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[zalas]

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[swiftnissity]

JASTS status update:

Release dates:
http://twitter.com/#!/jastusa/status/90930719999799297
My Girlfriend is the President, Aselia the Eternal, Downhill Night Blaze, Yumina the Ethereal, and Song of Saya are planned for 2011 sale.

http://twitter.com/#!/jastusa/status/90931261081788416
School Days HQ, Seinarukana, Sumaga, Outlaw Django, and Starless are scheduled for 2012. Hanachirasu and Kikokugai are in the mix as well.

Chaos;Head:
http://twitter.com/#!/Cubanoman/stat...27497495064576
@jastusa no chaos;head? where is the love

http://twitter.com/#!/jastusa/status/90940847851442176
@Cubanoman Tied up in the details of contract and licensing negotiations, unfortunately. We may have more info on this later.

School Days HQ:
http://twitter.com/#!/jastusa/status/90940629328211968
@ZeroAsakura Given the current rate of progress on SDHQ we're looking at a release in the first or second quarter of 2012 at this point.

http://twitter.com/#!/jastusa/status/90934732409409536
@michelous This will be determined by the extras package we can assemble for the LE release, but likely won't exceed $50 USD.

Starless:
http://twitter.com/#!/jastusa/status/90936791070277632
@DekaThunder We're in the process of assessing the content in Starless, and if any changes are needed we'll issue a full report pre-release.

Yumina:
http://twitter.com/#!/jastusa/status/90934568886079489
@michelous The Yumina website and preorders for the game are a top priority this month, expect it by the end of July. Price is TBA.

President:
http://twitter.com/#!/jyuichi/status/88718575371689984
14 days until #SDCC. I should start balancing out my eroge budget. Kinda hoped @jastusa would have a presidential release before the con >.>

http://twitter.com/#!/jastusa/status/90933150548635648
@jyuichi I hoped we would too, but it doesn't look like it at this point, alas. We'll have an update on the status of President soon.

Next release looks to be President which by the look of things wont make it this month after-all. Looks like Yumina is nearly ready too.

Download version of Yukkuri Panic is also available:
http://www.jastusa.com/shop/yukkuri-...scalation.html

and apparently Saya wont be in a bundle release anymore? Based on the first tweet.

[Agilis]

Whoa, the dawn of a new thread?

[Message]

JAST strikes back? >_>;;

[Stranger]

I have to post something in the first page.

Pre-order of School Days HQ and Song of Saya ~ Saya no Uta -- Hanachirasu is now open on jlist site.

note: on School Days HQ

in addition to the basic package release for the game an exclusive deluxe limited edition is also being planned. Details on the contents of the deluxe edition will be available as the game nears completion. All preorders will have the option of upgrading from the standard edition to the deluxe edition at that time.

note on Song of Saya ~ Saya no Uta -- Hanachirasu

The package version of Saya and Hanachirasu contains both games, released together on disc in a single shrinkwrapped DVD tall case. Various download configurations will be available as well.

[Moogy]

http://www.jlist.com/product/SAYASET <-- Direct link to the Saya set.

[Magedark]

Apparently Saya will be released in a bundle. Mustgets.

[swiftnissity]

The leaflet from AX was scanned and posted on the MG forums by a user:

[fujifruit]

Originally Posted by swiftnissity

The leaflet from AX was scanned and posted on the MG forums by a user:

Oh gosh! Why in the world does the protag look like a country boy?

On the Hongfire forums, it seems progress continues on Littlewitch's VN Period. No new patches, but they say "Two more big milestones - the last summer (Kohane, Aoi and Koto) is complete, and the whole game is now 50% complete!" (source: http://www.hongfire.com/forum/showth...ed-20110717%29)

Also, it looks like they're starting up a new Baldr Force Exe translation project at http://www.hongfire.com/forum/showth...lation-Project

[swiftnissity]

Originally Posted by dorkatlarge

On the Hongfire forums, it seems progress continues on Littlewitch's VN Period. No new patches, but they say "Two more big milestones - the last summer (Kohane, Aoi and Koto) is complete, and the whole game is now 50% complete!" (source: http://www.hongfire.com/forum/showth...ed-20110717%29)

Also, it looks like they're starting up a new Baldr Force Exe translation project at http://www.hongfire.com/forum/showth...lation-Project

People on Hongfire are on a roll lately, according to the Daiteikoku thread too the next patch is supposed to come out in a few days and they're hoping to have the interface completely translated.

Something I found over a month late, but only because I learned about it from the Romhacking forums... it seems a person has created an endings patch for Tokimeki Memorial for Super Famicom. An .ips file can be found at TokiHacki: https://sites.google.com/site/tokihacki/Home

If my memory is correct, there were at least a couple attempts to translate Tokimemo SFC. One of them created a patch that translated some of the game's first few menus and nothing else. No one else had even that amount of success. However, some teams on GBATemp managed to start, edit, and finish their TMGS1-2 translations in less than twelve months.

[swiftnissity]

Mangagamer Hard Copy store has been updated:
http://mangagamer.shoxl.com/?catalog...+shipping.aspx
They now ship outside EU

Hendane also price cut the DC LE
http://hendane.com/shop/index.php?_a...&productId=155
$54.99 to $39.99

Mangagamer sells it for 39.99 EURO
http://mangagamer.shoxl.com/?catalog...d+Edition.aspx

[swiftnissity]

More info about the Hard Copies is coming out:

http://mangagamer.blackss.org/viewto...tart=20#p11130
The EU shop is getting Higurashi Kai and Guilty~the sin~ (stocks were already shipped)

http://mangagamer.blackss.org/viewto...tart=20#p11131
Somethings happened to Hendane
They're slashing the price on a lot of their stock and Mangagamer is having to find a new US partner.

[swiftnissity]

http://www.jastusa.com/j-list-partne...tribution-deal

Jlist and Mangagamer have partnered.