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2:00 PM on 03.21.2013

Take a walk to Sunshine City

Did you guys know our very own Megane-chan, Kristina Pino is actually on her way to Japan as I write this? I'm sure you guys are pretty excited to see her new life in Japan and all the fun things she's going to encounter. Ou...

Hiroko Yamamura



Feature: Reverse Importation is the name of the game photo
Feature: Reverse Importation is the name of the game
by Jeff Chuang


12:10 AM on 03.21.2013

Get ready: Uchoten Kazoku is P.A. Work's newest project

I feel bad for not watching Tatami Galaxy, since I've heard nothing but good things from everyone that has laid eyes on it. In order to compensate for my shameful deed, I'm hear to tell you that P.A. Works's newest anime ...

Salvador G-Rodiles

8:12 PM on 03.20.2013

Uh, ok? Live action Patlabor project coming in 2014

[Update: Check out the official site for the project, here.] I'm actually really late to the party when it comes to the Mobile Police Patlabor franchise. How late you ask? I only just watched the TV series last month. Sp...

Elliot Gay

7:14 PM on 03.20.2013

Vita RPG MIND=0 is like Jojo and Persona's love child

Acquire's been putting some real oomph behind the Vita lately, and MIND=0 is looking to be another niche hit in the making. We still don't know a ton about the game, but what we do know is that it looks a whole lot like Perso...

Elliot Gay

7:00 PM on 03.19.2013

Bam: Jojoveller is the ultimate artbook for any Jojo fan

Ever wanted to own the strongest works of art brought to you by the man that created the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure? Well, you are in luck, my friend, because Shueisha is taking a stand to release an artbook that will have eve...

Salvador G-Rodiles

1:00 PM on 03.19.2013

Acquire's next Vita game is Mind 0

Well, it looks like now we do know what kind of PS Vita game Acquire was teasing a few days ago. Sadly for some, it's not a sequel to The Last Guy, nor is it a sequel to Akiba's Trip. Instead, it's a new IP called Mind 0...

Josh Tolentino



Japanese Nintendo 3DS eShop VC Releases for 2013/03/27 photo
Japanese Nintendo 3DS eShop VC Releases for 2013/03/27
by Eric Koziol


12:35 AM on 03.19.2013

So close: Dragon's Crown gets a release date for Japan

Do you ever get that feeling when something is so close, yet so far? Well, that's what I am going through right now, because Dragon's Crown is going to set foot on Japanese soil during the scorching day of July 25th for ¥...

Salvador G-Rodiles

6:00 PM on 03.18.2013

Open your eyes for more Kamen Rider Battride War images

After coming out as a new man from Battride War's trailer from a 11 days ago, I have secured my own copy of the game for my own Rider Gaming pleasure. In light of my new form, Dengeki shows us some more images that allows us ...

Salvador G-Rodiles

1:00 PM on 03.18.2013

Hitachi's new robot car is the prequel to eX-Driver

Look at the contraption above and in the gallery. What do you see? Some might see Hitachi's new Robot for Personal Intelligent Transport System (ROPITS), a new one-person personal car system that drives itself through the aid...

Josh Tolentino

12:21 AM on 03.17.2013

PS Vita to get three new Neptunia games this year

I stopped being surprised by new Hyperdimension Neptunia games a long, long time ago. The RPG series is clearly here to stay, and if folks are to be believed, each new entry has improved on the last. At Dengeki Playstation ev...

Elliot Gay

11:25 PM on 03.16.2013

Yummy: Capcom's bar spooks up a Darkstalkers themed menu

I may not have played any of Darkstalkers games, but it's still one of those fighting games that I wish to get into one of these days. From the game's horror movie-like character designs to its movements that do great justice...

Salvador G-Rodiles

5:00 AM on 03.15.2013

What PS Vita game is Acquire teasing?

Acquire, they of Way of the Samurai fame, is teasing a new PS Vita game project over at a site called "mind0.net". Though they're promising more information in next week's Famitsu, some of the clues they've left are...

Josh Tolentino

2:00 PM on 03.14.2013

Un-vanilla Vanillaware: Dragon's Crown reveal comes soon

I'm really looking forward to Dragon's Crown on the PS Vita and PS3, and there are two well-endowed reasons for that. The first reason is that Vanillaware's games are invariably gorgeous. It's like they come from an...

