SGcafe Anime, Manga, Cosplay, Vocaloid News For Otaku 2012 Issue 2

July 16th, 2012 Published by: VR-Zone
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By mijumijuchu on July 16th, 2012
Namco Bandai has recently released Bakemonogatari’s new
game demo. The Official Youtube channel features the story
demo for the PSP game Bakemonogatari Portable on last
Friday.
The demo previews the game’s recreation of the Hitagi Crab
storyline from the anime adaptation and the supernatural
light novel written by NisiOisin.
Bandai Namco has also aired several other promotional
videos and commercials for the game.
Here you can watch the other videos:
The game will be released in Japan on 23rd August. There
are two editions, regular and limited. The regular version
will be priced at 6280 yen (approx. SGD$100) while the
limited will be 9980 yen (approx. SGD$159). The limited
edition also comes with an exclusive box that included a
back-pack inspired pouch, a special contents DVD, a voice
custom CD, a custom theme and a booklet.
The Limited Edition bonuses
(Source: ANN, Bakemonogatari Official site)
Sakurakagura novel by Naoki
Hisaya and Kishida Mel
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/sakurakagura-novel-by-naoki-hisaya-
and-kishida-mel/
By koppepan on July 16th, 2012
Naoki Hisaya, known for working on the story for Sola and
co-planning Kanon with Key’s Maeda Jun has announced a
new novel project titled Sakurakagura, with illustrations by
Kishida Mel. It will be his first new project in 5 years.
With such talents working on this novel, an anime
adaptation could be expected in the future.
It will be published privately by Infinite, and will only be
available for purchase at events and partner shops. The site
is looking for interested shops willing to carry the novel for
sale.
Official site.
Guilty Crown Lost Christmas
3rd Promo Trailer Aired
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/guilty-crown-lost-christmas-3rd-
promo-trailer-aired/
Nitroplus has began streaming the third promotional video
the computer adventure game prequel, Guilty Crown: Lost
Christmas based on the anime Guilty Crown on Sunday.
Watch the trailer here!
The video promo features the song “Planetes”, is sung by the
anime’s in-story band EGOIST. The song is the theme for
the Production I.G’s 12 minutes original video anime short
bundled with the game’s limited edition.
Summary of the game: The game is set in a decade before the
anime, Guilty Crown takes place, on 25th Decemeber 2029.
On that day, the “Apocalyse Virus” devastated the land in an
incident known as “Lost Christmas”. Against this scenario,
the game will reveal a previously untold story of the events
that lead up to the anime.
The cast of the game includes: Sakurai Takahiro as the hero:
Scrooge, Asumi Kana as the main heroine: Carol, Takagaki
Ayahi as Past and Kobayashi Yu as Present. Haganeya

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Jin (writer for Nitroplus’ popular game Demonbane)
will be writing the original scenario for the game and
Chuuouhigashiguchi is the creator for the original artwork.
Both are involved in the anime itself, which premiered
on Fuji TV’s late-night Noitamina programming block last
October.
The regular version is set to release for 5,040 yen (approx.
SGD$80), while the limited edition will be priced at 7140 yen
(approx SGD$114). Nitroplus posted the first game trailer in
January and began streaming the second one in April.
(Souce: ANN, Guilty Crown Official Site)
Nippon Ichi Software’s
Kamisama to Unmei Kakumei
no Paradox official site open
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/nippon-ichi-softwares-kamisama-to-
unmei-kakumei-no-paradox-official-site-open/
Game company Nippon Ichi Software has announced a new
game title in commemoration of it’s 20th anniversary, titled
Kamisama to Unmei Kakumei no Paradox. The official site
is open now, with more details coming on the 19th of July.
The game features the art of illustrator Noizi Ito, and the
Disgaea team will be planning/producing the project. The
opening theme and music is by Yousei Teikoku.
The synopsis reveals that the story is about a high school
student who suddenly becomes a god one day, and goes
around fulfilling wishes with 7 angels, and develops as a
person along the way.
There has been talks of an anime adaptation, and
speculation that the game may be for the PS VITA (As
spotted on the HTML source code on the page, though it has
been since removed.)
Source: Temple Knights
Unchained Blades EXXIV
Trailer featuring guest
character designers
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/unchained-blades-exxiv-trailer-
featuring-guest-character-designers/
By Kyoka on July 16th, 2012
The new teaser trailer for upcoming PSP and Nintendo 3DS
rpg Unchained Blades EXXIV, a sequel to Unchained Blades
Rexx (known as Unchained Blades in the west) features
guest character design works, the two designers recently
revealed were Yoshitaka Amano and Kia Asamiya.
Yoshitaka Amano designed the game’s Dark Knight, while
Kia Asamiya designed Zodiac.
The trailer below list’s the game’s release date, in Japan
on October 18th and info of the Premium Dvd set. The
trailer’s music is provided by famed Nobuo Uematsu and the
Earthbound Papas.

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Dark Knight by Yoshitaka Amano
Zodiac by Kia Asamiya
Source: Andriasang

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SGCafe : Cosplay | Vocaloid | Otaku | Pop Culture
A daily publication about Cosplay, Vocaloid, Otaku
and Japanese Pop Culture
Evangelion Moon Cake
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/evangelion-moon-cake/
Part 3 of the Evangelion Cake series features character
Kaworu Nagisa, and is created in the image of the moon.
The cake is a mango flavored sponge, with a white chocolate
coating.
It will come with a Kaworu figure (roughly 11cm in height),
and a replica of the Mark.06 spear from the second movie.
Preorders open on the 19th of July, at 11am.
Site here.
New Project Diva f Modules
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/new-project-diva-f-modules/
The new PSVita game, Project Diva f has released new
modules for the game! This time, there are several costumes
for each and everyone.
The first module here is designed by popular illustrator
nagimiso (Who did the character designs for the Meltdown
PV). As shown above, the costume worn by Miku is called
“Agitation”, while Kaito’s costume is “General” and Len’s
costume is “Badboy”.

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This module is designed Ichiyou Moka (pixiv artist). The
costumes for Miku is known as “Innocence”. For Kaito it is
“Guilty” and for Luka it is “Amour” respectively.
Lastly, we get the lovely girls in new swimsuit modules for
the the song by OSTER project, Summer Idol! From the left,
Miku is in a “Polka-dot Bikini”, Rin in a “Striped Bikini”,
Luka in a “Resort Bikini” and Meikoin a “Long Valeo” bikini
respectively.
(Source: My Game News Flash blog)
Awaodori in Tokushima
features Fate/Zero, Tales of
Xillia
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/awaodori-in-tokushima-features-
fatezero-tales-of-xillia/
If you attend the Awaodori (Awa Dance Festival) in
Tokushima, there will be two posters of Fate/Zero and Tales
of Xillia available.
The posters themselves are B1 sizes, and when both the
posters are combined together, you get a whole picture of the
Fate/Zero cast and Tales of Xillia cast enjoying themselves
at the festival!
Fate/Zero side
But if you really, really want the posters, you can purchase
them from Nico Nico Shopping. The set, called the Awaodori
course, come with other bonuses, such as a sticker, a card,
a wristband, a fan and a hand towel.

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Tales of Xillia side
(Source: Yaraon)
Radio Kaikan to collaborate
with Steins;Gate for 1/1000
scale model
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/radio-kaikan-to-collaborate-with-
steinsgate-for-11000-scale-model/
Radio Kaikan’s online shop, Hobby Kaikan has opened
preorders for a 1/1000 scale model of the iconic Radio
Kaikan, but with a Steins;Gate flavor to it.
It will come with a ‘satellite’ crash on the roof, just like in the
world of Steins;Gate.
The windows are separate plastic parts for added realism.
The scale model is available for preorder on Hobby Kaikan,
and will ship out from the 1st of August.
Site here.
WakamuraP to release PV
creation book
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/wakamurap-to-release-pv-creation-
book/
WakamuraP, known for his PVs of 8#Prince songs such as
Sweet Devil and Electric Love, and previously a popular
producer of IDOLM@STER MADs, will be releasing a
book through Shoeisha titled WakamuraP’s Video Recipes:
Challenging Nicovideo and Youtube with free tools.
In this book, WakamuraP will introduce some of his methods
to create video effects and video editing tricks, mainly with
free software like NiVE2 and AviUtl.

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In commemoration of the release of this book, there will
be an event called WakamuraP’s Video Recipes Extra ~The
Making of Sweet Devil~, to be held on the 3rd of August, at
7pm in Akihabara Shosen Book Tower. The event is open to
the first 50 people to preorder the book at Shosen.
The book will come with sample effect clips and NiVE project
files.
You can see more sample images and videos at the official
site here.
Space Brothers gets Apo dog
plush
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/space-brothers-get-apo-dog-plush/
Japanese hobby goods maker, Aoshima Bunka Kyozai, will
be releasing an Apo pug plush inspired by the anime/manga
Space Brothers (Uchuu Kyodai).
The plush is an “almost life-size” plush and will cost 6090
yen (approx. SGD$97). The release date will be around the
end of August.
The plush will measure 35 centimeters long and 33
centimeters tall. The plush also features wrinkles on its
forehead and back, a curly pug tail and Apo’s trademark
heart shoulder marking.
The anime adaptation of Koyama Chuya’s Space Brothers
(Uchuu Kyodai) manga premiered in Japan on April 1. There
is also a live-action film adaptation that was screened in
theaters in Japan on 5th May.
(Source: ANN, Aoshima Bunka Kyozai site)
Zettai Karen Children gets
3rd anime season
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/zettai-karen-children-gets-3rd-
anime-season/

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By KarbyP on July 18th, 2012
Zettai Karen Children, about a group of teenage girls
who fight crime with their ESPs, will see a third anime
season, Shukan Shonen Sunday (published by Shogakukan)
revealed in its latest issue, which goes on sale today.
The Sci-Fi comedy series takes place in a futuristic Japan
where ESPers – people with special abilities – are appearing
with increasing regularity.
ESPers are appraised and ranked by levels, and enlisted
by the Japanese government as a means to stop criminal
activity committed through the use of special abilities.
The series’ protagonists, Kaoru (psychokinesis), Aoi
(teleportation), Shiho (telepathy) are three teenage girls
who stand at the forefront of the entire ESPer community,
having been appraised as Level 7s – the highest possible
level. Together, the three form a special unit known as “The
Children”.
First seriealised in Shukan Shonen Sunday in 2005, the
Zettai Karen Children comics has had a 30-volumes run thus
far, with over six million copies sold.
In 2008 and 2009 the series was adapted into an anime
series that ran for two seasons or 51 episodes, broadcasted
on TV Tokyo and its affiliates. An OVA was also released in
2010.
To commemorate the occasion, a poll is being conducted
over at the series’ official website to determine which of
seven illustration pieces will be used as the basis of a poster-
towel to be sold in the near future.
Source: Mantan-web
Hunter X Hunter movie,
subtitled “Phantom Rouge”,
hits theatres in Japan
January 2013
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/hunter-x-hunter-movie-subtitled-
phantom-rouge-hits-theatres-in-japan-january-2013/
An official logo, subtitle, and release date for the
forthcoming Hunter X Hunter movie was unveiled today.
The movie’s full title reads “Gekijouban Hunter X
Hunter Hiiro no Genei (Phantom Rouge)” [###

