SGcafe Anime News For Otaku Jun 2013 Issue

June 1st, 2013 Published by: VR-Zone
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SGCafe : Cosplay | Vocaloid | Otaku | Pop Culture
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and Japanese Pop Culture
Shoko Nakagawa to perform
in large-scale Hong Kong
anime event ‘ACG 2013′ in
July
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/shoko-nakagawa-perform-large-
scale-hong-kong-anime-event-acg-2013-july/
By Az on June 1st, 2013
Nakagawa in ACG 2009
Shokotan will be going to Hong Kong on July. She will
be performing in large-scale anime event ACG Hong Kong
2013. ACG stands for Anime-Comic-Game.
ACG 2009
It has been four years since Shokotan last performed in ACG
and a year since she performed in Hong Kong as part of
her successful Asia tour. ACG 2013 is an event that spans
five days – from July 26 to 31. Shokotan’s performance is
scheduled for the first day, July 26. But that’s not all, as
she will be in the live house KITEC Music Zone on July
28 for the live event “Shoko Nakagawa GIZA☆HONKONG☆

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Looking forward to meeting you☆”. There are no details on
the ticketing for both events yet, so stay tuned for updates.
Shokotan will also be releasing her latest single, “Zoku
Konton” on July 5. With the guitarist ROLLY as her guest,
she talked about the single in her regular Nico Nico Live
show, “Shokotan no wo” and the happenings behind the
making of its jacket, including being a black ribbon mummy.
source: natalie
Gintama the Movie: Final
Chapter ~Be Forever,
Yorozuya~ full trailer is up!
Featuring a cool Shinpachi
and Kagura
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/gintama-movie-final-chapter-be-
yoruzuya-full-trailer-up-featuring-cool-shinpachi-kagura/
By Az on June 1st, 2013
The full trailer for Gintama the Movie: Final Chapter
~Be Forever, Yoruzuya~, with an original story penned by
Sorachi Hideaki himself, has been revealed to the public just
a few hours ago today, June 1.
The trailer features a very different Shinpachi and Kagura.
The visual for future Shinpachi and Kagura has already been
revealed in the visual release, but the trailer shows that not
only their looks, but also their attitude has changed – much
to the shock of Gintoki. Shinpachi charges and mows down a
group of thugs, donning Gintoki’s famous Lake Touya sword.
“Saying you’re on par with the Yoruzuya… Being this weak,
aren’t you a hundred years too early for that?”says Kagura,
now all grown up and beautiful, wearing a China dress – this
time with a Gintoki-design. Backing them up is an aggressive
looking Sadaharu.
It seems that by a strange power, Gintoki has been thrown
to a futuristic Edo – one where he does not exist anymore.
Gintoki is shocked at the sight of a once thriving city now
crumbling and could not believe how his companions have
become: a badass Shinpachi and Kagura succeeding the
Yorozuya, their old home now empty with the signboard
fallen off, a uniformless Shinsengumi, and many more.
You could also hear the theme song, SPYAIR’s “Genjou
DESTRUCTION”, in the background.
“The only one who could finish me off… Is me, and me
alone.” says Gintoki in the final seconds of the trailer.
As said in the previous article, this will be the finisher to all
Gintama anime and movies, and will be on theaters starting
July 6. Sure, Gintama has trolled all of us about ending a
couple of times before, but this time, it looks like it’s ending
for real.
Live on forever, Yorozuya!
Source: natalie

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Preview of Asami Imai’s
music video ‘Hoshikuzu no
Ring’ now live
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/preview-asami-imais-music-video-
hoshikuzu-ring-live/
By SunSoftware on June 1st, 2013
The voice actress of Chihaya Kisaragi and Noire is releasing
her next single this month, and you can hear a 3-minute
preview of her dramatic ballad right here.
Video game fans should recognize Asami Imai for her role
as the idol Chihaya from The Idolm@ster, followed by
Kurisu from Steins;Gate and Noire from Hyperdimension
Neptunia. Recently, she also held her birthday concerts in
Shinjuku on May 25 and 26.
Asami Imai’s eleventh single, Hoshikuzu no Ring, will be
released on June 26. The song will be used as the opening
theme of the anime Corpse Party: Tortured Souls — The
Cursed Screams of the Tyrannized Souls, which will be
released on DVD and Blu-ray on July 24.
As you can tell by the title, the OVA is quite heavy.
Accordingly, Imai’s music video is deep and mournful, with
dramatic opera vocals and piano parts. See for yourself with
the preview below.
The single will be available in a DVD edition that includes
the full music video and a making-of video, so if you were
impressed by the preview, you should get this edition for
2,310 yen. The normal edition without the DVD costs 1,680
yen.
Along with Hoshikuzu no Ring, the single will include
Tender is the Night, the ending theme of 5pb.’s upcoming
PS3 and Xbox 360 game Disorder 6.
The full tracklist of the single is as follows:
1. Hoshikuzu no Ring
2. Tender is the Night
3. Rojiura no Planetarium
4. Hoshikuzu no Ring (off vocal)
5. Tender is the Night (off vocal)
6. Rojiura no Planetarium (off vocal)
For more of Imai coming this summer, check out the anime
adaptation of Hyperdimension Neptunia and the PS Vita
game Hyperdimension Idol Neptunia PP.
Source: Famitsu
1/8 Takanashi Rikka by Kyoto
Animation and Bandai Armor
Girls Project Tobiichi Origami
announced
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/18-takanashi-rikka-kyoto-animation-
bandai-armor-girls-project-tobiichi-origami-announced/
By spartanchef on June 1st, 2013
Kyoto Animation announced in their website that they will
be releasing a 1/8 scale figure of the very cute “Evil Eye”
Takanashi Rikka! The 1/8 PVC figure is produced by Kojima
Shou and because she is kneeling, the figure only stands
about 12 cm. The Rikka figure is in a kneeling pose with her

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signature eyepatch and holding a pistol and her umbrella
strapped in a holster in her left thigh. A perfect must-have
for all them “Chuuni” fans
Meanwhile, Bandai has announced that the latest addition
to their Armor Girls Project (AGP) line will be Date-A-Live’s
Tobiichi Origami!
This figure is made of PVC and ABC and stands about
140 mm. Like all figures under the AGP line, this figure is
completely posable. She comes with her own flight pack as
well as an array of spirit-fighting weaponry. All weaponry are
removable. This figure is set for release September 2013 and
costs about 7140 Yen.

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Eevee and Friends Happy
Party Time adds merchandise
to Pokemon Center’s 15th
anniversary
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/eevee-friends-happy-party-time-
adds-merchandise-pokemon-centers-15th-anniversary/

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By Zenko on May 31st, 2013
With a month of school holidays and their fifteenth
anniversary in full swing, the Pokemon Center has new
Eevee merchandise to offer.
Fifteen years of the Pokemon Center means fifteen years of
Eevee merchandise as well, and to help celebrate Sylveon
(Ninfia) has come along for the ride. Previously, the only
goods available as part of the fifteenth anniversary were
those you could win through lottery. One chance at this
meant having to spend 3500 yen or more, with the lowest
prize being a sticker sheet.
Starting June 1, though, customers will be able to pick up
their own Eevee merchandise to celebrate. Merchandise
includes canvas carrying bags for bottles and make-up (or
even pencils)…
T-shirts…
Keychains and pins with the English translation of the event
(Eevee and Friends: Happy Party Time!):
And of course any stationary you can imagine putting these
happy Pokemon on to return to school in style:
Mobile accessories will also be available so you can take
Eevee and his friends anywhere you are.
If your meal needs a little Eevee love as well, there are
tumblers, coasters and bowls available too.
Don’t worry if you can’t make it to the Pokemon Center in
person as the Amazon branch will have the merchandise
starting June 7.
Source: Famitsu

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Yukari Tamura takes on
donut-cats in ‘Donyatsu’!
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/yukari-tamura-takes-donut-cats-
donyatsu/
By KaleNagasaki on May 31st, 2013
In the crazy and fantastical story about a post-apocalyptic
Tokyo, donut-cats have even taken over beloved voice
actor Yukari Tamura. In the short series Donyatsu, Yukari
Tamura will play the main character, or should I say cat (or
maybe donut-cat), Donyatsu.
Yukari Tamura is best known for her roles
in Muromi-san (Muromi-san), Magical Girl Lyrical
Nanoha (Nanoha Takamachi), Gintama (Saki Hanano),
and Kuroshitsuji (Elizabeth Midford). This year in particular
seems to be a busy one for Yukari Tamura. Not only will she
be the voice of Donyatsu, but she is also lending her voice
to Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai (Kanako
Kurusu) and Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba
Sugiru (Masuzu Natsukawa).
Yukari Tamura’s beautiful voice has been capturing
audiences since 1997. If you are unfamiliar with her songs,
a great place to start would be her singles that were
featured as the ending themes to the Magical Girl Lyrical
Nanoha series. These include “Little Wish ~lyrical step~”,
“Spiritual Garden”, “Hoshizora no Spica”, and “Beautiful
Amulet”.
Other cast members for Donyatsu include Keiji Fujiwara
(Blue Exorcist‘s Shiro), who will play the bagel-cat Begaru,
Junji Majima (Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga
Nai‘s Kohei Akagi, and Hunter x Hunter‘s Leorio), who will
voice the cougar-like cat Baumcougar, and Saori Hayami
(Zettai Bōei Leviathan‘s Leviathan), who will voice the bear-
like cat Kumacaron.
Donyatsu was originally a manga illustrated by Yusuke
Kozaki that was featured in Square Enix’s Young Gangan
in 2011. The approximately two minute anime shorts will be
directed by Mankyu, the lovely genius that brought us Tono
to Issho. Starting on June 1st, Donyatsu will run before
feature films in T-Joy theaters, with a new short released
every month.

