When I first started Samurai Maiden, I thought that the main appeal would be that it has cute lesbian ninja fanservice. While this certainly does work as a hook for certain anime fans, I was surprised to find deeper mechanics than expected and a great game that unlocks more after the opening levels. Time Travel […]
Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist & The Mysterious Dream feels like it slipped under the radar in comparison to the Atelier Ryza titles. One of our team once mentioned it as a candidate for GOTY and scored it very well in his review of this JRPG, so between that and my own love of the Atelier series, I knew I had to […]
Starting back with Pokémon Blue in 1999, I’ve been a fan of the series. Still, as I got older, I stopped collecting the trading cards and while I still enjoyed it, I grew a little bored of the standard Pokémon formula. That is until Pokémon Legends: Arceus shook things up and became my favorite Pokémon title yet. […]
Welcome to another week of Nook News. Unfortunately, our regular news writer is busy and as such, we only have visual novel news. Fortunately, he should be back next week with the news on, anime, game releases and new announcements! Visual Novel News: The Steam Autumn is nearing it’s end. On 29th November, 2022 the […]
Starting as a manga series written by Negi Haruba back in 2017, The Quintessential Quintuplets got a popular anime adaption back in 2019, with a second season following in 2021, both of which are currently streaming on Crunchyroll. The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie aims to wrap up the story, showing which of the quintuplets Futaro Uesugi confesses […]
Recently, we checked out the Sugoi Mart Anime Set, which includes a variety of anime items. One of them I wanted to have a closer look at is the blind boxes that you can buy from Sugoi Mart. So we’ve gone ahead and had a few sent to us, along with a pack of trading cards. Today’s […]
A new JRPG from Aquaplus, Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten works as a prequel to the Utawarerumono Mask series of visual novels. I had the chance to play the first few chapters of this story shortly before launch and wanted to share some early impressions as it becomes available. A full review has been […]
The PS5 Defy Pro Ultimate by DefyGaming lets you create your own modified PlayStation 5 controller with an extremely high level of customization. Whether it’s a high-end and super-responsive controller for esports pros or something to make playing JRPGs for hours on end a little more comfortable, there are options for it. Update: Please note that Defy […]
Interested in some Japan-limited goodies? Enjoy the random nature of lucky bags or boxes? The Sugoi Mart Anime Set is worth checking out. This is a random set of anime loot, but it will consist of the following: 1x Anime Figure 1x Japanese Manga 1x Blind Box 1x Snack* 1x Gachapon With that said, there’s a little […]
Welcome to another week of Nook News. As with the past few weeks, our regular news writer is away and as such, we only have visual novel news. Fortunately, he’ll be back next week! Visual Novel News: Sekai Project have announced that they will be releasing A Clockwork Ley-Line: Flowers Falling in the Morning Mist […]