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Sugoi Mart Gachapon Lucky Bag – What’s Inside and Thoughts

Did you ever delight in heading over to the capsule machine, turning that handle, and seeing what popped out? Do you love Japanese media and culture? If so, Sugoi Mart has something that might interest you! The Gachapon Lucky Bag sends you 10 random capsule toys directly from Japan. Each bag costs $40 USD (or $34USD with […]

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Alpha-Nighthawk – Review | Sci-Fi and Furries

I’ve seen Alpha-Nighthawk by Liar-soft and Shiravune written off as a ‘furry’ visual novel. While it does have human/animal hybrids, it’s much more than just that. A Sci-Fi romance set mostly in a lawless slum abandoned by the military, it features mecha battles, powers bordering on the supernatural, a threat to humanity, and much more […]

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Nook News – 10/31/22 – Nightmares, Screams and Moe

Our normal news writer is currently unavailable, so Nook News will be visual novel updates only for a few weeks. We’re hoping to return to our normal schedule of visual novel, game and anime news soon. Visual Novel News: NekoNyan have announced five upcoming visual novels at Anime Weekend Atlanta (Awacon). We posted a full […]

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NekoNyan Announces 5 Upcoming Visual Novels

Along with updates on existing projects, NekoNyan has announced plans for 5 upcoming titles at Anime Weekend Atlanta (Awacon). With titles from five different developers, there’s a good mix here. Love Elections and Chocolate Alias: Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate / KoiChoco Developer: Sprite VNDB: https://vndb.org/v4028 Description: Sappy romantic Oojima Yuuki and notorious chocolate-hater Sumiyoshi Chisato are […]

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Birmingham Anime and Gaming Con – 2022 | Cosplay Central

It’s been a long time since I’ve been to any anime events. While I’ve visited plenty of gaming conventions or comic cons with anime as I’ve written about before, the last actual anime event I’ve been to might’ve been Amecon 2004, almost 20 years back now. My return is long overdue, so I thought I’d check out Birmingham […]

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Defy Gaming – Overview | Quality Custom Controllers

Looking for a custom controller? Maybe you want one to match your color scheme? Something with a cool pattern? Or perhaps you want some of the ‘Pro’ features while retaining the benefits of an official controller. If so, Defy Gaming is worth a look. Update: Please note that Defy Gaming is no longer in business. […]

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Hardware Review

HexGaming Hyper Controller – Review

The HexGaming Hyper Controller is quite a unique one. Looking at it most wouldn’t guess, but it’s actually a modified official PlayStation 4 controller! It fills a very specific niche – it’s fully compatible as an official controller while including a more comfortable form factor and extra features only found in third-party controllers. On top […]