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Check out the newly released ending below, sung by Hikari
Shinna.
Source: Crunchyroll
‘OreImo Happy End’ turns
your little sisters into idols
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/oreimo-happy-lets-manage-idols/
By SunSoftware on May 31st, 2013
Were you surprised when a game based on the anime and
light novel series OreImo was announced for the PS3? Well,
this isn’t a visual novel like the PSP games — this is the
OreImo version of the Idolm@ster.
Previously, we discovered in Dengeki PlayStation that Ore
no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai Happy End will
feature five girls who, for some reason, decide to take over
the idol world (isn’t there another idol game coming out?).
Those five girls are the little sister Kirino, goth loli cosplayer
Kuroneko, deceptively refined yandere Ayase, small and
arrogant Kanako, and the normal Minami.
As the hero of the anime, Kyousuke, you work as the budding
idols’ lucky manager. Why they want him to manage, we
have no clue.
Ore ga maneejaa ni naru wake ga nai! (I can’t
become a manager!)
One of your jobs is to man the camera in photo sessions. This
mode takes advantage of the PS3′s graphics engine to make
the girls look better than ever before in 3D. You get to decide
their costumes and environments, so you can make them

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look as charming as possible. However, if you try to take any
weird photos, the girls will get mad — and as OreImo fans
know, it’s not good to make them mad.
Each girl will also have her own website, where you can read
her blog entries, write replies, give them life counseling, and
upload pictures from your photo sessions. By coordinating
the content on the site, you’ll strive to get as much page views
as possible.
Of course, in between jobs, you’ll get to talk to the idols
through cutscenes. In the scenes below, Kirino is in a bad
mood and Ayase is threatening to kill you, but those shots
would get a lot of page views.
We don’t have any details on other parts of the game, but
Bandai Namco has listed some information on the limited
edition HD Complete Box. The info they’ve given isn’t very
specific, but along with the game, the package will include:
• A box with a specially illustrated cover
• An booklet containing 2D scenes from the game
• An audio CD
• A movie Blu-ray Disc
• Other unrevealed content
The limited edition will cost 10,980 yen, and the normal
edition will cost 7,480 yen. Both editions will be released on
September 26. Are you excited to turn your little sisters into
idols this fall?
Source: Dengeki
Swimming anime ‘Free!’ has
new trailer, Haruka version
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/swimming-anime-free-trailer-
haruka-version/

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By SunSoftware on May 31st, 2013
Animation Do’s sexy swimming anime is coming this
summer, but to whet our appetites, they’ve given out a
trailer featuring the cool-headed hero and even a glimpse
of his muscular chest.Free! is the next anime coming from
Animation Do, the division of Kyoto Animation responsible
for hits like K-ON! and Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai. The
anime was first teased in March in a commercial featuring
a lot of manly pectorals, earning it the nickname “that sexy
swimming commercial”.
The story begins with a boy named Haruka Nanase who
leads an uneventful high school life until his old friend Rin
challenges him to a swimming match and utterly creams
him. Ignited by a renewed passion, Haruka and Rin gather
their childhood friends, who won a swimming tournament
together in elementary school, and form their high school’s
swimming club.
In this new 60-second trailer, we get to hear some lines by
Haruka, voiced by Nobunaga Shimazaki (Itsuka from Date
A Live, Taichi from Tari Tari).
Also, those of you who are lucky enough to live in Japan have
a chance to watch the first episode of Free! at an advance
screening and talk session with the cast on June 26 in
Chiyoda’s Marunouchi Piccadilly 3. For more information,
check the anime’s official website.
The rest of us will have to wait until July to see more
of Haruka’s chest. KyoAni will probably reveal four more
trailers for the rest of the main cast. Who do you want to see?
Source: Yaraon
AKB48: Sayonara Crawl
sells 1.763 million copies
+ Senbatsu Elections live
broadcast details
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/05/akb48-sayonara-crawl-sells-1-763-
million-copies-senbatsu-elections-live-broadcast-details/
By Az on May 31st, 2013
AKB48 continues to set and break records in the Oricon
charts for the number of copies sold with their latest single,
“Sayonara Crawl”.
Sayonara Crawl has already sold approximately 1.763
million copies since its release on May 22 and will appear on
the June 3 weekly ranking as the top-selling single for the
week. This is AKB48′s thirteenth million seller since 2011′s
“Sakura no Ki ni Narou”, putting them on par with rock

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duo B’z. AKB48 is also now the top female seller of all time
in Japan, overtaking Ayumi Hamasaki’s 21.41 million total
copies sold with their 21.85 million copies, spear-headed by
“Manatsu no Sounds good!”, another election single, which
sold 1.82 million.
What we can draw from this is that once again, the elections
are fierce. Sayonara Crawl is an election single, meaning
a copy of it allows for one vote. More than a million votes
have yet to be revealed, since the first day counting has only
around 350,000 votes, so anything can happen. The reveal
of the vote counts and rankings will be on June 8 in Nissan
Stadium, Yokohama.
Which brings us to the viewing of the event itself.
For those who have access to Japanese TV, you can tune
in to Fuji Television on the night of the event as they have
monopolized the TV broadcast of the event again this year.
The show will be four hours and forty minutes long, one with
the atmosphere of a real election – one that is sure to be
tense. There will also be a backstage coverage after the reveal
of the top member (and after the weather forecast), giving us
a glimpse of the heavy emotions that result from this heavy
pressure AKB48 tradition.
There is no word yet if Google+ or YouTube will livestream
the event, but if the same broadcast system continues from
last year, they probably will – and with live translators too,
so watch out for that.
Members to look out for: (from left) Yuko Oshima, Mayu
Watanabe, Rino Sashihara
A total of 246 members have filed their candidacy for the
elections, more than half of which are members of the sister
groups SKE, NMB, HKT, JKT, and SNH. Aces from all of
the groups are looking for a spot in the senbatsu, making 16
members seem a little too small for all the favorites.
Fuji TV’s AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo coverage
is on June 8 (Saturday), starting 6:00 PM and ends 10:40
PM (JST). Will AKB48′s reigning queen Yuko be the first to
claim the top twice? Or will CG idol Mayuyu usher in a new
generation as she claims rank 1? Maybe first day counting
top one Sashiko will stay on top?
No one knows. So for the love of your oshi, don’t miss it.
source: Oricon (1)(2)
Nintendo Direct Japan May
31: Monster Hunter 4 set for
September 14 release w/ 3DS
bundle
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/05/nintendo-direct-japan-31-monster-
hunter-4/
By KarbyP on May 31st, 2013
Capcom has announced a new confirmed release date for
its highly-anticipated 3DS multiplayer action title in Japan,
Monster Hunter 4 for the 3DS.
The game will retail for 5,990 yen when it hits video game
stores in Japan on September 14, which is a Saturday (and
quite rare for Japanese video game releases). This date also
happens to be just one week before Tokyo Game Show kicks
off in Japan.
For gamers who do not yet have a 3DS, or Monster Hunter
fans who must have everything, Nintendo and Capcom
are also collaborating on two special limited edition 3DS
bundles: “Goa Magara Black” and “Airu White” designs.
No price was announced for either limited edition SKU, but
both were said to be available only in short supply.
A new trailer for Monster Hunter 4 was also shown today.
We’ve embedded the full Nintendo Direct Japan broadcast

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below; the Monster Hunter 4 trailer runs from 14:04 till the
end of the video.
That said, some of you might want to watch from the 07:50
mark onwards. That’s when the Monster Hunter 4 bit in the
broadcast comes on. The game’s producer, Ryozo Tsujimoto,
briefly summarises some of the new additions that the
developer has made to the highly-anticipated 3DS title – two
new weapons, a bevy of new monsters to hunt, and more.

June 3rd, 2013 Published by: VR-Zone
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Gintama the Movie: Final
Chapter ~Be Forever,
Yorozuya~ visuals for the
Shinsengumi and Katsura
released
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/gintama-movie-final-chapter-be-
forever-yorozuya-visuals-shinsengumi-katsura-released/
By Az on June 3rd, 2013
New visuals for “Gintama the Movie: Final Chapter ~Be
Forever, Yorozuya~” has just been released. This time, it’s
for the Shinsengumi and Katsura.
The previous visuals showed us an adult Shinpachi and
Kagura, donning Gintoki’s mementos and the full trailer
showed us how badass they have become. The once idol-
lover is now a skilled warrior, shown in his fearless charging
towards a group of thugs. Sukonbu-musume is now a
beautiful lady, now with a fouler mouth and still in constant
quarrel with Shinpachi.
But what of the others? As we all know, Gintama is not only
about the Yorozuya trio, but each and every one. We were
only given glimpses of the other characters in the full trailer,
but fret not as full visuals for them have been released.

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Sougo Okita. Shinsengumi’s most popular member and one
with intentions to overthrow his superior officer, Hijikata.
A powerful swordsman and Gintama’s strongest sadist. He
completely does away with his uniform (don’t know about
the bazooka though, could be hidden somewhere) and looks
as if he stepped out from another samurai manga with his
wanderer style.
Isao Kondou. The captain of the armed police force
Shinsengumi. A stalker to the woman he fancies, a gorilla to
others. He may be a failure of society, but his nature is one
that brings the rowdy Shinsengumi together. In the movie,
he is a prisoner for some reason, as exemplified by his ragged
look.
Toshirou Hijikata. The infamous demonic vice-chief and
natural mayonnaise glutton. Seen most of the time leading
the Shinsengumi in the absence of Kondo and spearheading
the movement against the Jouishishi. Future Hijikata
completely does away with the Shinsengumi’s trademark
coat and instead puts on a more stylish trench coat. He also
looks like he means business this time.
Kotarou Katsura. The so-called “Mad Noble” of Edo.
Leader of the now underground terrorist group planning
to overthrow the shogunate. Daily life includes evading the
Shinsengumi. For some reason, future Zura’s style is that of
the Kiheitai’s leader, Shunsuke Takasugi.

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Feeling excited yet? “Gintama the Movie: Final Chapter ~Be
Forever, Yorozuya~” starts showing in theaters in Japan on
July 8. As the title states, this is the final Gintama animation
that will be made.
source: natalie
More characters revealed
for moe fantasy ‘Genei wo
Kakeru Taiyou’
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/characters-revealed-moe-fantasy-
genei-wo-kakeru-taiyou/
By SunSoftware on June 3rd, 2013
The studio AIC has revealed more information on their
upcoming fantasy action anime, including a lot of the curious
characters and cast members.Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou (The
Sun Penetrates the Illusion) is centered around a girl named
Akari who becomes obsessed with tarot cards after her
mother, a fortune teller, passes away. One night, Akari
is attacked by a monster and awakens a magic power by
holding the Sun Tarot. Soon after, Akari falls unconscious
and wakes up in the company of an organization of tarot
users called Sefio Fiore. From then on, Akari joins a group
of new cadets who train to use their tarots and fight forces
of darkness day after day.
Along with the story details, the studio have also revealed
some of the supporting characters and their cast members.
Etia Visconti
The commander of the Sefio Fiore’s Nagataki branch. She
looks gentle on the outside while hiding a dark secret. She
uses the World Tarot and is voiced by Aya Endou (Sheryl
from Macross Frontier, Miyuki from Lucky Star).
Ariel Valtiel Westcott
The strict and merciless vice commander of Sefio Fiore’s
Nagataki branch. She uses the Judgement Tarot and is
voiced by Kikuko Inoue (Belldandy from Ah! My Goddess!,
Cecile from Code Geass).
Priscilla Twilight
A cheerful older sister figure who serves as an
upperclassmen for the new cadets. She uses the Fool
Tarot and is voiced by Ruriko Aoki (Riina Tada from The
Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls).

