
We have been furnished with a release date for the first volume of the upcoming new Ichigo Marshmallow 2nd OVA we heard of previously, “Ichigo Marshmallow encore”; it will go on sale on the 23rd of January, 2009.
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The newly launched homepage for 4chan developed English language disabled bishoujo eroge Katawa Shoujo / かたわ少女 (or “Cripple Girl” if we render it into English) went live recently, and the game has attracted a great deal of note (mostly derision) from Japanese observers; nonetheless, it looks to be an interesting project, so let us look it over.
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Tsukihime, one of Type-Moon’s most recognisable titles along with Fate/stay night, may be set to receive a sequel if a recent, and soon redacted, announcement is correct.
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Martial drama par excellence (and action RPG) 戦場のヴァルキュリア / Valkyria Chronicles is due to receive an anime adaptation.
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Major anime producer GDH, under whose umbrella pantsu anime specialist Gonzo falls, is vowing to completely “streamline” its operations, currently making enormous losses, and restructure its anime production as part of the process.
Huge pay cuts for its bungling bosses, “transfers” of staff and sales of facilities, and a drastic change in focus are promised: “casual” anime is to be a major production focus for the eviscerated company.
Most notably of all, they plan to halve the number of titles produced by their group each year, from 8 to 4, though they appear to be planning to maintain output at 8 by outsourcing production.
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Capcom have finally announced the release date of the long awaited Street Fighter IV, making a surprise announcement at the end of their recent exhibition; SF IV is set to have a multiplatform console release in Febuary 2009, they say.
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Konami’s technological level has recently attracted concern, with the news that the 3D version of its “Aquanaut: Online Aquarium”, surprisingly enough a game of aquarium simulation, takes a rather drastic uninstallation measure – quoth their website:
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The sixth and latest opening of the grand Project Touhou only event, 博麗神社例大祭 / Hakurei Jinja Reitaisai, which is on track to unseat Comiket as the nation’s largest event if current trends continue, has been announced as falling on March the 8th, 2009.
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No sooner has the マクロスF / Macross F (or マクロスフロンティア / Macross Frontier) TV anime finished broadcasting than a movie is announced, and in a curious fashion at that.
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