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HUNTER×HUNTER #################], and it will
be hit theatres in Japan January 12, 2013.
Despite the manga and anime series’ long-standing history,
with over 60 million copies of the original comics sold,
Phantom Rouge is Hunter X Hunter’s first feature-length
animated film.
Although the movie’s plot will be an original story, Hunter
X Hunter series creator Yoshihiro Togashi has stated his
inclination to write the script.
Details of the movie’s plot at the moment are scarce. All
that’s been revealed is that the story has something to do
with Kurapika Kuruta (whose eyes turn scarlet red when he
gets excited), as well as the Phantom Brigade Genei Ryodan.
Hence the subtitle “Phantom Rouge” or “Hiiro no Genei”.
More concrete details about the movie will be revealed in
next week’s issue of Shuukan Shonen Jump (issue 34), on
sale July 23.
Source: Mantanweb
PlayStation Vita moves
790,633 units in Japan;
Persona 4 the Golden tops
Vita sales charts
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/playstation-vita-moves-790633-
units-in-japan-persona-4-the-golden-tops-the-platforms-software-sales-
charts/
790,633 PlayStation Vita units have been sold in Japan
since its launch in December last year, this week’s Famitsu
magazine reveals in a mid-year sales summary for the
platform.
In the same report, Famitsu also revealed sales figures for
the top 10 selling PS Vita software, as follows:
1. Persona 4 the Golden (188,782 copies)
2. Minna no Golf 6 (118,985 copies)
3. Uncharted: Golden Abyss (89,390 copies)
4. Gravity Daze/Gravity Rush (74.785 copies)
5. Shin Sangoku Musou Next (74,718 copies)
6. Tales of Innocence R (71,463 copies)
7. Lord of Apocalypse (69,162 copies)
8. Ragnarok Odyssey (65,318 copies)
9. Kidou Senshi Gundam Seed Battle Destiny (55,527
copies)
10. Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice (54,902 copies)
Speaking to Famitsu magazine, Sony Computer
Entertainment said that software sales were within
expectations. On average, a best-selling PS Vita at this point
moves approximately 70,000 units.
That said, Sony expects to see more PS Vita games sell
at levels closer to Persona 4 the Golden’s figures, as an
increasing number of highly-anticipated titles come closer to
being released.
In particular, August’s Hatsune Miku Project Diva F, and
Winter 2012′s Soul Sacrifice were cited as two potential
high-flyers.
Sony also added that gamers looking forward to the PS Vita’s
next wave of titles can expect to hear about a major boost to
the line-up come this September at the Tokyo Game Show.
Source: Sinobi
Famitsu magazine headlines:
Yakuza 1&2 HD Edition,
Oda Nobunaga & Liu Bei in
Inazuma Eleven, and more
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/famitsu-magazine-headlines-
yakuza-12-hd-edition-oda-nobunaga-liu-bei-in-inazuma-eleven-and-
more/
The Ryu ga Gotoku announcement Sega’s been teasing turns
out to be a re-release of the first two games in HD.
Final Fantasy III for the PSP (Japanese version) will feature
full English text.
All this and more in this week’s Famitsu gaming news in
brief.
Note: If you live in Singapore and are interested in picking
up a copy of this week’s issue, Kinokuniya Books here usually
receives their shipments on Fridays.
Fantasy Life
Platform: 3DS
Release date: Sometime in 2012
Price: Undetermined
Project development: Level 5
Game developer: Brownie Brown

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Music: Nobuo Uematsu
Image Illustration: Yoshitaka Amano
Will support Street Pass, as well as local multiplayer.
Expect a release date in next week’s issue of Famitsu.
New Super Mario Bros. 2
This week’s feature spread introduces gold rings and
enemies in NSMB2.
When Luigi touches a Gold Flower, he turns into Silver Luigi
(Mario turns into Golden Mario).
There will be stages where Mario will run non-stop after
being blasted out from a giant cannon at the very beginning.
Movement is automatic, so you’ll have to guide Mario
through to the end of the level with precise jumps.
Ryu ga Gotoku 1&2 HD Edition
Platform: PS3
Release date: November 1 (although apparently if you do a
search online, a December 1 date is listed instead)
Price: 5,290 yen
Load times will be short. You’ll be able to manage your item
box inventory even in phone booths. At restaurants, dishes
you’ve eaten will be checked so it’s easier to complete a
challenge that involves having tried all foods.
The pre-order bonus for Ryu ga Gotoku 1&2 HD edition
will be a special Blu-ray case modelled after the PS2 games’
original packaging.
Final Fantasy III (for the PSP)
The Japanese version of FF3 will have full English text –
simply set your PSP’s system language to English to access it.
Inazuma Eleven GO2 Chrono Stone
Historical figures Oda Nobunaga, Kinoshita Tokishiro,
Jeanna D’Arc and Liu Bei will appear as playable characters.
Hatsune Miku Project Diva F
New songs introduction:
Acute (KurousaP or ###P)
Unhappy Refrain (wowaka)
Summer Idol (Oster Project)
Some new modules are also introduced. We should have
more on this later today.
Toki to Towa ~Tokitowa~
Release date: October 11

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Two new characters are introduced.
Makimona (CV: Aya Endo) is a fortune-teller who sees a
vision of a wedding ceremony being interrupted by some sort
of attack.
Bicode (CV: Tomokazu Sugita) is the leader of an assassin
guild.
The theme song for the game, entitled Rewind, will be
performed by May.J (#####).
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
New characters: Alex, Forest Law, P.Jack, and Tiger
Jackson.
Project X Zone
Lady (Devil May Cry) and Lindow Amamiya (God Eater) will
join the playable cast.
Idolmaster Shiny Festa
Songs featured in the title will include:
Kyun! Vampire Girl
Next Life
Kazehana
Yakusoku
Tonari ni…
Smoky Thrill
Marionette no Kokoro
Jibun Rest@rt
During play, when your rhythm/life meter is maxed out,
shooting star icons will begin to appear. Clear these icons
with well-timed button presses and you’ll eventually achieve
a Shining Boost, which activates a cutscene.
Cross Review scores:
Cave Story 3D: 8, 8, 7, 7
Kobito Zukan: 7, 6, 6, 6
Dangan Ronpa 2: 10, 9, 9, 9
Nayuta no Kisek (pictured below)i: 8, 8, 8, 8
New Super Mario Bros. 2: 9, 9, 9, 9
Persona 4 Arena (PS3): 9, 9, 9, 9
Persona 4 Arena (Xbox 360): 9, 9, 9, 9
That’s it for now, but do expect to hear more about some
of the games covered here later this week, as new details
emerge.
Source: Tales Source

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1st trailer for Kami Jigen
Game Neptune V offers a
brief glimpse into the world
of G.C1989
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/1st-trailer-for-kami-jigen-game-
neptune-v-offers-a-brief-glimpse-into-the-world-of-g-c1989/
Compile Heart has finally released the first trailer for
forthcoming PS3 JRPG Kami Jigen Game Neptune V, the
third game in the Hyperdimensional Neptunia series.
I say fianlly because they’ve actually released quite a
number of promotional videos for the game, mostly starring
Izawa the former chief of a fictional Xbox 360 Special
Forces Division (this is a series of commercials; it’s not an
actual division at Xbox Japan) summoning various creators
(Nobuo Uematsu for music) and various elements (Keiji
Inafune ship???) for the game.
Now we finally get to see some actual gameplay.
The Hyperdimensional Neptunia JRPG series are parodies
inspired by real-world events that occurred in the games
industry. The first two games depicted a war between
the platform holders (represented by Goddesses) against
piracy – specifically the R4 or Magic-Con flash cartridge for
Nintendo DS, represented by a villain who’s literally named
Arfoire in the English version.
Kami Jigen Game Neptune V is set in G.C1989 (in the
eventual English released this will probably be translated as
“Gameindustri 1989), and is inspired by real-world events
during the Sega Mega Drive and Famicom era. Series
protagonist Neptune (CV: Rie Tanaka) somehow fell into a
wormhole in time that takes her back into the past. There,
she meets Pururut, voiced by Kana Hanazawa.
Kami Jigen Game Neptune V is due on August 30 for the
PlayStation 3 in Japan.
Source: NeoGAF
1st trailer for Ano Hana
PSP game re-introduces
the Peace Busters (main
characters)
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/ano-hana-psp-game-gets-first-
trailer/
By shia on July 19th, 2012
Mages has released the 1st trailer for the PSP game of
the popular animation, “Ano hibi mita hana no namae wo
bokutachi ha mada shiranai”(Ano hana)
on 18th July 2012.
The game will be a adventure game with multi-route splits
and will delve into the story more than the animation did.
Completely new story content will be added in and there will
be a mode where players can interact with Menma.
Ano hana is follows the story of 5 kids who have grown
up after growing apart due to a unfortunate accident that
claimed the life of one of their friends, in which the main
protagonist, Jinta has become a shut-in after the accident,
until one day he starts seeing the ghost of Meiko , the girl
who had died in the accident. She returns with an unfulfilled
wish that she has forgotten and hopes that Jinta can fufil it.
The limited edition will come with a Special case, Drama CD,
Dialogue book for the Drama CD a “Menma” and “Anaru”
poster.
Ano Hana PSP is developed by Mages/5PB and will be out
on sale August 30, 2012. The normal/limited edition costs
6,090 yen and 10,290 yen respectively.
Source : Siliconera, Ano Hana PSP OHP
Ascii MediaWorks leaks new
Ro-kyu-bu Game for PSP
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/ascii-mediaworks-leaks-new-ro-kyu-
bu-game-for-psp/