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Meltina Melvis
A mature and intelligent upperclassman. She uses the
Magician Tarot and is voiced by Nao Touyama (Chiho
from Hataraku! Maou-sama, Yui from Love Come wa
Machigatteiru).
Itsuki/Mutsumi/Nanase Tendo
A homunculi trio. They work to detect Daemonia and analyze
information. They use the Wheel of Fortune Tarot and
are voiced by Atsumi Tanezaki (Natsume from Tonari no
Kaibutsu-kun).
Fuyuna Shinzaki
Akari’s cousin and an honor student who likes to read. She
is voiced by Ayane Sakura (Akane from Vividred Operation,
Merry from Yumekui Merry).
Hinata Taiyou
Akari’s late mother who was a tarot fortune teller. She is
voiced by Aya Hisakawa (Ami from Sailor Moon, Cerberus
from Cardcaptor Sakura).
Laplace/Schrodinger
A mysterious crow and cat who understand human speech
and serve as watchmen for Sefio Fiore. Laplace is voiced by
Chado Horii (movie and TV drama actor), and Schrodinger
is voiced by Shiori Izawa (Sodoko from Girls und Panzer).
Mama Nagataki/Lymro/Hanayume
Some creepy fortune tellers in Nagataki. Mama Nagataki is
voiced by Mao Uchino, Lymro by Minami Takahashi, and
Hanayume by Hironori Kondou.

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Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou will begin airing on July 6. If
you’re curious about this bishoujo fantasy, you can see the
main heroines, trailer and more information in our previous
article.
Source: Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou homepage
EA announced a new version
of Scrabble and new content
for Real Racing 3
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/ea-announced-version-scrabble-
content-real-racing-3/
By bj0rN on June 3rd, 2013
For the first time ever, the SCRABBLE game will be available
for Android devices outside of the U.S. and Canada under
license from Mattel, and will be rolling out in six languages,
including English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and
Brazilian Portuguese.
SCRABBLE fans outside of the U.S and Canada can also look
forward to a free-to-download version for Apple devices, as
well as a localized Facebook version of the game, which will
also be offered in the same six languages. This new version
of the game will also add authenticity with the addition of
the Collins and Larousse Official word lists.
Utilizing the Origin cross-platform functionality in the Apple
and Android versions, fans can also now play against their
friends and like-minded opponents in the SCRABBLE game
across multiple platforms.
An ad-free version of the new SCRABBLE will also be
available as a paid download on the App Store SM at S$2.58
(iPhone).
The new, localized versions of the SCRABBLE game are
now live on the App Store SM, Google Play™ and Facebook
worldwide.
Real Racing 3, the biggest racing game for mobile devices,
has launched a new content update that features one of the
world’s most challenging tracks, brand new cars from Lexus
and Dodge, and 50+ new events.
Players can now race on the all-new Dubai Autodrome with
six different track layouts, challenging players to navigate
technically tight corners and heart-pumping straights. Race
during the day or experience twilight, while mastering one
of the world’s most difficult tracks
Four new cars join the extensive lineup, including the
prestigious Lexus IS--‐F and Lexus LFA, along with the
powerful Dodge Charger SRT8 and Dodge Charger RT. With
more than 800 million races completed to date and 16
million races completed each day, players are sure to enjoy
50+ new events added across two series. Including this
update, there are now more than 50 cars and 1000+ events
available for players in Real Racing 3.
The second content update for Real Racing 3 is available now
on the App Store and Google Play.
To download Real Racing 3 for free, please visit here
Sailor Moon live-action
musical all-female cast
decided!
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/sailor-moon-live-action-musical-all-
female-cast-decided/

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By spartanchef on June 3rd, 2013
More than 20 years after the debut of the classic, Sailor
Moon, an all-female cast for its stage musical has been
announced. The stage musical will run from September
13, 2013 until September 23, 2013 with a break day on
September 17. The musical will be held at the AiiA Theater in
Tokyo. The play is written and directed by Takuya Hiramitsu
with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The cast is full of new faces
as well as a veteran stage actress in Yuga Yamato.
Playing the role of Usagi or Sailor Moon will be Satomi
Okubo. This will be her debut role.
The role of Ami or Sailor Mercury will be played by Miyabi
Matsura. She was a Junon Girl Grand Prix winner.
The role of Rei or Sailor Mars will be played by Kanon
Nanaki. She is a magazine model.

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The role of Makoto or Sailor Jupiter will be played by Yu
Takahashi. She had a role in Kamen Rider Kiva as Yuri Aso.
She also modeled for several magazines.
The role of Minako or Sailor Venus will be played by Shiori
Sakata. She appeared in the NHK show “Goldfish club” with
the role of Aya.
and finally, the dashing Tuxedo Mask will be portrayed by
Yuga Yamato. She is a veteran stage actress having starred
in the broadway musical, “Curtains”.
Sailor Moon is one of the most loved Magical Girl (Mahou
Shoujo) series of all time. It started its run as a manga
in 1991 and was published by Nakayoshi Magazine. Its
anime adaptation went on to becoming one of the most
popular anime of all time with a total of five seasons. The
original manga is written by Naoko Takeuchi and has her
work translated into multiple languages and the manga sold
millions of copies worldwide. The manga won the Kodansha
manga award in 1993.
It follows a girl named Usagi who finds a talking cat named
Luna. Luna reveals that Usagi’s real identity is Sailor Moon,
a magical warrior destined to save the world. Along the
way, she meets other “Sailor Senshi” like Ami, Rei, Makoto,
Minako, Chibi-usa and many more. The live-action musical
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Source: Animate
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate to
dabble in freemium/free-to-
play business model on the
PlayStation Network
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/dead-alive-5-ultimate-fre-to-play/
By KarbyP on June 3rd, 2013
When Tecmo Koei Games’ Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate hits the
PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles later this year, several
editions for the 3D fighter will be available.
There’s the standard edition. The limited edition. And,
announced today via a Famitsu interview, a freemium/free-
to-play edition that will come out on the PlayStation Store
day one.
The free PSN version will come with only four characters
to play with – Kasumi, Ayane, Hayate, and Ryu Hayabusa
– and will not come with the contents of the game’s story
mode. But otherwise, most of the modes in the full game (all
online modes, and all offline modes except Story mode) will
be fully accessible. Users on this free version will even be able
to play online with gamers who bought the retail version.
Although initially only four characters are playable in this
freemium version, users will be able to purchase additional
fighters at 400 yen per character to play with. The game’s
story mode will also be accessible in this freemium version,
for the price of 1,500 yen.
That’s compared to the 6,090 yen price for the retail
version, that will come with access to the story mode and all
characters.
Save files from the original Dead or Alive 5, as well as all DLC
purchased for that version, can be carried over to both the
full-priced and freemium versions of DOA5U. Of course, you
won’t be able to access DLC costumes for characters that are
locked in the free version.
This is incredibly generous of Tecmo Koei Games and Team
Ninja. It is also, I believe, the first time any fighting games
publisher have tried this model, which makes a lot of sense
not just for casual fighting game fans, but also for hardcore
fighting game enthusiasts like myself who may not be able
to commit as much time to playing DOA5U to justify buying
a full-priced retail game.
If, like me, you only plan to play one or two characters in
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate to begin with, then this essentially
means that you can have most of the game’s functionality for
the low fee of 400 or 800 yen (US$4 or US$8 respectively).
But will the strategy play out well for Tecmo Koei Games?
Every customer who downloads the free version of the game
is one who did not buy the full-priced retail version, after all.
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox
360 comes out September 3, 2013 in the US, September 5 in
Japan, and September 6 in Europe.
Currently, the freemium version of the game (exclusively
on PlayStation Store) has only been announced for the
Japanese market. We’ll have to wait and see if Tecmo Koei
Games decides to roll out a similar deal for other territories.
Source: Famitsu

