General News 3: It Isn't Over Yet!

[Tetsurou]

Originally Posted by Asceai

It ranges pretty highly on mine, given that there's fuck all coming out in September. My priority list would basically be:

1. Harukana Sora
2. Subarashiki Hibi
3. eden*

There's other things coming out, of course, like Signal Heart and nega0, which I don't care about, and after those eden* looks pretty good. It's written by minori's good scenario writer, after all, so...

Well, to me the only other title I'm planning to go for in September would be the W.L.O Love Love Show Fandisc. eden* most likely will end up to be a "second hand" purchase later on. Maybe I'll do the same even with the W.L.O. disc... if it were not for Subarashiki Hibi I would lastly do some savings for October which is *teh* killing month as far as I'm concerned. Koiiro Soramoyou, Coμ - Kuroi Ryuu to Yasashii Oukoku, Mashiro Iro Symphony >_< No way to pass up on either of them and I'm sure I forgot some others slated for 2009/10...

[Asceai]

Originally Posted by Tetsurou

Koiiro Soramoyou, Coμ - Kuroi Ryuu to Yasashii Oukoku, Mashiro Iro Symphony >_< No way to pass up on either of them and I'm sure I forgot some others slated for 2009/10...

For me October is all about Coμ, Full Metal Daemon Muramasa, Gengetsu no Pandora and, of course, Osananajimi wa Daitouryou: My girlfriend is the PRESIDENT. Mashiroiro Symphony I was sort of interested in originally*, but the promotional video for it totally killed all my interest in it. =P
Koiiro is a 'wait and see'.

*Well, my opinion of Palette is sort of half-and-half. They've only released one title (Moshiraba) that I consider to be a good game (I did not particularly like Sakura Strasse), but that one title happens to be one of my favourite eroges ever made. That said, since this isn't a Kusukusu/NYAON game I have nothing else to convince me it'll be above the pre-Kusukusu/NYAON muck they put out. So I guess I'm saying Mashiroiro is a 'wait and see' as well =p

[Tetsurou]

Originally Posted by Asceai

For me October is all about Coμ, Full Metal Daemon Muramasa, Gengetsu no Pandora and, of course, Osananajimi wa Daitouryou: My girlfriend is the PRESIDENT.

Forgot about Muramasa..though in contrast to my other October Bishoujo Soft picks probably going the "second hand" route purchase later on ('cause I really should get started on sweet pool first before stocking up my backlog pile with yet another Nitro+ title >_<).

Originally Posted by Asceai

Mashiroiro Symphony I was sort of interested in originally*, but the promotional video for it totally killed all my interest in it. =P
Koiiro is a 'wait and see'.

*Well, my opinion of Palette is sort of half-and-half. They've only released one title (Moshiraba) that I consider to be a good game (I did not particularly like Sakura Strasse), but that one title happens to be one of my favourite eroges ever made. That said, since this isn't a Kusukusu/NYAON game I have nothing else to convince me it'll be above the pre-Kusukusu/NYAON muck they put out. So I guess I'm saying Mashiroiro is a 'wait and see' as well =p

For the record, I haven't bothered with any Palette title prior to this one (even though Sakura Strasse with the price drop on 2nd hand market is tempting for a while now). Hence no bias involved on my part towards scenario writer (admitted, going by the record NYAON appears to be Palette's best horse in the barn) and the three in charge here don't seem a bad choice either. And a big big plus in my book is that Mashiro Iro Symphony features Tsubasu Izumi and she's an artistical bomb.

[Stranger]

[off topic]
this is a general question rather then general news,

for the past few weeks whenever I try to visit http://www.funimation.com/ (FUNimation official site) I get redirected to http://www.navarre.com/funimation/ which gives me the message

FUNimation Entertainment
FUNimation Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, is the leading company for home video sales of Japanese animation in the United States. FUNimation is known for acquiring top-rated anime series from Japan and for developing some of North America's most popular anime series. The company has a proven formula for launching and advancing brands, and manages a full spectrum of rights for most of its brands including broadcasting, licensing, production, internet, and home video sales and distribution.

anyone else have this problem?! I haven't visited their site for a while (last time was when they put the poll on what to license), but now I can't access it completely, even if I try to visit some specific pages (for individual titles) I get redirected back to the same stupid page. Any idea?!

[Vatina]

That's strange. Happens to me too :S

Does not happen to me.

[Asceai]

Whole site seems to work fine for me.

[Stranger]

did some looking around this morning... it does seem like FUNimation have blocked some certain countries from visiting their site. ( http://community.funimation.com/tm.aspx?m=152798 )

I understand the need to block people outside the US and Canada from streaming from their site.... but blocking us from even getting info from their site is really taking it too far. I am a paying customer... and now I feel as if I was messing with their sales figures by importing anime.

Asceai, I believe that you are in Australia, seem to be working for you
I am currently in Tanzania, not working for me.
don't know about other countries... but it does seem like people in Germany can't access the site as well.

Edit: a staff member conform the block on their forum http://community.funimation.com/tm.aspx?m=152798

[Vatina]

I was afraid that would be the case... not only the Japanese doing the blocking now, huh? :P

[UBW]

MangaGamer has released Shuffle

Originally Posted by Stranger

Asceai, I believe that you are in Australia, seem to be working for you
I am currently in Tanzania, not working for me.
don't know about other countries... but it does seem like people in Germany can't access the site as well.

Currently in Switzerland. Also completely blocked. Have been for at least a month, it may have been June that I noticed it.

[Asceai]

Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! is MASTER UP.

That's one game that won't be delayed, at least (I hope). (yeah, Sorairo was delayed again. Not that I plan on getting it, but I have to re-decide not to get it every month they do that)

[Stranger]

Record Numbers at Comiket 76: 560,000 Attendees
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/0...000-attendees/ (NSFW)

amazing, just amazing!

C76 Itasha – Otaku Cars Aplenty
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/0...-cars-aplenty/ (NSFW)

[Magedark]

Doesn't it get more attendees each year?

[EusthEnoptEron]

An eden* trial has been released for those interested. Of course you have to come around the geoblock first... (or wait for a mirror/torrent)