May 2010
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SITE TRANSFER!
We are glad to announce that we have found a permanent domain and hosting for the site.
Hope that you will all continue to follow us as we deliver more news for the otaku and the casual hobbyist all together.
Otakultura
November 2009
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Underage porn now banned in the UK
Recently, Parliament has passed a bill to extend the meaning of underage pornographic material to include art or any other depictions of which is “the predominant image conveyed is that of a child” and will also include non-photographic images. The bill has also been royally signed and now passed as a law with offenders expecting as much as 3 years in prison for possession.
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Tokimeki Memorial celebrates 15 years
Everyone familiar with the Tokimeki dating sim franchise by Konami should be very familiar with this one. Tokimeki Memorial ~Forever With You~, the one that started it all (back in 1994 on the PC, 1995 for its console debut) will have yet again another remake in celebration for its 15th anniversary. The game is available for download for the PS3 and will be available for the PSP along with...
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A good reason to love Tennis
Ciel will be releasing their regular retail version of their game, フォルト!! (Fault!!) on November 13. The game features character design by Tony Taka and centers around Shouichi, a regular member of the Tennis club - with 5 other members (female of course)
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October 2009
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Hyped Thriller-Mystery Visual Novel to be animated...
It has been recently announced that popular mystery-thriller PSP Visual Novel Okami Kakushi is slated for broadcast this coming January, next year. The VN is authored by Ryukishi07 of 07th Expansion (Higurashi, Umineko) with art by Peach-Pit (Rozen Maiden, Shugo Chara) and published by Konami.
The premise goes with a boy named Hiroshi who recently lived in a town divided in 2 by a big river....
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Windows 7 Nanami Madobe Theme Preview
Recently on Nico-Nico Douga, a preview for the different wallpapers, interface art, as well as voice samples of the Nanami Madobe theme for Windows 7 was posted. And I must say everything looked so clean and easy on the eyes. I’m sure anyone would want the specially voiced (By Nana Mizuki) theme in their computers one day.
And thus without further ado, a youtube repost of the preview.
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A thank you
To the growing number of followers of Otakultura! We’re more committed to give you the latest in the otaku world and more!
(posting from iPhone; no galleries sorry)
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Ex-PM Koizumi now a king!
Former Japan Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (小泉 純一郎) is now promoted to a higher position! This time, he’s a king!
Koizumi will begin his voice acting debut in Daikaijū Battle: Ultra Ginga Densetsu The Movie (Giant Monster Battle: Ultra Galactic Legend The Movie) as Ultraman King, the ancient and obscured legendary hero of the Ultra family. The movie will be released on December 12,...
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Fist of the north star on ps3
It all started with Tokyo Game Show 2009. After a short but mezmerizing clip by Koei it was all talks when the after text showed the words ‘Hokuto no Ken’ October 14, 2009. flashed across the dark screen.
Famitsu’s info page for Fist of the North Star wasn’t much informative after some scrutinizing with which characters will be presented and how they look like,...
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THANK YOU FOR 1000 HITS!
Better late than never!
Have some Kamen Rider Den-O, everyone. Click on the images for hi-res versions
THANK YOU FOR 1000 HITS, EVERYONE!!!
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Resident Evil 4 plot revealed!
Do you like what you’re reading? No? Neither do I…
We’ve got word that Screen Gems released the synopsis for Milla Jovovich and her director-husband Paul WS Anderson’s next Resident Evil douchebaggery.
In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle...
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Nosebleed-inducing K-On art!
Click the pictures to view their hi-res versions.
WARNING! EXCESSIVE MOE-KAWAII-DESU-YO-NE? MAY INDUCE BLOOD LOSS!
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Massive Guild Wars 2 contents revealed!
Naoroji from the Guildwars2guru.com forums took the liberty of translating the Guild Wars 2 article from Dutch gaming magazine PCGameplay. The said article was an interview packing with information regarding the 2010 sequel, Guild Wars 2.