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Genki Rockets vocalist, Rei
Yasuda, makes her solo debut
with Yamato 2199 ending
theme
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/genki-rockets-vocalist-solo-debut-
yamato-2199-theme/
By Zenko on June 3rd, 2013
Rei Yasuda, famous vocalist for Genki Rockets, is kicking off
her solo career with the new ending theme for Yamato 2199
this June.
Genki Rockets was a big name on the Japanese pop scene
in 2006 when their first song Heavenly Star hit YouTube.
The song has since appeared in numerous mash-ups on
Nico Nico Douga, but not much was known about their lead
singer. This is because she was promoted as a future idol
and the first human born in outer space, Lumi. However,
now that Rei Yasuda is pursuing a solo artiste career, more is
being revealed about the voice and face behind the Rockets’
lead singer.
Born in North Carolina, USA, Rei Yasuda moved to Japan
when she was only three years old. When she was 13, she
passed the test to join the Genki Rockets and entered as
a vocalist. When the first single debuted via music video,
however, her identity was not revealed.
When asked what it was they were looking for in recruiting
the key member of their group, Kenji Tamai and Tetsuya
Mizuguchi, the brains behind Genki Rockets, responded that
they had looked throughout several countries for a lone
girl to take the part. They also wanted a voice that would
appeal worldwide, and decided the voice of a 13 year old girl
would suit their needs better than an adult. They also wanted
someone who would not be looking for a solo debut during
the course the Genki Rockets were active, so that their entire
focus could be on their work in it.
Because she fit these qualifications, Rei Yasuda took on the
role, but now, at twenty, she is launching her solo career. She
will be doing this with her original song Best of My Love for
the recent continuation of Yamato 2199.
The debut is being handled by Sony Music Entertainment
(SME Records) and will be handled in two key ways. Starting
June 2, her song will premiere as the ending theme of the 9th
episode. Then, starting July 27 and running for two months,
she will make plans for fan events. She has said that she will
make the best use of her English skills, even in Japan, so that
she might reach a global audience.
Source: AnimeAnime
Check out cast, character
designs, and PV for ‘Makai
Oji: Devils and Realists’
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/check-cast-character-designs-pv-
makai-oji-devils-realists/
By KaleNagasaki on June 2nd, 2013
According to the Makai Oji: Devils and Realists official
website, we now know the voice actors and designs for all of
the major characters.
Takuya Eguchi, who voiced Inu x Boku SS‘s Banri Watanuki
and My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU‘s Hachiman
Hikigaya, will play the main protagonist, William Twining.
The son of a famous aristocrat who lost his money to an
investment failure, William does not believe in demons. His
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Takuma Terashima, who was the voice of Agamase Touma
in The IDOLM@STER and Yoshifumi Aoki in Kokoro
Connect, will play William’s close friend Dantalion.
Although he appears as William’s classmate at the academy,
Dantalion is actually a demon summoned by William.
Dantalion’s job is to stay by William’s side until the young
aristocrat chooses a substitute king. This is easier said than
done though, since William’s lack of faith in demons proves
quite the obstacle.
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, whose lengthy and impressive
resume includes Sword Art Online’s Kirito, will voice
Sitori. Despite the feminine appearance, Sitori is a rival of
Dantalion as candidate for substitute king. Within academy
walls, Sitori becomes seen as a princess-like figure.
Tetsuya Kakihara (Ao no Exorcist‘s Amaimon and Fairy
Tail‘s Natsu Dragneel) will voice Camio, another candidate
for substitute king. He is half-demon and half-human, and
is a prodigy of sorts at the academy. As you can already tell,
there is some fierce competition for the position of substitute
king, and William has a tough decision to make.
Getting away from all this talk of demons, Jun
Fukuyama (Valrave the Liberator‘s A-drei) will voice the
butler of the Twining household, Kevin. Although Kevin
had been trying to catch William’s uncle, the reason for
the business failure, Kevin now works as a teacher for the
academy. He is a fan of gambling, and has some secrets
locked away behind his demure smile.
Last but not least, Motoki Takagi (Kamanosuke Yuri
in Brave 10) will voice Isaac Morton. Although he is a friend
of William’s at school, unlike William, Isaac believes in and
knows much about demons. Consequently, he often gets
pulled into the battles between the demons over William.
Other voice actors include Kousuke Toriumi as Gilles
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Mycroft Swallow, Hiroki Yasumoto as Baphomet, Kazutomi
Yamamoto as Amon, and Yuuto Suzuki as Mamon.
Now that you know all of the main characters, check out the
promotional video below. I guarantee it will make fangirls
squeal!
Makai Oji: Devils and Realists was originally a manga
by Utako Yukihiro and Madoka Takadono. Chiaki Kon
(Junjo Romantica, When They Cry – Higurashi) will direct
the anime adaptation. Michiko Yokote, who also worked
on Junjo Romantica, will be in charge of series composition.
Kikuko Sadakata (Muromi-san, Corpse Princess) will be the
chief animation director and character designer.
Makai Oji will premier July 7, so stay tuned! Don’t forget
to also keep a look out for the opening and ending
singles to be released on July 24. Both the opening and
ending theme songs, “Believe my Dice” and “A Shadow’s
Love Song” respectively, are performed by Takuya Eguchi
(William), Takuma Terashima (Dantalion), Yoshitsugu
Matsuoka (Sitori), and Tetsuya Kakihara (Camio).
Source: makai-ouji.com, Crunchyroll
The Idolm@ster series
general producer: “Look
forward to info on a console
game release”
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/idolmster-series-general-producer-
look-info-console-game-release/
By KarbyP on June 2nd, 2013
Namco Bandai Games’s general producer for The
Idolm@ster series, Yozo Sakagami, appeared as a special
guest on Sega’s Samurai & Dragons Fan Meeting 2013
Summer event in Akihabara held earlier today.
He was there mostly to talk about the Im@s collaboration
card pack that Sega announced today for Samurai &
Dragons, which is a pretty big deal if you’re a fan of both
The Idolm@ster and Samurai & Dragons. But, you know,
Samurai & Dragons isn’t exactly released worldwide (only in
Asia and Japan). Plus the two franchises couldn’t be more
different from one another.
If you’re an Idolm@ster fan, I wouldn’t blame you at all if
the collaboration card pack announcement might as well be
moot to you.
But fortunately, that’s not all Sakagami talked about at
Sega’s event.
At the tail end of The Idolm@ster X Samurai & Dragons
segment, Sakagami once again teased a little about what
Im@s fans might be able to look forward to further down the
line: a full-fledged Idolm@ster console game release.
“This year The Idolm@ster series is reaching its eighth
anniversary. We’re working hard to bring the fans more and
more things, so for instance we’re doing a [concert] tour in
July – well, we’ve done a live tour every year – and this time
we’re be starting the tour in July,” Sakagami said.
“With The Idolm@ster series, we started service on these
social games [which have attracted a lot of attention]… But,
like many what many would probably think, we’d also like to
to put out the franchise’s next console game release.
“We’re currently looking into some ideas on that front,
working hard on something that we hope to announce in the
near future, so please look forward to that.”
Do you think we’ll see The Idolm@ster 3 announced this
year? Which platform would you want to see the next
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Samurai & Dragons to launch
Idolm@ster, God Eater 2,
DOA5U collaboration card
packs
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/samurai-dragons-launch-idolmster-
god-eater-2-doa5u-collaboration-card-packs/
By KarbyP on June 2nd, 2013
At a “Samurai & Dragons Fan Meeting 2013 Summer” event
held today at Akihabara’s UDX Theatre, Sega announced
a number of collaborative card packs – featuring game
franchises owned by Namco Bandai, Tecmo Koei, and Nihon
Falcom Corporation – that would be released at some point
during the upcoming “fourth season” service of the PS Vita
free-to-play simulation/action/trading card MMO game.
Note that the collaborative card packs announced today are
meant for the Japanese version of the game, and may not
necessarily make it into the English and Chinese versions
currently playable in Asia (you’ll need an Asian PSN account
to access the game).
That said, past collaborations with franchises such as Fate/
Stay Night have indeed made it into the Asian version of
Samurai & Dragons, albeit on a service date different from
the Japanese version.
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
First-print editions of Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate in Japan will
code with a special Samurai & Dragons contents key that will
give players access to an Ayane card.
The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki

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God Eater 2
The Idolm@ster series
Rather than a specific game, the collaboration here features
characters from across the entire The Idolm@ster franchise
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Source: Dengeki
Aku no Hana’s concept CD
‘Aku no Kafu’ includes creepy
ending theme
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/aku-hanas-concept-cd-aku-kafu-
includes-creepy-theme/
By SunSoftware on June 2nd, 2013
Have you seen that anime airing this season called Aku no
Hana? Do you know that ending song with the terrifying,
inhuman voice? Well, that song is coming in a CD.
Aku no Hana (The Flowers of Evil) is an unusual anime. For
one thing, it doesn’t try to seem enjoyable. The animation
looks dreary at first, the background music is low-key, the
story is smothered with a gloomy atmosphere, and it has one
of the most haunting ending themes you will ever hear:
Despite all that, the anime has gained a lot of fans who like
its controversial and realistic story, which is about a boy
who steals the gym clothes of the girl he likes, causing wild
rumors of a pervert in his school.
Now, Aku no Hana is getting its own concept CD featuring all
four versions of the opening theme composed by Uchuujin,
Aku no Hana, along with the full version of the ending theme
performed by Asa-chang and Junrei, Hana -a last flower-
(yes, it’s the deranged song above).
The full tracklist of the CD is as follows:
1. Hana -a last flower-
2. Aku no Hana -Sawa Nakamura- (vocals by Mariko
Gotou)
3. Aku no Hana -Takao Kasuga- (vocals by Noko from
Shinsei Kamattechan)
4. Aku no Hana -Nanako Saeki- (vocals by Shiho Nanba)
5. Aku no Hana -Gunma Prefecture Kiryuu City-
6. Hana -a last flower- (off vocals)
7. Aku no Hana -Sawa Nakamura- (vocals by Mariko
Gotou) (off vocals)
8. Aku no Hana -Takao Kasuga- (vocals by Noko) (off
vocals)
9. Aku no Hana -Nanako Saeki- (vocals by Shiho Nanba)
(off vocals)
10. Aku no Hana -Gunma Prefecture Kiryuu City- (off
vocals)
11. Hikarigoke
On a side note, the band Uchuujin have released their second
single featuring the original version of the opening theme,
which is different from the versions in the anime, so if you’re
curious, you can pick up that single now.
Did you expect all of those weird songs to be released?
Source: Natalie

June 4th, 2013 Published by: VR-Zone
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Be as pretty as Sailor Moon
with new Miracle Romance
compact
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/pretty-sailor-moon-miracle-
romance-compact/
By Zenko on June 4th, 2013
For those who have ever wanted to be as pretty as a Sailor
Scout, your chance is coming with the new release of a
Miracle Romance Shining Moon Power compact.
Bandai Premium goods is getting ready to release a special
item aimed at adult fans of Sailor Moon, specifically Sailor
Moon R on June 4. Retailing for 3980 yen, the compact
will based on the one Serena (Usagi) uses to transform
throughout the Sailor Moon R series.
Bandai Premium had previously released a themed compact
for Precure, and felt it would not be too difficult to recreate a
similar item for adults. They decided to base it on the popular
Sailor Moon series because it is celebrating it’s twentieth
anniversary this year, and has another upcoming series later
this year. The compact will be joining their Creer Beaute line,
which features other anime themed make-up, such as Rose
of Versailles mascara and Yatsura themed lip balm.
Like Sailor Moon’s Crystal Star Brooch it will feature a
mirror, styled to look like the silver crystal, and an outer
casing designed to match the one seen in the show. It will be
packaged with a pink colored “sparkling powder” blush and
“Adults are cute (Otona kawaii)” insert to help you feel like a
princess too. To add to the appeal, a Luna themed concealer
will also be bundled in the package.
Preorders for the compact will open June 4 at Bandai’s
good website and at Animate stores in Japan. It will ship
sometime in October.
Source: Famitsu
Get ready to die a lot again-
Dark Souls 2 has a release
date
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/ready-die-lot-again-dark-souls-2-
release-date/
By hikarucon on June 4th, 2013

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Namco Bandai has officially confirmed that in March of
2014, Dark Souls II will be released. The announcement
came soon after a picture of a banner of Dark Souls II from
this year’s E3 event was taken, revealing the date of release.
Initially announced last December, Dark Souls II has been
welcomed by the fans at arms lengths after the director
of the game revealed that this game would be more
“straightforward” and “approachable” as compared to the
last two iterations of the game which were designed to
challenge the player to the point of masochism.
Fears of that were mostly dispelled as we got to see the game
in action.
Dark Souls II comes out March 2014. Hopefully more details
to follow at E3.
‘Attack on Titan’ manga
breaks through 20 million
copies
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/attack-titan-manga-breaks-20-
million-copies/
By SunSoftware on June 4th, 2013
Are you enjoying the anime Attack on Titan? Have you read
the manga yet? Well, a whole lot of people have.As of today,
the manga Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) by Hajime
Isayama has been released in 10 volumes and printed into
20 million copies since it began serialization in September
of 2009 in Bessatsu Shounen Magazine. In comparison, by
last December, the manga had sold 10 million copies — that’s
only half as much!
Of course, the reason the total sales doubled in half a
year is because of the anime adaptation. Since the anime
started airing just two months ago, the manga has sold a
whopping 8.7 million copies. On average, manga series from
the publisher Kodansha sell about 2 million copies, and
officials from the company describe Attack on Titan as the
type of masterpiece that appears once every ten years.
In case you have read this far and don’t know about Attack on
Titan, the story is set in a world where human civilization has
built three gigantic, circular walls to protect itself from man-
eating Titans. One day, a colossal Titan breaks the outermost
wall, causing a swarm of Titans to kill one third of the human
population. The hero is a boy named Eren Jaegar who vows
to have his revenge against the Titans after he witnesses his
mother being devoured.
The manga series first broke through 1 million sales in
December 2009, when there were only two volumes, and it
has also been translated into English by Kodansha Comics
USA. The first Blu-ray volume will be released on July 17.
How many copies do you think that will sell?
Source: Yaraon
Prepare your battle lawns
for ‘Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s
About Time’
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/prepare-battle-lawns-plants-
zombies-2-time/
By KaleNagasaki on June 4th, 2013