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Ascii Mediaworks might have actually leaked news of a new
Ro-kyu-bu PSP game in its lineup for its Comiket 82 sales
booth.
While the image is of low quality, the text in the bubble does
indicate a new PSP Ro-kyu-bu game in the works and it will
be out in 2013.
Ro-Kyu-Bu is a romance comedy about Hasegawa Subaru,
who becomes the coach of a team of elementary school’s
female basketball team by trying his best to bring up the
standard of the team.
Ro-Kyu-Bu was originally conceived from a Novel and is in
its 10th book. It also has an animation that was produced by
studio Blanc and the first PSP game was produced by Bandai
Namco. It was an adventure game most noted for having a
Loli gauge and a sports gauge, where the player would try
to improve the team or relationship with the girls.(You get a
bad end of being arrested under certain circumstances)
Update: Looks like Ascii Mediaworks has changed the
picture and it is no longer available on the Comiket Goods
preview site.
Source : ANN, Hachimaki Blog
Pre-order Medal of Honor
Warfighter Limited Edition
For Exclusive Access to
Battlefield 4 Beta
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/pre-order-medal-of-honor-
warfighter-limited-edition-for-exclusive-access-to-battlefield-4-beta/
By GermanSausage on July 19th, 2012
Exclusive access to the sequel of award winning FPS,
Battlefield 3, will be packaged with Medal of Honor
Warfighter. Despite having three remaining DLCs in the
pipeline, with the final being End Game, due in March 2013.
EA has officially confirmed that Battlefield 4 is in the works
and the beta will be launching in “fall 2013”. That said, EA is
“not ready to talk about Battlefield 4 yet”.
At any rate, Swedish game studio, DICE, is going to be hard
at work this Christmas.
Source: EA Battlefield, EA Medal of Honor
The world that God only
Knows Limited Edition
volume 19 to come with
Tenri’s Arc OVA
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/world-the-god-only-knows-limited-
edition-vol19-to-come-with-tenris-arc-ova/
Comic Natalie site reports that volume 19 of “神神神神神神神神
神”(The world that God only knows) limited edition will be
packaged with an animation short of the Tenri arc.
Keima Katsuragi is a gal-game otaku that would want
nothing but to just chase after skirts in games. He answers a
message from an unknown sender and finds himself chasing
down real girls in an attempt to help Else, a demon to capture
“lost souls” that have escaped from hell, lest he loses his head
due to a collar that would swiftly end his life if he fails to do
so. The story follows Keima as he capture girls and unravel
the truth of the world.
There has been 2 season of the animation but the story has
not progressed to the current arc where Tenri and Diana are
featured.
On the 18th of July, book 17 and 18 of the manga was released
where the Tenri arc begins. The OVA will be focusing on the
Tenri and Diana who are not in the main animation series.
The book is expected to be out on the 18th October 2012. No
price has been announced as of press time.
Source : Comic Natalie
Ono Daisuke & Kondou
Takayuki weighing scale
announced
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/ono-daisuke-kondou-takayuki-
weighing-scale-announced/

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Ever wanted to have a voice actor telling you your weight?
Bunka Housou is collaborating with Tanita to create a
weighing scale that will be voiced by Ono Daisuke and
Kondou Takayuki who hosts a radio show called “Dragon
and Tiger” on Bunka Housou. The scale will be on early bird
sale at Comiket 82.
The base model will be “Inner Scan Voice BC-202″, it will
be able to track your daily weight and measure your body
mass index. The voices are specially taken from popular lines
that they speak on the radio show, such as “神神神神神神神神神神
神”(Please get on, My lady) and “神神神神神神”(You have gotten
slimmer).
The package and the weighing scale itself will be specially
designed and the weighing scale will have the radio show’s
logo engraved on it.
On top of that, a special audio CD containing a exercise
regime will be provided, the exercises are certified by a
proffessional and will be narrated by either Ono Daisuke or
Kondou Takayuki.
The retail price of the scale is 13,000 Yen. Pre-orders have
begun and the expected date of delivery is in September,
those that are unable to wait until then will be able to buy
it at Comiket 82 which is happening on the 10th of August
2012, at the A&G booth in Comiket.
Source: Kotaku, A&G Tiger & Dragon Radio show,
Annoucement Link
VA20th Anniversary
Celebrations: Mascot Voice
Actresses and Live Goods
Announced
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/va20th-anniversary-celebrations-
mascot-voice-actresses-and-live-goods-announced/
By Mycstea on July 19th, 2012
Announced over the weekend, much information regarding
the event has been released again!
Visual Art’s is celebrating it’s 20th anniversary this year with
a bang!
As previously reported, famous visual novel publishing
company Visual Art’s is celebrating it’s 20th anniversary
this year. Along with it’s various activities and promotions,
Visual Art’s is holding it’s massive celebration event at
Yokohama Arena on the 29th of July 2012. This live concert
features the many vocal talents from it’s subsidiaries I’ve
Sound and Key Sound Label including Mami Kawada,
KOTOKO, Lia, LiSA and euphonius.
Read our previous reports here:
• Visual Art’s 20th Anniversary Celebrations
• Visual Art’s Big Thanks Festival Mascots Named,
Special Page for Orpheus神神神神神神神神神神神神神 Opens
• Visual Art’s Kumikyouku special to be streamed on
Nicovideo as part of 20th anniversary celebrations
• Additional Lineup for VA20th Anniversary Concert:
Visual Art’s Big Thanks Festival 神Shift: Next ->
Generation!
As reported earlier, the mascots of the event has been put
up for naming by fans, as well as the voice actresses of the
characters. The verdict is out!
The voice actress of Shion is non other then famous voice
actress Tomoe Tamiyasu! Also responsible for enchanting
voices of Rin Natsume and the original voice actress of
Sasami Sasegawa and Riki Naoe from the game Little
Busters!, Tomoe Tamiyasu has always been a crowd
favourite in many Visual Art’s and Key events for her energy
and adorable voice!
Shion’s twin counterpart Kanon is voiced by yet another
prominent voice actress, Keiko Suzuki! Known for her
multiple roles in VA Key works including Yumemi from
planetarian ~reverie of a little planet~, Haruka Saigusa/
Kanata Futaki from Little Busters!, she is also known for
her latest work as Shizuru Koibana from Key’s latest games
Rewrite! This addition is sure to captivate more audiences
as well!
Readers may look at the official announcement page here.
Last Friday, the event official website updated the entire list
of live goods to savour for!

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VA20th Anniversary Event Official
Goods
Visual Art’s Big Thanks Festival
Official Phamplet (With 2 CDs)
Price: 3 500 yen (with tax)
This official phamplet of the event does not only offer the
chronology of Visual Art’s 20 years of history, it also features
full coloured pages of illustrations with their signatures, not
forgetting information regarding all performing artistes in
the live! Much more content are available within!
With this phamplet, there is no doubt this event will be a fun
one!
神B4 Size神36 pages
Original Tee shirt (Kanon・Shion ver.)
A shirt featuring the two mascots of Visual Art’s Big Thanks
Festival 神Kanon神 and 神Shion神.
Let’s wear this T-shirt and enjoy the 5 hour live together!
神Sizes: S神L神XL
Original Tee shirt (Little Busters! ver.)
An original shirt printed with art specially drawn for Visual
Art’s Big Thanks Festival featuring 神Rin神 and 神Komari神
from the game 神Little Busters!神.
Fire up the spirit of the festival with a taste of Japanese style
T-shirts!
Original Tee shirt (Limited Sales after
Event Live)
(No Image available)
A T-shirt only available exclusive after the live, please do
purchase it!

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Original Muffler Towel (20th Logo ver.)
An original muffler towel featuring the adorable designs of
the Visual Art’s Big Thanks official logo, please leave it to the
towel and sweat it out this summer!
神Size神1050mm×220mm
Original Muffler Towel (Rewrite ver.)
An original muffler towel printed with art specially drawn
for Visual Art’s Big Thanks Festival featuring 神Kotori神
and 神Shizuru 神 from the game 神Rewrite神. Feel cool while
wearing this refreshing blue and white design towel!
神Size神1050mm×220mm
Original Wrist Band
Price: 1 000yen (with tax)
Embroidered with the official logo of Visual Art’s 20th
Anniversary, there shouldn’t be any worries about sweat
during the 5 hour live!?
Original Pin Badge Set (Visual Art’s Logo
・ 20th Anniversary Logo ver.)
On sale are pin sets containing Visual Art’s and 20th
Anniversary logo pins!

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KSL Original Cyalume Pouch
A cyalume pouch printed with art specially drawn for Visual
Art’s Big Thanks Festival featuring 神Shizuru神 from the game
神Rewrite神.
Capable of holding 8 sticks of chemical light sticks.
神This product does not include chemical light sticks.
Big Nendroid Plushie (Kanon ver.)
A huge plushie featuring the mascot of Visual Art’s Big
Thanks Festival 神Kanon神!
Bring home a giant size Kanon!
Big Nendroid Plushie (Shion ver.)
A huge plushie featuring the mascot of Visual Art’s Big
Thanks Festival 神Shion神!
Bring home a giant size Shion!
Original Messenger Bag
Price:7 500yen (with tax)
An original messenger bag printed using the mascots of
Visual Art’s Big Thanks Festival. The front cover of the bag
is also inter-changeable. A possibility of new products to
come!?
Size: H270×W300×D160mm

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Nyatsume Brothers
Released in visualstyle,Nyatsume Brothers have finally been
decided for book form!
164 pages in full colour, the book will contain content from
神visualstyle神 and 神Web Visit version神!
Furthermore, as a bonus, the book comes along with Mini
Mini figures of the Nyatsume Brothers!!
Visual Art’s 20th Anniversary Remixes
To commemorate Visual Art’s 20th Anniversary, it’s history
and birth, it’s many many masterpieces along the way,
collaborations and networks, the world’s forerunners of the
most current creators from every scene gather to create a
transformation of dance music that everyone will be talking
about!
In addition, the works included in these 2 discs are definitive
versions of music composed based on those from Key and
other music under the wings of Visual Art’s 20 years,
specially for Visual Art’s x Dance Music!!
KEYNOTE -Key Sounds Remix Album- /
Soshi Hosoi
An evolutionary break ball remix album produced by Soshi
Hosoi (hosplug).
A new sound born from the colourful works of Key.
Also includes a newly written song by a collaboration
between Shinji Orito and Soshi Hosoi!
Silver Accessories
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Accessories engraved with Kotori from 神Rewrite神. By
wearing it in a certain method, choker and bracelet can be
used together.
A chance to look cool and classy!
Cyalume Sticks (Ultra Orange)
Price: 200 yen (with tax)
Chemical light bearing the logo of Visual Art’s Big Thanks
Festival. 1 stick of Ultra Orange will be sold at a time.
Original Shopping Bag
Price: 500 yen (with tax)
Original shopping bag to be printed with design.
神Black and Dark Blue are available.
神On the day itself, shopping bags will not be provided. Please
bring a shopping bag in advance, or purchase a shopping
bag.