The game is set 250 years after the events of Guild Wars 1, but this time fighting against a new threat called the Elder Dragons. Players now have access to...
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Final Fantasy XIV breaks its silence!
We’ve had little luck finding news and leaked stuff about Final Fantasy XIV so far after it surfaced last E3 2009 and TGS 2009. Thankfully, Square Enix had the pleasure of teasing us further with a newly-updated website. The official Final Fantasy XIV site is now packing with more information. Partial bestiary profiles, character class previews, an introductory card system and some...
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Tsukihime Remake
Type-Moon has proudly announced, for their ten year anniversary, they will be releasing a remake of Tsukihime. This time with better art, music, and a revised story.
Just look at that scan! It’s almost screaming that Satsuki will now have her own route! Though words if the remake will still have erotic scenes are all over the air, until it’s announced; or even if it isn’t,...
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Another Kyoto Animation Troll? HELL YES!
With the end of the second season of Suzumiya Haruhi, which Kyo-Ani energetically called a re-run, fans were in shock to not see Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya arc in the whole season. Yes! I was one of the many people who were promised with Disappearance this season! Moe Yuki do want! Kyoto Animation then proudly proclaimed in this issue of Newtype magazine that they would be animating...
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Shuffle! remake!
Navel has announced that they would release a remake of the popular Shuffle! game. Shuffle! Essence+ will introduce more heroines (totaling up to ten) and more CG scenes that we all love from Navel. Yes, the heroines include the elusive Kareha and Mayumi Thyme from the first games plus more, you’ll never know who - it’s a surprise lol. Amazon.co.jp already has the visual novel in...
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Low angle shots galore
Yamauchi Noriyasu, famous character designer for animes like Najica Blitz Tactics, Stratos, and Agent AIKa has released an artbook which also includes most of his work from Hobby Japan Monthly. The artbook can be pre-ordered from Amazon.co.jp for 2,800 yen and will be open for the public by October 15.
On a side note, one must take notice on how Mr. Yamauchi is so fond of low angles,...
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DotA Developer now working for Valve
Defense of the Ancients developer, only known as Icefrog to everyone, is now hired by Valve.
According to his forum post on the official DotA site, he is “now leading a team at Valve.” Still, he assures everyone that Defense of the Ancients is still one of his priorities.
Quoted from his post:
“My goal and top priority in the future is to solve the surrounding issues that...
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Who the heck is John Davison?
Former Editor-in-chief of EGM, 1UP editorial director and founder of What They Play, John Davison has now joined the ranks of Gamepro as EVP for Content.
Not that we care… As long as we get our game news.
Source: Gamepro
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First Posable K-On! doll announced!
Azone International, famous maker of posable fashion dolls has announced that they would release a Hirasawa Yui doll by mid-December. Features includes 5 hands to pose different famous scenes from the anime (like as seen above). Accessories include Yui’s ‘Gitah!’ and her school uniform as well as her summer clothes and one set of casual clothes.
For pre-orders and more info,...
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Aeria Games acquires Grand Fantasia
Aeria Games has acquired distribution rights to the MMORPG Grand Fantasia last October 1, 2009.
According to the news, Grand Fantasia is a mixture of MMORPG and Virtual Pet elements through the use of “sprites” in a magical world. The game’s visuals are in your typical anime style in a medieval world. Watch out for more news regarding its beta tests.
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Witch Hunt on 15% of Umineko's episode 5
According to the Witch Hunt’s website, progress on the recently released 5th episode of Umineko no Naku Koro ni is already in 15% editing.
It won’t be long now, until we get the full patch for episode 5. This is worth the wait for readers and fans like me.
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Bakemonogatari schedules unaired episodes
Bakemonogatari has not ended yet, much to the rejoice of the fans and Senjougahara lovers.
NisiOisin’s news revealed the date of the first unaired episode for Bakemonogatari. The official site will stream the episode “Tsubasa Cat part 3” for free on October 28th. The remaining 2 episodes have yet to be scheduled. They will however still be freely streamed on the website.
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