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According to the PopCap official website, Plants vs. Zombies
2: It’s About Time will be released worldwide for the iPhone,
iPad, and iPod Touch on July 18. When the first Plants vs.
Zombies came out, I remember staying on my phone for days
straight – the game was just so addicting! If you’ve had a
similar experience, then it surely is about time that It’s About
Time is coming!
As a plus, you don’t have to anticipate any fees or hits to your
wallet. PopCap assures us that
players can face every zombie and access every level
in every world at no cost.
There will be upgrades and items available for purchase, but
they will not be necessary to experiencing the awesomeness
of the game. The same concept we fell in love with before
is still there: defend your house (and your brains) from
the onslaught of zombies by building a bastion of plants.
However, PopCap promises that Plants vs. Zombies 2 will
bring tons of new levels, multiple-themed worlds, new types
of plants and zombies, and even a way for players to directly
take on the zombies.
Some of the themed-worlds include Ancient Egypt, Pirate
Seas, and the Wild West. How cool do these levels look?
Senior producer Allen Murray says:
We’re confident that players will see the love and
attention we’ve put into this game. We’ve created
wild new ways to experience the plants and zombies
you know and love as well as packing the game with
tons of completely new content, and we’re still hard
at work coming up with even more cool stuff that
will keep Plants vs. Zombies 2 fresh and evolving in
the months and years following launch.
But enough talking, check out the official trailer below! I
can’t tell you how happy it makes me that Crazy Dave is still
in there.
If you’re hungry for more information, stay tuned for E3
next week, where more announcements about the game
should be made. In the meantime, I will be replaying the
original Plants vs. Zombies.
Sources: IGNAsia
Could the Deathstroke DLC
for Batman: Arkham Origins
not be coming to the Wii U?
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/deathstroke-dlc-batman-arkham-
origins-coming-wii-u/

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It might not be the best day to be a Wii U owner and a fan of
the Dark Knight. There’s currently a lot of confusion whether
or not the Wii U version of the Warner Brother’s upcoming
game Batman: Arkham Origins is getting the Deathstroke
DLC.
According to some box art posted by NeoGaf, the WiiU
version is the only one without a sticker saying that the
Deathstroke DLC is included.
The Deathstroke DLC includes 2 challenge maps and 2
Deathsroke skins for free as long as you pre-order the game.
The Wii U not getting DLC on a multi-platform release is
nothing too new (see Mass Effect 3) but still difficult to
believe.
Some retail sites such as Amazon do list the Wii U as
including the DLC but there is no official word yet whether
or not this is the case.
Batman: Arkharm Origins is scheduled to hit PC, PS3,
Xbox360, and Wii U worldwide October 25, 2013.
Kanjani8′s new single
‘Namida no Kotae’
will accompany Okura
Tadayoshi’s role in ’100 Kai
Naku Koto’
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/kanjani8s-single-namida-kotae-
accompany-member-okura-tadayoshis-role-100-kai-naku-koto/
Earlier today it was announced that Kanjani8 will
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“Hesomagari/Koko ni Shika nai Keshiki”, which came out
last April, Kanjani8′s new song will be titled “Namida no
Kotae.” The song was composed by SEKAI NO OWARI, and
will be out June 12.
You can own the single in three editions:
- Limited A with DVD that includes the full music video for
title track, 24pg booklet/special jacket, and deluxe
packaging.
- Limited B with DVD that includes version of music video
and making-of footage. Deluxe packaging.
- Regular CD-only with extra coupling song. First Press
version adds a bonus remix track and deluxe packaging.
Check out the short version of the song below:
‘Namida no Kotae’, besides likely becoming another hit
under Kanjani8′s belt, will also be the main song for the
upcoming movie 100 Kai Naku Koto (To Cry 100 Times). If
you plan on seeing the movie to support Kanjani8, you
will be doing so in more ways than one. Not only will
‘Namida no Kotae’ be extensively featured, but member
Okura Tadayoshi is also starring in the movie.
In 100 Kai Naku Koto, Okura Tadayoshi plays Shuichi Fuji,
a man beleaguered by memory loss after a dramatic motor
cycle accident. Mirei Kiritani will also grace the screen with
Okura. Mark your calenders for June 22, and get excited to
hit the movies. Here’s the trailer!
It seems that Kanjani8 has established a trend with
producing a song that will be featured in a movie in
which one of the members act. Concerning their last single,
‘Hesomagari/Koko ni Shika nai Keshiki’, ‘Hesomagari’ is the
theme song for the TV series Otenki Oneesan, and Okura
Tadayoshi stars in it. ‘Koko ni Shika nai Keshiki’ is the theme
song for the movie Kencho Omotenashi Ka, and (surprise
surprise) member Ryo Nishikido starred in it.
But this is all good news: it means we can get our Kanjani8
fix in one place!
Sources: Jpopasia, comtrya.com
New Injustice: Gods Among
Us DLC announced! And it’s…
SCORPION!
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/injustice-gods-dlc-announced-its-
scorpion/
By spartanchef on June 4th, 2013
DC Comics fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us has
been making waves since its release last April 2013 and now,
they have announced a new DLC character, Mortal Kombat’s
Scorpion! Scorpion would the only character not from the
comic books so far. Scorpion is from NetherRealm’s Mortal
Kombat series which had a cross-over with DC previously
with fighting game Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe.
NetherRealm Studios is also responsible for Injustice: Gods
Among Us so the news comes as no surprise at all. Scorpion’s
new costume is a redesign by comic book artist Jim Lee who
has made the artwork for several Marvel and DC comics
like Uncanny X-Men, Iron Man, Batman, Superman among
others.
The other DLC characters for Injustice: Gods Among us were
Lobo (First DLC character announced) and Batgirl (Second
DLC character announced). Scorpion can be downloaded
for US$4.99 on the PlayStation Network and 400 Microsoft
Points for the Xbox 360. Injustice: Gods Among Us will also
be available for the Wii U in the summer (2013).
source: Comingsoon.net

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Binbougami-Ga! manga
ending
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/binbougami-ga-manga/
It has been announced that comedy manga Binbougami-
Ga! is will now be having its final curtain call. The comedy
manga about an extremely lucky beauty named Ichiko and a
goddess of misfortune named Momiji has been handing out
laughs through its witty and playful humor since November
of 2008. The manga also had an equally hilarious anime
adaptation which ran from July to September 2012 (Summer
anime season 2012). The final chapter will be released in the
August issue of Jump Square to be released July 4 in Japan.
The story is about an extremely lucky girl named Ichiko
Sakura. However, her luck comes from her sucking off the
luck of others. As a result, the people closest to her become
unlucky while she becomes super lucky. In order to stop this,
a Binbougami or a goddess of misfortune named Momiji
was sent to take away her good fortune. However, Ichiko
is unwilling to give up her luck even when she almost had
her beloved butler killed because of her selfishness. This
results to a (very) funny battle of wits between the goddess
of flatne… I mean misfortune and Ichiko.
Binbougami-Ga! is a comedy manga Sukeno Yoshiaki. It is
serialized in Jump Square by Shueisha.
Source: Mantan
Details on Suda51′s Killer is
Dead: Premium Edition
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/details-suda51s-killer-dead-
premium-edition/
Romance and execution, two sides of the same coin come to
life in Suda51’s upcoming game Killer is Dead. As if just a
standard version was not enough for this game, Suda51 is
pushing a Premium edition with added DLC “Beauty, Beast,
and Lingerie,” and an extra episode “Blood Thief” which
upon clearing will earn you two extra sub-missions.
The Premium edition will come with a reversible jackets with
the product code put into a special design on the reverse
side of it. The Premium edition will net you about 7980 yen
(about $80)

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One of the 4 Mondo girls: Betty aka Life Forcer
Voice: Asakawa Yuu
B/W/H: 88/56/84
Height: 170cm
Age: 256
Residence: Germany
Read our previous article for more information on our 256
year old beauty here
Execution target: Sebastian
Sex: Male
Height 180cm
Age: 50
Residence: England
Special skills: Entrapping women with his gentlemanly
demeanor. His deep interest in vampires becomes apparent
when he fights and transforms into a form similar to the
creatures.
Enemy: Dark Eye
Wires will suddenly appear floating around in front of you.
Destroying the enemy is not as simple as it may look since
it is a huge floating eyeball. The enemy is great not only in
size but defensive capabilities cladding itself in thick armor
making doing damage to it a difficult feat. The Dark Eye is
not just good for defense though, the Dark Eye can also shoot
out dark matter out of its eye which will make for some heavy
damage.
It can also summon its subordinate, the Red Eye. Since the
Dark Eye is an airborne enemy, countermeasures need to be
taken, thus players will be supplied with the “Muscle Back”
in order to counter the enemies’ attacks.
Red Eye

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Similar to the Black Eye, it is a huge floating eye that will
suddenly appear in front of the player meaning that the
player needs to act quickly to avoid receiving any critical
damage. The Red Eye has a thorny armor that kind of makes
it look like a star. The Red Eye is a set with the Dark Eye so
you’ll never just see a Red Eye hanging around by itself. Be
weary that if you see a Red Eye, a Dark Eye is just around
the corner.
The Red Eye’s offensive capabilities are nothing short of
cruel and powerful. Furthermore, when the Red Eye is
destroyed it explodes meaning that not only does the player
have to worry about killing the creature, but also has to worry
about its impending explosion.
Sub-missions
When you clear “Blood thief,” you will be able to do two
more sub-missions, “Scheme of the bats” and “Legendary
Liquor” which players will be able to select sub-missions
upon clearing an episode. In each new stage there will
be various gimmicks that correspond to each stage that is
chosen.
Of course, this game would be nothing without extra goodies
and Killer is Dead delivers. In order to receive more presents
and items from the beauties, you will need to earn money in
short missions.
In the submission “Scheme of the bats,” Sebastian’s bat
underlings plot his revival and you’re the only one who
can stop it. In order to prevent the impending revival of
Sebastian, players must protect the light of sealing that keeps
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On the other hand, “Legendary Liquor” takes place in an
ancient castle’s underground area where a special wine has
been hidden. The players’ mission is to find and acquire as
much wine as possible. The more received, the better the
turn outs of the mission.
Killer is Dead is working towards an August 1st release.
Team Ninja’s Yosuke Hayashi:
DOA5U freemium/free-to-
play to launch worldwide
[Translated Interview]
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/doa5u-team-ninja-yosuke-hayashi-
interview-translated/