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Goods will be available from 10am while the formation of
queues will commence from 9am on the day itself!
Although the sales of goods might commence ahead of
schedule, the timing for formation of queues will not be
changed, thus visitors are advised to come at the specified
timing. Holders of tickets would not determine priority in
queue as customers without a live ticket will also be allowed
to purchase goods without a ticket.
Readers may visit the official goods release page here.
VA20th Anniversary Event Special
Talk Shows
Held at the event, the following interesting talk shows will
be going on during the event proceedings!
・Visual Art’s Seiyuu Talk Show ・We’re
blunt because it’s the 20th Anniversary
Special・
Start timing神 Scheduled for 10:30神12:30
MC神 Keiko Suzuki, Tomoe Tamiyasu
Event description神 Guest seiyuus from VA works such as
Yoshitomo Tanaka, Kumiko Okugawa and Ryoko Tezuka
talk about the unknown side of VAworks!?
Listen to their talks to your heart’s content at this recording
time.
・Kine-book Presentation & Popular
Writers Talk Show
Start timing神 Scheduled for 14:30神15:30
Guest神 Ichiro Sakaki, Hideyuki Niki, Yu Miyamura,
Tenhime Ame (In no particular order)
Event description神 First unveiling of “Kine-book”, a new
presentation of traditional Kinetic Novel storytelling! Also,
MCfor the talk will be conducted by Miyu Inoue, featuring a
host of popular and prominent writers!!
Exhibition area will be open to the public from 10am to 1pm.
Live ticket holders are allowed to enter the exhibition area
from 10am to 1pm as well as 2pm to 8pm!
Readers may read about the exhibition and view the floor
map here.
As reported earlier as well, SGCafe will be covering the event
on site! Please look out for the full report after the event!
Source: VA20 Official Website
All image and property copyright belong to Visual Art’s
Hatsune Miku Project Diva
Arcade Ver.B’s July songs
update isn’t very exciting
[trailer]
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/hatsune-miku-project-diva-arcade-
ver-bs-july-songs-update-isnt-very-exciting-trailer/
Tomorrow, July 19, shall mark the first new-songs update for
Hatsune Miku Project Diva Arcade Ver.B. Four “new” songs
will be added in this July update… which is good news, right?
Not exactly.
All four songs are not exactly “new” per se. Specifically, they
hail from Project Diva Extend on the PSP.
That said, this is the first time we’re seeing these songs
rendered in HD resolution. The Dreamy Theatre PS3 app for
Project Diva Extend has not yet been released, after all.
How do you feel about this month’s songs update? Are they
worth making a trip down to your favourite arcade tomorrow
for?
Read more Hatsune Miku stories here on SGCafe!
Source: Twitter
Confirmed: Fuuka Yamagishi
will indeed make an
appearance in Persona 4
Arena as a “navi-voice”
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/confirmed-fuuka-yamagishi-will-
indeed-make-an-appearance-in-persona-4-arena-as-a-navi-voice/
Last week we ran a piece that discussed the possibility of
Persona 3′s Fuuka Yamagishi being featured in Persona 4
Arena (Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena in Japan
and Asia).
Speculation on Fuuka’s inclusion began when some sharp-
eyed Persona fans noticed that a particular screenshot of the
game’s gallery mode released to Japanese media featured
tiny snippets of what appeared to be character portraits for
Fuuka and Persona 4′s Nanako Dojima.
This week we finally got some form of official confirmation:
according to Weekly Famitsu magazine, Fuuka Yamagishi

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will indeed be selectable in Persona 4 Arena as an announcer
voice (called a “navi-voice” in the game).
It’s not entirely clear from the cut-off text in the image below
(bigger), but it appears that Fuuka’s navi-voice will be sold
as DLC.
Fans should also be pleased to see that Fuuka’s grown
a pigtail and changed her look in the time gap between
the end of Persona 3 and the beginning Persona 4 Arena
(approximately three years):
We still do not know for sure if the voice of Persona 4′s
Nanako Dojima will also be available as a navi-voice in
the game as well. But since Nanako’s character portrait is
located right next to Fuuka’s, the obvious conjecture is that
developer Arc System Works should be making a similar
announcement for Nanako soon.
Who else would you like to see featured as a navi-voice in
Persona 4 Arena?
Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena (PlayStation 3,
Xbox 360) will hit stores in Japan and Asia on July 26, and
in the US on August 7.
Read more about Atlus’s Persona franchise here on SGCafe!
Source: Hachima
Singapore: Come meet MCZ|
Tokido at Sony and Capcom’s
Street Fighter Anniversary
Tournament next weekend
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/singapore-come-meet-mcztokido-at-
sony-and-capcoms-street-fighter-anniversary-tournament-next-weekend/
Mad Catz-sponsored fighting games pro Taniguchi Hajime
– better known as “Tokido” or “The Murder Face” to the
fighting games community at large – will be coming down
to Singapore next weekend (July 28 & 29) as part of the
festivities here for Sony and Capcom’s Street Fighter 25th
Anniversary Tournament!
Although the multi-faceted pro gamer, who’s based in
Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture and team-mates with Daigo
Umehara, is most well-known for his achievements at
Street Fighter tournaments, Tokido also plays Guilty Gear,
BlazBlue and Tekken at a highly competitive level.
His talents in such games have led to fans christening him
as one of the five fighting game gods in Japan (Daigo, Nuki,
Haitani, Sako, and Tokido… in case you’re wondering, Mago
the 2D God is not part of the quintuplet, because Mago’s title
is self-asserted), and has also earned him nicknames like
“The Murder Face” and “Ice Age” for his cool, calculated but
ultimately devastating play. Here’s an example:
So come on down to Wisma Atria, Level 1 Atirum next
weekend – July 28 and 29 - to catch Tokido in action at the
tournament grounds.
Better still, if you’ve confident of your Street Fighter skills,
take the Murder Face on. Go on, challenge him to a match
(if you dare).
We’re not sure if you’ll actually have to spot him at the event
and ask politely to have a match, or if there will be a line
formed just for getting your turn against Tokido. Just keep a
look out for exuberant “oooh”s and “aaah”s from the crowd
at the location, and you shouldn’t be too far away from the
action.
Oh, and just in case you’re actually a participant in the any
of the 25th Anniversary tournaments, don’t worry, Tokido
won’t actually be competing in them. He’s just here as a
guest.

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Bakemonogatari Ending
Illustration Figures
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/bakemonogatari-ending-illustration-
figures/
Popular anime Bakemonogatari will be getting more figures!
And this time they are based on the ending illustrations,
Senjougahara Hitagi and Hachikuji Mayoi by Ueda Hajime.
The company maker, quesQ will be releasing these two
non-scale painted ABS which are 180mm in height. Both
figures, the Bakemonogatari Senjougahara Hitagi Ueda
Hajime Version and Bakemonogatari Hachikuji Mayoi Ueda
Hajime Version will be scheduled to release in November
and will cost 4400 yen (approx. SGD$70) each respectively.
You can view some of the images to see what the figure looks
like!

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Check out quesQ’s website for more images!
(Source: quesQ’s Official Site)
Imageepoch’s PS3 Tokitowa
RPG Trailer with “Hand-
Drawn Animation”
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/imageepochs-ps3-tokitowa-rpg-
trailer-with-hand-drawn-animation/
Namco Bandai Games has begun streaming the first
regular promotional trailer for Imageepoch, Namco Bandai
Games and Satelight’s Tokitowa role-playing game for the
Playstation 3 (PS3) on Friday.
Watch the trailer here:
The promotional trailer showcases the highlights of ”hand-
drawn” animation of the characters interacting in a 3D
world, and even in battle and travelling scenes. Known as the
Playstation 3′s “First animation RPG”, the game summary
revolves around an 18-year old knight, played by Yonaga
Tsubasa (Chihayafuruas Tsutomu, Big Windup! as Mihashi
Ren).
The knight is to be married to the Kamuza Kingdom’s
16 year-old sorcerer princess named Toki, played by
Hanazawa Kana (Steins;Gate as Mayuri, Bakemonogatari
and Nisemonogatari’s Nadeko Sengoku). However, Toki
learns from a fortuneteller, that someone will be assaulting
them during their marriage ceremony.
The producers who are in charge of the game are: Hirano
Kay (Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa, Mobile Suit
Gundam Seed) and Tsukanaka Kensuke (Super Robot
Taisen OG Saga). While Koshiro Yuzo (7th Dragon 2020) is
the main sound producer.
The anime studio Satelight, (Macross Frontier, Aquarion
EVOL) will be collaborating in the in-game animations with
the production company Bandai Namco Games and
popular Japanese role-playing game developer Imageepoch
(Fate/Extra, 7th Dragon 2020). Also the illustrator of
Bakemonogatari VOFAN, will be contributing to the game as
well.
Check out the official website for more details! The game will
be releasing on the 11th October.
(Source: ANN, Andriasang)
Hidamari Sketch and Manabi
Straight: Hidamanabi Project
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/hidamari-sketch-and-manabi-
straight-hidamanabi-project/
The creators of of Hidamari Sketch and Manabi Straight are
coming together for a new collaboration called Hidamanabi
Project.
The first event will be a talk show (Hidamanabi Night), to be
held on the first of August, at Shinjuku Loft Plus One.
King Records’s Yamanaka Takahiro and Aniplex’s Takahashi
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More details about the collaboration will probably come
after the event.
Source: Hidamari Sketch OHP
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: A
Key Visual Art Released
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/jojos-bizarre-adventure-a-key-visual-
art-released/
The August issue of Shueisha’s Ultra Jump magazine has
published a piece of their key visual art for the upcoming
anime series on Thursday!
The art features Jonathan Joestar and Dio Brando from
Araki Hirohiko’s original manga’s Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure:
Part 1: Phantom Blood. The anime will be premiering in
Japan this October.
The last half of the manga’s Part 3 has inspired an original
anime video (OVA) in 1993, followed by an adaptation of
the first half in 2000. Not only that, the manga’s Part 1 also
inspired the film, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood.
The official website for the anime adaptation has also been
opened. Not much information is shown yet so stay tune for
more updates!
(Source: ANN, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Website)
New Kyoto Animation Shop
CM uses scenery from
Rokujizou, Kyoto
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/new-kyoto-animation-shop-cm-uses-
scenery-from-rokujizou-kyoto/
Kyoto Animation has released a commercial for their shop,
rendered in the animation we have come to expect of
KyoAni.
The commercial shows a schoolgirl who boards a plane in
her trip to the KyoAni shop. On first glance, it may look like
a fantasy setting, but a closer look reveals that most of the
video is set in Kyoto, more specifically, the area around the
KyoAni studio.

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Here are some comparisons-
If you are planning to visit Kyoto in future, why not drop by
the KyoAni Shop?
Source: Nuruwota ga kiru
Hatsune Miku limited edition
PlayStation Vita finally has a
price in Singapore dollars
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/hatsune-miku-limited-edition-
playstation-vita-finally-has-a-price-in-singapore-dollars/
Sony has finally put a price on the Hatsune Miku limited
edition PlayStation Vita 3G/Wi-Fi pack in Singapore. It will
be released in Singapore and other Asian regions on August
30, alongside Hatsune Miku Project Diva F, for the price
of…S$588.
Here’s what the pack will include:
PlayStation®Vita HATSUNE MIKU Limited Edition 3G/
Wi-Fi Model
(Model No. ! PCHAS – 1106K)
・PlayStation®Vita HATSUNE MIKU Limited Edition
(Crystal White) ×1
・PS Vita Exclusive software HATSUNE MIKU Project DIVA
f ×1
・Memory Card 4GB
・Origin! al Design Protective Film
・Original Design AR Card

