Hurricanes agree, you’re a shy one
I started playing Pulltop’s award-winning eroge Haruka ni Aogi, Uruwashino earlier this week to see what all the fuss was about, and to try to help inform the Peach Princess decision over what games to license for production in 2009 (there’s a poll going on if you’d like to see some of the options being considered and provide your own input). It turns out to be quite a decent game, with solid and often beautiful production and writing that, while formulaic, does the job nicely.
The character flipping the bird to the left is Kazamatsuri Miyabi, the chairman(‘s representative) of the board of trustees that governs school affairs at the prestigious Ouka Girls’ Academy, where the game takes place. She’s a tsundere in the fine mold of Zero no Tsukaima’s Louise, and a fun character, though her plot hasn’t quite had the motive force to compel me to see it all the way through…
Kaneko Hiraku strikes again
The master of buxom heroine animation Kaneko Hiraku was at it again in Dragonaut ep. 17 this week, as a quick check of his Sakuga Wiki entry reveals. His work on the episode isn’t quite as pronounced as it was for episode five (which he directed), but there are a few really nice cuts that show his influence clearly. The events of the episode leave me wondering whether his skills will be needed in subsequent installments of the series, but here’s hoping they bring him back at least once before the bitter end.
Birdy the Mightier
Birdy the Mighty is back! In manga form she’s been around for awhile, but the news broke last week that the kick-ass galactic enforcer of justice is returning in a new anime incarnation. The series will be directed by Akane Kazuki and features the character design stylings of animator Ryo-Timo (りょーちも) whose work I’ve quickly come to like a lot. Definitely a fun series in the making, assuming studio A-1 Pictures can hold up their end of the bargain, and I’m looking forward to seeing what they cook up for this summer!
Majodou update
The official website for Sano Toshihide designed eroge Majodou received a tremendous update this evening, including new pages that introduce the world background, story, characters, and five more sample CG. It’s enough to make a Sano fan positively giddy with joy, which I must say I am right now – pinstripes! On the uniforms! Seriously, is there anything better than vacuum-shrunk pinstripe sweaters as an element of school uniform design? I think not. As far as I’m concerned the game is looking even better than it was before, and I can’t wait to see what future developments will bring. :3 We can expect another update either next Friday or the following one.
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And that’s a wrap! Going to try to get more or less back on schedule this weekend…
I’m liking Majodou’s art so far… and they got the girls down as well. Hopefully, not too cookie-cutter-ish…
And those Chu Chu Astram and Haruhi figures look good enough too… pretty detailed as well.
Sano Toshihide eroge FTW!!! Will definitely look forward to “Mojodou”! +A+
holy snap after seeing the character shots and screenshots…who wouldn’t get giddy?? The pinstripes do add a touch of awesomeness to the uniforms when conformed to sano’s beautiful female figures.
I also wanted to add that I really enjoy the Japanamerican witch the most so far. It’s like when Sano thought America he thought of 1930’s mafia or something like that. I love the witch outfit on her! I would say coming in at second would be Mary’s witch form for Germany lol, just purely for fanservice’s sake, and the fact that the other two outfits look so boring compared to them. Not that they’re bad…just…America and Germany’s outfits rule lol.
Just my observation:
All the typical anime gal stereotypes are present: The red hair main star, the blue hair ‘sidekick’, the white hair ‘evil and powerful’ femme fatale and the blonde lolita.
The only complaints I have is that I won’t see an uncensored English text version anytime soon, if at all. (-_-)
Been off-line for a few days, and I just got to see the updates tonight. I can’t wait for Mojodou to come out even more now . . .
I’m liking the American (Japanese) girl’s design the best at this point too, from a pure costume perspective. The shell casings (scroll cases?) on her chest make it for me. :3
I think I like the German’s costume the least, though I like her proportions the most… le sigh. More information on this cannot come fast enough!