In today’s update: Jigoku Mamiko makes a live-action appearance (no thanks to Sony), Majipoka anime updates, a new Ergo Proxy trailer, a DOA / KOF-themed eroge (in designs, at least), My Otome Super H, A boatload of new figure announcements from Yamato, and the usual Saturday abundance of eroge.
Media Side
- There is a Jigoku Shoujo preview movie online today of a live action music video extra to be included with the first DVD release on January 25th. Unfortunately, because Sony is the Evil Empire you’ll have to switch to Internet Explorer and allow pop-ups to watch it. D R M ! D R M !
- TV anime Majipoka has staff, character info, and a Comiket 69 report manga online today. Also, Liru is best, and I need to post some screencaps from the OP at some point.
- Ergo Proxy has a second introductory trailer online today.
- Hobby Channel posts screenshots from the upcoming Disgaea anime. Looks to be quite amusing, especially for the Etna fans.
- For those who inexplicably hate Yotsuba and want a daily calendar come this spring, Binchou-tan provides a possible alternative.
- Weekly Web Radio Roundup
Ero Side
- Jellyfish (maker of the popular Lovers dating sim) announces that this month’s release of Dengeki Hime will contain an exclusive 20-page scoop on the trilogy of titles it currently has in the works: Green DVD edition, Black and White, and Sisters.
- Lune updates their Kunoichi Sakuya page with story information and character bios today. I spy something that rhymes with *cough*kasumi ayane mai shiranui*cough*
- Nekoneko Soft, maker of Lamune (among other games), anounces that Scarlett will be its final title before the company disbands. In other maker dissolution news, Dreamsoft announced last month that Ether no Sunadokei will be its last production before shutting down operations.
- In eroanime news, D3 / White Bear has posted additional screenshots and a demo movie for the January 27th release of Yakin Byoutou 2 vol. 5, and a few more sample images for February 24th’s Cleavage vol. 1.
- G.J? posts its weekly Tsuma to Mama to Boin blog update today, interesting only if you have the inclination to parse the Japanese (or feel like taking a gander at Sano Toshihide’s superlative character designs for the nth time).
- Tsundere fans rejoice: Toranoana / Fox Publishing announces the March 3rd release of a Tsuyokisu comic anthology. In other publishing news, Littlewitch’s Romanesque Official Visual Fan Book is on sale today.
- Earl Box scoops the release of Kadokawa’s Fragments Blue (not ero) and a chapter of exceedingly ecchi My Otome spinoff manga serialized in the current issue of Champion Red. “My Otome Super H” indeed.
- New Site Launches / Release Announcements
- Beenyan’s Chikan Kizoku
- Selen’s Tsuma Mix
- Lilith’s Soukou Kijo
- Lilith’s 2005 2nd Half Lilith Best Selection
- ZyX’s Kaminari no Senshi Raidi II
- Underlip’s Joshikousei Kairaku Tokkyuu
- Strikes’ Injoku Hitozuma Onna Kyoushi
- FlyingShine’s Inaho no Mirai
- We’ve Got Movie Sign!!
- S.M.L’s Re:
- BaseSon’s Harukoi Otome
- Riddle Soft’s ZeBRa
- H+’s Tsumakoi
- Bluege Hybrid’s Onesuku!
- Demo Downloads
- Giga’s Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku wo
- Crowd’s Sodatete Miryu?
- Red Label’s Mahogaku
- Tryset’s White x Red
- Sample CG
- Giga’s Angel Breath
- Rondo Bell’s Hapikuri
- Riddle Soft’s ZeBRa
- D.O.’s Youjuu Senki A.D. 2048
- Waffle’s Dokujima Nero 4
- Bloomhandle’s Nami no Ma ni Ma ni [Game Style]
- Pulltop’s Princess Waltz
- Loversoul’s Harumoi
- Rusk’s Kimi to Aishite Musubarete
- Stellar’s Honey Bunny
- Meteor’s Yu Me Ku Mi!
- Circus’s AR ~Wasurerareta Natsu~ [official site]
- Wallpapers
- Dreamsoft’s January wallpaper
- Success’s Wrestling Angels Survivor
- Nitro+’s Sabato Nabe
- LiLiM’s Houou Senki Maimu
- GA Graphics’ Zankuro wallpaper
Hobby Side
- Yamato continues to unleash hellfire in the form of its May release schedule, today bringing news of this original Bunny Girl Lydia PVC (white version), a Chun Li PVC (red version), a Cammy PVC (black version), and a Morrigan PVC (red version). Luckily for wallets everywhere the latter three look pretty bad, as Akibajin confirms with an up-close scoop.
- It may be just coincidence, but along with this surge of Yamato announcements the maker has opened an official online shop. They’re offering an exclusive Creators’ Labo Mizuki Tachibana polystone statue from Gravion Zwei for preorder, slated for a July release; according to the site the garage kit version of this sold out at WF 2005 Summer in fifteen minutes. :V Click for the interesting implementation of image zooming in Flash that they have going on, if not for the outlandish [bb].
- Coming in March from Yujin will be this set of Ikkitousen trading figures, which would be a whole lot hotter if they weren’t made by, say, Yujin. A brighter piece of trading figure news on the March horizon is a reminder of this Shuffle Heroines set coming from Atelier-Sai. Hopefully they’ll look as good when colored… A rather more mysterious release is this set of Oshitone Tenzen trading figures, maker unknown. Hard to tell from that image alone, but this should be a good one for devotees of the wafuu bijin.
- The few. The proud. The top image update. Why is Maritan’s New Year’s wish the only one that’s censored?
- On Sale Today
- Kotobukiya’s Mint Lentil resin kit from Majokko a la Mode II
- Kotobukiya’s Kusakabe Yuki resin kit from To Heart 2
- Banpresto’s Maid Cafe Collection Akihabara trading figures [Akiba Blog]
- Kotobukiya’s Lucy Maria Misora PVC from To Heart 2 [Akiba Blog] [Akibajin] [Akibajin review]
- Kotobukiya’s Nanoka Franca PVC from Aoi Umi no Tristia [Akibajin]
- Omake: Yayoi and Koyori in box! Their retail debut can’t be far behind…
