In today’s update: the Japan Times pans Agito, the usual Saturday morning deluge of ero updates, Bome Eclair & Lumiere PVC release, Evangeline A.K. McDowell figure in May, and other miscellany.

Media Side

• The usual suspects are reporting that the PS2 version of Fate / stay night will be produced by Kadokawa Shoten, the company that publishes Newtype, Shonen Ace (in which the Fate manga is currently serialized), and Comptiq (where the game’s PS2 version was first announced). For an example of what Kadokawa is currently up to on the ADV scene check out Fragments Blue, set for a January 19th release.
• Anime Site Updates
  • REC character profile update
  • My Otome net TV & radio update
  • Kashimashi Girl Meets Girl web radio update
  • Kiminozo Radio update
  • Tactical Roar web radio update
• An official site is online for Gradius Portable. Eventually something will come out that vindicates the purchase of that fancy hunk of electronics…
• If ANN can cite HD (thanks hannibal), I can certainly cite ANN: the Japan Times has a review online of Gin-iro no Kami no Agito, giving it two and a half stars out of five. I’ve disagreed with Mark Schilling’s reviews before (I seem to recall him panning Spider Man), but now I’m even more curious to see it than ever. If he thinks the digital compositing in Agito is bad he should check out Bakuretsu Tenshi. -_-

Ero Side

• Tenma(?) and Harima are introduced in the latest update of Marine’s Oshikake Scramble.
• Three of Under Lip‘s previously download-only titles will be released in package versions on February 24th.
• Galge.com has a report on the C69 industry booth scene online. And another.
• In eroanime news, Vanilla has an official page up for its March 10th release of Shojo Auction vol. 2, and another batch of stills from Toumei Ningen vol. 1, due out on February 10th.
• We’ve Got Movie Sign!!
  • Xuse’s Supitan
  • Giga’s Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku wo
  • Elf’s AV King
  • Art’s Costume☆Player
• Demo Downloads
  • BaseSon’s Harukoi*Otome
  • Sirius’s Maid-san★Spirits!
  • Chise’s Nanakanata
  • Patisserie’s Miko x Mono
• Sample CG
  • BaseSon’s Harukoi Otome [official site]
  • Xuse’s Yunchu
  • Nail’s Tenshitsuki no Kanojo
  • Pulltop’s Princess Waltz [official site]
  • Saga Planets’ Fushigi no Kuni no Kanojo
  • Saga Planets’ Kouki
  • Purple Software’s Aruto
  • Pajamas Soft’s Prism Ark
  • Front Wing’s Boy Meets Girl
  • Ninetail’s Kikaijikake no Eve
  • Interheart’s Boin ni Kakero!
  • Atelier D’s Nurse no Obenkyou
  • Meteor’s Yu Me Ku Mi
  • G.J?’s Tsuma to Mama to Boin
  • Light’s Imitation Lover [official site]
  • Liar Soft’s Salvatore! [official site]
  • Cattleya’s Okami Misao [official site]
  • Acme.X’s Gangan Seiichi 2
• Wallpapers
  • Hayate x Blade
  • F and C’s Pia Carrot he Youkoso!! G.O.
  • Caramel Box’s Aekanaru Sekai no Owari ni
  • Atu Works’ Tokitama Phantasm
  • Zankurou’s Rein-chan wallpaper

Hobby Side

• The few. The proud. The top image, gallery, and diary updates. Destroy the evil power!
• Negima fans take note: Konami’s Evangeline A.K. McDowell PVC is set to street on May 27th.
• Coming in March from Kaiyodo is the 11th installment of their Bome-sculpted PVC series, Jungle Eimi. “Based on original character by Yukinori Umetsu.”
• Samples of Goodsmile’s Mabinogi Nao PVC and Wafuudou’s Kujian Izumi and Kasumi PVCs were on display in Akihabara yesterday, scoops courtesy of Akibajin.
• On Sale Today
  • Musashiya’s Ryomou ver. 3 cold cast (contorted torso alert)
  • Toynami’s Chii six inch action figure (pink dress ver., possible limited reissue)
  • Kaiyodo’s Bome Collection vol. 9 Eclair & Lumiere PVC from Kiddy Grade [Akiba Blog] [Akibajin]

The camera I ordered came in yesterday night, but without the puny (32MB) memory card I assumed was standard on all models. Not the Japan release, apparently. It seems another trip to the local Yamada Denki is called for…

To do for this weekend: manga reviews, figure reviews, and the year in eroge. Who knows how much of that will happen. ;;