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・Trooper Pack for PlayStation®Vita (Green)(MSY Co.
Ltd.)**
・USB Cable ×1
・AC Adaptor ×1
・Power Cord ×1
・Booklet ×1
**Trooper Pack for PlayStation®Vita is a townbag-
like pouch that is perfect as a unisex, casual fashion
item. The screen protective pads, used to protect
the PlayStation®Vita screen (touchscreen), fit perfectly
between the left stick and right stick of the console to protect
the screen from scratches.
If you’re just joining us for the first time, and have
absolutely no clue what in the world this game is, well,
we’ve already covered a heck of a tonne about Hatsune Miku
ProjectDivaF so check those links out.
Sony expects the rhythm-action title to be the next big seller
on the PS Vita.
The Hatsune Miku LE PS Vita is similar to a regular Crystal
White PS Vita in all ways but one – an image of the virtual
idol is embedded on the Vita’s rear touch panel.
And in case you’re wondering, yes, it’s only available in
white.
If, however, you really, really want a Hatsune Miku limited
edition PS Vita in black, you’re not entirely out of luck. All
you need to do is track down this guy in Japan.
Quantities are limited for the pack, so if you’re interested in
picking one up, make sure you pre-order at your favourite
PlayStation partner stop in Singapore.
Arc System Works reveals
its new mystery game title:
Kyuukousha no Shojo
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/arc-system-works-reveals-its-new-
mystery-game-title-as-kyuukousha-no-shojo/
Arc System Works has finally revealed its new Nintendo 3DS
game which they have teased online a few weeks ago. The
teaser site has now updated details about the new mystery
game titled Kyuukousha no Shojo, translated in english as
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Details from the official site states that the game
Kyuukousha no Shojo is set in the town of Nanafushi
Ootsgichou, a town known for its lush beautiful scenery,
amidst its urban legends.
Apparently at a school in town, stories of certain urban
legend pertaining to seven mysteries has been spreading
amongst the students.
The as of yet unnamed main character of the game is
particularly interested in a rather peculiar mystery, one
which leads to a door in the school library that does not open.
The game revolves around her search for clues that might
help solve this mystery.
Arc System Works has yet to reveal the game’s official release
date.
Source: 4gamer
Hatsune Miku Graphy
Collection celebrates iPhone
support with an in-game
event
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/hatsune-miku-graphy-collection-
celebrates-iphone-support-with-an-event/
After a long wait of five months, Mobage social game
“Hatsune Miku Graphy Collection” now supports iPhones.
To celebrate that, Crypton Future Media(the people who
brought us Vocaloids) are celebrating it with an event in-
game.
It was announced by Crypton Future Media on the 21st June
2012, that they would be working with DeNa, using their
Mobage open platform system to extend support to include
iPhone users for their popular card collection/nurturing
simulation game “Hatsune Miku Graphy Collection” since its
release in February 2012.
To celebrate the milestone, iPhone users will be getting 10 of
“Stamina recovery Max” and “Tension recovery Max” items
instead of the normal 3 of each once they complete the
tutorial.
On top of that, all users who start the game within this period
will get a 7 day double XP and in game goods, making it an
enticing preposition to begin the game now.
What is “Hatsune Miku Graphy
Collection”?
“Hatsune Miku Graphy Collection” is a dream collaboration
realized by many creators that is the second set of Japan’s
first CGM(Consume Generated Media) social game.
The efforts come from a plethora of illustrators across
multiple genres; whom some of them are drawing Miku and
the rest of the Vocaloid characters for the first time.
This is all for the sake of enabling and enhancing player
experience through expanding their card collection and to
reach the goal of completing their card collection libraries.
Crypton expects to add more cards as an ongoing effort to
showcase new artists.
How is the gameplay like?
The game system requires the player to build a deck of 6
cards which he begins with.To increase the number of cards,
the player must do quests or use the gachapon(mini lottery)
to try their luck at getting new/rarer cards.
A social game must have some form of social interaction, for
this game, players will be able to interact with each other via
a battle system. Players can pit their deck of cards in a 1 vs 1
situation and the side with the higher numbers of wins will
win the overall match.
While having strong cards will increase the chance of
winning, players can apply tactics such as rearranging the
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against the opponent’s weaker cards and thus gaining an
overall victory through careful planning.
Some cards have additional abilities that activate on certain
conditions(Sun Graze: +300 singing/charisma only on
Sundays) that might turn a lost cause into a stunning victory.
Winners of this battle will gain XP and snatch a portion of
their money and items of which can be used to further their
goals of completing their collection of cards.
Hatsune Miku Graphy Collection is now available for iPhone
users and Android users alike on Mobage over here. A QR-
Code link is also available just below.
Source: 4Gamer, PC OHP
Every song in Idolm@ster
Shiny Festa has 2 PVs,
switchable mid-song through
“Shining Burst”
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/every-song-in-idolmster-shiny-festa-
has-2-pvs-switchable-mid-song-through-shining-burst/
Also: package illustrations for each of the three different
versions. What are you wanting for? Hit the jump to the full
story!
Earlier this week we reported that Idolm@ster Shiny Festa
will feature a “Shining Burst” play mechanic that will let you
activate a special cutscene mid-song, if you do well.
We had thought this to be similar to climax scenes in
Hatsune Miku Project Diva F.
But as it turns out, Idolm@ster Shining Festa‘s
implementation is quite different: each song in the game
will actually feature two different accompanying music video
clips.
You can choose to start the song with either playing in
the background. There is also an option to disable Shining
Bursts completely, so that you’ll stick to the same music clip
for the entire song.
During play, as you rack up combos through well-timed
button presses, your “・ (Kirameki) meter” will begin to fill.
This meter is no different from the life or pass/fail meter in
other rhythm action titles.
When it’s completely filled, at specific points in a song, a
“Shooting Star” note will appear on the screen.
Clear the note with a well-timed button press, and you’ll
activate Shining Burst, which will change the currently
playing clip to the other one, and vice-versa.
Although this may sound gimmicky in theory, it may in fact
lead to some meaningful moments for Idolm@ster fans.
For instance, for Chihaya Kisaragi’s (CV: Asami Imai)
Yakusoku, you may choose to start playing with the following
clip in the background:
Then, when you hit the high point of the song, a Shooting
Star note could change the clip to the following one, which
depicts Chihaya’s childhood memories.
Another example. In the song Gero Gero Kitchen, a Shooting
Star appears right after Chihaya yells “I’ve got it, gero!” (・・
・・・・・).
With a well-time button press you could swap clips and have
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Famitsu also notes that during a Shining Burst it’s much
easier to increase your score as well.
Apart from detailing the game’s Shining Burst mechanic,
Famitsu has also published screenshots for a couple of songs,
as well as package iluustrations for each of the three different
versions (which will all come with different track-lists).
Tonari ni…
A ballad about a deceased loved one. What sort of scenes will
follow after a Shining Burst, we wonder.
Marionette no Kokoro
First unveiled in the 13th episode of the anime series.
Smoky Thrill
Unit Ryuguu Komachi’s signature song. From training wear
to… nekomimi (cat ears) and shippo (tail) cosplay?
Jibun Rest@rt
A song that signifies the 765Pro idols’ growth.
——————–
Package shots
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Honey Sound

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Funky Note
Groovy Tune
For more on Idolm@ster Shiny Festa, pick up a copy of this
week’s Famitsu magazine.
Read more Idolmaster stories here on SGCafe!
Source: Famitsu
First look: Ryu Ga Gotoku/
Yakuza 1&2 HD edition
(trailer)
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/first-look-ryu-ga-gotokuyakuza-12-
hd-edition-trailer/
Sega has finally debuted a first real look of the upcoming PS3
rerelease hit game Ryu Ga Gotoku/Yakuza 1&2 HD Edition
along with its announcement.
The official website has been launched, containing details
of the game’s new features such as the phone box item
storage system. More importantly the game will allow for
data install, which will help to improve loading times, as well
as Trophy support. The game has a release date of November
1 in Japan.
For those of you keen to spot the major visual difference
between the original Playstation 2 and the HD remake
Playstation 3 version, Sega has kindly offered a comparison
picture as shown below.
The game’s box art and preorder bonuses have also been
detailed. For those who are eager to preorder will get a clear
file featuring the box art from the original PS2 titles, and
a dummy PS3 packaging also with the original box art, as
shown below.

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Clear file
PS3 dummy boxart
Source: Ryu ga Gotoku HD Edition Website

July 23rd, 2012 Published by: VR-Zone
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Ao no Exorcist Movie Release
Date Revealed
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/ao-no-exorcist-movie-release-date-
revealed/
By mijumijuchu on July 23rd, 2012
The popular shounen manga by Kazue Katoh, anime
adaptation, Ao no Exorcist (Blue Exorcist) movie date has
been revealed.
The movie, stated on the official website on Monday is
slated to premiere on 28th December in TOHO cinemas
throughout Japan.
If you pre-order the tickets which will be going on sale on the
25th August, for the first 30000 tickets, you can get a limited
set of 3 different types of postcards.
(Source: ANN, Ao no Exorcist website)
New Menu at Noitamina Cafe
Theater
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/new-menu-at-noitamina-cafe-
theater/
The Noitamina Cafe Theater at Aqua City, Odaiba now has
a menu inspired by the series Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae
o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai (or AnoHana for short) as
well as the new Moyashimon Returns anime. Also, there is a
menu for the new anime, Natsuyuki Rendenvouz as well.
For the AnoHana menu, you can try out:
Jin-tan’s Egg Ramen or
Menma’s Egg Drop ramen
Also on the menu, you can try the steamed cake that Menma
made in Episode 3!
Another item on the menu you can try out is the Gari-Gari-
kun Popsicle that was featured in the anime as well.
Also, when you order the food items, you will get a random
sticker that features Jin-tan’s shirts logo from the anime.