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By KarbyP on June 3rd, 2013
In a lengthy discussion with Famitsu on Dead or Alive
5 Ultimate (PS3, X360, September 2013), which we’ve
translated in full below, developer Team Ninja’s Yosuke
Hayashi talks about the rationale behind adding Momiji,
Ein, and Virtua Fighter 5′s Jacky Bryant to this iteration of
the game.
He also explains why they could not roll out DOA5
Ultimate as a DLC upgrade for those who already own the
vanilla version, and mentions that the freemium/free-to-
play version of DOA5U revealed today for the PS3 (it will
be rolled out to all PSN regions) may also be released on
the X360 – negotiations for that to happen are currently
underway.
Negotiating with whom? He didn’t say!
But here’s what he did talk about:
The addition of several popular
characters!
—Let’s start the interview by talking about the reasons
behind why you’ve decided to add Momiji, Ain, and Jacky
into the game this time around.
Team Ninja’s Yosuke Hayashi: We decided to call this title
“Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate” because we wanted our fans to
truly feel that this iteration is truly the definitive version of
the series. As part of making sure our fans feel that way, we
began by adding Momiji to the cast as she was a frequently
requested character from the fans.
Then we added Ein because there were a lot of fans who told
us that they’d like for us to “please bring him back”.
—In other words, they were basically popular fan-choice
characters who made it in, huh? Wel what about Virtua
Fighter’s Jacky then?
Hayashi: In Dead or Alive 5, which was released in 2012, we
introduced three guest characters in Akira, Sarah and Pai.
But actually we shortlisted four character candidates in the
beginning. After we decided on Akira and Sarah, we couldn’t
quite decide on who between Pai and Jacky we should add
as a third guest character.
At the time, we thought that for the Dead or Alive series
it’s probably a better idea to go with a female fight, and
that’s how we decided on Pai. This time around, as Jacky is
quite popular as a beginning character for the Virtua Fighter
series, to the point that people will tell you “just start playing
by picking Jacky”, we talked to Sega about it and managed
to their approval for him to appear.
—Was Sega also involved in the production work for Jacky
as a DOA5U character, like with past guest characters?
Hayashi: Yes. This time around too, the Virtua Fighter team
worked together with us on the guest character. “Shinjuku
Jacky” (a Sega employee who does planning work for them
and who was regarded as one of the strongest players in the
Virtua Fighter community) did the checking work on our
Jacky Brayant, so I think the character will play quite true to
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—Like I thought, [Jacky was picked because] you wanted to
prioritise characters that were easy to play with.
Hayashi: Of course. As Jacky is an easy to use character
in the Virtua Fighter series even for beginning players,
naturally he’d be easy to use here. We think that most 3D
fighting game fans who’s never played Dead or Alive before,
will probably be familiar with Jacky, so we’re hoping that this
will get more of them to try out the game, and from there,
gradually learn the systems in Dead or Alive.
—What about Ein, whom you’re bringing back from Dead or
Alive 2. Will he play the same way he previously did?
Hayashi: We’ve added quite a number of moves to his
arsenal in this iteration. That said, the fundamentals with
him are still largely the same, so we think fans who
previously played him in DOA2 will be able to start playing
him here without any problems adjusting, right away.
Although in terms of the game’s storyline, Ein and Hayate
are actually the same person, [we're treating them like two
separate characters so] you can play a tag-team conprising
Ein and Hayate if you’d like to. We sort of see this title as
a compilation title for the DOA5 series, so this time we can
include new characters who are not related to the game’s
story at all. In that sense the atmosphere in this game is like
that of a festival.
—Ninja Gaiden’s Momiji makes her debut appearance in the
Dead or Alive series here. What’s her battle style like?
Hayashi: In the Ninja Gaiden games, Momiji fights with a
halberd and she has a double-jump, but this time around
she has to fight bare-handed. There are already a lot of fast
and nimble ninja fighters like Kasumi and Ayane, so to give
the game a good sense of contrast, Momiji will fight with
Hayabusa-style Aikijutsu (mix of Aikido and Ninjutsu) and
Kobudo (a type of Japanese martial arts).
Furthermore, she has her double-jump here as well, and can
repeatedly perform aerial attacks. So her play style relies on
using the opponent’s strength against them with traditional
techniques, throw them off-balance, and then proceed to
perform a flurry of attacks.
—It seems like, compared to the past ninja characters, you’re
pushing for a completely different type here.
Hayashi: That’s right. Well if you just hear about the double-
jump ability, I bet you’ll get the impression that Momiji will
be quite a difficult character to use. But Momiji is really quite
a popular character and we expect that many players will
want to pick her, and so we’re planning to make her play style
one that’s suited for beginners. Also, as Momiji is a kunoichi
who’s “still in training”, so we hope that through players
will help to make Momiji stronger by discovering new things
about her moves.
—Besides Momiji, Ein, and Jacky are you planning to add
other characters as well? The parting scene in this following
PV appears to depict a certain character we’re thinking of…
Hayashi: Who could that be? Well, since this is DOA5
“Ultimate”, there could be more characters (laughs).
Why put out a free basic version?
—Can you share with us what you hope to achieve by putting
out a free basic version of the game?
Hayashi: The main aim with doing this, is to open the
floodgates and rope every gamer into playing Dead or Alive,
into wanting to get into playing fighting games. Personally,
I believe that fighting games hold limitless potential, and we
want for many gamers to experience this title and think “so
fighting games can be enjoyed like this too, huh!”
In 2012, quite a few publishers put out a fighting game, and
we feel that every single one of them were well-impressioned
and performed quite favourably with their fans.
We don’t want this fighting game boom to just end with
the core gamers appreciating it, and we hope to bring more
gamers into the movement.
—In other words, it’s an attempt to reach out to people
who’ve never played fighting games before, I suppose?
Hayashi: That’s right. Back in the heyday of Street Fighter
and Virtual Fighter, the fighting game boom was such a
great social phenomenon that pretty much everybody played
them. We’d like to try and bring back that sort of boom.
But for that to happen, we need to rope in a vast number
of people, and so we think that the best way to make that
happen is to somehow put out a free basic edition of the
game.
Our goal is to get everybody who owns a PlayStation 3 to at
least give the game a shot, and hopefully from there they’ll
join and participate in the fighting games community.
—If the basic version is free, then it makes it easy to invite
your friends to join in the fun too, huh?
Hayashi: Exactly. Amongst Dead or Alive 5′s passionate
fanbase, we’ve had people who volunteered to run their own
tournaments for the game, and event went as far as to invite
us to come attend it. We’re really humbled by the the passion
they’ve got for Dead or Alive, it’s incredibly admirable.
But when those passionate fans of ours try to encourage
their friends to join in the fun, usually they’d have to say
something to their friends like “it’s a really enjoyable game,
why don’t you buy it so that we can play together?” I’m sure
there were a few friends who’d respond quite despondently
to that. This time around, since there’s a free basic edition,
it’d be easier to recommend the game to their friends.
—Fighting games are sort of unique in the sense that, if you
don’t have an opponent then you can’t really play. In that
sense, being able to casually invite your friends to join in on
the fun seems like a really good idea.
Hayashi: Yep. Since Dead or Aliver 5 came out in 2012, there
have been tens of thousands of players who’ve played the
game online. But as more and more time pass since the
initial release date, you gradually have this divide in skill
between the really good players, and those who are at the
intermediate and beginning levels – which further divides
up the possible pool of players available only for a match.
So we thought, wouldn’t it be great if we could make it so that
players could ask their friends to join in on the fun easily,
which would not only make it easy for beginning players
to play against other beginning players, but also just create
this casual atmosphere of playing for fun. We think we can
achieve that by putting out a free basic version, and improve
things on that front. When it comes to online, we want to
popular the online servers with a lot of players at each and
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—When you’re playing with an opponent of the same skill
level as you, when as a beginning player this makes for a very
enjoyable experience.
Hayashi: When it comes to fighting games, there are players
who’d learn every character and see that as depth, but there
would also be players who can’t use more than one or two
characters. In that case, we thought, why don’t we make the
game accomodating of these different play styles by putting
out a different way of purchasing the game (free-to-play plus
paid characters)? With the free basic version, players could
buy just the characters they play, and check out only the new
characters that they’re personally interested in. Or if a player
plans to spend several hundred hours playing with all the
characters, then buying the retail version would make more
sense.
—It certainly is true that there are quite a lot of different
styles of play when it comes to having fun with a fighting
game.
Hayashi: And the thing when you’re talking abotu players
who’d pick their mains and subs, and who’d want to try
out the new characters, those are really folks who’ve been
following the series for a while.
When it comes to new players, when they look at the
character select screen with over 25 characters to pick from,
they may get frustrated not knowing which one to pick. If
they were to try out one character per match, then you’d
need to play at least 20 matches to try all of them. To find a
character that suits one’s play style, that’s even worse, you’d
have to do several hundred matches.
So with regards to that, we’d also like to limit the barriers of
entry by just giving beginners the characters that we highly
recommend, to start with.
—You’re referring to the characters available from the outset
in the free basic version, huh? Kasumi, Ayane, Hayate and
Hayabusa.
Hayashi: That’s right. We picked characters that would give
beginning players a good idea of what sort of game Dead or
Alive is. Initiailly there was some discussion internally on
whether it was really a good idea to give away the game’s lead
characters, but in the end we decided, because they’re the
lead characters, they should especially be the ones who are
included in the free basic verison of the game.
—So four characters are selectable. Are there any restrictions
in terms of opponents a player in the free basic version can
fight with?
Hayashi: Not at all. While in the free version players only
have permission to play as four characters, in online battle
and the various modes offline, these players can still fight
Momiji and the rest as their opponents. There are also no
limitations on stage selection. All of them can be fought on.
—I see. In the future are you planning to increase the number
of free playable characters?
Hayashi: We’re thinking of doing something like a limited-
time-only promotional campaign where, for instance, “for
this week only, Tina is free-to-play” so that players on this
version can be encouraged to try the other characters. Apart
from such promotions, every character outside of the initial
four will have to be purchased.
—And players from both the free and paid retail versions will
be able to play against one another?
Hayashi: Of course they can. Online there won’t be any sort
of discrimination against a player who’s on the free version
of the game, versus a player who’s on the retail version.
In the free basic version, the Story mode and additional
characters are paid DLC, but apart from that there is no
distinction between this and the full retail version.
In other words, the free basic version will include all the new
features added from the PS Vita version of DOA5 Plus, such
as deeper tutorial and training modes. Using these practice
modes, it’s possible for a player to train and be the world’s
best Dead or Alive player just with the free basic version.
—Recently there’s been a lot of livestreams for tournaments
held all over Japan, huh? When a gamer gets hyped watching
one such livestream, and decides to check out the game him
or herself, the basic free versio nis really handy for that, huh?
Hayashi: As more and more of these tournaments are
streamed live, the number of people watching and enjoying
those videos increase. Yet at the same time, those people
would actually need to buy the game to actually be able to
play it, and so they don’t – that’s sort of how it’s always been.
With a free basic version, we feel that the barriers to entry
have been lowered enough for gamers like that to join in on
the action.
—By the way, for fans who bought DLC costumes for Dead
or Alive 5, will they be transferrable to Ultimate?
Hayashi: All of that data will be transferrable to Ultimate.
For the free basic version, these costumes will be useable
for the characters they’ve paid to use in the game. From
the free basic version, gamers will also be able to purchase
DLC costumes that were initially released for Dead or Alive
5, to further customise their favourite characters’ styles. Of
course, we also plan to release brand new DLC costumes for
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—When most people think about the premium model, it’s
hard not to think that there might be hidden charges or some
sort of “gacha” lottery system for DLC content…
Hayashi: We won’t have any of that. The only things you’d
ever need to buy in the free basic edition are the characters,
and the story mode, and you’ll get exactly what you paid for.
Of course, there won’t be restrictions on how much you
can play in a game either. We won’t be implementing those
sort of freemium systems where every fight in the game
costs stamina to play, or that you can only play X number
of matches per day and have to use paid items to recover
your stamina. There’s no such thing here, you play without
restrictions as much as you like.
—That’s good to hear. I was thinking that if you were to
implement a “gacha” random lottery system, then we might
end up with a situation where I’ll buy a DLC costume and go
“what the hell, I got Bayman’s costume again!” (Laughs)
(Translator’s comment: EA and Bioware, you taking notes?)
Another thing: Will users who currently own Dead or Alive
5 for the PS3 and X360 will be able to upgrade to Ultimate
via DLC?
Hayashi: This time we couldn’t do that, as we had to make
many root changes to the game’s system in order to improve
the overall play experience. We’ve made severe tweaks to the
game program, and as such it would be incredibly difficult
to roll it out as an update.
But this time around we’re doing both a retail version and a
downloadable free basic version, so for fans who’re still on
the fence on Ultimate, they can try before they buy with the
free basic version.
At the moment, the free basic version has only been
announced for the PlayStation 3. That said, negotiations
are currently underway as to whether or not we could also
put out a similar solution for the Xbox 360 version. We’d
very much like to do it on the X360 as well, but as this
is something new we’re trying, we can’t promise at this
moment that it will be doable on the platform.
—I think that’s something a lot of Xbox 360 users will be
looking forward to, so we’re hoping for good news on that.
By the way, when you say that severe tweaks were made to
improve the game, does that include tweaking the online
experience to be better as well?
Hayashi: Yes. We’re planning to make huge changes with
that too. With Dead or Alive 5 we were able to change a lot
of things that weren’t so good initially, with game patches.
And with Ultimate we’re improving the game even further
than that.
For that reason, DOA5U is not compatible with DOA5 or
DOA5 Plus, not even in terms of letting players from each
version play against one another.
—Previously you organised an official tournament with Dead
or Alive 5. Do you plan to do that again with Ultimate?
Hayashi: Yes we do. As fighting games are also about
determining who’s the strongest, we’d like to be able to
present some sort of target for fans to try and aim for. At the
moment we still don’t know how far we can go with those
tournament plans, but personally I’d like to do some form of
events that we could take all over Japan. And at those events
we could give out special player titles/tags/descriptions.
—When it comes to organising a nation-wide fighting games
tournament in Japan, I think that’d be quite difficult to do
without the aid of arcades. Do you plan to roll out an arcade
version?
Hayashi: Since 2000′s Dead or Alive 2 Millenium, we have
not released an arcade version of Dead or Alive. So it’s been
about 13 years.
After Dead or Alive 5 was released, a number of folks asked
us if we were going to do an arcade version, and there are
certainly requests for that to happen. Personally I’d like very
much to make an arcade version as well.
—Looking at the arcade scene lately, there’s been a
resurgence of interest in 2D fighting games ever since
Street Fighter Iv’s release. So please, we hope for an arcade
release of Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate that may bring about a
resurgence for 3D fighting games the same way that Street
Fighter IV did for 2D.
Hayashi: Recently we’ve been studying the arcade business
by literally visiting arcades ourselves. While we were there
we did notice that 2D fighting games were noticeably more
popular than the 3D ones. As a 3D fighting game maker
ourselves, we were quite dispirited by that. We’re hoping
that Ultimate will bring about a resurgence in popularity for
3D fighters, and hope that as a result, the entire fighting
games scene gets more hype.
—Lastly, do you have any parting words for the fans?
Hayashi: When we released Dead or Alive 5 last year (2012),
we received a lot of positive feedback from fans, which
we’re very grateful for and which we see as a form of
encouragement.
However, at the same time, we were also aware that there
were imperfections with the game, and we’ve tried to be well
on top of that. We see Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate as a result of
our hard work improving on all those flaws fans saw in the
previous release, and in that sense, we want to bring out the
absolute best game that we can to our fans, in Ultimate. So
please look forward to the game’s release.
As for gamers who’ve yet to try the Dead or Alive series, this
time around we’re launching a free basic version so please do
download it and take your first step into the world of fighting
games with it.
Furthermore, the free basic version will not just be
distributed within Japan, but also to the entire world
simultaneously. We hope to create a well-populated online
scene where hundreds of thousands of gamers from all
over the world would hop on. So everyone, please join the
community. We hope you enjoy the game!