Josh Tolentino

12:00 PM on 03.14.2013

Miku's Domino's tie-in made more legit by a foreigner

Here's a rule of thumb for Japanese advertising: Anything's more legit if you have a foreigner - particularly a westerner - endorse it. Just as a British accent adds more dignity to any American commercial, having a westerne...

Josh Tolentino

5:00 PM on 03.13.2013

All hell breaks loose in Disgaea D2's animated opening

We are a few weeks away from Disgaea Dimension 2's Japanese release, and things are still looking good for Laharl and the gang. Also, is that Flonne using a magical girl transformation sequence to change into a bus...

Salvador G-Rodiles

1:00 AM on 03.13.2013

Wait, what?! Drakengard 3 is coming to the PS3

In what might be the most surprising video game related news in recent memory, Square Enix's Drakengard series has risen from the fiery ashes. Developed by Cavia (NieR), the first two Drakengard titles were strange, Dynasty W...

Elliot Gay

12:00 AM on 03.13.2013

Apollo Justice looks like a bad ass in Ace Attorney 5

Since last year's Tokyo Game Show, we've had little to no information on Capcom's upcoming 3DS game, Ace Attorney 5. To say the wait has been painful is an understatement; I often cry into my pillow due to the lack of ne...

Elliot Gay



Japanese Nintendo 3DS eShop VC Releases for 2013.03.19 photo
Japanese Nintendo 3DS eShop VC Releases for 2013.03.19
by Eric Koziol




4:00 PM on 03.12.2013

This shiba inu bath scene will wash your worries away

Whenever I try to get my yorkie known as Pepi to take a bath, he's always afraid of getting soaked in water. Unlike my dog, Kinako the shiba inu loves the idea of soaking her body in bath water. In order to complet...

Salvador G-Rodiles

12:15 PM on 03.12.2013

Here's an indie game 'Which' should be on a kids' show

You normally associate the Japanese indie gaming scene with the likes of shmups, visual novels and other game types nominally paired with an anime-style aesthetic, but every so often fun little productions like Yoshio Ishii's...

Josh Tolentino

6:00 PM on 03.11.2013

Hello Kitty just got a little bit sweeter (and doughy-er)

Beginning April 1st, Mr Donut will be stocking Hello Kitty sweets in Japan. If there were one thing that would get me to go back to that store and give their donuts a re-try, it would be Hello Kitty donuts and other delicious...

Kristina Pino



Go West! Week Forty-Two: The Meaning of Life photo
Go West! Week Forty-Two: The Meaning of Life
by Elliot Gay


10:15 PM on 03.07.2013

Kamen Rider Battride War's 2nd trailer destroys my doubts

I knew that something good would come from hugging my W Driver, because Kamen Rider Battride War performed a second Trailer Kick that shows more of its gameplay sequences.   First of all, I would like to apologize to ev...

Salvador G-Rodiles

6:00 PM on 03.07.2013

Say hello to the world's smallest, lightest cellphone

To me, the viability of ever-smaller electronics began to peter out around the same time smartphones and tablets gained prominence. As the touch screen became the dominant (and in many cases preferable) mode of interface and ...

Josh Tolentino

5:00 PM on 03.06.2013

Kamen Rider Battride War passes through with a new scan

With no new trailer in sight, I am still worried that Kamen Rider Battride War is going to end up as an unpolished disaster when May 23rd henshins in. However, Dengeki magazine's new scan for the game is giving my a...

Salvador G-Rodiles

11:00 AM on 03.05.2013

Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus breaks 120,000 units sold

This comes as quite the surprise. I had expected Marvelous AQL's latest Vita game, Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus, to push somewhere around 60,000 copies its opening week. According to Gamer, between digital and retail version...

Elliot Gay

10:00 PM on 03.04.2013

Awaken your old school side with the iPhone's new handset

Okay, I will admit that I am not into Apple products, but Sanwa's new handset looks like a fun little gimmick to show around. Sure, you could use a regular headset to talk to people while you do other things with your iPhone;...

Salvador G-Rodiles

8:37 PM on 03.04.2013

Bento Books looking to kickstart Black Wave translation

It's incredible to me how many great Japanese novels go without translation. There's a host of quality content over here that gets overlooked time and time again. Enter Bento Books' new translation/publishing Kickstarter for ...

Elliot Gay