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For fans of Moyahimon, the cute microbes are found all in
the food items! Most of the food include fermented food
ingredients so it’s definitely a healthy set!
You can try the Triple Kamosu don, a rice bowl with kimchi,
natto and pork miso soup
Mix and Kamosu! Oryzae Face Pasta:
Japanese-style Yogurt de gozaru Sundae:
And finally, for dessert, there is Natsuyuki Kakigori(shaved
ice), from Natsuyuki Rendezvous
Seems like its kakigori with edible flowers.
(Source: Noitamina Cafe Theater website)
Mawaru Penguindrum:
Hoshino Lily Gallery Artwork
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/mawaru-penguindrum-hoshino-lily-
gallery-artwork/
Mawaru Penguindrum’s character designer, Hoshino Lily is
having an art gallery at the GoFa (Gallery of Fantastic Art)
which is held at Shibuya, at the Aoyama Oval Building.
The gallery will be opened from 12PM till 6PM and entrance
fees for this gallery is 500 yen per person.
The gallery will be showcasing Hoshino-sensei’s artworks
from her most recent works: Mawaru Penguindrum. Visitors
can also pre-order an autographed copy of her Works
artbook from the gallery. There will also be a janken event
where three winners will receive posters.
(Source: GoFa website)
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’s
Fictional Convenience Store
to be Recreated in Real Life
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/jojos-bizarre-adventures-fictional-
convenience-store-to-be-recreated-in-real-life/
The fictional convenience store in JoJo’s Bizarre
Adventures, “OWSON” will be recreated in real life.
The LAWSON convenience store chain, will be transforming
one of its Sendai City branches into the fictional “Owson”
store as seen in Part 4 of Araki Hirohiko’s manga, JoJo’s
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The Lawson store’s front will be changed to be read as
“Owson” just like in the manga. The store will also be selling
exclusive “Owson” items such as notebooks, permanent
markers, ballpoint pens, all only at the Sendai branch.
The store will be exhibitng a miniature diorama recreation
of Owson. And lastly, the first 10,000 people to purchase
any JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures goods at the store will receive
an original Owson plastic bag. The Owson Store will be
open for business from 28th July (Saturday) till the 30th
September.
Not only that, the “Hirohiko Araki JoJo Exhibition” will
also be opening on the same day in Sendai to celebrate the
manga’s 25th anniversary.
(Source: ANN, LAWSON’s website)
Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas:
First Press Limited Edition
preview
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/guilty-crown-lost-christmas-first-
press-limited-edition-preview/
By koppepan on July 23rd, 2012
Nitro+’s latest game, Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas will be
released on the 26th of July. Today, the Nitro+ staff blog
updated with preview pictures of the game package and
limited edition specials.
The game discs come in a clear box case, made in the same
way as the cases for the BD/DVD version of TV anime Guilty
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The front of the box:
Inside:
It comes with an autographed card by illustrator Chuou
Higashiguchi! The card is for Nitro+ Card Masters.
Inside the box, you get a special OVA DVD, and the game
disc:
For the first-press limited version, the game comes with a 40
page book of sketches and concept details, the LOST XMAS
Artworks. It comes sealed because of spoilers, so you can
enjoy looking at it after completing the game.
There is also an alternative jacket cover, with the option of
redjuice’s or Kadowaki Satoshi’s illustration.
Additionally, if you purchase the game from Nitro
+Direct, you get a bonus three B2-sized posters of the
cover illustrations by Chuou Higashiguchi, Redjuice and
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Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas goes on sale in another three
days. In the meantime, be sure to check out the countdown
voices and the daily top illustrations at the official site!
http://www.nitroplus.co.jp/game/lost_x/
Yuruyuri Live-Action RPG to
be Hosted at Amusement
Park
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/yuruyuri-live-action-rpg-to-be-
hosted-at-amusement-park/
Popular comedy, slice-of-life anime, Yuruyuri based on
Namori’s manga, will be having a live-action role-playing
game (RPG) that will be hosted at Tokyo’s Toshimaen
Amusement Park on the 18th and 19th August.
The RPG will be operated by the PK Theater “creator
team”, and visitors can get to play the role of students
from the series’s Nanamori Middle School and take on
various missions that involve solving puzzles, using items
and searching for lost items.
You can watch their promotional trailer here:
The four members of the “Nanamori-Chu Goraku-
Bu” (Nanamori Middle School’s Amusement Club), the
voice actress team,Tsuda Minami, Ookubo Rumi, Mikami
Shiori and Otsubo Yuka, will be making appearances at
the Amusement Park for the two-day event. Also, after the
visitors finish the game, they are entitled to meet the voice
actresses. Exclusive Yuruyuri goods and merchandise will
also be available at the event!
Here are the event details!
Yuruyuri♪♪ -PK Theater: Sensational School RPG
Sagashite♪Summer Daijiken!!
Tickets on sale: 20th July
Price: 3200 yen (with limited goods)
Event opens on: 18-19 August
16 performance slots (8 per day)
The PK Theater group previously hosted a similar event for
Rinne no Lagrange at the Tokyo Anime Fair this March as
well.
(Source: ANN, PK Theater website)
RDG gets anime by PA Works,
character designs by Kishida
Mel
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/rdg-gets-anime-by-pa-works-
character-designs-by-kishida-mel/
By koppepan on July 23rd, 2012
RDG (Red Data Girl) is getting an anime adaptation
by PA Works (true tears, Hanasaku Iroha, TARI TARI),
with revised character designs by illustrator Kishida Mel
(Original novel artwork is by Sakai Komako).
The story is about a girl, Suzuhara Izumiko, who was born
and raised in a shrine in the mountains. She lives quietly with
her father, who is the head priest. In her third year of middle
school, she is unexpectedly sent to a school in Tokyo, Houjou
Gakuen. There, she is reconciled with her childhood friend
Miyuki, who is extremely popular in class. Miyuki doesn’t
acknowledge her at first, but due to family circumstances, he
is ordered to become Izumiko’s slave for life. The two of them
are then wrapped up in the strange happenings at school,
with humanity at stake.
The author, Ogiwara Noriko, expresses her excitement at
being able to see the characters move on screen. She also
mentions that the anime was planned before the novels
reached a conclusion, but says that things have settled down
since, and that she is looking forward to the anime.
This will also be the second collaboration between Kishida
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Official site here: http://rdg-anime.jp/
Is Final Fantasy Versus XIII
cancelled?
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/is-final-fantasy-versus-xiii-cancelled/
By GermanSausage on July 23rd, 2012
We last heard about Final Fantasy Versus XIII quite some
months ago in March. It went missing during E3 and we
have not heard of it since. That is until Kotaku found
some sources suggesting “that Final Fantasy Versus XIII is
officially cancelled”.
Kotaku also had another source suggesting that resources
used to produce Final Fantasy Versus XIII had been folded
into the sequel, Final Fantasy XV.
With Final Fantasy XV gracing E3 instead of Versus XIII,
will Final Fantasy XV be taking center stage once more
at Tokyo Game Show (come September) while Versus XIII
walk the same lonely path as Starcraft Ghost?
Sources: Kotaku, IGN
Asia: Yes, Hatsune Miku
Project Diva F will come with
the protective skin pre-order
bonus
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/asia-yes-hatsune-miku-project-diva-
f-will-come-with-the-protective-skin-pre-order-bonus/
By KarbyP on July 23rd, 2012
Whenever a game maker announces that their latest title will
come with a cool pre-order bonus item, gamers in Singapore
and other regions outside Japan alike worry about if they’ll
receive the bonus item when they purchase the title in retail
stores in Singapore.
That’s especially the case with the Hatsune Miku PS Vita
protective skin that’ll be offered to gamers who pre-order
Sega’s Project Diva F in Japan – especially since you won’t be
able to buy this protective skin anywhere else, and since the
skin is designed to match one of the game’s loading screens.
Will folks who purchase the game in Asia be subjected to the
same deal?
As it turns out, yes!
We’ve just received word from New Era, the distributor for
Hatsune Miku Project Diva F in Asia that the protective skin
will indeed be presented to gamers who pre-order at stores
in the following countries: Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia,
The Philippines, and Indonesia.
For more details, check with your local games retailer. Even
if they don’t know whether they’ll receive the PS Vita skin or
not, check with them if they’re getting their copies from New
Era or elsewhere. Only the New Era copies will come with
the pre-order bonus.
Other pre-order bonuses that New Era has brought in for
gamers include a Sonic-themed notepad and pin badge that
came with purchases of Sonic Generations (Xbox 360, PS3).
[UPDATE] Hong Kong and Taiwan are the countries not
under New Era’s distribution for Hatsune Miku Project
Diva F
Read more stories about Hatsune Miku and Project Diva
here on SGCafe!
Robotics;Notes anime PV
synced to Kanako Ito’s Sora
no Shita no Soukanzu
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/roboticsnotes-anime-pv-is-synced-
to-kanako-itos-sora-no-shita-no-soukanzu/
By KarbyP on July 23rd, 2012
A new promotional video for Robotics;Notes, which will air
on FujiTV’s NoitaminA time slot come this October, has been
unveiled on the show’s official website.
Robotics;Notes is the third entry in 5pb and Nitroplus’s
Science Adventure series of visual-novel games and anime
franchise. Set in 2019, it tells the story of a group of otakus –
a fighting game otaku, an anime otaku, a robot otaku, urban
legend otaku, and a 2ch otaku – who band together through
a series of events that eventually lead to the building of a life-
sized giant robo that will save the world.
Itou Kanako’s Sora no Shita no Soukanzu is used as the
background music for this PV. It is also the ending theme for
the game.
We’ll have more on Robotics;Notes soon. In the meantime,
check out our previous coverage on the title.
Source: JAMguru, RoboticsNotes.TV

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Joysound x Evangelion: U-
Style Evangelion Karaoke
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/joysound-x-evangelion-u-style-
evangelion-karaoke/
At Joysound, an Evangelion experience is waiting for
you! Recently opened, it features Evangelion rooms which
doubles as a karaoke lounge, where fans can enjoy karaoke
in an Eva-tastic style, at U-Style Tsudanuma!
The main lobby of the place has been decorated to look like
the NERV Headquarters, and the rooms have been given a
make-over in the style of Evangelion, with rooms dedicated
to each character.
There is also a huge Eva-01 statue at the front desk.
The karaoke machines are transformed into Eva-like
machines too!
Some of the rooms at U-Style, Tsudanuma!
There is also an Evangelion-themed menu to complete the
experience!
Some of the food items you can try at the karaoke!

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Food No.01: NERV Burger
Food No.10: Eva 01 Parfait
Food No.07: Angel Hamburger Don
To get to this awesome karaoke lounge, the U-STYLE
TSUDANUMA is located between two stations, “Tsudanuma
Station” at JR SOBU Line and “Shin-Tsudanuma Station” at
Shinkeisei Line.
The location of the karaoke lounge is situated at:
1-2-1 Tsudanuma, Narashino-shi, Chiba
13 Build. 4F, 5F
Tel: 047-403-7227
Business Hour: 11:00am-6:00am
(Source: Goboiano, animate)
PlayStation All-Stars Battle
Royale beta available now for
Hong Kong and Singapore PS
Plus subscribers
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/playstation-all-stars-battle-royale-
beta-available-now-for-hong-kong-and-singapore-ps-plus-subscribers/
Shoryuken.com is reporting that a beta for PlayStation All-
Stars Battle Royale is available now to PS Plus members in
Singapore and Hong Kong.
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is a frantic four-player
fighting game that stars characters from various PlayStation
first-party properties, such as Parappa the Rapper and God
of War’s Kratos, as well as characters from third-party
franchises: Heihachi from Tekken, Bioshock’s Big Daddy,
and more.
Judging from the description of the item on the PlayStation
store, it looks like the beta will include online play:
The goal of the Beta is to allow the developers to test
the servers and Match Making features. Of course,
to do that we need lots of people on the servers
so please come along and battle your favourite
characters!”
Although the beta will probably make its way to the PS Plus
in other regions eventually, currently there is no information
on when that will happen. For now the beta is a timed-
exclusive for Singapore and Hong Kong users.
If this is the first time you’re hearing about it, PlayStation
Plus is a premium service for PS3 users that gives them
free games (selected titles) every month, as well as access
to online storage for save files, full game trials, trophy auto-
syncing, and other exclusive offers.
Free games offered under the PS Plus programme are
playable until you choose to stop renewing your subscription
to the programme. This month, Singapore and Hong Kong
PS Plus subscribers are treated to a free copy of Echochrome
II, The Last Guy, and Ape Escape! (PS1 title, Japanese),
among other offers.
In Singapore, PlayStation Plus membership is offered on
two subscription bases – monthly and annually. A 30-day
subscription costs S$6.99, while an annual pass (365 days)
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Source: Shoryuken.com
Sword Art Online Preorders
Open?
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/sword-art-online-preorders-open/
Animate has been holding a Sword Art Online fair at their
outlets, and every purchase of any Sword Art Online novel or
manga entitles you to redeem a special three page booklet,
the Argus’s Sword Art Online 2022 Promotion Pamphlet.
According to the pamphlet, the game will go on sale on the
6th of November, 2022.
The game itself will cost 39800 yen, while the game with the
Nerve Gear hardware will set you back 129800 yen.
While ten years before may too early as a preorder period,
considering Sword Art Online’s revolutionary system and
technology, it may be wise to preorder your copy early. It is
limited to a run of 10000 copies.
This is a joke pamphlet in collaboration with the Sword Art
Online series, and a lot of attention to detail has been put in
to make it look convincing! Even as just a promotional flyer,
it has collector’s value.
Source: Itsuka baito wo yamete yaru!
Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya:
Anime Visual Revealed
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/fatekaleid-liner-prisma-illya-anime-
visual-revealed/
A recent magazine scan that revealed the key visual for the
upcoming anime adaptation of Hiroyama Hiroshi’s Fate/
Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya manga was posted online.
The project will be directed by Oonuma Shin at
SILVERLINK. You can check out the official site: http://
prisma-illya.jp/
Also, you can follow Illya’s and Hiroyama-san’s twitters as
well for more updates!
(Source: ANN)
Comiket 82 Pixiv Goods
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/comiket-82-pixiv-goods/
The popular Japanese art site Pixiv.net has released
information about their goods for this coming Comiket 82!
Comic Market or Comiket, takes place twice a year, the first

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one during summer and the other during winter. This year’s
Comiket or C82 will be held on 10th August till 12th August
at the Tokyo Big Sight.
For this year’s C82, the Pixiv booth will be selling two
different illustration books. The first illustration book is
“pixiv girls collection Futari no Jikan”. The illustration book
comes with a B5 size clear pencil board.
Here is the main cover for the illustration book.
Here are some sample illustration from the book!
The second illustration book is a collaboration between the
Fate series and pixiv. The illustration book, called “pixiv
x TYPE-MOON Illust Collection 10th Anniversary Special
Edition” will be A3 in size. The book has approximately 80
pages and it features illustrations from their recently held
contest, “TYPE-MOON 10th Anniversary Contest”.
The front cover.