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Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
comes out in the US September 3, 2013. The Japanese and
European release dates are September 5 and 6 respectively.

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Assassin’s Creed IV gets
novel and art book
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/assassins-creed-iv-art-book/
To accompany the release of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black
Flag, Ubisoft has announced a tie-in novel and art
book.Penguin Books will publish the novel, which will hit
shelves November 7 for the UK and November 26 for the
US, courtesy of Ace Books. The novel will be largely based
on the game, and reveal the background history of the
main character of Black Flag, Edward Kenway. According
to the plot description, readers will discover how Edward
Kenway started out as a mere privateer before becoming
“one of the world’s most deadly pirates and was drawn
into the centuries-old battle between the Templars and the
Assassins.”
Titan Books will release the official art book of Assassin’s
Creed IV: Black Flag on October 28. If you plan on buying it,
try to be one of the first five-hundred buyers, because there’s
some sweet bonus material for you. If you are lucky enough
to get the special slipcase edition, then, in addition to the art
book, you will also receive two exclusive concept art prints
signed by the artists! Get excited.
However, let’s say you are a die-hard fan of the Assassin’s
Creed series, and you want to support the series, but you
aren’t sure if a side novel or art book would really be worth
it. Ubisoft assures us that,
highlights in the game, and in the art book, include
one of the largest never-before-experienced nautical
gameplay ever offered, with an amazing range of
locations and action.
The timing of the art book will nearly coincide with the
release of the game for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii
U on October 29th. Black Flag will come to the PC, Xbox
One, and PlayStation 4 later, but in the meantime you can
satisfy your craving with the novel.
For more information on the game and the official trailers,
check out our previous coverage here.
Source: IGNAsia
StarCraft II now offers option
to spawn into higher edition
game
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/starcraft-ii-offers-option-spawn-
higher-edition-game/
Players of StarCraft II can look forward to some added
bonuses with the new spawning feature.
If you have a lower version of the game, such as the Starter
Edition or Wings of Glory, but have friends with the full
Heart of the Swarm edition, they will be able to upgrade
you through spawning. The feature, which was popularized
during the era of LAN parties with Warcraft II and the
original Starcraft, allows those with the full copy of the game
to bring in those who do not own it or would like to try the
features out, to try it for free. Additionally, those with Wings
of Glory can also upgrade their friends for free.

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For those spawning into the higher tier game this means
having access to features locked in the starter edition. That
includes playing against AI opponents in multi-player mode,
access to ranked and unranked ladder matches and mixing
things up with access to all custom game maps released to
date. Unfortunately, however, it does not include the ability
to choose race for those spawned into the game and goes off
of whichever race is active in the Starter Edition of the game.
The player that is upgraded will display the game’s update
icon in the party menu, and will have an upgrade button
linked in their main menu.
For those hosting spawned players you will not be going
unrewarded. The game will reward you with an additional
25% experience bonus for playing. Although this feature is
already set in motion for anytime you play with a friend, it
certainly could help to convince your friend who may be on
the fence about buying the game to do so. If you have more
than one friend, that also is no problem as it allows the max
amount of party members available to be spawned into the
game, which means up to fourteen friends at once. It is also
particularly useful if you just want to bring in a friend for a
one-shot match or to introduce them to the game entirely.
Below is Blizzard’s intro video to the new process to help you
get started.
Source: YouTube
Answers to how many anime
series can you identify just by
their school uniforms
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/answers-anime-series-identify-
school-uniforms/
By hittokiri on June 5th, 2013
We asked how many anime series can you identify just by
their school uniforms earlier. Here are the answers.
1. Fate/stay Night
2. Accel World
3. Clannad
4. Toradora!
5. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
6. Smile Pre-Cure!
7. Persona 4
8. Toaru Mahou no Index / Toaru Kagaku no Railgun
9. Bakemonogatari
10. Mirai Nikki
1. Azumanga Daioh
2. MM!
3. Star Driver
4. Zegapain
5. Night Wizard

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6. Pani Poni Dash
7. Fruits Basket
8. Lamune
9. Sora wo kakeru Shoujo
10. Seitoukai Ichizon
1. Angel Beats!
2. High School of the Dead
3. To Heart
4. Hanasaku Iroha
5. Saki
6. Hyouka
7. Lucky Star
8. Ore no Imouto ga konna ni Kawaii wakeganai
9. Mawaru Penguindrum
10. Busou Renkin
1. Kannazuki no Miko
2. Yuru Yuri
3. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
4. Shoujo Kakumei Utena
5. Mariaholic
6. Baka to Tesuto to Shoukanjyu
7. Inazuma Eleven
8. Rokyuubu
9. Little Busters!
10. Card Captor Sakura
How many anime series did you identify correctly just by
their school uniforms?
Source : Yaraon
Nendroid Faris Nyan Nyan
pre-order starts – Nendroid
Kurisu re-released
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/nendroid-faris-nyan-nyan-pre-order-
start-nendroid-kurisu-re-released/
The pre-orders for Good Smile Company’s latest nendroid,
Faris Nyan Nyan has now started.Not only that, the nendroid
Makise Kurisu is being re-released, so if you missed out on
her, now your chance!
The new Faris nendroid features her in her May Queen maid
uniform. Included with the figure is a plate of delicious
(but unfortunately inedible) plate of May Queen’s “Omurice”
with “The world is in trouble” written in it. It also comes
with a nendroid-sized set of Rai-Net battle cards which Faris
is known to be extremely good at. The figure also comes
with three facial expressions; one smiling, one smug and one
winking.
The figure is sculpted by Maruhige and is approximately 100
mm tall. The nendroid will be released October 2013.

