Those who pre-order a copy of Luminous Arc3:EYES, the next installment in the semi-popular SRPG/dating sim series for the Nintendo DS, will receive a bonus DVD when the game comes out in Japan. The DVD will include all three of the opening animations used in the series, special footage from the Luminous Arc web radio program, 70 wallpapers for your computer, and an animated music video of voice actress Aki Toyosaki singing "Seiya-sai ~Magic Night~", in-character as Shion.

To be frank, the bonus disc doesn't offer anything particularly noteworthy (although the "special footage" remains somewhat enigmatic), but the Luminous Arc series is known for presentation;having all of the OP sequences on one disc carries a bit more significance than you might think. I'm a big fan of the second game in the series, and the first thing I did after popping Luminous Arc 2 into my DS was watch the opening about four times. While the gameplay of Luminous Arc has received mixed reviews- personally I like it, but I like all SRPGs- the art and music have been on another level entirely. It's a series that lends itself well to the addition of any and all shiny bonus goodies.

The game will be out in Japan on December 10th. Atlus, darlings that they are, have released the last two games in the series (and I will be extremely surprised if they pass on this one), so we'll probably see an English-language version soon. Actually, maybe it's just as well that the bonus disc is nothing to write home about; if it were too interesting, I might be tempted to import this sucker, and that's just unnecessary when I have Atlus to act as my personal SRPG fairy godmother.

[via Anime News Network]