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Here are some sample pages from the book itself!
For purchasers of the TYPE-MOON illustration book you
will get a different shopping bag!
Also if you purchase both the books, you can get a free “pixiv-
tan” paper bag!
The booth will also be selling a Pixiv phone strap for 50o yen.
(Source: pixiv.net)
Lawson x Ito En Madoka
Magica Campaign
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/lawson-x-ito-en-madoka-magica-
campaign/
Madoka Magica is Lawson’s next collaboration target, with
its summer joint promotion with Ito En. Prizes can be won
when you buy Ito En drinks, and there will be exclusive
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Buying selected drinks from Ito En will give you a code on
the receipt which entitles you points you can accumulate to
participate in a draw!
For the A course: A Kyubey sofa
B Course: Original 3D poster
C Course: Kyubey Bath set
D Course: Petanko Figure
E Course: Clear File
There is also a bonus wallpaper image for all participants of
the campaign.
The Lawson tie-ins include:
Sweet tablets with a 3D illustration box

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And a cream and blueberry jam bread
The bread also comes with bonus skill cards which can be
used for the Madoka Magica Online game.
Source: Lawson
Final Fantasy Versus XIII Still
Alive – Yoichi Wada
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/final-fantasy-versus-xiii-still-alive-
yoichi-wada/
By GermanSausage on July 25th, 2012
On his Twitter, Square Enix CEO, Yoichi Wada, denies
thatFinal Fantasy Versus XIII has been quietly axed.
The game has teased fans since May 2006 at E3. This
year, the game has gone mysteriously missing from the
game showcase at Los Angeleus. In its place, a CGI teaser
trailer of Final Fantasy XV entertained the crowds. A similar
maneuver was used in 2006 when Blizzard quietly killed off
Starcraft Ghost while everyone were distracted by World of
Warcraft.
With pressure on mounting on Square Enix to produce
results, we can expect Final Fantasy Versus XIII to make a
sneak appearance at Gamescon or Tokyo Game Show. If we
hear naughts, we might just nominate Final Fantasy Versus
XIII for the next Wired News Vaporware Awards.
Sources: IGN, Twitter
Diablo III’s Invulnerability
exploits found for Wizards
and Barbarians
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/diablo-iiis-invulnerability-exploits/
By Xharky on July 25th, 2012
Not satisfied with having server issues and other ‘fun’ events
for players, Diablo III has now come up with invulnerability
exploits for both Wizards and Barbarians.
Wizard:
Step 1: Select Teleport – Fracture. Bind it to a key
Step 2: Select Archon, tested with Improved Archon
Step 3: Hover your mouse over or near your charcter
Step 4: Press Teleport
Step 5: QUICKLY(!) Press Archon
Barbarian (Thanks to YouTube user MetaSerge, and on
Blizzard Forums):
1. Have Furious Charge with Dreadnought Rune
2. Charge into a certain opening cinematic (before it begins,
details on forum and youtube links)
For the barbarian exploit, it certainly isn’t as strong as the
Wizard one, but comes close enough that you shouldn’t be
able to die at all.
Since players who knew about these exploits are only just
‘releasing’ it to the public, goodness knows how much cash
they have earned off the RMAH. Blizzard has announced
that they will be attempting to hotfix the wizard exploit
as soon as possible, but there has been no announcements
about the barbarian one.
Sources: Blizzard Forums, Youtube (Wizard), Forums
(Barb), Youtube (Barb)

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“Persona 4: The Ultimate
in Mayonaka Arena” to be
adapted into manga series
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/persona-4-the-ultimate-in-
mayonaka-arena-to-be-adapted-into-manga-series/
The official Persona publicity blog announced today that
Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena (also known as
“Persona 4 Arena” in the West), due to be released in Japan
and Asia this Thursday, will be adapted into a manga series
and serialised in Persona Magazine, beginning with issue
#10.
This adaptation is a straight-up “comicalization”, which is
industry lingo for “the comic or manga series will follow after
the story as detailed in the original work” which, in this case,
would refer to the 30 to 40-hour long story mode in Persona
4 Arena.
Although both the game and manga series will essentially be
telling the same story, Atlus says that the manga series will
render the story’s intense moments with a sense of action
that’s only possible in manga format.
Aiya Kyuu, the manga artist and author for Monthly Comic
Gene’s Antimagia, will illustrate the P4U manga series.
Persona Magazine #10, published by Dengeki, will go on sale
in Japan August 10 for 840 yen.
Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena the game
(PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) comes out in Japan and Asia on
July 26, this Thursday, and is due to be released in the US
August 7.
Source: Persona publicity blog
Capcom to release chess set
as part of Street Fighter’s
25th Anniversary
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/capcom-to-release-chess-set-as-part-
of-street-fighters-25th-anniversary/
As part of Street Fighter’s 25th Anniversary, The cool folks at
Capcom are releasing a set of chess pieces cast in the shapes
of your favourite street fighter characters.
The Street Fighter® 25th Anniversary Chess Set is limited to
5000 sets, each of the chess pieces are resin pieces painted
with silver and pewter colored paints.
The Roster(Using their American names) includes Ryu &
M.Bison as kings, Chun-Li and Juri as queens, Ken, Guile,
Balrog & Vega as bishops, E. Honda, Blanka, Rolento &
Akuma as knights, Dhalsim, Zangief, Sagat & Seth as rooks
and Ryu’s fist & Shadaloo winged skull as the pawns.
The storage case doubles as a chessboard and will be made
of high quality black wood with a glass surface for collectors
to display the chess pieces.
The Street Fighter® 25th Anniversary Chess Set will retail
at US$299.95 with an expected release date in August 2012
and it will be a Capcom store exclusive.

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Source: Kotaku JP , Capcom Store

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Idolm@ster 2 PS3 DLC
Catalog 10 trailer streamed
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/idolmster-2-ps3-dlc-catalog-10-
trailer-streamed/
Famitsu reports that Bandai Namco has released the trailer
for their latest DLC catalog for their hit game Idolm@ster 2 .
This is the 10th set in their series of DLC for the PlayStation
3 version of the game. Is there no end to this DLC madness?
My poor wallet …
DLC Catalog 10 returns the song “Colorful Days” , the 765
girls theme song from their “Idolm@ster SP”(PSP) games,
to the high definition screen of the PlayStation 3 console
along with 5 costumes and 4 accessories. All of these will be
available at a PSN store near you on 02 August 2012 .
The details are as follows :
Song – Colorful days – 1,200 yen
Costume – Colorful Ballerina and 765 White School
Swimsuit – 1,200 yen each
Costume – Weeping Wisteria, Burning Performer and
Stratos Butterfly – 750 yen each / full pack available at 1,980
yen
Accessories – Whole Cake Hat, Lolipop Brooch, Cookie Ring
and Sweet Short Boots. – 300 yen each / full pack available
at 980 yen
And for buying the whole set above, Bandai Namco will
throw in a free Haruka Confectionery set.
The IdolM@ster DLC Catalog 10 will be available at a PSN
store near you on 02 August 2012 .
Source : Famitsu , OHP
Manga Translation Battle
2012, Win a trip to Japan or
an iPad
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/manga-translation-battle-2012-win-
a-trip-to-japan-or-an-ipad/

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The Digital Comic Association, in collaboration with the
Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan will be organizing a
Manga translation competition on their facebook site. The
grand winner will walk away with a trip to japan and a grant
as a professional translator. Runners-up will win new iPads.
JManga, claims the competition will have no limitations to
nationality, age and place of residence when judging and the
competition is open for anyone that wants to have a go at
it. The competition will be running from 26 July 2012 to 26
September 2012.
Aspiring translators can try their hand at translating over at
their facebook web application here.
Source : Manga Translation Battle 2012
Koei to Release Hugging
Pillow Covers: Samurai
Warriors
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/koei-to-release-hugging-pillow-
covers-samurai-warriors/
Japanese game developer Tecmo KOEI Games revealed that
they will be offering Samurai Warriors (Sengoku Musou in
Japan) “hugging pillow covers” (dakimakura) at the end of
September.
Three different warriors will be featured on these covers:
Date Masamune:
Sanada Yukimura:
Ishida Mitsunari:
It’s obvious that these pillows are targeted to the female
players of the game. Fans can preorders the covers at the
Sengoku Musou Seiyuu Ōgi 2012 Aki event in Tokyo on
September 1, as well as at the Neo Romance Festa 13 event
for games aimed at female players.
(Source: ANN, KOEI’s Twitter)
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Promo Videos Streamed
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/tekken-tag-tournament-2-promo-
videos-streamed/
The Tekken fighting game franchise’s official Youtube
channel began streaming four new character promotional
videos and another four new stage introduction trailers for
their new game, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 on Thursday.
The videos feature previously revealed new characters,
Prototype Jack, Alex, Tiger Jackson and Forest Law, as
well as the new stage areas, France, Spain, Philippines and
Holland.
Watch the trailers here!
Prototype Jack
Alex
Tiger Jackson
Forest Law
The stage arena trailers!
France
Spain
The Philippines
Holland
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will be featuring more than 50
playable characters from the Tekken franchise. Pre-orders
for the North American version will include access to the
bonus Snoop Dogg stage, Big Bikini Bundle with more than
100 swimsuits and XBLA Yoshimitsu and Raven Avatars or
Playstation Network Tempest Theme, as well as early access
to the characters Kunimitsu, Ancient Ogre, Michelle Chang
and Angel.
The game will be released for the Playstation 3 (PS3)
and Xbox360 consoles in Japan on 13th September, North