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Source: Hobby Search
Finally, we go to the tsundere genius, Makise Kurisu!
The “assistant”, “Christina” nendroid will be re-released
September 2013! It is also sculpted by Maruhige and also
stands at approximately 100 mm. A nendroid-sized folder
and her cellphone are also included.

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source: Hobby Search
Fable HD remake for Xbox
360 teased!
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/fable-hd-remake-xbox-360-teased/
Nearly 10 years after its release, Lionhead studios,
developers of Fable recently posted a video teasing fans of
the classic adventure game. Lionhead Studios admitted that
fans have always demanded an HD remake of the game. And
with the video, they showed how much fans wanted it and
released a reply from (of all people), the good-old Jack of
Blades!
The new HD remastered Fable will be for the Xbox
360 and the PC. The remastered version offers better
graphics, almost instant loading times, an all-new interface,
achievements, Xbox Smartglass support and more.
“We’re really excited to bring ‘Fable’ to Xbox 360.” said
Ted Limmins, Lead designer for the anniversary edition
of the game. He continued, “It’s the game that the ‘Fable’
community has been asking for, so we wanted to make
sure ‘Fable Anniversary’ delivered the definitive ‘Fable’
experience for both long-time fans and newcomers to the
franchise.”
For the first time, the game will feature “achievements”.
According to Limmins, “’Fable’ has always been about
choices and consequences, so we’re trying to put that into
our Achievements.” However, he emphasized that while they
are bringing a newer and modern approach to remaking
the game, he promised that the game will stay true to its
roots. “It’s probably the hardest part of the job. We needed
to keep ‘Fable’ the same, but also make it different, it was a
case of playing through the game over and over and writing
down a list of the things we wanted to address in order to
bring ‘Fable’ to a 360 quality level that people expect.”

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And then, Timmins added that there is now a
LEADERBOARD for kicking chickens!
The video game was released for the Microsoft Xbox in 2004
with sequels for the Xbox 360; Fable 2 in 2008 and Fable 3
in 2010. The original was the top selling game of 2004 and
was well received by critics and fans alike.
HIDE THE CHICKENS!!!!
Source: Xbox news and Digital Spy UK
“Company of Heroes 2″ Open
Beta launched
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/company-heroes-2-open-beta-
launced/
By weiq on June 5th, 2013
Relic Entertainment had just announced the Open Beta of
Company of Heroes 2 is now live, and can be downloaded
and played through Steam.Writing to the Company
of Heroes forum, producer Greg Wilson revealed that
they’ve “added new match-making servers, implemented
a significant amount of Closed Beta feedback and fixed
more bugs, compatibility and performance issues”. The
team will continue to read comments and feedback in the
official forums and participate in regular playtests with the
community. Relic Entertainment will be patching the beta
frequently and getting into a good rhythm for their post
launch support cycle.
Greg Wilson also revealed some fantastic news: Beta
participants and pre-order customers will be able to transfer
all progression and unlocks earned, if you purchase the game
within the first 60 days of launch and play it on the same
Steam account as the beta! That means any commanders,
skins or bulletins you unlock in beta will be yours to use in
the full game.
Company of Heroes 2 will be officially release on June 25,
and will be available in both Single Player and Multi-player
mode.
Source: companyofheroes.com/news
“Murdered: Soul Suspect”
announcement trailer
streamed
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/murdered-soul-suspect-announced-
trailer/
By weiq on June 5th, 2013

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Solving your own murder case is a tough nut to crack,
especially when the murderer’s face is concealed.
Square Enix had just streamed the first announcement
trailer for the action/adventure 2014 game. Set in Salem,
Massachusetts (the historical location of the Salem witch
trials back in 1692), Murdered: Soul Suspect featured
detective Ronan O’Connor, who is brutally killed and stuck
in the ghostly world of Dusk. The only way for him to ‘move
on’ is to uncover the identity of his murderer and brings him
or her to justice, somehow.
While he cannot speak with fellow detectives working on
his case, he can (thankfully), with his supernatural abilities,
read their minds and influence their thoughts and actions,
and as well as question some of Salem’s non-living souls
scattered about in the afterlife. Although the spirits he
will be encountering, demonic or not, won’t respond to
interrogations peacefully.
Murdered: Soul Suspect is currently in development for PC,
PlayStation 3, and XBox 360. More details of the game will
be unveiled at E3 2013, which is happening next week.
Source: joystiq.com, Youtube
New trailer for Phoenix
Wright 5
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/trailer-phoenix-wright-5/
Capcom has put out a new trailer for Phoenix Wright 5 in
light of its upcoming release in July 25.
In this trailer we get to see the fierce battle in court between
the new legendary prosecutor Yuugami Jin.
Graphics have been improved now that the game is on
the 3ds. Facial expressions will be even more realistically
expressed giving better detail to the court scene and overall
providing a more emotional experience.
Also, since it’s on a 3DS, there will be some cases that involve
the use of 3D. The animation for Phoenix’s new partner,
Athena Cykes and Apollo Justice have already been recorded
and will be quite the spectacular on Nintendo’s 3D handheld.
Perfume wins overseas voting
contest with record breaking
numbers
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/perfume-wins-overseas-voting-
contest-record-breaking-numbers/
Perfume is making headways in popularity overseas as they
garnish a record-breaking number of votes in a weekly
contest.
PopDust, a US based website that focuses on the latest pop
music news, has a special contest each week. That contest
pits the top pop songs from artists across the globe against
each other to see who emerges victorious. This week it
was Perfume who came out on top with a record breaking
3,197,633 for their latest hit Magic of Love.

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To reach their number one position, Perfume had to beat
out Ariana Grande, B5 and even Korean pop stars T-ara N4.
With the amount of votes they garnished, this means they
also beat out previous champions like Wonder Girls and
Girls Generation from Korea and popular British pop band
One Direction.
Although the group has been making strides in popularity in
Japan, topping Oricon’s DVD charts, there are still people
that have never heard the band, and so PopDust also put
together five songs they think everyone should hear from
Perfume. That includes hits like Spring of Life and the less
popular spending all my time.
Source: PopDust
Maaya Uchida to voice main
character in new Gatchaman
TV anime series; Key visuals
revealed
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/maaya-uchida-voice-main-character-
gatchaman-tv-anime-series-key-visuals-revealed/
By hittokiri on June 4th, 2013
Voice actress Maaya Uchida, known for her roles as Rikka
Takanashi in Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai, Sanka Rea
in Sankarea and Rei Kuroki in Vividred Operation has
been chosen to play Hajime Ichinose (一一一一一一), the lead
character in upcoming TV anime series GATCHAMAN
Crowds. This was revealed on TV anime series’s official
website. Also revealed were key visuals showcasing the
characters who are appearing in the new anime series.
Uchida’s character, Ichinose is a cheerful, energetic 16 year
old girl with an artist streak about her. A bit of an eccentric
because of her love for stationary, her free spirited nature
led her to be selected to become one of the the members

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of Gatchaman. Together with fellow Gatchaman member
Sugane Tachibane, a 19 year old boy with a strong sense
of justice and responsibility and Joe Hibiki, a 29 year old
civil servant from a prestigious university who has grown
disinterested with the world around him, they protect their
city, Tachikawa from alien invaders and the mysterious
entity known as “MESS”.
The TV anime series will be directed by Kenji Nakamura
(Tsuritama, [C]: Control – The Money of Soul and
Possibility) while series composition and scripting will be by
Toshiya Oono (Tsuritama). The TV series’ original character
designs are by the illustrator Kinako (一一一) while animation
character designs will be by Yuuichi Takahashi (Tsuritama,
Macross Frontier). Kouji Nakakita(Super Robot Wars OG:
The Inspectors, Dancouga Nova) will be doing the main suit
designs. Tatsunoko Productions will be responsible for the
animation production.
GATCHMAN Crowds is the latest TV anime series
in the Gatchaman franchise which began in October
1972 with Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman (一一一一一一一一一一
一). The first TV anime series ran for 2 years and ended
in September 1974. In 2011, NTV began broadcasting
on their mornings ZIP! corner, OhayouKagaku Ninjatai
Gatchaman (一一一一一一一一一一一一一), a one minute flash anime
short. A live action movie adaptation of original series is
currently scheduled for a release on August 24 in Japan.
GATCHMAN Crowds is scheduled to begin broadcast in July
of this year on NTV.
Source : Mantan Web, GATCHAMAN Crowds

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Filming, Photography for
Kuroshitsuji Complete
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/filming-photography-kuroshitsuji-
complete/
By SkerryK on June 6th, 2013
Filming for Kuroshitsuji, the live action film version of Yana
Toboso’s popular manga, has finally been completed. Hiro
Mizushima, who will be performing as Sebastian, expressed
his belief that the film will showcase all the hard work he put
into the project. If the completion of filming isn’t thrilling
enough, I suggest you take a look at some of the pictures that
have just been released.
Hiro Mizushima
Photography for Kuroshitsuji was taken at all locations,
including places like Kitakyushucity, Yamaguchiprefecture,
and the Kyushu region. It began April 1, and continued
until about mid-March. Before photography for Kuroshitsuji
began, Mizushima decided to lose weight until he hit a svelte
50 kg. To make sure he looked sharp.
Mizushima also devoted about 4 months of practice to
the action sequences. Sound rough? Apparently, it was.
Mizushima compared the satisfaction of safely completing
the photography period to the feeling of reaching a
mountaintop after an intense climb.
Ayame Goriki
According to Ayame Goriki, who will be playing Sebastian’s
master (Shiori Genpo), Mizushima’s performance is
flawless. She described Mizushima as the true leading man,
praising his action sequences as highlights of the movie.
Kuroshitsuji tells an original story, set in the year 2020.
Don’t let the future setting fool you, though. The original
work’s 19th century atmosphere will be preserved with the
help of everything from antique furniture, chandeliers, and
ridiculously classy tableware to specially-designed costumes
for Mizushima.
Source: Yahoo! Japan news
Cast and trailer revealed for
otaku comedy ‘WataMote’
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2013/06/cast-trailer-revealed-otaku-comedy-
watamote/
By SunSoftware on June 6th, 2013

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