Tales of Symphonia Chronicles. We know this feature has been strongly awaited by the fans, and we are really pleased to be able to make this happen finally.”

Honedge Revealed For Pokemon X and Y

Frank Inglese

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July 5, 2013

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Damn, Honedge, you lookin' sharp! — **Damn, Honedge, you lookin’ sharp!**

During the Japan Expo the guys from Pokemon revealed another new addition to the next Generation of Pokemon gaming. The new Pokemon is quite odd and, honestly, not what you would expect it to be. It’s name, in English, is Honedge and it’s Japanese name is Hitotsuki.

Honedge/Hitotsuki will be a Steel and Ghost type combination. It’s basically a sword that will unsheathe itself during battle so that it can attack enemies, quite an odd one. It’s sheathe is very ancient in style and it’s blade underneath is fairly basic. On the end of its handle is what looks like a sash that actually works as it’s hand.

It’s official description is as follows:

It is now known that Honedge comes into being when a departed spirit possesses a sword that once belonged to humans. It can use the blue cloth attached to its hilt as nimbly as an arm. Pokémon Trainers who carelessly take this blade in hand may find the blue cloth wrapping itself around them and draining their energy!

It’s safe to say that this Pokemon will be an incredible addition to any team, it looks deadly, it seems fearsome and I sure as hell wont take this one lightly in battle.

There is also a five minute video that has come straight out of the expo and the video has Junicha Masuda of Gamefreak explaining a great deal about the new Pokemon region and about the new Pokemon Honedge, you can watch the video below in our Featured Video section.

Keep on eye out on the sight for any and all new Pokemon news as it gets released and don’t forget to head to our comments section to drop us a line.

Limbo Out On iOS Now

Joe Morgan

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July 5, 2013

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Limbo, the critically acclaimed puzzle platformer from Playdead, has come out of its own proverbial limbo. Previously released on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, PC, Mac, Vita, and even the streaming game service OnLive, Limbo is now making its way onto iOS devices.

Coming out for both iPhone and iPad, Limbo is available now in the iTunes App Store for $5.49 USD. Players who’ve already experienced the game now have a new avenue to play the game on, taking it with them wherever they go. For those who have not yet played the game, a low price point and easy accessibility on iOS should offer quite an enticing opportunity to experience this breathtaking game.

You can check out Limbo’s iTunes page here. You can also see the official game website here.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII’s latest trailer sees the return of Fang

Travis Bruno

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July 5, 2013

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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII’s latest trailer sees the return of Fang

Considering this is now the third game bearing the XIII moniker at this point, it only makes sense that Square Enix would be trying to bring back favorite characters. We’ve already seen Snow and Hope appear and Noel will be an enemy from the looks of things, and now we see the return of another face that probably could use some explanation.

In the latest trailer for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, this one from Japan Expo, we see that Fang has returned to the living and is no longer a crystal at this point, though why she is back to being flesh and blood is currently unknown. Also unknown is if Vanille will appear as well now that Fang has come back.

Shin Megami Tensei IV unboxing video released

Travis Bruno

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July 5, 2013

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Shin Megami Tensei IV unboxing video released

As you have likely heard by now, all launch copies of Shin Megami Tensei IV are “Limited Edition” box sets that include a number of bonuses. These bonuses include a 176 page book featuring sketches, art and background information as well as a walkthrough of roughly 40% of the game and other information that will help make your time with Shin Megami Tensei IV a bit easier.

Also included in this pack is the soundtrack CD for the game, but don’t take my word for it, you can check out the unboxing video from Atlus themselves below where PR Manager John Hardin gives us a look at everything included in the release, including that new game smell. Keep an eye out for Shin Megami Tensei IV when it hits stores in North America on July 16th.

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