Today’s Updates

• Megahouse lists QB Mellona, QG Arisu, Capcomaniax Ibuki, Mika
• Button Trance: Ar tonelico 2
• Taki Corp. announces Kanu Unchou (swimsuit ver.)

This post is truncated here for the sake of keeping the front page tidy, but there really is stuff worth seeing below:

Other Headlines

• Max Factory’s Hoshii Miki preorders open (Kakusei ver.)
• Food Girls Strawberry-chan ships May 3rd (buy at Play-Asia)
• Tandem Twin receives first Bonny PVC prototype for review/revision
• Vispo Asuka goes for USD $3,000 at auction
• “Akiba Otaku Matsuri” on May 4th – what’s up with this? Looks like some publicity stunt for a doujinshi printing company, but I’m still curious. Hopefully someone *cough* will get the chance to check it out as I’ll be at Futaket all day…

Spring 2008 Anime: Not Furry

Kanokon

• Production Studio: XEBEC
• Genre: softcore porn with a side of shota
• Original Concept: Nishino Katsumi
• Director: Ootsuki Atsushi
• Chief Writer: Suzuki Masafumi
• Character Designer: Takami Akio
• Doujin Potential: it’s there
• Figure Potential: see above

Fans of scantily clad lupine girls are in for a treat this year with Kanokon following Spice and Wolf in nearly unbroken broadcast succession. Unlike the spicy wolf, however, Kanokon has three times the bust size and one third the plot and characterization (if that); just the kind of show that’s perfect to skip through for the borderline ero scenes and otherwise wait for the figures and doujinshi to appear based on the show’s (admittedly very solid) designs. Mamiko fans may appreciate her rare shota role here, but this is one I don’t mind giving a miss.

Figure Recommendations

• Alter’s Choukou Sennin Haruka Takamori Haruka
• Alter’s Getsumen Toheiki Miina Tsukishiro Miina
• Toypla’s Yakin Byoutou Nanase Ren (best price reissue)
• Miyabiya’s Bible Black Takashiro-sensei
• Miyabiya’s Bible Black Imari Kurumi (HD Review)
• Toy’sworks’ Super Robot Wars Kusuha Mizuha

DLsite Recommendations (how to buy)

黒愛　一夜妻館・淫口乱乳録 – Kuroai

The classic Clockup eroge (official site) from 2004 that spawned the infamous Murakami Teruaki-directed eroanime OVA by the same name. Worth checking out for fans of dark, maniac ero.

淫乱診察室 – Inran Shinsatsushitsu (English ver.)

I’m guessing there are few people reading this post not familiar with Umemaro‘s work, and fewer still without a strong opinion for or against. If you haven’t picked up his most recent 3D animated erotic tour de force, now’s your chance – English DLsite has gone to the trouble of making it quite accessible.

ゼロのようなもの – Zero no You na Mono (English ver.)

A great Zero no Tsukaima CG collection from circle Absolute. Recommended.

抱いて!四十八手 – Idaite! Shijuu Hatte (English ver.)

The best selling DLsite doujin item of 2008 thus far (ranking page), a collection of 48 animated segments of different sexual positions that fill the first night of a young married couple. English version available.