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America, it will be on 11th September, and Europe, it will
be released on 14th September. The arcade version has been
released in Japan last September.
(Source: ANN)
Project Diva Arcade July 2nd
round of modules
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/project-diva-arcade-july-2nd-round-
of-modules/
Diva station Weekly(Project Diva Official Blog) announces
the inclusion of 4 new modules for popular arcade music
game , Project Diva Arcade.
The 4 modules that they will be releasing on 31 July 2012
are, “Americana”, “Gothic Purple”, “Club activities girl” and
“Nostalgic”
“Americana” was first released on this year’s Miku no Hi
celebration and the other 3 debuted in Project Diva Extend
as usable modules.
The 4 modules that will be available are as follows :
Americana – 300 VP
Gothic Purple – 250 VP
Club Activities Girl – 250 VP
Nostalgic – 250 VP

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The 4 modules will be out on 31 July 2012 on Project Diva
Arcade. Americana will cost 300 VP and the rest 250 VP
each.
Source : Weekly Diva Station
Fate/Extra CCC Trailer posted
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/fateextra-ccc-trailer-poster/
PSP game Fate/Extra CCC has released it’s first trailer today!
The game is set for release in 21st February, 2013.
Fate/Extra CCC is a sequel to Fate/Extra. Gilgamesh has
been added as a playable character, and you can see him
following the main character around in the trailer!
A video preview of the Saber figma that will come with the
limited edition of the game has also been uploaded:
youtube id=”M0FDKu6J8Po” width=”600″ height=”350″]
There is also a video comment by Saber Nero’s voice actor,
Sakura Tange!
Source: Yaraon!
Phantasy Star Online 2 Tops
73,000 players and summer
update news
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/phantasy-star-online-2-tops-73000-
players-and-summer-update-news/

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4Gamer reports that Phantasy Star Online 2 has passed the
73,000 user mark as of 26 July 2012, and that it had the
highest simultaneous login of 91,513 user connections on 07
July 2012 at 2300HRS JST.
Phantasy Star Online 2 will be launching their summer
campaign that will consist of 3 updates across the month
of August. They will happen on the 01 August, 08 August
and the last is slated for the second half of August. 4Gamer
reports that summer update 1 will have new monsters,
costumes/accessories and that the monument in the lobby
will be updated to reflect the summer changes.
The full list of changes are as below :
1. New monsters
2. New costumes/accessories
• Costumes
o Bum swimwear
o Bikini swimwear
o Hayes sorcerer – Male Human/Newman
o Candy crown – Female Human/Newman
o Magus Series – Male Cast

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o Illusion Series – Female Cast
• Hairstyle
o Short regent
o Skinhead
• Accessories
o Hibiscus & pink shu shu
o Red inflatable tube
o Hayes sorcerer hat
o Candy crown headgear
3. Lobby monument will be updated to reflect the summer
season.

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Phantasy Star Online 2 is a MMORPG the latest in the
series of the Phantasy Star Online series which started in
December 2000, the official service for PSO2 began on 4th
July 2012 on the PC and Sega is in the process of releasing
it for the mobile phones in spring 2013 and PSVita at a later
date. Sega expects to have a English version so as to cater to
the international crowd in 2013.
Do read up on our previous posts on PSO2 on SGCafe here.
Source : 4Gamer PS02 Server records, 4Gamer Summer
update 1, PSO2 Japan OHP, PSO2 international teaser site
Singapore: Don’t have
Persona 4 Arena? Try these
stores, or play at Tough
Cookie Gaming Cafe
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/singapore-dont-have-persona-4-
arena-try-these-stores-or-play-at-tough-cookie-gaming-cafe/
And if you do have a copy of Persona 4 Arena, come on in and
join the SGCafe Mayonaka Arena Investigation Team (list of
players’ PSN IDs)! Max out your Social Links!
We’ve received word from a number of readers that
even though Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena
(Persona 4 Arena in the West) is supposed to be released
today, a number of retailers here in Singapore have
apparently not received their copies yet.
Here at SGCafe, we definitely feel your pain (i.e. I don’t have
mine either). So we’ve called up a bunch of retailers to see if
we might be able to help you (and me) score a copy before
the weekend.
Gamescore at Funan has completely sold out of their
allotment, and told us that they expect the next batch of
copies to come in next Tuesday or Wednesday.
When we contacted FunzCentre (Orchard branch), a
representative told us that their allotment is currently tied
up at chain video games boutique’s head office, and will be
distributed to branches tomorrow (Friday, July 27).
Certain branches of Comics Connection might still have
copies. Give your local branch a call, and who knows, it might
be your lucky day.
If you know of any other retailers that still have copies
of Persona 4 Arena on sale, please let us know via the
comments below.
Even if you don’t manage to land a copy of Persona 4 Arena
right now, don’t fret. Just because the stocks have yet to
arrive at your favourite games retailer, doesn’t mean you
can’t play the game.
Our good friends over at Tough Cookie Gaming Cafe have
relayed word that they’ve brought in four copies of the game
for patrons to take on each other in a lag-free environment.
And since TCGC is the console LAN cafe in Singapore that’s
geared towards fighting games enthusiasts, every single PS3
in the shop is hooked up with two or more arcade joysticks
– so you won’t have to bring yours.
Tough Cookie Gaming Cafe is located within Parklane
Shopping Mall, level 2 (35 Selegie Road #02-25B, Singapore
188307). Its opening hours are from 11AM to 3AM on most
days.
Rates are as follows (subject to change beginning August):
CONSOLE
$2 per person per hour (you’re not tied to a single console,
so feel free to mingle)
$10 whole day
LAN
$2 per person per hour
$12 whole day
For more information on Tough Cookie, visit their Facebook
page.
Cosplay – An Interview :
Kirisaki
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/cosplay-an-interview-kirisaki/

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By sakurazaki on July 27th, 2012
Introduce yourself
Hello! I’m Kirisaki from Singapore. Forever a poor student
saving up for cosplay stuff and eating grass one day at a time.
Ive been cosplaying for a few years. Perhaps about 4 to 5?, I
can’t really remember the specifics but anyway nice to meet
ya!
Why do you cosplay?
For fun, interest and everything nice.
What and when was your first cosplay?
It was princess princess, somewhere back in 2007/2008?
I don’t even want to remember anymore, it was
soooooooooooo bad.
How do you choose the characters that you cosplay?
They usually come from the series that I like, it might
not necessarily be my favorite characters, but they are just
likeable. I take into consideration costume difficulty and
whether or not I’m suited for the character, looks and
portrayal wise.
What is your most memorable cosplay experience?
I will give it to one of my first cosplay photoshoots I had
quite some years ago. Woke up at 4am just to prepare and
leave the house to capture the sunrise. Turns out me and my
partner sacrificed our sleep for nothing because it started
raining around 6am. The one thing I learnt from cosplay
shoots would be “Never trust the weather forecast!”
What was your silliest cosplays moment?
Well it ranges from nearly tripping over your own gown
to having your wig blown into unrecognizable styles to
climbing over obstructions just to shoot at inaccessible
places. I will consider the last one as somewhat an
achievement though LOL XD.
What is your most favorite character to cosplays as?
I don’t think I have one. But I like running around in big
gowns and glorious looking costumes just to impress myself
with my own inadequate costume making skills ROFL.
Where do your costumes come from? Do share!
Self made! Can’t recall when was the last time I bought a
costume from somewhere. As far as I can remember I’ve
been tailoring my own costumes since 2-3 years ago. Self
made costumes are much more cheaper haha, and that’s my
main motivation to sew! 8D
Do you have any Cosplayers that you look up to?
YEEEESSSSSS. I’m biased towards Korean cosplayers. I like
Kotaro in particular! <3 Other than that I really admire their
costume making skills and complexion and figure and shoot
location and yea you get the idea. I follow a lot of Japanese
cosplayers on cure as well! Just too many to name them all ):

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Were there any changes in your life after cosplay?
Not in particular, except for the fact that while my
schoolmates are out having fun and chilling, I’m stuck at
home sewing costume and hoping that my props will make
themselves.
Is there anything that you would like to say to all your fellow
Cosplayers out there?
Hello and hello again. Nice seeing you all 8D Hopefully I can
get to meet new people at every event! Do say hi if you see
me hanging around at events <3 ~
~KiriSaki
For more information, check out the following links
Deviantart : http://k-iricos.deviantart.com/
World Cosplay : http://worldcosplay.net/member/21907/
Tekken Director Meet and
Greet session at Bugis
Junction TKA Virtualand
Source: http://sgcafe.com/2012/07/tekken-director-meet-and-greet-
session-at-bugis-junction-tka-virtualand/
Famed Tekken Director Katsuhiro Harada graced our shores
recently, stopping by Singapore’s Bugis Junction shopping
mall for a fan-anticipated meet-and-greet session held in the
mall’s TKA Virtualand Arcade, a place well known by the
local fighting game community.
Directors of Harada’s stature rarely visit Singapore, but for
this eventful day we were eagerly there to meet the man that
made Namco Bandai’s Tekken series an icon in the gaming
world.
(Above) Tekken Director Katsuhiro Harada and Tekken
Project Senior Game Designer Michael Murray
The event started off to an already enthusiastic crowd by
7pm in the evening. Organised by Namco Bandai Partners
Singapore, the meet-and-greet was held at exactly right
where any fighting game enthusiast would dream of, in the
heart of the arcade itself. Amongst a row of Tekken Tag
Tournament 2 arcade machines a special one-day-only mini-
stage set-up stands tall for all to see. With a table ready for
an autograph session later on in the day, it also came along
with an Arcade Machine setup that had a demo of the console
version of Tekken Tag 2 Tournament for fans to try out.

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Mr Harada arrived together with Tekken Project’s Senior
Game Deisgner Michael Murray, who also translated on
behalf of Harada for this segment of the day, where fans get a
chance to ask any questions about Tekken Tag Tournament
2. Ranging from questions like the game’s balancing of
characters, to gameplay systems it was indeed time to quiz
Harada. Harada himself offered detailed answers for each
and every one of the fan questions.
In fact, Harada had more than just an answer to every
fan’s question. This next segment has the Namco Bandai
staff offering an autographed Tekken Tag Tournament 2
poster to 8 lucky fans who answers a question from Namco
Bandai staff correctly, the questions themselves test the in
depth knowledge of a Tekken enthusiast. Nonetheless the
responsive crowd got the answers and the lucky ones got the
giveaway posters home.
Autographs are one of the main attraction in most meet and
greet sessions, a good memorabilia for many enthusiasts.
Fans mostly have their own something for a signature by
Harada. From Tekken games to stickers, cards, posters,
Harada was generous enough to sign on anything, and as for
me I got my special flag inked by Harada.
Harada is not known to shy away from his fan’s requests, and
what better way to share with his fans then posing for photos
with his own characters cosplayed by our talented local duo.
Tekken characters Alisa and Marshall Law turned up for the
event much to the delight of many fans ending the day with
a myriad of photos.

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Harada could not stay for long in Singapore but despite his
short visit it sure made his life long fans and many more
new gamers appreciate the visions of Harada’s efforts in
his work for the future of the Tekken franchise. Be sure
to also preorder your copy of Tekken Tag Tournament 2
slated for a PS3 and Xbox360 release this September 13 in
Japan, 11 in North America, 13 in Europe and 10 in Australia
respectively.

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